Active from 2005 | Record label Mellow Head | |
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Kukui is a Japanese band consisting of Haruka Shimotsuki (vocal, lyrics & composition) and Myu (composition, arrangement & lyrics). They have produced songs for anime and games, most notably the Rozen Maiden anime series.
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History
Originally, Shimotsuki and Myu of Refio (formerly a band made up of Myu and Riya) collaborated under the name Refio + Haruka Shimotsuki when they performed "Toumei Shelter", ending theme for Rozen Maiden in 2004. Not long after they formed Kukui and produced a dojin single "Yumewatari no Yoru", which was sold at the 67th Comic Market the same year. The following year they returned to provide the ending theme for Rozen Maiden's second season, Träumend, and made their first major release as Kukui with the mini album Hikari no Rasenritsu. In 2007 they released the album Leer Lied. Though technically their first full album, it was labelled as a Rozen Maiden Best Album, and included "Utsusemi no Kage", ending theme for the series' TV special Ouvertüre. The next album they released Hakoniwa Note, was marketed as their first album. It included their songs for the game Angel Profile.
Shimotsuki and Myu have collaborated on a number of occasions outside of kukui. They did the ending theme for the game Girlish Grimoire Little Witch Romanesque (2005), a song on tieLeaf's (a doujin circle Shimotsuki belongs) album Tsukioi no Toshi (2005), and two songs on a doujin album by Whitepaper (2007).
Singles
- ゆめわたりの夜 / Yumewatari no Yoru
- 雨の後に / Ame no Ato ni
- ゆめわたりの夜 / Yumewatari no Yoru (off vocal)
- 雨の後に / Ame no Ato ni (off vocal)
- Little Primrose — TV anime Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo opening theme
- アマヤドリ / Amayadori
- Little Primrose (off vocal)
- アマヤドリ / Amayadori (off vocal)
- Starry Waltz — TV anime Nishi no Yoki Majo Astraea Testament opening theme
- 闇の輪廻 / Yami no Rinne
- Starry Waltz <off vocal>
- 闇の輪廻 / Yami no Rinne <off vocal>
- コンコルディア / Concordia — TV anime Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica ending theme
- 二重奏 / Nijuusou
- コンコルディア / Concordia Instrumental
- 二重奏 / Nijuusou Instrumental
- 地図散歩 / Chizu Sanpo — TV anime Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th season opening theme
- 優しい距離 / Yasashii Kyori
- 地図散歩 / Chizu Sanpo (off vocal)
- 優しい距離 / Yasashii Kyori (off vocal)
Albums
- Approach
- 箱庭ノート / Hakoniwa Note
- コンコルディア / Concordia
- Starry Waltz
- cycle
- 夜の奥底 / Yoru no Okusoko
- 透明シェルター ~kukui ver.~ / Toumei Shelter ~kukui ver.~
- 虹色クオーツ / Nijiiro Quartz — PS2 game Angel Profile opening theme
- 空のメロディ / Sora no Melody — PS2 game Angel Profile ending theme
- 記憶 / Kioku
- アマヤドリ / Amayadori
- 二重奏 / Nijuusou
- Little Primrose
Other
Songs
Starry Waltz箱庭ノート · 2007
Leer Lied2007
Atem2005