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World's End Girlfriend
Background:non_performing_personnel
Birth Name:前田 勝彦
Birth Date:1975 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Gotō Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:Record producer
Years Active:2000–present

, better known by his stage name World's End Girlfriend, is a Japanese musician from Gotō Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture.[1] He is the founder of the record label Virgin Babylon Records.[2]

Biography

Katsuhiko Maeda was born on 1 November 1975 in Gotō Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture.[1] At the age of 10, he started making music.[1]

His debut studio album, Ending Story, was released in 2000.[3] It was followed by Farewell Kingdom (2001).[4] In 2005, he released a collaborative album with Mono, titled Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain.[5] In February 2007, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain No. 7 on their 2006 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame.[6]

He released Hurtbreak Wonderland in 2007,[7] Seven Idiots in 2010,[8] and Last Waltz in 2016.[9]

He has also written the score for films such as Air Doll[10] and Starry Starry Night.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

Soundtrack albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

EPs

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: world's end girlfriend、6年ぶりとなるフル・アルバム『LAST WALTZ』その表現の核心に迫る. Ototoy. ja. 26 November 2016. 1 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20181005234842/https://ototoy.jp/feature/20161126/. 5 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Katsuhiko Maeda builds a diverse musical arsenal at Virgin Babylon Records. The Japan Times. Patrick St.. Michel. 22 May 2016. 1 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20160622201042/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/05/22/music/katsuhiko-maeda-builds-diverse-musical-arsenal-virgin-babylon-records/. 22 June 2016.
  3. Web site: world's end girlfriend、幻の1stアルバムが新装盤で復刻. Natalie. ja. 7 June 2011. 1 February 2020. 21 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111021094306/https://natalie.mu/music/news/50790. live.
  4. Web site: 衝撃的な災害や事件を前に、音楽は? world's end girlfriendに訊く (page 1 of 3). Cinra.net. ja. 25 November 2016. 1 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127163117/http://www.cinra.net/interview/201611-weg. 27 November 2016.
  5. Web site: MONO×world's end girlfriendのコラボ作完成!. CD Journal. ja. 10 November 2005. 10 February 2020. 29 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210829172731/https://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/-/10150. live.
  6. Web site: Lamoreaux. Jason T.. February 7, 2007. 2006 Somewhere Cold Awards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080522160053/http://www.somewherecold.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=170&page=1. May 22, 2008. September 30, 2020. Somewhere Cold.
  7. Web site: Worlds End Girlfriend: Hurtbreak Wonderland. PopMatters. Mike. Mineo. 6 July 2007. 26 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020042133/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/worlds-end-girlfriend-hurtbreak-wonderland/. 20 October 2012.
  8. Web site: world's end girlfriend、破壊と構築の3年半ぶりアルバム. Natalie. ja. 4 July 2010. 1 February 2020. 14 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100714174140/https://natalie.mu/music/news/34641. live.
  9. Web site: world's end girlfriend、"存在そのものの強さと美で見せる"トレイラーに日南響子. Natalie. ja. 6 October 2016. 23 February 2020. 8 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008162859/https://natalie.mu/music/news/204499. live.
  10. Web site: wegがカンヌ正式出品作「空気人形」の映画音楽を制作. Natalie. ja. 27 June 2009. 1 February 2020. 1 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200201044031/https://natalie.mu/music/news/18085. live.
  11. Web site: world's end girlfriend×湯川潮音が台湾映画の音楽制作. Natalie. ja. 26 October 2011. 1 February 2020. 27 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111027230600/https://natalie.mu/music/news/58689. live.

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