Mili (musical group)

Mili is a classical Japanese indie music group founded in August 2012, consisting of Momocashew (Cassie Wei), Yamato Kasai, Yukihito Mitomo, Shoto Yoshida, Ame Yamaguchi, and Ao Fujimori. Mili covers electronic classical, contemporary classical, and post-classical genres of music[2] and is not limited to songs in Japanese, but also in English, Chinese, and French. Aside from releasing their own songs, Mili has also contributed their music, lyrics, and/or songs to various media such as the rhythm games Cytus and Deemo, commercial video, and for other artists.[3] Mili is labeled under Saihate Records; as of October 2019 and announced in April 2020, they have separated from their music management company.[1][4]

This article is about Japanese musical group. For other uses, see Mili (disambiguation).
Mili
OriginJapan
GenresClassical
Years active2012–present
LabelsSaihate Records[1]
Websitewww.projectmili.com
MembersCassie "Momocashew" Wei
Yamato "Hamo" Kasai
Yukihito Mitomo
Shoto Yoshida
Ame Yamaguchi
Ao Fujimori

The group's YouTube channel is considered exceptional within the indie world, exceeding 370,000 YouTube subscribers.[5] Three of their released CDs took the first places in Oricon Indies chart, as well as appearing in Summer Sonic for 2 consecutive years since 2017.[6]

Members

Mili consists of the following five members:[3][7]

  • Yamato Kasai or HAMO – main composer, main arranger, sub lyricist, guitarist
  • Cassie Wei, better known by her stage name momocashew – vocalist, main lyricist. Canadian-Chinese, born in China, now living in Japan[8]
  • Yukihito Mitomo – bassist. Kasai's friend, joined Mili in December 2013[9]
  • Shoto Yoshida – drummer. Kasai's friend, joined Mili in December 2013[9]
  • Ao Fujimori – illustrator, animator. Joined Mili in September 2014[10]

Former members
  • Ame Yamaguchi – stylist, designer, art director. Joined Mili in May 2014; left in August 2019 to work on personal projects[7]

History and works

The list below does not include any of songs listed on their discography.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Track listing Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[38]		 JPN
Billboard
Mag Mell
13 tracks
 31 21[39]
Miracle Milk
  • Released: October 12, 2016
  • Label: Saihate Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
19 tracks
 12 9[41]
Millennium Mother
  • Released: April 24, 2018
  • Label: Saihate Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
20 tracks
 17 12[42]

Mini album
Title Album details Track listing Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[38]		 JPN
Billboard
Hue
6 tracks
 25 21[43]

Single
Title Year Track listing Peak positions Album
JPN
Oricon
[44]
"Rightfully" 2018
5 tracks
 24 Non-album single
"Intrauterine Education" 2020
6 tracks
 30 Non-album single
"Ame to Taieki to Nioi/Static" (雨と体液と匂い/Static) 2020
4 tracks
 28 Non-album single

Others
Title Release date Notes Source
"Chocological" October 28, 2012 Included in compilation album Music on Our Palms
MuNiCa – Cry of Pluto [Original Soundtrack] April 7, 2013
H△G×Mili November 27, 2013 Split album with H△G
"Holy and Darkness 1" December 22, 2014 Collaboration with Tasuku Arai
H△G×Mili vol.2 May 9, 2015 Split album with H△G

References
  1. "Saihate Records". Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. Mili tagged their music in Bandcamp as electronic classical, contemporary classical, electronica, and post-classical.
  3. "Biography — Mili Official Website". Mili Official Website. Mili. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. Mili [@ProjectMili] (8 April 2020). "We have terminated our exclusive contract with our music management company since October 2019. Please feel free to contact us directly via email for work or booking inquiries from now on" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Mili". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  6. "ミュージック". TVアニメ「メルクストーリア」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. Kasai, Yamato; Yamaguchi, Ame. "Miliより大切なお知らせ / Imortant Announcement". Mili Official Website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  8. ""既視感のない面白さと、馴染みのあるエッセンス。"『Mili』インタビュー". TuneCore Japan. 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  9. "New members join Mili". Mili Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  10. "Mili on Twitter". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  11. "解体と造形 KAITAI TO ZOKEI - HAMO". YouTube. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  12. "2台のインタラクティブ ホワイトボードで芸術作品に挑戦！（20秒編）". YouTube. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  13. "A lighthouse and a lilium auratum by Yamato Kasai/Mili". SoundCloud. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  14. ">A flower sings by Yamato Kasai/Mili". SoundCloud. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  15. "Voice Comic - ごめんね". YouTube. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  16. "夜狐八重奏+". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  17. "Washlet® Functionality". YouTube. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  18. "リサとガスパール タウン １周年記念イベント開催！". リサとガスパールタウン. Fuji Kyuko. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  19. "∞". Ferri. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  20. "製品への想い｜コンビ株式会社　ベビーカー、チャイルドシート、ベビーラック". コンビ株式会社. Combi Corporation. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  21. "Astell&Kern AK100II 花澤香菜コラボレーションモデル プロジェクトスタート！". Astell&Kern. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  22. "No, that's my baby bottle". Mili Official Website. Mili. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  23. "15158775". Mili Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  24. "Mag Milk". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  25. "Mommy, where's my left hand again?". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  26. "News—Mili Official Website". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  27. "Opening for TV anime Goblin Slayer". @ProjectMili at Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  28. "C3 AFA Singapore Guest Profile: mili". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  29. "Mother Ship Gi6pon English". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  30. Kasai, Yamato. "AJIWAIIAJI". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  31. "#ILAMY19 Announcing the fourth and final artiste for I LOVE ANISONG Matsuri Malaysia 2019". AFA - ANIME FESTIVAL ASIA. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  32. "AJIWAIIAJI". Mili Official Website. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  33. Mili - Static (Movie "Goblin Slayer: GOBLIN'S CROWN" Theme Song). 1 February 2020.
  34. "Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Anime's Video Previews Mili's Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  35. @mahoyaku_info (8 April 2020). "音楽制作集団・Miliが手掛けた 魔法使いの約束の主題歌『Cast Me a Spell』の歌詞を" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retweeted by Mili – via Twitter.
  36. Mili [@projectmili] (April 12, 2020). "□お知らせ□ TVアニメ『グレイプニル』 EDテーマ「雨と体液と匂い（ending ver.）」 4月20日（月）0時～配信開始となります。 #グレイプニル #雨と体液と匂い" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  37. "新作ゲーム『Ender Lilies』こちらの"全楽曲"をMiliが担当しました". Mili on Twitter. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  38. "Miliのアルバム" [Mili albums] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  39. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  40. "Mili – Shitty Flowers 암호". Naver. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  41. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  42. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  43. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  44. "Miliのシングル" [Mili singles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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