Genki Rockets
| Genki Rockets | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 元気ロケッツ |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Pop, electronic music, dance |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Labels |
Avex Trax and Q Entertainment (2007-2008) Sony Records (2010-present) |
| Associated acts |
Rachel Rhodes and Nami Miyahara as Lumi Agehasprings as Agency Sony Music Publishing (Japan) as Music Publisher |
| Website | genkirockets.com/en/ |
| Members | Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Kenji Tamai and Lumi |
Genki Rockets (元気ロケッツ?) is a musical and visual project created by digital media specialist Tetsuya Mizuguchi and music producer Kenji Tamai. The face of the project is a fictional 18-year-old girl named Lumi, who exists in the year 2037. Biographical information for Lumi states that she was born on the International Space Station on September 11, 2019; she was the first human born in outer space, and she has never visited Earth. Lumi is portrayed in visual media by singer Rachel Rhodes.
The two producers behind Genki Rockets are renowned digital media creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi of Q Entertainment, and Kenji Tamai, a renowned music producer and CEO of Agehasprings Corporation, who has produced other musicians and acts such as Yuki, Yuna Ito, Base Ball Bear, and TRF. Mizuguchi co-produced and wrote the lyrics for the first song, "Heavenly Star", and directed the music video, which debuted in the video game Lumines II and was later used in the Wii game No More Heroes. An AAC version of the song began selling on the iTunes Store in December 2006 and was eventually accompanied by several different remixes from various artists such as Metalmouse, Headwaters, Techriders, and DJ Sodeyama (the "Count Down", "Glorious", "Love", "Space Walk", "Sunrise", "Aurora", "Floating", and "LnM Projekt" remixes). "Heavenly Star" was nominated for the Best Song category at the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards. The original song, seven remixes, and a second song, "Breeze", were release as a maxi single on July 4, 2007. The single peaked at number 24 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for 15 weeks. In September 2007, "Breeze" received its own standalone single and video and was later remixed several times. In October 2007, a "Heavenly Star" trance remix single was released on 12" vinyl by Avex Trax's sublabel Rhythm Republic; it featured remixes by Overhead Champion, Delaction and DJ Ten. Genki Rockets was also awarded with the Best New Artist (Electronic) Award in 2007 by iTunes.
...
Wikipedia