[Musicians] Reopeko, Elsa Kanzaki

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• Musician Name: Reopeko, Elsa Kanzaki
• Birthday / Location: October 20, 1998 (age 23) Kagoshima, Japan
• Main instrument: J-pop , anison
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• Other Information: Reona was born in Kagoshima on October 20, 1998. She became interested in becoming a cosplayer during her elementary school years as she had been recommended to become one by a classmate. Her interest in cosplay was boosted after commissioning a costume from Vocaloid Hatsune Miku. She became active as a cosplayer while in high school, and went by the names Reopeko (れおぺこ) and ReoNa* while attending events like Comiket 91 in 2016. She also dreamed of becoming a singer for anime, and released covers. of songs on YouTube.
• Reona got her break as a singer in 2017 when she became a finalist in an audition held by record label Sacra Music. She made her major singing debut the following year as the voice of the character Elza Kanzaki in the anime series Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online. She released the song "Pilgrim" (ピルグリム) on April 15, 2018; the song topped the iTunes Japan Anime Singles Chart as well as the Amazon Japan Digital Music Rankings. This was followed by the release of the digital singles "Step, Step" and "Independence". She released the mini-album Elza on July 4, 2018; the mini-album peaked at number 8 on the Oricon weekly charts. Her first single under her own name, "Sweet Hurt", was released on August 29, 2018; the title track is used as the ending theme for the anime Happy Sugar Life. Their second single "forget-me-not" was released digitally on January 13, 2019 and received a physical release on February 6, 2019; the title track is used as the second ending theme for the anime Sword Art Online: Alicization, and the single also includes the song "Niji no Kanata ni" (虹の彼方に, Beyond the Rainbow), which is used as the theme for ending episode 19 of the Sword Art Online: Alicization anime series. Her single "Prologue" was released on June 26, 2019 under the stage name Elza Kanzaki. Her third single "Null" was released on August 28, 2019. She released her fourth single "Anima" digitally on July 13, 2020 and received a physical release on July 22, 2020; the title song is being used as the opening theme for the anime Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld: Part 2. She released her first album "Unknown" on October 7, 2020. Reona collaborated with Hiroyuki Sawano on the song "Time"; the song was used as the ending theme for the anime series The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgment.