Egoist (band)
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Associated acts | Supercell |
| Website | www |
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Egoist is a Japanese pop music duo consisting of songwriter Ryo of Supercell and vocalist Chelly. Originally formed to produce theme music for the 2011 anime television series Guilty Crown, the group continued creating other songs after the end of the series including themes for other anime television series including Psycho-Pass and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. Egoist's debut album Extra terrestrial Biological Entities was released in September 2012.
In 2011, Ryo of Supercell was tasked with composing theme music for the anime television series Guilty Crown. That year, Supercell held auditions from May 25 to June 19 for the vocalist on the band's third studio album Zigaexperientia (2013), and Ryo was also searching for the vocalist of Egoist, a fictional band featured in Guilty Crown. Out of about 2,000 candidates, then 17-year-old female singer Chelly was chosen to sing under the persona of the band's vocalist Inori Yuzuriha. Egoist's debut single "Departures (Anata ni Okuru Ai no Uta)" (Departures －あなたにおくるアイの歌－ Departures －Anata ni Okuru Ai no Uta－?, "Departures (The Love Song for You)) was released on November 30, 2011; the song was used as Guilty Crown's first ending theme. Egoist's second single is "The Everlasting Guilty Crown" released on March 7, 2012; the song was used as Guilty Crown's second opening theme. Included on Egoist's first two singles are remixes of the title songs by Boom Boom Satellites. Egoist's debut album Extra terrestrial Biological Entities was released on September 19, 2012.
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