, better known by her stage name Ray, is a Japanese singer and radio personality from Hokkaido. She signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment.
Biography Ray was born in Sapporo and raised in Otaru, Hokkaido. Ray originally worked as a gravure idol, performing at a singing audition event sponsored by Avex and Usen called a-motion2007, and releasing a DVD called Peach Collection and a second DVD called Pure Smile in 2008. She tried out for the All-Japan Anime Song Grand Prix in 2010. She also covered songs under the moniker .
She made her debut as a singer in 2012, performing the opening theme song "Sign" for the anime Waiting in the Summer. Her second single was released on October 24, 2012, which is used as the opening theme to the 2012 anime television series To Love-Ru Darkness. Her third single "Recall" was released on February 6, 2013, which is used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime television series Amnesia.
On a blog post posted on January 25, 2017, Ray announced her retirement from singing to pursue other unspecified activities.
Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album information Oricon Peakposition Rayve Released: June 5, 2013 Label: Geneon Universal Entertainment Format: CD (GNCA-1374) 25 Milky Ray Released: June 4, 2014 Label: Geneon Universal Entertainment Format: CD+DVD (GNCA-1406), CD (GNCA-1407) 28 Little Trip Released: June 6, 2016 Label: Geneon Universal Entertainment Format: CD+Blu-ray (GNCA-1484), CD (GNCA-1485) 14
Singles Year Song Peak Oricon chart positions Album Theme song featured in 2012 "Sign" 11Waiting in the Summer "Rakuen Project" 22To Love-Ru Darkness 2013 "Recall" 30Amnesia "lull ~Soshite Bokura wa~" 21 Nagi no Asukara 2014 "ebb and flow" 24 Nagi no Asukara2015 "secret arms" 34To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd "Hajimete Girls" 35Wakaba Girl2016 "a-gain" 23Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue2016"(heart)km/h"Long Riders!
Other album appearances Year Song Album Notes Ref. 2012 "Chigiri -Kono Hiroi Hiroi, Toki o Koete-""Uwagoto -Shizumiyuku Watashi no-" Yūkyū no Uta Theme song collection for the PlayStation Portable visual novel
Appearances
Television Anime-TV (studio guest: December 29, 2011 and February 16, 2012) Anipara Ongakukan (live guest: March 30, 2012)
Radio A&G Artist Zone 2h (Tuesday host: January 3, 2012 – ) A&G Chō Radio Show: Anisupa! (guest: January 28, 2012) Radio Rondo Robe (guest: February 3, 2012) Nonko to Nobita no Anime Scramble (guest: February 24, 2012) Kawada Mami no Attack Young (guest: November 14, 2012)
References
External links
Ray at Oricon