18-549: Aimer ( エメ , Eme , [eme] ) is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist signed to Sacra Music and managed by Agehasprings. Her stage name comes from the French verb aimer 'to love'. Aimer uses the name aimerrhythm for lyrics credits. Debuting in 2011, she has released seven studio albums, all of which made it into the top 20 of the Oricon Albums Chart , with fourth album Daydream being certified Gold by
36-446: A cover of Neil Sedaka 's " Breaking Up Is Hard to Do ". The first track of this single "Anata ni Deawanakereba: Kasetsu Toka" is an ending song of Fuji TV 's anime series Natsuyuki Rendezvous . On March 20, 2013, Aimer released the single " Re: I Am ", which was used as the ending theme for the penultimate episode of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn . According to an interview, the song title "is an anagram of [her] name (Aimer), and has
54-426: Is a Japanese record label subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan . The record label was established on April 1, 2017, specializing in anison music. On September 25, 2021, SACRA MUSIC started an official YouTube channel with the mascot character VTuber "SACRA Rokuban-cho" voiced by Sally Amaki . This character is responsible for sharing the latest news of SACRA MUSIC. Brave Shine " Brave Shine "
72-408: Is the eighth single by Japanese singer Aimer , released on June 3, 2015 under Defstar Records . Written by Aimer (under her pen name "aimerrhythm") and Hisashi Koyama, the song was used as the second opening theme of the anime TV series Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works . Originally, the series' second opening theme was intended to be "Last Stardust", composed also by Aimer. However,
90-620: The Recording Industry Association of Japan . Her 2021 song "Zankyōsanka" became her first song to reach the top of the Japan Hot 100 chart, selling 87,649 downloads in its first week. It also charted at number 37 on the Billboard Global 200 , marking her first appearance on the chart. Aimer's father was a bassist in a band, so music surrounded her from a very young age. She started piano study in elementary school and admired
108-420: The concept album Your favorite things . It covered numerous popular works, including works in various genre such as jazz and country western music. The number 1 record cover was based on Lady Gaga 's " Poker Face ", and was the first song to appear in the lead album chart for the jazz category in the iTunes Store . The album reached number 2. On September 7, 2011, Aimer debuted for Defstar Records , with
126-538: The 12 ending theme songs for the anime Chainsaw Man , which was used in the 9th episode. In early 2023, Aimer's song "Escalate" was featured as the opening theme for the anime Nier: Automata Ver1.1a , that aired on January 8, 2023. She will perform the ending theme "Atemonaku" (Aimlessly) for the anime Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage . On January 1, 2023, Aimer announced that she married musician Masahiro Tobinai. ( あなたに出会わなければ～夏雪冬花～ ) Sacra Music Sacra Music (stylized in all caps )
144-653: The 29th ending theme for the anime Bleach . The single also includes the cover of "Poker Face" from Your Favorite Things . On February 22, 2012, she released her third single, "Yuki no Furumachi/Fuyu no Diamond", which had the theme of "winter" on all tracks. On May 11, 2012, Aimer released a digital single called "Hoshikuzu Venus". This single was intended to be the theme song and background music for Sasaki Nozomi 's drama, Koi nante Zeitaku ga Watashi ni Ochite Kuru no daro ka? . This drama aired on April 16, 2012. On August 15, Aimer released her fourth single, "Anata ni Deawanakereba: Kasetsu Toka / Hoshikuzu Venus", which included
162-472: The Japanese live-action film adaptation of the manga Kasane . On January 8, 2019, Aimer released the single "I beg you" for the anime film Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly . The song became her first No. 1 single on Oricon's chart. She released two simultaneous albums, Sun Dance and Penny Rain , on April 10, 2019. She recorded the ending theme song "Torches" for the anime adaptation of
180-496: The album. On August 20, 2016, Aimer revealed her face for the first time on Music Station with the song "Chouchou Musubi". Following the announcement of her 4th album Daydream , Aimer performed the ending song to the Season 5 of anime series Natsume's Book of Friends , "Akane Sasu". On January 5, 2017, it was announced that Aimer wrote a song for the Japanese culinary exhibition "Tabegamisama no Fushigina Resutoranten" directed by
198-466: The ending theme of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (anime) made in collaboration with chelly (Egoist) and Hiroyuki Sawano and more for 13 tracks total. The album was released in three versions: a limited CD+Blu-ray (Type-A), a limited CD+DVD edition (Type-B), and a regular CD only edition. The song "Falling Alone" was used as lead track and was previously released as her 10th digital single as advance of
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234-868: The meaning of breaking down a word and constructing it into another." Aimer's eighth single, " Brave Shine ", was used as the second opening theme to the Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works anime, and was released on June 3, 2015. Another song, "Last Stardust", which was also a candidate for the opening, appears as an insert song in episode No. 20. On August 18, 2016, Aimer announced her special 4th studio album Daydream would be released on September 21 featuring collaboration songs between her and popular artists such as Taka ( One Ok Rock ), Yojiro Noda ( Radwimps ), TK ( Ling Tosite Sigure ), chelly ( Egoist ), Takahito Uchisawa ( androp ), Hiroyuki Sawano , Sukima Switch , and Mao Abe . Taka additionally produced four new songs for this album, while TK provided two. Also includes
252-527: The multimedia entertainment studio Moment Factory . A day after it was revealed on Aimer's official Twitter profile that the name of the song for the exhibition would be "Kachō Fūgetsu". Later, it was also revealed another single, which would be used as opening theme for the Japanese drama Ubai ai, fuyu , titled "Kogoesōna Kisetsu Kara", and would be released on February 10, 2017. The compilation albums Best Selection "blanc" and Best Selection "noir" were released on May 3, 2017. On November 11, Aimer released
270-673: The music of Ringo Sheena and Hikaru Utada . In junior high school, the music of Avril Lavigne inspired her to take up guitar and began writing lyrics in English. At the age of 15, Aimer lost her voice due to vocal cord overuse and underwent silence therapy for treatment. After she recovered, she acquired her distinctive husky voice. Aimer teamed up with the "Agehasprings" group, which has worked with, produced, or provided music for various artists, including Yuki , Mika Nakashima , Flumpool , Superfly , Yuzu , and Genki Rockets . In 2011, her musical career began in earnest. In May 2011, they released
288-450: The single " One ", which peaked at No. 2 on both Oricon and Billboard Japan charts. Her single "Ref:rain" was released digitally on February 18, 2018, and received a physical release on February 21, 2018. The song is used as the ending theme to the 2018 anime television series After the Rain . On September 7, 2018, Aimer released the single "Black Bird", which was used as the theme song for
306-507: The song "Rokutousei no Yoru", which was selected by Fuji TV as the ending theme of the 2011 anime series No. 6 . "Rokutousei no Yoru" recorded its highest ranking at number 9 on the Recochoku music distribution chart. The second single was released on December 14, 2011. "Re:pray/ Sabishikute Nemurenai Yoru wa" reached number 1 in the Mora music download charts site. The song "Re: pray" was chosen as
324-416: The staff did not find it fitting for the video's sequences and instead used "Brave Shine". The single peaked at No. 4 on both Oricon 's singles charts and Billboard Japan 's Hot 100. All lyrics are written by aimerrhythm The music video takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where a couple roams across the desert as a dark spirit follows them. As the man carries the woman up a volcano, they confront
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