Mell Explained

Mell
Background:	solo_singer
Origin:	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Genre:	Electronica, industrial, J-pop, electronic rock, techno, trance
Occupation:	Singer, songwriter
Years Active:	1997–2013
Label:	Geneon

Mell (stylized as MELL) is a female Japanese singer from Sapporo, Japan, who is signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment. She is a former member of the Sapporo-based I've Sound, and one of its main vocalists. Mell has contributed vocals to several anime soundtracks including Black Lagoon, Hayate the Combat Butler, Rideback, Shakugan no Shana, and Sky Girls.^[1]

After battling an unknown illness over a prolonged period, Mell left I've Sound after the release of her compilation album Entrust: The Name of Mell on March 20, 2013.^[2]

Discography

Albums

Album information	Sales
Mellscope Released: August 20, 2008 Oricon top 300 position: 13 Singles: "Red fraction", "Proof/no vain", "Virgin's high!/kicks!"	15,300
Mirage Released: October 27, 2010 Oricon top 300 position: 27 Singles: "Proof/no vain", "Kill", "Rideback"	4,674
Entrust: The Name of Mell Released: March 20, 2013 Oricon top 300 position:

Singles

Single information	Sales
"Red fraction" Released: June 14, 2006 Oricon top 200 position: 11 Theme song from: Black Lagoon	38,000
"Proof/no vain" Released: May 30, 2007 Oricon top 200 position: 18 Theme song from: Hayate the Combat Butler	13,000
"Virgin's high!/kicks!" Released: September 26, 2007 Oricon top 200 position: 15 Theme song from: Sky Girls	20,000
"Kill" Released: November 19, 2008 Oricon top 200 position: 37 Theme song from: Kiru: Kill	3,400
"Rideback" Released: March 4, 2009 Oricon top 200 position: 19 Theme song from: Rideback	11,100
"Kara no Tsubomi" Released: July 29, 2009 Oricon top 200 position: 153	4,700

DVDs

Mell First Live Tour 2008 Scope DVD

Released on April 29, 2009

Under Superstition
Way beyond there
Kill
No vain
On my own
Permit
Proof
Kicks!
Scope
Red fraction
The first finale in me
Egen
Virgin's high!

Song list

I've solo works

(February 5, 1999)
"Fall in Love" (September 24, 1999)
(October 16, 1999)
"Repeat" (October 16, 1999)
"Fly to the Top" (July 16, 2000)
(December 8, 2000)
(December 22, 2000)
(January 26, 2001)
-comment te dire adieu- (March 2, 2001)
"World My Eyes -prototype-" (December 28, 2002)
(December 28, 2002)
"Last in Blue" (February 28, 2003)
"Spiral" (June 27, 2003)
"Out Flow" (September 5, 2003)
"Our Youthful Days" (October 31, 2003)
"Permit" (December 17, 2004)
"Permit" -Unplugged mix- (December 17, 2004)
"Permit" -- (December 17, 2004)
"Permit" -- Unplugged Mix (December 17, 2004)
(Mixed up ver.) (December 29, 2004)
"Egen" (January 14, 2005)
"Two face (Front Line Covers ver.)" (December 28, 2008)
"Disintegration (Front Line Covers ver.)" (December 28, 2008)
(March 25, 2009)
"Bizarrerie Cage" (May 1, 2009)
"Noblest Love" (February 26, 2010)

Mell and Miki

(July 14, 2000)

Kotoko and Mell

"See You" (June 14, 2006)

I've Special Unit

"See You" (P.V ver.) (September 5, 2003)
"Fair Heaven" (July 30, 2005)
; performed as Love Planet Five (April 4, 2007)

Solo

"Dear memories"
"The Winner Takes It All"
"Hello Goodbye" (Silent Half)
"Mermaid"
"Split" (...Split)
"Video-Killed-The-Radio-Star"
- "Strange Woman"
"Noyau"
"Mermaid in the City"
"Fin"
"Where Are You Now?"

Orihime

- - "Love Generation"

C.G Mix featuring Mell

"Detect"

Notes and References

Web site: Anime Expo Hosts Hayate/Shana Singer Mell. Anime News Network. May 6, 2010. May 30, 2010.
Web site: Entrust ～the name of MELL～. HMV Online. March 11, 2013.