Japanese record company Nippon Columbia has announced that voice actor Aya Uchida’s (Kotori Minami in Love Live!) artist debut 10th anniversary single “Nigiyakana Kokoro-tachi” (“Lively Hearts”) is set to release in Japan on November 13, 2024. While working as a voice actor and as a member of the Love Live! franchise’s voice actor unit μ’s, she made her solo artist debut with her first album “Apple Mint” in November 2024, releasing seven CD singles, four digital singles, and five full albums to date. The anniversary song “Nigiyaka na Kokoro-tachi” is written by Natsumi Tadano and composed by Go Sakabe, while the coupling track “Help!” is written and composed by Shunryu. All three were previously working on songs in her debut album “Apple Mint.”
Additionally, she will also hold “AYA UCHIDA Complete TOUR ～marble～ Nigiyakana 10th Anniversary” in February 2025 in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. The tour, titled “Complete,” will feature all 77 songs she has released so far, including new songs, in a mix of two setlists, side A and side B.
Schedule:
17:30 on February 15, 2025 at Zepp Osaka Bayside
“AYA UCHIDA Complete TOUR ～marble～ Nigiyakana 10th Anniversary” side A
17:30 on February 16, 2025 at Zepp Nagoya
“AYA UCHIDA Complete TOUR ～marble～ Nigiyakana 10th Anniversary” side B
14:00 on February 23, 2025 at Zepp DiverCity (Tokyo)
“AYA UCHIDA Complete TOUR ～marble～ Nigiyakana 10th Anniversary” side A
18:00 on February 23, 2025 at Zepp DiverCity (Tokyo)
“AYA UCHIDA Complete TOUR ～marble～ Nigiyakana 10th Anniversary” side B
Source: Nippon Columbia press release© 2024 NIPPON COLUMBIA CO.,LTD. All rights reserved.
