Mayu Maeshima
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Mayu Maeshima 前島 麻由 | |
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| Born | April 14, 1993 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | mayumaeshima |
Mayu Maeshima (前島 麻由, Maeshima Mayu; born April 14, 1993)[1] is a Japanese singer from Tokyo who is affiliated with Newcome.[2] Beginning her music activities as an independent recording artist, she was the lead vocalist of the pop rock band MYTH & ROID from 2015 to 2017. After leaving MYTH & ROID, she resumed activities as a solo artist, making her major debut in 2019. Her music has been featured in anime series such as Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Full Dive, Overlord and Uncle from Another World.
Maeshima's music activities began as a member of the band Ms. Velonica, which was active from 2012 until 2013.[1][3] In 2015, she became a member of the music unit MYTH & ROID, serving as its lead vocalist until November 2017.[4] In 2019, she released the digital single "YELLOW" under Warner Music Japan.[5] This was followed by the release of her first solo album From Dream And You in September 2019.[6] Her first solo single "Long shot" was released on February 24, 2021 under KADOKAWA;[6] the title song was used as the second opening theme to the second season of the anime series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World,[7] while the coupling track "Reline" was used as the main theme to the game Re:Zero: The Prophecy of the Throne. Her second single "ANSWER" was released on May 26, 2021;[6] the title song was used as the opening theme to the anime series Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!.[8] Her third single "No Man's Dawn" was released on July 27, 2022; the title song was used as the ending theme to the fourth season of the anime series Overlord.[9] Her fourth single "story" was released on August 3, 2022; the title song was used as the opening theme to the anime series Uncle from Another World.[10]
Discography
Album
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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| JPN [11] |
JPN Hot [12] | ||||
| From Dream And You |
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102 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Album | |
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| JPN [13] |
JPN Hot [14] | ||||
| "Long shot" | 2021 | 61 | —[a] | Non-album singles | |
| "Answer" | 80 | — | |||
| "No Man's Dawn" | 2022 | 64 | —[b] | ||
| "Story" | 52 | —[c] | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Digital singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (digital) |
Album | |
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| JPN DS [22] |
JPN DL [23] | ||||
| "Yellow" | 2019 | — | — | From Dream And You | |
| "Everything is Changing" | 2023 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Love or Hate?" | 2024 | 47 | 61 |
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| "The Ban" | — | — | |||
| "Sayonara, subarashiki sekaiyo" (さよなら、素晴らしき世界よ) | — | — | |||
| "True Peak" | 2025 | — | — | ||
| "Ruler" | — | — | |||
| "Melting days" | — | — | |||
| "Beautiful" | 2026 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
