The official YouTube channel for voice actor Nagisa Aoyama, best known as Ren Hazuki in the Love Live! Superstar!! series, started streaming the music video for "prayer." The song will be included in her upcoming first EP, "Gentle Beginning," which will be released in Japan on December 16, 2026. Nagisa Aoyama "prayer" Music Video While performing as a member of Liella! , the voice actor unit for Love Live! Superstar!! , Aoyama made her solo singer debut with the release of her first digital single "Kaihou" ( Liberation ) on May 16, 2024, and her first album of the same name on October 16, 2024. The latter reached number 9 on Oricon's weekly album chart . Her first EP from Gree Entertainment, "Gentle Beginning," features a total of eight tracks, including instrumental versions, and the limited edition comes with the music video for "prayer" along with behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot. Additionally, an advance ticket lottery serial code for her "Nagisa Aoyama Solo LIVE 'Gentle Beginning" concert, scheduled for February 11, 2027, is included as an exclusive bonus with first-press copies of the limited edition. Message from Nagisa Aoyama: Following my previous album, I had the opportunity to self-produce this first EP as well.