| May'n | |
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May'n Concert in Anime Expo 2010 at Nokia Theater LA Live |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | May Nakabayashi |
| Also known as | May'n |
| Born | October 21, 1989 |
| Origin | Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Labels | Universal Music (2005–2007) Victor Entertainment (2007–present) |
| Website | ：：： May'n Official Site ：：： |
May'n (メイン Mein), born May Nakabayashi (中林 芽依 Nakabayashi Mei, October 21, 1989), is a Japanese J-Pop artist managed by the Horipro talent agency and under the Victor Entertainment label. She was formerly under the Universal Music label.
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In 2003, at the age of 13, she participated in the 28th "Horipro – Talent Scout Caravan – Love Music – Audition" (ホリプロ・タレントスカウトキャラバン・ラブミュージック・オーディション. Horipuro・Tarento Sukauto Kyaraban・Rabu Myūziku・Ōdishon) and, out of the 34,911 hopefuls, became one of the four who survived the final eliminations at the Shibuya Club Quattro.[1]
In 2005, she made her single debut with Crazy Crazy Crazy. The single was later re-released with an extra track. Her second single, Sympathy, was also released later that year.
In 2006, she sang the ending theme for the anime Love Get Chu ~Miracle Voice Actress Hakusho~ (ラブゲッCHU ～ミラクル声優白書～ Rabu Gē CHU ~Mirakuru Seiyū Hakusho~) which was included on her third single Fallin' in or Not.
In 2007, she was chosen to be the singing voice of Sheryl Nome of the anime Macross Frontier.
In January 2008, she changed her stage name to May'n (taken from May Nakabayashi – implying her wish to become a "main" artist in the music world), which was what she was credited as on Sheryl Nome character songs that were released that year. Diamond Crevasse and Lion from Macross Frontier are among her best-known songs.
She had her very first live performance outside of Japan in Singapore at Anime Festival Asia 08 in November.[2][3] Ever since then, she appeared in every annual Anime Festival Asia event. Her latest appearance in AFA to date was on the third and final day of the event, November 13, 2011, together with angela, Kalafina, Kanako Ito and Milky Holmes.
On January 24, 2010, she held a sold-out, solo concert at the prestigious Nippon Budokan hall.
She was an official Guest of Honor at Anime Expo's 2010 convention (July 1–4, 2010, Los Angeles Convention Center). There she held a concert jointly with Megumi Nakajima.
She performed her second solo Budokan concert on March 6, 2011, tickets for which were again sold out instantly.
| Released as | Year | Title | Oricon Chartings | Ref. | ||
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| Peak | Weeks | Sales | ||||
| May'n | 2009 | Styles
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#7 | 10 | 36,611 | [4] |
| Sheryl Nome starring May'n |
2010 | Cosmic Cuune
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#6 | 10 | 49,663 | [5] |
| May'n | 2011 | If You...
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#7 | 8 | 28,493 | |
| Released as | Year | Title | Oricon Chartings | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak | Weeks | Sales | ||||
| May'n | 2009 | May'n☆Street (メイン☆ストリート Mein Sutorīto)
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#2 | 9 | 37,503 | [6] |
| Sheryl Nome starring May'n |
Universal Bunny (ユニバーサル・バニー Yunibāsaru Banī)
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#3 | 16 | 101,599 | [7] | |
| Released as | Year | Title | Oricon Chartings | Album | Theme song featured in | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak | Weeks | Sales | ||||||
| May Nakabayashi | 2005 | "Crazy Crazy Crazy"
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— | — | — | — | [8] | |
"Sympathy"
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— | — | — | — | [9] | |||
| 2006 | "Fallin' in or Not" feat. SEAMO
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#159 | 1 | — | — | Love Get Chu ~Miracle Voice Actress Hakusho~ | [11] | |
| Sheryl Nome starring May'n |
2008 | "Diamond Crevasse / Iteza☆Gogo Kuji Don't be late (ダイアモンド クレバス / 射手座☆午後九時Don't be late Daiamondo Kurebasu/Iteza Gogo Kuji Donto Bī Reito)
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#2 | 27 | 108,504 | — | Macross Frontier | [12] |
"Lion" (ライオン Raion)
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#3 | 19 | 123,900 | May'n☆Street | [13] | |||
| May'n | 2009 | "Kimi Shinitamō Koto Nakare" (キミシニタモウコトナカレ, Thou Shalt Not Die)
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#10 | 14 | 20,671 | Styles | Shangri-La | [14] |
| Sheryl Nome starring May'n |
"pink monsoon"
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#5 | 9 | 38,703 | Universal Bunny | Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ | [15] | |
| May'n | 2010 | "Ready Go!"
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#21 | 8 | 13,292 | If You... | Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakamatachi | [16] |
"Shinjitemiru" (シンジテミル, See the Truth)
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#14 | 4 | 8,513 | Injitemiru 7-nichikan no Death Game | [17] | |||
| 2011 | "Scarlet Ballet"
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#9 | 10 | 22,469 | — | Aria the Scarlet Ammo | [18] | |
"Brain Diver"
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— | — | — | Phi Brain | [19] | |||
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2005 | "Happy"
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| 2007 | "Ame ni Saku Hana" (雨に咲く花, Blooming Flowers in the Rain)
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| 2009 | "my teens, my tears"
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| Title | Date | Type | Label/Distributor | Catalog No. | Note |
| May'n☆Act | March 25, 2009 | DVD concert | Victor Entertainment | VTBL-3 | May'n's concert at Akasaka Blitz on January 19, 2009 is recorded here. |
| May'n Special Concert BD BIG☆WAAAAAVE!! in Nippon Budokan | May 26, 2010 | Blu-ray concert | Victor Entertainment | VTXL-1 | May'n's concert at Nippon Budokan on January 24, 2010 is recorded here. |
| May’n Special Concert DVD BIG☆WAAAAAVE!! in Nippon Budokan | May 26, 2010 | DVD concert | Victor Entertainment | VTBL-9 | Same as above but on DVD. |
| May'n Special Concert BD RHYTHM TANK!! at Nippon Budokan | November 2, 2011 | Blu-ray concert | Victor Entertainment | VTXL-7 | May'n's concert at Nippon Budokan on March 6, 2011 is recorded here. |
| May’n Special Concert DVD RHYTHM TANK!! at Nippon Budokan | November 2, 2011 | DVD concert | Victor Entertainment | VTBL-17 | Same as above but on DVD. |
| Title | Date | Type | Label/Distributor | Catalog No. | Note |
| Macross F (Frontier) O.S.T.1 "Nyan Fro" | June 4, 2008 | CD album | Victor Entertainment | VTCL-60060 | May'n is credited as "Sheryl Nome starring May'n". |
| Macross F (Frontier) O.S.T.2 "Nyan Tra" | October 8, 2008 | CD album | Victor Entertainment | VTCL-60061 | May'n is credited as "Sheryl Nome starring May'n". |
| Macross F (Frontier) VOCAL COLLECTION "Nyan Tama" | December 3, 2008 | CD album (2 disks) | Victor Entertainment | VTCL-60100 | May'n is credited as "Sheryl Nome starring May'n". |
| Macross F (Frontier) Galaxy Tour FINAL in Budokan | October 30, 2009 | DVD concert | Bandai | BCBM-0011 | |
| same | November 27, 2009 | Blu-ray concert | Bandai | BCXE-0216 | Same as above but on Blu-ray. |
| Macross F (Frontier) Concept Album "Cosmic Cuune" | November 24, 2010 | CD album | Victor Entertainment | VTCL-60230 | May'n is credited as "Sheryl Nome starring May'n". |
| Yoko Kanno Produce Macross F Super Dimensional Super Live Cosmic Nyan Blu-ray | November 23, 2011 | Blu-ray concert | |||
| Yoko Kanno Produce Macross F Super Dimensional Super Live Cosmic Nyan DVD | November 23, 2011 | DVD concert |
May'n's public appearances are separated into "solo concerts", "collaborative concerts", and "other public appearances", a separation somewhat arbitrary but nevertheless useful.
| Date | Venue |
|---|---|
| July 30 | Nagano Club Junk Box |
| July 31 | Niigata Lots |
| August 2 | Kashiwa Palooza |
| August 4 | Saitama-Fukutoshin Heaven's Rock VJ-03 |
| August 8 | Shizuoka Live House Hamamatsu Madowaku |
| August 10 | Kyoto Muse Hall |
| August 12 | Okayama Crazy Mama Kingdom |
| August 13 | Hiroshima Club Quattro |
| August 15 | Kumamoto Drum Be-9 V1 |
| August 20 | Yokohama Bay Hall |
| Date | Venue |
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| September 9 | Zepp Fukuoka |
| September 11 | Zepp Osaka |
| September 12 | Zepp Nagoya |
| September 15 | Zepp Sendai |
| September 17 | Zepp Sapporo |
| September 20 & 21 | Zepp Tokyo |