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'''Aikawa Nanase''' (相川七瀬) is a Japanese musician. While she does have her fair share of soft songs (such as [[~dandelion~]] and [[The Last Quarter]]) and fun songs ([[Break Out!]], [[Cosmic Love]]), a good portion of her collection (and, indeed, the majority of her most popular songs) fall firmly in the rock category. She has remained a constant source of quality rock with a slight pop edge, and though some may argue she belongs fully in the [[J-Rock]] category, her pop-[[idol]] status and ability to work outside the rock confines would say otherwise.
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'''Aikawa Nanase''' (相川七瀬) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]]-[[J-Rock|rock]] musician under [[avex trax]] label.
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Currently Aikawa Nanase is working on her new album project. On May 2nd, 2007, Aikawa Nanase announced that she is 6 months pregnant with her 2nd baby and that she is still preparing for the next album's release. Not many official details have been released yet about the album, aside for a few messages posted on her [http://nanase.jp/ site].
 
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==Profile==
 
* '''Name:''' Aikawa Nanase (相川七瀬)
 
* '''Name:''' Aikawa Nanase (相川七瀬)
 
* '''Birthdate:''' February 16th, 1975
 
* '''Birthdate:''' February 16th, 1975
 
* '''Birthplace:''' [[Osaka]], [[Osaka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
 
* '''Birthplace:''' [[Osaka]], [[Osaka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
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* '''[[Blood Type]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>''' AB
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* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' AB
 
* '''Height:''' 157cm (5'2")
 
* '''Height:''' 157cm (5'2")
 
* '''Weight:''' 39kg (86 lbs)
 
* '''Weight:''' 39kg (86 lbs)
 
* '''Eyes:''' Brown
 
* '''Eyes:''' Brown
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* '''Favourite Pet:''' Cat
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* '''Favorite Pet:''' Cat
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* '''Favourite Time of Day:''' Night
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* '''Favorite Time of Day:''' Night
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 212px">[[Image:Aik 1996.jpg|[[Image:210px-Aik_1996.jpg|210px|Nanase in 1996]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:Aik 1996.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>Nanase in 1996</div></div></div>
 
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Aikawa Nanase was born 16 February, 1975 in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]. Her parents divorced when she was young, which affected her significantly enough that she developed into a bit of a troublemaker (which also happens to be the title of one of her best songs). It is rumored that she was in a girl gang in her young teenage years, and supposedly may have been its leader. Another story has it that she was severely bullied by classmates, giving rise to nightmares, and she skipped an entire year of school. Regardless, at the age of 15, she left all that behind, dropped out of school and was discovered by well-known music producer [[Oda Tetsuro|Oda Tetsuro]]. Throughout her school years, Nanase would sing and participated in a few singing competitions, which routinely passed her over, though brought her to the attention of Oda. He trained Nanase as a singer for five years before she released her first single, though the details of her life in those years are sketchy.
 
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Nanase is an intensely private person. Very little is known about her personal life except for the bits and pieces she feels confident enough to announce. For instance, on 16 February, 2001, a great many of her male fans were heartbroken when she publicly announced that she had got married that very day. She published this, and the fact that she was already three-months pregnant, on her [http://www.nanase.gr.jp official website]. Nothing else about her relationship was known until the birth of her son, on 6 September, 2001.
 
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She is 'polite, but seldom enthusiastic' in interviews, but frequently leaves hand-written messages on her website. Very little else is known of her. This may also be due to the lack of Japanese to English translators in the Aikawa Nanase fanbase. Oddly enough, roughly half of the non-Japanese Nanase fans are [[Chinese|Chinese]].
 
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 212px">[[Image:aikawa nanase jan2005.jpg|[[Image:210px-aikawa_nanase_jan2005.jpg|210px|Nanase in 2000]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:aikawa nanase jan2005.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>Nanase in 2000</div></div></div>
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==Information==
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===Early Life===
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Aikawa Nanase was born 16 February, 1975 in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]. Her parents divorced when she was young, which affected her significantly enough that she developed into a bit of a troublemaker (which also happens to be the title of one of her best songs). It is rumored that she was in a girl gang in her young teenage years, and supposedly may have been its leader. Another story has it that she was severely bullied by classmates, giving rise to nightmares, and she skipped an entire year of school. Regardless, at the age of 15, she left all that behind, dropped out of school and was discovered by well-known music producer [[Oda Tetsuro]]. Throughout her school years, Aikawa would sing and participated in a few singing competitions, which routinely passed her over, though brought her to the attention of Oda. He trained Aikawa as a singer for five years before she released her first single, though the details of her life in those years are sketchy.
  
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After she released her first single in November, 1995, she released three more singles, and then her first full album ''Red'' in 1996, which sold more than two million copies in its first month, and saw her named "the brightest star" in female rock. That album won her an invitation to perform in a New Year's Eve singing contest between male and female teams of popular singers sponsored by [[NHK]] (one of Japan's television companies). Since then, she's released about an album each year, plus an average of three mini- or maxi-singles. Her second album, ''Paradox'', was released in July 1997, selling 1.8 million copies, and coincided with her first concert tour '''Live Emotion '97''' (consisting of 20 concert dates, attracting a total of 65,000 fans, according to [[Avex]].) July 1998 saw her third album ''Crimson'', and another concert tour with over 40 concert dates. Her 1999 release, ''I.D.'', was a compilation album, but it debuted at number one on the rock chart, her fourth consecutive album to release in the number one slot. In 2001, she also released a 'mini-album', something between a full album and a single, of uncharacteristically soft, though lovely, ballad-style music, recorded during her later months of pregnancy. (This album was produced by [[Hotei Tomoyasu]].)
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===Personality===
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Aikawa is an intensely private person. Very little is known about her personal life except for the bits and pieces she feels confident enough to announce. For instance, on 16 February, 2001, a great many of her male fans were heartbroken when she publicly announced that she had got married that very day. She published this, and the fact that she was already three-months pregnant, on her official website. Nothing else about her relationship was known until the birth of her son, on 6 September, 2001.
  
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At the 11th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards, Nanase's album ''Red'' was voted the Best Album (Japanese Rock and Folk music, female vocalist category). Her album ''Paradox'' was voted Best Album of the Year, at the 12th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards.
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She is 'polite, but seldom enthusiastic' in interviews, but frequently leaves hand-written messages on her website. Very little else is known of her. Roughly half of the non-Japanese Aikawa fans are Chinese.
  
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To date (November 2006), Aikawa Nanase has released six albums, two compilation albums and three mini-albums, a total of 27 singles, and no less than four separate concerts and two music video collections on video and DVD.
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===Career===
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After she released her first single in November, 1995, Aikawa released three more singles, and then her first full album [[Red]] in 1996, which sold more than two million copies in its first month, and saw her named "the brightest star" in female rock. That album won her an invitation to perform in [[NHK]] [[Kouhaku Uta Gassen]]. Since then, she released about an album each year, plus an average of three mini-albums or maxi-singles. Her second album, [[Paradox|ParaDOX]], was released in July 1997, selling 1.8 million copies, and coincided with her first concert tour ''Live Emotion '97'' (consisting of 20 concert dates, attracting a total of 65,000 fans, according to [[avex]]). July 1998 saw her third album [[Crimson]], and another concert tour with over 40 concert dates. Her 1999 release, [[ID (Aikawa Nanase)|ID]], was a compilation album, but it debuted at number one on the rock chart, her fourth consecutive album to release in the number one slot. In the year 2001, she released a ballad-style mini-album, recorded during her later months of pregnancy.
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Aikawa Nanase publishes her music under the Motorod label, a division of [[Avex|Avex Group]].
 
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At the 11th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards, Aikawa's album [[Red]] was voted the Best Album (Japanese Rock and Folk music, female vocalist category). Her album [[Paradox|ParaDOX]] was voted Best Album of the Year, at the 12th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards.
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==Discography==
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===Albums===
 
* [1996.07.03] [[Red]]
 
* [1996.07.03] [[Red]]
 
* [1997.07.02] [[Paradox|ParaDOX]]
 
* [1997.07.02] [[Paradox|ParaDOX]]
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* [1998.07.08] [[Crimson]]
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* [1998.07.08] [[Crimson|crimson]]
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* [1999.05.19] [[ID (Aikawa Nanase)|ID]]
 
 
* [2000.02.16] [[Foxtrot|FOXTROT]]
 
* [2000.02.16] [[Foxtrot|FOXTROT]]
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* [2001.02.21] [[Purana|Purãnã]]
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* [2001.02.21] [[Purana]]
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* [2003.03.26] [[ID:2]]
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* [2004.02.18] [[7 Seven|7 seven]]
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* [2004.02.18] [[7 seven]]
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* [2009.02.18] [[Reborn (Aikawa Nanase album)|REBORN]]
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* [2009.02.18] [[REBORN]]
 
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===Mini-Albums===
 
* [2001.09.27] [[The Last Quarter]]
 
* [2001.09.27] [[The Last Quarter]]
 
* [2005.02.16] [[The First Quarter]]
 
* [2005.02.16] [[The First Quarter]]
 
* [2005.11.09] [[R.U.O.K.|R.U.O.K.?!]]
 
* [2005.11.09] [[R.U.O.K.|R.U.O.K.?!]]
  
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===Best Albums===
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* [1999.05.19] [[ID (Aikawa Nanase)|ID]]
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* [2003.03.26] [[ID:2]]
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* [2007.04.13] [[Complete Best Aikawa Nanase|COMPLETE BEST Aikawa Nanase]] (COMPLETE BEST 相川七瀬)
  
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===Singles===
 
* [1995.11.08] [[Yume Miru Shoujo ja Irarenai]] (夢見る少女じゃいられない)
 
* [1995.11.08] [[Yume Miru Shoujo ja Irarenai]] (夢見る少女じゃいられない)
 
* [1996.02.07] [[Bye Bye.]] (バイバイ。)
 
* [1996.02.07] [[Bye Bye.]] (バイバイ。)
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* [1999.09.29] [[Jealousy (Aikawa Nanase)|Jealousy]]
 
* [1999.09.29] [[Jealousy (Aikawa Nanase)|Jealousy]]
 
* [1999.12.18] [[China Rose]]
 
* [1999.12.18] [[China Rose]]
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* [2000.05.31] [[midnight blue]]
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* [2000.05.31] [[Midnight Blue|midnight blue]]
 
* [2000.08.09] [[Seven Seas|SEVEN SEAS]]
 
* [2000.08.09] [[Seven Seas|SEVEN SEAS]]
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* [2001.01.31] [[~dandelion~]]
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* [2001.01.31] [[~Dandelion~|~dandelion~]]
 
* [2001.01.31] [[No Future|NO FUTURE]]
 
* [2001.01.31] [[No Future|NO FUTURE]]
 
* [2002.06.05] [[Owarinai Yume]] (終わりない夢)
 
* [2002.06.05] [[Owarinai Yume]] (終わりない夢)
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* [2004.01.21] [[Ai no Uta -Magenta Rain-]] (愛ノ詩 -マジェンタレイン-)
 
* [2004.01.21] [[Ai no Uta -Magenta Rain-]] (愛ノ詩 -マジェンタレイン-)
 
* [2004.02.18] [[Round Zero ~Blade Brave|Round ZERO ~BLADE BRAVE]]
 
* [2004.02.18] [[Round Zero ~Blade Brave|Round ZERO ~BLADE BRAVE]]
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* [2004.09.29] [[Mangekyou / Unlimited|Mangekyou / UNLIMITED]] (万華鏡)
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* [2004.09.29] [[Mangekyou / Unlimited|Mangekyou / UNLIMITED]] (万華鏡 / UNLIMITED)
 
* [2005.01.19] [[Kagiri Aru Hibiki]] (限りある響き)
 
* [2005.01.19] [[Kagiri Aru Hibiki]] (限りある響き)
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* [2006.02.15] [[EVERYBODY GOES]]
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* [2006.02.15] [[Everybody Goes|EVERYBODY GOES]]
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* [2009.11.11] [[Tatto|tAttoo]]
  
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===Digital Download===
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* [2008.05.24] [[Prism (Aikawa Nanase)|PRISM]]
  
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===DVD / VHS===
 
* [1997.02.19] [[Reflex]]
 
* [1997.02.19] [[Reflex]]
 
* [1997.10.29] [[Live Emotion Concert Tour '97|Live Emotion Concert Tour '97]]
 
* [1997.10.29] [[Live Emotion Concert Tour '97|Live Emotion Concert Tour '97]]
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* [2006.01.01] [[7.7.7. Live at Shibuya AX|7.7.7. LIVE AT SHIBUYA AX]]
 
* [2006.01.01] [[7.7.7. Live at Shibuya AX|7.7.7. LIVE AT SHIBUYA AX]]
  
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* [http://www.avexnet.or.jp/nanase/ Official Site]
 
* [http://www.avexnet.or.jp/nanase/ Official Site]
 
* [http://nanase.jp/ Personal Site]
 
* [http://nanase.jp/ Personal Site]
 
* [http://www.nanase-online.co.nr/ NANASE-ONLINE]
 
* [http://www.nanase-online.co.nr/ NANASE-ONLINE]
  
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Aikawa Nanase (2009)

Aikawa Nanase (相川七瀬) is a Japanese pop-rock musician under avex trax label.

Profile

  • Name: Aikawa Nanase (相川七瀬)
  • Birthdate: February 16th, 1975
  • Birthplace: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
  • Blood Type: AB
  • Height: 157cm (5'2")
  • Weight: 39kg (86 lbs)
  • Eyes: Brown
  • Favorite Pet: Cat
  • Favorite Time of Day: Night

Information

Early Life

Aikawa Nanase was born 16 February, 1975 in Osaka, Japan. Her parents divorced when she was young, which affected her significantly enough that she developed into a bit of a troublemaker (which also happens to be the title of one of her best songs). It is rumored that she was in a girl gang in her young teenage years, and supposedly may have been its leader. Another story has it that she was severely bullied by classmates, giving rise to nightmares, and she skipped an entire year of school. Regardless, at the age of 15, she left all that behind, dropped out of school and was discovered by well-known music producer Oda Tetsuro. Throughout her school years, Aikawa would sing and participated in a few singing competitions, which routinely passed her over, though brought her to the attention of Oda. He trained Aikawa as a singer for five years before she released her first single, though the details of her life in those years are sketchy.

Personality

Aikawa is an intensely private person. Very little is known about her personal life except for the bits and pieces she feels confident enough to announce. For instance, on 16 February, 2001, a great many of her male fans were heartbroken when she publicly announced that she had got married that very day. She published this, and the fact that she was already three-months pregnant, on her official website. Nothing else about her relationship was known until the birth of her son, on 6 September, 2001.

She is 'polite, but seldom enthusiastic' in interviews, but frequently leaves hand-written messages on her website. Very little else is known of her. Roughly half of the non-Japanese Aikawa fans are Chinese.

Career

After she released her first single in November, 1995, Aikawa released three more singles, and then her first full album Red in 1996, which sold more than two million copies in its first month, and saw her named "the brightest star" in female rock. That album won her an invitation to perform in NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen. Since then, she released about an album each year, plus an average of three mini-albums or maxi-singles. Her second album, ParaDOX, was released in July 1997, selling 1.8 million copies, and coincided with her first concert tour Live Emotion '97 (consisting of 20 concert dates, attracting a total of 65,000 fans, according to avex). July 1998 saw her third album Crimson, and another concert tour with over 40 concert dates. Her 1999 release, ID, was a compilation album, but it debuted at number one on the rock chart, her fourth consecutive album to release in the number one slot. In the year 2001, she released a ballad-style mini-album, recorded during her later months of pregnancy.

At the 11th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards, Aikawa's album Red was voted the Best Album (Japanese Rock and Folk music, female vocalist category). Her album ParaDOX was voted Best Album of the Year, at the 12th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards.

Discography

Albums

Mini-Albums

Best Albums

Singles

Digital Download

DVD / VHS

External Links

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