K2E†Cradle (ケーツーイークレイドル[1][2], CRADLE KETSUI[3]) is a doujin eurobeat circle founded in 2013 by 壬琴 and つぅ. They are known for producing the TOHO EURO TRIGGER series.
Besides eurobeat, this circle initially produced voice drama tracks but starting from the fifth release K2E†Cradle started to produce eurobeat exclusively.
Members[]
- 壬琴 (Mikoto) - Founder, DJ.
- つぅ (Tsuu) - Founder, Vocalist, Lyricist.
- こぐ (Kogu) - Lyricist, Vocalist. (EX)
Guest members[]
- 天音 (Amane Oikawa) - Arranger.
- 今北エリカ (Erika Imakita) - Lyricist.
- がるる (Garuru) - Arranger.
- sumijun - Arranger, Lyricist
- ゆうくん (Yuukun) - Arranger.
- やそ (Yaso) - Lyricist.
- Vuvuzela - Arranger.
- Raysia - Arranger.
- Shu※ - Arranger.
- falcon - Lyricist.
- DJ Command (Hiroshige Youhei) - Arranger.
- FN2 (Shigenobu Mori) - Arranger.
- LAN.na - Lyricist.
- HASEKO - Arranger.
- nmk (Makoto Sahara) - Arranger.
- すばる (Subaru) - Lyricist.
- 橘花音 (Tachibana Kanon) - Lyricist.
- Sugano (Masahiro Sugawara) - Arranger.
- N/R (Enuar) - Lyricist, Arranger.
- ShinkoNet - Arranger.
- 鍋谷卓摩 (Nabeya Takuma) - Arranger.
- MASAKI (Masaki Mori) - Arranger.
- TTL - Arranger.
- Honda Yoshimune - Arranger.
- 伊良波大空 (Iraha Ouzora) - Lyricist, Arranger.
- 小鳥遊めぐり (Kotoriasobu Meguri) - Lyricist.
- 山尾駿太郎 (Yamao Shuntarou) - Arranger, Lyricist.
- 切儚 (Setsu Hakana) - Lyricist.
- Tsuyo-B - Arranger.
- SIGMA/ASTE (SIGMA/nation) - Lyricist, Designer.
- b-UMB - Arranger.
- kuwa - Arranger.
- レオン (Reon) - Lyricist.
Discography[]
Main Releases[]
| Release Date | Catalogue Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| December 30th 2013 | K2E-001 | 幻想歳時記 春 ～妖精たちが騒ぐので～ |
| May 11th 2014 | K2E-002 | 悪魔の館で遊びましょ！ |
| August 16th 2014 | K2E-003 | ナズのおとしもの |
| May 10th 2015 | K2E-004 | 幻想歳時記 夏 ～剣豪の道も刃から～ |
| October 18th 2015 | K2E-005 | CRAZY BEAT SHOCK!! |
| May 8th 2016 | K2E-006 | BURNING DESIRE |
| October 16th 2016 | K2E-007 | REVERSAL OF MOON |
| May 7th 2017 | K2E-008 | Pandora's Box |
| December 29th 2017 | K2E-009 | abyss Gatekeeper |
| May 6th 2018 | K2E-010 | Scarlet Grace |
| October 14th 2018 | K2E-011 | Black Magic Girl |
| December 30th 2018 | K2E-012 | deadly poison |
| February 25th 2024 | - | 鬼形獣BEST |
TOHO EURO TRIGGER Series[]
| Release Date | Catalogue Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| May 5th 2019 | K2E-013 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.01 |
| August 12th 2019 | K2E-014 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.02 |
| October 6th 2019 | K2E-015 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.03 non-stop BEST |
| December 31th 2019 | K2E-016 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.04 |
| March 22th 2020 | K2E-017 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.05 |
| June 21th 2020 | K2E-018 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.06 Non-Stop BEST |
| August 9th 2020 | K2E-019 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.07 |
| October 11th 2020 | K2E-020 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.08 |
| March 21th 2021 | K2E-021 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.09 |
| April 25th 2021 | K2E-022 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.10 Non-Stop BEST |
| June 27th 2021 | K2E-023 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.11 |
| October 24th 2021 | K2E-024 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.12 |
| December 31th 2021 | K2E-025 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.13 |
| January 10th 2022 | none | TOHO EURO TRIGGER EX1 「天狗 BEST」 |
| January 30th 2022 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER EX2 「命蓮BEST」 | |
| March 20th 2022 | K2E-026 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.14 NON-STOP BEST |
| May 8th 2022 | K2E-027 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.15 |
| August 16th 2022 | K2E-028 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.16 |
| October 9th 2022 | K2E-029 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.17 Non-Stop BEST |
| December 30th 2022 | K2E-030 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.18 |
| May 7th 2023 | K2E-031 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.19 |
| August 13 2023 | K2E-032 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.20 |
| October 15th 2023 | K2E-033 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.21 Non-Stop BEST |
| December 31st 2023 | K2E-034 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.22 |
| May 3rd 2024 | K2E-035 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.23 |
| August 11th 2024 | K2E-036 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.24 |
| October 6th 2024[4] | K2E-037 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.25 Non-Stop BEST |
| December 30th 2024 | K2E-038 | TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.26 |
Collaboration Albums[]
| Release Date | Catalogue Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| October 16th 2016 | MBUS-0001 | 断然東方パラパラ!![5] |
| March 1st 2020 | none | Best Premium of Melon 同人ソフト感謝祭 2020 SPRING |
| December 31st 2021 | 冬コミ限定特典CD[6] | |
| August 14th 2022 | TOHO EURO MISSION Presents K2E Cradle × Takanashi Koubou |
Songs[]
Gallery[]
K2E†Cradle logo used on official site.
Covers, designs and logos of early albums.
![From left to right:Sumijun, 壬琴 and つぅ.[8]](/wiki/File:K2E%E2%80%A0Cradle_x_Sumijun.jpg "K2E†Cradle x Sumijun.jpg (408 KB)")
Trivia[]
- K2E is an allusion to the term Ketsui, which means determination. It's evident in the motto they use on the events: "Eurobeat is our destination", which is can be seen here.
- In the 2022 Tsuu and Mikoto got married.[9]
External Links[]
- K2E†Cradle on THB Wiki.
- K2E†Cradle on Touhou Wiki.
- K2E†Cradle on Discogs.
- K2E†Cradle on VGMdb.
References[]
- ↑ y.qq.com - name transcription.
- ↑ Official website - circle profile.
- ↑ touhoudb - name information.
- ↑ Mentioned in the album's Crossfade.
- ↑ Touhou doujin music dance tutorial video CD-ROM. Flip-flop instructional videos using the songs from the albums "REVERSAL OF MOON" and "BURNING DESIRE". Collaboration with MayBeUs.
- ↑ An album featuring the songs from the albums "頭文字T T-SELECTION Vol.04" and "TOHO EURO TRIGGER VOL.04" with other vocalists. Collaboration with CrazyBeats.
- ↑ This song is パトちゃんワールド but sung by つぅ, hence the name alteration.
- ↑ Image source - Official Twitter page.
- ↑ Mentioned in Twitter post.