Kimeru

KIMERU released two new works: on March 13 his new mini album, "Liar", which contained "go forward" and 6 new songs. In April he was chosen to perform the third opening of the "Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS" anime, titled "calling". The song debuted on TV on 22 May, 2019; the single named after "calling" was released on 10 July, 2019.

In February it was announced that Kimeru, now written as KIMERU, will perform the second opening theme of the "Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS" popular anime, named "go forward". This was his second work for the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" anime. The song debuted on TV on 11 April, 2018, and the single was released in two different types on May 30, 2018. Type-A is anime jacket edition, Type-B is artist jacket edition.

Kimeru was a guest at Tenimyu's Dream Live 2013, 10 year anniversary. There he sang "You Got Game".

1. Target 2. 21:20 - Another Story XX mix. 3. Yes! Elephant - 2010 Slice mix 4. Ice - Lonely Hearts Club mix 5. Red Sparkle- Rolling Gt mix 6. Rouge/noir

"(Koishite Kimeru!)" (Single) January 23, 2008 CRCP-10190

At the beginning of 2007, Kimeru released his much anticipated 2nd album, Galaxy Kiss. The album featured collaborations with SOPHIA, Soul'd Out, as well as the return of Daisuke Asakura. Shortly after the release of the album, Kimeru performed at his second "Ark" special celebrating his 5th Anniversary.

Continuing with the theme of his 5th Anniversary, Kimeru announced tour dates for his 2007 Spring tour, which included special dates for a free screening of a special Timeless DVD as well as a special acoustic live for his fanclub members. Also included were dates for a regular tour, Kimeru 5th Anniversary Tour 2007 "Radiant-spring". Along with all his touring, Kimeru released his 11th single, "With You", which was produced by Tetsuya Komuro, who has worked with such acts as BoA, Backstreet Boys, and Ryuichi Sakamoto.

At the start of 2006, Kimeru departed on another tour to promote Glorious, kicking off at the Kouseinunkin Hall in Tokyo on New Years Day, and hand-signing over 1000 posters that would be given out to each attendee. Kimeru was also rewarded the "Rookie of the Year" award from Nippon Crown.

Spring of 2006 proved a busy time for Kimeru. While his regular radio show "Kimeruのキラキラ☆レコーディング (Kimeru no KiraKira*Recording)" ended, Kimeru became a regular guest on shows for bayFM, FM Fukuoka and FM Kumamoto. He also sang the song "Style", the ending song for the new anime "Musashi", created by Monkey Punch, as well as released his new single "恋のパフォーマンス: To Be with You (Koi no Performance ~To Be with You~") and his DVD Glorious Films, a recording of his glorious tour. Somehow in the midst of all his work, Kimeru toured once again, holding a special live in Tokyo on April 19 (the day of his new single's release), and ending his tour in Tokyo again. He also released his first photobook, Prince of New Noble Glam Rock, through pia and R&R Newsmaker.

On April 24, 2006, Kimeru announced that he would be making his first ever live appearance overseas in China. His visit resulted after his fans in China continuously mailed letters and presents to a place in Beijing called the "Japanese Music Information Center (JAMIC)". After some consultations, it was finally decided that Kimeru would visit both Beijing and Chongqing. This was incredible news, and a big step in Kimeru's career.

On July 22, 2006, the Kimeru-Land Summer Dream 2006 event struck Tokyo. Along with a mass of goods (both new and old) and various games Kimeru-Land provided to the concert goers, Kimeru put on a grueling 4 hour concert, singing every one of the songs he had previously released, including songs he's only ever sang live, re-mixes and acoustic versions of some songs, and one new song. Kimeru also had Yoshinori Sugimoto, former guitarist and founder of the J-Rock band Waive, as a special guest (Sugimoto was the producer for "Style").

Kimeru performed with Uverworld and Undergraph on R&R's MIX UP! event August 16, which shortly was followed with the announcement of his next single "Timeless", along with his next tour, Kimeru Tour 2006 "Starry & Timeless". Anticipation rose for the single when Kimeru announced the PV for Timeless would feature some of his old castmates from Tenimyu: Sota Aoyama (Sadaharu Inui), Eiji Takigawa (Kunimitsu Tezuka), and Naoya Gomoto (Kaoru Kaidoh). Kai Asami was also announced to be a part of the PV. In addition to this, Kimeru was delighted to announce a stop in Kumamoto during his tour, his first time performing in his home town.

"To Be with You" (Single) April 19, 2006 CRCP-10134

1. Timeless 2. Dive into the Heart DVD track listing 1. Dive into the Heart (KLSD Shinkiba Studio Coast 07.22.2006)

1. Starry Heavens 2. White Night 3. Color: Summer Dream 2006~ 4. Starry Heavens (instrumental)

Kimeru Tour 2006 "Glorious" January 2, 2006 - Kouseinunkin Hall, Tokyo (New Years Special) January 9, 2006 - Big Cat, Osaka January 14, 2006 - Diamond Hall, Nagoya January 21, 2006 - Club Junkbox, Sendai January 22, 2006 - Club Junkbox, Niigata January 28, 2006 - Namiki Junction, Hiroshima January 29, 2006 - Drum Be-1, Fukuoka

Kimeru Tour 2006 "Beat Performance April 19, 2006 - O-West, Tokyo (Release Special) April 30, 2006 - Drum Logos, Fukuoka May 1, 2006 - Namiki Junction, Hiroshima May 3, 2006 - Big Cat, Osaka May 4, 2006 - Diamond Hall, Nagoya May 7, 2006 - Club Junk Box, Sendai May 14, 2006 - Club Junk Box, Niigata May 28, 2006 - Tokyo International Forum Hall C, Tokyo

Kimeru-Land Summer Dream 2006 July 22, 2006 - Shinkiba Studiocast, Tokyo

TSM PresentsR&R Newsmaker "Mix Up!" Vol.1 August 16, 2006 - Shibuya-AX, Tokyo

Dream Sonic 2006 October 29, 2006 - Big Cat, Osaka

Kimeru Tour 2006 "Starry & Timeless" November 18, 2006 - Diamond Hall, Nagoya November 19, 2006 - Big Cat, Osaka November 23, 2006 - Namiki Junction, Hiroshima November 25, 2006 - Drum Logos, Fukuoka November 26, 2006 - Drum Be-9, Kumamoto December 2, 2006 - Club Junk Box, Niigata December 3, 2006 - Club Junk Box, Sendai December 16, 2006 - Kouseinunkin Hall, Tokyo

At the beginning of 2005, for his last show in Tenmiyu - Side Fudomine - Kimeru was reunited with a recovered Kotaro Yanagi, who would share the role of Echizen with Endo. Kimeru's role of Fuji would be carried on by Hiroki Aiba, Yuuta Furukawa, Hashimoto Taito, Ryou Mitsuya and Yusuke Yata. Not losing any steam, Kimeru released his fifth single "The Pleasure of Love", as well as toured yet again, adding two new stops to his route (Sendai & Fukuoka). Kimeru's popularity was growing, and on May 21, 2005, he performed in his first seated live house (Shibuya Public Hall in Tokyo). This live was later released on DVD.

In the summer of 2005 Kimeru was officially signed onto the Nippon Crown (Crown Records) label under "Crown Gold". Being signed onto a larger and more well-known label proved beneficial for Kimeru, and with the release of his sixth single "Answer Will Come", he put on his special Kimeru-Land Summer Eruption 2005 tour, complete with games and selling of old merchandise. He added an extra stop in Hiroshima as well as performed on two different days for Nagoya and Tokyo.

Winter of 2005 brought even more success to Kimeru. After the release of his seventh single, "Love Bites", he released his first ever full-length album, Glorious. He later released a piano score for the album.

1. Answer Will Come 2. Stand Up: Break Away 3. You Got Game?: From K's Ark 2005 4. Answer Will Come(instrumental)

1. Love Bites 2. Dream Lover 3. Love Bites (instrumental) DVD track listing 1. Answer Will Come (KLSE Shibuya AX 05.08.20/21) 2. Stand Up: Break Away (KLSE Shibuya AX 05.08.20/21)

Kimeru Tout 2005 "Pleasure!" February 27, 2005 - Shibuya-AX, Tokyo March 5, 2005 - Ma.Ca.Na, Sendai March 12, 2005 - E.L.L., Nagoya March 13, 2005 - Big Cat, Osaka March 21, 2005 - Drum Be-1, Fukuoka

K's Ark 2005 May 21, 2005 - Shibuya Public Hall, Tokyo

Kimeru-Land Summer Eruption 2005 August 6, 2005 - Drum Be-1, Fukuoka August 7, 2005 - Namikijan Kushon, Hiroshima August 13, 2005 - Big Cat, Osaka August 20, 2005 - Shibuya-AX, Tokyo August 21, 2005 - Shibuya-AX, Tokyo August 28, 2005 - Club Junk Box, Sendai September 3, 2005 - E.L.L., Nagoya September 4, 2005 - E.L.L., Nagoya

In late April/early May 2004, Kimeru went on his very first tour, "OVERLAP". With only three dates (one in Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo), it was his stepping stone into real touring as a professional singer. On August 25, 2004 he released his fourth single, "Be Shiny", as well as his first DVD with live footage and music videos. To celebrate the release of his new material, he went on another tour in September and November 2004.

Live "Overlap" March 23, 2004 - Shibuya O-West, Tokyo

Kimeru Tour 2004 "Overlap" April 24, 2004 - Ell.Fits All, Nagoya April 25, 2004 - Osaka Muse, Osaka May 5, 2004 - Shibuya O-East, Tokyo

Kimeru Tour 2004 "Be Shiny" September 4, 2004 - E.L.L., Nagoya September 5, 2004 - Big Cat, Osaka September 11, 2004 - Shibuya O-East, Tokyo November 3, 2004 - Shibuya-AX, Tokyo November 7, 2004 - E.L.L., Nagoya November 14 - Big Cat, Osaka

In the spring of 2003, Kimeru originated the role of Shusuke Fuji, the prodigy of Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, in The Prince of Tennis musical production series (commonly called Tenimyu), and understudied the lead role of Ryoma Echizen. The rising popularity of the musical brought rising popularity to his music, and on November 27, 2003 Kimeru released his first mini-album, The Beginning. Kimeru would sing "You Got Game?" at the end of each show for three of the musicals (the first musical, Remarkable 1st Match Fudomine, and Side Fudomine), and "Make You Free" for Dream Live 1st.

The end of 2003 also brought tragedy to TeniMyu. Less than two weeks before the second musical of the series, Remarkable 1st Match Fudomine, the lead actor cast for the main role of Echizen, Kotaro Yanagi, was struck by a car and was in critical condition for some months. Because the musical's rehearsals were well underway and performance dates already set, Kimeru had to step up into the role. Takashi Nagayama (who was playing the role of Eiji Kikumaru) filled in as Fuji, and Yamazaki Ichitaro (who had left the series) came back as Kikumaru. Kimeru was struck so hard by his friend's accident that when he released his third single, "OVERLAP" (a theme song for the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters), he also dedicated its coupling song, "Oath in the Storm", to Yanagi. Kimeru returned to his role of Fuji when Yuya Endo was brought in as the new Echizen (Nagayama went back to Kikumaru as well, and Ichitaro permanently left). A small joke about Kimeru playing Echizen was added in Dream Live 1st.

1. Overlap 2. Overlap Live 2003.12.06 3. Feel My Soul ~闘いの中で~ LIVE 2003.12.06 4. Overlap (Karaoke)

Oneman Live "The Beginning" December 6, 2003 - Harajuku Ruido 1st, Tokyo

On December 5, 2001 Kimeru released his first single, "You Got Game?" with Absolute Productions/Birdie House Inc. The song was used as the first ending song for the anime テニスの王子様　(The Prince of Tennis, commonly called "TeniPuri" or "AniPuri"), which was based on a manga by the same name created by Takeshi Konomi. He followed up this release one year later with "Make You Free", which was also used as an opening song for later episodes of TeniPuri.

Kimeru (most often written either in Romaji (Kimeru) or with Katakana (キメル), but has been written as きめる (Hiragana) and (決める) (Kanji), born June 17, 1980) is a Japanese pop musician, singer, and stage actor. He is most famous for his work with The Prince of Tennis. He adopted the stage name Kimeru, which means "to decide" in Japanese, before debuting. Kimeru's birth name has never been announced publicly. Starting from 2018 onward, with the release of his 16th single "go forward", the singer's name is now stylized as KIMERU.

Born June 17, 1980 in Kumamoto-ken in Japan, after graduating from high school, he originally became a mailman, but later decided to pursue a career as a singer.