LiSA (Japanese musician, born 1987)

LiSA
LiSA at Anime Expo 2012
Background information
Birth name Risa Oribe (織部 里沙, Oribe Risa)
Born (1987-06-24) June 24, 1987
Seki, Gifu, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active 2005–present
Labels
Associated acts Girls Dead Monster
Website lxixsxa.com

Risa Oribe (織部 里沙, Oribe Risa, born June 24, 1987),[1] better known by her stage name LiSA (an acronym of Live Is Smile Always),[2] is a Japanese singer, songwriter and lyricist from Seki, Gifu, signed to Aniplex under Sony Music Artists. After aspiring to become a musician early in life, she started her musical career as the vocalist of the indie band Chucky. Following Chucky's disbandment in 2005, LiSA moved to Tokyo in order to pursue a solo career, making her major debut in 2010 singing songs for the anime television series Angel Beats! as one of two vocalists for the fictional band Girls Dead Monster.[3] In April 2011, she made her solo debut with the release of her mini-album Letters to U.[4][5] She performed at Animelo Summer Live in August 2010, Anime Expo in 2012, and is a regular guest at Anime Festival Asia.

LiSA's songs have been featured as theme music for various anime such as Fate/Zero and Sword Art Online.[3][5] Her singles have regularly been in the top ten of the Oricon weekly charts, with "Crossing Field" being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and "Oath Sign" being certified gold.[6] She performed at the Nippon Budokan in 2014 and 2015. In 2015, she made her acting debut as Madge Nelson in the Japanese dub of the animated film Minions.[7]

Career

Early years and major debut

Oribe took piano lessons starting at age three, and later took dance and vocal lessons, which continued through her junior high school years.[8] While in elementary, she participated in an audition held at the Nippon Budokan, and it was during this time she decided to become an artist.[9] In junior high school, she formed a band which covered songs by Avril Lavigne, Love Psychedelico, and Ego-Wrappin'.[8]

Oribe began her singing career in 2005 during her first year in high school when she formed a cover band playing indie rock band called Chucky.[1] She chose not to attend university to focus on her work with Chucky, but it eventually became difficult for them to continue performing.[8][10] Following the band's disbandment in July 2008, she moved to Tokyo in order to continue her singing career.[8]

In Tokyo Oribe formed the band Love is Same All with members from the indie band Parking Out and began using the stage name LiSA, which is an acronym for Love is Same All.[4][5] The band performs with LiSA during the latter's solo live performances. In 2010, she made her major debut singing songs for the anime series Angel Beats! as one of two vocalists for the fictional in-story band Girls Dead Monster.[11][12] LiSA put out three singles and one album in 2010 under the name Girls Dead Monster on Key's record label Key Sounds Label. The first single "Thousand Enemies" was released on May 12; the second single "Little Braver" came out on June 9; and the third single "Ichiban no Takaramono (Yui final ver.)" (一番の宝物 〜Yui final ver.〜, "My Most Precious Treasure (Yui final ver.)") was sold on December 8.[13] The album Keep The Beats! was released on June 30.[13] LiSA made her first appearance at Animelo Summer Live during the concert's 2010 iteration on August 28.[14]

LiSA made her solo debut on April 20, 2011, with the release of the mini-album Letters to U by Aniplex under Sony Music Artists. The songs on the album were composed by dōjin and major artists, and she composed the first song "Believe in Myself"; she wrote the album's lyrics.[15][16] On November 12, 2011, she appeared at the Anime Festival Asia in Singapore.[17] She released her first solo single "Oath Sign" on November 23, 2011, which was used as the opening theme to the 2011 anime series Fate/Zero.[18] The single peaked at No. 5 on the Oricon weekly charts and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[6]

2012–present

LiSA released her first full solo album Lover"s"mile on February 22, 2012; the album peaked at No. 7 on the Oricon weekly charts.[19] She attended the Anime Expo 2012 in Los Angeles as a guest of honor and performed her first concert in North America there on July 1.[20] After her success with "Oath Sign", she was chosen to perform the first opening theme to the 2012 anime series Sword Art Online; the single "Crossing Field", her second single, was released on August 8, 2012;[21] the single peaked at No. 5 on Oricon and was later certified gold by the RIAJ.[22] Her third single "Best Day, Best Way", which peaked at No. 6 on Oricon, was released on April 3, 2013,[23] and her fourth single "Träumerei", which peaked at No. 15 on Oricon and was used as the opening theme to the 2013 anime series Day Break Illusion, was released on August 7, 2013.[24] LiSA released her second solo album Landspace on October 30, 2013; the album peaked at No. 2 on Oricon charts.[25]

On January 3, 2014, LiSA held a sold-out solo concert at the Nippon Budokan.[26][27] Her fifth single "Rising Hope", which is used as the opening theme to the 2014 anime series The Irregular at Magic High School, was released on May 7, 2014; the single peaked at No. 4 on Oricon.[28] She later covered the songs "Headphone Actor" (ヘッドフォンアクター) and "Yūkei Yesterday" (夕景イエスタデイ, "Yesterday Evening") from the Kagerou Project franchise for the sixth episode of the 2014 anime series Mekakucity Actors.[29] She released her sixth single "Bright Flight / L. Miranic" on September 17, 2014, which peaked at No. 8 on Oricon,[30] and her seventh single "Shirushi" (シルシ, lit. "Sign") on December 10, 2014, which peaked at No. 3 on the Oricon; the title song is used as the third ending theme to the 2014 anime series Sword Art Online II, and the single also includes the song "No More Time Machine", which was used as the second ending theme to Sword Art Online II.[31] She held her second Nippon Budokan concert on January 10 and 11, 2015, tickets for which were sold out.[32] She released her third solo album Launcher on March 4, 2015[33] and her eighth single "Rally Go Round" on May 27, 2015; the song is used as the opening theme to the second season of the anime television series Nisekoi.[34] She was cast as Madge Nelson in the Japanese dub of the animated film Minions, which premiered in Japanese theaters on July 31, 2015.[7] She released her ninth single "Empty Mermaid" on September 30, 2015.[35]

In late 2015, she performed "ID", which is used as theme song of the 2015 video game Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition.[36] To commemorate her fifth year as a solo artist, LiSA released her Letters To U EP as a limited edition LP on March 23, 2016.[37] LiSA released a mini-album titled Lucky Hi Five! on April 20, 2016.[38] She released the single "Brave Freak Out", which is used as the first opening theme to the 2016 anime television series Qualidea Code, and the single also includes the song "AxxxiS", which is used as the second opening theme to Qualidea Code, on August 24, 2016.[39][40] She released the single "Catch the Moment" on February 15, 2017; the title track is used as the theme song to the 2017 anime film Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale.[41] LiSA moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.[42] She released her fourth studio album Little Devil Parade on May 24, 2017.[43] She held a two-day concert at the Saitama Super Arena on June 24 and 25, 2017.[44] She released her single "Datte Atashi no Hero." (だってアタシのヒーロー。, lit. "Because He is My Hero") on August 2, 2017; the song is used as the second ending theme for the second season of the anime series My Hero Academia.[45] Her single "Ash", which was released digitally on October 1, 2017,[46] is used as the second opening theme to the anime television series Fate/Apocrypha;[47] the single received a physical release on November 29, 2017.[48] She performed "Thrill, Risk, Heartless" as the theme song for the video game Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet.[49] The song was released digitally on January 9, 2018.[50] She released two compilation albums titled LiSA Best -Day- and LiSA Best -Way- on May 9, 2018.[51] Her single "Adamas" will be used as the first opening theme to the 2018 anime series Sword Art Online: Alicization.[52]

Musical style and influences

LiSA lists Avril Lavigne, Oasis, Green Day, Paramore, Ke$ha, and Rihanna as among her musical influences,[8][53][54] as well as her time in Chucky.[8] LiSA wrote the lyrics for some of her songs in her Landspace and Launcher albums, as well as the lyrics for the singles "Bright Flight / L. Miranic", "Shirushi", and "Rally Go Round"; "Rally Go Round" was co-written with songwriter Shin Furuya.[34][55][56] LiSA was described by Dennis Amith of J!-ENT as a young woman with style, beautiful vocals, and the ability to take on various musical styles.[55]

Discography

The discography of LiSA includes four studio albums, two compilation albums, two extended plays, 17 singles, and five video albums.

Studio albums
  • Lover"s"mile (2012)
  • Landspace (2013)
  • Launcher (2015)
  • Little Devil Parade (2017)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee/work Result
2017 Newtype Anime Awards Best Theme Song "Catch the Moment"
(from Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale)		 Won[57]

References

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  2. ↑ "Official LISA Website]]" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "7 Popular Japanese 'Anime Song' Artists". Manga.Tokyo. January 18, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Lim, Paige (July 27, 2015). "Shoot to fame with anime". The Straits Times. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Leung, Melanie (October 19, 2014). "LiSA transitions from anime voice talent to successful starlet". South China Morning Post. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Japanese album certifications 2013" (Enter LiSA into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. August 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "LiSA、『ミニオンズ』で日本語吹替え初挑戦　オーディション審査員長に就任" (in Japanese). Oricon. April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LiSA「best day, best way」インタビュー (1/4) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ "LiSA、自身初の日本武道館ライブを振り返る - 「LiVE is Smile Always～今日もいい日だっ～in日本武道館」 (1) 日本武道館までの道程". Mynavi news (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. June 17, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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  11. ↑ スペシャル [Special] (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  12. ↑ "2人の"ユイにゃん"に会場が熱狂! 『Crow Song』発売記念イベントをレポ!!" [Wild Enthusiasm at the Venue for Their "Yui-nyan"! Report of an Event in Commemoration of the Sale of "Crow Song"!!] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. April 28, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  13. 1 2 "Discography | LiSA Official Website" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Girls Dead Monster (LiSA, marina)" (in Japanese). Animelo Summer Live. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Letters to U" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Sony Music Online Japan : LiSA : Letters to U" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Anisong Rising Star LiSA". Anime Festival Asia. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Fate/Zero Opening Theme 'oath sign' Sung by LiSA". Anime News Network. September 8, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Lover"s"mile" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Anime Expo 2012 Welcomes Record Number of Attendees to Los Angeles Convention Center". Anime Expo. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  21. ↑ "LiSA to Sing Sword Art Online Anime's Opening". Anime News Network. June 7, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  22. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2012年11月 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Best Day, Best Way" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  24. ↑ "LiSA, Natsumi Okamoto to Perform Gen'ei o Kakeru Taiyō Theme Songs". Anime News Network. May 26, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Landspace" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  26. ↑ "LiSA「LiVE is Smile Always ～今日もいい日だっ～ in 日本武道館」インタビュー (1/4) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push". natalie.mu. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  27. ↑ "Landspace". LiSA OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Rising Hope" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  29. ↑ "MUSIC | 「メカクシティアクターズ」公式サイト" (in Japanese). Shaft. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  30. ↑ "Bright Flight / L. Miranic" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  31. ↑ シルシ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  32. ↑ 日本武道館ワンマンライブにて、初のライブパンフレット発売決定☆. LiSA OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Launcher" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  34. 1 2 "LiSA Co-Writes, Sings 2nd Nisekoi Season's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Empty MERMAiD" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition's Video Reveals LiSA Song". Anime News Network. September 16, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  37. ↑ "3/23（水）LiSA初のアナログ盤「Letters to U」リリース決定☆". LiSA OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Aniplex. December 23, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  38. ↑ "4/20（水）2ndミニアルバム「LUCKY Hi FiVE!」リリース決定☆". LiSA OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Aniplex. December 23, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  39. ↑ "Qualidea Code Anime Reveals 3 Promo Videos, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  40. ↑ "8/24（水）ニューシングル「Brave Freak Out」リリース決定☆". LiSA OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Aniplex. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  41. ↑ "2/15（水）ニューシングル「Catch the Moment」リリース決定！！" (in Japanese). Aniplex. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  42. ↑ "ソニー、新レーベル『SACRA MUSIC』4月発足 Kalafina、ClariSら擁し海外展開". Oricon. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
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  44. ↑ "2017年アリーナツアー決定！！！！" (in Japanese). Aniplex. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  45. ↑ "LiSA To Perform Second Cour "My Hero Academia 2" Anime End Theme". Crunchyroll. June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  46. ↑ "ASH - Single" (in Japanese). iTunes. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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  48. ↑ "ASH" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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  51. ↑ "5/9（水）LiSA初のベストアルバム、2タイトル同時リリース決定☆" (in Japanese). Sacra Music. February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  52. ↑ "LiSA, Eir Aoi Perform Sword Art Online: Alicization Anime's Theme Songs". Anime News Network. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  53. ↑ "LiSAニュー・シングル「best day, best way」発売記念インタビュー" (in Japanese). Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  54. ↑ Kelts, Roland (April 16, 2016). "Anime biz sings the praises of shows". The Japan Times. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  55. 1 2 Amith, Dennis (October 31, 2013). "LiSA – LANDSPACE (a J!-ENT World Groove Album Review)". J!-ENT Online. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  56. ↑ "LiSA Launcher jacket covers and more revealed, 3rd album". Comtrya. February 10, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  57. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (September 12, 2017). "Attack on Titan, Sword Art Online top 2017 Newtype Awards' preliminary results". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
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