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| + | '''AI''' is a bilingual R&B/Hip-Hop singer. After initial recognition in an appearance in [[Wikipedia:Janet Jackson|Janet Jackson]]'s "[[Wikipedia:Go Deep|Go Deep]]" music video, she debuted with BMG, before signing with Universal's Def Jam Japan 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. | ||
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| + | ==Profile== | ||
| + | * '''Stage Name:''' AI | ||
| + | * '''Real Name:''' Uemura Carina Ai (植村 カリーナ 愛) | ||
| + | * '''Birthday:''' November 2, 1981 | ||
==Biography== | ==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. | 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 " | + | 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. |
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The first album with Def Jam, "ORIGINAL AI", 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. | The first album with Def Jam, "ORIGINAL AI", 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. | "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. | ||
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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. Her most recent album "VIVA A.I." was released on March 04, 2009. | 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. Her most recent album "VIVA A.I." was released on March 04, 2009. | ||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
| + | ===Albums=== | ||
| + | * [2001.11.02] [[My Name is AI|my name is AI]] | ||
| + | * [2003.07.23] [[Original A.I.|ORIGINAL A.I.]] | ||
| + | * [2004.05.27] [[2004 A.I.]] | ||
| + | * [2005.07.06] [[Mic-a-Holic A.I.|MIC-A-HOLIC A.I.]] | ||
| + | * [2006.09.27] [[What's Goin' on A.I.|What's goin' on A.I.]] | ||
| + | * [2007.12.05] [[Don't Stop A.I.|DON'T STOP A.I.]] | ||
| + | * [2009.03.04] [[Viva A.I.|VIVA A.I.]] | ||
| − | ===Albums=== | + | ===Other Albums=== |
| − | + | * [2004.03.03] [[Rhythm & Babe]] (Compilation Album) | |
| − | + | * [2004.09.08] [[Flashback to A.I.|FLASHBACK TO A.I.]] (Best Album) | |
| − | * [2004. | + | * [2004.10.20] [[Feat. A.I.|FEAT. A.I.]] (Featuring Album) |
| − | * [2004.09.08] [[Flashback to A.I. | + | * [2007.03.07] [[Live A.I.|LIVE A.I.]] (Live Album) |
| − | * [2004.10.20] [[Feat. A.I. | ||
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| − | * [2007.03.07] [[Live A.I.|LIVE A.I.]] | ||
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===Singles=== | ===Singles=== | ||
| − | + | * [2000.11.22] [[Cry, Just Cry|Cry, just Cry]] | |
| − | * [2000.11.22] [[Cry, Just Cry | + | * [2001.05.23] [[U Can Do]] |
| − | * [2001.05.23] [[ | + | * [2001.09.05] [[Shining Star]] |
| − | * [2001.09.05] [[ | + | * [2003.01.28] [[Saishuu Senkoku]] (最終宣告) |
| − | * [2003.01.28] [[ | + | * [2003.06.25] [[Thank U]] |
| − | * [2003.06.25] [[ | + | * [2003.10.15] [[My Friend / Senjou no Merry Christmas|My friend / Senjou no Merry Christmas]] (戦場のメリークリスマス) |
| − | * [2003.10.15] [[My Friend / Senjou no Merry Christmas | + | * [2004.03.03] [[After the Rain (AI)|After The Rain]] |
| − | * [2004.03.03] [[After the Rain | + | * [2004.04.16] [[E.O.]] |
| − | * [2004.04.16] [[ | + | * [2004.08.04] [[Watch Out!|WATCH OUT!]] feat.[[AFRA]]+[[TUCKER]] |
| − | * [2004.08.04] [[Watch Out! | + | * [2005.02.09] [[365]] feat.[[DELI]] |
| − | * [2005.02.09] [[ | + | * [2005.04.20] [[Crayon Beats]] |
| − | * [2005.04.20] [[ | + | * [2005.05.18] [[Story (AI)|Story]] |
| − | * [2005.05.18] [[Story (AI)|Story]] | + | * [2006.04.19] [[Believe (AI)|Believe]] |
| − | * [2006.04.19] [[Believe (AI)|Believe]] | + | * [2006.08.30] [[I Wanna Know]] |
| − | * [2006.08.30] [[I Wanna Know]] | + | * [2007.07.18] [[I'll Remember You / Brand New Day|I'll Remember You / BRAND NEW DAY]] |
| − | * [2007.07.18] [[I'll Remember You / Brand New Day|I'll Remember You / BRAND NEW DAY]] | + | * [2007.11.07] [[One (AI)|ONE]] |
| − | * [2007.11.07] [[One (AI)| | + | * [2008.06.04] [[Taisetsu na Mono (AI)|Taisetsu na Mono]] (大切なもの) |
| − | * [2008.06.04] 大切なもの | + | * [2008.09.10] [[Okuribito / So Special -Version AI-]] (おくりびと) |
| − | * [2008.09.10] | + | * [2009.02.04] [[You Are My Star|YOU ARE MY STAR]] |
| − | * [2009.02.04] YOU ARE MY STAR | ||
===DVDs=== | ===DVDs=== | ||
| + | * [2005.02.07] [[Machigainai|MACHIGAINAI]] | ||
| + | * [2001.01.18] [[Mic-a-Holic A.I. Japan Tour '05|MIC-A-HOLIC A.I. JAPAN TOUR '05]] | ||
| + | * [2007.03.28] [[Nippon Budoukan A.I.]] (日本武道館 A.I.) | ||
| + | * [2008.11.26] [[Don't Stop A.I. Japan Tour|DON'T STOP A.I. Japan Tour]] | ||
| − | * [ | + | ===Compilations / Other=== |
| − | * [ | + | *[2001.11.21] [[Denda Mao]] - [[One Last Kiss|ONE LAST KISS]] (#1 ''ONE LAST KISS feat.'''AI''''') |
| − | * [ | + | *[2002.10.23] [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]] - [[Luv Ya|LUV YA]] (#1 ''LUV YA feat.'''AI''''') |
| − | * [2008.11. | + | *[2003.02.05] [[SUITE CHIC]] - [["Uh Uh,,,,,," / Baby be mine]] (#1 ''"Uh Uh,,,,,," feat.'''AI''''') |
| − | + | *[2003.07.30] [[DOUBLE]] - [[Rollin' on]] (#2 ''Rollin' on remix feat.'''AI'''(Remixed by DJ MASTERKEY)'') | |
| + | *[2003.12.03] [[MICHICO]] - [[Gold Digga|GOLD DIGGA]] (#1 ''GOLD DIGGA feat.'''AI''''') | ||
| + | *[2004.04.07] [[MICHICO]] - [[O.P.D.]] (#2 ''GOLD DIGGA featuring '''AI''' DJ HAZIME REMIX'') | ||
| + | *[2008.06.11] [[Tsuchiya Anna]] - [[Crazy World]] feat.'''AI''' | ||
| + | *[2009.02.25] [[GICODE]] - [[Home Sweet Home (GICODE)|HOME SWEET HOME]] (#1 ''HOME SWEET HOME with '''AI''', [[JAMOSA]]'') | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ai/index.html Official Website] | ||
| + | * [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B) Japanese Wikipedia] | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Artists]] | |
| − | + | [[Category:J-Urban]] | |
| − | + | [[Category:J-R&B]] | |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:J-Hip-Hop]] |
| + | [[Category:1981 Births]] | ||
| + | [[Category:English Fluent]] | ||
Revision as of 19:39, 11 May 2009
AI promoting YOU ARE MY STAR (2009)
AI is a bilingual R&B/Hip-Hop 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 Japan 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.
Contents
Profile
- Stage Name: AI
- Real Name: Uemura Carina Ai (植村 カリーナ 愛)
- Birthday: November 2, 1981
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 AI", 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. Her most recent album "VIVA A.I." was released on March 04, 2009.
Discography
Albums
- [2001.11.02] my name is AI
- [2003.07.23] ORIGINAL A.I.
- [2004.05.27] 2004 A.I.
- [2005.07.06] MIC-A-HOLIC A.I.
- [2006.09.27] What's goin' on A.I.
- [2007.12.05] DON'T STOP A.I.
- [2009.03.04] VIVA A.I.
Other Albums
- [2004.03.03] Rhythm & Babe (Compilation Album)
- [2004.09.08] FLASHBACK TO A.I. (Best Album)
- [2004.10.20] FEAT. A.I. (Featuring Album)
- [2007.03.07] LIVE A.I. (Live Album)
Singles
- [2000.11.22] Cry, just Cry
- [2001.05.23] U Can Do
- [2001.09.05] Shining Star
- [2003.01.28] Saishuu Senkoku (最終宣告)
- [2003.06.25] Thank U
- [2003.10.15] My friend / Senjou no Merry Christmas (戦場のメリークリスマス)
- [2004.03.03] After The Rain
- [2004.04.16] E.O.
- [2004.08.04] WATCH OUT! feat.AFRA+TUCKER
- [2005.02.09] 365 feat.DELI
- [2005.04.20] Crayon Beats
- [2005.05.18] Story
- [2006.04.19] Believe
- [2006.08.30] I Wanna Know
- [2007.07.18] I'll Remember You / BRAND NEW DAY
- [2007.11.07] ONE
- [2008.06.04] Taisetsu na Mono (大切なもの)
- [2008.09.10] Okuribito / So Special -Version AI- (おくりびと)
- [2009.02.04] YOU ARE MY STAR
DVDs
- [2005.02.07] MACHIGAINAI
- [2001.01.18] MIC-A-HOLIC A.I. JAPAN TOUR '05
- [2007.03.28] Nippon Budoukan A.I. (日本武道館 A.I.)
- [2008.11.26] DON'T STOP A.I. Japan Tour
Compilations / Other
- [2001.11.21] Denda Mao - ONE LAST KISS (#1 ONE LAST KISS feat.AI)
- [2002.10.23] SPHERE of INFLUENCE - LUV YA (#1 LUV YA feat.AI)
- [2003.02.05] SUITE CHIC - "Uh Uh,,,,,," / Baby be mine (#1 "Uh Uh,,,,,," feat.AI)
- [2003.07.30] DOUBLE - Rollin' on (#2 Rollin' on remix feat.AI(Remixed by DJ MASTERKEY))
- [2003.12.03] MICHICO - GOLD DIGGA (#1 GOLD DIGGA feat.AI)
- [2004.04.07] MICHICO - O.P.D. (#2 GOLD DIGGA featuring AI DJ HAZIME REMIX)
- [2008.06.11] Tsuchiya Anna - Crazy World feat.AI
- [2009.02.25] GICODE - HOME SWEET HOME (#1 HOME SWEET HOME with AI, JAMOSA)
