{"id":668996,"date":"2025-04-18T14:04:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/non-classifiee\/lous-and-the-yakuza-returns-with-an-ep-and-a-sci-fi-film\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T14:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T12:06:24","slug":"lous-and-the-yakuza-returns-with-an-ep-and-a-sci-fi-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/music\/lous-and-the-yakuza-returns-with-an-ep-and-a-sci-fi-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Lous and the Yakuza returns with an EP and a Sci-Fi Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lous and The Yakuza - Kis\u00e9 (Clip officiel)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UM-KMx99VeM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lous and the Yakuza &#8211; <em>Kis\u00e9<\/em> (2022).<\/figcaption><\/figure><br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"1040\"><strong>Lous and the Yakuza<\/strong> never disappoints. In 2022, the Belgian-Congolese singer-songwriter gifted us a magnificent Colors session alongside Dominican-Italian artist Yendry. That same year, she released her second album, <strong><em data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"789\">Iota<\/em><\/strong>, which included tracks like <em data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"824\">Kis\u00e9<\/em>, a pop tune with hip-hop undertones about the fragility of love and the feeling it leaves once the early excitement fades. There was also the explosive <em data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"988\">Hiroshima<\/em>, a bold love metaphor built around the iconic bomb.<\/p><br\/><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1390\"><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Iota, <\/em>Lous and the Yakuza\u2019s highly acclaimed latest Album<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1390\">For <em data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1109\">Iota<\/em>, the 28-year-old singer and <strong>Louis Vuitton<\/strong> muse remained loyal to her team. The album was produced by<strong> El Guincho<\/strong>, who also worked on <strong>Rosal\u00eda<\/strong>\u2019s <em data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1267\">El Mal Querer<\/em>. He had already produced her debut album <strong><em data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1315\">Gore<\/em><\/strong> (2020), which featured the singles <em data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1366\">Tout est gore<\/em>, <em data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"1377\">Dilemme<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1389\">Solo<\/em>.<\/p><br\/><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1970\"><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a262e4da3c92&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a262e4da3c92\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1616\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lous-and-the-yakuza.jpg\" alt=\"La chanteuse Lous and the Yakuza \u00a9 Columbia\/Sony Music.\" class=\"wp-image-667957\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The singer Lous and the Yakuza for the release of her EP <em>No Big Deal<\/em> \u00a9 Columbia\/Sony Music.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1514\">&#8220;On Iota, the idea was to embrace the different layers that make up the human being and who I am.&#8221; \u2013 <\/em>Lous and the Yakuza<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1970\">Speaking about <strong><em data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1538\">Iota<\/em><\/strong>, she explained: \u201c<em>This \u2018iota\u2019 symbolizes what\u2019s left of my past relationships\u2014whether friendly, familial, or romantic. I reflect on all the moments I\u2019ve felt love in my life and what ultimately remains: a mere iota, a tiny amount. On this album, I allow myself to be a 26-year-old girl writing about love. Life made me grow up so fast that sometimes I feel like I\u2019m 80. [Laughs.] But lately, I\u2019ve rediscovered the passion of youth.\u201d<\/em><\/p><br\/><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"2333\"><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"2333\">She added:<em> \u201cThis album is also a farewell letter to certain forms of love\u2014toxic and extreme kinds that make us lose our minds. My main inspiration remains my own life. Just like with <strong>Gore<\/strong>, I tried to express the truth of what I feel and observe as accurately as possible. The idea was to accept the different layers that make up the human being and who I am.\u201d<\/em><\/p><br\/><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2763\"><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIbzQ7ft0VB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIbzQ7ft0VB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIbzQ7ft0VB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">Une publication partag\u00e9e par LOUSITA CASH (@lousandtheyakuza)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><br\/><script async=\"\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\"><\/div><br\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><h2><em>No Big Deal<\/em>, the new EP from Lous and the Yakuza<\/h2><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2763\">So what\u2019s next for Lous and the Yakuza after a three-year hiatus? On Friday, April 18, 2025, she released<strong> <em data-start=\"2496\" data-end=\"2509\">No Big Deal<\/em><\/strong>\u2014an intimate new EP with a DIY, dreamlike aesthetic (handwritten texts and drawings posted on Instagram). And once again, it\u2019s time for confessions. Comprised of three songs, the EP explores, in her words, <em>\u201csurviving the chaos of love, loss, and desire.\u201d<\/em><\/p><br\/><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2765\" data-end=\"3238\"><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lous and The Yakuza - Good to know (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uH7ZRGLZ6B4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lous and The Yakuza &#8211;<em> Good to know<\/em> (2025).<\/figcaption><\/figure><br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2765\" data-end=\"3238\">Her comeback succeeds in every way, featuring bittersweet, poetic, and moving lyrics in both French and English, set to a stripped-down blend of pop, rock, and R\u2019n\u2019B. She delves into the various stages of a romantic relationship: painful breakups, lack of communication, nostalgia, regret, perspective, and new beginnings. True to form, there\u2019s no self-pity\u2014Lous turns heartbreak into refrains fit to be chanted like mantras.<\/p><br\/><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3240\" data-end=\"3403\"><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3240\" data-end=\"3403\">This EP may also be a preview of her upcoming album, reportedly slated for 2025.<em> \u201c<strong>No Big Deal<\/strong> is the beginning of something\u2014it\u2019s just like a seed,\u201d<\/em> she explains.<\/p><br\/><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"4040\"><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a262e4da43f8&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a262e4da43f8\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1616\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lous-and-the-yakuza-2-.jpg\" alt=\"La chanteuse Lous and the Yakuza en robe noire \u00a9 Columbia\/Sony Music.\" class=\"wp-image-667955\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The singer Lous and the Yakuza for the release of her EP <em>No Big Deal<\/em> \u00a9 Columbia\/Sony Music.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Sci-Fi Film with Jean-Pascal Zadi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"4040\">Another bit of exciting news? On June 25, 2025,<strong> Marie-Pierra Kakoma<\/strong>, aka<strong> Lous and the Yakuza<\/strong>, will star in <strong><em data-start=\"3554\" data-end=\"3576\">Le Grand d\u00e9placement<\/em><\/strong>, a comedy by <strong>Jean-Pascal Zadi<\/strong> featuring <strong>Reda Kateb<\/strong>. The premise? <em>\u201cIn absolute secrecy, the first African space mission is preparing for launch! The crew, made up of people from the continent and its diaspora, must explore the planet Nardal to assess whether it could host all Africans should Earth become uninhabitable. The only problem? The journey will be long. Very long. And the greatest unknown in interstellar missions remains the harmony among astronauts\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p><br\/><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4279\"><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4279\">Following a small but memorable DJ role in<strong> <em data-start=\"4085\" data-end=\"4107\">John Wick: Chapter 4<\/em> <\/strong>(2023), she\u2019s now diving into humor and sci-fi, playing an astronaut. Having revealed in 2024 that she has multiple sclerosis, she seems to be fully back in the spotlight.<\/p><br\/><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4281\" data-end=\"4410\"><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>No Big Deal by Lous and the Yakuza, available now. <\/em><em>Le Grand d\u00e9placement by Jean-Pascal Zadi, in theaters June 25, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lous and the Yakuza never disappoints. 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