Hi everyone!!! So, this is my first post on this subreddit, and I wanted to share how I discovered Aimer's music (the story is actually a little unusual) and how much it has helped me.
(First of all, I don't speak English 100%, so this post will be translated from Spanish xd)
I remember one night in July 2023 when I was listening to music on YouTube. A live performance of Hoshikuzu Venus by Aimer, with spatial audio, appeared in my recommendations. It was uploaded to her official channel, so I clicked on it. The moment I heard her voice and the melody, I fell in love with the song. The only problem was that I didn't know its full title because it wasn't written in romaji.
Time passed, and by around October 2025, I had already listened to a few of her songs, such as Kataomoi and Zankyosanka. Then Spotify notified me that Aimer, whom I already followed there, had released Pastoral. I decided to give her music another chance, and over the following days, I gradually started listening to more of her songs. Honestly, I can't believe I went so long without properly exploring her music.
During all that time, I had been searching for the studio version of Hoshikuzu Venus on YouTube and Spotify, but I couldn't find it because I couldn't properly recognize the Japanese characters in the title. XD After rediscovering Aimer through Pastoral, I finally managed to find the song. You have no idea how happy and relieved I was when I finally found it!
Over the following months, her music saved my life, I was going through a difficult period because of low self-esteem and bullying, and her songs became a refuge that helped me get through those moments.
Today, Aimer is the artist I listen to the most on Spotify, and discovering her music has been one of the best things that has happened to me musically.
I'm really glad I finally found my way back to her music ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ