Keina Suda

Keina Suda (Japanese: 須田景凪, born 20 January 1993) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He belongs to the label Unborde, a sublabel of Warner Music Japan. Before 2017 he made music using Vocaloid and other related softwares under the name balloon (Japanese: バルーン).

Keina Suda
須田景凪
Also known asballoon
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • Vocaloid musician
Instruments
Years active2013–2017 as balloon
2017–present as Keina Suda
LabelsUnborde
Websitehttps://www.tabloid0120.com/

Life and career

Keina Suda started playing drums in junior high. He wanted to be a studio musician and went to Kunitachi College of Music, but soon after dropped the drums in favor of the guitar.[1]

Starting in 2013, he started composing vocaloid music under the name balloon on Nico Nico Douga. His most popular song as balloon was called "charles" and was covered by a number of other singers.

In October 2017, he announced he would start as a singer and songwriter under the name of "Keina Suda."[2] In January 2018 he released his first album under the name Keina Suda, called "Quote."[3] In March of the same year, he performed live for the first time at Shibuya WWW.[4]

In January 2019, he released a new EP under the name "teeter" through unBORDE.[5]

On 29 August 2019, his EP "porte", was released. His song "MOIL" was used as the theme in the Ni no Kuni movie, and his song "veil" was used as the ending theme in the anime adaptation of Fire Force.[6]

His single "Alba" was the theme song of the 2020 movie "Wednesday Disappears".

Discography

Albums
  Release Date Title Tracklist Remarks
Indie (U & R Records)
1st 25 April 2015 apartment
12 songs
  1. アルコーブ (Alcove)
  2. ポートレート (Portrait)
  3. 奇々怪々 (Strange and mysterious)
  4. 真夜中の引力 (Midnight attraction)
  5. モーダル (Modal)
  6. 生活感 (Life feeling)
  7. 愛及屋烏 (Doting Crow)
  8. カフス (Cufflinks)
  9. 夜の帳が落ちる (Night book falls)
  10. 秋は暮れて疎ら (Autumn is dark and sparse)
  11. アパートメント (Apartment)
  12. アティック (Attic)
2nd 21 August 2017 corridor
10 songs
  1. 雨とペトラ (Rain and Petra)
  2. シャルル (Charles)
  3. メーベル (Mable)
  4. レディーレ (Ladyle)
  5. のけものばけもの (Nokemono Bakemono)
  6. esse
  7. anthosyan
  8. 愛月撤灯 (I love the moon without lights)
  9. 夕染 (Dye the evening)
  10. 私はあなたに (I to you)

EP
  Release Date Title Tracklist Remarks
Indie (U & R Records)
1st 30 April 2016 Marble
8 songs
  1. トピアリー (Topiary)
  2. 花瓶に触れた (Touched a vase)
  3. Unseen
  4. ミラーリング (Mirroring)
  5. 羊と隣人 (Sheep and Neighbor)
  6. 朝を呑む (To take in the morning)
  7. 閑話 (Quiet Story)
  8. 雨に花束 (Bouquet of rain)

Split album
  Release Date Title Tracklist Remarks
Indie (U & R Records)
1st 30 April 2017 facsimile
6 songs
  1. 退紅トレイン (Taiko Train) cover by balloon
  2. krank balloon cover by balloon
  3. felis
  4. lupus
  5. シャルル (Charles) cover by uki3
  6. 雨とペトラ (Rain and Petra) cover by uki3

Singles
  Release date Title Remarks First Album
Major (Unborde)
1st 24 January 2020 はるどなり (Harudonari) Theme song for the Fuji TV drama "Alive: Oncologist's Medical Record". Billow
2nd 24 April 2020 MUG
3rd 5 June 2020 Alba Theme song for the movie "Wednesday Disappears".
4th 15 July 2020 Carol

Albums
  Release Date Title Tracklist Remarks
Indie (U & R Records)
1st 31 January 2018 Quote
10 songs
  1. morph
  2. レド (Red)
  3. idid
  4. Cambell
  5. ポリアンナ (Polyanna)
  6. 街灯劇 (Street lightshow)
  7. シックハウス (Sick house)
  8. アマドール (Amador)
  9. 鳥曇り (Bird cloudy)
  10. 密 (Dense)
Major (Unborde)
1st 3 February 2021 Billow
15 songs
  1. Vanilla
  2. 飛花 (Fly)
  3. 刹那の渦 (Vortex of the moment)
  4. Alba
  5. veil
  6. Carol
  7. メメント (Memento)
  8. MUG
  9. 迷鳥 (Stray Bird)
  10. 風の姿 (Wind)
  11. MOIL
  12. はるどなり (Harudonari)
  13. welp
  14. 色に出ず (Colorless)
  15. ゆるる (Loose)
 The song "Alba" is the theme song of the movie "Wednesday Disappears".

The song "Veil" is the ending theme of the first season of Fire Force.
The song "Carol" was featured in NHK's Minna no Uta.
The song "Moil" was the theme song in the Ni no Kuni movie.
The song "Harudonari" was the theme song of Alive: Oncologist's Medical Record.
The song "Loose" is the theme song of the upcoming move The End of the Tiny World.

EP
  Release Date Title Tracklist Remarks
Major (Unborde)
1st 16 January 2019 teeter
6 songs
  1. mock
  2. パレイドリア (Pareidolia)
  3. farce
  4. Dolly
  5. レソロジカ (Lethologica)
  6. 浮花 (Fuka)
2nd 21 August 2019 porte
5 songs
  1. 飛花 (veil)
  2. 飛花 (MOIL)
  3. 語るに落ちる (Talking)
  4. 青嵐 (Blue Storm)
  5. 飛花 (couch)

References
  1. "須田景凪：Quote 2018.1.31 Release!". d-ue.jp. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. Inc, Natasha. "ボカロP・バルーンが「須田景凪」名義で歌手活動開始、ダンロップのアニメに新曲提供". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. Inc, Natasha. "バルーンこと須田景凪の1stアルバム全貌判明". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. Inc, Natasha. "【ライブレポート】須田景凪、初ライブでバルーン曲も熱唱「音楽をやってきて本当によかった」". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. Inc, Natasha. "バルーンこと須田景凪の新作タイトル決定、アボガド6によるアートワーク公開". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. "須田景凪｜2nd EP 「porte」Special Website". sp.wmg.jp. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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