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Little Biography of Kalafina

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Kalafina (カラフィナ)
Years active 2007–present
Labels Sony Music Japan (2007~current)
Space Craft Produce
Website Official site
Members
Yuki Kajiura (composing)
Keiko Kubota, Wakana Ootaki, Hikaru (vocals)
Former members
Maya (2008-2009)

Kalafina (カラフィナ) is a Japanese band formed by composer Yuki Kajiura in 2007 to mainly perform theme songs for the anime Kara no Kyoukai. The band debuted in January 2008 with two original members from Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction project, Wakana Ootaki and Keiko Kubota (not confirmed until the first Dream Port 2008 concert held on April 29, 2008). In May 2008, two vocalists Maya and Hikaru, who had been chosen from an audition of 30,000 participants held by Sony Music Japan and Yuki Kajiura, were confirmed as the final members of Kalafina. Kalafina performed in America (Boston, MA) for the first time on May 23, 2009 as guest singers for the annual Anime Boston convention.[1]

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Members

  • Composer: Yuki Kajiura
  • Vocalists:
    • Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子 Kubota Keiko?, born December 5, 1985) is a part of Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction project, known as FictionJunction KEIKO.
    • Wakana Ootaki (大滝若菜 Ootaki Wakana?, born December 10, 1984) is also a part of Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction project, known as FictionJunction WAKANA.
    • Hikaru (born July 2, 1988)

Former Members

  • Maya

In May 2009, Sony Music officially posted that Maya will no longer be participating in Kalafina. [2][3]

Discography

Singles

oblivious

"Oblivious"
Single by Kalafina
from the album Seventh Heaven
B-side Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaete Iku, Kizuato
Released Japan January 23, 2008
Format CD
Genre J-Pop
Label Sony Music Japan

oblivious is the debut single of Kalafina, featuring Wakana Ootaki and Keiko Kubota. All three tracks are used as theme songs of the first three Kara no Kyoukai movies.

Catalog Number

SECL-586

Track listing

  1. oblivious
  2. Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaete Iku (君が光に変えて行く You Turn It Into Light?)
  3. Kizuato (傷跡 Scar?)

Charts

Chart Peak
position		 Sales Time in
chart
Oricon Weekly Singles #8[4] 38,695 24 weeks

sprinter/ARIA

"Sprinter/ARIA"
Single by Kalafina
from the album Seventh Heaven
B-side Oblivious -instrumental-
Released Japan July 30, 2008
Format CD
Genre J-Pop
Label Sony Music Japan

sprinter/ARIA is the second single by Kalafina, featuring Wakana Ootaki, Keiko Kubota along with two new members Maya and Hikaru. "ARIA" was used as theme song for the fourth chapter of Kara no Kyoukai while "sprinter" was used for the fifth chapter.

Catalog Number

SECL-671

Track listing

  1. sprinter
  2. ARIA
  3. oblivious -instrumental-

Charts

Chart Peak
position		 Sales Time in
chart
Oricon Weekly Singles #10[5] 23,309 8 weeks

fairytale

"Fairytale"
Single by Kalafina
from the album Seventh Heaven
B-side Serenato, Sprinter -instrumental-
Released Japan December 24, 2008
Format CD
Genre J-Pop
Label Sony Music Japan

fairytale is the 3rd single by Kalafina, featuring Wakana Ootaki, Keiko Kubota and Hikaru. The title track was used as the theme song for the sixth chapter of Kara no Kyoukai while "serenato" has no tie-in to Kara no Kyoukai whatsoever.

Catalog Number

SECL-735

Track listing

  1. fairytale
  2. serenato
  3. sprinter -instrumental-

Charts

Chart Peak
position		 Sales Time in
chart
Oricon Weekly Singles #9 20,252 6 weeks

Lacrimosa

Lacrimosa is Kalafina's 4th single, featuring Wakana, Keiko and Hikaru. The title track is the second ending theme to Kuroshitsuji anime.

"Lacrimosa"
Single by Kalafina
B-side Gloria, Lacrimosa -instrumental-
Released Japan March 4, 2009
Format CD
Genre J-Pop
Label Sony Music Japan

Track listing

  1. Lacrimosa
  2. Gloria
  3. Lacrimosa -instrumental-

Charts

Chart Peak
position		 Sales Time in
chart
Oricon Weekly Singles 14 17,676 7 weeks

storia

storia is Kalafina's 5th single. The title track is the image song to NHK's Rekishi Hiwa Historia.

"storia"
Single by Kalafina
B-side Lirica, Storia -instrumental-
Released Japan July 1, 2009
Format CD
Genre J-Pop
Label Sony Music Japan

Track listing

  1. storia
  2. lirica
  3. storia -instrumental-

Charts

Chart Peak
position		 Sales Time in
chart
Oricon Weekly Singles 15 7,093 4 weeks

progressive

progressive is Kalafina's 6th single. It is their first single which has no tie-in.

"Progressive"
Single by Kalafina
B-side Utsukushisa, Progressive -instrumental-
Released Japan October 28, 2009
Format CD
Genre J-Pop
Label Sony Music Japan

Track listing

  1. progressive
  2. Utsukushisa (うつくしさ?)
  3. progressive -instrumental-

Charts

Chart Peak
position		 Sales Time in
chart
Oricon Weekly Singles 14 6,707 3 weeks

Hikari no Senritsu

Hikari no Senritsu (光の旋律 Melody of Light?) is Kalafina's 7th single. The title track is the opening theme to the anime series So Ra No Wo To.

"Hikari no Senritsu"
Single by Kalafina
Released Japan January 20, 2010
Format CD
Genre J-Pop
Label Sony Music Japan

Track listing

  1. Hikari no Senritsu (光の旋律?)
  2. Untitled
  3. Hikari no Senritsu -instrumental- (光の旋律?)

Charts

Chart Peak
position		 Sales Time in
chart
Oricon Weekly Singles TBR TBR TBR

Albums

Re/oblivious

'Re/oblivious'
EP by Kalafina
Released Japan April 23, 2008
Genre J-Pop
Label Sony Music Japan
Producer Yuki Kajiura

Re/oblivious is a remix mini-album by Kalafina, featuring Wakana and Keiko.

Catalog Number

SECL-639

Track listing

  1. oblivious ~Fukan Fukei mix (oblivious ～俯瞰風景 mix?)
  2. interlude 01
  3. Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaete Iku ~acoustic ver. (君が光に変えて行く ～acoustic ver. You Turn It Into Light ~acoustic ver.?)
  4. interlude 02
  5. Kizuato ~piano2 mix (傷跡 ～piano² mix Scar ~piano2 mix?)
  6. finale

Charts

Chart Peak
position		 Sales Time in
chart
Oricon Weekly Albums #37[6] 10,076 6 weeks

Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven is Kalafina's first studio album, named after the theme song for seventh chapter of Kara no Kyoukai.

'Seventh Heaven'
Studio album by Kalafina
Released Japan March 4, 2009
United States May 26, 2009
Genre J-Pop
Label Sony Music Japan
SME Records
Producer Yuki Kajiura

Track listing

  1. overture
  2. oblivious
  3. love come down
  4. Natsu no Ringo (夏の林檎 Summer Apples?)
  5. fairytale
  6. ARIA
  7. Mata Kaze ga Tsuyokunatta (また風が強くなった The Wind Became Strong Again?)
  8. Kizuato (傷跡 Scar?)
  9. serenato
  10. Ongaku (音楽 Music?)
  11. Ashita no Keshiki (明日の景色 Scenery of Tomorrow?)
  12. sprinter
  13. Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaete Iku (君が光に変えて行く You Turn It Into Light?)
  14. seventh heaven

Charts

Chart Peak
position		 Sales Time in
chart
Oricon Weekly Albums 8 34,668 12 weeks

References

  1. ^ http://www.animeboston.com/guests/view_guest/17
  2. ^ http://canta-per-me.net/archives/2923
  3. ^ http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/SMER/kalafina/?info
  4. ^ "oblivious by Kalafina at Oricon". http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/746497/1/.
  5. ^ "sprinter/ARIA by Kalafina at Oricon". http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/771898/1/.
  6. ^ "Re/oblivious by Kalafina at Oricon". http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/758282/1/.

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