Supercell (Band)
Supercell (proper spelling supercell ) is a Japanese musical group of eleven to the composer and lyricist Ryo which in 2007 as Dōjin music group ( self- published independent music ) was founded. Initially used Supercell singing synthesizer Hatsune Miku for their pieces which they had set the video portal Nico Nico Douga. The popularity of these songs made the group releasing a self-produced album called Supercell on the Comiket 74 in August 2008. Supercell finally got a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment Japan, where then appeared a professional edition of this album with additional tracks and a DVD in March 2009. Their first single Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari followed in August of the same year, with the singing of Nagi Yanagi nachgesungene previously under the name Gazelle songs on Nico Nico Douga hochlud. Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari, making it the first release by Supercell not the Miku Hatsune used and emerged as credits title of the anime series Bakemonogatari. This was followed by three more singles in 2010, one of them a split single with the Dōjin musician Kz of Livetune. Supercells second album Today Is A Beautiful Day was released in March 2011.
- 3.1 albums
- 3.2 Singles 3.2.1 collaborations
Members
Supercell is composed of 11 members with Ryo in the center, which is responsible for the musical and the lyrics. The other 10 members provide illustrations, animations, design and photographs ready for the booklets, covers and music videos.
- Ryo ( composer, lyricist )
- Shirow Miwa (三轮 士 郎; illustration)
- Huke (illustration)
- Redjuice (illustration)
- Suga (スガ; illustration)
- Maque (マクー; illustration and animation )
- Yoshiki Usa ( Wooserdesign ) (宇佐 义 大; design )
- Hei8rō (丙8郎, Heihachiro; support in illustration and photography )
- Guitar (support in illustration)
- Crow ( support)
- Golv ( Support )
History
2007-2008: Founding and independent publications
On 7 December 2007 Ryo uploaded the song Melt (メルト, Meruto ), sung by the Vocaloid singing synthesizer Hatsune Miku, on the video sharing website Nico Nico Douga high. By February 2010, it was there over five million times. Ryo used here an illustration of Miku by the subscriber 119 ( Hikeshi pronounced), having obtained without permission. After Ryo contacted 119 with an apology, 119 showed great interest in Melt and began work with Ryo, Supercell which arose. In the course of time, other members joined so that Supercell anwuchsen the time of their major debut on 11 members. To have in an article in The Japan Times Ryo was no " great ambitions " when uploading Melt on Nico Nico Douga had and he was not " set out to succeed ."
Ryo released his music on Nico Nico Douga, as he liked the website and its comment system. Ryo did not intend to use from the beginning Miku Hatsune as a singer and most of the members of Supercell it was unknown to Melt gained popularity. Since Ryo knew no singer to him by friends recommended Miku was to use what he had a good idea looked as videos with her been a large spread on Nico Nico Douga.
2008 published Supercell more songs that were quickly known. Koi wa Sensō (恋 は 戦争) on February 22, World is Mine (ワールド イズ マイン, Warudo izu Main) on 31 May and Black Rock Shooter (ブラック ★ ロック シューター, Burakku Rokku Shuta ) of 13 June, all was one million views. On Nico Nico Douga World is Mine Black Rock Shooter and both reached the first position in the daily rankings. Ryo composed the piece Kibo no Neiro (キボウノネイロ), the image song appeared as a limited edition CD with the fifth volume of Shuu Shirases Light Novel series Oto × Maho on 15 July 2008. The CD alone was only sold at Animate and Comic Toranoana, the Animate version of Miku Hatsune and the Toranoana version sung by human singer saree.
On the Comiket 74 in August 2008 published Supercell their eponymous first album, Supercell, the more hitherto unpublished contained their most popular songs and. On 12 December 2008 appeared Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki (初めての恋が終わる時) on Nico Nico Douga, where it stayed for three days at the top position of the daily rankings and has been viewed over one million times. This should be highly loaded that Supercell on Nico Nico Douga the last song.
2009-2011: major-label debut and singer Nagi Yanagi
Supercell her made major debut with Sony Music Entertainment Japan with a professional re-release of the album Supercell on 4 March 2009. This album contained the artbook that came with also the former independent version, more songs and a DVD with music videos from four pieces. The album reached # 4 on the weekly Oricon album charts in June 2009 and received the Gold status of the Recording Industry Association of Japan for more than 100,000 copies sold within a year. Supercells first major single, Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari (君 の 知ら ない 物語) was published on 12 August 2009 and reached # 5 on the Oricon weekly singles chart. The A-side Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari emerged as credits title of the anime series Bakemonogatari. In addition, the single also contained two pieces were created for the anime film Cencoroll. The single was the first release where Supercell not Miku Hatsune, but Nagi Yanagi used as a singer. Supercell was at the Japan Gold Disc Award 2010 selected as one of the five best young artist of 2009.
Their second single Sayonara Memories (さよなら メモリーズ, Sayonara Memorīzu ) Super Cells appeared on 10 February 2010. Utakata Hanabi third single / Hoshi ga Konna Yoru ni Matataku (うたかた 花火/星が瞬くこんな夜に), a Double-A single, was released on August 25, 2010. Utakata Hanabi was used as 14 credits title of the anime series Naruto Shippuden and Hoshi ga Konna Yoru ni Matataku as credits for Type - Moon's visual novel Mahotsukai 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) of the subject title of the game Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd was. Ryo composed Kotchi Muite Baby Yellow and Kz. The single was released by Sony Music Direct on 14 July 2010 and was the first publication related Supercell since their debut album, the Miku Hatsune as a singer. Supercell produced the song Hero (ヒーロー, Hiro ) as the theme song of Shueisha's manga magazine Aoharu, a special edition of Young Jump, whose first edition appeared on November 30, 2010. The full version of this piece appeared on the same day on Sony Music's website for pre-listening.
On 24 July 2010, the 50 minutes long original video appeared animation project Black Rock Shooter, based on supercells of the same song and music video with Hukes illustrations. A " pilot version " was released September 30, 2009 on DVD and Blu -Ray. Ryo and Huke work on this project together with the project leader Yutaka Yamamoto and his animation studio Ordet; Director was Shinobu Yoshioka. Black Rock Shooter was Ordets first own production as the leading animation studio. Some excerpts were shown on the major U.S. Anime Exhibition Anime Expo on July 4, 2010.
The end of 2010, the company INCS founded the record label toenter TamStar Records for musicians and artists who produced originally Dōjin music. Supercell was one of the opening members, which included Livetune, Gom, and Nagi Yanagi Rapbit. Supercell collaborated in the compilation TamStar Records Collection Vol 0, which in December 2010 as a limited edition was released on Comiket 79, with the pieces Kibo no Neiro sung by Miku Hatsune and Ashita e (アシタヘ) sung by Rapbit and Clear. TamStar Records also released on this Comiket a remix album called Stowaways of supercells debut album as a tribute to the band. Supercells second studio album Today Is A Beautiful Day was released on March 16, 2011.
2011- today: singers Koeda and Chelly
Supercell held from 25 May to 19 June 2011 as a guest vocalist auditions for their third album. Of the 2000 candidates won two girls: the 15 -year-old Koeda and the 17 -year-old Chelly. Supercell worked with the Dōjin musician Dixie Flatline together at the split-single Sekiranun Graffiti / Fallin ' Fallin' Fallin ' (積乱雲 グラフィティ/ Fallin' Fallin ' Fallin', Sekiranun Gurafiti / ~ ), which on August 31, 2011, Sony Music Direct appeared with Miku Hatsune as a singer. From Ryo which originates Sekiranun graffiti and Dixie Flatline Fallin ' Fallin' Fallin '. Sekiranun graffiti was as biasing titles to play Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend used.
The themes songs to the anime series Guilty Crown were produced by Supercell. The header title My Dearest is here sung by Koeda and credits title Departures - Anata ni Okuru Ai no Uta ( Departures ~あなた に おくる アイ の 歌~ ), and the intermediate songs by Chelly. Ryo also wrote the play Light My Fire, sung by Kotoko, which was used as a biasing titles for the Shakugan no Shana Final anime series.
Discography
Albums
- Release Date: March 4, 2009
- Manufacturer: GT music ( MHCL-1493/1495 (CD DVD image collection), MHCL-1496/1497 (CD DVD) )
- Format: CD DVD image collection, CD DVD
- Release Date: March 16, 2011
- Label: SME Records ( SRCL-7486/7487 (CD DVD ) SRCL - 7488 (CD) )
- Format: CD, CD DVD