After self-releasing their first extended play in 2009, Sekai no Owari debuted as an independent artist in 2010 under Lastrum Music Entertainment with the album Earth.

The band's 2013 single "RPG" became widely successful, reaching number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and later becoming certified double platinum by the RIAJ.

Following this with the also successful singles "Snow Magic Fantasy" (2014), "Honō to Mori no Carnival" (2014) and the Nicky Romero-produced "Dragon Night" (2014).

The band members wrote the Johnny & Associates boyband Kanjani Eight's single "Namida no Kotae" (2013), the theme song for the drama Hyakkai Naku Koto.

[1] Though primarily singing in Japanese, Sekai no Owari released an English language version of "Dragon Night" in June 2015.