- Maon Kurosaki
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Maon Kurosaki Born January 13 Genres J-pop Occupations Singer Years active 2008–present Labels Geneon Universal Entertainment Associated acts Altima Website geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/music/maon/ Maon Kurosaki (黒崎 真音 Kurosaki Maon, born January 13) is a female Japanese singer-songwriter from Tokyo signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment. She released her debut album H.O.T.D. in September 2010, which features the ending themes of the anime series Highschool of the Dead. Her two singles that followed, "Magic∞World" and "Memories Last", were used as the ending themes for the anime Toaru Majutsu no Index II. Kurosaki has also performed at many events including Lis Ani 2010, and she performed twice at Anime Expo 2011 in Los Angeles, California. She also performed at Animelo Summer Live 2011.
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Career
Maon Kurosaki began her singing career in Akihabara at the performance venue and bar Dear Stage since at least January 2008.[1] Music producer Akihiro Tomita noticed her singing talent, and he subsequently became her producer when she made her major debut signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment. Kurosaki first announced her major debut to her fans in January 2010.[2] Her first music release was her debut album H.O.T.D. on September 22, 2010, which contains the ending theme songs used in the 2010 anime series Highschool of the Dead. To commemorate the album and the broadcast of the anime, she performed songs from the album once a week at Deer Stage from July 7 to September 22, 2010. Another event to commemorate the album was held at Animate in Yokohama on October 16, 2010.
Her debut single "Magic∞World" was released on November 24, 2010, and she performed at Deer Stage on that day to commemorate the release. Kurosaki's second single "Memories Last" was released on March 2, 2011. Both "Magic∞World" and "Memories Last" were used as ending theme songs to the 2010 anime series Toaru Majutsu no Index II. Kurosaki had her first solo live event called "Maon Kurosaki Live 2011 Spring: Memories First" on March 4–5, 2011 in Harajuku. She made her North American debut at Anime Expo 2011 in Los Angeles, California where she performed on July 1 and July 3.[3][4] She released the mini-album Goshiki Uta: Immortal Lovers on August 10, 2011, which contains the ending theme songs used in the 2011 original video animation series Hakuōki Sekkaroku. She made her first appearance at the 2011 Animelo Summer Live on August 28.[5] Kurosaki will release her second studio album Butterfly Effect on November 30, 2011.
In 2011, Kurosaki formed the band Altima with Move's Mototaka "Motsu" Segawa and fripSide's Satoshi "Sat" Yaginuma.[6] Altima's debut single "I'll Believe", to be released on December 7, 2011, is used as the first ending theme to the 2011 TV anime Shakugan no Shana Final.
Before she had her major debut, Kurosaki posed as a gravure model for the cover of Yūsaku Kitano's novel Maid Road Reload sold on April 26, 2010 by ASCII Media Works under their Media Works Bunko imprint.[7][8] Kurosaki has been a regular host for the Thursday broadcast of the radio program A&G Artist Zone 2h since October 7, 2010.
Discography
Albums
Year Album details Peak Oricon
chart positions2010 H.O.T.D. - Released: September 22, 2010
- Label: Geneon (GNCA-1260)
- Format: CD
25[9] 2011 Goshiki Uta: Immortal Lovers - Released: August 10, 2011
- Label: Geneon (GNCA-1305)
- Format: CD
51[10] Butterfly Effect - To be released: November 30, 2011
- Label: Geneon (GNCA-1316, GNCA-1317)
- Format: CD, CD+DVD
Singles
Year Song Peak Oricon
chart positionsAlbum 2010 "Magic∞World" 20[11] Butterfly Effect 2011 "Memories Last" 14[12] Music videos
Year Song Director 2010 "Magic∞World" 2011 "Memories Last" Other album appearances
Year Song Album Notes Ref. 2010 "Kimi to Taiyō ga Shinda Hi" Highschool of the Dead Original Soundtrack Short version theme song to Highschool of the Dead TV anime. [13] 2011 "Magic∞World" Toaru Majutsu no Index II O.S.T 1 Short version theme song to Toaru Majutsu no Index II TV anime. [14] "Memories Last" Toaru Majutsu no Index II O.S.T 2 Short version theme song to Toaru Majutsu no Index II TV anime. [15] References
- ^ "まおんです! [I'm Maon!]" (in Japanese). Dear Stage. January 19, 2008. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. http://liveweb.archive.org/http://moejapan.jp/dearstage/diary/%E9%BB%92%E5%B4%8E%E7%9C%9F%E9%9F%B3/2008/01/19/%E3%81%BE%E3%81%8A%E3%82%93%E3%81%A7%E3%81%99%EF%BC%81.php. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "新曲「メモリーズ・ラスト」をリリースする黒崎真音さんインタビュー [Interview of Maon Kurosaki Who Will Release Her New Song "Memories Last"]" (in Japanese). Animate. March 3, 2011. http://www.animate.tv/news/details.php?id=1299141245. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ^ Kurosaki, Maon (July 5, 2011). "AX!!!" (in Japanese). Ameblo. http://ameblo.jp/kurosakimaon/day-20110705.html. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "AX to Host Singer Maon Kurosaki, Orange Road's Matsumoto". Anime News Network. June 2, 2011. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-06-02/ax-to-host-singer-maon-kurosaki-orange-road-matsumoto. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "黒崎真音 [Maon Kurosaki]" (in Japanese). Animelo Summer Live. http://pc.animelo.jp/anisama/2011/rainbow/artist/#artist_B_kurosakimaon. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "What's ALTIMA" (in Japanese). Warner Home Video. http://www.whv-amusic.com/altima/contents/hp0010/index00010000.html. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ "黒崎真音表紙!「メイド・ロード・リロード」4/26発売! [Maon Kurosaki Front Cover! Maid Road Reload Sold on April 26!]" (in Japanese). Dear Stage. http://moejapan.jp/dearstage/topic/2010/04/%E9%BB%92%E5%B4%8E%E7%9C%9F%E9%9F%B3%E8%A1%A8%E7%B4%99%EF%BC%81%E3%80%8C%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%80%8D4_26%E7%99%BA%E5%A3%B2%EF%BC%81.php. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ Kurosaki, Maon (April 23, 2010). "メイド・ロード・リロード [Maid Road Reload]" (in Japanese). Ameblo. http://ameblo.jp/kurosakimaon/entry-10515774920.html. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "H.O.T.D." (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/520014/products/music/882584/1/. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "五色詠－Immortal Lovers－" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/520014/products/music/919474/1/. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Magic∞World" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/520014/products/music/890341/1/. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "メモリーズ・ラスト [Memories Last]" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/520014/products/music/902024/1/. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD オリジナルサウンドトラック [Highschool of the Dead Original Soundtrack]" (in Japanese). Neowing. http://www.neowing.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=GNCA-1259. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "「とある魔術の禁書目録II」O.S.T 1 [Toaru Majutsu no Index II O.S.T 1]" (in Japanese). Neowing. http://www.neowing.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=GNCA-1291. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "「とある魔術の禁書目録II」O.S.T 2 [Toaru Majutsu no Index II O.S.T 2]" (in Japanese). Neowing. http://www.neowing.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=GNCA-1292. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
External links
- Maon Kurosaki at Geneon (Japanese)
- Maon Kurosaki's personal blog (Japanese)
- Maon Kurosaki at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Categories:- Japanese female singers
- Japanese pop singers
- Living people
- People from Tokyo
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