ClariS Restarts with Karen as a New Member

by tsubasalover
Nov 8, 2014 6:16 AM | 65 Comments

Five months after the announcement that one of Claris' duo, Alice, will graduate from the J-pop idol unit to focus on her studies, the nineteenth volume of LisAni! magazine announced a new member. Karen, who is also an active high schooler like Clara, will replace Alice.

On January 7th, ClariS will release their eleventh single, "border," which will be Tsukimonogatari's ending theme.

It was also announced that the new ClariS will make an appearance at the LisAni Live-5 Music Festival, along with Kalafina, KOTOKO, ZAQ, fripside, Suzuko Mimori, and LiSA.

Source: ClariS official site

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Infatuate said:
I still don't get what kind of person throws away fame to focus on studies.

The educated kind.

Nov 14, 2014 8:59 PM by jackhammer32

I liked Alice a lot. Sad to see her being replaced, but Karen doesn't sound bad at all! I'm sure I'll get used to her as they continue to release singles. She and Clara go well together. :D

Nov 12, 2014 11:23 PM by Nabris

I didn't even hear about Alice leaving. So seeing this news first makes me both sad and happy. Hopefully Karen can fill the big shoes left for her.

Nov 12, 2014 8:42 PM by Jonesy974

So they are Clarin now right?

Also they sound a lot better now.

GarLogan78 said:
I suppose that celebrity culture is just different in Japan, but in America I don't think two middle school girls could be secret celebrities for like 5 years without ever being discovered by fans or the media. It makes me sometimes doubt that ClariS is actually what they say it is.

They sound much older than they are supposed to be.

Its probably just a synthetic duet they created with a fake backstory.

Nov 10, 2014 7:33 AM by SolviteWoTaberu

I suppose that celebrity culture is just different in Japan, but in America I don't think two middle school girls could be secret celebrities for like 5 years without ever being discovered by fans or the media. It makes me sometimes doubt that ClariS is actually what they say it is.

Nov 10, 2014 7:32 AM by Gar_Logan

Well it sounds weird by I'm sure it's not a bad thing ^-^ ill be looking into the new stuff!!

Nov 10, 2014 3:36 AM by bloodiemonster

Congrats !!!

Whoa this sounds so different OMG. <3 it : )

Will miss their other style though.

Nov 9, 2014 9:30 PM by AnimeFan500

kuuderes_shadow said:
Alice... Karen...

is ClariS secretly comprised of Kiniro Mosaic characters?

Lol haha xD

Perhaps it is :/

First song by the new duo sounds good :D

Nov 9, 2014 4:22 PM by SandyBoi

It should be ClaRen now xD

kuuderes_shadow said:
Alice... Karen...

is ClariS secretly comprised of Kiniro Mosaic characters?

Lol
Hmm.. This is serious
*insert Keanu Reeves conspiracy here

Nov 9, 2014 10:36 AM by Rayl1ght

Alice... Karen...

is ClariS secretly comprised of Kiniro Mosaic characters?

Nov 9, 2014 10:23 AM by kuuderes_shadow

Well...
Kinda good and sad news.

Nov 9, 2014 8:52 AM by CrimsonSilver4

Are they really highschoolers? :p

Nov 9, 2014 8:11 AM by xchee

Well, at least ClariS is back, but I'll miss Alice.

Nov 9, 2014 7:47 AM by Kitoge

That's good. I hope to hear more things like Connect and Colourful in the future...

Nov 9, 2014 7:02 AM by ARHomura

EasyGo-er said:
The first new song sung by Clara and Karen, for anyone interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2LQbQF5p1A

Honestly I don't keep up with Artists a lot so I didn't know Alice left ClariS. And with that I never realized how many songs I actually enjoyed by them.

I listened to their new single with Karen and I do enjoy it but when I went and tried to compare to other songs with Alice I'll say I do prefer them with Alice. But with Karen will grow on me and I know I will be able to love their new stuff just as much as their old.

Hope Alice's studies go great. And hey maybe we may hear from her again when she is finished with her studies. Maybe this time come out as a solo artist and actually reveal herself. No one would ever know. :D

Nov 9, 2014 7:00 AM by Anoki

Good luck with the study and
hope the new member can handle both perfectly

Nov 9, 2014 5:57 AM by illiara

karen sounds similar to Alice to me, but definitely different. Still I miss the old ClariS. :(

Nov 9, 2014 5:08 AM by 0naru

Well, it seem they going to sing for Nisekoi season 2 then.. :3

Nov 9, 2014 5:03 AM by NajSuarez94

new song clear sky,Karen sound so good

Nov 9, 2014 5:02 AM by GodX

Honestly, I can't even hear the difference. I could never tell apart Clara or Alice in the first place. Still sad the group changed though.

Nov 9, 2014 3:15 AM by Gar_Logan

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