Not much is known about Emotional Oranges, the LA-based R&B-Pop male/female duo comprised of Azad Naficy and Vali Porter. Described by critics and fans alike as experimental and futuristic, Emotional Oranges are the physical manifestation of Alternative R&B, Soul and Funk. Provocateurs extraordinaire, they have been unanimously lauded everywhere from Rolling Stone Korea, Notion, Complex, Fader, Forbes, Paper, VIBE, Highsnobiety to Hypebeast, BBC1, Triple J, MTV, and more. The duo burst onto the scene in 2019, immediately gaining a cult following with their debut singles “Motion” and “Personal”. Since then, their beloved trilogy, The Juice Vol. I, Vol. II, and Vol. III has amassed over 400 million streams globally.

Emotional Oranges expanded their sonic universe in June 2021 with The Juicebox, a collaborative mixtape featuring artists like Vince Staples, Channel Tres, Kiana Ledé, and Becky G, further shattering genre boundaries. In Fall 2021, Emotional Oranges took to the stage with The Sad Fruit Tour, which kicked off with stops at Lollapalooza and Life is Beautiful before bringing A+V across 24 U.S. cities. The tour continued into Spring 2022 with 12 European dates, culminating in two unforgettable weekends in the desert at Coachella. That summer, they performed at Pharrell’s Something In The Water in D.C., followed by a co-headlining slot at Korea's Haus of Wonder Festival, four headline dates in Australia and New Zealand, as well as a stopover in South Africa for a once in a lifetime festival slot at Rocking The Daisies. Spring 2023 saw the launch of the wildly successful Pulp Fiction Tour, with sold-out performances at iconic venues like The Hollywood Palladium, Brooklyn Steel, and House of Blues in Chicago. A+V extended their stay on the road into summer, opening for Halsey in Bahrain and playing five major European festivals. They capped off the season with the release of their project STILL EMO, with features from ZHU, Nonso Amadi, and more. In 2024, Emotional Oranges unveiled their Blended EP featuring Nonso Amadi and embarked on the fruitful STILL EMO Tour across Europe and the UK, selling out venues like Melkweg Max (Amsterdam) and HERE at Outernet (London). Returning home, they dropped two standout summer singles, “Peak” and “HOT OUTSIDE” featuring Anycia. They ended the year on a five-show run across Australia and Asia, including a performance at Seoul’s YES24 Live Hall that sold out in 24 hours.

The group then kicked off 2025 by rolling out their debut album “Orenjii” which was released on May 16th. A kaleidoscopic blend of R&B, pop, and nostalgic 2000s influence, Orenjii signals a bold new chapter for the elusive duo. Across 11 tracks, Emotional Oranges tap into their cross-cultural energy and collaborative DNA with features from some of the biggest names in music like Jessie Reyez, Becky G, JAEHYUN of NCT, Anycia, and Isaiah Falls. The album’s title, meaning “orange” in both Korean and Japanese, nods to its central theme of juxtaposition by blending worlds that rarely intersect to create something entirely new. Much of the album came to life in Seoul and Tokyo, with both cities and their fan communities leaving a clear mark on its sound and aesthetic. Most recently they performed at Greenroom Festival in Japan and Seoul Jazz Festival in South Korea.

While Orenjii is their first official album, it marks Emotional Oranges’ seventh overall project. With multiple sold-out world tours, and over 742 million cumulative streams, Emotional Oranges have established themselves as one of the most exciting new acts without ever truly revealing themselves. The juice is certainly worth the squeeze.

• “Emotional Oranges sound like pure euphoria, with love songs caked in the ecstasy of a retro groove...sleek, icy-warm male-female harmonies and breezy R. & B.-pop production”
  THE NEW YORKER
• "Pop anthems that ooze a warm funk energy"
  THE FADER
• “Their music sounds like the lovechild of Sade and Janet Jackson: soulful R&B sprinkled with intimate and playful lyrics.”
  NME

HIGHLIGHTS

• • 2025 Festivals include: Greenroom Festival (Japan), Seoul Jazz Festival (South Korea)
• • Cover of Notion Magazine
• • Cover of Rolling Stone Korea
• • A show at YES24 Live Hall in Seoul that sold out in 24 hours (2,000 tickets)
• • Azad wrote and produced for NCT member JAEHYUN on his new solo project for his song “Flamin’ Hot Lemon”
• • A fruitful STILL EMO Tour in Europe & the UK in spring of 2024 highlighted by sold out shows at Säälchen (Berlin), Melkweg Max (Amsterdam), and HERE at Outernet (London)
• • A wildly successful Pulp Fiction Tour in spring of 2023, highlighted by sold out shows at The Hollywood Palladium, Brooklyn Steel, House of Blues in Chicago, Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, 930 Club in Washington DC, The Van Buren in Phoenix, Emo's in Austin, Observatory North Park in San Diego, and a festival slot at Okeechobee 2023
• • 2023 Festivals include: Electric Forest, Mad Cool, Ruisrock (Finland), Slottsfjell (Norway), Positivus (Latvia), and Gurtenfestival (Switzerland)
• • 2022 Festivals include: Coachella, Something In The Water, Rocking The Daisies (South Africa), Iceland Airwaves, Haus of Wonder (Korea)
• • 2021 summer festivals included Lollapalooza and Life is Beautiful
• • A nearly sold out Sad Fruit Tour in fall of 2021, including sold out shows at The Novo in Los Angeles, The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, Webster Hall in NYC, The Observatory in Santa Ana, Music Box in San Diego, The Showbox in Seattle, and Danforth Music Hall in Toronto
• • VEVO DSCVR artist in 2020
• • “Personal” charted in the top 40 on Rhythmic Radio
• • "West Coast Love" is certified platinum in Korea
• • "Personal" & "Sundays" are certified gold in Korea
• • Debut headline tour, the “Chill Baby Chill Tour,” sold out all eight dates in spring 2019. The next headline tour in the fall of 2019, “A Very Emotional Tour” took the group to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and across the USA on sold out dates