Riko Azuna
Riko Azuna 安月名 莉子 | |
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| Born | December 3, 1993 Japan |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | Kadokawa |
| Website | www |
Riko Azuna (安月名 莉子, Azuna Riko, born December 3, 1993) is a Japanese singer and songwriter who is affiliated with Kadokawa.[1] She made her major debut in 2018 with the song "Kimi ni Furete" (君にふれて, "Touched By You"), which was used as the opening theme to the anime series Bloom Into You. Her music has also been featured in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Boogiepop and Others, Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, and So I'm a Spider, So What?.
Career
Azuna was born on December 3, 1993.[1] She had an interest in music and performing since her youth, and she participated in musicals from her second year of elementary to her third year of high school.[2] While performing in musicals, she engaged in singing, dancing, and acting, but enjoyed singing the most out of the three. Because of this, she decided to focus on singing, and upon entering university, she began performing at various live venues in Tokyo.[2]
Azuna's professional music career began after she first learned of an audition to perform a song for the anime television series Bloom Into You. At the time, she only knew that the series was about love between two girls, and only read the original manga series later.[2] She passed the audition, and the resulting song "Kimi ni Furete" (君にふれて, "Touched By You"), which was used as the series' opening theme song,[3] was released as her first single on November 28, 2018.[4] She also performed the song "Memories", which was used as an insert song in the original video animation Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Memory Snow.[5] Her second single "Whiteout" was released on February 27, 2019;[6] the title track is used as the ending theme song to the anime series Boogiepop and Others.[7]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Peak Oricon position[8] | Billboard Hot 100 position |
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"Kimi ni Furete" (君にふれて, Touched By You)
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39 | — |
Whiteout
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TBA | — |
References
- ^ a b "「ふと、その声が聴きたくなる」シンガーソングライター安月名莉子、2018年10月放送TVアニメ『やがて君になる』主題歌でデビュー" (in Japanese). LisAni!. September 7, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c "安月名莉子インタビュー アニメ『やがて君になる』オープニングテーマでデビューするシンガーソングライターの素顔" (in Japanese). LabelGate Co., Ltd. November 28, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Bloom Into You Yuri TV Anime Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs Artists". Anime News Network. August 26, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "君にふれて" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "『Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 Memory Snow』イメージソング＆EDテーマはnonocさん、挿入歌は安月名莉子さんが担当！ アーティスト情報公開" (in Japanese). Animate. October 6, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Whiteout" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Anime Spotlight - Boogiepop and Others". Anime News Network. December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "安月名莉子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Riko Azuna at Anime News Network's encyclopedia