, better known by his stage name World's End Girlfriend, is a Japanese musician from

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. He is the founder of the record label Virgin Babylon Records.

Biography

Katsuhiko Maeda was born on 1 November 1975 in

. At the age of 10, he started making music. His debut studio album, ''Ending Story'', was released in 2000. It was followed by ''Farewell Kingdom'' (2001). In 2005, he released a collaborative album with

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, titled '' Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain''. In February 2007, American

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'' Somewhere Cold'' voted ''Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain'' No. 7 on their ''2006 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame''. He released ''Hurtbreak Wonderland'' in 2007, '' Seven Idiots'' in 2010, and ''Last Waltz'' in 2016. He has also written the score for films such as ''

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'' and '' Starry Starry Night''.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Ending Story'' (2000) * ''Farewell Kingdom'' (2001) * ''Dream's End Come True'' (2002) * ''Enchanted Landscape Escape'' (2002) * ''The Lie Lay Land'' (2005) * '' Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain'' (2005) * ''Hurtbreak Wonderland'' (2007) * '' Seven Idiots'' (2010) * ''Voices of Days Past'' (2015) * ''Last Waltz'' (2016) * ''Resistance & the Blessing'' (2023)

Soundtrack albums

* ''

'' (2009) * '' Starry Starry Night'' (2011) * ''Tasha Tudor: A Still Water Story'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2021)

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) * ''Girls/Boys Song'' (2014) * ''Requiem EP'' (2017) * ''Meguri'' (2018)

Singles

* "Xmas Song" (2001) * "Halfmoon Girl" (2001) * "Kimi o Nosete: Nausicaa Requiem" (2007) * "Boy" (2017) * "Eve" (2019) * "Rendering the Soul" (2019) * "Re-Rendering the Soul (Yaporigami Remix)" (2020) * "In the Name of Love" (2021) * "Black Box Fake Fact" (2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:World's End Girlfriend 1975 births Living people Musicians from Nagasaki Prefecture Japanese electronic musicians Erased Tapes Records artists