Wakana Ootaki (大滝若奈, Ōtaki Wakana, born December 10, 1984), who goes by the mononymousstage nameWakana, is a Japanese pop singer. She was one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura, and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina. She is currently signed with Victor Entertainment with a solo career, having released two albums and an EP that have charted on Oricon.
Wakana is from Fukuoka. She started learning singing at age 12.[1] She joined the FictionJunction project in 2005, where she performed on many of Yuki Kajiura's soundtracks for anime shows and films. She performed two songs for the original soundtrack of Fist of the North Star True Saviour Legend: "Hikari no Yukue" (光の行方, "Where the Lights Are") and the Japanese version of "Where the Lights Are" bonus track.[2] She sang "Paradise Regained" (an insert song for El Cazador de la Bruja) and in the Pandora Hearts soundtrack.
In 2007, she and FictionJunction colleague Keiko joined Kajiura's new vocal group Kalafina, which was put together to sing the theme songs for The Garden of Sinners film series. Their first single was "Oblivious" which reached number 8 on the Oricon charts.[3] Vocalists Hikaru and Maya joined the group for the singles "Sprinter/Aria", after which Maya left the group, resulting in a trio. Over the next ten years, Kalafina would continue to release more anime theme songs as well as original material, with five studio albums and two compilation albums that have charted in Oricon's top 10. In 2018, Kajiura resigned from Space Craft, and Keiko left the group soon afterwards. The group was officially disbanded in 2019.[4]
Wakana moved from Space Craft to Victor Entertainment. She had a solo debut with the single "Toki o Koeru Yoru Ni" in February 2019. She released a self-titled album in March and an EP titled Aki no Sakura in November. They reached No. 19 and No. 34 respectively on the Oricon charts. She released the album magic moment in 2020, which charted at No. 22.[5][6] On April 24, 2021, she held her solo concert Wakana Spring Live 2020 ~ magic moment ~ in Ōtemachi to promote the album.[7]
In October 2020, she released a cover album of anime songs.[8] She won an award for Classic Anison Singer at the Weibo Account Festival in Tokyo 2020.[9]
In May 2022, she announced a collaboration song with the mobile game "Memento Mori". Flag is used as a character song for Florence, voiced by Ayaka Suwa.[10]
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Wakana Ootaki 大滝若奈 Ōtaki Wakana born December 10 1984 who goes by the mononymous stage name Wakana is a Japanese pop singer She was one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina She is currently signed with Victor Entertainment with a solo career having released two albums and an EP that have charted on Oricon WakanaWakana performs with Kalafina in Mexico 2016Background informationBirth nameWakana OotakiAlso known asFictionJunction WakanaBorn 1984 12 10 December 10 1984 age 38 Fukuoka Prefecture JapanGenresJ pop anisonOccupationsSingerInstrumentsVocalsYears active2005 presentLabelsVictor EntertainmentFormerly ofFictionJunction KalafinaWebsitewww wbr jvcmusic wbr co wbr jp wbr wakana wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Solo singles 2 1 1 Other appearances 2 2 Studio albums 2 3 Video albums 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditWakana is from Fukuoka She started learning singing at age 12 1 She joined the FictionJunction project in 2005 where she performed on many of Yuki Kajiura s soundtracks for anime shows and films She performed two songs for the original soundtrack of Fist of the North Star True Saviour Legend Hikari no Yukue 光の行方 Where the Lights Are and the Japanese version of Where the Lights Are bonus track 2 She sang Paradise Regained an insert song for El Cazador de la Bruja and in the Pandora Hearts soundtrack In 2007 she and FictionJunction colleague Keiko joined Kajiura s new vocal group Kalafina which was put together to sing the theme songs for The Garden of Sinners film series Their first single was Oblivious which reached number 8 on the Oricon charts 3 Vocalists Hikaru and Maya joined the group for the singles Sprinter Aria after which Maya left the group resulting in a trio Over the next ten years Kalafina would continue to release more anime theme songs as well as original material with five studio albums and two compilation albums that have charted in Oricon s top 10 In 2018 Kajiura resigned from Space Craft and Keiko left the group soon afterwards The group was officially disbanded in 2019 4 Wakana moved from Space Craft to Victor Entertainment She had a solo debut with the single Toki o Koeru Yoru Ni in February 2019 She released a self titled album in March and an EP titled Aki no Sakura in November They reached No 19 and No 34 respectively on the Oricon charts She released the album magic moment in 2020 which charted at No 22 5 6 On April 24 2021 she held her solo concert Wakana Spring Live 2020 magic moment in Ōtemachi to promote the album 7 In October 2020 she released a cover album of anime songs 8 She won an award for Classic Anison Singer at the Weibo Account Festival in Tokyo 2020 9 In May 2022 she announced a collaboration song with the mobile game Memento Mori Flag is used as a character song for Florence voiced by Ayaka Suwa 10 Discography EditSee also Kalafina discography Solo singles Edit List of singles with selected chart positions Year Title Oricon AlbumPeakposition Weeks charted2019 Toki o Koeru Yoru Ni 時を越える夜に on a timeless night 11 36 2 WakanaOther appearances Edit List of guest appearances that feature Wakana Year Title Album2022 Flag Song Wakana CV Ayaka Suwa 12 Studio albums Edit List of studio albums with selected chart positions Title Album information Oricon 13 Peakposition Weeks chartedWakana Released March 20 2019 Label Victor Entertainment VIZL 1573 19 3Aki no Sakura アキノサクラ EP Released November 20 2019 Label Victor Entertainment VICL 65270 34 2magic moment Released February 26 2020 Label Victor Entertainment VICL 1731 22 2Wakana Covers Anime Classics Released December 9 2020 Label Victor Entertainment VICL 65447 VICL 1830 limited edition 42 1Video albums Edit List of video albums with selected chart positions Title Album information Oricon 14 Peakposition Weeks chartedWakana Live Tour 2019 VOICE at 中野サンプラザ 初回限定盤 Released September 25 2019 Label Victor Entertainment VIZL 1647 Format Blu Ray 30 2Wakana Spring Live magic moment 2021 初回限定盤 Released August 11 2021 Label Victor Entertainment VIZL 1914 Format Blu Ray 15 1References Edit Space Craft Group spacecraft co jp FictionJunction News in Japanese FictionJunction com February 21 2007 Retrieved March 7 2007 Ｋａｌａｆｉｎａ リリース ORICON STYLE ミュージック www oricon co jp Archived from the original on 2007 12 05 Bunshun Kalafina Members Want to Get Back Together Anime News Network Wakanaの作品 ORICON NEWS Wakana DISCOGRAPHY www jvcmusic co jp Wakana 延期のライブ開催に喜び 歌とよく向き合うことができた一年だった ORICON NEWS Wakana カバーアルバム収録曲発表 オンライン企画続々決定 BARKS Wakana 微博の クラシックアニソンシンガー賞 受賞 成人式以来 の和服で登壇 ORICON NEWS Florence s Lament Memento Mori Memento Mori news 時を越える夜に Wakana ORICON NEWS Flag Wakana JVC Music Wakanaのアルバム作品 A Look at Wakana s Releases Oricon in Japanese Retrieved July 22 2020 WakanaのBlu ray作品 Wakana s Blu Ray releases Oricon in Japanese Retrieved November 3 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wakana Ootaki Official website at Victor Entertainment in Japanese Wakana at Space Craft in Japanese Wakana at Oricon in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wakana singer born 1984 amp oldid 1105515877, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
