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''. After battling an unknown illness over a prolonged period, Mell left I've Sound after the release of her compilation album ''Entrust: The Name of Mell'' on March 20, 2013.

Discography

Albums

Singles

DVDs

;Mell First Live Tour 2008 Scope DVD :Released on April 29, 2009 # Under Superstition # Way beyond there # Kill # No vain # On my own # Permit # Proof # Kicks! # Scope # Red fraction # The first finale in me # Egen # Virgin's high! #

Song list

I've solo works

* (February 5, 1999) * "Fall in Love" (September 24, 1999) * (October 16, 1999) * "Repeat" (October 16, 1999) * "Fly to the Top" (July 16, 2000) * (December 8, 2000) * (December 22, 2000) * (January 26, 2001) * -comment te dire adieu- (March 2, 2001) * "World My Eyes -prototype-" (December 28, 2002) * (December 28, 2002) * "Last in Blue" (February 28, 2003) * "Spiral" (June 27, 2003) * "Out Flow" (September 5, 2003) * "Our Youthful Days" (October 31, 2003) * "Permit" (December 17, 2004) * "Permit" -Unplugged mix- (December 17, 2004) * "Permit" -- (December 17, 2004) * "Permit" -- Unplugged Mix (December 17, 2004) * (Mixed up ver.) (December 29, 2004) * "Egen" (January 14, 2005) * "Two face (Front Line Covers ver.)" (December 28, 2008) * "Disintegration (Front Line Covers ver.)" (December 28, 2008) * (March 25, 2009) * "Bizarrerie Cage" (May 1, 2009) * "Noblest Love" (February 26, 2010)

Mell and Miki

* (July 14, 2000)

Kotoko and Mell

* "See You" (June 14, 2006)

I've Special Unit

* "See You" (P.V ver.) (September 5, 2003) * "Fair Heaven" (July 30, 2005) * ; performed as

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(April 4, 2007)

Solo

* "Dear memories" * "The Winner Takes It All" * "Hello Goodbye" (Silent Half) * "Mermaid" * "Split" (...Split) * "Video-Killed-The-Radio-Star" * * "Strange Woman" * "Noyau" * "Mermaid in the City" * "Fin" * "Where Are You Now?"

Orihime

* * * "Love Generation"

Aki & Kotoko & Mell & Naraku & Yokko-Q

C.G Mix featuring Mell

* "Detect"

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Anime musicians I've Sound members Japanese women singers Musicians from Sapporo NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan artists Hayate the Combat Butler Living people Year of birth missing (living people)