May'n

Also known as May Nakabayashi, May Nakabayasi, May'n☆Act

, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer from Nagoya. Aspiring to become a singer since childhood, she began her music activities in 2003 upon passing an audition held by talent agency Horipro International. She made her major debut in 2005 under the Universal Music label with the release of her first single "Crazy Crazy Crazy". She would release two more singles under Universal Music, before transferring to Victor Entertainment in 2008. That same year, she had her break as the singing voice of the character Sheryl Nome in the anime series Macross Frontier.

Film & TV

Acting · Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

better known by her stage name May'n (メイン Mein), Her Real Name "May Nakabayashi" is a Japanese singer from Nagoya who is affiliated with the Horipro talent agency. Aspiring to become a musician since childhood, she began her music activities in 2003 upon passing an audition held by Horipro. She made her major debut in 2005 under the Universal Music label with the release of her first single…

Known for

Labyrinth — (voice)2026
MACROSS F GALAXY LIVE☆FINAL 2025 — シェリル・ノーム2025
SING! ASIA2025
マクロスFとΔ合わせ京都南座歌舞伎ノ宴(両日とも夜の部がメイン)<1月14日(土)夜の部> — Sheryl Nome2024
Walkure (Walküre) - W encore - マクロスFとΔ合わせ京都南座歌舞伎ノ宴 2024 — シェリル・ノーム2024
Walkure (Walküre) - W encore - 京都南座歌舞伎ノ宴 20242024
Macross Frontier Galaxy Live 2021 "REVENGE" — Sheryl Nome2021
Macross Frontier: Labyrinth of Time — Sheryl Nome (Singer) (voice)2021
ジャック・ザ・リッパー2021
May’n Concept LIVE 2020「15Colors」2020

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: Japan
Active from: 1989

j-popmultiple vgmdb profilessinger-songwriter声優

Discography

Member of

Astronauts

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 68,211
Total plays: 2,351,850

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,151x
The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,178x
Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2017 · cited 5,481x
Simple mathematical models with very complicated dynamics
· 1976 · cited 5,466x
Infectious Diseases of Humans
· 1991 · cited 5,315x

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Key facts

Person.name: May'n
Person.image: May'n in 2014.jpg
Person.caption: May'n in 2014
Person.native_name: メイン
Person.native_name_lang: ja
Person.birth_name: Mei Nakabayashi
Person.birth_place: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Person.occupation: Singer
Person.years_active: 2005–present
Person.agent: Horipro International
Person.height: 164 cm
Musical artist.embed: yes
Musical artist.background: solo_singer
Musical artist.genre: J-pop
Musical artist.instrument: Vocals

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Wikidata facts

Official website: mayn.jp
Image: Mei Nakabayashi, 2014 (cropped).jpg
Height: 164.5

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Commons category: May'n
date of birth: 1989-10-21
birth name: 中林芽依
start of work period: 2005-00-00
pseudonym: シェリル・ノーム starring May'n
social media followers: 80700

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Article

26 sections

Contents

Early life and childhood
Career
Musical style and influences
Personal life
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
Digital singles
DVDs and Blu-ray disks
Collaborations
Concerts, public performances, and public appearances
Solo concerts
Collaborative concerts
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2015
2016
2017
2018
References
External links

May'n's musical style varies in genre, ranging from pop and rock, to dance music and R&B. Her music has been featured in anime series such as Macross Frontier, Aria the Scarlet Ammo, Accel World, Aquarion Logos, and Restaurant to Another World. She has also performed at several music events in Japan, Asia, Europe, and North America. In 2013, she represented Japan at the ABU TV Song Festival in Vietnam.