fripSide is a Japanese pop and trance duo originally formed by composer Satoshi Yaginuma (Sat) and singer Nao in February 2002.
History
In a 2008 interview, Satoshi said that he was a fan of TM Network and its member Tetsuya Komuro in his elementary and junior high school days and began to produce his music at the age of 14.[ 1]
When the group started, they were releasing their songs on the Japanese amateur and indie community, Muzie. fripSide's albums were always high in sales at Muzie's online CD shop. As of July 2006, more than 6,000 copies of the three original albums have been sold.[ 2]
They officially became a part of Visual Art's in 2006. They released their works under elseena-music entertainment and many of their songs were created for Visual Art's games, as well as other erotic game companies. In addition, fripSide had a side group, called "fripSide NAO Project" which started on March 30, 2007. fripSide NAO Project released songs different from the usual style of fripSide, and did not follow fripSide's motto of "creating songs that everyone can relate to".[ 3] One album and one single were released under fripSide NAO project.
On March 15, 2009, Nao stated on the fripSide Official Website that she had graduated from fripSide. Sat and Nao want to pursue different musical careers, as Nao intends to pursue a solo singing career. Meanwhile, Sat will continue in fripSide with a new project called, fripside: THE NEXT PROJECT.[ 4]
Voice actress Yoshino Nanjō replaced Nao as the new lead singer of fripSide. They re-debuted under the record label Geneon Universal Entertainment with single "Only My Railgun", the opening theme to the anime series A Certain Scientific Railgun , on November 4, 2009. The single debuted at the number-three position on the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts with the first week sales of about 26,000 copies, which was higher than the position of single "Flower of Bravery" (No. 26) in 2008.[ 5] On May 8, 2013, fripSide release their 6th single, "Sister's Noise" which was used as the first opening theme for A Certain Scientific Railgun S and was their first-ever to reach #1 spot single in the weekly charts, #9 on the monthly charts, with 42,632 units sold for May beating Uta-Pri Maji Love 2000% Idol Song Singles.
On August 21, 2013, fripSide released their 7th single, "Eternal Reality" which was used as the second opening theme for A Certain Scientific Railgun S . The single was made in collaboration with Tetsuya Komuro for its composition and arrangement and was released into 3 editions, the Regular (CD only), Limited (CD+DVD edition) and Anime editions.
Members
Fripside at Anime Festival Asia 2012. from left to right : Yoshino Nanjō, Satoshi Yaginuma.
Main members
Satoshi Yaginuma (nickname "Sat") (composer, arrangement, vocals, lyrics, synthesizer, guitar, programming)
Yoshino Nanjō (nickname "Nanjolno") (vocals, lyrics) – announced as the new lead singer of the fripSide on July 28, 2009.
Nao (vocals, lyrics) – graduated on March 15, 2009
Sound staff
Kenji (sound director)
Takumi Okamoto (sound director)
masa (chorus, synthesizer)
Mayu (guitar)
Takahiro Toguchida (guitar)
a2c (guitar)
Shinichiro Yamashita (lyrics)
Graphica3810 (design)
Kula (management)
riko (chorus)
Kai Kawasaki (nickname: "DJ Hentai") (arranger, DJ, synthesizer)
shin kurokawa (lyrics, composition)
Shinya Saito (arranger)
Hoshino takeshi (guitar)
Yagi kazumi (drum)
Kitamura Yuta (bass guitar)
Discography
fripSide (Nao)
Singles
Release Date
Title
1st
July 16, 2008
Flower Of Bravery
Flower Of Bravery (Koihime Musō opening theme)
Sky – version 2008
Flower Of Bravery (off vocal)
Sky – version 2008 (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #26
Original albums
Release Date
Title
1st
April 12, 2003
First Odyssey of fripSide
Introduction
Distant Moon
Come to Mind
Love to Sing
Colorless Fate
Your Ocean (Azure Reproduct mix)
Be Sure... (album mix)
Bright Days<
In the Future – side 2
Love to Sing (Hevens Wire rmx)
End Game
2nd
March 28, 2004
2nd Fragment of fripSide
Second Fragment
Sky
Transitory Orbit
Message
Save Me Again
Tearful Voice
Belief
Stellar
Detour – fripSide edition
Crying Moon
Belief (Tri-Hedge rmx)
Storm of Sorrow
3rd
June 23, 2005
3rd Reflection of fripSide
An Evening Calm
Reminiscense Blue
Nostalgia
Transient Wind
Vanity Destroyer – fripSide edition
Velocity – fripSide+vin-PRAD
Splash Emotion
Colors of Summer Dream
Planet Illusion
Sky (slab reproduct mix)
Bright Days – version 2005
Distant Moon – version 2005
4th
August 24, 2007
Binarydigit
Binary Digit
Hurting Heart (Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica THE BLACK opening theme)
Misery (Kanojotachi no Ryuugi image song)
Prominence – version 2007
Refine Progress (Scramble Heart opening theme)
Heat Your Wave
Libration Crisis (Scramble Heart opening theme)
Never No Astray (Katakoi no Tsuki ending theme)
Transient Wind – version 2007
Dream Myself! (Keitai Keiji ~Ozemichi Sakurako no Jiken-bo Midori no Megane Satsujin Jiken~ Drama CD theme song)
True Eternity – album version
Brave New World (Planetarian Drama CD insert song)
Bonus disc(初回盤のみ付属)
Hurting Heart – Nao piano arrange
Feeling Trust
5th
ソフトウェア流通盤 September 16, 2008
Split Tears
Before Dawn Daybreak (Before Dawn Daybreak ~Shinen no Utahime~ theme song)
Split Tears (Katakoi no Tsuki insert song)
Praying Over (album version)
Magicaride (Magica Ride insert song)
Fictional Moon (album version)
Snow Blind (album version)
Snow Blind – after
Spiral of Despair
Escape –version 2008
Tomorrow (Katakoi no Tsuki ending theme)
Eternal Twinkle (Twinkle Crusaders ending theme)
メジャー流通盤 September 17, 2008
Other albums
Release Date
Title
Best
July 15, 2006
The Very Best Of fripSide 2002–2006 (Coterie board)
Disc1 Nao Side
Come To Mind
Sky
An Evening Calm
Save Me Again
Nostalgia (Computer game ending theme 'Reminiscence Blue')
Transitory Orbit
Colorless Fate
Crescendo
Velocity – fripSide+vin-PRAD
Bright Days – version 2005
Splash Emotion
End Game
Crying Moon
Distant Moon
Disc2 sat Side
The Chaostic World
Vanity Destroyer
Message
Reminiscence Blue (Computer game opening theme 'Reminiscence Blue')
Melody – reset+fripSide
Love To Sing
Stellar
Transient Wind (Computer game theme song 'Four-leaf')
Absolute One
Colors Of Summer Dream
Planet Illusion
Be Sure... – album mix
Belief
Your Ocean – azure reproduct mix
Best
December 29, 2006
The Very Best Of fripSide 2002-2006 (commercial distribution board)
Disc1 Nao Side
Red – reduction division (Kanojotachi no Ryuugi opening theme)
Sky
An Evening Calm
Save Me Again
Nostalgia
Transitory Orbit
Colorless Fate
Crescendo
Velocity – fripSide+vin-PRAD
Bright Days – version 2005
Splash Emotion
Come To Mind
Crying Moon
Distant Moon
Disc 2 sat Side
The Chaostic World
Vanity Destroyer
Message
Reminiscence Blue
Melody – reset+fripSide
True Eternity (Kanojotachi no Ryuugi ending theme)
Stellar
Transient Wind
Absolute One
Love To Sing
Planet Illusion
Belief
Your Ocean –azure reproduct mix
Red –reduction division (tkm vs sat rmx)
Remix
December 28, 2008
Re:product mixes ver.0.1(Comic Market 75 Limited)
Hurting Heart (Jju-Ri-mix)
Red – reduction division (sat vs tkm rmx ver.2.1)
Magicaride (Kai Re:Product rmx)
Vanity Destroyer (Tkm Re:Product rmx)
Spiral Of Despair (Tkm Re:product rmx)
An Evening Calm (Kai Re:product rmx)
Red –reduction division (sat vs tkm rmx)
CD-box
First edition Limited edition 2009 July 17, 2009
Nao Complete Anthology 2002-2009 – My Graduation
* 105 songs
Edition Comic market 77 pre-sale December 29, 2009
Edition General sale March 26, 2010
fripSide NAO project!
Singles
Release Date
Title
1st
August 20, 2008
'Yappari sekaiha atashi☆legend!!'
Yappari sekaiha atashi☆legend!! (Koihime Musō anime ending theme)
Pool • Vacation
Yappari sekaiha atashi☆legend!! (Off Vocal)
Pool • Vacation (Off Vocal)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #32
Original album
Release Date
Title
1st
January 25, 2008
Rabbit Syndrome
Assenburu Love Sannburu (Ane wa Erokomi Henshuusha – Injuu Bukkake Seishidou ) theme song)
Sena★Sena@Surprise!! ((Sena★Sena theme song)
Rabbit Syndrome
Konniro∞tokimeki!! – Kigasetara Nugasanai~ (Imouto ni! Sukumizu Kisetara Nugasanai! theme song)
Kagayake! dreamin'gir'
Koibito☆Accent!! (Koibito Doushi de Suru Koto Zenbu theme song)
Wireless Cosmic (Web Radio theme song self cover 'Radio ティンクル☆くるせいだーす')
Reversible Romance
Happy Generation (Moe Dora CD School Heart's Drama CD theme song)
Sena★Sena@Surprise!! – 生物rmx
Assenburu☆LOVE sannburu – R.S.PV rmx
fripSide (Yoshino)
Singles
Release Date
Title
Track listing
Charts
1st
November 4, 2009
only my railgun
Only My Railgun (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime opening theme)
Late In Autumn
Only My Railgun (Instrumental)
Late In Autumn (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #3
2nd
February 17, 2010
Level 5 Judgelight
Level 5 Judgelight (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime second opening theme)
Memory of Snow
Level 5 Judgelight (instrumental) 4.memory of snow (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #4
3rd
October 13, 2010
Future Gazer
Future Gazer (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun OVA opening theme)
Fortissimo – The Ultimate Crisis (Fortissimo Akkord:Bsusvier theme song)
Future Gazer (instrumental)
Fortissimo – The Ultimate Crisis (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #4
4th
August 24, 2011
Heaven is a Place on Earth
Heaven is a Place on Earth (Hayate no Gotoku! movie opening theme)
The end of Summer
Heaven is a Place on Earth (instrumental)
The end of Summer (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #19
5th
December 14, 2011
Way to Answer
Way to Answer (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun PSP game opening theme)
Last Fortune (Twinkle Crusaders – Passion Star Stream PC game opening theme)
Way to Answer (instrumental)
Last Fortune (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #15
6th
May 8, 2013
Sister's Noise
Sister's Noise (opening theme for Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S)
I'm Believing You
Sister's Noise (instrumental)
I'm Believing You(instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #1
7th
August 21, 2013
eternal reality
1. Eternal Reality (2nd opening theme for Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S) 2A. Scorching Heart (B-side track for the regular and limited editions) 2B. Waiting for the Moment (B-side track for the anime edition) 3A. Eternal Reality (instrumental) (regular and limited editions only) 3B. Eternal Reality (TV Size) (anime edition only) 4A. Scorching Heart(instrumental) (regular and limited editions only) 4B. Eternal Reality (instrumental) (anime edition only)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #9
8th
May 14, 2014
black bullet
Black Bullet (black bullet opening theme)
Pico Scope – SACLA ( mirai koshi: harima SACLA theme song)
Black Bullet (instrumental)
Pico Scope – SACLA (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #6
9th
May 20, 2015
Luminize
Luminize (future card buddyfight 100 opening theme)
Unlimited Destiny (hyper galaxy fleet opening theme)
Luminize (instrumental)
Unlimited Destiny (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #11
10th
December 2, 2015
Two Souls – Toward The Truth
Two Souls – Toward The Truth (Seraph of the End: Battle for Nagoya opening theme)
Fuyu no Kakera
Two Souls – Toward The Truth (instrumental)
Fuyu no Kakera (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #12
11th
February 10, 2016
White Forces
White Forces (Schwarzesmarken Anime Opening Theme)
1983 – Schwarzesmarken (PC Game : Schwarzesmarken OP Theme)
White Forces (instrumental)
1983 – Schwarzesmarken (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #7
12th
May 3, 2017
clockwork planet
clockwork planet (Clockwork Planet opening theme)
Break Our Limit
clockwork planet (instrumental)
Break Our Limit (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #9
13th
February 28, 2018
killing bites
killing bites (Killing Bites opening theme)
three count
killing bites (instrumental)
three count (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #16
14th
May 16th, 2018
divine criminal
divine criminal (Dances with the Dragons opening theme)
I believe in my heart
brave new world -crossroads version- (fripSide only)
divine criminal (instrumental)
I believe in my heart (instrumental)
brave new world -crossroads version- (fripSide only) (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly single charts #11
15th
November 7th, 2018
Love with You
Love with You (Boarding School Juliet opening theme)
Blue Moon
Love with You (instrumental)
Blue Moon (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly charts #12
16th
February 26th, 2020
final phase
final phase (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T opening theme)
promenade
final phase (instrumental)
promenade (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly charts #10
17th
August 19th, 2020
dual existence
dual existence (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T second opening theme)
TBC
dual existence (instrumental)
TBC (instrumental)
Japanese Oricon weekly charts TBC
Album
Release Date
Title
Songs
1st
December 1, 2010
infinite synthesis
Only My Railgun (To Aru Kagaku no Railgun anime opening theme)
Level 5 – Judgelight (To Aru Kagaku no Railgun anime second opening theme)
Everlasting (Aa! Megami-sama! volume 42's limited edition theme song)
Late In Autumn
Future Gazer (To Aru Kagaku no Railgun OVA opening theme)
Kanashii Seiza
Crossing Over
Closest Love (Areas ~Koi Suru Otome no 3H~ opening and ending theme)
Meditations
Trusty Snow
Lost Answer
Eternal Pain
Stay with You
2nd
January 1, 2012
fripSide PC game compilation vol. 01
Hidamari Basket (eufonie’s Hidamari Basket opening theme song)
Trust in You (Lillian’s RADIO Twinkle Crusaders vol. 3)
Aliss in Losso (Ningyou Yuugisha’s Aliss Muppet theme song)
Colorless Fate – ver. Luna 2011 (manatsu_8′s Ima mo Itsuka mo Faluna Luna image song)
Triptych – fripSide arrange version (from ALcot’s vocal arrange album growing)
Spiral of Despair – Resurrection (Frill’s Chikan Senyou Sharyou 2 theme song)
Miracle Luminous (Riffraff’s Ren’ai Katei Kyoushi Rurumi★Coordinate! theme song)
Star Carnival (Twinkle☆Crusaders GoGo! STARLIT BRAVE theme song)
Prismatic Fate (Pajamasoft’s Prism☆Magical ending theme)
Prism (Eufonie’s Hidamari Basket ending theme song)
Whisper of Winter (album exclusive)
3rd
December 5, 2012
Decade
Decade
Way to Answer (To aru Kagaku no Railgun PSP game opening theme)
Fortissimo – The Ultimate Crisis (Fortissimo//Akkord:Bsusvier theme song)
Come to Mind – ver. 3
Heaven is a Place on Earth (Hayate no Gotoku! movie opening theme)
Fortissimo – From Insanity Affection (Fortissimo EXS//Akkord:nächsten Phase theme song)
Grievous Distance
Whitebird
A Silent Voice
Message – ver. 2
Re:ceptivity
Infinite Orbit (Galaxy Dungeon theme song)
Endless Memory – Refrain as Da Capo (D.C.III R ~ Da Capo III ~ Earl theme song)
4th
September 10, 2014
Infinite Synthesis 2
Sister's Noise (To aru Kagaku no Railgun S anime opening theme)
Infinite Synthesis
Fermata~Akkord:fortissimo~ (Kadenz fermata//Akkord:fortissimo PSV game theme song)
Lost Dimension (Lost Dimension PS3/PS Vita game main theme)
I'm Believing You
Secret Of My Heart
Eternal Reality (To aru Kagaku no Railgun S anime 2nd opening theme)
Black Bullet (Black Bullet anime opening theme)
Rain Of Tears
Scorching Heart
Waiting For The Moment
Always Be With You
True Resonance
5th
August 26, 2015
fripSide PC game compilation vol. 02
Hesitation Snow (Saga Planets ' Hatsuyuki Sakura theme song)
Before Dawn Daybreak – version 2015
Sword Of Virgin (Eufonie’s Koiken Otome opening theme song)
Fortuna On The Sixteenth Night (Lapis Lazuli's Izayoi no Fortuna opening theme song)
Glow In The Darkness (Studio Rokucha's Minamijuusei Renka: Southern Cross Love Song theme song)
Blaze Of Reunion (eufonie’s Koiken Otome ~Revive~ opening theme song)
Keep Your Promise (Regulus' 1/7 no Mahotsukai opening theme song)
Absolute Wish (mirai's Hanahime Absolute theme song)
Precious Time
Join Forces (Regulus' 1/7 no Mahotsukai ending theme song)
With The Light (Lapis Lazuli's Izayoi no Fortuna ending theme song)
Passion Fruits (album exclusive)
6th
October 5, 2016
Infinite Synthesis 3
2016 – Third Cosmic Velocity
Luminize
1983 – Schwarzesmarken (IS3 version)
Determination
Magicaride – version 2016
Answer
Two Souls – Toward The Truth
White Forces – IS3 edition
Crescendo – version 2016
Run Into The Light
Dry Your Tears
Unlimited Destiny
One And Only
Side By Side
7th
October 4, 2017
crossroads
Disc 1
sky -crossroads version-
Red "reduction division" -crossroads version-
hurting heart -crossroads version-
an evening calm -crossroads version-
split tears -crossroads version-
the chaostic world -crossroads version-
prominence -crossroads version-
distant moon -crossroads version-
escape -crossroads version-
before dawn daybreak -crossroads version-
snow blind -crossroads version-
brave new world -crossroads version-
Disc 2
clockwork planet
The end of escape -fripSide edition-
crossroads
a gleam of prologue
pico scope -SACLA-
only me and the moon
8th
October 10, 2018
Infinite Synthesis 4
Edge of the Universe
Killing Bites
Divine Criminal
Snow of Silence
White Relation (IS4 version)
Colorless Fate - version 2018
Under a Starlit Sky
Breaking Dawn
One Dream
Adverse Wind
Beyond the Horizon
You Only Live Once
Close to You
Like a Blink, a Short Night.
9th
October 30, 2019
Infinite Synthesis 5
When Chance Strikes
Love With You
Perpetual Wishes
Rain of Blossoms
Lighting of my Heart
As Before
Light at the End
Frosty Breeze
Change Your Core Self
Brand New World
Endless Entropy
Glorious Wind
Believe in Your Future
Release Date
Title
Single
December 29, 2007
ALcot Vocal Arrange Album Growing
Triptych – fripSide arrange version
Tsuki To Yume – fripSide arrange version
February 27, 2009
RADiO Twinkle☆Crusaders vol.3
Trust In You
Trust In You (instrumental)
December 11, 2009
Hidamari Basket Vocal Collection
Hidamari Basket (Hidamari Basket Opening Theme)
Prism (Hidamari Basket Ending Theme)
Hidamari Basket (instrumental)
Prism (instrumental)
March 26, 2010
Areas~Koi Suru Otome no 3H~ Theme Song CD'
Closest Love (Areas ~Koi Suru Otome no 3H~ theme song)
Closest Love (karaoke ver.)
Closest Love (instrumental)
Closest Love (short ver.)
August 27, 2010
Prism☆Magical ~PRISM Generations!~ Magical☆Vocal Collection'
Prismatic Fate (Prism☆Magical 2nd Opening Theme)
August 26, 2011
"Ren’ai Katei Kyoushi Rurumi★Coordinate!" Original Soundtrack
Miracle Luminous (Ren’ai Katei Kyoushi Rurumi★Coordinate! Opening Theme)
February 24, 2012
Hatsuyuki Sakura Special Soundtrack
Hesitation Snow (Hatsuyuki Sakura Opening Theme)
Hesitation Snow (instrumental)
May 25, 2012
Hatsuyuki Sakura Complete Soundtrack
Hesitation Snow (Hatsuyuki Sakura Opening Theme)
December 24, 2012
Koiken Otome Vocal Collection
Sword of Virgin (Koiken Otome Opening Theme)
Happy Go Round (Koiken Otome Ending Theme)
Sword of Virgin (instrumental)
Happy Go Round (instrumental)
November 29, 2013
Izayoi no Fortuna Original Soundtrack CD
Fortuna on the Sixteenth Night (Izayoi no Fortuna Opening Theme)
With the Light (Izayoi no Fortuna Ending Theme)
Fortuna on the Sixteenth Night (instrumental)
With the Light (instrumental)
March 28, 2014
Clover Heart's -Reproduct mix-
Clover Heart's – Re:product mix full chorus ver.
Clover Heart's – Re:product mix half chorus ver.
Clover Heart's – Re:product mix off chorus ver.
April 25, 2014
Koiken Otome ~Revive~ Original Soundtrack
Blaze of Reunion (Koiken Otome ~Revive~ Opening Theme)
Blaze of Reunion -instrumental-
Collaboration Singles
僕は僕であって (Boku wa Boku de Atte) [as angela x fripSide]
Release date : 19 October 2016
僕は僕であって (Boku wa Boku de Atte)
僕は僕であって (TV size)
僕は僕であって (off vocal version)
The end of escape [as fripSide x angela]
Release date: 7 December 2016
Contributions
magic "a" ride Vocal CD (Opening theme for magic "a" ride ) - Released on July 4, 2008. This vocal cd was only a bonus disc for those who pre-ordered the game. Only the first track is done by fripSide.
Katakoi no Tsuki First Edition Special Vocal Collection - Track 2-4 were done by fripSide (Split Tears, Tomorrow, and Never no Astray).
spiral of despair -resurrection- (Opening for Chikan Senyou Sharyou 2 - Houfiku no Chijyoku Densha ) - Under the name fripSide featuring Rita . This song was made after Nao left.
brave new world (insert song from the Key /Visual Arts drama CD adaptation of Planetarian ) was done by fripSide.
Ryuusei no Bifrost (opening theme of Hyperdimension Neptunia ) was done by Nao in 2011, after she graduated.
re:ceptivity (featured in Decade Album) is vocalized by Nao.[ 6]
References
External links