Nanase Aikawa

is a Japanese singer. She publishes her music under the Motorod label, a division of Avex Group.

Biography

Early life She was born in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan

Band members A list of her band for the album R.U.O.K?! and with whom she toured for the album:

Guitar: Marty Friedman (ex. Megadeth, ex. (Cacophony) Guitar: Pata (X Japan, Ra:IN) Bass: Crazy Cool Joe (Dead End) Drums: Shinya (Luna Sea) Keyboards: D.I.E (Ra:IN, ex. hide with Spread Beaver)

Personal life

Aikawa Nanase was married on her twenty-sixth birthday, February 16, 2001 and their first child, a boy, was born on September 6, 2001. Aikawa had their second child, another son, on September 9, 2007. On September 15, 2012, Nanase gave birth to a third child, a baby girl. In the summer of 2025, Aikawa filed for divorce from her husband, stating "It was the choice we made to remain a family".

Aikawa is a good friend (as stated in an interview) of Yumi Yoshimura from Puffy.

Discography

Albums Red (July 3, 1996) paraDOX (July 2, 1997) Crimson (July 22, 1998) I.D. (May 19, 1999) (Compilation) Oricon number 1 Foxtrot (February 16, 2000) Oricon number 3

Mini-Singles "Yumemiru Shoujou Ja Irarenai" (November 8, 1995) Oricon number 12 "Bye Bye" (February 9, 1996) "Like a Hard Rain" (April 17, 1996) Oricon number 8 "Roppongi Shinjyu" (October 9, 2002) Oricon number 10 "Shock of Love" (February 13, 2003) Oricon number 39 "R-Shitei" (November 27, 2003) Oricon number 37 "Ai no Uta -Magenta Rain-" (January 21, 2004) "Round ZERO ～ BLADE BRAVE" (February 18, 2004) (Kamen Rider Blade first opening theme) Oricon number 11 "Kagiriaru Hibiki" (January 19, 2005) "EVERYBODY GOES" (February 25, 2006) (Madan Senki Ryukendo first ending theme) "PRISM" (May 24, 2008) (Digital Single) "tAttoo" (November 11, 2009) "Ai ga Tomaranai" (September 29, 2010) "Hikarinomi" (October 31, 2012) "Sakura Maioriru Koro, Namidairo" (March 5, 2014) "Across" (July 6, 2016) "Mangetsu ni SHOUT!" (August 26, 2015)

Theme songs "No Future" – Zoids: New Century Zero opening theme "Owarinai Yume" – InuYasha third opening theme "Unlimited" – Samurai 7 opening theme "Round ZERO ~ BLADE BRAVE" – Kamen Rider Blade first opening theme "EVERYBODY GOES" – Madan Senki Ryukendo ending theme "Love Terrorist" – Heavy Metal Thunder OST "Circle of Life" with Crimson-FANG – Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World theme song "Yumemiru.." – K-tai Investigator 7 third ending theme