Mili (band)

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Mili is a Japanese indie music group founded in August 2012, consisting of Cassie Wei, Yamato Kasai, Yukihito Mitomo, Shoto Yoshida, and Ao Fujimori. Mili covers electronic classical, contemporary classical, and post-classical genres of music[2] in Japanese, English, Chinese, and French. Apart from releasing their own songs, Mili has also contributed their music, lyrics, and/or songs to various media such as video games, commercial video, and for other artists.[3] Mili is labeled under Saihate Records; as of October 2019 and announced in April 2020, they have separated from their music management company.[1][4]

OriginJapan
GenresIndie
Years active2012–present
LabelSaihate Records[1]
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Mili
Background information
OriginJapan
GenresIndie
Years active2012–present
LabelSaihate Records[1]
MembersCassie "Momocashew" Wei
Yamato "Hamo" Kasai
Yukihito Mitomo
Shoto Yoshida
Ao Fujimori
Past membersAme Yamaguchi
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Three of their released CDs placed first in the Oricon Indies chart, and they appeared in Summer Sonic 2017 and 2018.[5] The group is named after the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, "Dear Mili."[6] The band has also released music under the name AWAAWA.

Members

Mili consists of the following five members:[3][7]

  • Yamato Kasai or HAMO – main composer, main arranger, sub lyricist, guitarist
  • Cassie Wei, or momocashew – vocalist, main lyricist. Canadian-Chinese, born in China, raised in Canada, now living in Japan[8]
  • Yukihito Mitomo – bassist. Joined Mili in December 2013[9]
  • Shoto Yoshida – drummer. Joined Mili in December 2013[9]
  • Ao Fujimori – illustrator, animator. Joined Mili in September 2014[10]

Former members

  • Ame Yamaguchi – stylist, designer, art director. Joined Mili in May 2014; left in August 2019 to work on personal projects[7]

History and works

2024


2025

  • Song for the video game Limbus Company, "Tian Tian" (stylized as TIAN TIAN) for Canto VIII (June 1)
  • Song for the video game Osu! "Peach Pit and Cyanide" (November 24th)


2026

  • Song for the video game Limbus Company, "SAIKAI" for Canto IX (January 16th)
  • Song for the video game Arknights, "TIE HUA FEI" (February)

Honours

In 2025, scientists named a fossil barklouse †Psyllipsocus mili. The species is from the Cretaceous and its name was given in honor to the band's "incredible music and art".[61]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

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Title Album details Track listing Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[62]		 JPN
Billboard
Mag Mell
  • Released: September 17, 2014
  • Label: Saihate Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

13 tracks

  1. A Turtle's Heart
  2. Nine Point Eight
  3. Utopiosphere
  4. Friction
  5. Chocological
  6. YUBIKIRI-GENMAN
  7. Sacramentum: Unaccompanied Hymn for Torino
  8. Ephemeral
  9. Imagined Flight
  10. Fable
  11. Rosetta
  12. Maroma Samsa
  13. Witch's Invitation
 31 21[63]
Miracle Milk
  • Released: October 12, 2016
  • Label: Saihate Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl, digital download

19 tracks

  1. Red Dahlia
  2. Ga1ahad and Scientific Witchery
  3. RTRT
  4. Unidentified Flavourful Object
  5. Meatball Submarine
  6. Vulnerability
  7. Nenten (与我共鳴-NENTEN-)
  8. Bathtub Mermaid
  9. Cerebrite
  10. Space Colony　
  11. world.execute(me);
  12. Utopiosphere -Platonism-
  13. Painful Death for the Lactose Intolerant
  14. Yubikiri-Genman -special edit-
  15. Sl0t
  16. Past the Stargazing Season　
  17. Colorful
  18. Komm, süsser Tod (cover of movie The End of Evangelion's insert song)
  19. Shitty Flowers (hidden track)
 12 9[64]
Millennium Mother
  • Released: April 24, 2018
  • Label: Saihate Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

20 tracks

  1. Boys in Kaleidosphere
  2. Camelia
  3. Summoning 101
  4. Vitamins feat. World's End Girlfriend
  5. Lemonade
  6. Milk (奶水)
  7. world.search(you);
  8. Mushrooms
  9. Gertrauda
  10. Tokyo Neon
  11. Extension of You
  12. Mirror Mirror
  13. With a Billion Worldful of <3 feat. DÉ DÉ Mouse
  14. Every Other Ghost
  15. Fossil
  16. Rubber Human
  17. Excαlibur
  18. Let the Maggots Sing
  19. Nine Point Eight -special edit-
  20. Still Alive (cover of Portal's ending theme)
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Mini albums

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Title Album details Track listing Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[62]		 JPN
Billboard
Hue
  • Released: May 24, 2017
  • Label: Saihate Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

6 tracks

  1. Rubber Human
  2. world.search(you);
  3. DK
  4. Ikutoshitsuki (幾年月)
  5. Opium
  6. Excαlibur
 25 21[66]
To Kill a Living Book -for Library Of Ruina-
  • Release: October 9, 2021
  • Label: Saihate Records
  • Format: CD, Cassette, Vinyl, digital download
  • Soundtrack from the video game Library of Ruina

8 tracks

  1. String Theocracy
  2. From a Place of Love
  3. And Then is Heard No More
  4. Iron Lotus
  5. Children of the City
  6. Gone Angels
  7. Poems of a Machine
  8. Salt, Pepper, Birds, and the Thought Police
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Let's Lament
  • Released: Jan 21, 2024
  • Label: Saihate Records
  • Format: Digital download, Vinyl
  • Piano remixes of music from Limbus Company

2 tracks

  1. In Hell We Live, Lament (Let's Lament)
  2. Between Two Worlds (Let's Lament)
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Single

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Title Year Track listing Peak positions Album
JPN
Oricon
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"Rightfully" 2018

5 tracks

  1. Rightfully (opening theme for television anime Goblin Slayer)
  2. Mob Mentality
  3. Region
  4. Though Our Paths May Diverge
  5. Rightfully (instrumental)
 24 Non-album single
"Intrauterine Education" 2020

6 tracks

  1. sustain++; (ending song for television anime Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045)
  2. Petrolea
  3. War of Shame
  4. sustain++; (instrumental)
  5. Petrolea (instrumental)
  6. War of Shame (instrumental)
 30
"Ame to Taieki to Nioi/Static" (雨と体液と匂い/Static) 2020

4 tracks

  1. Ame to Taieki to Nioi (ending song for television anime Gleipnir)
  2. Static(ending song for anime movie Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown)
  3. Ame to Taieki to Nioi (instrumental)
  4. Static (instrumental)
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Others

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Title Release date Notes Track Listing Source
"Chocological" October 28, 2012 Included in compilation album Music on Our Palms

1 track

  1. Chocological
MuNiCa – Cry of Pluto [Original Soundtrack] April 7, 2013 Soundtrack for the video game MuNiCa - Cry of Pluto

8 tracks

  1. Main Theme
  2. A Wonderful Tale
  3. The Cathedral Which Burns
  4. In Imperial Cathedral
  5. Unexpected
  6. Madism
  7. Main Theme (Piano Version)
  8. Outro
H△G×Mili November 27, 2013 Split album with H△G

4 tracks

  1. Witch's Invitation
  2. Sacramentum:Unaccompanied Hymn for Torino
  3. Nine Point Eight
  4. 星見る頃を過ぎても -Canon and Gigue in Plectrum Remix-
"Klavier" March 8, 2014 Piano album by Yamato Kasai

5 tracks

  1. A Flower Sings
  2. 999
  3. L.O.V.
  4. Flashback
  5. Ephemeral
"Holy and Darkness 1" December 22, 2014 Collaboration with Tasuku Arai

1 track

  1. Holy and Darkness 1
H△G×Mili vol.2 May 9, 2015 Split album with H△G

4 tracks

  1. Cerebrite
  2. Space Colony
  3. Inhibition
  4. Colorful
ENDER LILIES:Quietus of the Knights Original Soundtrack June 22, 2021 Original soundtrack for Binary Haze Interactive's Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

50 tracks
Key Ingredient June 2, 2022 Piano Cover album of previously released songs, instrumental version also released

13 tracks

  1. A Turtle's Heart
  2. world.execute(me);
  3. Iron Lotus
  4. RTRT
  5. TOKYO NEON
  6. Rubber Human
  7. Birthday Kid
  8. String Theocracy
  9. Ga1ahad and Scientific Witchery
  10. Lemonade
  11. Summoning 101
  12. From a Place of Love
  13. Chocological
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