Ray (musician)

Ray
Birth name	Reika Nakayama (中山怜香)
Also known as	Clione Reika
Born	October 14, 1990 Hokkaido, Japan
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Geneon Universal Entertainment(2012-present) Warner Home Video(2012)
Associated acts	I've Sound
Website	www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/music/ray/

Reika Nakayama (中山怜香, born October 14, 1990 in Hokkaido), better known by her stage name Ray, is a Japanese singer signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment.

Biography

Ray originally did work as a gravure idol, releasing two DVDs in 2008.^[1] She tried out for the All-Japan Anime Song Grand Prix in 2010. She also covered songs under the name Clione Reika.

She made her debut as a singer in 2012, performing the opening theme song "Sign" for the anime Waiting in the Summer.^[2] Her second single "Rakuen Project" (楽園PROJECT Paradise Project) was released on October 24, 2012, which is used as the opening theme to the 2012 anime television series To Love-Ru Darkness^[3] Her third single "Recall" was released on February 6, 2013, which is used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime television series Amnesia.^[4]

Her hobbies include tea ceremonies, ballet and riding the unicycle.^[5]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	Peak Oricon chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
2013	Rayve Released: June 5, 2013 Label: Geneon Universal Entertainment (GNCA-1374) Format: CD	25[6]
2014	Milky Ray Released: June 4, 2014 Label: Geneon Universal Entertainment (GNCA-1406, GNCA-1407) Format: CD+DVD (GNCA-1406), CD (GNCA-1407)

Singles

Year	Song	Peak Oricon chart positions	Album	Theme song featured in
2012	"Sign"	11[7]		Waiting in the Summer
	"Rakuen Project"	22[8]		To Love-Ru Darkness
2013	"Recall"	30[9]		Amnesia
	"lull ~Soshite Bokura wa~"	21[10]		Nagi no Asukara
2014	"ebb and flow"	24[11]		Nagi no Asukara
2015	"secret arms"	34[12]		To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd Season
	"Hajimete Girls"	35[13]		Wakaba Girl
2016	"a-gain"	23		Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue

Other album appearances

Year	Song	Album	Notes	Ref.
2012	"Chigiri -Kono Hiroi Hiroi, Toki o Koete-" "Uwagoto -Shizumiyuku Watashi no-"	"Yūkyū no Uta"	Theme song collection for the PlayStation Portable visual novel Toki no Kizuna: Sekigahara Kitan.	[14]

Appearances

Television

• Anime-TV (studio guest: December 29, 2011 and February 16, 2012)
• Anipara Ongakukan (live guest: March 30, 2012)

Radio

• A&G Artist Zone 2h (Tuesday host: January 3, 2012 - )
• A&G Chō Radio Show: Anisupa! (guest: January 28, 2012)
• Radio Rondo Robe (guest: February 3, 2012)
• Nonko to Nobita no Anime Scramble (guest: February 24, 2012)
• Kawada Mami no Attack Young (guest: November 14, 2012)

References

1. "中山怜香 ピーチ!コレクション". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
2. "Staff & Cast". J.C. Staff. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
3. "OPED". Xebec. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
4. "Staff & Cast". Brain's Base. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
5. "Ray Special Interview". Geneon Universal Entertainment (in Japanese). Universal Studios. 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
6. "Rayve" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
7. "Sign" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
8. "楽園Project" [Rakuen Project] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
9. "Recall" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
10. ｌｕｌｌ～そして僕らは～ (in Japanese). Oricon.
11. ｅｂｂ　ａｎｄ　ｆｌｏｗ (in Japanese). Oricon.
12. "secret arms" (in Japanese). Oricon.
13. "初めてガールズ!" (in Japanese). Oricon.
14. "悠久ノ謳　PSP専用ソフト「十鬼の絆　関ヶ原奇譚」主題歌集" [Yūkyū no Uta: PSP Video Game "Toki no Kizuna: Sekigahara Kitan" Theme Song Colletion] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 14, 2012.

External links

• Geneon website (Japanese)
• Warner website (Japanese)
• Official blog (Japanese)
• Twitter profile (Japanese)