Iku (singer)

Iku (stylized as IKU) is a Japanese singer who was signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan.[1] She debuted in 2008 with the single "Oto no nai Yozora ni/Ko no Me Kaze" (音のない夜空に/木の芽風),[2][3][4][5] produced by the music production group I've Sound.[6][7] She worked with them only as a guest vocalist initially and the partnership lasted until 2009,[8] when her first album came out, however, in 2014, she officially joined the group.[9][10]

IKU
BornJanuary 22
OriginHokkaido, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
Years active2008–present
Labels
Websitewww.ive.mu/artist_iku.html

Discography

Albums
Title Year Formats Label Oricon Rank[11] Sales[12][13]
Your Wear

2009

 CD, digital download NBCUniversal

91

1,929

ROBE

2011

193

592

TERMINAL[14][15]

2018

FUCTORY Records

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"—" denotes items which didn't chart on the Oricon Weekly Album Rank.

Singles
Title Year Formats Label Oricon Rank[11] Sales[12][13] Album
Oto no Nai Yozora ni 2008 CD, digital download NBCUniversal 64 2,891 Your Wear
Ko no Me Kaze
Rimless ~Fuchinashi no Sekai~

55

3,070

Chikaigoto ~Sukoshi Dake Mou Ichido~

2009

70

2,632

Kimi no Namae[16][15]

2016

FUCTORY Records

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TERMINAL

"—" denotes items which didn't chart on the Oricon Weekly Single Rank.

Live performances
  • I've in Budokan 2009: Departed to the future (January 2, 2009)
  • Dengeki Geneon Music festival (September 26, 2010)
  • Geneon FripSide festival 2010 (December 5, 2010)
  • DK anime complex festival 2011 (January 23, 2011)

References
  1. "IKU – official website – Profile". nbcuni-music.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. "IKU – official website – Discography". nbcuni-music.com. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. "音のない夜空に/木の芽風 | IKU". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  4. "IKU、柔らかさと強さを兼ね備えた透明感のあるデビューシングル「音のない夜空に」大特集". BARKS (in Japanese). March 17, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. "NBCUniversal ANIME×MUSIC PORTAL SITE". NBCUniversal ANIME×MUSIC PORTAL SITE (in Japanese). Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  6. "IKU 1stシングル「音のない夜空に ／ 木の芽風」｜I've Sound Explorer". ivesound.jp. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  7. "GNCL-0029 | oto no nai yozora ni/ko no me kaze / IKU – VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  8. "楽曲の検索｜I've Sound Explorer". ivesound.jp. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  9. "IKU｜I'VE OFFICIAL PORTAL SITE". ive.mu. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  10. "IKU｜I've Sound Explorer". ivesound.jp. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  11. "IKU". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  12. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－". ranking.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  13. "アニソンCD売り上げデータ保管庫: IKU". アニソンCD売り上げデータ保管庫. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  14. "IKU 3rd ALBUM Terminal ｜I'VE OFFICIAL PORTAL SITE". ive.mu. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  15. "IKU : Album, Discography | TuneCore Japan". TuneCore Japan. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  16. "Kimi no Namae". Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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