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* '''Stage Name:''' AI
 
* '''Stage Name:''' AI
 
* '''Birth Name:''' Uemura Carina Ai (植村 カリーナ 愛)
 
* '''Birth Name:''' Uemura Carina Ai (植村 カリーナ 愛)
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* '''Date of Birth:''' {{bda|1981|11|02|mf=yes}}
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* '''Birthdate:''' {{bda|1981|11|02|mf=yes}}
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* '''Place of Birth:''' Los Angeles, CA, United States
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* '''Birthplace:''' Los Angeles, CA, United States
 
* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' B
 
* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' B
 
* '''Family:''' Mother [[Uemura Barbara]], Grandma, engagement with bandleader [[HIRO (Kaikigesshoku)|HIRO]] (from [[Kaikigesshoku]]) in March 2013, son
 
* '''Family:''' Mother [[Uemura Barbara]], Grandma, engagement with bandleader [[HIRO (Kaikigesshoku)|HIRO]] (from [[Kaikigesshoku]]) in March 2013, son
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** [[SX4]]
 
** [[SX4]]
 
* '''Labels:'''
 
* '''Labels:'''
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** [[RCA Ariola Japan]] (2000-2002)
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** [[RCA Ariola Japan]] <small>(2000&ndash;2002)</small>
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** [[Universal Music]] (2002-2010; 2014-present)
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** [[Universal Music]] <small>(2002&ndash;2010; 2014&ndash;)</small>
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** [[EMI Music Japan]] (2011-2014)
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** [[EMI Music Japan]] <small>(2011&ndash;2014)</small>
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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[[Image:INDEPENDENTAIPROMO.jpg|thumb|250px|AI promoting ''[[Independent (AI)|INDEPENDENT]]'' (2012)]]
 
[[Image:INDEPENDENTAIPROMO.jpg|thumb|250px|AI promoting ''[[Independent (AI)|INDEPENDENT]]'' (2012)]]
 
[[File:Moriagaro by AI.jpg|thumb|250px|AI promoting "[[Moriagaro (album)|MORIAGARO]]" (2013)]]
 
[[File:Moriagaro by AI.jpg|thumb|250px|AI promoting "[[Moriagaro (album)|MORIAGARO]]" (2013)]]
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[[File:Wa to You Promotion.jpg|thumb|250px|AI promoting ''[[Wa to Yo]]'' (2017)]]
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[[File:AI - Kansha promo.jpg|thumb|250px|AI promoting ''[[Kansha!!!!! -Thank You for 20 Years New & Best-|Kansha!!!!! -Thank you for 20 years NEW & BEST-]]'' (2019)]]
  
 
===Studio Albums===
 
===Studio Albums===
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* [2010.12.01] [[The Last A.I.|THE LAST A.I.]]
 
* [2010.12.01] [[The Last A.I.|THE LAST A.I.]]
 
* [2012.02.22] [[Independent (AI)|INDEPENDENT]]
 
* [2012.02.22] [[Independent (AI)|INDEPENDENT]]
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* [2013.07.17] [[Moriagaro (album)|MORIAGARO]]
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* [2013.07.17] [[Moriagaro (album)|MORIAGARO]] (''Excitement'')
 
* [2017.06.07] [[Wa to Yo]] (和と洋; ''Japanese vs. Western'')
 
* [2017.06.07] [[Wa to Yo]] (和と洋; ''Japanese vs. Western'')
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* [2022.02.23] [[Dream (AI)|DREAM]]
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* [2023.08.23] [[Respect All|RESPECT ALL]]
  
 
===Best Albums===
 
===Best Albums===
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* [2015.11.25] [[The Best (AI)|THE BEST]]
 
* [2015.11.25] [[The Best (AI)|THE BEST]]
 
* [2016.11.02] [[The Feat. Best|THE FEAT. BEST]] <small>(Collaborations Best Album)</small>
 
* [2016.11.02] [[The Feat. Best|THE FEAT. BEST]] <small>(Collaborations Best Album)</small>
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* [2018.03.25] [[Side by Side (AI)|SIDE by SIDE]] <small>(Digital)</small>
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* [2019.11.06] [[Kansha!!!!! -Thank You for 20 Years New & Best-|Kansha!!!!! -Thank you for 20 years NEW & BEST-]] (感謝; ''Thanks'')
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* [2021.03.03] [[Self Selection "Hip Hop"|Self Selection "HIP HOP"]] <small>(Digital)</small>
  
 
===Mini-Albums===
 
===Mini-Albums===
 
* [2013.12.11] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness - Gift Pack]] (ハピネス－ギフト・パック)
 
* [2013.12.11] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness - Gift Pack]] (ハピネス－ギフト・パック)
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* [2020.07.08] [[It's All Me - Vol.1|IT'S ALL ME - Vol.1]]
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* [2021.02.24] [[It's All Me - Vol.2|IT'S ALL ME - Vol.2]]
  
 
===Live Albums===
 
===Live Albums===
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* [2013.06.26] [[Sogood|sogood]]
 
* [2013.06.26] [[Sogood|sogood]]
 
* [2013.08.21] [[Come Together ~ Wasurenaide]] (忘れないで)
 
* [2013.08.21] [[Come Together ~ Wasurenaide]] (忘れないで)
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* [2013.11.06] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness - Ageyou Baajon]] (ハピネス - あげようバージョン; ''I'll Give Version'')
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* [2013.11.06] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness - Ageyou Version]] (ハピネス - あげようバージョン; ''I'll Give Version'')
 
* [2014.10.22] [[Story (AI)|Story (English Version)]]
 
* [2014.10.22] [[Story (AI)|Story (English Version)]]
 
* [2014.12.03] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness Pack]] (ハピネス・パック)
 
* [2014.12.03] [[Happiness (AI)|Happiness Pack]] (ハピネス・パック)
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* [2017.05.09] [[Saigo wa Kanarazu Seigi ga Katsu]] (最後は必ず正義が勝つ)
 
* [2017.05.09] [[Saigo wa Kanarazu Seigi ga Katsu]] (最後は必ず正義が勝つ)
 
* [2017.08.01] [[Kira Kira (AI)|Kira Kira]] (キラキラ) feat. [[Watanabe Naomi|Kanna]]
 
* [2017.08.01] [[Kira Kira (AI)|Kira Kira]] (キラキラ) feat. [[Watanabe Naomi|Kanna]]
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* [2019.05.17] [[Summer Magic]]
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* [2019.05.17] [[Summer Magic (AI)|Summer Magic (Japanese Version)]]
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* [2019.08.09] [[You Never Know]] (feat. [[MJ116]])
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* [2019.09.27] [[Baby You Can Cry]]
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* [2020.01.14] [[Bokura wo Matsu Basho]] (僕らを待つ場所)
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* [2020.03.23] [[Good as Gold|GOOD AS GOLD]]
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* [2020.04.24] [[Gift (AI)|Gift]] (ギフト)
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* [2020.10.28] [[Yuusha-tachi (AI)|Yuusha-tachi]] (勇者たち)
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* [2020.11.25] [[Not So Different]]
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* [2020.12.11] [[Not So Different (Remix)]] feat. [[Awich]]
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* [2021.07.19] [[Colorful (Colorful)|Colorful]] <small>('''AI''', [[Hata Motohiro]], [[Little Glee Monster]], [[Miura Daichi]], [[Perfume (group)|Perfume]], [[Taemin]] ([[SHINee]]), [[MIYAVI]], [[Wikipedia:Nasty C|Nasty C]], [[Wikipedia:Sabrina Carpenter|Sabrina Carpenter]], [[Ayumu Imazu]], [[Blue Vintage]], [[Mizki]], [[Sanari]], [[Sato Chikuzen]] ([[Sing Like Talking]]) as '''Colorful''')</small>
  
 
===Split Singles===
 
===Split Singles===
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* [2014.03.26] [[Moriagatchaimashita in Budokan]] (モリアガッチャイマシタin武道館)
 
* [2014.03.26] [[Moriagatchaimashita in Budokan]] (モリアガッチャイマシタin武道館)
 
* [2017.06.07] [[The Best Tour|THE BEST TOUR]]
 
* [2017.06.07] [[The Best Tour|THE BEST TOUR]]
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* [2018.06.20] [[AI Tour Wa to Yo|AI TOUR Wa to Yo]] (AI TOUR 和と洋)
  
 
===Other Video Releases===
 
===Other Video Releases===
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* [2015.04.22] [[TEE]] - [[Tea Time ~Collaboration Best~|Tea time ~Collaboration Best~]] (#14 ''Let it be'' / TEE & '''AI''')
 
* [2015.04.22] [[TEE]] - [[Tea Time ~Collaboration Best~|Tea time ~Collaboration Best~]] (#14 ''Let it be'' / TEE & '''AI''')
 
* [2015.07.29] [[Kato Miliyah]] - [[Kato Miliyah M-Mix ~Mastermix Vol.1~|Kato Miliyah M-MIX ~MASTERMIX Vol.1]] (#33 ''I'll be there with you'' feat. '''AI''' & Aoyama Thelma)
 
* [2015.07.29] [[Kato Miliyah]] - [[Kato Miliyah M-Mix ~Mastermix Vol.1~|Kato Miliyah M-MIX ~MASTERMIX Vol.1]] (#33 ''I'll be there with you'' feat. '''AI''' & Aoyama Thelma)
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* [2015.09.30] [[TEE]] - [[5-Nen-go no I Love You (album)|5-Nen-go no I Love You]] (#6 ''Let it be (Reggae Ver.)'' / TEE & '''AI''')
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* [2015.09.30] [[TEE]] - [[5-Nen-go no I Love You (album)|5-Nen-go no I Love You]] (#6 ''Let it be (Reggae Ver.) / TEE & '''AI''''')
 
* [2015.11.02] [[AI Big Hero 6 Special CD]]
 
* [2015.11.02] [[AI Big Hero 6 Special CD]]
 
* [2015.11.18] [[Disney ~Greatest Songs~ Hougaku-ban]] (#15 ''Story (English Version)'' / '''AI''')
 
* [2015.11.18] [[Disney ~Greatest Songs~ Hougaku-ban]] (#15 ''Story (English Version)'' / '''AI''')
 
* [2016.03.16] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[One Day (Aoyama Thelma)|One Day]] (feat. [[Kato Miliyah]], '''AI''')
 
* [2016.03.16] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[One Day (Aoyama Thelma)|One Day]] (feat. [[Kato Miliyah]], '''AI''')
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* [2016.04.26] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[Pink Tears (mini-album)|PINK TEARS]] (#1 ''One Day'' feat. Kato Miliyah, '''AI''')
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* [2016.04.26] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[Pink Tears (mini-album)|PINK TEARS]] (#1 ''One Day feat. Kato Miliyah, '''AI''''')
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* [2016.04.26] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[Smoke & Tears|SMOKE & TEARS]] (#1 ''One Day'' feat. Kato Miliyah, '''AI''')
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* [2016.04.26] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[Smoke & Tears|SMOKE & TEARS]] (#1 ''One Day feat. Kato Miliyah, '''AI''''')
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* [2016.11.23] [[Kubota Toshinobu]] - [[The Baddest ~Collaboration~|THE BADDEST ~Collaboration~]] (Disc 1 #7 "Soul 2 Soul" feat. '''AI''')
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* [2016.11.23] [[Kubota Toshinobu]] - [[The Baddest ~Collaboration~|THE BADDEST ~Collaboration~]] (Disc 1 #7 ''Soul 2 Soul feat. '''AI''''')
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* [2017.09.06] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[10th Diary|10TH DIARY]] (MIX CD - #15 ''One Day'' feat. [[Kato Miliyah]], '''AI''')
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* [2017.09.06] [[Aoyama Thelma]] - [[10th Diary|10TH DIARY]] (MIX CD - #15 ''One Day feat. [[Kato Miliyah]], '''AI''''')
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* [2018.05.23] [[Adam to Eve no Ringo]] (#10 ''Tsumi to Batsu'')
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* [2020.06.09] [[Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi]] - "[[Shakunage Iro no Sora]]" feat. '''AI'''
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* [2020.10.28] [[Inspire (Kato Miliyah album)|INSPIRE]] (#10 '''''AI''' "Yuusha-tachi"'')
  
 
==Filmography==
 
==Filmography==

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AI promoting IT'S ALL ME - Vol.2 (2021)

AI is a bilingual Hip-Hop and R&B singer. After initial recognition in an appearance in Janet Jackson's "Go Deep" music video, she debuted with BMG, before signing with Universal's Def Jam label in 2003. With numerous successful album releases, tours and media appearances, she remains an influential and popular artist, bringing a heavily American R&B-influenced sound to Japanese audiences.

Profile

Biography

AI was born on November 02, 1981 in Los Angeles, CA to a Japanese father and half-Japanese, half-Italian mother. At the age of four her father's work prompted a move to Kagoshima, Japan, where she spent her elementary school and junior high school days. In 1996, she entered the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, joining the gospel choir and training in various dance genres. In 1998, her first experience of a televised broadcast came as part of the choir in a Mary J Blige concert. In the same year, she won a competition to appear as a dancer in Janet Jackson's promotional video "Go Deep". After a short stint in an Asian female group SX4, she was offered a record deal with BMG and returned to Japan to make her major label debut.

Her debut single "Cry, just Cry" (released on November 22, 2000) was followed up with two singles and the album "my name is AI". However, poor sales resulted in a transfer to Def Jam Japan, where she became the label's first female artist.

The first album with Def Jam, "ORIGINAL A.I.", reached #15 on the Oricon charts. Sold-out tour runs and the release of two albums in 2004 marked an increase in AI's popularity. Significant success then came with the single "Story" in May 2005, with the song reaching #8 on the Oricon ranking charts and selling 300,000 copies. The next album "MIC-A-HOLIC A.I." had sales in excess of 500,000 copies.

"Believe" was released on April 19, 2006 as a tie-in to the Team Medical Dragon drama, continuing a run of good sales. Later in the year, What's goin' on A.I." ranked at #2 on album sales charts and led to her first auditorium tour, which spawned a live album and DVD in March 2007. Further commercial tie-ins ("I'll Remember You" - Audio-Technica, "BRAND NEW DAY" - JAL, "ONE" - Team Medical Dragon 2), appearances at high-profile music festivals (Rock in Japan 2007, Summer Sonic '07) and the release of the "DON'T STOP A.I." album rounded off 2007.

From February to June 2008, AI's largest tour to date included 32 shows across Japan, playing to audiences up to 100,000 as well as appearances in Los Angeles.

In 2011, AI announced that she had changed labels from Universal Music Japan to EMI Music Japan.

Discography

AI promoting "Believe" (2006)
AI promoting "FAKE" (2010)
AI promoting "Letter In The Sky" (2011)
AI promoting INDEPENDENT (2012)
AI promoting "MORIAGARO" (2013)
AI promoting Wa to Yo (2017)
AI promoting Kansha!!!!! -Thank you for 20 years NEW & BEST- (2019)

Studio Albums

Best Albums

Mini-Albums

Live Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Split Singles

Video Releases

Other Video Releases

Compilations / Other

Filmography

Movies

Publications

Photobooks

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External Links

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