World's End Girlfriend

Katsuhiko Maeda (前田 勝彦, Maeda Katsuhiko, born 1 November 1975), better known by his stage name World's End Girlfriend, is a Japanese musician from Gotō Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture.^[1] He is the founder of the record label Virgin Babylon Records.^[2]

World's End Girlfriend
Birth name	前田 勝彦
Also known as	World's End Boyfriend Wonderland Falling Yesterday
Born	(1975-11-01) 1 November 1975 (age 47) Gotō Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Electronic
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Noble Human Highway Virgin Babylon Erased Tapes
Website	www.worlds-end-girlfriend.org

Biography

Katsuhiko Maeda was born on 1 November 1975 in Gotō Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture.^[1] At the age of 10, he started making music.^[1]

His debut studio album, Ending Story, was released in 2000.^[3] It was followed by Farewell Kingdom (2001).^[4] In 2005, he released a collaborative album with Mono, titled Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain.^[5] In February 2007, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain No. 7 on their 2006 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame.^[6]

He released Hurtbreak Wonderland in 2007,^[7] Seven Idiots in 2010,^[8] and Last Waltz in 2016.^[9]

He has also written the score for films such as Air Doll^[10] and Starry Starry Night.^[11]

Discography

Studio albums

• Ending Story (2000)
• Farewell Kingdom (2001)
• Dream's End Come True (2002)
• Enchanted Landscape Escape (2002) (as Wonderland Falling Yesterday)
• The Lie Lay Land (2005)
• Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain (2005) (with Mono)
• Hurtbreak Wonderland (2007)
• Seven Idiots (2010)
• Voices of Days Past (2015) (with Vampillia)
• Last Waltz (2016)

Soundtrack albums

• Air Doll (2009)
• Starry Starry Night (2011)
• Tasha Tudor: A Still Water Story (2017)
• A Girl on the Shore (2021)

Compilation albums

• Last Waltz Remix (2017)

Live albums

• Song to the Siren: Live 3.11 (2015)
• Live/10/10/2015 (2016)
• Last Waltz in Tokyo (2018)

EPs

• Sky Short Story (2000)
• Division One (2010)
• Division Two (2010)
• Other Voices (2010)
• I Know You (2012)
• Story Telling Again and Again (2012)
• Yudechang (2013) (with Bool)
• Girls/Boys Song (2014)
• Requiem EP (2017) (with Daisuke Kashiwa)
• Meguri (2018)

Singles

• "Xmas Song" (2001) (as World's End Boyfriend)
• "Halfmoon Girl" (2001) (split with Cinq)
• "Kimi o Nosete: Nausicaa Requiem" (2007) (split with Special Others)
• "Boy" (2017)
• "Eve" (2019) (with Smany)
• "Rendering the Soul" (2019)
• "Re-Rendering the Soul (Yaporigami Remix)" (2020)
• "In the Name of Love" (2021)
• "Black Box Fake Fact" (2022) (with CRZKNY)

References

1. . Ototoy (in Japanese). 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
2. Michel, Patrick St. (22 May 2016). . The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
3. "world's end girlfriend、幻の1stアルバムが新装盤で復刻". Natalie (in Japanese). 7 June 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
4. . Cinra.net (in Japanese). 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
5. "MONO×world's end girlfriendのコラボ作完成!". CD Journal (in Japanese). 10 November 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
6. Lamoreaux, Jason T. (7 February 2007). . Somewhere Cold. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
7. Mineo, Mike (6 July 2007). . PopMatters. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
8. "world's end girlfriend、破壊と構築の3年半ぶりアルバム". Natalie (in Japanese). 4 July 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
9. "world's end girlfriend、"存在そのものの強さと美で見せる"トレイラーに日南響子". Natalie (in Japanese). 6 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
10. "wegがカンヌ正式出品作「空気人形」の映画音楽を制作". Natalie (in Japanese). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
11. "world's end girlfriend×湯川潮音が台湾映画の音楽制作". Natalie (in Japanese). 26 October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

External links

• Official website
• World's End Girlfriend discography at Discogs