Ayane (彩音, born October 9) is a female Japanese singer from Saitama Prefecture who has performed theme songs for games and anime. She made her major singing debut in 2004 with the single KIZUNA～絆. Her first album ARCHIVE LOVERS was released in 2007. She is attached to 5pb. Ayane, previously known by her real name as Junko Hirata, was a member of the band platoniX with Tatsuya "Tatsh" Shimizu.