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| Birth name | 前田 勝彦 |
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| Born | 1 November 1975 Gotō Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan |
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| Occupation(s) | Record producer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Website | www |
Katsuhiko Maeda (前田 勝彦, Maeda Katsuhiko, born 1 November 1975), better known by his stage name World's End Girlfriend, is a Japanese musician from Gotō Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture.[1] He is the founder of the record label Virgin Babylon Records.[2]
Biography
Katsuhiko Maeda was born on 1 November 1975 in Gotō Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture.[1] At the age of 10, he started making music.[1]
His debut studio album, Ending Story, was released in 2000.[3] It was followed by Farewell Kingdom (2001).[4] In 2005, he released a collaborative album with Mono, titled Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain.[5] In February 2007, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted Palmless Paryaer / Mass Murder Refrain No. 7 on their 2006 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame.[6]
He released Hurtbreak Wonderland in 2007,[7] Seven Idiots in 2010,[8] and Last Waltz in 2016.[9]
He has also written the score for films such as Air Doll[10] and Starry Starry Night.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
- Ending Story (2000)
- Farewell Kingdom (2001)
- Dream's End Come True (2002)
- Enchanted Landscape Escape (2002) (as Wonderland Falling Yesterday)
- The Lie Lay Land (2005)
- Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain (2005) (with Mono)
- Hurtbreak Wonderland (2007)
- Seven Idiots (2010)
- Voices of Days Past (2015) (with Vampillia)
- Last Waltz (2016)
Soundtrack albums
- Air Doll (2009)
- Starry Starry Night (2011)
- Tasha Tudor: A Still Water Story (2017)
Compilation albums
- Last Waltz Remix (2017)
Live albums
- Song to the Siren: Live 3.11 (2015)
- Live/10/10/2015 (2016)
- Last Waltz in Tokyo (2018)
EPs
- Sky Short Story (2000)
- Division One (2010)
- Division Two (2010)
- Other Voices (2010)
- I Know You (2012)
- Story Telling Again and Again (2012)
- Yudechang (2013) (with Bool)
- Girls/Boys Song (2014)
- Requiem EP (2017) (with Daisuke Kashiwa)
- Meguri (2018)
Singles
- "Xmas Song" (2001) (as World's End Boyfriend)
- "Halfmoon Girl" (2001) (split with Cinq)
- "Kimi o Nosete: Nausicaa Requiem" (2007) (split with Special Others)
- "Boy" (2017)
- "Eve" (2019) (with Smany)
- "Rendering the Soul" (2019)
- "Re-Rendering the Soul (Yaporigami Remix)" (2020)
References
- ^ a b c "world's end girlfriend、6年ぶりとなるフル・アルバム『LAST WALTZ』その表現の核心に迫る". Ototoy (in Japanese). 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Michel, Patrick St. (22 May 2016). "Katsuhiko Maeda builds a diverse musical arsenal at Virgin Babylon Records". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "world's end girlfriend、幻の1stアルバムが新装盤で復刻". Natalie (in Japanese). 7 June 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "衝撃的な災害や事件を前に、音楽は? world's end girlfriendに訊く (page 1 of 3)". Cinra.net (in Japanese). 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "MONO×world's end girlfriendのコラボ作完成!". CD Journal (in Japanese). 10 November 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Lamoreaux, Jason T. (7 February 2007). "2006 Somewhere Cold Awards". Somewhere Cold. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Mineo, Mike (6 July 2007). "Worlds End Girlfriend: Hurtbreak Wonderland". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "world's end girlfriend、破壊と構築の3年半ぶりアルバム". Natalie (in Japanese). 4 July 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "world's end girlfriend、"存在そのものの強さと美で見せる"トレイラーに日南響子". Natalie (in Japanese). 6 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "wegがカンヌ正式出品作「空気人形」の映画音楽を制作". Natalie (in Japanese). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "world's end girlfriend×湯川潮音が台湾映画の音楽制作". Natalie (in Japanese). 26 October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
External links
- Official website
- World's End Girlfriend discography at Discogs