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Nanawo Akari

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Nanawo Akari (ナナヲ アカリ, Nanawo Akari, born November 12, 1995)[1] is a Japanese musician and YouTuber from Osaka Prefecture who is signed to Sony Music Associated Records. Starting her career as an independent musician in 2011, Nanawo gained a following performing at various live houses in Japan, as well as through uploading songs on the website Niconico. She was also cast in a stage play adaptation of the mobile game Fate/Grand Order. She made her major debut in 2018, performing the opening theme to the anime television series Happy Sugar Life. She released her first full album in October of that year.

Nanawo Akari
ナナヲ アカリ
Born (1995-11-12) November 12, 1995 (age 28)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
GenresRock music, Denpa song
Years active2011–present
LabelsSony Music Associated Records (2018–present)
Websitewww.nanawoakari.com

Biography edit

Nanawo was born in Osaka Prefecture on November 12, 1995.[1] She had been interested in music for much of her life, and in junior high school, she primarily listened to anison and Vocaloid music.[2] In particular, she had become a major fan of the dōjin music producer DECO*27.[3] She was inspired to become a singer after listening to the music of Bump of Chicken and discovering YouTube.[2]

Nanawo made her debut as a singer in 2011, performing in an indie band which held live shows throughout Japan.[2][4] After the band broke up, she pursued a solo career.[2] In 2014, Nanawo beat over 5000 others who had participated in an audition held by Sony Music Artists[1] In 2016, she began uploading dōjin music on the Japanese video-sharing website Niconico.[2] She also became a co-host of a radio program titled Rock Brothers.[4] She quickly gained a following on Niconico: as of March 2018, her videos had been viewed at least 9 million times.[3] She also began collaborating with other dōjin artists for her songs, including DECO*27.[2] In 2017, she was cast as the character Mash Kyrielight in a stage play adaptation of the mobile game Fate/Grand Order.[1][5] She released a mini-album titled Nekuraroido no Tsukuri Kata (ネクラロイドのつくりかた) in July of that year.[6]

During a live performance in Tokyo in March 2018, Nanawo announced that she would make her major debut under Sony Music later that year.[3] Her first single, "One Room Sugar Life/Nantoka Narukunai?/Ai no Uta Nante" (ワンルームシュガーライフ/なんとかなるくない?/愛の歌なんて) was released on August 22, 2018;[7] the song "One Room Sugar Life" is used as the opening theme to the anime television series Happy Sugar Life.[8][9] The single peaked at #33 on Oricon's weekly charts and charted for nine weeks.[7] She released her first major album Flying Best: Shiranaino? Chimata de Uwasa no Dame Tenshi (フライングベスト～知らないの?巷で噂のダメ天使～) on October 3, 2018.[10] Her second major single "Turing Love feat. Sou/Piyo" (チューリングラブ feat.Sou/ピヨ) was released on February 5, 2020;[11] the title song is used as the ending theme to the anime television series Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It.[12] Her third major single "Higher's High" was released on October 21, 2020;[13] the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime television series Warlords of Sigrdrifa.[14]

In 2022, she had her first overseas performancei at Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2022.[15]

Discography edit

Independent releases edit

Title[16] Peak Oricon chart position[17]
Nekuraroido no Tsukuri Kata (ネクラロイドのつくりかた)
  • Release date: July 4, 2017
 —
Shiawase ni Naritai (しあわせになりたい)
  • Release date: July 4, 2017
 —
Nekuraroido no Aishi Kata (ネクラロイドのあいしかた)
  • Release date: August 22, 2017
 107
Iroiro Iukedo Ii ne ga Hoshii (いろいろいうけど「■」(いいね)がほしい)
  • Release date: February 14, 2018
 77

Major releases edit

Singles edit

Title Peak Oricon chart position[17] Japan Hot 100 position
"One Room Sugar Life/Nantoka Narukunai?/Ai no Uta Nante" (ワンルームシュガーライフ/なんとかなるくない?/愛の歌なんて)
  • Release date: August 22, 2018[7]
 33 90[18]
"Turing Love feat. Sou/Piyo" (チューリングラブ feat.Sou/ピヨ)
  • Release date: February 5, 2020[11]
 13
"Higher's High"
  • Release date: October 21, 2020[13]
 15

Albums edit

Title Peak Oricon chart position[17] Japan Hot Albums position
Flying Best: Shiranaino? Chimata de Uwasa no Dame Tenshi (フライングベスト～知らないの?巷で噂のダメ天使～)
  • Release date: October 3, 2018[10]
 15 14[19]
Dameleon
  • Release date: October 2, 2019
 20 —
Manga Mitaina Koibito ga Hoshi!
  • Release date: April 8, 2020
 17 —

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "注目の舞台『Fate/Grand Order THE STAGE –神聖円卓領域キャメロット-』新情報発表！" (in Japanese). PR Times Inc. May 19, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "ナナヲアカリ×DECO*27 初音ミク10周年、世代の違う二人が語る" (in Japanese). Cinra. September 5, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "ニコ動の天使 ナナヲアカリが提示する「メジャーって何だ？」" (in Japanese). Rainbow Entertainment. March 22, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "無名のソロアーティスト・ナナヲアカリ、ニコ生の音楽番組「ロック兄弟」の新MCに抜擢". F.B.Communications Inc. & Magnet Co., Ltd. January 12, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Fate/Grand Order Stage Play Reveals Videos, Visuals, Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. May 19, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "ネクラロイドのつくりかた" (in Japanese). Amazon (company). Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "ワンルームシュガーライフ/なんとかなるくない?/愛の歌なんて" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Akari Nanawo Performs OP Theme for "Happy Sugar Life" TV Anime". Crunchyroll. May 10, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Happy Sugar Life Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network. March 24, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "フライングベスト～知らないの?巷で噂のダメ天使～" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "チューリングラブ feat.Sou/ピヨ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  12. ^ "Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita Anime's Ending Video Streamed" (in Japanese). Anime News Network. December 18, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Higher's High" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  14. ^ "Warlords of Sigrdrifa Anime Reveals Video, More Cast, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. July 22, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  15. ^ "[Interview] nanawoakari – My Starting Point ナナヲアカリ [Anime Festival Asia Singapore][AFASG2022]". JExperience. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  16. ^ "ナナヲアカリの作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  17. ^ a b c "ナナヲアカリの売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  18. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 (September 3, 2018)" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  19. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums (October 15, 2018)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese).

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