Rey is a Japanese band who signed onto the
Lantis label in 2008. They are described as the for their performances of anime theme songs. Front man Kenta Harada claims that their band's name comes from both
Hironobu Kageyama
is a Japanese singer and composer prominent in the soundtracks for anime, video game and tokusatsu productions. He is sometimes called Kami (Kei) by his fans. Kageyama got his big break at age 16, as lead singer of the rock band Lazy. By the ea ...
's band
Lazy and the anime character
Rei Ayanami. The group's debut single under Lantis was used as the first ending theme of ''
Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire''. Rey was also included on Lantis's compilation album ''
Gundam Tribute from Lantis'', covering "Stand Up to the Victory", the first opening theme for ''
Mobile Suit V Gundam''. The band broke up as on August 31, 2013.
Members
Regular members
*: Vocals and lyricist
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Bass guitar
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*:
Guitar
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*: Guitar
Former members
*: Drums. He withdrew from the band in October 2010.
Discography
Indie albums
*''Wind Gate'' - March 5, 2008
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Albums
*''Rey'' - November 26, 2008
*#"Generation"
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Cha-La Head-Cha-La"
*''H.A.B (Hit and Break)'' - April 6, 2011
*#"Hit and Break!"
*#"Road to Kingdom" (PS2 Game "
Desert Kingdom
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" Opening theme)
*#"RIDE OUT!" (Adeventure game "
INSTANT BRAIN
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" Promotional song)
*#"LEGEND of KAISER" (Movie/OVA
Mazinkaizer SKL Insert song)
*#" (PS2 Game "
Armen Noir Armen may refer to:
* the ''Armani'', a tribe of the Armenian Highlands and Anatolia
** sometimes associated with the Name of Armenia
*Armen (name), including a list of people with the name
Places
*Armen, Albania, a town in southern Albania
*Ar M ...
" Opening theme)
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*#"AXEL TRANSFORMERS" (Anime television series "
Transformers Animated" Ending theme)
*#"Rescue Dream!" (TV Tokusatsu Dorama "
Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire" Insert song)
*# (PS2 Game "
Armen Noir Armen may refer to:
* the ''Armani'', a tribe of the Armenian Highlands and Anatolia
** sometimes associated with the Name of Armenia
*Armen (name), including a list of people with the name
Places
*Armen, Albania, a town in southern Albania
*Ar M ...
" Ending theme)
*#"Alive a Soldiers"
*# (PS2 Game "
Desert Kingdom
A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one ...
" Ending theme)
*#"BURNING HERO" (TV Tokusatsu Dorama "
Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire" Ending theme)
*#"THANK YOU"
Singles
*"Burning Hero" - June 3, 2009
**C/W "Rescue Dream!"
**Ending theme song for ''
Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire''
*"Axel Transformers" - May 12, 2010
**C/W "Alive a Soldier"
**Ending theme song for ''
Transformers Animated''
*"Road to Kingdom" - July 7, 2010
**C/W
**Theme songs for ''
Desert Kingdom
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''
*"MONSUNO!"" - November 28, 2012
**C/W "Starting over"
**Opening theme song for ''
Juusen Battle Monsuno''
Non-single tracks
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**From ''
Gundam Tribute from Lantis''
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**From ''
Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire: Original Soundtrack''
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**From ''
Hanasaku Iroha: Original Soundtrack''
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**From ''Anime television series/Data Cardass
Aikatsu!
is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's '' Data Carddass'' line of machines, which launched in October 2012. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. An ...
Original Soundtrack - Aikatsu! Music!! 01''
References
External links
Official websiteBand blog
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Japanese rock music groups