Hikaru Masai

Hikaru Masai (born July 2, 1987), formerly known professionally as Helical (stylized H-el-ical//), is a Japanese pop singer. She was one of the core members of the vocal group Kalafina, which was started by Yuki Kajiura to perform anime television and film theme songs.

Biography She is from Toyama Prefecture. In 2007, she was selected to join Kalafina in an audition held by Sony Music Japan, and debuted on their second single "Sprinter" in 2008. Following the resignation of music composer Yuki Kajiura from Space Craft, Hikaru would later leave the label on October 20, 2018, after her contract expired.

In November 2019, she launched her solo project under the name H-el-ical//, pronounced "he-ri-ka-ru" (ヘリカル). In April 2020, she released her first single "Altern-ate-" under NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. It was used as the theme song for the anime television series Gleipnir. and reached No. 9 on the Oricon charts. In November 2021, she released her third single "The Sacred Torch", which was used as the opening theme for the anime television series The Faraway Paladin. On the same month, she released her fourth indie album Story. The single was originally scheduled to release in November 2021, but it was postponed until January 2022.

In April 2022, she announced her first major studio album Kaihouku. Her past four singles were included. The album was released on June 29, 2022.

Discography

Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions TitleYear Oricon Album Peakposition Weeks charted "Altern-ate" 9 4 Kaihouku "disclose" 24 1 "The Sacred Torch" 41 3 "JUST DO IT" 35 2

As a collaborating artist + List of guest appearances, with selected chart positions TitleYear Oricon – –

Studio albums Title Album details Peak Sales (JPN) JPN Kaihouku Released: June 29, 2022 Label: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, Blu-ray, download, streaming 47 931

Studio concept albums Title Album details H-el-ical//Released: December 1, 2019 Label: Hifumi Format: CD, limited release elementsReleased: April 5, 2020 Label: Hifumi Format: CD, limited release BloomingReleased: December 29, 2020 Label: Hifumi Format: CD, limited release StoryReleased: November 7, 2021 Label: Hifumi Format: CD, limited release

Music videos

Concept videos

+List of music videos, showing year released, director(s) and album Title Year Director(s) Album Link "pulsation"2019 Kaito Sasaki H-el-ical// "Avaricia" Yoshihisa Bamba "Splendore" Kaito Sasaki "Amanhecer" Yoshihisa Bamba "yolcu" Kaito Sasaki "紡 - TSUMUGU -" Kaito Sasaki 2020 Yoshihisa Bamba elements Yoshihisa Bamba Yoshihisa Bamba "Spiranthes" Yoshihisa Bamba Blooming Yoshihisa Bamba "Kalanchoe" Yoshihisa Bamba Kaito Sasaki "I am me"2021 Minamo Story "midnight" Minamo "Angel" Minamo Minamo