Akino Arai (新居昭乃 Arai Akino?) is a Japanese singer, song-writer, and lyricist, best known for her works in anime such as Outlaw Star, Noir, Macross Plus, and many others. She was born on August 21, 1959, in Tokyo.
She has performed with Yoko Kanno, Luna Sea, ZABADAK, Samply Red (unrelated to Simply Red), Yayoi Yula, and was once in a group called Marsh-Mallow. Arai debuted in 1986 with the theme song to anime Windaria, "Beautiful Star" (美しい星 utsukushii hoshi?).
J-Pop
Albums
1st Album:
[Natsukashii Mirai]
VDR-1284 Victor Entertaiment
10.21.86
Track Listing:
01 Ring Ring
02 Tsuki yo Kooru
03 Kiniro no Me
04 Chizu o Yuku Kumo
05 Utsukushii Hoshi
06 1999
07 Yakusoku
08 Rose Ruuju
09 Sky Lounge
128kbps
34mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QG3IDA9N
2nd Album:
[Sora no Mori]
VICL-60042 Victor Entertainment
8.21.97
Track Listing:
01 Hoshi no Ame
02 Haruka na Rondo
03 Moon Light Anthem ~Enju 1991~
04 Mikazuki no Shindai
05 Kooru Suna
06 Kaze to Tori to Sora ~reincarnation~
07 Adesso e Fortuna ~Hono'o to eien~
08 Voices
09 Kiniro no Toki Nagarete
10 Licao do Vento
11 Utawanai Uta
12 Tsuki Kara no Inori to Tomoni
13 Siva ~Tatazumu hito~
14 Mikazuki to Watashi
15 Wanna be an Angel
128kbps
60mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T6WZILW6
3rd Album:
[Sora no Niwa]
VICL-60043 Victor Entertainment
10.22.97
Track Listing:
01 Reincarnation
02 Kotori no Su
03 Sora Kara Fuku Kaze
04 Koneko no Shinzou
05 Omatsuri
06 Atomu no Hikari
07 Black Shell
08 Solitude
09 Yousei no Shi
10 Ningen no Kodomo
11 Little Edie
128kbps
38mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NUYC8E49
4th Album:
[Furu Platinum]
VICL-60549
4.24.00
Track Listing:
01 Supuutoniku
02 Negaigoto
03 Garuki no Rakuen
04 Flower
05 Orange Noel
06 Ai no Ondo
07 Reve
08 Onsa
09 Akai Suna, Shiroi Hana
10 Furu Purachina
11 Merodi
160kbps
54mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9ZJQUNYV
5th Album:
[Kouseki Radio]
VICL-60721 Victor Entertainment
5.23.01
Track Listing:
01 Zincite Trance
02 Kouseki Radio
03 Satellite Song
04 Europa no Mizu
05 Kirei na Kanjou
06 How About U
07 Akai suna, Shiroi Hana (Marrakesh Mix)
08 Trance Transistor Table Radio
09 Annai Mausu
10 Welcome to Riskcaution Corporation
11 Cheko no Yume~Fall
160kbps
41mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WJ547AJI
6th Album:
[RGB]
VICL-60869 Victor Entertainment
4.24.02
Track Listing:
01 Hiru no Tsuki
02 Sakasami no Niji
03 Little Wing
04 Kuroi Tane
05 Tsuki no Ie
06 Bara Shigemi
07 Hoshi no Mokuba
08 Kanaete
09 Shukusai no Mae (RGB mix)
10 Hana no Katachi
11 For Me
12 Kirei na Kanjou
13 Sora no Aosa
14 Hakuchuumu
160kbps
67mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P03IOCQN
7th Album:
[Eden]
VICL-61214 Victor Entertainment
9.8.04
Track Listing:
01 New World
02 Nijiiro no Wakusei
03 Ruby no Tsuki Hisui no Umi
04 Roundabout Drive
05 Pool
06 N.Y.
07 Banira
08 Yaki
09 Panjii
10 Reinforesuto
11 Kamisama no gogo
12 Tune
13 Suna no Kishibe
192kbps
76mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y25ABI55
8th Album:
[VHMusic]
VH-1 Victor Entertainment
5.20.05
Track Listing:
01 Blooming Spring
02 Little Dream
03 Trance Transistor Table Radio (V.H. version)
04 An angel is smiling
05 Dear Summer
06 hoshi no ame
07 I'd Love to See u
08 It's snowing
09 Princess of Winter
10 Yellow Star
11 Melody
12 Peace & White
13 Tsunohaze '04
14 Spring Vision
15 at Eden
16 Colours of Fall
320kbps
107mb
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q53KQ06S
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E8SW13BP
9th Album:
[Sora no Uta]
VIZL-157 (Limited Edition) Victor Entertaiment
VICL-61797 Victor Entertaiment
Track Listing:
01 Sarii no Biidama
02 Kakusei Toshi
03 Voices
04 Sputnik
05 Kouseki Radio
06 Hiru no Tsuki
07 Moon Light Anthem
08 Silent Stream
09 Koneko no Shinzou
10 Gareki no Rakuen
11 Satellite Song
12 Natsukashii Umi
13 Kirei na Kanjou
14 Furu Purachina
15 Wanna Be An Angel
16 Utsukushii Hoshi (Sora no Uta version)
320kbps
175mb
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6J3ZBKWE
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=70FEXYOU
10th Album:
[The First Euro Tour]
VH-2
7.18.2006
Track Listing:
01 Zincite Trance
02 New World
03 Kireina Kanjyo
04 Vanilla
05 TranceTransistor Table Radio
06 Little Wing
07 Airplane
08 Pool
09 N.Y.
10 Kaze to Tori to Sora
11 Cosmo Incognita
12 Kooru Suna
13 Kouseki Radio
14 Voices
15 Utsukushii Hoshi
320kbps
156mb
Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LDDBLA2N
Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L5GY855H
Singles
1st Single:
[The Vocal from Ys]
150A-7710 Nihon Falcom
8.21.89
Track Listing:
01 Lilia
02 In Adventure World
03 Lilia (English Version)
04 In Adventure World (instrumental)
192kbps
27mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VL1U2FPX
2nd Single:
[Kaze to Tori to Sora]
VIDL-87
01.21.92
Track Listing:
01 Kaze to Tori to Sora
02 Eternity (English Version of Adesso e Fortuna)
320kbps
19mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3TP1VIDX
3rd Single:
[Kooru Suna]
VIDL-115 Victor Entertainment
11.21.92
Track Listing:
01 Kooru Suna
02 Licao do Vento
not available
4th Single:
[Hiru no Tsuki]
VIDL-30073 Victor Entertaiment
1.21.98
Track Listing:
01 Hiru no Tsuki
02 Ningen no Kodomo
03 Hiru no Tsuki (karaoke)
04 Ningen no Kodomo (karaoke)
192kbps
23mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LRB0QTAQ
5th Single:
[Tsuki no Ie]
VIDL-30201
4.22.98
Track Listing:
01 Tsuki no Ie
02 Kuroi Tane
03 Tsuki no Ie (karaoke)
04 Kuroi Tane (karaoke)
320kbps
42mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9C16MK6V
6th Single:
[Kanaete]
VIDL-30458
11.20.99
Track Listing:
01 Kanaete
02 Shukusai no Mae
03 Kanaete (karaoke)
320kbps
40mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AYZJF70H
7th Single:
[Hana no Katachi]
VICL-35231 Victor Entertaiment
2.21.01
Track Listing:
01 Hana no Katachi
02 For Me
03 Merodi (moonside version)
04 Rêve
05 Hana no Katachi (karaoke)
192kbps
22mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IQJ5UI16
8th Single:
[Kakusei Toshi]
VICL-35385 Victor Entertainment
5.22.02
Track Listing:
01 Kakusei Toshi
02 Tasogare wa Mirai de Matsu
03 Pouriinu Pouriinu
04 Kakusei Toshi (karaoke)
192kbps
20mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O5VJMAUI
9th Single:
[Natsukashii Umi]
VICL-35684
8.4.04
Track Listing:
01 Natsukashii Umi
02 Nijiiro no Wakusei
03 Airplane
04 Natsukashii Umi (karaoke)
192kbps
25mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DSD8NO58
10th Single:
[Kimi e Mukau Hikari]
VICL-36057
5.24.06
Track Listing:
01 Kimi e Mukau Hikari
02 Aquarium on the Moon
03 Kimi e Mukau Hikari (without Akino)
04 Aquarium on the Moon (without Akino)
160kbps
20mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BKVDZMBI
11th Single:
[Kin no Nami Sen no Nami]
VTCL-35018
01.23.2008
Track Listing:
01 Kin no Nami Sen no Nami
02 Torikago no Yume
03 Kin no Nami Sen no Nami (without Akino)
04 Torikago no Yume (without Akino)
320kbps
44mb
Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B64I3JK9