[2] Junji Ishiwatari, a former member of alternative rock band Supercar called Imase's sudden rise to stardom "a true event that is stranger than fiction".

Five months after his debut, Imase was hired to sing the Pocari Sweat jingle, which is considered an honor, and he had over 1 billion TikTok views.

[4] He became a topic of interest on South Korean blogging forums after his song "Night Dancer" entered the Melon 100 chart, the first ever Japanese song and Japanese singer to achieve this feat.

[5] In 2023, Imase produced the songs "Jewelry" and "Dresscode" for the K-pop group Le Sserafim.

[6] Imase Online Live "Pop Room"[24] (via "Uliza", a video streaming platform.)