Mimi Meme Mimi (みみめめMIMI, stylized as mimimemeMIMI) is a music unit from Japan consists of Yuki Takao (vocals, lyricist) and Chamōi (illustrator). The unit debuted with song titled "Sentimental Love", a theme song for A Town Where You Live. The girls call themselves a "next generation audio visual unit" and offer a unique mixture of music and imagery.[1] The unit name, "Mimi Meme Mimi", is thought under the wish that they wanted their songs to appeal their listener "From ears to eyes. From eyes to ears" (耳・目・目・耳, Mimi-Me-Me-Mimi).[2]
Mimi Meme Mimi | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2013–2017 |
| Labels | Astro Voice |
| Members | Yuki Takao (vocal, lyricist) Chamōi (illustrator) |
| Website | www |
On 18 July 2017, the group announced its disbandment following the group's September 2017 live "Mimi Meme Mimi Live 2017 ~Bon Voyage!~" (みみめめMIMI LIVE2017～Bon! Voyage!～) due to Yuki Takao's retirement from both singing and voice acting.[3]
Members
edit- Yuki Takao (タカオユキ, Takao Yuki)
- Yuki Takao born on June 30, 1990 at Hyōgo Prefecture. She is a female voice actor and singer-songwriter. Before debuting as Mimi Meme Mimi with Chamōi, she already started her career as songwriter, using the pseudonym Yuka (ユカ).[4]
Discography
editSingles
edit| No. | Release date |
Title | Package number | Peak Oricon Chart position[7] | ||||||||
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| Limited Edition | Standard Edition | |||||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | August 14 | "Sentimental Love" (センチメンタルラブ, Senchimentaru rabu) | AZZS-17 | AZCS-2028 | 39 | |||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | January 6 | "Shunkan Reality" (瞬間リアリティ, Shunkan riariti) | AZZS-19 | AZCS-2030 | 54 | |||||||
| 3 | May 28 | "Sayonara Usotsuki" (サヨナラ嘘ツキ) | AZZS-23 | AZCS-2035 | 46 | |||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | June 10 | CANDY MAGIC | AZCS-2044 (Yuki Takao Edition) AZCS-2045 (Mimi Meme Mimi Edition) |
28 | ||||||||
| 5 | November 17 | "Tentekomai" (天手古舞) | AZNT-13 (Amazon.co.jp Limited Edition) AZNT-14 （Limited Edition） |
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| 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Pending[a] | January 29 | "Cha Cha Cha" (チャチャチャ) | - | |||||||||
| February 23 | "Chocolate Kakumei" (チョコレート革命, Chokorēto Kakumei) | |||||||||||
| 8 | August 17 | "Harehare Fanfare" (晴レ晴レファンファーレ) | AZZS-49 (Initial Edition) AZNT-30 (Venue Limited Edition) |
AZCS-2054 | 37 | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Albums
edit| Release Date |
Title | Peak Oricon chart position[7] |
Official Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2014 | Meikyū Sentimental (迷宮センチメンタル) | 37 | http://www.mimimememimi.com/discography/迷宮センチメンタル | |
| Tracklist | ||||
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| October 12, 2016 | Kimi no Heroine ni Naritakute (きみのヒロインになりたくて) | 27 | www | |
| Tracklist | ||||
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| Release date |
Title | Package number | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2014 | "Twilight Ocean: Shallie no Atelier ~Tasogare no Umi no Renkinjutsuhi~ Vocal Album (Twilight Ocean シャリーのアトリエ〜黄昏の海の錬金術士〜ボーカルアルバム) | GUSTCD-10018 | 07. SAY YOU |
| March 22, 2017 | AKIBA'S COLLECTION | KICA-3267 | 02. "Rirai Mirai" (リライミライ) |
Notes
edit- ^ In Japan, it written as Haishin (配信, Delivery) meaning that the single has been not released as a CD yet and currently only available for download.
References
edit- ^ "MimiMemeMIMI, the "Next Generation Audiovisual Unit" that Recently Debuted with an Anime Theme Song". Tokyo Otaku Mode. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "視聴覚ユニットの誕生 みみめめMIMIインタビュー". CINRA.NET (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "いつも応援してくださっている皆様へ". mimimememimi.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "みみめめMIMI「瞬間リアリティ」インタビュー (1/3) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "BIOGRAPHY". mimimememimi.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "視聴覚ユニットの誕生 みみめめMIMIインタビュー - インタビュー". CINRA.NET (in Japanese). Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ a b "みみめめMIMIの作品". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 April 2017.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)