Biography
majiko (まじ娘) is a talented Japanese female singer-songwriter, utaite (from Japanese uta – song) from the net scene with a powerful husky, yet kind natural singing voice.
In addition to writing lyrics, composing and arranging, she also handles illustrations for goods and jackets. She has appeared in numerous live events in Japan and overseas.
Since her mother is a vocalist / vocal trainer, she grew up in a constant environment of rock, soul, jazz, and sometimes folk music.
She posted her own song for the first time on a video sharing site in June 2010. When she performed for the first time at the popular live event ETA (EXIT TUNES ACADEMY) in December 2013, her overwhelming singing voice surprised the audience and co-stars.
In April 2015, she released her first album Contrast. On the album, Mikito-P arranges a newly written song by Atsushi Horie (from Straightener), it also includes many songs from vocaloids such as “Amadeus”, “Kokoronashi”, “Irony” and “Hitorinbo Envy”. In June 2015, she held her first one-man live at Tokyo Kinema Club. Tickets were sold out. In November of the same year she released her first single mirror with Atsushi Horie as producer.
In January 2016, she released her second album Magic, which also featured Atsushi Horie, and despite being a vocalist, he wrote lyrics for more than half of the songs on the album. From January to February 2016, she held her second one-man live at Shinsaibashi Music Club JANUS in Osaka and LIQUIDROOM in Tokyo. In December of 2016, her one-man live “Cloud 7” was held at Shibuya WWW, Tokyo.
Her first mini album CLOUD 7 was released in February 2017. She also participated in Pause -Straightener Tribute Album- released in October of the same year with “Winter Sun”. She held another one-man live at Tokyo and Shibuya WWW X and Osaka and Shinsaibashi JANUS in December 2017.
Her second mini album AUBE was released on March 7, 2018. Mobile FC “zikka” started on the same day. She held a 3-man release tour in Higashimeihan. In April 2018, she participated in the live concert of Tangible Rampage. As guest vocals, she performed on the stage of Straightener’s “Winter Sun” in “ARABAKI ROCK FEST. 2018”.
Later released as her 1st single on July 4, “Cracked World”, was used as the theme song for June Tokai Television and Fuji Television’s adult drama “Limited Estates” starring Shiro Sano.
She held another one-man live event during November named “majiko one man LIVE -Come on, LIVE or Regret-” at Shibuya
Her EP COLOR was released on January 23, 2019. TV Tokyo “Goddotan "’s February ending theme “Kuruoshii Hodo Boku ni wa Utsukushii” was composed and produced by Michael Kaneko, and “Scratch the world” was a product of collaboration with GAGLE. On the same day, the OP of anime The Price of Smiles “Ega Onokanata” by Chiho feat. majiko was released. From January 26, majiko presented “new EP "COLOR” Release Party ~ Come on, LIVE or Regret ~“ which was held at Umeda Zeela, Nagoya ell FITS ALL, and Tokyo Kinema Club.
On March 13th, she collaborated and released on the CIVILIAN EP Kaikou No Gozen Reiji, or Encounter at midnight with “Bokurano Shouninsenso”. She performed as a secret guest on “ROCKIN ‘QUARTET vol.3 ~ Atsushi Horie (Straightener) & NAOTO QUARTET ~” (Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka).
She released her new single on April 17th of 2019 named “Spring, Koisakura.”. In June she was in charge of the Netflix anime 7SEEDS’s ED theme “WISH”.
On June 19th, three years and five months after her last album, she released her third full album, Lonesome People are the Greatest. From June 22nd, “majiko PRESENTS” Lonesome people are the greatest “RELEASE TOUR ~ SALUTE YOUR LONELINESS ~” was held at Shibuya WWW X, Nagoya APOLLO BASE and Osaka MUSE and from August, the acoustic tour “majiko PRESENTS“ Lonesome people are the greatest ”RELEASE TOUR ~ SALUTE YOUR LONELINESS ~ JakuNatsu 2019” was held at eight locations nationwide. In October 2019, she performed her first Chinese one-man live tour, “majiko PRESENTS“ Lonesome people are the greatest ”RELEASE TOUR ~ SALUTE YOUR LONELINESS ~ in CHINA” in Shanghai Modern SKY LAB, Beijing Sugar TANGO LIVE and Guangzhou MAO Held at Livehouse.
On December 15, “majiko ONE MAN LIVE” MAJIROOM" was held at LIQUIDROOM in Ebisu. In addition, the first one-man live “majiko ONE MAN LIVE“ MAJISPACE “in TAIPEI“ was held on December 22 in Taiwan.
