ClariS

ClariS is a Japanese pop music duo and idol unit consisting of high school girls Clara and Alice from Hokkaido. Originally known as "Alice Clara", ClariS began singing covers of mainly songs featured in anime and songs originally sung by Vocaloids, and submitting them to the Nico Nico Douga video sharing website between October 2009 and June 2010. In September 2010, ClariS was signed to SME Records and released their debut single "Irony" in October 2010, which was used as the opening theme to the anime Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai. ClariS released five more singles between 2011 and 2012, and their debut album Birthday was released in April 2012. Albums Year Album details Peak Oricon chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds) 2012 Birthday Released: April 11, 2012 Label: SME (SECL-1111–1113, SECL-1114, SECL-1115–1116) Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+CD+Figures 2[21] JP: Gold[25] Singles Year Song Peak Oricon chart positions Certifications Album 2010 "Drop / Kimi no Yume o Miyō" — "Irony" 7[7] Birthday 2011 "Connect" 5[11] JP: Gold[13] "Nexus" 5[15] 2012 "Naisho no Hanashi" 2[19] "Wake Up" 12[26] "Luminous" 4[28] "—" denotes releases that did not chart. Music videos Year Song Director 2010 "Irony" 2011 "Connect" "Nexus" 2012 "Naisho no Hanashi" "Wake Up" "Luminous" Other album appearances Year Song Album Notes Ref. 2011 "Irony" Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Original Soundtrack TV-size version theme song to Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai TV anime. [41] "True Blue" Zone Tribute: Kima ga Kureta Mono Tribute album for the band Zone. "True Blue" is a cover of Zone's 2003 single and the first opening theme of the 2003 Astro Boy TV anime. [42] "Irony" Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Complete Collection+ TV-size version theme song to Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai TV anime. [43] 2012 "Wake Up" Moyashimon Returns Original Soundtrack TV-size version theme song to Moyashimon Returns TV anime. [44] Nico Nico Douga cover songs # Upload date[1] Song Original artist(s) Notes 01 October 10, 2009 "Step to You" 40meter-P Vocaloid songs originally sung by Hatsune Miku. 02 October 17, 2009 "Black Rock Shooter (2M Mix)" (ブラック★ロックシューター?) Supercell 03 November 3, 2009 "Scrap & Build" 40meter-P 04 November 14, 2009 "Watashi ga Kami o Kitta Riyū" (私が髪を切った理由?) 05 November 29, 2009 "Only My Railgun" fripSide TV anime A Certain Scientific Railgun first opening theme. 06 December 12, 2009 "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" (君の知らない物語?) Supercell TV anime Bakemonogatari ending theme. 07 December 26, 2009 "Amefuri" (アメフリ?) Koko Composed by Kz of Livetune. 08 December 31, 2009 "Lion" (ライオン?) May'n, Megumi Nakajima TV anime Macross Frontier second opening theme. A full cover version was uploaded on January 16, 2010. 09 February 6, 2010 "Finder" (ファインダー?) Kz of Livetune Vocaloid song originally sung by Hatsune Miku. 10 March 5, 2010 "Level 5 (Judgelight)" fripSide TV anime A Certain Scientific Railgun second opening theme. 11 April 3, 2010 "Polyrhythm" (ポリリズム?) Perfume Composed by Yasutaka Nakata. 12 May 8, 2010 "Don't Say 'Lazy'" Yōko Hikasa, Aki Toyosaki, Satomi Satō and Minako Kotobuki TV anime K-On! ending theme. 13 June 5, 2010 "Listen!!" Yōko Hikasa, Aki Toyosaki, Satomi Satō, Minako Kotobuki and Ayana Taketatsu TV anime K-On!! first ending theme.