FictionJunction is a singing group that solely performs songs written by Japanese composer

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. The term "FictionJunction" alone refers to this group; solo works between Kajiura and a vocalist are referenced by adding the singer's name after "FictionJunction". Although both perform under the FJ title and are collaborations with Kajiura, they are separate projects.

Background

had been working on various soundtracks, including one for ''

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''. In 2003, she released the solo album, ''Fiction''. In 2004, she hired vocalist

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to sing on some of her tracks, including "" which became a hit. In 2005, she added vocalists Kaori Oda,

Keiko Kubota , who goes by the mononymous stage name Keiko (stylized all caps) is a Japanese pop singer. She is one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura, and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina which ran for ten ye ...

, and

Wakana Ootaki , who goes by the mononymous stage name Wakana, is a Japanese pop singer. She was one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura, and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina. She is currently signed with Victor ...

, who each have their own project. Kajiura does not consider the group to have "members". At Anime Expo 2012, she said: "To be honest, FictionJunction is not a 'group.' FictionJunction is just me. Well, actually, it depends on the music and the song. We have gathered several members and singers from everywhere. We don't have 'member' members. I *am* FictionJunction. But I am 'collecting' all the singers that are powerful and worthy to be in this group. They are true professionals, each individual here. I respect them, and I do look up to them. They have the most beautiful voices, and that's how they're selected."

Personnel

With the exception of Yuriko Kaida, each vocalist has had her own FictionJunction pre-title. Each vocalist's work is considered an individual project. Some of

's vocalists now go by a capitalized names (e.g. Kaori Oda went by FictionJunction Kaori, but now goes by KAORI). At Anime Expo 2012, Kajiura brought vocalists Kaori, Keiko, Wakana and Yuriko Kaida to represent FictionJunction. *

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: , as FictionJunction Yuuka, is Kajiura’s first, longest and best-known collaboration under the FictionJunction name, starting in 2004. 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 soundtrack for ''

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''. * FictionJunction Kaori : joined the FictionJunction project in 2005. The duo performed two insert songs, "Tsubasa" and "dream scape", which were used in ''

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'' and , was used in ''Hokuto no Ken: Toki Den''. * FictionJunction Keiko : joined FictionJunction project in 2005. was used as an insert song in episodes 19 and 21 of ''Tsubasa Chronicle'', and was the B-side for the FictionJunction single "Toki no Mukou, Maboroshi no Sora". She was also a member of Kajiura's singing group

Kalafina was a Japanese vocal group formed by composer Yuki Kajiura in 2007, mainly to perform theme songs for the anime ''Kara no Kyōkai'', but later expanded to include many other theme songs for other anime shows and films including the '' Madoka Mag ...

. *

FictionJunction Wakana , who goes by the mononymous stage name Wakana, is a Japanese pop singer. She was one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura, and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina. She is currently signed with Victor ...

: joined the FictionJunction project in 2005. They performed two songs for the original soundtrack of Fist of the North Star True Saviour Legend: and the Japanese version of "Where the Lights Are" bonus track. She sang "Paradise Regained" (an insert song for ''

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'') and in the ''

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'' soundtrack. She was also a member of

. * : first collaborated with Kajiura for the '' Noir'' anime soundtrack, 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. Kaida became a main FictionJunction vocalist until 2009, upon the release of the album "Everlasting Songs" and the single "Parallel Hearts", lending her voice to “here we stand in the morning dew” and “Himitsu” in "Everlasting Songs" and providing vocals throughout the album. She is the only vocalist in FictionJunction that uses her full name on stage. * FictionJunction Asuka : performed "Everlasting Song", an insert song from anime series

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. 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. Kato is working on her solo projects as Aira Yūki.

Other collaborations and groupings

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: She collaborated with the group for the song "From the Edge" under the name FictionJunction feat. LiSA. * Joelle joined FictionJunction for their 2019 concert of music from the ''

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'' anime television series.

Musicians

* Yuki Kajiura – piano, vocals * – guitar * – drums * – bass guitar * – violin * – manipulator (sound engineer)

Albums

Everlasting Songs

''Everlasting Songs'', announced November 20, 2008, features all FictionJunction vocalists: Yuuka, Keiko, Wakana, Kaori, Asuka, and Yuriko Kaida. It was released on February 25, 2009.http://www.fictionjunction.com/ 2009/02、FictionJunction名義での初アルバム、「everlasting songs」がリリースされます。今までサントラ等に収録されたFJ名義曲、楽曲提供曲のセルフカヴァー等の他、YUUKAが歌うOVA ��バサ　春雷記のED、「記憶の森」も収録されます。 Track listing Charts

''FictionJunction 2008-2010 The Best of Yuki Kajiura Live''

The album contains recordings from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2: 5. Tracks 1-4 on Disc 1 are from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2. Tracks 5-8 are from Yuki Kajiura LIVE Vol.#3. Tracks 9-11 (FictionJunction Yuuka) and tracks 12-14 (FictionJunction) are from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009. The whole tracks of Disc 2 are new performances that have never been heard on DVDs and are from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#5: Japanese Seal SP Live.

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and Yuriko Kaida performed the chorus in tracks 9-11 on Disc 1. ;Track listing Disc 1 Disc 2 Charts

''Elemental''

''Elemental'', FictionJunction's second studio album, features Yuuka, Keiko, Wakana, Kaori, and Yuriko Kaida. It was released on January 22, 2014.canta-per-me.net - A Yuki Kajiura Fansite » FictionJunction - Elemental
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Singles

"Parallel Hearts"

"Parallel Hearts" is a single featuring Yuriko Kaida, Keiko, Kaori and Wakana under the name FictionJunction. The title track was used as opening theme song for the anime television series ''

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Catalog Number :VTCL - 35065 ;Track listing. #"Parallel Hearts" (''

'' Opening Theme) #*Vocalists: Kaori, Keiko, Wakana, Yuriko Kaida # #*Vocalist:

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#"Parallel Hearts: Instrumental" #"Hitomi no Chikara: Instrumental" Charts

"Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora"

"Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora" is FictionJunction's second single. The title track was used as opening theme song for the anime television series ''

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''. ;Track listing # #*Vocalists: Kaori, Keiko, Wakana, Yuriko Kaida # #* Vocalist: Keiko #"Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora: Instrumental" #"Nohara: Instrumental" Charts

"stone cold"

"stone cold" is FictionJunction's third single, released August 3, 2011. The title track was used as opening theme song for the anime television series ''

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''. ;Track listing #"stone cold" (''

'' Opening Theme) #* Vocalists: Kaori, Keiko, Wakana, Yuriko Kaida # #* Vocalists: Kaori, Keiko #"stone cold -Instrumental-" #"Hitorigoto -Instrumental-" Charts

"Distance"

"Distance" is FictionJunction's fourth single. The title track was used as ending theme song for the HD remastered edition of the anime television series ''

''. The single was paired with the track "eternal blue", which was used as opening theme song for the PSP game ''

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''. ;Track listing #"Distance" #*Vocalists: Kaori, Keiko, Wakana, Yuriko Kaida #"eternal blue" #*Vocalists: Kaori, Keiko, Wakana, Yuriko Kaida #"Distance -Instrumental-" #"eternal blue -Instrumental-"

Live DVDs

Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2 2008.07.31

Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2 is Yuki Kajiura’s first live concert released on DVD. It features the vocals of FictionJunction and guest vocalist

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FictionJunction Yuuka: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part I: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009

FictionJunction Yuuka: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part I: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009 features

(Yuuka Nanri) as main vocalist, and Yuriko Kaida and Hikaru Masai on chorus. The limited edition comes with a photo booklet and PV version of "Nostalgia". The DVD reached #49 on the Oricon charts and remained in the rankings for 2 weeks.

FictionJunction: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part II: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009

FictionJunction: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part II: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009 features the vocals of FictionJunction (Wakana Ootaki, Keiko Kubota, Kaori Oda, and Yuriko Kaida). The limited edition comes with a photo booklet and the PV version of "Parallel Hearts".

Others

FictionJunction sang a cover of "Gatherway" for the album ''Harvest'', which was arranged by Kajiura and their live guitarist Koichi Korenaga.

References

External links

FictionJunction JVC's Official Website

FictionJunction Yuuka Home Page

Victor Entertainment (Yuki Kajiura)

Yuki Kajiura at Anime Wiki

canta-per-me.net: Unofficial Fan Site
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