Kukui (band)

Kukui is a Japanese band consisting of Haruka Shimotsuki (vocal, lyrics & composition) and Myu (composition, arrangement & lyrics). They have produced songs for anime and games, most notably the Rozen Maiden anime series.

History

Originally, Shimotsuki and Myu of Refio (formerly a band made up of Myu and Riya) collaborated under the name Refio + Haruka Shimotsuki when they performed "Toumei Shelter", ending theme for Rozen Maiden in 2004. Not long after they formed Kukui and produced a dojin single "Yumewatari no Yoru", which was sold at the 67th Comic Market the same year.[1] The following year they returned to provide the ending theme for Rozen Maiden's second season, Träumend, and made their first major release as Kukui with the mini album Hikari no Rasenritsu. In 2007 they released the album Leer Lied. Though technically their first full album, it was labelled as a Rozen Maiden Best Album, and included "Utsusemi no Kage", ending theme for the series' TV special Ouvertüre. The next album they released Hakoniwa Note, was marketed as their first album.[2] It included their songs for the game Angel Profile.

Shimotsuki and Myu have collaborated on a number of occasions outside of kukui. The did the ending theme for the game Girlish Grimoire Little Witch Romanesque (2005), a song on tieLeaf's (a doujin circle Shimotsuki belongs) album Tsukioi no Toshi (2005), and two songs on a doujin album by Whitepaper (2007).[3]

Discography

Singles

Albums

  1. Approach
  2. 箱庭ノート / Hakoniwa Note
  3. コンコルディア / Concordia
  4. Starry Waltz
  5. cycle
  6. 夜の奥底 / Yoru no Okusoko
  7. 透明シェルター ~kukui ver.~ / Toumei Shelter ~kukui ver.~
  8. 虹色クオーツ / Nijiiro Quartz — PS2 game Angel Profile opening theme
  9. 空のメロディ / Sora no Melody — PS2 game Angel Profile ending theme
  10. 記憶 / Kioku
  11. アマヤドリ / Amayadori
  12. 二重奏 / Nijuusou
  13. Little Primrose

Other

References

  1. "Yumewatari no Yoru" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  2. "Hakoniwa Note listed on Lantis' site" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. "Eden no Wakaremichi: Song of donkey that stops walking" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-06-23.

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