Product Information
Artist: Maaya Sakamoto
Title: Drops
Release Date: May 21, 2025
Product No./Price:
Limited First Edition / VTZL-255 / ¥3,300 (tax incl.)
Standard Edition / (CD) VTCL-35386 / ¥1,320 (tax incl.)
The Limited First Edition comes with the Maaya Sakamoto 30th Anniversary Acrylic Stand, “Omote mo Ura mo Sakamoto Maaya!”
Tracklist
1. Drops (OP theme of Aru Majo ga Shinu Made)
Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato
Composition: Naoto Kiyota
Arrangement: Shin Kono
2. Twilight
Lyrics: Maaya Sakamoto & Yuho Iwasato
Composition / Arrangement: Tomoya Kawasaki
3. Drops (TV size)
And two instrumental tracks
Maaya Sakamoto
Born in Tokyo. Active as a child actress from age eight. She made her CD debut in 1996 with the single “Yakusoku wa Iranai.” In 2011, her album You can’t catch me topped the Oricon chart. In 2013, she released Singer-Songwriter, the first album for which she wrote all the music.
In 2019, she released her 30th single “Uchuu no Kioku” (produced by Ringo Sheena) and her 10th original album Kyou Dake no Ongaku. In 2020, she released her 25th anniversary album Single Collection+ Achikochi and the digital single “Yakudo,” which topped the Oricon chart.
In 2021, she released her concept album Duets, which featured a variety of artists, and in the same month, she celebrated the 25th anniversary of her CD debut with a concert at Yokohama Arena, which is now on sale on Blu-ray and DVD.
In May 2022, she released the double tie-up single “Sumire / Kotoba ni Dekinai,” with music written and arranged by Shigeru Kishida. In July of the same year, her radio program “Vitamin M,” in which she has been a personality for 20 years, reached its 1,000th broadcast and entered its 21st year.
In 2023, she released her 33rd single “Mada Tooku ni Iru / un_mute.”
As a lyricist, in addition to writing her own first album, she has also written many songs for other artists, including Kinki Kids’ “Hikari no Kehai,” Mamoru Miyano’s “Toumei,” and Walküre’s “Kaze wa Yokoku Naku Fuku,” and has published her own lyrics book Shishu (Kadokawa).
She also won the 38th Kazuo Kikuta Theater Award for her performance as Jerusha in the musical Daddy-Long-Legs.
She is a voice actress, actress, lyricist, essay writer, and radio personality, and her vibrant voice has won the support of fans all over the world.
Official homepage: jvcmusic.co.jp/maaya
Official YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/maayasakamotoCh
