Aimer

Aimer promoting "I beg you / Hanabiratachi no March / Sailing" (2019)

Aimer (エメ) is a Japanese pop singer-lyricist signed to SME Records and managed by agehasprings. She made her major debut in September of 2011 with the single "Rokutousei no Yoru / Kanashimi wa Aurora ni / TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR".

Profile

• Stage Name: Aimer
• Birthday: July 9, 1990 (1990-07-09)
• Birthplace: Kumamoto, Japan
• Blood Type: A

Information

Early Life and Debut

As a child, Aimer was constantly surrounded by music, mainly of the jazz and blues variety loved by her father, who was a bassist for a jazz band. In elementary school, she learned to play the piano. And as a middle school student influenced by the likes of Avril Lavigne's music, Aimer picked up the guitar and starting incorporating English into her lyrics. At the age of 15, she damaged her vocal chords and thus ended up with the unique voice she is known for today.

In 2011, Aimer signed with management agency FOURseam and entered into collaboration with the famed production group agehasprings, known for their work with Genki Rockets. She was introduced on the J-WAVE radio program HELLO WORLD as a guest vocalist on an agehasprings remix track, "SPIDER SOUNDS". In April, her song "Kizuna", was used in a commercial for the monthly manga anthology Gekkan Comic Zenon. The track would not see an official release until 2015 with her third studio album. In May, she released a digital album, Your favorite things, of covers of western songs. The lead track "Poker Face", a Lady Gaga cover, claimed #1 on the iTunes jazz chart, while the album peaked at #4 on the jazz album category in Japan. The following June, Aimer signed a major contract deal with DefSTAR RECORDS, and announced the release of her debut single "Rokutousei no Yoru / Kanashimi wa Aurora ni / TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR" set for September.

Discography

Aimer promoting "Rokutosei no Yoru / Kanashimi wa Aurora ni / TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR" (2011)

Aimer promoting Sleepless Nights (2012)

Aimer promoting After Dark (2013)

Aimer promoting Midnight Sun (2014)

Aimer promoting DAWN (2015)

Aimer promoting daydream (2016)

Aimer promoting BEST SELECTION "blanc" & noir" (2017)

Aimer promoting "Ref:rain / Mabayui Bakari" (2018)

Studio Albums

• [2012.10.03] Sleepless Nights
• [2014.06.25] Midnight Sun
• [2015.07.29] DAWN
• [2016.09.21] daydream
• [2019.04.10] Sun Dance
• [2019.04.10] Penny Rain

Best Albums

• [2017.05.03] BEST SELECTION "blanc"
• [2017.05.03] BEST SELECTION "noir"

Compilation Albums

• [2019.04.10] Sun Dance & Penny Rain

Cover Albums

• [2011.05.11] Your favorite things (Digital)
• [2012.12.12] Bitter & Sweet

Split Albums

• [2014.06.25] UnChild (SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer)
• [2014.08.13] Another Me (Fukui Mai x Aimer)

Live Albums

• [2018.06.09] Aimer Live in Budokan "blanc et noir" (Aimer Live in 武道館 "blanc et noir") (Digital Hi-Res)

Mini-Albums

• [2013.11.20] After Dark
• [2014.09.03] Dareka, Umi wo. EP (誰か、海を。)

Singles

• [2011.09.07] Rokutousei no Yoru / Kanashimi wa Aurora ni / TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR (六等星の夜 / 悲しみはオーロラに)
• [2011.12.14] Re:pray / Sabishikute Nemurenai Yoru wa (寂しくて眠れない夜は)
• [2012.02.22] Yuki no Furu Machi / Fuyu no Diamond (雪の降る街 / 冬のダイヤモンド)
• [2012.08.15] Anata ni Deawanakereba ~Kasetsu Touka~ / Hoshikuzu Venus (あなたに出会わなければ ~夏雪冬花~ / 星屑ビーナス)
• [2013.03.20] RE: I AM EP
• [2014.05.21] StarRingChild EP
• [2014.12.17] broKen NIGHT / holLow wORlD
• [2015.06.03] Brave Shine
• [2016.05.11] ninelie EP
• [2016.07.06] insane dream / us
• [2016.08.17] Chouchou Musubi (蝶々結び)
• [2016.11.16] Akane Sasu / everlasting snow (茜さす)
• [2017.10.11] ONE / Hana no Uta / Rokutousei no Yoru Magic Blue ver. (ONE / 花の唄 / 六等星の夜)
• [2018.02.21] Ref:rain / Mabayui Bakari (眩いばかり)
• [2018.09.05] Black Bird / Tiny Dancers / Omoide wa Kirei de (思い出は奇麗で; Memories Are Beautiful)
• [2019.01.09] I beg you / Hanabiratachi no March / Sailing (花びらたちのマーチ)

Digital Singles

• [2012.05.11] Hoshikuzu Venus (星屑ビーナス)
• [2013.08.14] Nemuri no Mori (眠りの森)
• [2015.02.22] Kimi wo Matsu (君を待つ)
• [2017.02.10] Kogoesou na Kisetsu Kara (凍えそうな季節から)

Other Singles

• [2015.06.05] Live at anywhere

Analog Singles

• [2015.07.29] Brave Shine / broKen NIGHT

Video Releases

• [2017.12.13] Aimer Live in Budokan "blanc et noir" (Aimer Live in 武道館 "blanc et noir")
• [2018.10.31] Aimer special concert with Slovakia Kokuritsu Housou Kyouku Gakudan "ARIA STRINGS" (Aimer special concert with スロヴァキア国立放送交響楽団 "ARIA STRINGS")

Compilations / Other

• [2011.09.21] NO.6 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (#19 Rokutosei no Yoru (TV SIZE))
• [2012.04.25] BLEACH BEST TRAX (#8 Re:pray)
• [2012.10.24] "Natsuyuki Rendezvous" Original Soundtrack (#35 Anata ni Deawa Nakereba ~Kasetsu Toka~ (TVsize))
• [2014.10.01] Galileo Galilei - See More Glass (#3 Banana Fish to Hamabe to Kuroi Niji with Aimer)
• [2014.10.08] Kidou Senshi Gundam UC COMPLETE BEST (#10 RE:I AM, #12 StarRingChild)
• [2014.10.22] Zankyou no Terror Original Soundtrack 2 -crystalized- (#18 Dare ka, Umi wo.)
• [2015.02.04] SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] - BEST OF VOCAL WORKS[nZk] (#18 RE:I AM, #13 s-AVE)
• [2015.09.09] SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] - o1 (#7 Song of ..<AM>, #13 s-AVE)
• [2015.10.07] Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] Original Soundtrack II & Original Drama CD Curtain Call ~LET US DRIVE TOGETHER~ (Disc 1 #24 LAST STARDUST (soundtrack edit))
• [2016.01.27] Galileo Galilei - Sea and The Darkness (#5 Bed / Love Song feat. Aimer)
• [2016.02.16] Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] Original Soundtrack II (#24 LAST STARDUST (soundtrack edit))
• [2016.02.24] MIKA NAKASHIMA TRIBUTE (#4 ORION)
• [2016.06.29] SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] - Into the Sky EP (#3 bL∞dy f8 -eUC-, #7 bL∞dy f8 -eUc- (TV size))
• [2016.08.31] GROWN KIDS - KINGS OF THE PLAYGROUND (#13 Bright Stars feat. Aimer)
• [2016.10.26] Kidou Senshi Gundam RE:0096 COMPLETE BEST (Disc 1 #3 bL∞dy f8 -eUC-, #9 RE:I AM, #10 StarRingChild; Disc 2 (Live at SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] “RE:UnChild” (2016/08/14 @ TOYOSU PIT)) #2 StarRingChild -English ver.-, #3 bL∞dy f8 -eUC-, #4 But still..., #7 REMIND YOU, #8 EGO, #9 BEYOND THE TIME ~Mebiusu no Uchuu wo Koe te~, #13 Beginning~Ryuusei no Namida, #16 RE:I AM, )
• [2016.12.30] SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] - e of s (#2 ninelie <cry-v>)
• [2017.05.24] Natsume Yujincho Go·Roku Music Collection "Soko ni Saite Kita Hana e" (#21 Akane Sasu (TV Size))
• [2017.07.27] illion - P.Y.L (#3 Told U So (additional vocals by Aimer))
• [2017.09.20] SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] - 2V-ALK (#8 ninelie <cry-v>)
• [2018.03.07] androp - cocoon (#12 Memento mori with Aimer)

External Links

• Official Website
• Sony Music Official Profile
• FOURseam Website
• Official Google+
• Official Twitter
• Official Youtube
• Official VEVO
• iTunes | Recochoku | mora