Supercell | |
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Asal | Japan |
Genre | J-pop |
Tahun aktif | 2007–present |
Label | Sony Music TamStar Records |
Situs web | www |
Anggota | Ryo Shirow Miwa Huke Redjuice Suga Maque Yoshiki Usa Hei8ro Guitar Crow Golv |
Mantan anggota | 119 |
Supercell is a Japanese 11-member music group led by composer and lyricist Ryo which formed in 2007 as a dōjin music group. Supercell started out by making use of the Hatsune Miku singing synthesizer to produce vocals for songs submitted to the Nico Nico Douga video sharing website. The popularity of the songs led the group to release the independent self-titled album Supercell at Comiket 74 in August 2008. Supercell made their major debut with Sony Music Entertainment Japan with the professional release of their Supercell album in March 2009, which was updated with more songs and a DVD. Supercell released their first single, "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari", in August 2009 with vocals by Nagi Yanagi, herself a vocalist primarily known for her uploads to Nico Nico Douga under the name Gazelle.[1] "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" was the first release by Supercell not to use Hatsune Miku for the vocals and was used as the ending theme song for the 2009 Bakemonogatari anime series. Supercell released three more singles in 2010, one being a split single with fellow dōjin musician Kz of Livetune. Supercell released their second album Today Is A Beautiful Day in March 2011.
Members
Supercell is made up of 11 members led by Ryo, who produces the music and writes the lyrics. The other 10 members provide illustrations, animation, design, and photography in album booklets, cases and music videos.[2]
- Ryo (music, lyrics)
- Shirow Miwa (illustration)
- Huke (illustration)
- Redjuice (illustration)
- Suga (illustration)
- Maque (illustration and animation)
- Yoshiki Usa at Wooserdesign (design)
- Hei8ro (Heihachiro) (support in illustration and photography)
- Guitar (support in illustration)
- Crow (support)
- Golv (support)
- Former members
- 119 (Hikeshi) (illustration)
History
2007–2008: Formation and indie releases
On December 7, 2007, Ryo submitted the song "Melt" (メルト , Meruto) to the Nico Nico Douga video sharing website using the Vocaloid singing synthesizer software, Hatsune Miku, for the vocals; since then, the video has been viewed over 5 million times.[3] Ryo used an illustration of Miku without permission by an illustrator named 119 (pronounced Hikeshi). After Ryo contacted 119 with an apology, 119 responded with great interest in "Melt" and began to work together with Ryo, thus forming Supercell.[4][5] More members joined Supercell since its forming leading to 11 members by the time the group made its major debut.[4] In an article in The Japan Times, Ryo admitted that he did not have any "big intentions" in uploading "Melt" to Nico Nico Douga and was not someone who "set out to find success" as he put it.[3]
Ryo chose to distribute his music on Nico Nico Douga since he liked the website along with its response system. Ryo did not originally intend to use Hatsune Miku as the vocalist for his songs, and most members of Supercell did not even know of Miku until after "Melt" gained popularity.[4] Since Ryo did not know any singers, he was recommended by his friends to use Miku, which he thought was a good idea since videos using Miku were already widely being distributed on Nico Nico Douga at the time.[4]
In 2008, Supercell continued to release songs which quickly became popular. Supercell's releases of "Koi wa Sensō" (恋は戦争 ) on February 22, "World is Mine" (ワールドイズマイン , Wārudo izu Main) on May 31, and "Black Rock Shooter" (ブラック★ロックシューター , Burakku Rokku Shūtā) on June 13 all received over 1 million views.[6] On Nico Nico Douga, "World is Mine" and "Black Rock Shooter" both achieved the No. 1 spot on the daily My List Rankings. Ryo composed the song "Kibō no Neiro" (キボウノネイロ ), released as a limited edition image song CD with the fifth volume of Shū Shirase's light novel series Oto × Maho on July 15, 2008; the CD was only sold at Animate and Comic Toranoana. The CD sold at Animate had the song sung by Hatsune Miku, but the Toranoana version had it sung by the human singer Sari.[7]
At Comiket 74 in August 2008, Supercell released the independent self-titled album Supercell containing their most popular songs in addition to several previously unreleased songs.[8] On December 12, 2008, Supercell released "Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki" (初めての恋が終わる時 ) on Nico Nico Douga which stayed at No. 1 on the daily My List Rankings for three days in a row, and has received over 1 million views; this was the last song Supercell posted on Nico Nico Douga.
2009–2011: Major debut and vocalist Nagi Yanagi
Supercell made their major debut with Sony Music Entertainment Japan with the professional release of their Supercell album on March 4, 2009. The updated release included the art book originally bundled with the indie version, contained more songs than the original, and included a DVD with music videos for four songs. The album obtained a No. 4 ranking on Oricon's weekly albums chart,[9] and in June 2009 was awarded the Gold Disc by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for having exceeded 100,000 copies shipped in a single year.[10] Supercell released their first major single "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" (君の知らない物語 ) on August 12, 2009, which ranked No. 5 on Oricon's weekly singles chart.[11] The song "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" was used as the ending theme song for the 2009 Bakemonogatari anime series,[12] and the single also included two tracks featured in the 2009 animated film Cencoroll. The single marked the first time Supercell did not use Hatsune Miku as the vocalist, but instead having the singer Nagi Yanagi provide the vocals. Supercell was chosen as one of the best five new Japanese artists of 2009 during the 2010 Japan Gold Disc Award competition.[13]
A second single, "Sayonara Memories" (さよならメモリーズ ), was released on February 10, 2010.[14] Supercell's third single, "Utakata Hanabi / Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni" (うたかた花火 / 星が瞬くこんな夜に ), is a double A-side and was released on August 25, 2010. "Utakata Hanabi" was used as the 14th ending theme for the Naruto: Shippuden anime series and "Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni" was used as the ending theme for Type-Moon's visual novel Mahōtsukai no Yoru. Supercell released a split single in collaboration with Kz of Livetune called "Kotchi Muite Baby / Yellow" (こっち向いて Baby / Yellow ), which is the theme song of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd. Ryo composed "Kotchi Muite Baby", while Livetune composed "Yellow". The single was released by Sony Music Direct on July 14, 2010 in Japan,[15] and is the first release by Supercell to feature Hatsune Miku as the vocalist since their debut album. Supercell produced the song "Hero" (ヒーロー ) as a theme song to Shueisha's manga magazine Aoharu, a special edition version of Young Jump, which had its first issue on November 30, 2010.[16] The full version of the song was released by Sony Music on their website on November 30, 2010 for trial listening.
A 50-minute original video animation project entitled Black Rock Shooter was released on July 24, 2010 based on the song "Black Rock Shooter" and its original music video featuring illustrations by Huke. A "Pilot Edition" of the anime was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on September 30, 2009.[17] Ryo and Huke collaborated on the project with supervisor Yutaka Yamamoto and his animation studio Ordet; Shinobu Yoshioka directed the project.[18] Black Rock Shooter is Ordet's first solo production as the main animation studio. Some footage of the anime was shown at Anime Expo on July 4, 2010.[19]
In late 2010, Shibuya, Tokyo-based company INCS toenter established the major record label TamStar Records for musicians and artists who originally made their debut as dōjin music artists online. Supercell joined the label as one of the inaugural members, including others such as Livetune, Gom, Rapbit, and Nagi Yanagi.[20] Supercell collaborated on a compilation album titled TamStar Records Collection Vol. 0 released as a limited edition at Comiket 79 in December 2010;[20] on the album is Supercell's "Kibō no Neiro" sung by Hatsune Miku and "Ashita e" (アシタヘ ) sung by Rapbit and Clear. TamStar Records released a remix album of Supercell's debut album Supercell as a tribute to the band titled Stowaways at Comiket 79. Supercell released their second studio album Today Is A Beautiful Day on March 16, 2011.
2011–present: Vocalists Koeda and Chelly
Supercell held auditions from May 25 to June 19, 2011 for a guest vocalist on the band's third album. The main criteria for the vocalist was his or her voice, as Supercell was not concerned with the singer's gender or age.[21] Out of about 2,000 candidates, two girls were chosen: a 15-year-old named Koeda and a 17-year-old named Chelly.[22][23] Supercell collaborated with the dōjin musician Dixie Flatline to produce the split single "Sekiranun Graffiti (積乱雲グラフィティ ) / Fallin' Fallin' Fallin'" released on August 31, 2011 by Sony Music Direct; the single features Hatsune Miku as the vocalist.[24] Ryo composed "Sekiranun Graffiti", while Dixie Flatline composed "Fallin' Fallin' Fallin'". "Sekiranun Graffiti" is used as the opening theme to Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend.
The theme songs for the 2011 anime series Guilty Crown were produced by Supercell.[25] The opening theme is titled "My Dearest" and is performed by Koeda. The ending theme is titled "Departures (Anata ni Okuru Ai no Uta)" (Departures ~あなたにおくるアイの歌~ ) and is sung by Chelly, who also sings insert songs featured in Guilty Crown.[23] Supercell's fourth single "My Dearest" will be released on November 23, 2011. Ryo wrote the song "Light My Fire" sung by Kotoko, which is used as the first opening theme to the 2011 anime series Shakugan no Shana Final.
Discography
Albums
Year | Album details | Peak Oricon chart positions |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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2009 | Supercell
|
4[9] | JP: Gold[26] |
2011 | Today Is A Beautiful Day
|
3[27] |
Singles
Year | Song | Peak Oricon chart positions |
Certifications | Album |
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2009 | "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" | 5[11] | JP: Gold[28] | Today Is A Beautiful Day |
2010 | "Sayonara Memories" | 7[29] | ||
"Utakata Hanabi / Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni" | 9[30] | |||
2011 | "My Dearest" |
Collaborations
Year | Song | Peak Oricon chart positions |
Album |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | "Kotchi Muite Baby / Yellow" (with Kz of Livetune) | 9[31] | |
2011 | "Sekiranun Graffiti / Fallin' Fallin' Fallin'" (with Dixie Flatline) | 19 |
Music videos
Year | Song | Director(s) |
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2009 | "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" | Hirohisa Sasaki |
2010 | "Sayonara Memories" | Takahiro Miki[32] Taiki Ueda[32] |
"Kotchi Muite Baby" | Takuya Imamura | |
"Utakata Hanabi" | Kazuto Nakazawa[33] | |
2011 | "Perfect Day" | Ryōsuke Nakamura[34] |
"Sekiranun Graffiti" | Yûichi Takahashi[35] | |
"My Dearest" |
Various artist compilation albums
Year | Song(s) | Album | Ref. |
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2009 | "Black Rock Shooter" | Nico Nico Douga Selection: Sainō no Mudazukai | [36] |
"Melt" "World is Mine" |
Hatsune Miku Best: Memories | [37] | |
"Black Rock Shooter" "Koi wa Sensō" |
Hatsune Miku Best: Impacts | [38] | |
2010 | "Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki" "Kotchi Muite Baby" "Melt" |
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd Nonstop Mix Collection | [39] |
"Ashita e" "Kibō no Neiro" |
TamStar Records Collection Vol. 0 |
Other video album appearances
Year | Song(s) | Video album | Artist(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | "Black Rock Shooter" "World is Mine" |
Hatsune Miku DVD: Memories | Various artists | A collection of music videos related to Hatsune Miku. | [40] |
"Koi wa Sensō" | Hatsune Miku DVD: Impacts | [41] | |||
"Melt" "World is Mine" |
Miku no Hi Kanshasai 39's Giving Day Project Diva Presents Hatsune Miku Solo Concert: Konban wa, Hatsune Miku desu. | [42] |
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- ^ "About Supercell" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Supercell. Diakses tanggal September 10, 2009.
- ^ a b Robson, Daniel (February 5, 2010). "Supercell's synthetic pop wins real fans". The Japan Times. Diakses tanggal February 6, 2010.
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- ^ Ryo (August 12, 2008). "オリコン!ヤフー!" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Supercell. Diakses tanggal September 10, 2009.
- ^ "そばにいるね、キセキを凌ぐネットで最も再生された曲発売" (dalam bahasa Japanese). meVIEWsa radio. December 25, 2008. Diakses tanggal September 10, 2009.
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- ^ "Music Group supercell Holds Auditions for Next Album". Anime News Network. May 25, 2011. Diakses tanggal May 25, 2011.
- ^ "17-Year-Old Wins Supercell Audition to Sing Guilty Crown Songs". Anime News Network. September 8, 2011. Diakses tanggal September 8, 2011.
- ^ a b "Supercell Selects 15-Year-Old Singer for Next Album". Anime News Network. September 9, 2011. Diakses tanggal September 10, 2011.
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- ^ "さよならメモリーズ" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Oricon. Diakses tanggal February 26, 2010.
- ^ "うたかた花火 / 星が瞬くこんな夜に" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Oricon. Diakses tanggal September 6, 2010.
- ^ "こっち向いて Baby / Yellow" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Oricon. Diakses tanggal July 23, 2010.
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- ^ "うたかた花火" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Space Shower Networks. Diakses tanggal August 24, 2010.
- ^ "supercell ロングヒット曲から「NARUTO」EDまで1枚に凝縮" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Hotexpress Music Magazine. February 18, 2011. Diakses tanggal February 26, 2011.
- ^ "Ryo, Hatsune Miku's Latest to Be Sold in U.S., Asia on Same Day". Anime News Network. August 29, 2011. Diakses tanggal August 30, 2011.
- ^ "ニコニコ動画せれくちょん~才能の無駄遣い" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Oricon. Diakses tanggal December 3, 2009.
- ^ "初音ミク ベスト~memories~" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Oricon. Diakses tanggal December 3, 2009.
- ^ "初音ミク ベスト~impacts~" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Oricon. Diakses tanggal December 3, 2009.
- ^ "初音ミク –Project DIVA– 2nd NONSTOP MIX COLLECTION" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Oricon. Diakses tanggal July 31, 2010.
- ^ "初音ミクDVD~memories~" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Oricon. Diakses tanggal March 23, 2010.
- ^ "初音ミクDVD~impacts~" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Oricon. Diakses tanggal March 23, 2010.
- ^ "ミクの日感謝祭 39's Giving Day Project DIVA Presents 初音ミク・ソロコンサート~こんばんは、初音ミクです。~" (dalam bahasa Japanese). Oricon. Diakses tanggal July 30, 2011.
Further reading
- Mak, Theodore (February 23, 2011). "Supercell Exclusive Interview (1st Ever English Interview!)". The-O Network Online. Diakses tanggal October 21, 2011.
- Santos, Carlo (June 21, 2011). "Interview: Ryo from supercell". Anime News Network. Diakses tanggal October 21, 2011.
- "Ryo Of Supercell's Interview With JpopAsia". JpopAsia. June 16, 2011. Diakses tanggal October 21, 2011.
External links
- Official website (Jepang)
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