Masayo Sawada (澤田 雅世, Sawada Masayo), (born July 26, 1974) better known by her stagename Sister MAYO, is a Japanese singer.[1] She is a member of the Columbia Music Entertainment duo Cyber Nation Network, and a vocalist in Project.R which performs many theme songs for the Super Sentai series, some have reached the top ten in Oricon's charts.[2] Her best-known songs as a soloist have been the opening theme of Haré+Guu and the ending theme of Mahou Sentai Magiranger. She is the younger sister of heavy metal musician Taiji, with whom she was in the rock band Otokaze.
Sister MAYO | |
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 Sawada performing in Maryland, U.S | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sawada Masayo (澤田 雅世) |
| Born | July 26, 1974 Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan |
| Genres | Japanese pop, electropop, anison |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Nippon Columbia / Columbia Music Entertainment |
| Website | sistermayo |
After attending vocational school, she got a job at a travel agency. After suffering from a herniated disc, she decided to pursue her dream of being a musician. She released her first single in 1997 under her own name. A producer gave her her stage name when she joined Cyber Nation Network.
In appearances, she generally wears a baseball cap. Prior to the release of "Jumon Kōrin ~ Magical Force" (呪文降臨～マジカル・フォース, Jumon Kōrin ~ Majikaru Fōsu, "The Spell Advent ~ Magical Force"), she also wore glasses, out of shyness. Nippon Columbia asked her to take off one or the other, and she decided to keep the cap.
In 2020, she started the unit Rainbow☆MAG!C with Hideyuki Takahashi and Natsuo.
Discography
Singles
| Title | Single information | Oricon[3][4] |
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| Peak position | ||
| "Legend of Blizzard" As Masayo Sawada with B-Club Band Theme song for Queens Road video game |
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| Love Tropicana (LOVE♡トロピカーナ, Rabu Toropikāna) As Sister MAYO Opening theme song for Hare+Guu |
| 108 (Final) [2] |
| "Jumon Kōrin ~ Magical Force" (呪文降臨～マジカル・フォース, Jumon Kōrin ~ Majikaru Fōsu, "The Spell Advent ~ Magical Force") As Sister MAYO Ending theme song for Mahou Sentai Magiranger |
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| "Patta Potta Monta" (パッタポッタモン太) As Sister MAYO Theme song for Patta Potta Monta (ja:パッタポッタモン太)[6] |
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| "Pururun! Shizuku-Chan" (ぷるるんっ！しずくちゃん, Pururun! Shizukachan) As Sister MAYO with D.D.S. Theme song for Shizuku-chan anime television series.[7] |
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Albums
| Title | Album information | Oricon[4] |
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| Peak position | ||
| Otokaze (音風) by Otokaze |
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| Sister MAYO Best Album: Sister Mayo No. 1 (Sister MAYOベストアルバム『Sister MAYO 1号』, Shisutā MAYO besuto arubamu “shisutā MAYO 1-gō”) |
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Personal life
Sister MAYO is the younger sister of Taiji Sawada, who was a bassist for X Japan and various other groups. Taiji died on July 17, 2011.
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Masayo Sawada at Oricon (in Japanese)
- Sister Mayo with Karate Bravo at Oricon (in Japanese)
- Sister MAYO @ Anison Generation (in Japanese)
- Sister Mayo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia