Ataru Nakamura is a Japanese singer, songwriter and actress. After signing with Avex Trax, Nakamura released her debut single, "Yogoreta Shitagi" in 2006. She attracted public attention after coming out as a transgender woman publicly via her official website on 11 September 2006.
Anime song is a genre of music originating from Japanese pop music. Anime songs consist of theme, insert, and image songs for anime, manga, video game, and audio drama CD series, as well as any other song released primarily for the anime market, including music from Japanese voice actors.
Supercell is an 11-member Japanese pop band led by musician and songwriter Ryo, which formed in 2007 as a dōjin music band. The other 10 members are artists and designers who provide illustrations in album booklets and music videos. Supercell started out by making use of the Hatsune Miku Vocaloid singing synthesizer to produce vocals for songs submitted to the Nico Nico Douga video sharing website. The popularity of the songs led the band to release their independent self-titled album Supercell (2008). Supercell later signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan and had a professional release of their Supercell album in March 2009, which was updated with more songs.
Uta no Prince-sama is a Japanese multimedia franchise by Broccoli. The original game of the same name was first released on the PlayStation Portable on June 24, 2010, and since its release, the game has spawned multiple sequels and rhythm game spin-offs. The series has also been adapted into several manga series.
"Jiyū e no Shingeki" is the second single by Japanese band Linked Horizon. It was released on July 10, 2013, through Pony Canyon. A three-track single, it has been certified Platinum by the RIAJ for sales in the band's home country of Japan, with over 250,000 copies sold, peaking at number two on the Oricon chart. Its double A-side tracks "Guren no Yumiya" and "Jiyū no Tsubasa" are used as the opening themes of the 2013 anime adaptation of Attack on Titan. "Guren no Yumiya" was a hit, peaking at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and fourth place on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales, and received a digital download song certification of Double Platinum from the RIAJ for sales of 500,000.
Inori Minase is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Axl One.
The discography of Shouta Aoi consists of three studio albums, one mini-album, two compilation albums, and seventeen singles. In addition to this, Aoi has released music and drama CDs for characters he has voiced as well as contributing to anime and video game soundtracks.
"Togetsukyo (Kimi Omou)" (渡月橋 ～君 想ふ～, Togetsu-kyō Kimi Omou, lit. "Togetsu-kyō: Think of You") is a song by Japanese singer songwriter Mai Kuraki, taken from her fourth compilation album Mai Kuraki x Meitantei Conan Collaboration Best 21: Shinjitsu wa Itsumo Uta ni Aru! (2017). It was released on April 12, 2017 on physical format and April 19, 2017 on digital format by Northern Music and served as the theme song to the 2017 Japanese animated film Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter. "Togetsukyo (Kimi Omou)" is a Gagaku-inspired ballad. The song was written by Kuraki herself and her long-time collaborator Akihito Tokunaga. The song was later included on Kuraki's twelfth studio album Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō.
Idolish7 is a Japanese rhythm game developed and published by Bandai Namco Online with music collaboration by Lantis for Android and iOS platforms, which first released in Japan on August 20, 2015. The project features character design by Arina Tanemura. Idolish7 has spawned several manga adaptations and novelizations. An anime television series adaptation by Troyca aired from January to May 2018, and a second season aired from April to December 2020. A third season premiered in July 2021. The album Regality connected to the series became the first album credited to a male in-story character group to top the weekly Oricon Albums Chart.
Uta no Prince-sama is an otome game media franchise centered on the fictional Japanese idol boy band STARISH, starting with the release of the first game in 2010. Music for the series is managed by B-Green for the games and King Records for the anime. All songs in the franchise were produced by Elements Garden. All music released is credited under the characters' names.
"Ultra Blast" is an insert song featured in the 2019 animated film Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom. The song is performed by STARISH, a fictional Japanese idol boy band consisting of the characters Otoya Ittoki, Tokiya Ichinose, Ren Jinguji, Masato Hijirikawa, Natsuki Shinomiya (voiced by Kisho Taniyama, Syo Kurusu, and Cecil Ajima. The song was released on February 14, 2018.
"Fly to the Future" is an insert song featured in the 2019 animated film Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom. The song is performed by Quartet Night, a fictional Japanese idol boy band consisting of the characters Ranmaru Kurosaki, Ai Mikaze, Reiji Kotobuki, and Camus. The song was released on August 1, 2018.
"Maji Love 1000%" is the ending theme song of the 2011 anime series Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, the first season of the Uta no Prince-sama anime series. The song is performed by STARISH, a fictional Japanese idol boy band consisting of the characters Otoya Ittoki, Tokiya Ichinose, Ren Jinguji, Masato Hijirikawa, Natsuki Shinomiya (voiced by Kisho Taniyama, and Syo Kurusu. The song was released on July 30, 2011.
"Orphée" is a song by Japanese voice actor and singer Mamoru Miyano and was released on July 13, 2011 as his sixth single. It was used as the opening theme song of the 2011 anime series Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, the first season of the Uta no Prince-sama anime series.
"Setsugetsuka", released as a single titled Uta no Prince-sama Eternal Song CD "Setsugetsuka", is a song released for the mobile game Uta no Prince-sama: Shining Live. The song is performed by the characters of the game, Otoya Ittoki, Tokiya Ichinose, Ren Jinguji, Masato Hijirikawa, Natsuki Shinomiya, Syo Kurusu, Cecil Aijima, Reiji Kotobuki, Ai Mikaze, Ranmaru Kurosaki, and Camus. The song was released on November 21, 2018.
King Gnu is a Japanese band formed in 2013. It consists of: Daiki Tsuneta, Satoru Iguchi, Kazuki Arai (bassist) and Yu Seki (drummer). The band's main songwriter is Daiki Tsuneta, who also performs as part of the creative collective Millennium Parade.
"Gurenge" is a song by Japanese pop singer LiSA from her fifth studio album Leo-Nine. It was released as her fifteenth single digitally on April 22, 2019, and received a physical release on July 3, 2019. Commercially, the single peaked at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart, and number two on Billboard Japan Hot 100. It was used as the first opening theme song for the Japanese anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
"Yasashii Suisei" is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their second extended play, The Book 2 (2021). It was released as a single on January 20, 2021, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and released as a double A-side CD single together with "Kaibutsu" on March 24. The song was featured as an ending theme song for the second season of the anime television series Beastars.
"Shukufuku" is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their third extended play, The Book 3 (2023). It was released as a single on October 1, 2022, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, served as the opening theme of the first season of the Japanese mecha anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022).
Creepy Nuts is a Japanese hip-hop duo consisting of R-Shitei and DJ Matsunaga, who made their major label debut in 2017.
