n-buna
{{short description|Japanese music producer and composer}}
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| name = n-buna
| origin = Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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| years_active = {{start date|2012}}–present
| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|rock|pop|pop rock}}
| instruments = guitar, vocals
| label = {{ill|U&R records|ja|ドワンゴ・ユーザーエンタテインメント}}
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}}N-buna (pronounced nabuna, stylized as n-buna) is a Japanese music producer and composer. He is a Vocaloid music producer and is the guitarist and songwriter for the Japanese rock duo Yorushika.
History
N-buna was born in Gifu Prefecture in Japan.{{Cite web |title=ヨルシカ（バンド）×三秋縋さん（作家）鼎談 みんな勝手に創作して、勝手に幸せになってくれ【後編】 |url=https://book.asahi.com/article/12763251 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=好書好日 |language=ja}} His family members all played music instruments, so he bought an electric guitar when he was in 8th grade. He started writing music, but did not publish his works until he came across vocaloid songs and realized that he can post his works on the internet.{{cite web|title= n-buna「月を歩いている」インタビュー|url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/n-buna|language=ja|website=Natalie|date=November 20, 2022}}
In 2012, N-buna started composing as vocaloid music producer, and posted {{nihongo|"Alice Trust "|アリストラスト|Arisutorasuto}} on Niconico.{{cite news |title=【n-buna】"夏の終わりの一日"とし て時間経過を意識 |url=https://okmusic.jp/news/179312 |accessdate=April 27, 2020 |agency=OK Music |publisher=Japan Music Network |date=July 20, 2015 |language=ja}} After that, his 2013 song {{nihongo|"Tōmei Elegy"|透明エレジー|Toumei Elegy}} reached first on the platform's daily vocaloid ranking.{{cite web |title=人気若手ボカロP、ナブナが初のフル アルバムをリリース |url=https://okmusic.jp/news/76958 |website=OK Music |accessdate=April 27, 2020 |language=ja |date=May 12, 2015}}
On April 26, 2014, he released his first solo album, {{nihongo|Kātenkōruga Yamumaeni|カーテンコールが止む前に}}.{{cite news |title=第一弾はヨルシカ＆神山羊！ネット発アーティストをいち早く紹介するタワレコ企画「NE(X)T BREAKERS」スタート。 |url=https://tower.jp/article/news/2019/03/28/n101 |accessdate=April 27, 2020 |agency=Tower Records Japan |date=March 28, 2019 |language=ja}} Then, On July 22, 2015, he released {{nihongo|Hanato Mizuame, Saishūdensha|花と水飴、最終電車}} with U&R Records, marking his first album with a major record label.{{cite web |title=人気若手ボカロP"ナブナ"、初の全国流通盤となる新作アルバムの発売決定！ |url=https://utaten.com/news/index/1338 |website=UtaTen |accessdate=April 27, 2020 |language=ja |date=May 13, 2015}} On July 6, 2016, {{nihongo|Tsukio Aruiteru|月を歩いている}} was released.{{cite web |title=「ウミユリ海底譚」で知られるn-buna、童話をモチーフにしたフルアルバム発表 |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/185132 |website=Natalie |accessdate=April 27, 2020 |language=ja |date=April 26, 2016}}
Together with vocaloid producer Orangestar, n-buna wrote the song "Star Night Snow" for SNOW MIKU 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-11-22/hatsune-miku-will-light-up-the-winter-sky-at-sapporo-snow-miku-festival/.109071 | title= Hatsune Miku Will Light Up The Winter Sky at Sapporo's Snow Miku Festival | accessdate=November 20, 2022 | language=en | website=Anime News Network}}
Though n-buna believes that vocaloid has its strengths as the singing is uniquely emotionless, he also wants to compose songs better expressed by a human.{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/yorushika | script-title=ja:ヨルシカ「夏草が邪魔をする」インタビュー | website=Natalie | accessdate=November 22, 2022 | language=ja | date = June 28, 2017}} Vocalist suis has sung for n-buna's first live in 2016, and n-buna thinks suis's husky voice fits the types of music he wants to make.{{cite web | url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/198419 | script-title=ja:n-bunaがバンド編成で初ライブ「1人だと思ってたけど支えられてた」 | website=Natalie | accessdate=November 22, 2022 | language=ja | date = August 17, 2016}} Thus, in April 2017, n-buna and suis formed the rock band Yorushika.
Most of n-buna's activities are henceforth under Yorushika. However, he still uses the name n-buna in various occasions. In 2019, he published a digital single "Silence" featuring vocalist Sarah Furukawa.{{cite web | url=https://yorushika.com/discography/ | script-title=ja:DISCOGRAPHY {{!}} ヨルシカ OFFICIAL SITE | language=ja | accessdate=November 20, 2022 }} NHK invited him to narrate a 2021 documentary on a transgender man living in Sendai, which came as a surprise for n-buna since he was mainly involved in music production. However, he accepted this request.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2210419/full/|website=Oricon |script-title=ja:ヨルシカ・n-buna、ドキュメンタリーのナレーションに初参加【コメント全文】 |language=ja | accessdate=November 20, 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/WJ1LZ5K145/episode/te/Q3VR1Y8RNL/ |website=NHK | script-title=ja:「埋もれたい“俺” 23歳の景色」
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Discography
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! Title ! Details ! Peak chart position{{cite web | script-title=ja:n-bunaの作品 |trans-title=n-buna Products | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/599926/products/ | work=Oricon | accessdate=November 20, 2022}} |
| {{nihongo|Curtain Call ga Yamu Mae ni|カーテンコールが止む前に|Katenkoru ga Yamu Mae ni}}
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| Hana to Mizuame, Saishū Densha ({{lang|ja|花と水飴、最終電車}})
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| {{nihongo|Walking on the Moon|月を歩いている|Tsuki wo Aruite iru}}
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N-buna has also released additional albums under the name of the rock duo Yorushika of which he is a member.{{cite web | script-title=ja: BIOGRAPHY {{!}} ヨルシカ OFFICIAL SITE | trans-title= BIOGRAPHY {{!}} Yorushika OFFICIAL SITE | url=https://yorushika.com/feature/biography | accessdate=November 20, 2022}}
References
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Category:Musicians from Gifu Prefecture
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)