Mili is a Japanese indie music group founded in August 2012, consisting of Cassie Wei, Yamato Kasai, Yukihito Mitomo, Shoto Yoshida, and Ao Fujimori. Mili covers electronic classical, contemporary classical, and post-classical genres of music[2] and is not limited to songs in Japanese, but also in English, Chinese, and French. Aside from releasing their own songs, Mili has also contributed their music, lyrics, and/or songs to various media such as video games, commercial video, and for other artists.[3] Mili is labeled under Saihate Records; as of October 2019 and announced in April 2020, they have separated from their music management company.[1][4]
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | Indie |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Saihate Records[1] |
Members | Cassie "Momocashew" Wei Yamato "Hamo" Kasai Yukihito Mitomo Shoto Yoshida Ao Fujimori |
Past members | Ame Yamaguchi |
Website | Official website ![]() |
The group's YouTube channel is considered exceptional within the indie world, exceeding 500,000 YouTube subscribers.[5] Three of their released CDs took the first places in Oricon Indies chart, as well as appearing in Summer Sonic for two consecutive years since 2017.[6] The group is named after the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, "Dear Mili."[7] The band has also released music under the name AWAAWA.
Members
editMili consists of the following five members:[3][8]
- Yamato Kasai or HAMO – main composer, main arranger, sub lyricist, guitarist
- Cassie Wei, or momocashew – vocalist, main lyricist. Canadian-Chinese, born in China, raised in Canada, now living in Japan[9]
- Yukihito Mitomo – bassist. Kasai's friend, joined Mili in December 2013[10]
- Shoto Yoshida – drummer. Kasai's friend, joined Mili in December 2013[10]
- Ao Fujimori – illustrator, animator. Joined Mili in September 2014[11]
Former members
edit- Ame Yamaguchi – stylist, designer, art director. Joined Mili in May 2014; left in August 2019 to work on personal projects[8]
History and works
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- Song for video game Goblin Slayer Another Adventure: Nightmare Feast, "Duetting Solo" (February 29)[55]
- Original Soundtrack for video game Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist (March 25)[56]
- Boss fight theme for Canto VI of video game Limbus Company, "Through Patches of Violet" (April)[57]
- Promotional theme for video game Arknights, "Grown-up's Paradise" (April 26)[58]
- OST for video game Snowbreak: Containment Zone (May)[59]
Discography
editAlbums
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Track listing | Peak chart positions | |
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JPN Oricon [60] |
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Mag Mell |
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13 tracks
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31 | 21[61] |
Miracle Milk |
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19 tracks
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12 | 9[62] |
Millennium Mother |
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20 tracks
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17 | 12[63] |
Mini albums
editTitle | Album details | Track listing | Peak chart positions | |
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JPN Oricon [60] |
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Hue |
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6 tracks
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25 | 21[64] |
To Kill a Living Book -for Library Of Ruina- |
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8 tracks
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Let's Lament |
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2 tracks
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Single
editTitle | Year | Track listing | Peak positions | Album |
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JPN Oricon [65] | ||||
"Rightfully" | 2018 |
5 tracks
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24 | Non-album single |
"Intrauterine Education" | 2020 |
6 tracks
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30 | |
"Ame to Taieki to Nioi/Static" (雨と体液と匂い/Static) | 2020 |
4 tracks
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28 |
Others
editTitle | Release date | Notes | Track Listing | Source |
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"Chocological" | October 28, 2012 | Included in compilation album Music on Our Palms |
1 track
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[1] |
MuNiCa – Cry of Pluto [Original Soundtrack] | April 7, 2013 | Soundtrack for the video game MuNiCa - Cry of Pluto |
8 tracks
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[2] |
H△G×Mili | November 27, 2013 | Split album with H△G |
4 tracks
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[3] |
"Klavier" | March 8, 2014 | Piano album by Yamato Kasai |
5 tracks
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[4] [5] |
"Holy and Darkness 1" | December 22, 2014 | Collaboration with Tasuku Arai |
1 track
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H△G×Mili vol.2 | May 9, 2015 | Split album with H△G |
4 tracks
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ENDER LILIES:Quietus of the Knights Original Soundtrack | June 22, 2021 | Original soundtrack for Binary Haze Interactive's Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights |
50 tracks |
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Key Ingredient | June 2, 2022 | Piano Cover album of previously released songs, instrumental version also released |
13 tracks
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References
edit- ^ a b "Saihate Records". Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Mili tagged their music in Bandcamp as electronic classical, contemporary classical, electronica, and post-classical.
- ^ a b "Biography — Mili Official Website". Mili Official Website. Mili. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Mili [@ProjectMili] (8 April 2020). "We have terminated our exclusive contract with our music management company since October 2019. Please feel free to contact us directly via email for work or booking inquiries from now on" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Mili". YouTube. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ a b "ミュージック". TVアニメ「メルクストーリア」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "momocashew (@momocashew). Ask me anything on ASKfm". ASKfm. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ a b Kasai, Yamato; Yamaguchi, Ame. "Miliより大切なお知らせ / Important Announcement". Mili Official Website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ ""既視感のない面白さと、馴染みのあるエッセンス。"『Mili』インタビュー". TuneCore Japan. 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ^ a b "New members join Mili". Mili Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Mili on Twitter". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "解体と造形 KAITAI TO ZOKEI - HAMO". YouTube. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "2台のインタラクティブ ホワイトボードで芸術作品に挑戦!(20秒編)". YouTube. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "A lighthouse and a lilium auratum by Yamato Kasai/Mili". SoundCloud. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ ">A flower sings by Yamato Kasai/Mili". SoundCloud. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Voice Comic - ごめんね". YouTube. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "夜狐八重奏+". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Washlet® Functionality". YouTube. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "リサとガスパール タウン 1周年記念イベント開催!". リサとガスパールタウン. Fuji Kyuko. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "∞". Ferri. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "製品への想い|コンビ株式会社 ベビーカー、チャイルドシート、ベビーラック". コンビ株式会社. Combi Corporation. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Astell&Kern AK100II 花澤香菜コラボレーションモデル プロジェクトスタート!". Astell & Kern. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "No, that's my baby bottle". Mili Official Website. Mili. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "15158775". Mili Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Mag Milk". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Mommy, where's my left hand again?". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "News—Mili Official Website". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Opening for TV anime Goblin Slayer". @ProjectMili at Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "C3 AFA Singapore Guest Profile: mili". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Mother Ship Gi6pon English". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Kasai, Yamato (10 September 2019). "AJIWAIIAJI". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "#ILAMY19 Announcing the fourth and final artiste for I LOVE ANISONG Matsuri Malaysia 2019". AFA - ANIME FESTIVAL ASIA. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "AJIWAIIAJI". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Mili - Static (Movie "Goblin Slayer: GOBLIN'S CROWN" Theme Song). 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Anime's Video Previews Mili's Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ @mahoyaku_info (8 April 2020). "音楽制作集団・Miliが手掛けた 魔法使いの約束の主題歌『Cast Me a Spell』の歌詞を" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retweeted by Mili – via Twitter.
- ^ Mili [@projectmili] (April 12, 2020). "□お知らせ□ TVアニメ『グレイプニル』 EDテーマ「雨と体液と匂い(ending ver.)」 4月20日(月)0時~配信開始となります。 #グレイプニル #雨と体液と匂い" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- ^ "新作ゲーム『Ender Lilies』こちらの"全楽曲"をMiliが担当しました". Mili on Twitter. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Mili - To Kill a Living Book -For Library of Ruina-. 29 October 2021.
- ^ Limbus Company - Official Promotional Video. 19 November 2021.
- ^ Mili - Bento Box Bivouac / DEEMO II. 13 January 2022.
- ^ Mili - Sideshow Duckling. 1 February 2022.
- ^ Mili - My Creator. 19 February 2022.
- ^ Mili - Skin-Deep Comedy. 17 March 2022.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Paper Bouquet"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Mortal With You"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Dancing Ghost's Ball Jointed Darling"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Between Two Worlds"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Gunners in the Rain"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Fly, My Wings"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "We'll be performing at Anime Expo this year!!!First performance in the US 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 please come join us!!It's "Mili" btw!". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Sleep Talk Metropolis"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Entertainment"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Compass"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Duetting Solo"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Upcoming Game "ENDER MAGNOLIA"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Through Patches of Violet"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "NEW SONG "Grown-up's Paradise"". @ProjectMili at Twitter. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "いつのまにか実装されてたようで...😅 Miliから楽曲提供しております👍". @HAMOloid at Twitter. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Miliのアルバム" [Mili albums] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Miliのシングル" [Mili singles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Mili on YouTube
- Mili at Anime News Network's encyclopedia