Faylan Explained

Faylan
Native Name:	飛蘭
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Name:	Seki Masami (関まさみ)
Birth Date:	8 May 1982
Birth Place:	Saitama, Japan
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	2005–present
Agent:	S Inc
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Masami Seki, professionally known as is a female Japanese singer. Many of her songs are featured in video games and anime. She is affiliated with management agency S, run by singer Hiromi Satō.

Her stage name was given by composer Noriyasu Agematsu. She is called "Feinyan" by her fans.

Faylan debuted as a singer in 2005 by singing an insert song for the game adaption of Girls Bravo. During her independent time, she worked as a doujin singer and released music through Comiket. She released one single,, in 2007 under Hobi records label^[1] before she was recruited by Lantis.

Her first single with Lantis was "Mind as Judgment" in 2009.^[2] Since then, all her CDs have been released under Lantis. She is also signed with Sony Music Artists. Some of her songs were used as themes for anime series, including Canaan, Future Diary, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE and BlazBlue Alter Memory.^[3] Several games in the BlazBlue series also used songs that she performed.

In 2009, Faylan contributed to a cover of the song "Imagine (John Lennon song)" in a group called "Anison All-Stars" in order to tackle world hunger.^[4] In 2012, she performed in the United States for the first time, as she and Natsuko Aso supported JAM Project at the Otakon Music Festival in Baltimore.^[5]

In 2016, Sato announced Faylan would be going on an extended hiatus due to an autoimmune disease.^[6] This hiatus ended the same year in October.^[7]

Discography

Singles

• , April 6, 2007
• "mind as Judgment" – July 22, 2009
• "I Sing by My Soul" – November 11, 2009
• "Errand" – January 27, 2010
• "SERIOUS-AGE" – May 26, 2010
• "Senjou ni Saita Ichirin no Hana" – July 21, 2010
• "Last Vision For Last" – October 27, 2010
• – November 24, 2010
• – January 26, 2011
• – April 27, 2011
• "Tomoshibi" – May 25, 2011
• "Blood teller" – November 9, 2011
• "Dead END" – January 25, 2012
• "Sōkyū no Hikari" – March 16, 2012
• "WHITE justice" – May 23, 2012
• "Realization" – August 8, 2012
• "God FATE" – January 23, 2013
• "wonder fang" – July 24, 2013
• "Blue Blaze" – October 23, 2013
• "Yasashisa no Tsubomi" – April 30, 2014
• "Tokyo Zero Hearts" – July 30, 2014

Live

• "Flying Dutch Live Tour 2010 Polaris" – October 4, 2010
• "Anisama Girls Night Live" – October 31, 2010
• "Connichi – Kassel Germany" – September 8, 2012

Compilations

• , released March 24, 2005 (Lantis)
  1. "Just Believe in Love"
• Elements Garden, released August 6, 2008 (King Records)
  1. "Never Slash!!"
  2. "Reconquista"
• , released December 25, 2008 (Lantis)
  1. "Dark Side of the Light"
     • 1. "If"
  2. "Reincarnation"
  3. "Distance Point"
• , released March 25, 2009 (Lantis)
  1. "Fortitude"
• , released July 24, 2009 (Lantis)
  1. "Conspire"
• Canaan Inspired Album, released November 11, 2009 (Lantis)
  1. • 1. • 1. • 1. • 1. • Gundam Tribute from Lantis released December 9, 2009 (Lantis)

Other

• Katanagatari Episode 11 Dokutou Mekki Blu-ray Disc and DVD (Special Editions) Bonus CD, to be released February 2, 2011 (Aniplex)
  1. – Katanagatari series ending theme No. 11
• Chaos Rings Original Soundtrack, released on iTunes
  1. Together at Dawn – Chaos Rings insert theme
• Grisaia no Meikyuu Soundtrack
  1. Grisaia no Meikyuu insert theme

Notes and References

1. Web site: Faylan. www.animenewsnetwork.com.
2. Web site: Faylan hometown, biography. 2020-06-11. Last.fm. en.
3. Web site: BlazBlue CentralFiction Ships on PS4, PS3 This Fall With Themes by Faylan, KOTOKO. 2020-06-11. Anime News Network. en.
4. Web site: 14 Anime Singers Record 'Imagine' to Fight World Hunger. 2020-06-11. Anime News Network. en.
5. News: Otakon to Host Jam Project, Faylan, Natsuko Aso in November . 4 August 2023 . Anime News Network . 4 August 2023 . en.
6. Web site: Singer Faylan Goes on Extended Hiatus Due to Autoimmune Disease.
7. Web site: Singer Faylan Returns from Hiatus After Recovering From Illness. 2020-06-11. Anime News Network. en.