Hikaru (singer, born 1987)

Hikaru Masai (born July 2, 1987),[1] who has gone by the stage names Hikaru and currently Helical (stylized H-el-ical//), is a Japanese pop singer. She was one of the core members of the vocal group Kalafina, which was started by Yuki Kajiura to perform anime television and film theme songs. She is from Toyama Prefecture.[2] In 2007, she was selected to join Kalafina in an audition held by Sony Music Japan, and debuted on their second single "Sprinter" in 2008.[1] During her ten years there, Kalafina released five studio albums and two compilation albums, all of which have charted in the Oricon top 10. Her Kalafina profile describes her voice range as the mid-to-high register, a wide range that is "powerful, stylish, and sharp".[3] Following the resignation of music composer Yuki Kajiura from Space Craft, Hikaru would later leave the label on October 20, 2018, after her contract expired.[4]

Hikaru
Hikaru performs with Kalafina in Mexico, 2016
Background information
Birth nameHikaru Masai
Also known asH-el-ical//
Born (1987-07-02) July 2, 1987
Toyama Prefecture, Japan
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresJ-pop, anison
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsNBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Associated actsKalafina, Yuki Kajiura
Websiteh-el-ical.com

In 2019, she began a solo career under the name H-el-ical//, pronounced "he-li-ka-lu" (ヘリカル), signing with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan.[5] Her single "Altern-ate-" was used as the theme song for the anime television series Gleipnir.[6] In 2020, "Altern-ate-" reached number 9 on the Oricon charts.[7] She has written and released some concept music on her self-titled mini-album and another mini-album called elements.[8]

Discography
See also: Kalafina discography

Solo singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Oricon[7] Album
Peak
position		 Weeks
charted
2020 "Altern-ate" 9 4 –

Mini-albums
  • H-el-ical// (2020) – limited release[8]
  • elements (2020) – limited release[8]
gollark: What?
gollark: Haskell uses lazy evaluation so you can implement `if` as a normal function.
gollark: Irrelevant. Haskell is lazy.
gollark: You mean JavaScript?
gollark: C as C preprocessor when?! I mean, this would be terrible as C makes string ops apioforms and would make ASTs bad but still.

References
  1. ""Hikaru"のただのヲタ活 Vol.1 はじめましてと、ヲタ活をする理由のおはなし | SPICE - エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス". SPICE（スパイス）｜エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス.
  2. "Space Craft Group". spacecraft.co.jp.
  3. "PROFILE｜Kalafina OFFICIAL WEBSITE". www.sonymusic.co.jp.
  4. "Bunshun: Kalafina Members Want to Get Back Together". Anime News Network.
  5. Komatsu, Mikikazu. "Ex-Kalafina Member Hikaru Posts TV Anime GLEIPNIR OP Song "Altern-ate-" Music Video". Crunchyroll.
  6. "Gleipnir Anime Reveals Cast, More Staff, Theme Song Artist". Anime News Network.
  7. H-el-ical//の売上ランキング [A Look at H-el-ical Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  8. "DISCOGRAPHY – H-el-ical//".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.