Valshe Explained

VALSHE
Birth Date:	15 September 1986
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Genre:	J-pop
Occupation:	Singer, lyricist
Years Active:	2009–present
Label:	5pb., Oth, Being Inc.

is a Japanese singer, signed under the Being Inc. label. She is well known as a "Ryouseirui" (両声類?, lit. "both voice types"), being able to sing both "male" and "female" voice types.^{[1] [2]}

Career

VALSHE debuted as a Niconico singer in 2009. Occasionally her songs are made by the Vocaloid producer, doriko. She is also known to be good friends with the illustrator of Niconico, Hakuseki, who does almost all of the artwork for VALSHE's albums and utattemita videos.

In the beginning of her career as a professional singer, VALSHE used to appear as an avatar illustration (drawn by Hakuseki) with blonde hair and blue eyes. Her first appearance as herself is on the cover of her 6th single, "Butterfly Core".^{[3] [4]} She released her first music video showing her own face for the song "Butterfly Core" which was featured on her 4th album "V.D."

VALSHE had her first live concert "LIVE THE JOKER 2013" in the Akasaka Act Theater on November 30, 2013.^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

VALSHE voiced Hayato in the Japanese version of Fire Emblem Fates.

In August 2017 VALSHE will collaborate with Vocaloid Producer Doriko on his compilation album Doriko 10th anniversary tribute with the song Ame ka Yume .^{[10] [11] [12]}

Song appearances

• VALSHE's second single "Jester" is the theme song of the PSP otome game Kannou Mukashibanashi and the ending theme of the TV variety show Akesaka Satomi no Aketere.
• The song "Another Sky" on the single "Jester" was used in the Xbox 360 game Ever17 as the grand ending theme.
• The song "Fragment" from her third single "Afflict" was the ending theme to the variety show Kiseki Taiken! Unbelievable.
• Her fifth single "Blessing Card" is the second ending theme of the TV anime Tanken Driland 1000-nen no Mahou,^[13]
• Her sixth single "Butterfly Core" is the 37th opening theme song of the anime Detective Conan.^[14]
• Her ninth single "Lie to You" is used as the 49th ending theme of the anime Detective Conan.^[15]
• Her tenth single "Montage" is used as the second opening theme song of the anime Nobunaga no Shinobi.^[16]
• Her eleventh single "Lapis Lazuli" is used as the ending theme of the otome game Majestic☆Magical.^[17]

Discography

Singles

No.	Release Date	Title	Catalog No.				Oricon Rank
			Ltd. Edition A	Ltd. Edition B	General Release	Musing Edition
1st	2011-4-27	"REVOLT e.p."	MHCL-1883		MHCL-1885		13th
2nd	2011-7-27	"JESTER"	MHCL-1941		MHCL-1943		24th
3rd	2012-6-27	"AFFLICT / Fragment"	COCA-3801	COCA-3802	COCA-3803		16th
4th	2013-3-13	"4 FELIDS"	JBCZ-4001	JBCZ-4002	JBCZ-4003	JBCF-1001	17th
5th	2013-8-21	"BLESSING CARD"	JBCZ-4004		JBCZ-4005	JBCF-1002	30th
6th	2013-11-27	"Butterfly Core"	JBCZ-4006	JBCZ-4007	JBCZ-4008	JBCF-1003	23rd
7th	2014-7-16	"TRANSFORM / marvelous road"	JBCZ-4009	JBCZ-4010	JBCZ-4011	JBCF-1004	13th
8th	2014-9-24	"TRIP×TRICK"	JBCZ-6009		JBCZ-6010		27th
9th	2015-2-4	"君への嘘" "(Lie to You)"	JBCZ-6015	JBCZ-6016	JBCZ-4013	JBCF-1005	14th
10th	2017-2-8	"MONTAGE"	JBCZ-4029	JBCZ-4030	JBCZ-4031	JBCF-1007	19th
11th	2018-3-21	"激情型カフネ/ラピスラズリ" (Passionate Cafuné / Lapis Lazuli)	JBCZ-4040	JBCZ-4041	JBCZ-4042		21st
12th	2019-5-22	"SYM-BOLIC XXX"	JBCZ-4048	JBCZ-4049	JBCZ-4050		21st
13th	2019-11-20	"紅蓮" "(Crimson)"	JBCZ-6112		JBCZ-6113		23rd

Albums

Valuable Sheaves^[18] (March 24, 2010)

Track No.	Title	Lyrics	Song	Arrangement
01	"Migikata no Chou"	Yura Mizuno	Nori-P
02	"Crash!"	VALSHE, minato	minato	minato, neko
03	"Symmetric Target"	timeflies	amyu	amyu
04	"Nisoku Hokou"	DECO*27	DECO*27
05	"THUNDERBIRD"	Akio Inoue	Daisuke Asakura	high_note
06	"Bokura no 16bit Sensou"	sasakure.UK	sasakure.UK
07	"Soundless Voice"	hitoshizuku-P	hitoshizuku-P
08	"Tokyo to Rock City"	HainoKoton-P	Eko
09	"Arigatou, Kimi E"	minato	minato	minato

Storyteller^[19] (September 23, 2010)

Track No.	Title	Lyrics	Song	Arrangement
01	"NEVERLAND"	minato	minato	minato
02	"Myself"	VALSHE, minato	minato	Shinya Saito
03	"Kousoku"	VALSHE, minato	minato	FAITH-T, minato
04	"Graffias"	VALSHE, minato	minato	FAITH-T
05	"Yours"	minato	minato	FAITH-T
06	"doubt"	minato	doriko	doriko
07	"Nameless Story"	VALSHE	minato	FAITH-T
08	"epilogue -graffias-"		minato	FAITH-T
09	"SPICE!" -Bonus Track-	minato	minato	minato

PLAY THE JOKER^[20] (February 22, 2012)

Track No.	Title	Lyrics	Song	Arrangement
01	"Opening"		G'n-	G'n-
02	"TIGHTROPE"	minato	minato	G'n-
03	"jester"	VALSHE	minato	Shinya Saito
04	"Collar -Hard Play Mix-"	VALSHE, minato	minato	G'n-
05	"Kimi ga Tame"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
06	"Vessel"	VALSHE	VALSHE	G'n-
07	"Moon -Reveal-"	minato	minato	FAITH-T
08	"REVOLT"	VALSHE	minato	Shinya Saito
09	"clematis"	minato	VALSHE	Shinya Saito
10	"vulgar gem"	VALSHE	doriko	G'n-
11	"Deserve"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
12	"PLAY THE JOKER"	minato	minato	Shinya Saito
13	"Moon -Sequel-"	minato	minato	FAITH-T
14	"shout of JOY" -Bonus Track-	VALSHE, minato	minato	G'n-

V.D.^{[21] [22] [23] [24]} (February 19, 2014)

Track No.	Title	Lyrics	Song	Arrangement
01	"Overture"		minato	G'n-
02	"RAGE IDENTITY"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
03	"Butterfly Core"	VALSHE	minato	Shinya Saito
04	"AFFLICT"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
05	"ASTRAEA"	VALSHE	minato	Shinya Saito
06	"Human Dolls"	minato	minato	G'n
07	"Mr.Diorama"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
08	"Blissful Jail"	VALSHE	VALSHE	G'n-
09	"Blessing Card"	VALSHE	minato	Shinya Saito
10	"Leopardess"	minato	minato	G'n-
11	"EVALUATION"	minato	doriko	G'n-
12	"Prize of Color"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
13	"Tigerish Eyez"	VALSHE	minato	Shinya Saito
14	"Fragment"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
15	"Sincerely"	VALSHE	minato	FAITH-T

Storyteller II ~The Age Limits~^[25] (September 24, 2014)

Track No.	Title	Lyrics	Song	Arrangement
01	"HIDE & LEAK"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
02	"WISHLIST"	VALSHE	DOITOKI	Mayuko Maruyama
03	"Hatori Monogatari"	minato	Yukarie Mochizuki & Ryo Matsuzawa	G'n-
04	"Roma"	VALSHE	minato	Goto Koji
05	"CAINCOMPLEX"	VALSHE	Yusuke Kuwabara	Masato Nakayama
06	"Semi Stage"	minato	VALSHE	G'n-
07	"Separation"	VALSHE	Yusuke Kikuchi	FAITH-T

Jiroku・Kumonoito^[26] (June 24, 2015)

Track No.	Title	Lyrics	Song	Arrangement
01	"Jitsuroku・Kumonoito"	VALSHE, minato	minato	Mayuko Maruyama
02	"Branches of the Broken Commandment"	VALSHE	Yoshifumi Kouchi	G'n-
03	"Human Disorder"	VALSHE	minato	Ryo Hayashi, minato
04	"MANY ORDER"	VALSHE	minato	Toshinari Ohnishi
05	"Dark Night's Path"	minato	VALSHE	Mayuko Maruyama

DISPLAY -Now&Best-^[27] (September 23, 2015)

Track No.	Title	Lyrics	Song	Arrangement
01	"DISPLAY"	VALSHE	minato
02	"crash! -REBIRTH-"	VALSHE, minato	minato	Mayuko Maruyama
03	"Myself"	VALSHE, minato	minato	Shinya Saito
04	"REVOLT"	VALSHE, minato	minato	Shinya Saito
05	"jester"	VALSHE	minato	Shinya Saito
06	"PLAY THE JOKER"	minato	minato	Shinya Saito
07	"AFFLICT"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
08	"Fragment"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
09	"Tigerish Eyez"	VALSHE	minato	Shinya Saito
10	"BLESSING CARD"	VALSHE	minato	Shinya Saito
11	"Butterfly Core"	VALSHE	minato	Shinya Saito
12	"RAGE IDENTITY"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
13	"TRANSFORM"	VALSHE	minato	Masato Nakayama
14	"Marvelous Road"	minato	minato	G'n-
15	"TRIPXTRICK"	VALSHE	minato	G'n-
16	"Jiroku Kumonoito"	VALSHE, minato	minato	Mayuko Maruyama
17	"Lie to You"	VALSHE	doriko, minato	G'n-

RIOT^[28] (July 27, 2016)

Track No.	Title	Lyrics	Song	Arrangement
01	"silencio"		VALSHE
02	"RIOT"	VALSHE	VALSHE
03	"COUNT DOWN"	VALSHE, minato	doriko
04	"MONOLOGUE"	VALSHE	VALSHE
05	"PANIC ROOM"	VALSHE	VALSHE
06	"RADICAL COASTEЯ"	VALSHE	VALSHE / Shun Sato
07	"LUCKY DAY"	VALSHE	VALSHE

WONDERFUL CURVE^[29] (August 23, 2017)

Track No.	Title	Lyrics	Song	Arrangement
01	"Ebbinghaus' s song of forgotten"		Baru and Shun-san ★	Shun Sato
02	"WONDERFUL CURVE"	VALSHE	VALSHE	G'n-, Shun Sato
03	"Tree Diagram"	doriko	Tatsushi Hayashi	Tatsushi Hayashi
04	"shut out"	VALSHE	VALSHE	Shun Sato
05	"MONTAGE"	VALSHE	VALSHE	G'n-
06	"Garando"	VALSHE	doriko	doriko
07	"embrace"	VALSHE	Ryonosuke Takahashi	Ryonosuke Takahashi
08	"DOPE"	VALSHE	Shun Sato	Shun Sato
09	"Chain Smoke"	doriko	Taro Yabuzaki	Taro Yabuzaki
10	"Show Me What You Got"	Baru and Shun-san ★	Shinnosuke	Shinnosuke
11	"CYCLExCYCLONE"	VALSHE	VALSHE	Shun Sato
12	"a light"	VALSHE	Baru and Shun-san ★	Shun Sato
13	"Kodomo Hazard"	VALSHE	nanosleep	nanosleep
14	"GREAT JOURNEY"	VALSHE	Shun Sato	Shun Sato

This Life, is Gorgeous^[30] (August 22, 2018)

Track No.	Title	Lyrics	Song	Arrangement
01	"Someone in the Moon That Shine's Down"		Shun Sato	Shun Sato
02	"This Life, is Gorgeous"	VALSHE	Baru and Shun-san ★	Shun Sato
03	"Passionate Cafuné"	VALSHE	VALSHE	Shinya Saito
04	"PERSONA"	VALSHE	doriko	doriko
05	"Instant Celebrity"	doriko	VALSHE	G'n-
06	"Evening Fireworks"	VALSHE	Shun Sato	Shun Sato
07	"Reminiscence Theory"	VALSHE	Honda Masaki	Honda Masaki

See also

• Niconico
• Vocaloid
• Being Inc.
• 5pb. Records
• J-pop Artists starting with V

External links

• Website
• Barutoku Radio
• 5pb. Records Valshe

Notes and References

1. Web site: VALSHE.
2. Web site: バルバルにしてやんよ。 . ameblo.jp . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090712043101/http://ameblo.jp/valshe9 . 2009-07-12.
3. Web site: VALSHE OFFICIAL BLOG Powered by Ameba . Ameblo.jp . n.d.. October 25, 2013.
4. Web site: VIDEO: Mysterious Nico Singer VALSHE Unveils Her Appearance.
5. Web site: Over the Horizon First Contact "Live the Joker 2013" . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929234819/http://valshe-oth.jp/info/livethejoker2013.html . 2018-09-29.
6. Web site: 「Live the Joker 2013」 Valsheが自身初のライブで見せた素顔 . December 3, 2013 .
7. Web site: - YouTube. YouTube.
8. Web site: Valshe、3年越し初ライブで「Play the Joker」再現.
9. Web site: VALSHE 趣向を凝らした初ライブに歓喜の声 (VALSHE Shouts of joy at the elaborate first live show) . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001937/http://www.animate.tv/news/details.php?id=1387965662 . 2016-03-04.
10. Web site: dorikoトリビュートアルバム「doriko 10th anniversary tribute」発売決定！！. Doriko Official Website.
11. Web site: doriko、初音ミク10周年祝した新作＆自身の10周年記念したトリビュート盤を同時発売. natalie.mu.
12. Web site: VALSHEが、dorikoのトリビュートアルバムに参加決定！. valshe.jp.
13. Web site: VALSHE's first Anime-Tie-Up Single! – musicJAPANplus -Pick up . Musicjapanplus.jp . n.d.. October 25, 2013.
14. Web site: VALSHE、11月27日発売シングルは名探偵コナンOPテーマ！本人実写ジャケット盤で初の顔出しも！ – musicJAPANplus -Pick up . Jp.musicjapanplus.jp . October 3, 2013 . October 25, 2013.
15. Web site: VALSHE's Discography. n.d.. valshe.jp. December 30, 2014.
16. News: VALSHE OFFICIAL WEBSITE. August 30, 2017. ja.
17. Web site: VALSHE OFFICIAL WEBSITE. valshe.jp. ja. February 2, 2018.
18. Web site: Ofurotaimu Valuable Sheaves Tracklist.
19. Web site: VALSHE「storyteller」クロスフェード映像作ってみました。 . YouTube . September 13, 2010 . October 25, 2013.
20. Web site: VALSHE 1st FULL ALBUM「PLAY THE JOKER」クロスフェード【OFFICIAL】 . YouTube . February 10, 2012 . October 25, 2013.
21. Web site: VALSHE 2nd Album「V.D.」 クロスフェード【OFFICIAL】. YouTube.
22. Web site: VALSHE 2nd ALBUM発売決定！｜VALSHE OFFICIAL BLOG Powered by Ameba . ameblo.jp . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204907/http://ameblo.jp/valshe9/entry-11735276065.html . 2014-01-04.
23. Web site: Valshe、2年ぶりフルアルバム「V.d.」リリース決定.
24. Web site: VALSHE's 2nd full album announced! "V.D." to be released on February 19, 2014!. December 2013.
25. Web site: storytellerII〜the Age Limits〜 全曲目発表！｜VALSHE OFFICIAL BLOG Powered by Ameba . ameblo.jp . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120923/http://ameblo.jp/valshe9/entry-11914735481.html . 2014-08-26.
26. News: VALSHE OFFICIAL WEBSITE. August 30, 2017. ja.
27. News: VALSHE OFFICIAL WEBSITE. August 30, 2017. ja.
28. News: VALSHE OFFICIAL WEBSITE. February 2, 2018. ja.
29. Web site: VALSHE OFFICIAL WEBSITE. valshe.jp. ja. February 2, 2018.
30. Web site: VALSHE. VALSHE. ja. September 1, 2018.