Egoist (band)
| Company type | Duo |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Ryo |
| Headquarters | Japan |
Key people | Ryo, Chelly |
| Products | J-pop music, anime theme songs |
| Parent | Sony Music Entertainment Japan (Sacra Music label since 2017) |
Egoist was a Japanese J-pop duo consisting of songwriter Ryo from Supercell and singer Chelly. Originally formed to create theme songs for the 2011 anime Guilty Crown, Egoist later contributed music to other anime titles including Psycho-Pass and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. Their first album, Extra terrestrial Biological Entities, was released in September 2012.
History
In 2011, Ryo was tasked with composing the soundtrack for Guilty Crown. While conducting auditions for Supercell’s third album Zigaexperientia, he simultaneously searched for a vocalist to represent Egoist, a fictional band featured in the anime. Out of approximately 2,000 candidates, the then 17-year-old Chelly was chosen to provide the voice for the character Inori Yuzuriha. Egoist’s debut single, , launched on November 30, 2011, served as the first ending theme of Guilty Crown.
Their follow-up single, "The Everlasting Guilty Crown" (released March 7, 2012), was used as the anime’s second opening theme. Both singles included remixed versions by Boom Boom Satellites. The group’s debut album came out on September 19, 2012. Later singles included "Namae no Nai Kaibutsu" (December 5, 2012), which was the initial ending theme for Psycho-Pass, and "All Alone With You" (March 6, 2013), serving as the series’ second ending theme.
Egoist continued their involvement with anime music through releases such as "Fallen" (November 19, 2014) for Psycho-Pass 2, "Reloaded" (November 11, 2015) for the movie Genocidal Organ, and "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress" (May 25, 2016) for the series of the same name. In April 2017, Egoist joined Sony Music Entertainment Japan’s Sacra Music label. Their eighth single, "Eiyū: Unmei no Uta" (英雄 運命の詩), released on August 16, 2017, became the opening theme for Fate/Apocrypha. That December saw the release of their compilation album Greatest Hits 2011-2017 "Alter Ego".
Chelly embarked on a solo career alongside her work with Egoist starting in November 2018. The ninth single "Sakase ya Sakase" (May 15, 2019) was featured as the theme song for the anime film Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato. The digital single "Saigo no Hanabira (the meaning of love)" (April 13, 2020), composed by Korean producer M2U, marked Ryo’s shift from composer to supervisor. Another M2U-produced track, "Zettai Zetsumei" (June 16, 2021), was used as the theme for the video game Azur Lane during its Chinese server anniversary event.
To commemorate their tenth anniversary, Egoist released their first EP titled Bang!!! on November 30, 2021; its title song served as the opening theme for Build-Divide: #000000 – Code Black. A digital single named "Gold" followed in April 2022 and was chosen as the opening theme for Build-Divide: #FFFFFF – Code White. Their eleventh single "Tōjisha" (当事者), released on May 10, 2023, was used as the ending theme for the film Psycho-Pass Providence.
In August 2023, Chelly announced that Egoist would disband following concerts scheduled in Osaka and Kanagawa during September and October. She will continue her music career independently under the stage name Reche.
Studio albums
| Album Title | Release Information | Highest Chart Positions | Sales in Japan[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | South Korea | South Korea Overseas |
Taiwan East Asia | |||
| Extra Terrestrial Biological Entities |
|
9 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 50,000 |
Compilation albums
| Album Title | Release Details | Peak Chart Position | Sales in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | |||
| Greatest Hits 2011–2017 "Alter Ego" |
|
4 | 100,000 |
Extended plays
| EP Title | EP Information | Peak Chart Position | Sales in Japan[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | |||
| Bang!!! |
|
11 | 5,951[2] |
Singles
| Single Title | Release Year | Peak Chart Rankings | Sales in Japan[1] | Certifications | Associated Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | JPN Hot 100 | Taiwan | TWN East Asia | |||||
| "Departures (Anata ni Okuru Ai no Uta)"[Jp 1] | 2011 | 8 | 20 | — | — | 46,000 | Extra Terrestrial Biological Entities | |
| "The Everlasting Guilty Crown" | 2012 | 7 | 15 | — | — | 51,000 |
| |
| "Namae no Nai Kaibutsu"[Jp 2] | 6 | 9 | — | — | 41,000 |
|
Greatest Hits 2011-2017 "Alter Ego" | |
| "All Alone with You" | 2013 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 33,000 |
| |
| "Suki to Iwareta Hi"[Jp 3][upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fallen" | 2014 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 28,745 |
| |
| "Reloaded"[Jp 4] | 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 28,493 | ||
| "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress" | 2016 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 30,341 | ||
| "Welcome to the *fam" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Eiyū: Unmei no Uta"[Jp 5] | 2017 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 21,709 | ||
| "Sakase ya Sakase"[Jp 6] | 2019 | 8 | 11 | — | — | 13,352 | rowspan=5 Template:N/A | |
| "Saigo no Hanabira (the meaning of love)" | 2020 | — | 53 | — | — | |||
| "Zettai Zetsumei" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Gold" | 2022 | 17 | — | — | — | 3,108 | ||
| "Tōjisha" | "24"
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Departures (Anata ni Okuru Ai no Uta)" | |
| 2012 | "The Everlasting Guilty Crown" | |
| "Planetes" | ||
| "Namae no Nai Kaibutsu" | Masakazu Fukatsu | |
| 2013 | "All Alone with You" | Yuuichi Takahashi |
| 2014 | "Fallen" | |
| 2015 | "Reloaded" | Kazuaki "nkm" Nakamura (wamhouse) |
| "Ghost of a smile" | ||
| "Door" | ||
| 2016 | "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress" | |
| "Welcome to the *fam" | ||
| 2017 | "Eiyū: Unmei no Uta" | |
| 2019 | "Sakase ya Sakase" | |
| 2021 | "Zettai Zetsumei" | |
| "Bang!!!" | Hiroshi Kizu (P.I.C.S) | |
| 2022 | "Gold" | |
| "Bang!!! (M2U Remix)" | ||
| 2023 | "Tōjisha" | |
| "Tōjisha (Psycho-Pass ver.)" | Yu Nakagaito |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oricon Ranking Information Service
- ↑ "週間 アルバムランキング 2021年12月13日付" (in 日本語). Oricon. December 13, 2021.
- ↑ レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: April Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). musicman. May 20, 2022.
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- ↑ レコード協会調べ デジタル音楽配信認定 [Record Association Digital Music Download Certifications].
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