Nano (singer)

For the Swedish singer, see Nano Omar. For other uses, see Nano.

Nano
Nano at FanimeCon 2018
Nano at FanimeCon 2018
Background information
Birth nameHana Ishiyama Ohara
BornJuly 12, 1988
New York City, U.S
OriginNew York City, U.S
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • lyricist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2006–present
LabelsFlying Dog
Websitewww.nanonano.me

Hana Ishiyama Ohara (born July 12, 1988), known professionally as Nano (ナノ, stylized as nano), is a Japanese-American singer and lyricist managed by HoriPro and signed to the Flying Dog label. Born in New York City, Nano sings in both Japanese and English.[1] Nano posted music on YouTube and Niconico before being signed by a record label.[2]

Biography

Nano was born on July 12, 1988, in New York City.[3] She was raised in the United States as a child but then moved to Japan when she was fourteen.

Nano posted covers of Vocaloid and anime songs online, first on YouTube and later on the Japanese site Niconico. She is bilingual, and sometimes wrote English lyrics to the cover songs, giving them a Western touch without losing the original style. Eventually, this led to a record deal with Japanese major label Flying Dog. Her debut album Nanoir was released on March 14, 2012. Nano's first live performance was on March 16, 2013.

Nano has recorded several original theme songs for various anime series, such as, "Bull's Eye" for Hidan no Aria, "Now or Never" for Phi Brain: Puzzle of God, "No Pain, No Game" and "Exist" for Btooom!, "Savior of Song" (feat. My First Story) for Arpeggio of Blue Steel,[4] "Born To Be" for Magical Warfare,[5] "Sable" for M3 the dark metal, "Dreamcatcher" for Magical Girl Raising Project, "Rock On." for the first film of Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova DC, “star light, star bright” for Conception, and "Kemurikusa" for Kemurikusa. "No Pain, No Game" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[6]

Some of Nano's other commercially featured works include:

  • "Destiny: 12 Kaime no Kiseki" as the opening of the PlayStation Portable game Conception: Ore no Kodomo o Undekure!.
  • "Silence" as the theme song of the Japanese horror channel Den Of Horror: Horror no Sokutsu!
  • "Happy Ending Simulator" as the theme song of the arcade game Gunslinger Stratos 2.
  • "Scarlet Story" as the theme song for the Japanese TV puppet show Sherlock Holmes.
  • "Infinity≠Zero" as the theme song for the Japanese live action film Bakumatsu Kokosei.
  • "Paralyze:D" as the theme song of the PlayStation Vita game Re:Vice[D].
  • "Identity Crisis" and "Restart" for the video game Warriors Orochi.
  • "Mirror, Mirror" for the PlayStation Vita game Bad Apple Wars.
  • "Dare Devil" for the mobile phone game "Houkago Girls Tribe."
  • "Nevereverland" as the theme song for the anime OVA Ark IX.
  • "INFERNO" as the theme song of Gira Husty from the Japanese tokusatsu television drama Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year Information Oricon
peak position[7]
2012 Nanoir
  • Released: March 14, 2012
 12
2013 N
  • Released: February 27, 2013
 8
2015 Rock On.
  • Released: January 28, 2015
 6
2017 The Crossing
  • Released: May 31, 2017
 20
2020 I
  • Released: March 18, 2020
 58
2021 ANTHESIS
  • Released: April 15, 2021
 74
2023 NOIXE
  • Released: February 8, 2023
 —

Live albums

Year Information Oricon
peak position[7]
2013 Remember your Color.
  • Released: June 5, 2013
 24

Remix albums

Year Information Oricon
peak position[7]
2016 Nano's Remixes
  • Released: July 13, 2016
 50

Singles

Year Information Oricon
peak position[8] 		Billboard
Japan Hot 100[9] 		Album
2012 "Now or Never"
  • Released: May 23, 2012
 25[10] 93 N
"No Pain, No Game"
  • Released: October 10, 2012
 11[11] —
2013 "Nevereverland"
  • Released: April 6, 2013
 — —
"SAVIOR OF SONG"
  • Released: October 30, 2013
 10[12] — Rock on.
2014 "Born to Be"
  • Released: February 19, 2014
 19[13] 36
"INFINITY≠ZERO / SABLE"
  • Released: July 23, 2014
 31[14] 67
2015 "Bull's Eye"
  • Released: October 28, 2015
 29[15] — The Crossing
2016 "DREAMCATCHER"
  • Released: November 2, 2016
 45[16] —
2017 "MY LIBERATION / PARAISO"
  • Released: February 2, 2017
 33[17] —
2018 "Utsushiyo no Yume (nano ver.)"
  • Released: August 22, 2018
 73[18] — I
"Star light, Star bright"
  • Released: November 21, 2018
 77[19] —
2019 "Kemurikusa"
  • Released: February 6, 2019
 49[20]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

  1. ^ nano Official Site (in English). nano Official
  2. ^ "正体不明の"ナノ"、2012年デビュー". Barks Japan (in Japanese). November 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Blog profile". Ameba. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "日本初のイージス艦上撮影実現！ナノ新曲PV制作に密着". Natalie.mu (in Japanese).
  5. ^ "nano Restarts Activities, Forth Single to be Ending Theme for "Magical Warfare" Anime". Barks.
  6. ^ "THE RECORD 2020年2月号" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "nanoのアルバム売上ランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "nano - Oricon Single Ranking". Oricon.
  9. ^ Billboard. Nano - Chart History
  10. ^ "Now or Never" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "No pain, No game<ナノver.>" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  12. ^ "SAVIOR OF SONG<ナノver.>" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  13. ^ "TVアニメション「魔法戦争」エンディングテーマ Born to be(ナノver.)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "INFINITY≠ZERO/SABLE(ナノver.)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  15. ^ "Bull's Eye(ナノver.)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  16. ^ "DREAMCATCHER(ナノver.)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  17. ^ "MY LIBERATION/PARAISO(ナノver.)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  18. ^ "Oricon ranking - Utsushiyo no Yume". Oricon.
  19. ^ "Oricon ranking - Star light, Star bright". Oricon.
  20. ^ "Oricon ranking - Kemurikusa". Oricon.
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