Milet (singer)

Milet (ミレイ, Mirei) (stylized as milet) is a Japanese singer signed to SMEJ.[1][2] She made her major debut in 2019 with Inside You EP. The EP peaked at number 16 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[3] After releasing five EPs, she released first studio album Eyes in 2020. The album hit number one on both Oricon and Japan's Billboard chart,[4][5] certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales of 100,000.[6]

Milet
ミレイ
milet ONLINE LIVE “eyes” 2020
Background information
OriginJapan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present
LabelsSME Records
Websitemilet.jp

Career

milet is a Japanese singer-songwriter who spent her youth in Canada and is currently residing in Tokyo to pursue her musical career. She started her career in 2018.[7]

On March 6, 2019, her first live show, Milet Special Show Case @Billboard-Live Tokyo, was held at Billboard Live Tokyo.[8] In that same year, several of her songs were featured in various media. Her songs "Us" and "Again and Again" were used as the openings for Japanese TV dramas Gisou Furin and Joker x Face respectively,[9][10] while her songs "Drown", "Prover" and "Tell me" were used as the second ending for the anime adaptation of Vinland Saga and the second ending of anime series Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, respectively.[11][12]

On June 3, 2020, Milet released her debut album Eyes, which hit number one on Oricon Albums Chart.[4] She collaborated on the album with guitarist Toru of One OK Rock and Man with a Mission member Kamikaze Boy.[2][13]

Starting from October 4, 2020, Milet became a DJ host for the radio series Music Freaks, streaming every Sunday from 22:00 to 24:00 (JST) on the Osaka radio station FM802 from a studio in Minami-morimachi. The radio broadcasts are stated to last one year.[14][15]

Her single "Ordinary Days" was used as the ending theme for the live-action drama adaptation of Police in a Pod, which aired from July 7 to September 15, 2021.[16]

On November 12, 2020, the song "Who I Am" premiered on YouTube and was subsequently featured as the title track of her sixth mini-album, which released on December 2, 2020.[17] "Who I Am" and the song "The Hardest" were both respectively used as the opening and ending themes of the Japanese television drama Shichinin no Hisho.[18]

On August 8, 2021, she performed at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She covered the song "Hymne à l'amour", originally sung by Edith Piaf.[19][20][21] On November 18, 2021, she represented Japan in the 10th Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) TV Song Festival,[22] performing her first big hit "Inside You" remotely.[23] On December 31, 2021, she participated in the "NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen" for the second consecutive year, performing "Fly High."[24]

On April 22, 2022, Milet released a teaser lyric video for a new single entitled "Walkin' In My Lane", which serves as the theme song to the live-action drama adaptation of the manga Yangonaki Kazoku. It was pre-released onstreaming services on April 29, and will be fully released on May 25, 2022.[25]

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Sales Certifications
JPN
[26]		 JPN
Hot
[27]
Eyes 11
  • JPN: 82,392 (Phy.)[28]
  • JPN: 16,641 (Dig.)[29]
Visions
  • Releasing: February 2, 2022
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 54
  • JPN: 26,437 (Phy.)[31]

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart
positions
JPN
[26]		 JPN
Hot
[32]
Inside You EP 16—
Wonderland EP
  • Released: May 15, 2019
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 189
Us
  • Released: August 21, 2019
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 118
Drown / You & I
  • Released: November 6, 2019
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2510
Prover / Tell Me
  • Released: February 19, 2020
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 117
Who I Am
  • Released: December 2, 2020
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 107
Ordinary Days
  • Released: August 4, 2021
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 85
Flare
  • Released: March 9, 2022[33]
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 67
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

As lead artist
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN
Hot
[34]		 JPN
DL
[35]
"Inside You" 2019 112 Inside You EP and Eyes
"Wonderland" —— Wonderland EP and Eyes
"Us" 145
  • RIAJ: Gold (download)[36]
  • RIAJ: Silver (streaming)[37]
 Us and Eyes
"Drown" —— Drown / You & I
and Eyes
"You & I" —65
"Prover" 2020 —19 Prover / Tell Me
and Eyes
"Tell Me" 8622
"Who I Am" 6514 Who I Am and Visions
"Checkmate" 2021 10018 Visions
"Ordinary Days" 417 Ordinary Days and Visions
"Omokage"
(with Aimer and Lilas Ikuta)		 116 Non-album singles
"Flare" 2022 —34 Flare
"Walkin' in My Lane" — — TBA
"—" denotes items which did not chart.
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
[38]		 JPN
Hot
[39]
"Reiwa"
(Man with a Mission featuring Milet)		 2019 3— Dark Crow
"Future Tone Bender"
(TK from Ling Tosite Sigure featuring Milet)		 2021 TBATBA Egomaniac Feedback
"Omokage (produced by Vaundy)"
(Milet×Aimer×Lilas Ikuta)		 Non-album single
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Awards
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, nominee(s) of the award, award category,
and the result of the nomination
Year Award ceremony Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
2019 International Drama Festival in Tokyo Theme Song Awards "Inside You" Won [40]
Recochoku Annual Ranking New Artist Ranking Milet Won [41][42]
2021 Space Shower Music Awards Best Breakthrough Artist Nominated [43][44]
CD Shop Awards Finalist Award Eyes Won [45]

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