Shokz and Ichiro Yamaguchi of Sakanaction Unveil OpenFit 2+ Collaboration Earphones with Limited Special Box
By HiFi Editorial8 March 2026
Key Highlights
Shokz Japan appointed Sakanaction frontman Ichiro Yamaguchi as brand ambassador, launching the collaboratively designed open-ear wireless earbuds, OpenFit 2+ Ichiro Yamaguchi Model.
The limited collaboration is based on Shokz OpenFit 2+, reflecting Yamaguchi’s aesthetics and philosophy, aligning open-ear listening innovation with his boundary-pushing musical career.
Earbud case interior features the engraved message “No turning back — only the becoming of what’s yet to be,” symbolizing Yamaguchi’s recovery journey and artistic reinvention.
From a hardware standpoint, the collaboration stays anchored to the OpenFit 2+ platform, which is Shokz’s most mature interpretation of open‑ear true wireless design to date. The earhooks rely on a flexible titanium core and relatively large dynamic drivers positioned just off the concha, using directional acoustic ports rather than bone conduction. That choice matters: compared to Shokz’s older transducer-based models, OpenFit 2+ prioritizes air movement and transient snap, trading absolute isolation for a wider, speaker‑like presentation. As with most open‑ear systems, sub‑bass extension is inherently limited, but the tuning leans toward a controlled upper‑bass lift and a slightly forward presence region, a balance that preserves intelligibility at low volumes while minimizing masking from ambient noise. Bluetooth stability, multipoint behavior, and codec support remain conservative, focusing on reliability over headline specs—an approach consistent with Shokz’s positioning rather than a bid for spec‑sheet dominance.
