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Mell
Person · female · Japan · Sapporo · born 1976 · recording since 2006
Japanese singer
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Also known as 梅尔
Timeline
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Red fraction
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
Biography
Biography
Mell (stylized as MELL) is a female Japanese singer from Sapporo, Japan, who is signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment. She is a former member of the Sapporo-based I've Sound, and one of its main vocalists. Mell has contributed vocals to several anime soundtracks including Black Lagoon, Hayate the Combat Butler, Rideback, Shakugan no Shana, and Sky Girls.
After battling an unknown illness over a prolonged period, Mell left I've Sound after the release of her compilation album Entrust: The Name of Mell on March 20, 2013.
DVDs
Mell First Live Tour 2008 Scope DVD
Released on April 29, 2009
Under Superstition
Way beyond there
Kill
No vain
On my own
Permit
Proof
Kicks!
Scope
Red fraction
The first finale in me
Egen
Virgin's high!
Sabaku no Yuki (砂漠の雪)
I've solo works
"Utsukushiku Ikitai" (美しく生きたい) (February 5, 1999)
"Fall in Love" (September 24, 1999)
"Suna no Kaze" (砂の風) (October 16, 1999)
"Repeat" (October 16, 1999)
"Fly to the Top" (July 16, 2000)
"Kimi to Deaeta Kisetsu" (君と出会えた季節) (December 8, 2000)
"Inori no Toki" (祈りの時代) (December 22, 2000)
"Kanashimi no Hana" (悲しみの花) (January 26, 2001)
"Sayonara o Oshiete" (さよならを教えて) -comment te dire adieu- (March 2, 2001)
"World My Eyes -prototype-" (December 28, 2002)
"Sabaku no Yuki" (砂漠の雪) (December 28, 2002)
"Last in Blue" (February 28, 2003)
"Spiral" (June 27, 2003)
"Out Flow" (September 5, 2003)
"Our Youthful Days" (October 31, 2003)
"Permit" (December 17, 2004)
"Permit" -Unplugged mix- (December 17, 2004)
"Permit" -Yurushi no Toh (許しの塔, Yurushi no Tō)- (December 17, 2004)
"Permit" -Yurushi no Toh (許しの塔, Yurushi no Tō)- Unplugged Mix (December 17, 2004)
"Sabaku no Yuki" (砂漠の雪) (Mixed up ver.) (December 29, 2004)
"Egen" (January 14, 2005)
"Two face (Front Line Covers ver.)" (December 28, 2008)
"Disintegration (Front Line Covers ver.)" (December 28, 2008)
"Kara no Tsubomi" (殻の蕾) (March 25, 2009)
"Bizarrerie Cage" (May 1, 2009)
"Noblest Love" (February 26, 2010)
Mell and Miki
"Sora Yori Chikai Yume" (空より近い夢) (July 14, 2000)
Kotoko and Mell
"See You" -Chiisana Eien- (~小さな永遠~, -Chiisana Eien-) (June 14, 2006)
I've Special Unit
"See You" -Chiisana Eien- (~小さな永遠~, -Chiisana Eien-) (P.V ver.) (September 5, 2003)
"Fair Heaven" (July 30, 2005)
"Tenjō o Kakeru Monotachi" (天壌を翔る者たち); performed as Love Planet Five (April 4, 2007)
Solo
"Dear memories"
"The Winner Takes It All"
"Hello Goodbye" (Silent Half)
"Mermaid"
"Split" (...Split)
"Video-Killed-The-Radio-Star"
"Hoshi Meguri no Uta" (星めぐりの歌)
"Strange Woman"
"Noyau"
"Mermaid in the City"
"Fin"
"Where Are You Now?"
Orihime
"Are naga Ojisan My Dear" (アレながおじさん My Dear)
"Are naga Ojisan My Dear Ura" (アレながおじさん My Dear 裏)
"Love Generation"
Aki & Kotoko & Mell & Naraku & Yokko-Q
"Sora Yori Chikai Yume" -Nara Q Mix- (空より近い夢 ~ならQ Mix~)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (10 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 58:16
Disc 11SCOPE4:222Red fraction3:413Way beyond there5:044repeat6:385Virgin's high!4:216no vain6:007Permit4:098Under Superstition4:599kicks!3:4910The first finale in me5:1011美しく生きたい -10 Years anniversary mix-5:1312repeat -Deep Forest Remix-4:50Disc 21SCOPE2no vain -another side-3kicks! -another side-4Deep ForestとMELLの対談風景5フランスでのドキュメンタリー映像2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:09:14
Disc 11mirage5:272KILL4:503Princess bloom4:524Fascination4:585FIXER4:576砂漠の雪5:547Proof5:318Teleportation guy5:539Love illusion5:0110Infection4:2411RIDEBACK4:4112MY PRECIOUS7:4713Red fraction -IO drive mix-4:59Disc 21"mirage"PV2MELL SPECIAL MAKING OF ACTIVITY REPORT 20102013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:06:57
1Red fraction3:422RIDEBACK4:423Virgin's high!4:214Proof5:335Noblest love5:086kicks!3:487MY PRECIOUS7:498美しく生きたい4:599SCOPE4:2410Start of the strongest ~我今、最下層にて~4:4311EMPTY6:2812In The Name Of Love6:1713空より近い夢 -2013 ver.-5:03
Single · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Red fractionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 13:27Disc 1 1Red fraction3:42 2Red fraction (instrumental)3:42 3Red fraction (G.M.S. remix)6:03 Disc 21Red fraction (PV) 2Red fraction (メイキング映像) | 24 June 2006 | ||
| 2007 | Proof / no vainSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 23:06Disc 1 1Proof5:33 2no vain6:01 3Proof -instrumental-5:33 4no vain -instrumental-5:59 Disc 21no vain | 30 May 2007 | ||
| 2007 | Virgin's high! / kicks!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 16:181Virgin's high!4:21 2kicks!3:49 3Virgin's high! -instrumental-4:21 4kicks! -instrumental-3:47 | 26 September 2007 | ||
| 2008 | KILLSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 24:59Disc 1 1KILL4:53 2On my own5:10 3KILL-instrumental-4:53 4On my own-instrumental-5:07 Disc 21KILL (プロモーションビデオ)4:56 | 19 November 2008 | ||
| 2009 | RIDEBACKSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 17:52Disc 1 1RIDEBACK4:42 2RIDEBACK -Japanese ver.-4:42 3RIDEBACK -Re-mix ver.-3:48 4RIDEBACK -instrumental-4:40 Disc 21RIDEBACK | 4 March 2009 | ||
| 2009 | 殻の蕾Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 17:381殻の蕾6:02 2美しく生きたい -I'VE in BUDOKAN 2009 Live ver.-5:37 3殻の蕾 -instrumental-5:59 | 29 July 2009 | ||
| 2010 | OUT FLOW -Mell Dimention Style-Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 13:011OUT FLOW -Mell Dimention Style-6:31 2OUT FLOW -Mell Dimention Style- instrumental6:30 | 13 November 2010 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mell head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 10 | 82.3th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| I’ve Special Unit(band) | — | present | |
| I’ve(band) | 1998 | 20 March 2013 | |
| Love Planet Five(band) | 2007 | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MELL%28Japanese_singer%29_in_2009.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bf13da05-202d-4c66-8b86-a54361bdb2ecdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bf13da05-202d-4c66-8b86-a54361bdb2eccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1197183genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1197183seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mell
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Japanese singers
- List of J-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: paranda☆UP DATE from USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1197183 · MusicBrainz: bf13da05-202d-4c66-8b86-a54361bdb2ec
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