Ray

Biography

Reika Nakayama (中山 怜香, Nakayama Reika; born October 14, 1990), better known by her stage name Ray, is a Japanese singer and radio personality from Hokkaido. She signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment.

Biography

Ray was born in Sapporo and raised in Otaru, Hokkaido. Ray originally worked as a gravure idol, performing at a singing audition event sponsored by Avex and Usen called a-motion2007, and releasing a DVD called Peach Collection and a second DVD called Pure Smile in 2008. She tried out for the All-Japan Anime Song Grand Prix in 2010. She also covered songs under the moniker Clione (クリオネちゃ).
She made her debut as a singer in 2012, performing the opening theme song "Sign" for the anime Waiting in the Summer. 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. Her third single "Recall" was released on February 6, 2013, which is used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime television series Amnesia.
On a blog post posted on January 25, 2017, Ray announced her retirement from singing to pursue other unspecified activities.

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)