Haruka to Miyuki explained

Haruka to Miyuki
Years Active:–present
Label:H+M Records / Sony Music Associated Records
Current Members:Haruka (Vocals, Guitar)
Miyuki (Keyboard, Chorus)

Haruka to Miyuki (ハルカトミユキ) are a female Japanese folk-rock duo. They first met in 2008 at a Rikkyo University music club.[1]

Biography

On November 14, 2012, they released their first EP "Kyogensha ga Yoake wo Tsugeru. Bokutachi ga Itsumademo Damatteiruto Omouna" (虚言者が夜明けを告げる。僕達が、いつまでも黙っていると思うな) under the independent record label H+M Records.

In early 2013, they were named as one of the "NEW ARTISTS 2013" by iTunes Store.[2]

In March 2013, their song "Dry Ice" (ドライアイス) from their newly released second EP was frequently played on national radio stations and music TV channels.[3] The song charted at number 19 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 music chart.[4] [5]

On November 6, 2013, their first full album "Cyano Type" (シアノタイプ) was released under their new contract with major record label Sony Music Associated Records.

On August 30, 2014, they performed in Taiwan at "StreetVoice Park Park Carnival", a street music carnival located at Taipei Expo Park.[6] [7]

On October 3, 2015, they performed a concert at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall for a 3000-person crowd.[8] [9] A digital live album titled "Hitori×3000 LIVE at Hibiya Yagai Ongakudo 20151003" (ひとり×3000 LIVE at 日比谷野外大音楽堂20151003) was released on December 23, 2015 containing 14 songs from the event.

Members

Haruka (ハルカ)

Haruka writes tanka poetry and released a mini songbook titled "Kono Natsu no Hanashi" (この夏の話; The Story of this Summer) containing newly written poems to celebrate Haruka to Miyuki's first acoustic live concert on September 20, 2014.[11]

Miyuki (ミユキ)

Miyuki is a fan of Kurt Cobain and Freddie Mercury.[12]

Discography

Demos

  1. Natsu no Uta (夏のうた; Summer Song)
  2. Bokutachi wa (僕達は; We Are)
  1. Apart (アパート)
  2. Sora (空; Sky)
  3. Suisō (水槽; Aquarium)
  4. Bokutachi wa (僕達は; We Are)
  1. Magenta (マゼンタ)
  2. MONDAY
  3. POOL
  4. 385

Digital singles

Digital albums

EPs

 Release DateTitleSerial NumberTrack ListNotes
1stNovember 14, 2012Kyogensha ga Yoake wo Tsugeru. Bokutachi ga Itsumademo Damatteiruto Omouna (虚言者が夜明けを告げる。僕たちが、いつまでも黙っていると思うな。; A Liar Announces The Daybreak. I Think We'll Remain Silent Forever.)PECF-30305 Tracks
  1. Vanilla
  2. Plastic Metro (プラスチック・メトロ)
  3. MONDAY
  4. Apart (アパート)
  5. Zetsubou Gokko (絶望ごっこ; Make-believe Despair)
  • Label: H+M Records
  • Oricon Rank: 299
2ndMarch 13, 2013Mayonaka no Kotoba wa Aoi Doku ni Nari, Niburu Sekai ni Hiyari to Sasaru. (真夜中の言葉は青い毒になり、鈍る世界にヒヤリと刺さる。; Words Said at Midnight Become Blue Poison, Stuck and Scared in a Dull World.)PECF-30406 Tracks
  1. Dry Ice (ドライアイス)
  2. Newton no Ringo (ニュートンの林檎; Newton's Apple)
  3. POOL
  4. Good Morning, Good Night (グッドモーニング、グッドナイト)
  5. Miseinen (未成年; Minor)
  6. Bokutachi wa (僕達は; We Are) (iTunes Bonus Track)
  • Label: H+M Records
  • Oricon Rank: 160
3rdMay 28, 2014Sonna Koto Dou Datte Ii, Kono Uta wo Kimi ga Suki da to Itte Kuretara. (そんなことどうだっていい、この歌を君が好きだと言ってくれたら。; Never Mind If That Song Says That I Love You)AICL-26895 Tracks
  1. Sono Hi ga Kitara (その日がきたら; When That Day Comes)
  2. Akaku Nure (赤くぬれ; Dyed in Red)
  3. Katakute Yawarakai (かたくてやわらかい; Hard and Soft)
  4. 385
  5. Aoi Yufuke (青い夜更け; Blue Late Night)
  • Label: Sony Music Associated Records
  • Oricon Rank: 54

Mini-albums

 Release DateTitleSerial NumberTrack ListNotes
1stApril 22, 2015Sekai (世界; The World)AICL-2859/60 (Limited Edition)
AICL-2861 (Regular Edition)		7 Tracks + 4 DVD Tracks

CD

  1. Sekai (世界; The World)
  2. tonight
  3. Magenta (マゼンタ)
  4. Kimi wa Mada Shiranai (君はまだ知らない; You Don't Know Yet)
  5. Bad End no Tsuzuki wo (バッドエンドの続きを; The Bad Ending Continues)
  6. Yogurt Holic (ヨーグルト・ホリック)
  7. Usotsuki (嘘ツキ; Liar)

DVD (Limited Edition Only)
Harmony #1 2015.02.06 at Tokyo Cinema Club:

  1. Shuu Basu (終バス; Last Bus)
  2. Usotsuki (嘘ツキ; Liar)
  3. Newton no Ringo (ニュートンの林檎; Newton's Apple)
  4. Aoi Yufuke (青い夜更け; Blue Late Night)
  • Label: Sony Music Associated Records
  • Oricon Rank: 55
  • Taiwan Release: April 24, 2015
2ndSeptember 30, 2015LIFEAICL-2962/63 (Limited Edition)
AICL-2964 (Regular Edition)		7 Tracks + 19 DVD Tracks

CD

  1. Koutei Suru (肯定する; Affirm)
  2. Uchuu wo Oyogu Fune (宇宙を泳ぐ舟; Ship That Sails Through Space)
  3. Haru no Ame (春の雨; Spring Rain)
  4. COPY
  5. All I want
  6. September
  7. Hi no Tori (火の鳥; Phoenix)

DVD (Limited Edition Only)
One Man Live 2015 'Sekai' 2015.06.19 at LIQUIDROOM:

  1. Sekai (世界; The World)
  2. Bad End no Tsuzuki wo (バッドエンドの続きを; The Bad Ending Continues)
  3. Yoghurt Holic (ヨーグルト・ホリック)
  4. Miseinen (未成年; Minor)
  5. Magenta (マゼンタ)
  6. Haru no Ame (春の雨; Spring Rain)
  7. Kimi wa Mada Shiranai (君はまだ知らない; You Don't Know Yet)
  8. Nagareboshi (流星; Shooting Star) (Takuro Yoshida Cover)
  9. COPY
  10. Sono Hi ga Kitara (その日がきたら; When That Day Comes)
  11. Usotsuki (嘘ツキ; Liar)
  12. Furidashi ni Modoru (振り出しに戻る; Back To The Start)
  13. tonight
  14. Newton no Ringo (ニュートンの林檎; Newton's Apple)
  15. Mannequin (マネキン)
  16. Plastic Metro (プラスチック・メトロ)
  17. Aoi Yufuke (青い夜更け; Blue Late Night)
  18. Dry Ice (ドライアイス)
  19. Vanilla
  • Label: Sony Music Associated Records
  • Oricon Rank: 59

Albums

 Release DateTitleSerial NumberTrack ListNotes
1stNovember 6, 2013Cyano Type (シアノタイプ)AICL-259812 Tracks
  1. Keshigomu (消しゴム; Eraser)
  2. Mannequin (マネキン)
  3. Dry Ice (ドライアイス)
  4. mosaic
  5. Hate you
  6. Cyano Type (シアノタイプ)
  7. 7nonsense
  8. Furidashi ni Modoru (振り出しに戻る; Back To The Start)
  9. Dengon Game (伝言ゲーム; Message Game)
  10. Nagai Machiawase (長い待ち合わせ; Long Waiting)
  11. Knife (ナイフ)
  12. Vanilla
  • Label: Sony Music Associated Records
  • Oricon Rank: 62
2ndAugust 17, 2016LOVELESS/ARTLESSAICL-3133/34 (Limited Edition)
AICL-3135 (Regular Edition)		10 Tracks + 12 DVD Tracks

CD

  1. Hikare (光れ; Shine)
  2. DRAG & HUG
  3. Kiseki wo Inoru Koto wa Mō Shinai (奇跡を祈ることはもうしない; No Longer Praying For a Miracle)
  4. Pain
  5. Are you ready?
  6. Miru Mae ni Odore (見る前に踊れ; Dance Before Looking)
  7. Tokyo Utopia (トーキョー・ユートピア)
  8. Eien no Temae (永遠の手前; Eternal You)
  9. you
  10. Yoake no Tsuki (夜明けの月; The Moon At Dawn)

DVD (Limited Edition Only)
Promotional Videos:

  1. Sekai (世界; The World)
  2. Usotsuki (嘘ツキ; Liar)
  3. Kimi wa Mada Shiranai (君はまだ知らない; You Don't Know Yet)
  4. Haru no Ame (春の雨; Spring Rain)
  5. COPY
  6. Uchuu wo Oyogu Fune (宇宙を泳ぐ舟; Ship that Sails Through Space)
  7. Koutei Suru (肯定する; Affirm)
  8. new moon
  9. LIFE
  10. World Wide Web wa Shinderu (ワールドワイドウエブは死んでる; The World Wide Web is Dead)
  11. Koi wa Mahō sa (恋は魔法さ; Love is Magic)
  12. Kiseki wo Inoru Koto wa Mō Shinai (奇跡を祈ることはもうしない; No Longer Praying For a Miracle)
  • Label: Sony Music Associated Records
  • Oricon Rank: 36
3rdJune 28, 2017Tameiki no Danmenzu (溜息の断面図)AICL-3354/55 (Limited Edition)
AICL-3356 (Regular Edition)		12 Tracks + 14 Tracks

CD 1

  1. Warabe Uta (わらべうた; Nursery Rhyme)
  2. Stand Up, Baby
  3. Sunny, Cloudy
  4. Owari no Hajimari (終わりの始まり; Beginning of The End)
  5. Fairy Trash Tale
  6. WILL (Ending Note)
  7. Takaramono (宝物; Treasure)
  8. Kingan no Zombie (近眼のゾンビ; Shortsighted Zombie)
  9. Instant Love (インスタントラブ)
  10. Boku wa Machi wo Dete Yuku (僕は街を出てゆく; I'll Leave The City)
  11. Arashi no Funy (嵐の舟; Stormy Boat)
  12. Tane wo Maku Hito (種を蒔く人; The Sower)

CD 2 (Limited Edition Only)
LIVE at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall on 2016/9/24:

  1. Sekai (世界; The World)
  2. Bad End no Tsuzuki wo (バッドエンドの続きを; The Bad Ending Continues)
  3. Hate you
  4. Pain
  5. Kiseki wo Inoru Koto wa Mō Shinai (奇跡を祈ることはもうしない; No Longer Praying For a Miracle)
  6. Yoake no Tsuki (夜明けの月; The Moon At Dawn)
  7. Are you ready?
  8. Miru Mae ni Odore (見る前に踊れ; Dance Before Looking)
  9. DRAG & HUG
  10. Furidashi ni Modoru (振り出しに戻る; Back To The Start)
  11. Newton no Ringo (ニュートンの林檎; Newton's Apple)
  12. Hikare (光れ; Shine)
  13. LIFE 2
  14. Dry Ice (ドライアイス)
  • Label: Sony Music Associated Records
  • Oricon Rank: 58

DVDs

 Release DateTitleSerial NumberTrack ListNotes
1stAugust 12, 2013Dry Vanilla Ice (ドライ・バニラアイス)PEBF-400113 Tracks
  1. POOL
  2. Dry Ice (ドライアイス)
  3. Mannequin (マネキン)
  4. MONDAY
  5. Miseinen (未成年; Minor)
  6. Natsu no Uta (夏のうた; Summer Song)
  7. Good Morning, Good Night (グッドモーニング、グッドナイト)
  8. Apart (アパート)
  9. Zetsubou Gokko (絶望ごっこ; Make-believe Despair)
  10. Hiyari to Miyuki (ヒヤリトミユキ; Hiyari and Miyuki)
  11. Newton no Ringo (ニュートンの林檎; Newton's Apple)
  12. Plastic Metro (プラスチック・メトロ)
  13. Vanilla
  • Label: H+M Records
  • Limited Sales
2ndMay 28, 2014SCHOOL OF LOCK! Ongaku Shitsu LIVE SESSION #1 -Haruka to Miyuki- (SCHOOL OF LOCK音楽室 LIVE SESSION #1 -ハルカトミユキ-)AIBL-92945 Tracks
  1. Mannequin (マネキン)
  2. mosaic
  3. Cyano Type (シアノタイプ)
  4. Dry Ice (ドライアイス)
  5. Vanilla
  • Label: Sony Music Associated Records
  • Oricon Rank: 48

Compilation albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: harukatomiyuki. English. SYNC MUSIC JAPAN. January 1, 2011. December 30, 2015.
  2. Web site: iTunes、ブレイクが期待される新人を選出する「NEW ARTISTS 2013」発表. Japanese. Musicman-NET. January 9, 2013. December 30, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032250/http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/23022.html. March 4, 2016.
  3. Web site: ハルカトミユキ、砂丘＆演奏シーンで構成されたPV公開. Japanese. natalie. March 3, 2013. December 31, 2015.
  4. Web site: Japan Hot 100. English. Billboard. March 30, 2013. January 18, 2016.
  5. Web site: ハルカトミユキ 北海道で"異例"の1位獲得！全国を「ヒヤリ」と浸食中 . Japanese. BIGLOBE 音楽芸能ニュース. March 27, 2013. January 18, 2016.
  6. Web site: Harukatomiyuki, Okan, SISTERJET Attending From Japan the New Fes. Being Held in Taiwan. English. SYNC MUSIC JAPAN. August 26, 2014. January 1, 2016.
  7. Web site: ハルカトミユキ・SISTERJETらが出演した台湾でのイベント映像が公開. Japanese. rockin'on holdings. November 14, 2014. January 1, 2016.
  8. Web site: ハルカトミユキのライヴ・レポート公開。2015年を精力的に駆け抜けるふたりがたどり着いた最初の到達点、日比谷野外大音楽堂フリー・ライヴ"ひとり×3000"の模様をレポート. Japanese. Geki-Rock Entertainment Inc.. November 16, 2015. January 7, 2016.
  9. Web site: 日比谷野外大音楽堂フリーライブ'ひとり×3000'大盛況. Japanese. Sony Music Japan. October 5, 2015. January 11, 2016.
  10. Web site: ハルカトミユキ 『虚言者が夜明けを告げる。僕達が、いつまでも黙っていると思うな。』 . Japanese. Tower Records Japan. December 18, 2012. January 19, 2016.
  11. Web site: 福島 遥 ミニ歌集『この夏の話』完成！. Japanese. Artist Arena News. September 12, 2014. January 19, 2016.
  12. Web site: Interview exclusive : Haruka to Miyuki (ハルカトミユキ). French. Zero Yen Media. May 13, 2014. January 1, 2016.
  13. Web site: ハルカトミユキの作品. Japanese. Oricon. November 15, 2018.

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