Luna Haruna

Aya Itō (伊藤 彩, Itō Aya, born October 11, 1991), better known by her stage name Luna Haruna (春奈 るな, Haruna Runa)[2] is a Japanese singer and fashion model from Tokyo who is signed to Sacra Music.

Luna Haruna
春奈 るな
At strawberry picking bus tour in 2016
Born
Aya Itō[1]

(1991-10-11) October 11, 1991
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation
  • Singer
  • fashion model
Years active2011–present
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Websitewww.harunaluna.jp

Biography

Luna Haruna was interested in anime and music from a young age.[3] In her first year of junior high school, she became obsessed with gothic lolita manga characters, and started to collect Western clothes.[4] In her third year of junior high school, she auditioned for the Internet radio program of Rental Magica, and was selected to perform the opening theme. She became popular as an imoto-kei amateur model in the fashion magazine Kera when she was in her second year of high school, and also did tie-in modelling for Marui.[4] She gained popularity when she became a finalist at the fourth All-Japan Anime Song Grand Prix.[1]

In an interview with Japanese entertainment website Nihongogo, Luna shares her inspiration behind her career "In terms of TV and anime, I grew up watching and singing the songs from Sailor Moon. As for music artists, I was really inspired by Chiaki Ishikawa and also ALI PROJECT. When I watched them perform, I was really amazed by the power of music and song. This really inspired me to become a musician and an artist."[5]

Career

Haruna started singing full-time in 2011, and released her debut single "Sora wa Takaku Kaze wa Utau" (空は高く風は歌う, The Sky is High and the Wind Sings) on May 2, 2012, which is used as the second ending theme to the 2011 anime series: Fate/Zero. Her second single, "Overfly", released on November 28, 2012, was used as the second ending theme to the 2012 anime series Sword Art Online.[6] Her song "Startear" was used as the first ending theme to Sword Art Online's sequel Sword Art Online II,[7] while "Yoru no Niji wo Koete" (夜の虹を越えて, Over the Night Rainbow) was used in the video game Sword Art Online: Lost Song.[8][9] She also covered the song "Kisaragi Attention" in the 2014 anime series Mekakucity Actors. On January 28, 2015, her seventh single "Kimi-iro Signal" was used as opening theme to Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend. Her eighth single "Ripple Effect" was used as ending theme of anime High School Fleet.[10] Her ninth single, "Windia", that released on October 12, 2016, serves as the opening theme of the game Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization.[11]

On Haruna's mini album SxW EP on February 22, 2017, she collaborated with Kotoko, Haruka Tomatsu, Rika Mayama, Sachika Misawa, and Akira from Disacode. The song that she made with Kotoko, "SxW -Soul World-", is used as the theme song of the game Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight.[12]

Haruna moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.[13] Her tenth single "Stella Breeze" that released on May 3, 2017, is used as the opening theme to anime Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat.[14] Her third studio album "Lunarium" was released on June 21, 2017. Her eleventh single "KIRAMEKI☆Lifeline" (KIRAMEKI☆ライフライン, Sparkling Lifeline) was released on November 8, 2017; the song was used as the ending theme of 2017 anime series Urahara, in which she also made her debut as a voice actor.[15][16] A special single "Justice" was released on June 7, 2018; the song is used as the opening theme to the game Fate/Extella Link.[17] Her twelfth single, "Momoiro Typhoon" (桃色タイフーン, lit. Peach-Colored Typhoon), was released digitally on July 29, 2018, and received a physical release on August 22, 2018; the song is used as the opening theme to anime Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs.[18] She released her first "best of" album Luna Joule on November 7, 2018: it included an orchestra version of "Overfly", which was released digitally on October 7, 2018.[19][20] She released a limited edition digital single titled "Lupa to Aries" (ルパとアリエス) on June 7, 2019.[21] She released her third mini album "Glory Days" on October 23, 2019; the title track is used as the theme song to anime movie Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend the Movie: Finale.[22] The album also contains her previous single and her cover song from the anime series itself.[23] Her Thirteenth single "Peace!!!" was released on March 18, 2020; the song was used as the sixth ending song of anime Puzzle & Dragon[24]

Filmography

Television animation
  • Urahara (2017) as Rito Suda

Live action
Movie
  • Aru Zombie Shoujo no Sainan (2013) as Alma V

Discography

Albums
Year Album details Peak Oricon
chart positions
2013 Oversky
  • Released: August 21, 2013
  • Label: SME Records (SECL-1376, SECL-1378, SECL-1380)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD
 16[25]
2015 Candy Lips
  • Released: March 25, 2015
  • Label: SME Records (SECL-1664, SECL-1666, SECL-1668)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD
 21[26]
2017 Lunarium
  • Released: June 26, 2017
  • Label: Sacra Music (VVCL-1056~7, VVCL-1058~9, VVCL-1060)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD
 27[27]

Best albums
Year Album details Peak Oricon
chart positions
2018 Luna Joule
  • Released: November 7, 2018
  • Label: Sacra Music (VVCL-1341~4, VVCL-1345~7, VVCL-1348)
  • Format: CD, 2CD+BD, 2CD+BD+T-shirt+Photobook BOX ed
 33[28]

Mini albums
Year Album details Peak Oricon
chart positions
2015 Dreamer
  • Released: November 11, 2015
  • Label: SME Records (SECL-1806~7, SECL-1808~9, SECL-1810)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD
 28[29]
2017 SxW EP
  • Released: February 22, 2017
  • Label: SME Records (SECL-2113~4, SECL-2115)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
 46[30]
2019 Glory Days
  • Released: October 23, 2019
  • Label: Sacra Music (VVCL-1278~9, VVCL-1280, VVCL-1281~2)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
 15[23]

Singles
Year Song Peak Oricon
chart positions		 Album
2012 "Sora wa Takaku Kaze wa Utau" 13[31] Oversky
"Overfly" 7[32]
2013 "Kimi ga Kureta Sekai" 56[33]
"Ai wo Utae" 13[34]
"Snowdrop" 14[35] Candy Lips
2014 "Lunatic World" —
"Startear" 13[36]
2015 "Kimi-iro Signal" 21[37]
2016 "Ripple Effect" 27[38] Lunarium
"Windia" 24[39]
2017 "Stella Breeze" 22[40]
"KIRAMEKI☆Lifeline" 44[41] Non-album singles
2018 "Momoiro Typhoon" 34[42]
2020 "Peace!!!" 37[24]
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References
  1. "2010/09/26". Lineblog. September 26, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  2. "Sony Music Online Japan : 春奈るな : プロフィール" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. "J!-ENT's Dennis A. Amith & Michelle Tymon interviews Aoi Eir & Luna Haruna + Press Q&A (June 2013 J!-ENT Interview)". Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. 私たち、こんな読モライフを送ってきました [This is the amateur model life that we have been living]. Weekly Playboy (in Japanese) (June 2012): 99.
  5. A, Lawrence (July 12, 2014). "An Interview with Haruna Luna at AnimeNext New Jersey 2014". Nihongogo. Nihongogo. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  6. "Sword Art Online's 2nd Season Ending Sung by Luna Haruna". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  7. "Sword Art Online II's Promo Video Previews Luna Haruna Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  8. "Sword Art Online: Lost Song, Re: Hollow Fragment Promos Streamed". Anime News Network. August 24, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  9. てけおん (January 28, 2015). "『SAO ロスト・ソング』は藍井エイルさん＆春奈るなさんのW主題歌！ この主題歌が聞ける動画も公開" (in Japanese). Dengeki Online. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  10. "Hai-Furi TV Anime's 2nd TV Ad Previews Luna Haruna's Theme Song". Anime News Network. March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  11. "Sword Art Online Hollow Realization PS4/PS Vita Game's 3rd Trailer Previews Luna Haruna's Theme Song (Update)". Anime News Network. June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  12. "Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight Game's Promo Previews Theme Song". Anime News Network. December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  13. "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.
  14. "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat's Video Previews Luna Haruna Song". Anime News Network. February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  15. "Urahara Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Visual, October Debut". Anime News Network. July 13, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  16. "Urahara Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, More of Cast". Anime News Network. August 22, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  17. "Fate/Extella Link Game's Opening Video Previews Luna Haruna Song". Anime News Network. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  18. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 27, 2018). "Luna Haruna Performs Opening Theme for Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  19. "ベストアルバム「Luna Joule」、11月7日（水）に発売決定！" (in Japanese). Sacra Music. September 8, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  20. "Overfly -orchestra ver.- – Single" (in Japanese). iTunes Store. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  21. "春奈るな 配信限定シングル「ルパとアリエス」配信スタート&リリックビデオも公開！夏のプレミアムライブ実施も決定！！" (in Japanese). Sacra Music. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  22. "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Anime Film Reveals October 26 Debut, Luna Haruna Theme Song". Anime News Network. June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  23. "glory days" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  24. "PEACE!!!" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  25. "Oversky" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  26. "Candy Lips" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  27. "LUNARIUM" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  28. "Luna Joule" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  29. "Dreamer" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  30. "SxW EP" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  31. 空は高く風は歌う [Sora wa Takaku Kaze wa Utau] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
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  33. 君がくれた世界 [Kimi ga Kureta Sekai] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  34. アイヲウタエ [Ai o Utae] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  35. "Snowdrop" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  36. "Startear" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  37. 君色シグナル [Kimi-iro Signal]. Oricon.
  38. "Ripple Effect" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  39. "Windia" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  40. ステラブリーズ [Stella Breeze] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  41. KIRAMEKI☆ライフライン [KIRAMEKI☆Lifeline] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  42. 桃色タイフーン [Momoiro Typhoon] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
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