Maon Kurosaki began her singing career in Akihabara at the performance venue and bar Dear Stage, where she had been singing since at least January 2008. Music producer Akihiro Tomita noticed her singing talent, and he subsequently became her producer when she made her major debut signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment. Kurosaki first announced her major debut to her fans in January 2010. Her first music release was her debut album H.O.T.D. on September 22, 2010, which contains the ending theme songs used in the 2010 anime series Highschool of the Dead. To commemorate the album and the broadcast of the anime, she performed songs from the album once a week at Deer Stage from July 7 to September 22, 2010. Another event to commemorate the album was held at Animate in Yokohama on October 16, 2010.
Her debut single "Magic∞World" was released on November 24, 2010, and she performed at Deer Stage on that day to commemorate the release. Kurosaki's second single "Memories Last" (メモリーズ・ラスト?) was released on March 2, 2011. Both "Magic∞World" and "Memories Last" were used as ending theme songs to the 2010 anime series Toaru Majutsu no Index II. Kurosaki had her first solo live event called "Maon Kurosaki Live 2011 Spring: Memories First" on March 4–5, 2011 in Harajuku. She made her North American debut at Anime Expo 2011 in Los Angeles, California where she performed on July 1 and July 3. She released the mini-album Goshiki Uta: Immortal Lovers on August 10, 2011, which contains the ending theme songs used in the 2011 original video animation series Hakuōki Sekkaroku. She made her first appearance at the 2011 Animelo Summer Live on August 28. Kurosaki released her second studio album Butterfly Effect on November 30, 2011. In 2011, Kurosaki formed the band Altima with Move's Mototaka "Motsu" Segawa and fripSide's Satoshi "Sat" Yaginuma. Kurosaki released three more singles in 2012: "Hell:ium" on May 9, "Reimei" (黎鳴?) on August 8, and "Under / Shaft" on October 17. "Reimei" is used as the opening theme for the 2012 Hakuōki Reimeiroku anime series, and "Under / Shaft" is used as the opening theme for the 2012 Jormungand: Perfect Order anime series.
Before she had her major debut, Kurosaki posed as a gravure model for the cover of Yūsaku Kitano's novel Maid Road Reload sold on April 26, 2010 by ASCII Media Works under their Media Works Bunko imprint. Kurosaki has been a regular host for the Thursday broadcast of the radio program A&G Artist Zone 2h since October 7, 2010.
Kurosaki's music was influenced by her love of anime and lolita fashion. Her songs have been featured in various anime series such as Jormungand, Tokyo Ravens, and The Fruit of Grisaia. She collaborated with artists such as Mami Kawada, Kotoko, and Trustrick for her music releases. She performed twice at Anime Expo 2011 in Los Angeles, California, and was a regular performer at Japanese anime events such as LisAni, Animelo Summer Live, and Animax Musix. She also appeared at Anime Festival Asia, Bangkok Comic Con, and CharaExpo. From 2011 to 2016, she was singer of the synthpop band Altima, together with Motsu of the band Move.
She died on February 16, 2023 following a period of declining health, after being diagnosed with an epidural hematoma in 2021.
On September 22, 2023, the day Kurosaki had debuted, a memorial event had been held with the name Maon Kurosaki Memorial Days Event "Future & Past", at Shirokane Takanawa Selene.
On September 30, 2023, a crowdfunding project was launched by Art One Entertainment to finish the documentary Maon Kurosaki: The Movie "If You Become Me That Day", which was scheduled to be released in Q2 2023, but was left in a state of uncertainty after Kurosaki's death. The documentary was aiming to follow the artist's path from the collapse in 2021, to the reemergence with the live event in July 31, 2022. To provide an insight into the film, a trailer was also released with the crowdfunding announcement, which was originally suggested by Kurosaki herself during a production meeting for the documentary.
Magic∞world
Maon Kurosaki Lyrics
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変えて行けるから
総てはこの手の中に在る!
誰にも負けない能力(チカラ)が
身体(ココ)に無いなら
幻想(イマジン)なんて
壊してしまえばいい
回路再生(システムバックアップ)
強制入力(インストール)はO.K
神さえも知り得ない
領域(フィールド)が開く
10万の記憶(データ)も
一瞬の奇跡(ミラクル)さえ
推測不可能な"生きてる形"だから
In a Magic∞world
exciting time or space
there's no limit!!
誰かを
守れる能力(チカラ)がほしい
絡まった運命も
変えていけるから
総てはこの手の中に在る!
人格(ソフト)も
肉体(ハード)も時には
記憶(インプット)容量オーバー
重要な結論(ケイケン)
以外は消去(デリート)
記された刻印(ルーン)
我が身信じて発射(エンター)
眠りよりも深い夢
扉(ゲート)を開こう
数値数式では
表せられない威力(レベル)
推測不可能さ"それが人間"だから
In a Magic∞world
exciting time or space
there's no limit!!
無能で
最弱な生き物だけど
ただ一つだけでも
誇れる現在(イマ)ならば
未知の世界も怖くない!
Go another round!!
たとえ砂粒の確率だとしても
実行してみる価値はあるでしょう
たった一度きりの
物語(ストーリー)ブレずに行こう
君だけの能力(チカラ)信じて
光射すままにgo way ah...
In a Magic∞world
exciting time or space
there's no forever!!
総てはこの手の中に在る!
The lyrics of "Magic∞world" by Maon Kurosaki talk about the ability to change one's fate and the power that resides within us all. The song opens by acknowledging that even if our destinies seem tangled, we have the ability to control and shape them. The lyrics encourage the listener to realize that if they don't have extraordinary abilities or powers, they can imagine and create their own reality. The song speaks to the infinite possibilities of a magical world where there are no limits, exciting times and places to explore, and the power to protect and change the world. The song also discusses the importance of memory and how our experiences shape who we are.
As the song progresses, it becomes more empowering as it urges the listener to believe in themselves and their abilities to create new worlds, explore the unknown and to excel despite the odds. The lyrics remind us that even though we may feel like we're insignificant and weak, we can still be proud of who we are and what we've accomplished. The song underlines the power we have to control our own lives and make our own stories every day.
Line by Line Meaning
絡まった運命も 変えて行けるから 総てはこの手の中に在る!
Even our fate can change because everything is within our hands!
誰にも負けない能力(チカラ)が 身体(ココ)に無いなら 幻想(イマジン)なんて 壊してしまえばいい
If you don't have a power that can't be beaten by anyone physically, just destroy your illusion!
張り巡る 回路再生(システムバックアップ) 強制入力(インストール)はO.K 神さえも知り得ない 領域(フィールド)が開く 10万の記憶(データ)も 一瞬の奇跡(ミラクル)さえ 推測不可能な"生きてる形"だから
Circuits are regenerated and inputs are forced, opening up fields that even God can't understand, and even 100,000 memories or a single miracle create an unpredictable "living form."
In a Magic∞world exciting time or space there's no limit!!
In an exciting, limitless world of magic, time, and space!
誰かを 守れる能力(チカラ)がほしい 絡まった運命も 変えていけるから 総てはこの手の中に在る!
If you want the ability to protect someone, you can change even your entangled fate, because everything is within your hands!
人格(ソフト)も 肉体(ハード)も時には 記憶(インプット)容量オーバー 重要な結論(ケイケン) 以外は消去(デリート) 記された刻印(ルーン) 我が身信じて発射(エンター)
Sometimes, both personality and physical body can overflow their memory input, except for critical conclusions, which can be deleted as runes are etched into our very being.
眠りよりも深い夢 扉(ゲート)を開こう 数値数式では 表せられない威力(レベル) 推測不可能さ"それが人間"だから
Let's open the gate to a dream that's deeper than sleep, with a power that cannot be expressed in numerical formulas, whose unpredictability is what makes us human.
In a Magic∞world exciting time or space there's no limit!!
In an exciting, limitless world of magic, time, and space!
無能で 最弱な生き物だけど ただ一つだけでも 誇れる現在(イマ)ならば 未知の世界も怖くない! Go another round!!
Even if you're the weakest and most useless creature, if you have only one thing to be proud of in the present, even the unknown world won't scare you! Go another round!!
たとえ砂粒の確率だとしても 実行してみる価値はあるでしょう たった一度きりの 物語(ストーリー)ブレずに行こう 君だけの能力(チカラ)信じて
Even if it's the probability of a single sand grain, it's worth trying. Let's go on an unchanging, unique story, believing only in your ability.
光射すままにgo way ah... In a Magic∞world exciting time or space there's no forever!! 総てはこの手の中に在る!
Go way under the shining light... In an exciting, limitless world of magic, time, and space, there's no forever! Everything is within your hands!
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Written by: Kurosaki Maon
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