Aimer

Aimer promoting "Sign" (2024)

Aimer (エメ) is a Japanese pop singer-lyricist signed to SACRA MUSIC 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". Originally under SME Records, she was transferred to SACRA MUSIC, another Sony sub-label, in September 2021.

Profile

• Stage Name: Aimer
• Birthdate: July 9, 1990 (1990-07-09)
• Birthplace: Kumamoto, Japan
• Blood Type: A
• Family: Husband (singer Tobinai Masahiro)

Labels

• Sony Music Entertainment labels:
  • DefSTAR Records (2011 – 2016)
  • SME Records (2016 – 2021)
  • Sacra Music (2021 – Until now)

Information

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

Early Life

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.

Aimer promoting Sleepless Nights (2012)

Debut

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 popular western and J-pop 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", which was set to come out in September. With "Rokutousei no Yoru" promoted as the ending theme for the anime NO.6, the single managed to place a respectable #28 position on the weekly Oricon chart. In December, she followed up with her second single "Re:pray / Sabishikute Nemurenai Yoru wa", which did not manage to perform as well on the charts. However, the jacket art for the single caught the eyes of the European photography competition Px3, and became an entry in the music category.

Aimer promoting After Dark (2013)

First Album

In October 2012, Aimer released her first studio album Sleepless Nights. It peeked at #5 on the daily Oricon chart and placed #11 on the weekly chart. The album became a favorite for many music shop employees across Japan, and was nominated for the 2013 CD Shop Awards. In December, she released a second cover album Bitter & Sweet, which contained new tracks as well as cuts from Your favorite things and her first four singles.

Discography

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)

Aimer promoting Sun Dance & Penny Rain (2019)

Aimer promoting "Haru wa Yuku / marie" (2020)

Aimer promoting Walpurgis (2021)

Aimer promoting Deep down (2022)

Aimer promoting Open α Door (2023)

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
• [2021.04.14] Walpurgis
• [2023.07.26] Open α Door

Best Albums

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

Compilation Albums

• [2019.04.10] Sun Dance & Penny Rain
• [2022.01.26] Hoshi no Kieta Yoru ni (星の消えた夜に) (B-Side)

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)

Mini-Albums

• [2013.11.20] After Dark
• [2014.09.03] Dareka, Umi wo. EP (誰か、海を。)
• [2020.08.19] Hana no Uta / I beg you / Haru wa Yuku (花の唄 / I beg you / 春はゆく)
• [2022.12.14] Deep down
• [2024.06.05] Haruka / 800 / End of All / Ref:rain -3 nuits ver.- (遥か)

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)
• [2019.08.14] Torches
• [2020.03.25] Haru wa Yuku / marie (春はゆく)
• [2020.09.09] SPARK-AGAIN
• [2022.01.12] Zankyou Sanka / Asa ga Kuru (残響散歌/朝が来る)
• [2023.03.01] escalate
• [2023.05.10] Atemonaku (あてもなく)
• [2023.12.06] Shiroiro Kagerou (白色蜉蝣)
• [2024.08.28] Sign

Digital Downloads

• [2011.09.07] Rokutousei no Yoru Tvsize (六等星の夜)
• [2011.11.30] Re:pray TVsize -1-bu 29-byou ver.- (Re:pray TVsize-1分29秒ver.-)
• [2012.05.11] Hoshikuzu Venus (星屑ビーナス)
• [2012.07.07] Anata ni Deawanakereba ~Kasetsu Touka~ TVsize -1-bu 32-byou- (あなたに出会わなければ～夏雪冬花～TVsize -1分32秒-)
• [2012.12.12] L-O-V-E
• [2012.12.19] Refrain ga Sakenderu (リフレインが叫んでる)
• [2013.08.14] Nemuri no Mori (眠りの森)
• [2014.06.11] 7gatsu no Tsubasa (7月の翼)
• [2015.02.22] Kimi wo Matsu (君を待つ)
• [2015.05.13] Brave Shine (TV size)
• [2016.04.05] ninelie (TV size) with chelly (EGOIST)
• [2016.07.01] insane dream
• [2016.08.08] Chouchou Musubi (蝶々結び)
• [2016.08.19] Falling Alone
• [2016.10.11] Akane Sasu (TV size) (茜さす)
• [2017.02.10] Kogoesou na Kisetsu Kara (凍えそうな季節から)
• [2018.01.12] Ref:rain (TV size)
• [2018.02.19] Ref:rain
• [2018.08.02] Omoide wa Kirei de (思い出は奇麗で)
• [2019.01.06] Sailing
• [2019.01.08] I beg you
• [2019.03.18] Koi Wazurai (コイワズライ)
• [2019.03.18] i-mage <in/AR>
• [2019.05.05] STAND-ALONE
• [2019.08.05] Torches
• [2020.02.23] marie
• [2020.07.04] SPARK-AGAIN
• [2021.01.11] Kiro (季路)
• [2021.03.16] Chikyuugi with Vaundy (地球儀)
• [2021.07.04] Grace Note (グレースノート)
• [2021.12.03] Brave Shine (Shaun Frank Remix) - Sakura Chill Beats Singles
• [2021.12.06] Zankyou Sanka (残響散歌)
• [2021.12.10] ONE AND LAST
• [2021.12.17] Omokage (produced by Vaundy) (おもかげ) (milet × Aimer × Ikuta Lilas)
• [2022.01.10] Asa ga Kuru (朝が来る)
• [2022.06.03] wavy flow
• [2022.08.22] Oaiko (オアイコ)
• [2022.11.16] Ivy Ivy Ivy
• [2022.12.07] Deep Down
• [2022.12.14] Zankyou Sanka - From THE FIRST TAKE (残響散歌)
• [2022.12.14] Kataomoi - From THE FIRST TAKE (カタオモイ)
• [2023.01.08] escalate
• [2023.04.21] Atemonaku (あてもなく)
• [2023.07.10] Resonantia
• [2023.10.04] Shiroiro Kagerou (白色蜉蝣; White Dragonfly)
• [2024.02.14] 800
• [2024.04.02] Haruka (遥か)
• [2024.07.08] Sign

Other Singles

• [2015.06.05] Live at anywhere
• [2020.08.19] Hana no Uta / I beg you / Haru wa Yuku (花の唄／I beg you／春はゆく)

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")
• [2022.09.07] Aimer Hall Tour 2022 "Walpurgisnacht" Live at TOKYO GARDEN THEATER

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)
• [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)
• [2019.03.09] SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] - R∃/MEMBER (#5 i-mage by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer)
• [2019.12.18] Fate song material (#3 Brave Shine / Aimer, #6 LAST STARDUST, #10 broKen NIGHT / Aimer, # 11 holLow wORlD / Aimer, #12 Open The Doors / Aimer)
• [2023.04.19] FictionJunction - PARADE (#6 "KAI" feat. Aimer)
• [2024.05.29] Sukima Switch - SUKIMASWITCH 20th Anniversary Tribute Album (# "Ame Machi Kaze" / Aimer)

Awards

• [2015.xx.xx] Music Jacket Awards: Second Prize – Dareka, Umi wo. EP
• [2015.10.10] 2015 Newtype Anime Awards: Best Theme Song – "Brave Shine"
• [2017.03.13] 9th CD Shop Awards: Sub-Grand Prix – daydream
• [2018.10.07] 2018 Newtype Anime Awards: Best Theme Song – "Hana no Uta" (4th place)
• [2019.10.27] 2019 Newtype Anime Awards: Best Theme Song – "I Beg You" (5th place)
• [2022.xx.xx] Billboard Japan Music Awards: Hot 100 of the Year – "Zankyou Sanka"
• [2022.11.02] 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Japan: Best Solo Artist Video (Japan) – "Zankyou Sanka"
• [2022.03.14] 36th Japan Gold Disc Awards: Special Award
• [2022.12.30] 64th Japan Record Awards: Special Prize

External Links

• Official Website
• Sony Music Official Profile
• FOURseam Website
• Official Google+
• Official Twitter
• Official Youtube
• Official VEVO
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