Kalen Anzai

Japanese pop singer

Kalen Anzai

in 2023

Background information
Born|  (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 24)
Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Genres|

* Pop
* Dance-pop
* Electronica

Musical artist

Kalen Anzai (安斉かれん, Anzai Karen, born 15 August 1999) is a Japanese pop singer, songwriter, actress and musician. She is from Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Her record company and management is avex trax.[1]

## Biography[edit]

### Early days[edit]

When Kalen was in elementary school, she admired an electone player and started playing the electone. Around the time she entered junior high school, her father took her to a live performance of The Rolling Stones , and he started listening to rock music . Admiring the saxophone performance, she joined the brass band when she was a junior high school student and started playing the alto saxophone . Originally she wanted to play jazz.[2] In the third year of junior high school, she was so enthusiastic about the brass band that she won a gold prize (no money) at the Shonan district brass band competition and a gold prize at the ensemble contest. Anzai was a practice addicted who came to class first thing in the morning and silently practiced individually. Her time in the brass band club was "youth", and he said that it was "the most enjoyable memory".[3][4].

### 2019: Debut trilogy[edit]

In April 2019 , M.A.C JAPAN, who knew her through RELECT, requested her to be the first female artist to serve as a model for the storefront collection visuals of the cosmetic brand M.A.C for three consecutive months.[5]

She debuted with her song 世界の全て敵に感じて孤独さえ愛していた (Sekai no subete teki ni kanjite kodoku sae itoshite ita).[6]

On February 29 , 2020, she was selected to star in a drama series based on the novel M_愛すべき人がいて (M: Beloved Someone), written by Narumi Komatsu based on legendary J-pop star Ayumi Hamasaki early life confessions, which was broadcast from April of the same year it was announced. She had a starring role with Shohei Miura, and this is Anzai's first time trying full-scale acting. This drama appearance wasn't by an audition, but an office staff suggestion. Since Anzai never thought she would be acting, she took acting lessons for about half a year after the lead role was decided.[1]

She was later first recognized by the gyaru style from her song 'GAL-TRAP'. She did not recognize herself as a gyaru or even what is now called pos-gyaru; this is a term for gyaru that are still participating post Heisei era.[7] She is currently producing music.

## Discography[edit]

### Singles[edit]

### Albums[edit]

* ANTI HEROINE
* 僕らはきっと偽りだらけの世界で強くなる。 (We will surely become stronger in a world full of lies. )

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "あゆ役に"謎の新人歌手"安斉かれんを抜てき 演技初挑戦、デビュー以来メディアに露出なし - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex.
2. ^ "話題の歌姫・安斉かれんが「ポスギャル」といわれる理由 - 写真・大内香織 取材、文・かわむらあみり". ananweb - マガジンハウス.
3. ^ "安斉かれんの「青春よみがえりソング」はユーミンの名曲 吹奏楽部時代を振り返る".
4. ^ "1999年生まれの安斉かれんが語るJ-POPとロックンロール | Rolling Stone Japan(ローリングストーン ジャパン）". Rolling Stone Japan. 20 August 2020.
5. ^ "安斉かれん、コスメティックブランド『M·A·C』の店頭ビジュアルに決定 | OKMusic". okmusic.jp. 19 April 2019.
6. ^ Japan, Arama! (11 May 2019). "Kalen Anzai debuts with classic J-Pop sound on "Sekai no Subete Teki ni Kanjite Kodoku sae Aishiteita"". ARAMA! JAPAN. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
7. ^ "安斉かれんが仕掛ける罠「ギャルになりたい！って思ったことはない」". KAI-YOU.net | POP is Here . (in Japanese). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Official Site (in Japanese)
* Kalen Anzai Official Youtube Channel

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