May Nakabayashi
Description
May Nakabayashi, born on October 21, 1989 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese singer known professionally by her stage name May'n. She began her career in entertainment after passing an audition held by the Horipro talent agency in 2003. She made her major debut in 2005 with the single Crazy Crazy Crazy under the Universal Music label before transferring to Victor Entertainment in 2008.
In the world of anime, Nakabayashi is best known for her work on the series Macross Frontier, where she was chosen in 2007 to serve as the singing voice for the character Sheryl Nome. This role became her major breakthrough. While she provides the character's singing voice, the speaking voice for Sheryl Nome is performed by voice actress Aya Endo. Her work on Macross Frontier includes hit singles such as Diamond Crevasse and Lion, a collaboration with Megumi Nakajima, which both charted in the top three of the Oricon Weekly Charts. She reprises this musical role for subsequent Macross Frontier films, including the 2009 film Macross Frontier: Itsuwari no Utahime and the 2011 film Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa.
Beyond her defining role in Macross Frontier, Nakabayashi has contributed theme songs to numerous other anime series. She performed the opening theme Kimi Shinitamō Koto Nakare for the 2009 series Shangri-La, the opening theme Scarlet Ballet for Aria the Scarlet Ammo in 2011, and the opening theme Chase the world for the 2012 series Accel World. Her work also includes the opening theme Yamaidare darlin' for Aquarion Logos in 2015, the opening theme Belief for Taboo Tattoo in 2016, and the ending theme Hikari Aru Basho e for Izetta: The Last Witch in 2016. Her music has also been featured in the series Restaurant to Another World.
Her musical style spans various genres, including pop, rock, dance, and R&B. In her career, she has held solo concerts at major Japanese venues such as the Nippon Budokan and Yokohama Arena, and has completed world tours with performances across Asia, Europe, and North America, including solo shows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and France. In 2013, she represented Japan at the ABU TV Song Festival in Hanoi, Vietnam. Her stage name, May'n, is derived from her birth name and is intended to evoke the English word main, expressing her wish to become a main artist and sing main themes for her audience.
In the world of anime, Nakabayashi is best known for her work on the series Macross Frontier, where she was chosen in 2007 to serve as the singing voice for the character Sheryl Nome. This role became her major breakthrough. While she provides the character's singing voice, the speaking voice for Sheryl Nome is performed by voice actress Aya Endo. Her work on Macross Frontier includes hit singles such as Diamond Crevasse and Lion, a collaboration with Megumi Nakajima, which both charted in the top three of the Oricon Weekly Charts. She reprises this musical role for subsequent Macross Frontier films, including the 2009 film Macross Frontier: Itsuwari no Utahime and the 2011 film Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa.
Beyond her defining role in Macross Frontier, Nakabayashi has contributed theme songs to numerous other anime series. She performed the opening theme Kimi Shinitamō Koto Nakare for the 2009 series Shangri-La, the opening theme Scarlet Ballet for Aria the Scarlet Ammo in 2011, and the opening theme Chase the world for the 2012 series Accel World. Her work also includes the opening theme Yamaidare darlin' for Aquarion Logos in 2015, the opening theme Belief for Taboo Tattoo in 2016, and the ending theme Hikari Aru Basho e for Izetta: The Last Witch in 2016. Her music has also been featured in the series Restaurant to Another World.
Her musical style spans various genres, including pop, rock, dance, and R&B. In her career, she has held solo concerts at major Japanese venues such as the Nippon Budokan and Yokohama Arena, and has completed world tours with performances across Asia, Europe, and North America, including solo shows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and France. In 2013, she represented Japan at the ABU TV Song Festival in Hanoi, Vietnam. Her stage name, May'n, is derived from her birth name and is intended to evoke the English word main, expressing her wish to become a main artist and sing main themes for her audience.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Macross Frontier