Garnidelia

Garnidelia (ガルニデリア, Hepburn: Garunideria) (stylized as GARNiDELiA) is a Japanese pop rock duo, consisting of singer Mai Mizuhashi, better known by her stage name MARiA[2] and Vocaloid record producer Yoshinori Abe (ja:阿部尚徳, Abe Yoshinori, born March 5, 1978), better known by his stage name toku.

GARNiDELiA
GARNiDELiA performing at Sakura Matsuri in 2018
GARNiDELiA performing at Sakura Matsuri in 2018
Background information
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresJ-pop, Electronic, Eurodance, Pop rock, power pop, synthpop
Years active2010–present
LabelsHeadphone-Tokyo (as indie) (2010–2013)
Defstar Records[1](2014–2015)
SME Records (2015–2017)
SACRA MUSIC (2017–2019)
Universal Music Japan (2020–2021)
Pony Canyon Inc. (2021–present)
MembersMARiA
toku
Websitewww.garnidelia.com

History

The duo first collaborated on the song "Color", which was used as the opening theme to the 2010 anime television series Freezing. The name of their unit came from the French phrase "Le Palais Garnier de Maria" (Maria's Opera), and the asteroid Cordelia, which was discovered in 1978, the year of toku's birth.[2]

In 2014, they made their debut under the major record label Defstar Records with the single "ambiguous", which was released on March 5, 2014, whose title track is used as the second opening theme to the 2013 anime television series Kill la Kill.[2] Later that year, MARiA collaborated with Vocaloid producer Jin and performed the song "Daze", which is used as the opening theme to the 2014 anime television series Mekakucity Actors.[3] Their second single "Grilletto", which was released on July 30, 2014, was used as the second opening theme to the anime television series The Irregular at Magic High School.[4] Their third single "Blazing", which was released on October 29, 2014, is used as the first opening theme to the anime television series Gundam Reconguista in G.[5] Their debut album Linkage Ring was released on January 21, 2015.

GARNiDELiA's fourth single "MIRAI", which was released on May 13, 2015, is used as the ending theme to the anime series Gunslinger Stratos.[6] Their indie album Birthia was released on August 26, 2015, which contains remade songs that were made before their debut single, such as "ARiA", "SPiCa", and "ORiON".

Their third digital single "Burning Soul" was released on April 13, 2016. It was used as the theme song for the MMORPG game Soul Worker. Their fifth single "Yakusoku -Promise Code-" (約束 -Promise code-, Promise -Promise Code-), was available digitally 10 days before it was released on August 17, 2016; and was used as the second ending to the anime series Qualidea Code.[7] The B-side to that single, Gokuraku Jodo, received unexpected popularity in China as a dance hit after it was shared onto the video site Bilibili, spoofing various covers.[8][9] GARNiDELiA collaborated with ClariS in performing the song "Clever" released on September 14, 2016; the song is used as the third ending theme to Qualidea Code.[10] Their second album Violet Cry was released on December 14, 2016.[11]

GARNiDELiA moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.[12] Their sixth single "Speed Star" is released on June 14, 2017; the song is used as the ending theme of The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars.[13] Their seventh single "Désir" (Desire) was released on August 23, 2017; the song is used as the ending theme of anime Fate/Apocrypha.[14] Their eighth single "Aikotoba" (アイコトバ, Password) was released on November 1, 2017; the song was used as the opening theme of anime Animegataris.[15]

Their ninth single, "Error" was released digitally on January 27, 2018 and received a physical release on January 31, 2018; the song is used as the opening theme of anime series Beatless.[16] Their third album G.R.N.D. was released on March 28, 2018.[17] Their second compilation eurodance-style album "Kyouki Ranbu" (響喜乱舞, Dancing Wildly with Joy) was released on September 26, 2018; the album contains dance covers by MARiA, Miume, and Niina (217), such as Gokuraku Jodo, Kureha Itoshiuta, Tougen Renka, avra K'davarah, Lamb, Girls, and PiNK CAT.[18]

Their tenth single, "Rebel Flag" was released digitally on January 12, 2019,[19] and received a physical release on March 13, 2019; the song is used as the ending theme of anime series Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka.[20] At the end of August 2019, it was announced that they would leave Sacra Music following their contract expiration in 2019.[21] Their last best album under the label, GARNiDELIA BEST, was released on December 12, 2019.[22]

On June 29, 2020, it was announced that GARNiDELiA moved to the label music Universal Music Japan, following the release of their first digital single of their new label "Star Trail".[23][24] On August 9, 2020, they made a self cover of the song "Gurenge" in their official YouTube; the cover is part of their official cover, titled GARNiDELiA Cover Collection.[25] Their 2nd digital single "Secret Party" was released on September 23. It was used as theme song to their Halloween Party.
Their 4th album Kishikaisei was released on November 25, 2020. The album contains 8 brand-new songs along with Secret Party and Star Trail.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsTrack ListingPeak Oricon
chart positions
Peak Billboard
chart positions
1st2015Linkage Ring
  • Released: January 21, 2015
  • Label: DefSTAR RECORDS (DFCL-2110, DFCL-2112, DFCL-2114)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD
1. PRIDE

2. True High

3. Gravity

4. BLAZING

5. Hutarizaryuseigun

6. Moon Landing

7. march

8. Steps

9. Lamb.

10. Ookami shoujo

11. grilletto

12. ambiguous

13. LiNKAGE

11[26]
2nd2016Violet Cry
  • Released: December 14, 2016
  • Label: SME Records (SECL-2087, SECL-2089, SECL-2091)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD
1. EXXXTASY

2. REAL

3. yakusoku -Promise code-

4. Burning Soul

5. LIFE

6. Inori no Uta

7. Cry

8. Gokuraku Shoudo

9. NEON NIGHT

10. BAD BOY - GARNiDELiA vs HEAVYGRINDER

11. My little happiness

12. Kawaranaimono

13. MIRAI

21[27]17[28]
3rd2018G.R.N.D.
  • Released: March 28, 2018
  • Label: SACRA MUSIC (VVCL-1197, VVCL-1199, VVCL-1201)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD
1. G.R.N.D.

2. SPEED STAR - Album Ver.

3. Jesus

4. Hysteric Bullet

5. Poppin'Trip - GARNiDELiA vs HEAVYGRINDER

6. Aikotoba

7. Tougenrenka

8. Kurehaitosiuta

9. Love Swing

10. After glow

11.Error

12. Desir

13. Saigo no koi

12[29]12[30]
4th2020Kishikaisei
  • Released: November 25, 2020
  • Label: UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN (UICZ-4478, UICZ-9176, UICZ-9166)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD
1. Kishikaisei

2. IDENtity

3. Light your heart up

4. Beyond the sky

5. Kaibutsuno Yume

6. Secret Party

7. Yoiyamikocho

8. Never Ever

9. star trail

10. Takaramono

11. LoveLifeLogic

24[31]26[32]
5th2021Duality Code
  • Released: November 17, 2021
  • Label: Pony Canyon Inc. (PCCA-06088, SCCA-00125, PCCA-06087)
  • Format: CD, CD+Live BD, CD+BD
1. Live On!

2. my code

3. Uncertainty

4. Seeker

5. Aquarium

6. Pierrot

7. Milk Caramel

8. Otome no Kokoroe

9. Hajimete no Christmas

10. Haru ga Kita yo

11. stellacage

12. Reason

24[33]
6th2024Ten
  • Released: January 17, 2024
  • Label: Pony Canyon Inc. (PCCA-06254, SCCA-00151, PCCA-06253)
  • Format: CD, CD+Live BD, CD+BD
1. -Ten-

2. Akatsuki Zakura

3. Soten

4. Oka Ramman

5. Gen Ai Yugi

6. Cat Planet

7. Queen(s) Game

8. Fiction

9. FRONTiER

10. Suzuran

11. Ichirentakusho

12. Only

13. Future Wing

24[34]

Best-of albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak Oricon
chart positions
Peak Billboard
chart positions
2015BiRTHiA (Indies best)
  • Released: August 26, 2015
  • Label: SME Records (SECL-1752~3, SECL-1754)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
27[35]22[36]
2018Kyouki Ranbu (響喜乱舞, Dancing Wildly with Joy)
  • Released: September 26, 2018
  • Label: SACRA MUSIC (VVCL-1296~7, VVCL-1298)
  • Format: CD, CD+Photobook
14[37]17[38]
2019GARNiDELiA BEST
  • Released: December 4, 2019
  • Label: SACRA MUSIC (VVCL 1568-9, VVCL 1570-1, VVCL 1572)
  • Format: CD, CD+BD, CD+Photobook
25[39]27[40]
2023GARNiDELiA Cover Collection

Mini albums

YearAlbum details
1st2010ONE
  • Released: December 31, 2010
  • Format: Digital download
2nd2012PLUSLIGHTS -21248931-
  • Released: August 11, 2012
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

YearSongPeak Oricon
chart positions
Peak Billboard
chart positions
Album
Indie2011PRAYER
  • Released: May 1, 2011
Non-album single
1st2014ambiguous (Kill la Kill opening theme)
  • Released: March 05, 2014
15[41]19[42]Linkage Ring
2ndgrilletto (The Irregular at Magic High School opening theme)
  • Released: July 30, 2014
17[43]17[44]
3rdBLAZING (Gundam Reconguista in G opening theme)
  • Released: October 29, 2014
14[45]11[46]
4th2015MIRAI (Gunslinger Stratos ending theme)
  • Released: May 13, 2015
29[47]60[42]Violet Cry
5th2016Yakusoku -Promise Code- (約束 -Promise code-, Promise -Promise Code-) (Qualidea Code ending theme)
  • Released: August 17, 2016
20[48]40[49]
6th2017Speed Star (The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars ending theme)
  • Released: June 14, 2017
11[50]21[42]G.R.N.D.
7thDésir (Fate/Apocrypha ending theme)
  • Released: August 23, 2017
14[51]19[52]
8thAikotoba (アイコトバ, Password) (Anime-Gataris opening theme)
  • Released: November 1, 2017
21[53]61[54]
9th2018Error (Beatless opening theme)
  • Released: January 31, 2018
22[55]40[56]
10th2019Rebel Flag (Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka ending theme)
  • Released: March 13, 2019
21[57]GARNiDELiA BEST.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Collaboration singles

YearSongPeak Oricon
chart positions
Peak Billboard
chart positions
AlbumNotes
2016Clever (with ClariS) (Qualidea Code ending theme)
  • Released: September 14, 2016
21[58]33[59]Fairy CastleThe song is added on ClariS fourth studio album

Digital singles

YearSongAlbum
2010Hands
  • Released September 13, 2010
BiRTHiA
2013Break down
  • Released December 2, 2013
2014True High
  • Released: January 15, 2014
Linkage Ring
2013Lamb
  • Released: October 2013
2015PiNK CAT
  • Released: April, 2015
2016Burning Soul
  • Released: April 13, 2016
Violet Cry
Gokuraku Jodo (極楽浄土, Paradise)
  • Released: July 27, 2016
2017Tougen Renka (桃源恋歌, Tougen Renka)
  • Released: May 15, 2017
G.R.N.D.
2018Kureha Itoshiuta (紅葉愛唄, Kureha Itoshiuta)
  • Released: February 5, 2018
avra K'Davarah (アブラカダブラ)
  • Released: July 23, 2018
Kyokiranbu
Kyouki Ranbu (響喜乱舞)
  • Released: September 23, 2018
2020Star Trail
  • Released: June 29, 2020
Kishikaisei
Secret Party
  • Released: September 23, 2020
Kishikaisei (起死回生)
  • Released: October 30, 2020
2021Haru ga Kitayo (春がきたよ) (Dōse Mō Nigerarenai (Drama) opening theme)
  • Released: September 17, 2021
Duality Code
Otome no Kokoroe (オトメの心得) (Taisho Otome Otogibanashi opening theme)
  • Released: October 9, 2021
2022Gen Ai Yugi (幻愛遊戯) (My Master Has No Tail opening theme)
  • Released: September 30, 2022
Ten
Oka Ramman (謳歌爛漫)
  • Released: October 18, 2022
2022Souten (蒼天) (Soukai Tenki theme song)
  • Released: December 8, 2022
2023Only (Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts ending theme)
  • Released: April 20, 2023
Mitsuyoshihiki / My Code (光之指引/my code) (Alchemy Stars theme song)
  • Released: July 28, 2023
Duality Code
Future Wing (Genshin Impact 3rd Anniversary theme song)
  • Released: October 2, 2023
Ten
Akatsuki Zakura (Onmyoji mobile game theme song)
  • Released: October 18, 2023

GARNiDELiA Cover Collection

YearSongArtist(s)
2020Gurenge
  • Released August 8, 2020
LiSA
Pretender
  • Released August 8, 2020
Official Hige Dandism
Hakujitsu
  • Released August 22, 2020
King Gnu
2022CITRUS
  • Released March 4, 2022
Da-iCE
Haru-yo, Koi
  • Released April 1, 2022
Yumi Matsutoya
Dried Flower
  • Released May 6, 2022
Yuuri
No Regret
  • Released June 2, 2022
wacci
Kaikai Kitan
  • Released July 1, 2022
Eve
Friends
  • Released August 5, 2022
REBECCA
2023DEPARTURES
  • Released February 24, 2023
globe
BREAK OUT!
  • Released March 20, 2023
Aikawa Nanase
Kazari Nainoyo Namida Wa
  • Released March 22, 2023
Akina Nakamori

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