Kaori Oda

Kaori Oda
織田かおり
Also known asFictionJunction Kaori
OriginJapan
GenresAnison, J-pop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2005–present
LabelsTEAM Entertainment
Space Craft (former)
Member ofFictionJunction
Formerly ofSound Horizon
Websitewww.team-e.co.jp/sp/oda_kaori/

Kaori Oda (織田かおり, Oda Kaori, born May 5, 1988) is a Japanese pop singer. She is one of the long-time vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura; joining the group in 2005.[1][2] She has performed a number of theme songs for anime television series including Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Baccano! and Tenchi Muyo!; and for video games by Otomate including the Amnesia series. She has released five solo albums that have charted on Oricon.

Biography

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In 2005, Oda became involved in a music project called Harajuku BJ Girls, later named Chix Chicks. She also started collaborating with Yuki Kajiura under the project name FictionJunction Kaori. She sang on the insert songs "Tsubasa" and "Dream Scape" for the anime television series Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. As part of FictionJunction, she has been a regular vocalist on their albums and concerts, and attended Anime Expo 2012 in the US as part of the group.[3][2]

She also joined the Japanese fantasy music group Sound Horizon in 2006 and sang in their hit single "Shonen wa Tsurugi wo..." as well as tracks on their story CD albums Roman and Moira.[4][5]

In 2007, she had her solo debut with the single "Brilliant World", which was the theme song for the video game Luminous Arc.[6][7] Her second single, "Calling", was used as an ending theme to the anime television series Baccano![8] In 2011, she announced she had graduated from university.[9]

She joined TEAM Entertainment in 2012. Her first solo album. Place, released on February 6, 2013, includes songs since "Brilliant World" as well as original works.[10][11][12] She held her first solo live concert on April 14.[13]

Her third single, "Akatsuki no Butterfly", released in 2013, was used in the Amnesia video game series title Amnesia Crowd.[14][15] Her fourth single, "Reverberation" was used for Amnesia V Edition.[16][17] Her fifth single, "Hana wa Utsutsu ni", was used as a theme song for the video game Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu.[18] Her second album, Colors, was released in 2014 and reached No. 58 on the Oricon charts.[19] She promoted the album by hosting a radio show called Colorful Mode Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's A&G Artist Zone network.[20]

Oda released her sixth single "Tsuiso Kanon" later in 2014, and that contained more Amnesia theme songs including for Amnesia World.[21] She performed at Connichi 2014, an anime convention in Germany.[22][23][24] In 2015, she released her seventh single "Futari Ayatori" which was used for the video game Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu -Setsugetsuka Koi Emaki.[25] Her single "Zero Tokei", released February 10, 2016, was used as the theme song for the Norn9 anime television series.[26] She released her third album, Make It, in April, and held her 9th solo live concert in August.[12][27][28] In September, she joined fellow Sound Horizon vocalist Haruka Shimotsuki on the latter's 10th Anniversary Live Tour in Taiwan.[29]

Her single "Mugen no Dystopia" was released in 2016 and was the theme song for a smartphone video game Yodohoshi Dystopia. Her singles "Theatrium", "Run-Limit" were used as a character CDs of the similarly named series. She released her fourth album, Gift in 2017.[30] and also had a 10th anniversary concert called 10th Birthday Solo Live.[31][32] On radio, she promoted her works on the A&G Artist Zone show.[33] In 2018, she released several songs "Suibi", "Towa no Yakusoku", and "Utakata", which were used in the Otomate video game Tensei ni mai, Sui na Hana.[12] She released her compilation album The Best -Replay- which peaked at No. 66 on Oricon.[34] On September 20, 2018, Oda announced on her Lineblog that she left the Space Craft agency, having been with them for 20 years including her time with Tokyo Children's Theater Company.[35]

She sang the ending theme for the fifth Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OVA series that was released in 2020.[36][37][38] She also released her fifth solo album, Flowers,[39] which reached No. 100 on Oricon.[40]

Discography

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Kaori Oda (far right) with FictionJunction at Anime Expo, 2012
See also: FictionJunction

Solo singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Oricon[41] Album
Peak
position 		Weeks
charted
2007 "Brilliant World"
theme song for Luminous Arc video game 		88 2 Place
2007 "Calling"
ending theme for Baccano! anime TV series 		121 1
2013 "Akatsuki no Butterfly" (暁のバタフライ)
theme song for Amnesia Crowd video game 		89 1 Colors
2013 "Reverberation" 154 1
2014 "Hana Wa Utsutsu ni" (花はうつつに) 127 1
2014 Tsuisou Kanon (追想カノン)
theme song for video game Amnesia World 		128 1 Make It
2015 "Futari Ayatori" (ふたり綾とり) 129 1
2016 "Zero Tokei" (ゼロトケイ)
ending theme song for Norn9 		53 3

Solo albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album information Oricon[42]
Peak
position 		Weeks
charted
Place
  • Release date: February 6, 2013
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Catalog no.: KDSD-00611
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 91 1
Colors
  • Release date: May 7, 2014
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Catalog no.: KDSD-00700/1 (ltd.), 00702 (reg.)
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 58 3
Make It
  • Release date: April 27, 2016
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Catalog no.: KDSD-00895/6 (ltd.) 00897 (reg.)
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 87 2
Gift
  • Release date: July 26, 2017
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Catalog no.: KDSD-00997/8 (ltd.), 00999 (reg.)
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 125 2
Flowers
  • Release date: February 26, 2020
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Catalog no.: KDSD-01040/1 (ltd.), 01042 (reg.)
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 100 1

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album information Oricon[42]
Peak
position 		Weeks
charted
The Best -Replay-
  • Release date: July 25, 2018
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Catalog no.: KDSD-01013/4 (ltd.), 01015 (reg.)
  • Format: Digital download, CD
 66 1

References

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  6. ^ "Game Music :: Luminous Arc: Brilliant World - Kaori Oda :: Album Information". Square Enix Music Online.
  7. ^ "織田かおり / Brilliant World" [Kaori Oda / Brilliant World]. CDJournal.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Kaori Oda / Calling". CDJournal.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  9. ^ Oda, Kaori. "ご報告とお知らせ" [Reports and announcements]. kaori's melody (in Japanese). Livedoor. Retrieved March 15, 2021. 今日は嬉しいお知らせがあります。私事ですが、大学卒業決まりました！！良かった～！ ( I have a nice news today. Personally, I have decided to graduate from university! !! It was good! )
  10. ^ "織田かおり 1stアルバム『PLACE』リリース" [Kaori Oda 1st album Place release]. Anime Excite (in Japanese). Japan: Excite. 2013. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  11. ^ "FictionJunction、Sound Horizonなどで活躍中、織田かおりさんの1stソロアルバム『PLACE』が2月6日リリース！ 4月14日にはワンマンライブも!!" [FictionJunction, Sound Horizon's Kaori Oda's 1st solo album "PLACE" will be released on February 6th! There will also be a solo live on April 14th !!]. Animate (in Japanese). February 5, 2013. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014.
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  13. ^ "織田かおり 歌唱力抜群のファーストソロライブ「PLACE」開催！六本木が激震" [Kaori Oda's first solo live "PLACE" with outstanding singing ability will be held! Roppongi trembles]. NewsLounge.net (in Japanese). April 15, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "オトメイト最新作『AMNESIA CROWD』のOP&ED曲を収録した織田かおりさんのNewシングルが4月24日に発売！発売記念イベント情報も公開！" [Kaori Oda's new single containing the OP & ED song of Otomate's latest work "AMNESIA CROWD" will be released on April 24th! Release commemorative event information is also released!]. Animate (in Japanese). 2013-02-22. Archived from the original on 2013-02-25.
  15. ^ "織田かおりがNEWシングルについて語るインタビュ" [Interview with Kaori Oda talking about the new single]. Famitsu (in Japanese). April 19, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  16. ^ "織田かおり「AMNESIA V Edition」OP＆ED収録シングル「Reverberation」の公式インタビューが到着" [Kaori Oda "AMNESIA V Edition" OP & ED recording single "Reverberation" official interview]. OKMusic (in Japanese). November 28, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  17. ^ "織田かおり3rdソロライブ"Reverberation"をレポート" [Report on Kaori Oda's 3rd solo live "Reverberation"]. OKMusic (in Japanese). January 21, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  18. ^ "花はうつつに | 織田かおり" [Hana wa Utsutsu ni – Kaori Oda]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  19. ^ "Colors | 織田かおり" [Colors – Kaori Oda]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  20. ^ "A&G ARTIST ZONE THE CATCH: 織田かおりのもっとColorful Mode ゲスト情報！" [Kaori Oda's More Colorful Mode Guest Information]. Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (in Japanese). November 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  21. ^ "Amnesia World – Sound". Amnesia World official website (in Japanese). Otomate. 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  22. ^ "Weiterer musikalischer Ehrengast für die Connichi 2014: Kaori Oda" [Another musical guest of honor for Connichi 2014: Kaori Oda]. Crunchyroll (in German). Germany. April 30, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  23. ^ "Kaori Oda auf der Connichi" [Kaori Oda at Connichi]. Connichi (in German). May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-10. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  24. ^ Kataho，ねとらぼ (September 16, 2014). "巨大なオフ会？ ドイツ最大のアニメ・漫画ファンイベント「Connichi」に行ってきた" [Huge off party? I went to Germany's largest anime and manga fan event "Connichi"]. ITmedia (ねとらぼ) (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  25. ^ "【インタビュー】織田かおり「カラーの違う3曲を楽しんで頂けたら嬉しい」" [[Interview] Kaori Oda "I hope you enjoy the three songs in different colors."]. Barks (in Japanese). June 24, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  26. ^ "織田かおり「ノルン+ノネット」ED曲を本日発売、4月には3rdアルバムも" [Kaori Oda "Norn 9" ED song released today, 3rd album in April]. Natalie (in Japanese). February 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  27. ^ "織田かおりさん、9thソロライブより公式レポート到着" [Kaori Oda arrives at official report from 9th solo live]. Animate Times (in Japanese). August 2, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  28. ^ "織田かおり、艶やかな黒ずくめ衣装でソロライブ完遂「たまんないね、愛おしいよ」" [Kaori Oda completes her solo live in a gorgeous black outfit "I'm sorry, I love you"]. OKMusic (in Japanese). Japan. August 2, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  29. ^ "霜月はるか 10 週年巡迴演唱會台灣場 與嘉賓織田かおり共同演唱多首經典歌曲" [Haruka Shimotsuki 10th Anniversary Tour in Taiwan Show with guest Kaori Oda to sing many classic songs]. GNN Gamer (巴哈姆特電玩資訊站) (in Chinese). Taiwan. September 14, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  30. ^ "ファンとの絆が次なるステージへと導いた──織田かおりインタビュー" [The bond with the fans led to the next stage ── Interview with Kaori Oda]. Animate Times (in Japanese). July 26, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
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  32. ^ "「ずっと歌い続けていく」織田かおりさんバースデーライブレポート" ["I will continue to sing" Kaori Oda's birthday live report]. Animate Times (in Japanese). May 27, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
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