Ego-Wrappin' is a Japanese jazz and rock duo formed in Osaka in 1996, comprising vocalist Yoshie Nakano and guitarist Masaki Mori. The duo released their debut EP Calling Me in 1996 and their English-language debut studio album Blue Speaker in 1998 on RD Records. Ego-Wrappin' achieved national recognition with their 2000 cabaret-style single “Midnight Dejavu (Shikisai no Blues)”, which was inspired by 1960s jazz singer Mina Aoe and sold over 193,000 copies in Japan. In 2001, the duo established the Minor Swing sub-label under Toy's Factory and released their studio album Michishio no Romance, followed by Night Food (2002) and Merry Merry (2004), all three of which earned Gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. Night Food featured the single “Kuchibashi ni Cherry”, which served as the theme song for the television drama Shiritsu Tantei Hama Mike. The duo released their fifth studio album On the Rocks! in 2006 and embarked on their first European tour, forming the support band The Gossip of Jaxx, with whom they recorded the 2009 album Ego-Wrappin' and the Gossip of Jaxx. Ego-Wrappin' subsequently released the split single “Sure Shot” with Brahman in 2010, the studio albums Naimono Nedari no Deadheat (2010) and Steal a Person's Heart (2013), theme songs for the drama Reverse Edge: Ōkawabata Tanteisha in 2014, and the studio album Dream Baby Dream in 2019.
