Melancholiaah! (メランコリ) is an alternative solo idol based in Houston. Texas. He is currently a member of see.ker and a former member of SHEawase.
His music and performances contain prominent themes of childhood trauma and mental health. He has drawn inspiration from both the alternative music and idol scenes in Japan, and has music on KONAMI's arcade releases such as Beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS and DDR A20. He released his own music physically starting in 2019.
Profile[]
- Name: Melancholiaah!
- Nickname:
- Birthday: April 14
- Birthplace: Texas, United States
- Zodiac:
Aries
Aries
Discography[]
Singles[]
- [2018.12.05] pale
- [2020.07.24] Last Paradise
- [2020.12.30] Puzzle Box
EPs[]
- [2019.10.20] Sekai no Owari de Aimashou. (世界の終わりで会いましょう。)
Interviews[]
- Voyage Houston, December 12, 2018 • "Meet Melancholiaah" • Article
- The COMM, August 21, 2019 • "MELANCHOLIAAH!" • Article
Trivia[]
- He is transgender, and has said that his song "Last Paradise" is "a track representing [himself] coming out".
- In 2020, he created a collaboration project with 52 idols from 15 countries involved.
- Melancholiaah originally aligned with the image color yellow, however after joining the group "SHEawase" he was given the color green. Initially, he did not like it but grew fond of it and carried it over into the Melancholiaah project to represent him.
- His 2021 album "The Diary of Our Years Together" features tracks composed by Japanese rock bands NUIT and For Tracy Hyde, two bands he considers to be his favorite.
- His favorite idol, Kousaka Aki of ZEN THE HOLLYWOOD, also came out as transgender.
- He has written lyrics for fellow idol Princess Shae and Quartesques' original music.