LovelySummer-chan

, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. From 2014 to 2015, she was the lead vocalist of the band For Tracy Hyde. The first song she composed was "Tsuki no Hikarikata." In April 2014, she released the song "Hajimemashite" digitally, and in July of the same year, she and singer Yoshino Arakawa opened a crowdfunding campaign on Picnic to release a physical version of their collaboration album, Yoshi Yoshi, Summer! The campaign was successful and the album was later sold in February 2015.

From 2014 to 2015, Lovely Summer Chan was the lead vocalist of the band For Tracy Hyde. For her 20th birthday, Lovely Summer Chan released the single "Bedroom no Yume" digitally on July 29, 2015. The single later saw a physical release on September 9, 2015, under the title "Bedroom no Yume E.P."

2016-present: Major label debut

In April 2016, Lovely Summer Chan announced she would be releasing one monthly single over the next three consecutive months. The first of the singles, "Love Desho?", was produced by Muteki Dead Snake and released digitally on April 6, 2016. "Part-Time Robot", which was inspired by Britpop, "Aoi Mabataki no Tochū de", a rock tune, was released digitally on June 22, 2016.

On August 20, 2016, Lovely Summer Chan announced that she would be making her major label debut on Victor Entertainment's label, Speedstar Records, with the release of her album, LSC, on November 2, 2016. The lead track of the album is "Anata wa Tobacco Watashi wa Shabon." The extended play is named after the Japanese translated title of the 1939 novel Wind, Sand and Stars. She appeared as a featured artist on Makura Izumi's song "Inochi", which was released digitally on November 7, 2018. On April 22, 2019, Lovely Summer Chan released "Millennium" and "Ima wa Shōnen no Mama no Kimi" as a double A-side digital single, with "Millennium" featured in a commercial for Fujitsu's Lifebook laptop product line. Later in the year, Lovely Summer Chan re-released "Universe Nekoko and Lovely Summer Chan" on vinyl on October 23, 2019.

On September 15, 2020, Lovely Summer Chan released her third studio album, The Third Summer of Love, as a digital download, CD, and vinyl. The album was nominated for a Music Award at the 4th Apple Vinegar Music Award in 2021. On December 11, 2020, "LSC2000" and "Santa Claus ni Onegai" were re-released on vinyl. In 2019, she revealed she was studying at Nihon University. She graduated in March 2020. She keeps her face hidden in her public appearances. She cites The Brilliant Green and their lead vocalist, Tomoko Kawase, as influences to her music.

Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales JPNOricon JPNHot 2014Released: Label: — Format: CD, digital download — — — 2015Released: Label: Bubbly Summer Format: CD, digital download 95 — — LSC 2016Released: Label: Victor Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 26 60 — The Third Summer of Love 2020Released: Label: Nippon Columbia Format: CD, digital download, vinyl 2017Released: Label: Victor Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 52 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album JPN 2015 — Eresora 2018 — Natsumeki Summer E.P. "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.