Aya Hirano Releases First Full Album in Four Years

Aya Hirano Releases First Full Album in Four Years

Popular singer and voice actress Aya Hirano released her latest album, Vivid, on Feb. 19, 2014.

Four years and three months since 2009’s Speed☆Star, Hirano’s latest release is her third full-length original album. From last year’s hit singles “TOxxxIC” and “Promise,” to the theme song for the Xbox 360 game Dodonpachi Saidaiōjō, “Stardust Void”, this album is a collection of 12 unique tracks that cross many genres while maintaining Hirano’s trademark rock sound. Limited edition releases of the album include the live DVD “Aya Hirano Special LIVE -Promise- Premium Selection,” which includes footage from Hirano’s performance at Akasaka Blitz on Dec. 14, 2013.

Beginning her voice acting career in 2001, Aya Hirano got her big break voicing the role of Haruhi Suzumiya in the 2006 TV anime, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Since then, she’s provided the voice for many popular anime character’s, including Lucky Star’s Konata Izumi, Fairy Tail’s Lucy Heartfilia, and Death Note’s Misa Amane. She is currently also working as an entertainer and expressing herself as an artist different ways. This latest album is a collection of themes and songs that are important to Hirano and express her personality.

Track List
CD
01. Vivid
02. Let's Go!
03. Up To Date
04. Promise *Included as background music for the 35th anniversary release of film The Fox in the Quest of the Northern Sun
05. TOxxxIC
06. Double
07. Stardust Void *Theme song for Xbox 360 game Dodonpachi Saidaiōjō
08. Let’s Take it Easy
09. Logic Girl
10. More, More
11. Keep on Runnin'
12. To the Edge of the Light

DVD *Included in limited edition version
01. “ Aya Hirano Special LIVE” Premium Selection
・TOxxxIC - Stargaze, Love
・Diffusion - Fragments
・Defenseless Refrain - Sunday - Bright Scope
・Loop - Treasures - Up to Date - Loop
・PizzzzzzzA!!!!!!!
・Promise
・Star Fragments
・Love★Gun
・MonStAR
・To the Edge of the Light - Stardust Void
・Stereotype - Intro - Super Driver

The DVD is a solo live show performed at Akasaka Blitz on Dec. 14, 2013. It includes the performance itself, premium rehearsal and backstage footage, as well as Fatasista Utamaro’s live painting and photoshoot for the album jacket.

Official Site

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