I've Sound

I've Sound, or simply called I've (アイブ, Aibu), is a Japanese techno/trance music production group based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Led by Kazuya Takase,[1] it features the talents of seasoned "sound creators" and many different vocalists, known as utahime (歌姫) to their fans.

[3]), Kanon,[4] Air,[5] Kannazuki no Miko,[6] Black Lagoon,[7] the Shakugan no Shana[8] series, Starship Operators,[9] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni,[10] the Hayate the Combat Butler[11] series, Nanatsuiro Drops,[12] A Certain Magical Index,[13] Rideback,[14] Sky Girls,[15] High School DxD,[16] Jormungand,[17] Tokyo Ravens,[18] To Love-Ru[19] series, Waiting in the Summer,[20] Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea,[21] Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue[22] and Girly Air Force.

[24] I've's big break came when the popular PC game Kanon by Key was released in 1999, featuring the theme songs "Last Regrets" and "Kaze no Tadoritsuku Basho", both arranged by I've.

Mell and sound creator C.G mix made their major releases in 2006 (Red Fraction single and In Your Life album respectively).

[26] In 2012, Mami Kawada released her fourth album, Square the Circle including her last singles used as theme songs for the anime A Certain Magical Index and the third season of Shakugan no Shana.

[28] In August 2012, a new volume of the Girls compilation series was released, and MAKO, a vocalist who had been a guest singer of the group twelve years before, made a surprising return.

Larval Stage Planning released "Sympathy" the opening theme song for the second season of High School DxD, and also announced that they were preparing their first album.

In 2014, Nami Maisaki and Rin Asami announced their graduation from I've Sound, leaving Larval Stage Planning only with Airi Kirishima, as a solo project.

In the same year, IKU signed with I've, now as an Official I've Girl, and also three new singers called RINA, Minori Kitamura and marriage blue were presented at Comiket Market 87, with the "I've MANIA TRACKS NEW WAVE" release.