Reol (singer)

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Reol
Born (1993-11-09) November 9, 1993 (age 27)
Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • rapper
Years active2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitereol.jp

Reol (れをる, Reoru, born November 9, 1993) is a Japanese rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. She began creating and releasing music onto Nico Nico Douga and YouTube in 2012, and achieved recognition with the release of several Vocaloid songs across 2014, many of which went viral. She released her solo debut album, Gokusaishiki in 2015.

Reol signed with the Toy's Factory record label in 2015 and formed the J-pop group REOL, which was composed of her past-collaborators GigaP and Okiku and her as the lead vocalist. Their debut album, Sigma was released in 2016 and garnered critical and commercial success, peaking at number 6 on the Oricon Albums Chart and number 9 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. The group disbanded in 2017. Thereafter, she signed with Victor Entertainment and has since focused on her solo career, releasing singles to general commercial and viral success.[1]

In 2020, she was named "Artist on the Rise" by YouTube, being the first Japanese artist to achieve this.

Career[]

In late 2012, Reol began uploading original songs and cover songs to video sharing sites Nico Nico Douga and YouTube. On August 17, 2014, Reol co-released the compilation album titled No Title+ with music arranger GigaP, video director Okiku, and art producer Key, under the group name Anyosupenyosuyaya. The album contains vocals by Vocaloid virtual singers such as Hatsune Miku, GUMI and Megurine Luka, the album was released through Japanese label Celo Project. Reol has since released a version with her own vocals, titled No Title-. In 2014, Reol released the single "LUVORATORRRRRY!" in collaboration with Nqrse, GigaP and Okiku. The music video for the song has amassed over 62 million views on YouTube,[2] making it their most popular release.

On July 29, 2015, Reol independently released her first studio album titled Gokusaishiki,[3] which reached the top ten on the Oricon Albums Chart.[4][5] Later in 2015, Reol, along with GigaP & Okiku, signed with Toy's Factory under the unit name REOL.[6] On August 18, REOL made their first public appearance in the music video for their single "Give me a break Stop now". They released their debut studio album titled 'Sigma' on October 19, 2016, which reached number 8 on the Oricon weekly Albums Chart. In August 2017, REOL announced that they would be disbanding after their last live performances.[7] On October 11, 2017, REOL released their final project, which was an EP entitled Endless EP.

In January 2018, Reol signed to Victor Entertainment. On March 5 she released a music video for the song titled "エンド" as the single for her solo debut EP. Reol released her first EP titled Kyokoushu on March 14. Reol released the singles "Saisaki" and "Sairen" in July and August respectively before the announcement of her first studio album Jijitsujo (事実上). Jijitsujo was released on October 17,[8] and a music video for the third single "Gekihaku" was released on December 19.[9] Reol was featured on TeddyLoid's Silent Planet:Infinity album on the song "Winners".[10] Reol later went on her first tour dubbed "MADE IN FACTION" around Japan, and later into China.[11]

In 2019, she released the Bunmei EP[12] on March 20, and music videos for "Utena"[13] and "Lost Paradise"[14] respectively. She has gone on her second Japanese tour, named "Reol Secret Live".[15] "Phanto(me)"[16] was released on July 24 as a single. On 22 January 2020, Reol released her second full album Kinjitou (金字塔). The album has a total of 11 songs and includes the digital singles: Phanto(me), HYPE MODE and 1LDK.[17] On September 27, 2020, she, as the first Japanese female artist, was elected in "Artist on the Rise".[18] On July 29, the music video for "The Sixth Sense (第六感​)" was released, a promotional song for Boat Race 2020, which also featured the group , who also sang in the YouTube version.[19] On November 4, she released a music video titled "Q?", in collaboration with GigaP.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Year Title Peak position Note
JPN (Oricon) US World
2015 Gokusaishiki (極彩色) 6[20] — As れをる (Reworu)
2016 No Title- — — "No title+" is the vocaloid version
2016 Sigma 6[21] 9[22] Released with REOL
2018 Jijitsujo (事実上) 5[23] 9[24]
2020 Kinjitou (金字塔) 11[25] —

Extended plays[]

Year Title Peak Position
JPN (Oricon) US World
2018 Kyoko Shu (虚構集) 3[26] —
2019 Bunmei (文明) 3[27] 13[28]

Digital singles[]

Date Title Note
2018 Heimenkyou (平面鏡)
2018 Saisaki (サイサキ) "HAL(Japanese vocational college)" TV CM image song
2018 SAIREN Second ending theme of Major 2nd season 2
2019 Lost Paradise (失楽園)
2019 Phanto(me) (ゆーれいずみー)
2019 HYPE MODE
2020 1LDK
2020 THE SIXTH SENSE (第六感) "BOAT RACE 2020" TV CM image song
2020 Q? Second ending theme of Digimon Adventure (2020)
2021 White Midnight (白夜) Theme song for Alchemy Stars

Video albums[]

Year Title Peak position Note
JPN DVD JPN Blu-ray
2020 Reol Japan Tour 2020 A Great Order of Hameln -Interlinked-
(Reol LIVE 2019-2020 ハーメルンの大号令 / 侵攻アップグレード) 		27 25 CD bonus with cover of Akina Nakamori's song "DESIRE -Jonetsu-" live sound source recording

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Reolオフィシャルサイト". reol.jp.
  2. ^ Reol Official. "LUVORATORRRRRY! ver れをる feat.nqrse" – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Rogers, Krista (May 30, 2015). "Amateur vocalist Reol channeling Internet fame into solo album debut this summer". Japan Today. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "極彩色 by Reol on Apple Music". iTunes Store Japan. July 29, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Michel, Patrick St. (September 19, 2015). "Rising Beatmaker Reol Takes Vocaloid to Another Level". MTV 81. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Reol Biography". Toy's Factory website. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  7. ^ NBT (August 1, 2017). "REOL to disband after performing their 2 last shows, here are their thoughts". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Reolの「事実上(Special edition)」". iTunes Store.
  9. ^ Reol Official. "[MV] Reol – 激白 / Gekihaku Music Video" – via YouTube.
  10. ^ TeddyLoid (November 23, 2018), TeddyLoid – Winners feat. Reol & Giga, retrieved July 24, 2019
  11. ^ "Reolオフィシャルサイト". reol.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  12. ^ 文明EP, retrieved July 24, 2019
  13. ^ Reol Official (February 25, 2019), [MV] Reol – ウテナ / Utena Music Video, retrieved July 24, 2019
  14. ^ Reol Official (June 4, 2019), [MV] Reol – 失楽園 / Lost Paradise Music Video, retrieved July 24, 2019
  15. ^ "Reolオフィシャルサイト". reol.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  16. ^ Reol Official (July 23, 2019), Reol – ゆーれいずみー/ Phanto(me) Teaser Movie, retrieved July 24, 2019
  17. ^ "Reolオフィシャルサイト". www.reol.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  18. ^ "Reol初の無観客ライブ生配信決定、本日オンエアスタートのBOAT RACE新CMで新曲「第六感」を歌唱". Natalie. 株式会社ナターシャ. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  19. ^ Reol - 第六感 / THE SIXTH SENSE Music Video, retrieved February 23, 2021
  20. ^ "極彩色 | れをる". Oricon. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  21. ^ "オリコンデイリー CDアルバムランキング 2016年10月18日付 | ORICON STYLE". October 20, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  22. ^ "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  23. ^ "事実上 | れをる". Oricon. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  24. ^ "REOL Jijitsujo Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  25. ^ "金字塔 | れをる". Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  26. ^ "虚構集 れをる".
  27. ^ "文明EP れをる".
  28. ^ "billboard us world album – Bunmei EP".
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