Final Fantasy XIII-2 Theme
Square Enix revealed the theme songs to Final Fantasy XIII-2 during a Japanese TV broadcast. The PlayStation 3 version will feature Fukui Mai’s “Yakusoku no Basho,” and the Xbox 360 version will feature “New World” by Charice.
The PlayStation 3 song is in Japanese, while the Xbox 360 song is the same song, but in English. Square Enix didn’t say why each version has a different theme songs.
Mai Fukui
Fukui became interested in music in 8th grade when she heard a Hanson album. Toward the end of junior high, Fukui formed a band with her friends and was in charge of drums. When she was in the university, at the age 18, she aspired to become a professional singer and become the vocalist of a new band, and started writing her own lyrics aswell. Her first written song, “Lucky”, was later released as her second single. Unable to focus on her studies because her musical aspirations, she drop out of college.
In 2004 Fukui become the vocalist of a indies local band in Kyoto, POPLAR. After releasing two albums with the band, Fukui left to become a solo artist in 2006.
In 2007 she sent out her first demo tape, catching the attention of avex and her current management agency. She moved to Tokyo in February, and three months later TBS offered her the chance to sing for Koizora, TBS’s highly anticipated drama series of 2008. The song, a ballad titled “Ai no Uta”, was released as her debut single.
On March 3, 2009, Fukui released her debut album, MY SONG FOR YOU, which featured all her single releases. And in late July 28, 2010, she released her second album, Lucky Charm.
Mai Fukui released her fourth single, “Ikutabi no Sakura”, on February 2, 2011. The title track was used as the theme song for the drama Onmitsu Happyaku Yachou. The single reached #35 on Oricon charts, and charted for 11 weeks.
On September 15th at the 2011 Tokyo Game show, Mai Fukui was confirmed to sing Final Fantasy XIII-2′s new theme song for the PS3, entitled, “Yakusoku no Basho”, set to release on November 23, 2011.
Ai no Uta Video
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