FictionJunction

FictionJunction
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Years active	????–present
Labels	Victor Entertainment Space Craft Group Flying Dog
Associated acts	Sound Horizon Kalafina Yuki Kajiura
Website	http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/fj
Members
Yuki Kajiura (Music, Composing) Keiko Kubota, Wakana Ootaki, Kaori Oda, Yuriko Kaida (vocals) Yuuka Nanri (vocals, FictionJunction YUUKA only)
Past members
Asuka Katou (vocals)

FictionJunction is Japanese composer Yuki Kajiura’s solo project. To date, all such collaborations have consisted of a (female) vocalist, with Kajiura on the keyboard or the piano. Most FictionJunction songs have been featured in an anime series (usually as insert songs), most notably Gundam Seed, Tsubasa Chronicle and recently Sacred Seven. Victor Entertainment is FictionJunction’s record label.

Collaborations

FictionJunction Asuka

Vocalist: Asuka Kato (加藤あすか, Kato Asuka)) - Born August 28, 1981 (1981-08-28)

They performed "Everlasting Song", an insert song from anime series Elemental Gelade. Originally sung in English, "Everlasting Song" was also recorded in Japanese and was released as a single (everlasting song, 2005), along with various instrumental versions. The single reached #53 on Oricon weekly chart and stayed in chart for 3 weeks. Asuka Kato is currently working on her solo projects as Aira Yuhki and no longer involved in FictionJunction.

FictionJunction Kaori

Vocalist: Kaori Oda (織田かおり, Oda Kaori) - Born May 11, 1988 (1988-05-11)

The duo performed two insert songs used in Tsubasa Chronicle, "Tsubasa" (first season) and "Dream Scape" (second season), as well as the ending theme "Calling" of the anime series Baccano! which was not credited as "FictionJunction Kaori" because the b-side song of the single, "Power in Me", isn't composed by Yuki Kajiura. The latest song performed was used in Hokuto no Ken: Toki Den, "Hanamori no Oka" (花守の丘, "Hill of the Flower Guardian").

FictionJunction Keiko

Vocalist: Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子, Kubota Keiko) - Born December 5, 1985 (1985-12-05)

They recorded "Kaze no Machi e" (風の街へ, "To the City of Wind"), which was used as an insert song in episodes 19 (partially) and 21 of Tsubasa Chronicle (first season), and in 2010 recorded the song "Nohara" (野原, "Field") as b-side from the opening single for Ookami Kakushi. Vocalist Keiko Kubota is involved with Yuki Kajiura's Kalafina Project.

FictionJunction Wakana

Vocalist: Wakana Ootaki (大滝若菜, Ootaki Wakana) - Born December 10, 1984 (1984-12-10)

They have performed two songs for the original soundtrack of Fist of the North Star True Saviour Legend, "Hikari no Yukue" (光の行方, "Where the Lights Are") and the Japanese version of "Where the Lights Are" (a different song, despite title similarity with "Hikari no Yukue"). They have also recorded an insert song, "Paradise Regained", for El Cazador de la Bruja OST 2. In 2009, FictionJunction Wakana appeared in Kaijiura's soundtrack works for the anime series Pandora Hearts. Vocalist Wakana Ootaki is also involved with Yuki Kajiura's Kalafina Project.

FictionJunction Yuuka

Vocalist: Yuuka Nanri (南里 侑香, Nanri Yūka) - Born March 13, 1984 (1984-03-13)

FictionJunction Yuuka was Kajiura’s first, longest and best-known collaboration under the FictionJunction name. They were originally called "FictionJunction featuring Yuuka", but the "featuring" part was later dropped to shorten the name. They have released several singles and two full-length albums. Yuuka can also be heard in the Madlax OST.

Yuriko Kaida

Vocalist: Yuriko Kaida (貝田由里子, Kaida Yuriko) - (Born November 1, 197x)

Yuriko Kaida is a long-time Kajiura vocalist. Yuriko Kaida's first collaboration with Kajiura was for the Noir OST, in which she had sung the songs that helped launched Kajiura's career in the anime industry: "canta per me," "salva nos" and "lullaby." Since then, it has been not rare to hear Yuriko Kaida’s voice in Yuki’s works, especially in backing chorus parts. It should be noted that despite her participation in various songs in other FictionJunction projects, Yuriko Kaida has never been a main FictionJunction vocalist until 2009, upon the release of the album "Everlasting Songs" and the single "Parallel Hearts." In "Everlasting Songs", Yuriko Kaida performs lead vocals on two tracks “here we stand in the morning dew” and “Himitsu”, as well as providing backing vocals throughout the album.

Albums

For FictionJunction YUUKA discography, see FictionJunction Yuuka#Discography.

Everlasting Songs

Everlasting Songs
Studio album by FictionJunction
Released	February 25, 2009 (Japan)
Label	Victor Entertainment
Producer	Yuki Kajiura
FictionJunction chronology
Everlasting Songs FictionJunction 2008-2010 The Best of Yuki Kajiura Live

Everlasting Songs, announced November 20, 2008, features all FictionJunction vocalists: Yuuka, Keiko, Wakana, Kaori, Asuka, as well as Yuriko Kaida. It was released on February 25, 2009.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Yuki Kajiura. 

CD (VTCL-60085)
No.	Title	Vocalist(s)	Length
1.	"Hoshikuzu (星屑, Stardust)" (Self cover of "Velvet no Inori" from The Velveteen Rabbit)	Kaori, Keiko Original: Noriko Ogawa
2.	"Kioku no Mori (記憶の森, Forest of Memories)" ((Tsubasa Chronicle OAD: Shunraiki))	Yuuka
3.	"Dream Scape" (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle insert song)	Kaori
4.	"Gin no Hashi (銀の橋, Silver Bridge)" (Aquarian Age character image song)	Wakana, Keiko, Kaori Original: Minami Omi
5.	"Kaze no Machi e (風の街へ, To the Windy City)" (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle insert song)	Keiko
6.	"Here We Stand in the Morning Dew"	Yuriko Kaida Original: Saeko Chiba
7.	"Synchronicity" (Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations song, Arrangement by Koichi Korenaga)	Keiko Original: Yui Makino
8.	"Hanamori no Oka (花守の丘, Hill of the Flower Guardian)" (Hokuto no Ken: Toki Den insert song)	Kaori
9.	"Mizu no Akashi (水の証, Evidence of Water)" (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed insert song)	Wakana Original: Rie Tanaka
10.	"Cazador del amor" (El Cazador de la Bruja insert song)	Yuuka
11.	"Himitsu (秘密, Secret)" (Noir)	Yuriko Kaida Original: Aya Hisakawa
12.	"Hōseki (宝石, Jewel)" (Le Portrait de Petite Cossette)	Keiko Original: Marina Inoue
13.	"Yume no Tsubasa (ユメノツバサ, Wings of Dream)" (Tsubasa Chronicle)	Kaori Original: Yui Makino
14.	"Michiyuki (みちゆき, Going Down the Road)" (Loveless)	Kaori Original: Kaori Hikita
15.	"Everlasting Song" (Elemental Gelade)	Asuka

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Time in chart
Oricon Weekly Albums	27	10,427	4 weeks

FictionJunction 2008-2010 The Best of Yuki Kajiura Live

FictionJunction 2008-2010 The Best of Yuki Kajiura Live
Live album by FictionJunction
Released	May 12, 2010 (Japan)
Label	Victor Entertainment
Producer	Yuki Kajiura
FictionJunction chronology
Everlasting Songs FictionJunction 2008-2010 The Best of Yuki Kajiura Live

The album contains recordings from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2: 5. Tracks 1-4 on Disc 1 are from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2. Tracks 5-8 are from Yuki Kajiura LIVE Vol.#3. Tracks 9-11 (FictionJunction Yuuka) and tracks 12-14 (FictionJunction) are from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009. The whole tracks of Disc 2 are new performances that have never been heard on DVDs and are from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#5: Japanese Seal SP Live. Hikaru of Kalafina and Yuriko Kaida performed the chorus in tracks 9-11 on Disc 1.

Track listing

Disc 1

All songs written and composed by Yuki Kajiura. 

CD1 (VTCL-60201)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The World" (.hack//Sign)
2.	"Vanity"
3.	"Liminality" (.hack//Liminality)
4.	"In the Land of Twilight, Under the Moon" (.hack//Sign)
5.	"Forest" (El Cazador de la Bruja)
6.	"Winter"
7.	"Salva Nos" (Noir)
8.	"Seiya"
9.	"Akatsuki no Kuruma" (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed)
10.	"Nowhere" (Madlax)
11.	"Yakusoku"
12.	"Hanamori no Oka" (Hokuto no Ken: Toki Den)
13.	"Parallel Hearts" (Pandora Hearts)
14.	"Everlasting Song" (Elemental Gelade)

Disc 2

All songs written and composed by Yuki Kajiura. 

CD2 (VTCL-60201)
No.	Title	Content	Length
1.	"Cynical World" (.hack//Sign)
2.	"The Image Theme of Xenosaga II" (Xenosaga II)
3.	"Voyagers" (Keizai Rashinban)
4.	"Key of the Twilight" (.hack//Sign)
5.	"L.A" (El Cazador de la Bruja)
6.	"Everytime You Kissed Me" (Pandora Hearts)
7.	"Aquarian Age Medley"	1. Darklore 2. Awake 3. Zodiacal Sign
8.	"Mai-Hime/Mai Otome Medley"	1. Himeboshi (媛星, Princess Star) 2. Mezame (目覚め, Awaking) 3. Materialise 4. Sei Otome no Inori (聖乙女の祈り, Prayer of the Holy Maiden)
9.	"I Reach for the Sun" (El Cazador de la Bruja)
10.	"Open Your Heart" (.hack//Sign)
11.	"Farewell Song" (Noir)

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Time in chart
Oricon Weekly Albums	23	4,211	3 weeks

Singles

Parallel Hearts

"Parallel Hearts"
Single by FictionJunction
Released	April 29, 2009 (Japan)
Format	CD
Label	Victor Entertainment
Writer(s)	Yuki Kajiura
Producer	Yuki Kajiura
FictionJunction singles chronology
Parallel Hearts Toki no Mukou, Maboroshi no Sora

"Parallel Hearts" is a single featuring Yuriko Kaida, Keiko Kubota, Kaori Oda and Wakana Ootaki under the name FictionJunction. The title track was used as opening theme song for the anime Pandora Hearts.
Catalog Number

VTCL - 35065

Tracklisting

1. "Parallel Hearts" (Pandora Hearts Opening Theme)
   • Vocalist: Kaori Oda, Keiko Kubota, Wakana Ootaki, Yuriko Kaida
2. "Hitomi no Chikara" (ひとみのちから, "Strength of the Eyes")
   • Vocalist: Yuuka Nanri (FictionJunction Yuuka)
3. "Parallel Hearts: Instrumental"
4. "Hitomi no Chikara: Instrumental"

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Time in chart
Oricon Weekly Singles	20	14,546	12 weeks

Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora

"Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora"
Single by FictionJunction
B-side	Nohara
Released	January 27, 2010 (Japan)
Format	CD
Label	Victor Entertainment
Writer(s)	Yuki Kajiura
Producer	Yuki Kajiura
FictionJunction singles chronology
Parallel Hearts Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora stone cold

"Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora" is FictionJunction's second single. The title track was used as opening theme song for the anime Ookami Kakushi.

Tracklisting

1. "Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora" (時の向こう 幻の空, "sky of illusions beyond time")
   • Vocalist: Kaori Oda, Keiko Kubota, Wakana Ootaki, Yuriko Kaida
2. "Nohara" (野原, "field")
   • Vocalist: Keiko Kubota (FictionJunction Keiko)
3. "Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora: Instrumental"
4. "Nohara: Instrumental"

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Time in chart
Oricon Weekly Singles	19	9,952	8 weeks

stone cold

"stone cold"
Single by FictionJunction
B-side	Hitorigoto
Released	August 3, 2011 (Japan)
Format	CD
Label	Victor Entertainment
Writer(s)	Yuki Kajiura
Producer	Yuki Kajiura
FictionJunction singles chronology
Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora

"stone cold" is FictionJunction's third single. The title track was used as opening theme song for the anime Sacred Seven.

Tracklisting

1. "stone cold" (Sacred Seven Opening Theme)
   • Vocalist: Kaori Oda, Keiko Kubota, Wakana Ootaki, Yuriko Kaida
2. "Hitorigoto" (ひとりごと, "soliloquy")
   • Vocalist: Kaori Oda, Keiko Kubota
3. "stone cold -Instrumental-"
4. "Hitorigoto -Instrumental-"

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Time in chart
Oricon Weekly Singles	16	12,444	7 weeks

Live DVD

Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2 2008.07.31

Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2 2008.07.31
Video by FictionJunction
Released	December 24, 2008 (Japan)
Label	Victor Entertainment
Producer	Yuki Kajiura
FictionJunction video chronology
Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2 2008.07.31 FictionJunction Yuuka: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part I: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009

Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2 is Yuki Kajiura’s first live concert featured on DVD. The DVD features the vocals of Yuriko Kaida, Kaori, Keiko and Wakana with guest vocal Eri Itō.

All songs written and composed by Yuki Kajiura. 

DVD (VTBL-2)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The World"
2.	"Dream Scape"
3.	"Vanity"
4.	"Liminality"
5.	"In the Land of Twilight, Under the Moon"
6.	"The Main Theme of Petit Cossette"
7.	"Houseki"
8.	"Fake Wings"
9.	"Himeboshi"
10.	"Mezame"
11.	"You Are My Love"
12.	"Godsibb"
13.	"A Song of Storm and Fire"
14.	"Canta Per Me"
15.	"Ring Your Song"

FictionJunction Yuuka: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part I: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009

FictionJunction Yuuka: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part I: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009
Video by FictionJunction Yuuka
Released	October 21, 2009 (Japan)
Label	Victor Entertainment
Producer	Yuki Kajiura
FictionJunction Yuuka video chronology
Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2 2008.07.31 FictionJunction Yuuka: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part I: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009 FictionJunction: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part II: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009

FictionJunction Yuuka: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part I: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009 features Yuuka as main vocalist and Yuriko Kaida and Hikaru of Kalafina on chorus. The limited edition comes with a photo booklet and PV version of "Nostalgia". The DVD reached #49 on Oricon charts and stayed in charts for 2 weeks.

All songs written and composed by Yuki Kajiura. 

DVD (VTBL-7)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Circus"
2.	"Aikoi"
3.	"Silly-Go-Round"
4.	"Honoo no Tobira"
5.	"Yorokobi"
6.	"Nostalgia"
7.	"Kouya Ruten"
8.	"Piano"
9.	"Akatsuki no Kuruma"
10.	"Cazador del Amor"
11.	"Kioku no Mori"
12.	"Nowhere"
13.	"Yakusoku"
14.	"[BGM] Inside Your Heart"
15.	"Angel Gate"

FictionJunction: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part II: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009

FictionJunction: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part II: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009
Video by FictionJunction
Released	December 23, 2009 (Japan)
Label	Victor Entertainment
Producer	Yuki Kajiura
FictionJunction video chronology
FictionJunction Yuuka: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part I: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009 FictionJunction: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part II: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009

FictionJunction: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part II: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009 features vocals of Wakana, Keiko, Kaori and Yuriko Kaida. The limited edition comes with a photo booklet and the PV version of "Parallel Hearts".

All songs written and composed by Yuki Kajiura. 

DVD (VTBL-8)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hoshikuzu"
2.	"Here We Stand in the Morning Dew"
3.	"Gin no Hashi"
4.	"Hanamori no Oka"
5.	"Houseki"
6.	"Synchronicity"
7.	"Mizu no Akashi"
8.	"Michiyuki"
9.	"Mezame"
10.	"Salva Nos"
11.	"Zodical Sign"
12.	"Parallel Hearts"
13.	"Everlasting Song" (Encore)
14.	"Yume no Tsubasa"
15.	"Angel Gate" (with Yuuka & Hikaru)
16.	"[BGM] Everlasting Song"

Others

FictionJunction also did the Main Theme song of the PSP game 戦律のストラタス (Senritsu no Stratus) developed by KONAMI, the song is titled Eternal Blue and is currently featured in the opening sequence of the game, that's available to watch at the game's official site. A single release for the song hasnt been announced yet.

External links

• FictionJunction JVC's Official Website (Japanese)
• Official website (Japanese)
• FictionJunction album (Japanese)
• Yuki Kajiura's Official Site in English
• FictionJunction Yuuka Home Page (Japanese)
• Victor Entertainment (Yuki Kajiura) (Japanese)
• Yuki Kajiura at Anime Wiki
• canta-per-me.net: Unofficial Fan Site