Livetune (stylized as livetune) is a Japanese electro band which formed in 2007 as a dōjin music

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. The band originally consisted of two members, Kz and Kajuki P, but Kajuki P left the band in March 2009. Livetune started out by making use of the Hatsune Miku singing synthesizer to produce vocals for songs submitted to the Nico Nico Douga video sharing website. The popularity of the songs led the band to release the independent album ''Re:package'' at Comiket 73 in December 2007. Livetune made its major debut with Victor Entertainment with the professional release of their ''Re:package'' album in August 2008, which was updated with more songs. Livetune began collaborating with other artists in 2009, and has since composed music for such artists as Kotoko, ClariS, Maon Kurosaki, and fellow dōjin musician Ryo of Supercell.

Members

*Kz (pronounced "K-Zet") (music, lyrics) ;Former member *Kajuki P (music, lyrics) (2007-2009)

History

2007–2011

Following the release of the Vocaloid 2 singing synthesizer software Hatsune Miku on August 31, 2007, Kz submitted a short version of the song "Packaged" to the Nico Nico Douga video sharing website on September 21, 2007 using Miku for the vocals. The full version was submitted on September 24, 2007 and has since been viewed over one million times. The song was also posted on the Muzie music sharing website. Kajuki P released the song on September 23, 2007. Kz and Kajuki P continued to release songs online, leading to the release of their album ''Re:package'' at Comiket 73 in December 2007. ''Re:package'' contained their previously released songs in addition to several previously unreleased songs. The album was so popular that it was reported to sell out in a flash. Livetune made their major debut with Victor Entertainment with the professional release of their ''Re:package'' album on August 27, 2008. The updated release contained three more songs than the original, as well as the full version of "Over16bit!" and an updated version of "Packaged (piano ver.)". The album obtained a No. 5 ranking on

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's weekly albums chart after selling over 20,000 copies in its first week. Livetune released the remix album ''Re:Mikus'' on March 25, 2009 under Victor Entertainment, which contained

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ed song from ''R:package'', as well as four additional songs. Kajuki P left Livetune in March 2009. Kz collaborated with

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Masami Yuki to produce the

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''Crosslight'' released on August 26, 2009 containing tracks sung by Hatsune Miku and Vocaloid 2 Gumi. Livetune's first single is a split single with fellow dōjin musician Ryo of Supercell; both songs are theme songs to the video game '' Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd''. The single was released by Sony Music Direct on July 14, 2010 in Japan. Kz composed the song "

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" sung by ClariS, which was used as the opening theme song to the anime series '' Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai''; the single for "Irony" was released on October 20, 2010. In late 2010,

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-based company INCS toenter established the major

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TamStar Records for musicians and artists who originally made their debut as dōjin music artists online. Livetune joined the label as one of the inaugural members, including others such as Supercell, Gom, Rapbit, and Nagi Yanagi. Livetune collaborated on a

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titled ''TamStar Records Collection Vol. 0'' released as a limited edition at Comiket 79 in December 2010. Kz again collaborated with ClariS by composing their third single " Nexus", which was released on September 14, 2011. Kz composed the song for Kotoko, which appeared on her 2011 album ''Hiraku Uchuu Pocket''. Kz later collaborated with Kotoko on the song "Love 0 Jetcoaster" on Maon Kurosaki's 2011 album ''Butterfly Effect''; Kz composed the song, and Kotoko wrote the lyrics. Kz composed the songs "New World" and "Stand Up" sung by Twill; both songs are used as opening themes to the anime '' Digimon Xros Wars''.

2012–present

In 2012, Livetune left Victor Entertainment and transferred to the record label

. Livetune released the single "Tell Your World" on January 18, 2012 as a digital release online in the iTunes Store available in 217 countries. An EP titled ''Tell Your World EP'' was released on March 14, 2012; it reached No. 4 on Oricon's weekly albums chart. On June 21,

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began streaming a 12-minute animated short adaptation of Sai Sumimori's fantasy light novel series ''Mahō Tsukai Nara Miso o Kue!'' for which Livetune composed the music. Livetune released the split single "Weekender Girl / Fake Doll" with dōjin musician Hachiōji P on August 29, 2012. Kz and Hachiōji P composed "Weekender Girl", and HachiōjiP composed "Fake Doll"; both songs are sung by Hatsune Miku. "Weekender Girl" is featured in '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F''. Livetune released the single "Transfer" on September 26, 2012. "Transfer" is sung by

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, and the single's B-side "Sign" is sung by Yun*chi, which was the ending theme to ''Mahō Tsukai Nara Miso o Kue!''. Livetune contributed a new arrangement of the song "Invoke" on T.M.Revolution's second self-cover album ''Under:Cover 2'' (2013). Livetune released a compilation album titled ''Re:Dial'' on March 20, 2013, along with a music video directed by Takashi Murakami. A remix of Zedd's single "Spectrum" by Livetune was featured on the Japanese release of Zedd's album '' Clarity''. Livetune had originally remixed the song as a fan of Zedd's music and Zedd was impressed with the result of the remix, which features English vocals by Hatsune Miku, tuned by CircusP. Kz again collaborated with ClariS by composing their seventh single " Reunion", which is used as the opening theme to the 2013 anime television series '' Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai.'', the series' second season. Livetune's single "Take Your Way" was released on June 5, 2013; the title song is used as the opening theme to the 2013 anime '' Devil Survivor 2: The Animation''. The single "Pink or Black" was released on November 6, 2013 and was used for the promotion of the 6▼Princess by Takashi Murakami for Shu Uemura cosmetics line.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Various artist compilation albums

References

External links

Official website

Livetune's personal website
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