Fiction Junction - Collaborations and Related Projects

Collaborations and Related Projects

FictionJunction

Vocalists: Kaori Oda (織田かおり, Oda Kaori?), Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子, Kubota Keiko?), Wakana Ootaki (大滝若菜, Ootaki Wakana?), Yuriko Kaida (貝田由里子, Kaida Yuriko?)

Composed of four singers who have collaborated with Yuki Kajiura under their respective FJ names. Their lives are titled "Yuki Kajiura Live" and include a backing band with Kajiura herself on keyboard.

FictionJunction Kaori

Vocalist: Kaori Oda (織田かおり, Oda Kaori?) - Born (1988-05-11) May 11, 1988 (age 24)

The duo performed two insert songs, "Tsubasa" and "Dream Scape", which were used in Tsubasa Chronicle. "Calling" was chosen as the ending for the anime series Baccano! and "Hanamori no Oka" (花守の丘, "Hill of the Flower Guardian"?), was used in Hokuto no Ken: Toki Den.

FictionJunction Keiko

Vocalist: Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子, Kubota Keiko?) - Born (1985-12-05) December 5, 1985 (age 27)

"Kaze no Machi e" (風の街へ?, "To the City of Wind") was used as an insert song in episodes 19 and 21 of Tsubasa Chronicle, and "Nohara" (野原?, "Field") was the B-side for the FictionJunction single "Toki no Mukou, Maboroshi no Sora". Vocalist Keiko Kubota is a member of Kalafina, another singing group created by Kajiura.

FictionJunction Wakana

Vocalist: Wakana Ootaki (大滝若菜, Ootaki Wakana?) - Born (1984-12-10) December 10, 1984 (age 28)

They performed two songs for the original soundtrack of Fist of the North Star True Saviour Legend: "Hikari no Yukue" (光の行方?, "Where the Lights Are") and the Japanese version of "Where the Lights Are" bonus track. FJ Wakana sang "Paradise Regained" (an insert song for El Cazador de la Bruja) and in the Pandora Hearts soundtrack. Vocalist Wakana Ootaki is also involved in Kalafina.

FictionJunction Yuriko

Vocalist: Yuriko Kaida (貝田由里子, Kaida Yuriko?) - (Born November 1, 197x)

Yuriko Kaida first collaborated with Kajiura for the Noir OST, in which she sang the songs that helped launched Kajiura's career: "canta per me," "salva nos" and "lullaby." Since then Yuriko Kaida has provided vocals for many of Kajiura’s works, mainly as background chorus. She became a main FictionJunction vocalist in 2009, lending her voice to “here we stand in the morning dew” and “Himitsu” in "Everlasting Songs" and providing vocals throughout the album. Vocalist Yuriko Kaida has performed backing chorus for Kalafina.

FictionJunction Yuuka

Vocalist: Yuuka Nanri (南里 侑香, Nanri Yūka?) - Born (1984-03-13) March 13, 1984 (age 28)

FictionJunction Yuuka is Kajiura’s first, longest and best-known collaboration under the FictionJunction name. The project was originally titled "FictionJunction featuring Yuuka", but the "featuring" part was later dropped to shorten the name. So far, they have released several singles and two full-length albums. Yuuka can also be heard in the Madlax OST.

FictionJunction Asuka

Vocalist: Asuka Kato (加藤あすか, Kato Asuka?)) - Born (1981-08-28) August 28, 1981 (age 31)

They performed "Everlasting Song", an insert song from anime series Elemental Gelade. Originally sung in English, "Everlasting Song" was re-recorded in Japanese and released as a single in 2005. It reached #53 on the Oricon weekly chart and remained ranked for 3 weeks. Vocalist Asuka Kato is currently working on her solo projects as Aira Yuhki and is no longer a FictionJunction singer.

FictionJunction Club

Vocalists: Kaori Oda (織田かおり, Oda Kaori?), Keiko Kubota (窪田啓子, Kubota Keiko?), Wakana Ootaki (大滝若菜, Ootaki Wakana?), Yuriko Kaida (貝田由里子, Kaida Yuriko?), Yuuka Nanri (南里 侑香, Nanri Yūka?), Hikaru Masai (政井光, Masai Hikaru?)

FictionJunction Club consists of singers from Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction, FictionJunction Yuuka, and Kalafina projects. They collaborated with Kajiura for the single "sing a song", in both the titular track and "silent moon". The single was released on March 16, 2012 and was available for purchase only by members of the group's fanclub.