Orphée (song)

"Orphée (オルフェ, Orufe)" is the opening theme song of the 2011 anime series Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, the first season of the Uta no Prince-sama anime series. The song is performed by Mamoru Miyano and was released on July 13, 2011 as his sixth single.

"Orphée"
Single by Mamoru Miyano
from the album Fantasista
ReleasedJuly 13, 2011 (2011-07-13)
Genre
Length12:43
LabelKing Records
Songwriter(s)Noriyasu Agematsu
Producer(s)Elements Garden
Mamoru Miyano singles chronology
"Hikari, Hikaru"
(2010)		 "Orphée"
(2011)		 "Dream Fighter"
(2011)
Music video
"Orphée" on YouTube

Background

"Orphée" is the opening theme song of Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, which Miyano co-starred in as Tokiya Ichinose.[1] The single was released on July 13, 2011, and also included the tracks "Moonlight" and "Stand Up Soul."

"Moonlight" served as the ending theme songs to Miyano's radio programs, Mamoru Miyano's M-1 Grand Prix! and Mamoru Miyano's Radio Smile. Miyano described "Moonlight" as a "gentle" and "emotional" song on his blog, comparing the song to the "soft moonlight" late at night.[2]

"Stand Up Soul" was the opening theme song to Miyano's radio program, Mamoru Miyano's M-1 Grand Prix![3] Miyano described it as an "energetic" song, which he had written in hopes of cheering up his audience after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[4]

Reception

The single ranked #10 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[1] "Orphée" was ranked #26 on Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] and #3 on Billboard Japan Hot Animation.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Orphée" (オルフェ)Noriyasu AgematsuNoriyasu AgematsuJunpei Fujita4:29
2."Moonlight"STYSTYSTY3:59
3."Stand Up Soul"Mamoru MiyanoMamoru MiyanoRyosuke Kihara4:15
Total length:12:43

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak

position

Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] 26
Billboard Japan Hot Animation[6] 3
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] 10

References
  1. "オルフェ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. Miyano, Mamoru (June 5, 2011). "MOONLIGHT". Mamoru Miyano Official Blog (in Japanese). Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  3. Miyano, Mamoru (June 12, 2011). "STAND UP SOUL". Mamoru Miyano Official Blog (in Japanese). Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  4. "アニカン Vol.98 2011年8月号". AniCan (in Japanese). Japan: MG2 Company. 2011. p. 40.
  5. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Chart (July 25, 2011)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  6. "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Chart (July 25, 2011)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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