Keina Suda (須田景凪, Suda Keina, born 20 January 1993) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He belongs to the label Unborde, a sublabel of Warner Music Japan. Before 2017 he made music using Vocaloid and other related software under the name Balloon (バルーン, stylized as balloon).

Keina Suda
須田景凪
Also known asballoon
Born (1993-01-20) January 20, 1993 (age 31)
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • Vocaloid musician
Instruments
Years active2013–present as balloon
2017–present as Keina Suda
LabelsUnborde
Websitehttps://www.tabloid0120.com/

Life and career

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Keina Suda started playing drums in junior high. He wanted to be a studio musician and went to Kunitachi College of Music, but soon after dropped the drums in favor of the guitar.[1]

Starting in 2013, he began composing Vocaloid music under the name Balloon on Nico Nico Douga. His most famous song as Balloon was titled "Charles" and was covered by several other singers.

In October 2017, he announced he would start as a singer and songwriter under the name of "Keina Suda".[2] In January 2018 he released his first album under the name Keina Suda, titled Quote.[3] In March of the same year, he performed live for the first time at Shibuya WWW.[4]

In January 2019, he released a new EP under the title Teeter through unBORDE.[5]

On 29 August 2019, his EP Porte was released. His song "Moil" was used as the theme in the Ni no Kuni movie, and his song "Veil" was used as the ending theme in the anime adaptation of Fire Force.[6]

His single "Alba" was the theme song of the 2020 movie Wednesday Disappears.

His single "Mellow" (メロウ) was the opening theme song of the 2023 anime Skip and Loafer.

Discography

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Music released as Balloon

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Albums

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  Release Date Title Tracklist Remarks
Indie (U & R Records)
1st 25 April 2015 apartment

12 songs

  1. アルコーブ (Alcove)
  2. ポートレート (Portrait)
  3. 奇々怪々 (Strange and mysterious)
  4. 真夜中の引力 (Midnight attraction)
  5. モーダル (Modal)
  6. 生活感 (Life feeling)
  7. 愛及屋烏 (Doting Crow)
  8. カフス (Cufflinks)
  9. 夜の帳が落ちる (Night book falls)
  10. 秋は暮れて疎ら (Autumn is dark and sparse)
  11. アパートメント (Apartment)
  12. アティック (Attic)
2nd 21 August 2017 corridor

10 songs

  1. 雨とペトラ (Rain and Petra)
  2. シャルル (Charles)
  3. メーベル (Mable)
  4. レディーレ (Ladyle)
  5. のけものばけもの (Nokemono Bakemono)
  6. esse
  7. anthosyan
  8. 愛月撤灯 (I love the moon without lights)
  9. 夕染 (Dye the evening)
  10. 私はあなたに (I to you)
  Release Date Title Tracklist Remarks
Indie (U & R Records)
1st 30 April 2016 Marble

8 songs

  1. トピアリー (Topiary)
  2. 花瓶に触れた (Touched a vase)
  3. Unseen
  4. ミラーリング (Mirroring)
  5. 羊と隣人 (Sheep and Neighbor)
  6. 朝を呑む (To take in the morning)
  7. 閑話 (Quiet Story)
  8. 雨に花束 (Bouquet of rain)

Split album

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  Release Date Title Tracklist Remarks
Indie (U & R Records)
1st 30 April 2017 facsimile

6 songs

  1. 退紅トレイン (Taiko Train) cover by balloon
  2. krank balloon cover by balloon
  3. felis
  4. lupus
  5. シャルル (Charles) cover by uki3
  6. 雨とペトラ (Rain and Petra) cover by uki3

Music released as Keina Suda

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Singles

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  Release date Title Remarks First Album
Major (Unborde)
1st 24 January 2020 はるどなり (Harudonari) Theme song for the Fuji TV drama "Alive: Oncologist's Medical Record". Billow
2nd 24 April 2020 MUG
3rd 5 June 2020 Alba Theme song for the movie "Wednesday Disappears."
4th 15 July 2020 Carol

Albums

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  Release Date Title Tracklist Remarks
Indie (U & R Records)
1st 31 January 2018 Quote

10 songs

  1. morph
  2. レド (Red)
  3. idid
  4. Cambell
  5. ポリアンナ (Polyanna)
  6. 街灯劇 (Street lightshow)
  7. シックハウス (Sick house)
  8. アマドール (Amador)
  9. 鳥曇り (Bird cloudy)
  10. (Dense)
Major (Unborde)
2nd 3 February 2021 Billow

15 songs

  1. Vanilla
  2. 飛花 (Fly)
  3. 刹那の渦 (Vortex of the moment)
  4. Alba
  5. veil
  6. Carol
  7. メメント (Memento)
  8. MUG
  9. 迷鳥 (Stray Bird)
  10. 風の姿 (Wind)
  11. MOIL
  12. はるどなり (Harudonari)
  13. welp
  14. 色に出ず (Colorless)
  15. ゆるる (Loose)
The song "Alba" is the theme song of the movie "Wednesday Disappears."

The song "Veil" is the ending theme of the first season of Fire Force.
The song "Carol" was featured in NHK's Minna no Uta.
The song "Moil" was the theme song in the Ni no Kuni movie.
The song "Harudonari" was the theme song of Alive: Oncologist's Medical Record.
The song "Loose" is the theme song of the upcoming movie The End of the Tiny World.

3rd 24 May 2023 Ghost Pop

14 songs

  1. ラブシック (Lovesick)
  2. メロウ (Mellow)
  3. ダーリン (Darling)
  4. バグアウト (Bug Out)
  5. ノマド (Nomad) (self cover)
  6. 落花流水 (Flowing Water)
  7. 幼藍 (Young Blue)
  8. Howdy
  9. パメラ (Pamela) (self cover)
  10. 終夜 (All Night)
  11. 雲を恋う (Love the Clouds)
  12. いびつな心 (Distorted Heart)
  13. 綺麗事 (Beautiful Things)
  14. 美談 (Good Story)
The song "Mellow" is the opening theme of Skip and Loafer
  Release Date Title Tracklist Remarks
Major (Unborde)
1st 16 January 2019 teeter

6 songs

  1. mock
  2. パレイドリア (Pareidolia)
  3. farce
  4. Dolly
  5. レソロジカ (Lethologica)
  6. 浮花 (Fuka)
2nd 21 August 2019 porte

5 songs

  1. 飛花 (veil)
  2. 飛花 (MOIL)
  3. 語るに落ちる (Talking)
  4. 青嵐 (Blue Storm)
  5. 飛花 (couch)

References

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  1. ^ "須田景凪:Quote 2018.1.31 Release!". d-ue.jp. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ ボカロP・バルーンが「須田景凪」名義で歌手活動開始、ダンロップのアニメに新曲提供. 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ バルーンこと須田景凪の1stアルバム全貌判明. 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ 【ライブレポート】須田景凪、初ライブでバルーン曲も熱唱「音楽をやってきて本当によかった」. 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ バルーンこと須田景凪の新作タイトル決定、アボガド6によるアートワーク公開. 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ 須田景凪|2nd EP 「porte」Special Website. sp.wmg.jp. Retrieved 19 November 2020.