Screen Mode

Screen mode (スクリーンモード), stylised as "SCREEN mode" is a Japanese music unit that debuted on November 27, 2013 under the label Lantis.

Screen Mode
Origin	Japan
Genres	Anison, J-pop
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Lantis (2013-present)
Website	screenmode.net
Members	Yu-YOU Masamoto

Members

• Yuu-YOU-: Voice actor Yū Hayashi. Vocalist. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture on April 2, 1983. Affiliated with Ken Productions.
• Masatomo: Sound producer Masatomo Ota (太田雅友 Ota Masatomo). In charge of guitars. Born in Aichi Prefecture on February 26, 1976.

Background

Masatomo Ota started his guitar and band activities as a teenager. He debuted as a composer in 2003 and became a sound producer for many artists like Yukari Tamura, Mimori Suzuko, and Yu Serizawa.[1][2]

Yu Hayashi started as a child actor for theatrical company Gekidan Himawari. He voiced in numerous dubbing roles for live-action and animated characters.

The two first met during the production of TV anime Gingitsune, and formed the unit “SCREEN mode”. Their unit is named from the desire to impress the listener while changing the “video” (= SCREEN) of the sound born by mixing the vocals of Yuu and the production of Masatomo into various “modes” (= mode).[2]

Discography

Singles

• "Moonlight STORY" (November 27, 2013), ending theme for TV anime Gingitsune
• "LΦVEST" (July 23, 2014), opening theme for TV anime Love Stage!!
• "Amazing the World (アメイジング ザ ワールド)" (November 5, 2014), first ending theme for TV anime Gundam Build FIghters Try
• "Kyokugen Dreamer (極限Dreamer Limit Dreamer)" (January 28, 2015), opening theme for TV anime Yoru no Yatterman[3]
• "Ambivalence (アンビバレンス)" (April 8, 2015), second ending theme for season 3 of TV anime Kuroko no Basket [4]
• "Naked Dive" (January 27, 2016), opening theme for TV anime Musaigen no Phantom World[5]
• "ROUGH DIAMONDS" (July 27, 2016), opening theme for season 2 of Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma[6]
• "Reason Living" (October 26, 2016), second opening theme for season 2 of Bungo Stray Dogs.[7]
  • Ranked as 9th best theme song by Newtype magazine in 2017.[8]
• "MYSTERIUM" (July 26, 2017), opening theme for TV anime Vatican Kiseki Chousakan[9]
• "GIFTED" (August 29, 2018), opening theme for TV anime Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation[10]
• "Wright Left" (July 3, 2019), episode 12 insert theme song for season 3 of TV anime Bungo Stray Dogs'[11]
• "One Wish" (November 27, 2019), ending theme song for TV anime Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit[12]

Mini-Albums

• NATURAL HIGH DREAMER (Released October 8, 2014)
• SOUL (Released February 2, 2017)
• Yakusoku no Sora (約束の空 Sky of Promise) (Released July 3, 2019)

Albums

• Discovery Collection (Released July 22, 2015)
• 1/1 (Released January 24, 2018)

References

1. "太田雅友 | 株式会社ファースト・コールミュージック". 株式会社ファースト・コールミュージック 公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-10-14.
2. "Profile". Retrieved August 7, 2019.
3. "SCREEN mode Performs Yoru no Yatterman Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
4. "Kensho Ono, Screen Mode Perform Kuroko's Basketball Teikō Arc Anime Themes". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
5. "Myriad Colors Phantom World TV Anime Stars Hiro Shimono, Saori Hayami, Maaya Uchida". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
6. "SCREEN mode, nano.RIPE Perform 2nd Food Wars! Anime Season's Themes". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
7. "SCREEN mode Performs Bungō Stray Dogs Anime's New Opening Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
8. "Fate/Apocrypha, Sword Art Online Movie Win Top Newtype Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
9. "SCREEN mode Performs Vatican Miracle Examiner Anime's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
10. "SCREEN mode, Oresama Perform Theme Songs for Muhyo & Roji Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
11. "WRIGHT LEFT". Amazon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-10-27.
12. "SCREEN mode Perform Tokunana TV Anime's Ending Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-10-14.

External links

• Screen Mode official website (Japanese)