Iku (stylized as IKU) is a Japanese singer who was signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan.[1] She debuted in 2008 with the single "Oto no nai Yozora ni/Ko no Me Kaze" (音のない夜空に/木の芽風),[2][3][4][5] produced by the music production group I've Sound.[6][7] She worked with them only as a guest vocalist initially and the partnership lasted until 2009,[8] when her first album came out, however, in 2014, she officially joined the group.[9][10]
IKU | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 22 |
| Origin | Hokkaido, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels |
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| Website | www |
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Year | Formats | Label | Oricon Rank[11] | Sales[12][13] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Wear |
2009 |
CD, digital download | NBCUniversal |
91 |
1,929 | ||||||
| ROBE |
2011 |
193 |
592 | ||||||||
| TERMINAL[14][15] |
2018 |
FUCTORY Records |
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— | |||||||
| "—" denotes items which didn't chart on the Oricon Weekly Album Rank. | |||||||||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Formats | Label | Oricon Rank[11] | Sales[12][13] | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oto no Nai Yozora ni | 2008 | CD, digital download | NBCUniversal | 64 | 2,891 | Your Wear | |||||
| Ko no Me Kaze | |||||||||||
| Rimless ~Fuchinashi no Sekai~ |
55 |
3,070 | |||||||||
| Chikaigoto ~Sukoshi Dake Mou Ichido~ |
2009 |
70 |
2,632 | ||||||||
| Kimi no Namae[16][15] |
2016 |
FUCTORY Records |
— |
— |
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| "—" denotes items which didn't chart on the Oricon Weekly Single Rank. | |||||||||||
Live performances
edit- I've in Budokan 2009: Departed to the future (January 2, 2009)
- Dengeki Geneon Music festival (September 26, 2010)
- Geneon FripSide festival 2010 (December 5, 2010)
- DK anime complex festival 2011 (January 23, 2011)
References
edit- ^ "IKU – official website – Profile". nbcuni-music.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "IKU – official website – Discography". nbcuni-music.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "音のない夜空に/木の芽風 | IKU". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "IKU、柔らかさと強さを兼ね備えた透明感のあるデビューシングル「音のない夜空に」大特集". BARKS (in Japanese). March 17, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "NBCUniversal ANIME×MUSIC PORTAL SITE". NBCUniversal ANIME×MUSIC PORTAL SITE (in Japanese). Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "IKU 1stシングル「音のない夜空に ／ 木の芽風」｜I've Sound Explorer". ivesound.jp. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "GNCL-0029 | oto no nai yozora ni/ko no me kaze / IKU – VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "楽曲の検索｜I've Sound Explorer". ivesound.jp. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "IKU｜I'VE OFFICIAL PORTAL SITE". ive.mu. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "IKU｜I've Sound Explorer". ivesound.jp. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "IKU". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－". ranking.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "アニソンCD売り上げデータ保管庫: IKU". アニソンCD売り上げデータ保管庫. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "IKU 3rd ALBUM Terminal ｜I'VE OFFICIAL PORTAL SITE". ive.mu. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "IKU : Album, Discography | TuneCore Japan". TuneCore Japan. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Kimi no Namae". Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Official Twitter account (in Japanese)