Riko Azuna

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Riko Azuna
安月名 莉子
Born (1993-12-03) December 3, 1993 (age 27)
Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2018–present
LabelsKADOKAWA (2018–present)
Websitewww.azuna-riko.com

Riko Azuna (安月名 莉子, Azuna Riko, born December 3, 1993) is a Japanese singer and songwriter who is affiliated with KADOKAWA.[1] She made her major debut in 2018 with the song "Kimi ni Furete" (君にふれて, "Touched By You"), which was used as the opening theme to the anime series Bloom Into You. Her music has also been featured in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Boogiepop and Others, Astra Lost in Space, Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, So I'm a Spider, So What? and Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose.

Career[]

Azuna was born on December 3, 1993.[1] She had an interest in music and performing since her youth, and she participated in musicals from her second year of elementary to her third year of high school.[2] While performing in musicals, she engaged in singing, dancing, and acting, but enjoyed singing the most out of the three. Because of this, she decided to focus on singing, and upon entering university, she began performing at various live venues in Tokyo.[2]

Azuna's professional music career began after she first learned of an audition to perform a song for the anime television series Bloom Into You. At the time, she only knew that the series was about love between two girls, and only read the original manga series later.[2] She passed the audition, and the resulting song "Kimi ni Furete" (君にふれて, "Touched By You"), which was used as the series' opening theme song,[3] was released as her 1st single on November 28, 2018.[4] She also performed the song "Memories", which was used as an insert song in the original video animation Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Memory Snow.[5] Her 2nd single "Whiteout" was released on February 27, 2019;[6] the title track was used as the ending theme song to the anime series Boogiepop and Others.[7] Her 3rd single "Glow at the Velocity of Light" was released on August 21, 2019; the title track was used as the ending theme song to the anime series Astra Lost in Space. Her 4th single "be perfect, plz!" was released on November 6, 2019; the title track was used as the ending theme song to the anime series Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious. Her 5th single "keep weaving your spider away" was released on January 27, 2021; the title track was used as the opening theme song to the anime series So I'm a Spider, So What?. Her 6th single "Chance! & Revenge!" was released on April 28, 2021; the title track was used as the opening theme song to the anime series Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose.

Discography[]

Singles[]

Release date Title Peak chart position[8]
1st November 28, 2018[4] Kimi ni Furete (君にふれて, Touched By You) 39
2nd February 27, 2019[6] Whiteout 91
3rd August 21, 2019 Glow at the Velocity of Light 79
4th November 6, 2019 be perfect, plz! 128
5th January 27, 2021 keep weaving your spider way 56
6th April 28, 2021 Chance! & Revenge! 62

Other appearances[]

List of guest appearances that feature Riko Azuna
Title Year Album Peak
Memories 2018 Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu OVA: Memory Snow OST by Kenichiro Suehiro 134

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "「ふと、その声が聴きたくなる」シンガーソングライター安月名莉子、2018年10月放送TVアニメ『やがて君になる』主題歌でデビュー" (in Japanese). LisAni!. September 7, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "安月名莉子インタビュー　アニメ『やがて君になる』オープニングテーマでデビューするシンガーソングライターの素顔" (in Japanese). LabelGate Co., Ltd. November 28, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bloom Into You Yuri TV Anime Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs Artists". Anime News Network. August 26, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "君にふれて" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "『Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 Memory Snow』イメージソング＆EDテーマはnonocさん、挿入歌は安月名莉子さんが担当！　アーティスト情報公開" (in Japanese). Animate. October 6, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chance! & Revenge!" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Anime Spotlight - Boogiepop and Others". Anime News Network. December 28, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "安月名莉子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2019.

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