BONNIE PINK

BONNIE PINK promoting "Tsumetai Ame" (2012)

BONNIE PINK is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, currently signed to the label Warner Music Japan. She debuted in the music business with the album Blue Jam under Pony Canyon. She is most famous for singing the theme song to the anime Rurouni Kenshin, called "It's gonna rain!" and "A Perfect Sky" which was used as the Shiseido "ANESSA" commercial song. This single reached #5 on the Oricon weekly charts, and is currently BONNIE PINK's most successful single.

Profile

• Stage Name: BONNIE PINK
• Real Name: Asada Kaori (浅田香織)
• Birthday: April 16, 1973 (1973-04-16)
• Birth Place Kyoto, Japan
• Blood Type: A

Information

BONNIE PINK first appeared on the scene in 1995, though her debut album, Blue Jam failed to gain her much notice. She was discovered while singing at her university music festival. After meeting The Cardigans producer Tore Johansson, with whom she recorded her next two albums, she released Heaven's Kitchen two years later, an album which gained her good sales and recognition. To date she has released ten albums, as well as several best albums in addition to a remix album. She has also sung the ending theme for the Japanese animation series Rurouni Kenshin, and GANTZ. She sings in English with reasonable skill in addition to her native Japanese.

Discography

BONNIE PINK promoting Present (2003)

BONNIE PINK promoting Even So (2004)

BONNIE PINK promoting Golden Tears (2005)

BONNIE PINK promoting "LOVE IS BUBBLE" (2006)

BONNIE PINK promoting "Anything For You" (2007)

BONNIE PINK promoting "Kane wo Narashite" (2008)

BONNIE PINK promoting "Joy / Happy Ending" (2009)

BONNIE PINK promoting "Is This Love?" (2010)

BONNIE PINK promoting Back Room -BONNIE PINK Remakes- (2011)

Albums

• [1995.09.21] Blue Jam
• [1997.05.16] Heaven's Kitchen
• [1998.04.17] evil and flowers
• [2000.04.05] Let Go
• [2001.10.24] Just a Girl
• [2003.02.19] Present
• [2004.05.12] Even So
• [2005.09.21] Golden Tears
• [2007.07.25] Thinking Out Loud
• [2009.05.13] ONE
• [2010.10.06] Dear Diary
• [2012.07.25] Chasing Hope

Best Albums

• [1999.12.17] Bonnie's Kitchen #1
• [2000.01.19] Bonnie's Kitchen #2
• [2005.03.05] BONNIE PINK Collection
• [2006.07.26] Every Single Day -Complete BONNIE PINK (1995-2006)-

Remix Albums

• [2002.02.27] re*PINK

Live Albums

• [2003.08.06] Pink in Red

Cover Albums

• [2005.06.22] REMINISCENCE
• [2011.09.21] Back Room -BONNIE PINK Remakes- (Self-Cover Album)

Mini-Albums

• [2008.11.26] CHAIN

Singles

• [1995.10.20] Orange (オレンジ)
• [1996.04.19] Surprise!
• [1996.09.20] Do You Crash?
• [1997.04.18] Heaven's Kitchen
• [1997.06.18] It's Gonna Rain!
• [1998.03.04] Forget Me Not
• [1998.05.20] Kingyo (金魚; Goldfish)
• [1998.10.21] Inu to Tsuki (犬と月; Dog and the Moon)
• [1999.10.06] Daisy
• [2000.03.01] You Are Blue, So Am I
• [2000.06.07] Kako to Genjitsu (過去と現実; The Past and Reality)
• [2000.07.12] Sleeping Child
• [2001.02.07] Take Me In
• [2001.05.09] Thinking Of You
• [2001.08.29] Nemurenai Yoru (眠れない夜; Sleepless Night)
• [2003.01.22] Tonight, the Night
• [2004.01.21] Private Laughter
• [2004.04.07] Last Kiss
• [2005.08.03] So Wonderful
• [2006.05.10] LOVE IS BUBBLE
• [2006.06.28] A Perfect Sky
• [2007.03.28] Anything For You
• [2007.06.06] Water Me
• [2008.08.06] Kane wo Narashite (鐘を鳴らして; Ring a Bell)
• [2009.04.08] Joy / Happy Ending
• [2010.09.22] Kite (カイト)
• [2012.02.29] Tsumetai Ame (冷たい雨; Cold Rain)
• [2012.07.04] Machi no Namae (街の名前)

Download Exclusives

• [2008.04.16] Ring A Bell
• [2009.04.01] Fed Up feat. Craig David
• [2010.01.11] Morning Glory
• [2010.05.05] Is This Love?
• [2011.03.29] The Sun Will Rise Again

Vinyls

• [1996.06.28] We've gotta find a way back to love
• [1997.04.18] Heaven's Kitchen
• [1997.10.03] Lie Lie Lie
• [1998.05.20] e.p.
• [1998.10.21] Inu to Tsuki
• [2000.04.05] Fish
• [2000.07.12] Sleeping Child Remix*1
• [2000.07.12] Sleeping Child Remix*2
• [2001.05.09] Thinking Of You
• [2005.09.21] Don't Get Me Wrong with The Miceteeth

Video Releases

• [2002.02.20] B.P.V. Vol. 1
• [2003.02.26] B.P.V. Vol. 2
• [2005.09.21] BONNIE PINK GOES OVERSEAS
• [2006.08.23] TOUR 2005 "Golden Tears"
• [2008.04.09] TOUR 2007 "Thinking Out Loud" Final at Nippon Budokan
• [2011.03.09] Flarella (フラレラ)

Other Video Releases

• [2006.12.20] ap bank fes'06
• [2007.10.31] m-flo Tour 2007 "Cosmicolor" @ Yokohama Arena
• [2009.02.25] Live & Documentary DVD "ap bank fes '08"
• [2012.02.29] ap bank fes '11 Fund for Japan

Compilations / Other

• [1994.08.21] BOOGIE MAN - PACHINCO★MAN ("4 SEASONS LOVER")
• [1994.09.21] Ladies in MOTION ("FREEDOM, CRAZY FLIGHT")
• [1995.11.17] LOVE LITE presents CLUB CHRISTMAS (#7 "We've Gotta Find a Way Back to Love")
• [1996.xx.xx] Poetized - E.P. ("The microphone song")
• [1996.07.19] COKE BERRY - Sugar Plum Fairy ("Sugary Man")
• [1996.11.01] World Famous - Summer (#3 "PLASTIC DUMMY")
• [1997.09.19] Lie Lie Lie (#1 "Lie Lie Lie", #3 "Silence", #7 "Melody", #10 "Lie Lie Lie (DJ Tonk Naked Pink Mix)", #12 "Tatoeba no Hanashi")
• [1998.03.18] In My Life (#8 "Blackbird")
• [1998.05.30] MOOMIN - Feel Alright! (#2 "WINDY LADY" feat. Itoh Naoki, BONNIE PINK, Inoue Tomio, Horiguchi Kei, Itoh Mikio, Misawa Mataro)
• [2000.11.22] Sano Motoharu - GRASS - The 20th Anniversary Edition's 2nd (#11 "Ishi to Tamago" feat. BONNIE PINK)
• [2002.01.23] DJ HASEBE - "Get Out! / Red Hot Shoes" feat. BONNIE PINK & Verbal
• [2002.02.27] atami - Under The Sun ("Under The Sun")
• [2002.04.10] What's Love? - Koi no Aji (#3 "Akai Sweet Pea" feat. BONNIE PINK)
• [2002.07.10] DJ HASEBE - TAIL OF OLD NICK (#4 "Red Hot Shoes. -OLD NICK ver.-", #11 "Get Out! -OLD NICK ver.-")
• [2003.06.18] One Nation Japanese Remixes & Produced by Incognito (#10 "Awa ni Natta (Summer crusin' mix)")
• [2003.06.25] CORNELIUS - CM2 (#7 "Fish")
• [2003.09.22] Beautiful Songs series Cool Beauty (#2 "Wildflower")
• [2004.05.12] Hedwig and the Angry Inch Tribute (#1 "ORIGIN OF LOVE")
• [2004.06.01] Kamachi Original Soundtrack ("Please Mr.Postman @boy's room, Please Mr.Postman @laidback")
• [2004.11.03] KREVA - Shinjin KREVA (#10 "You are the No.1 (Hey DJ)" feat. Bonnie PINK)
• [2004.11.26] meister - above the clouds ("above the clouds")
• [2005.05.21] HONESTY - AMERICAN ROCK ("Tokyo Girl")
• [2005.09.30] Happy Birthday, John (#1 "Revolution")
• [2006.02.22] Fantastic Plastic Machine - imaginations (#9 "a world without love" feat. BONNIE PINK)
• [2006.04.26] Words of Yukinojo (#8 "Kimi-tachi ki~ui papaia mangōda ne (chūgen-me iko)" (BONNIE PINK meets Mansfield))
• [2006.11.08] m-flo loves BONNIE PINK - "Love Song"
• [2007.07.25] Urufuruzu - "Ryohou For You / Nakete Kuru" ("Hanasaka Fever")
• [2007.09.26] m-flo - electriCOLOR -COMPLETE REMIX- ("Love Song -Danny Byrd Remix-")
• [2008.06.25] BAND FOR SANKA - Waratte Misete Kure ("Waratte Misete Kure")
• [2008.11.26] Craig David - Greatest Hits ("ALL THE WAY" feat. BONNIE PINK)
• [2009.03.25] the popular music - (#5 "Ningyou")
• [2009.10.21] Curly Giraffe - Thank You For Being A Friend (#4 "Run Run Run" feat. BONNIE PINK, #10 "Spilt Milk" feat. BONNIE PINK)
• [2010.07.07] GAGLE - SOREIZEN -mixed by DJ Mu-R- (#5 "Got Me A Feeling" with DJ MITSU THE BEATS, Hirai Ken, #26 "Corona & Lime" feat. BONNIE PINK)
• [2011.07.27] Rurouni Kenshin Complete Collection (#7 "It's gonna rain!")
• [2012.03.07] Japan United with Music - "All You Need Is Love"
• [2012.09.19] Ohashi Trio - White (#8 Be there feat. BONNIE PINK)
• [2013.02.13] Q;indivi + BONNIE PINK - Twinkle of My Eyes

Filmography

Movies

• [2006] Memories of Matsuko (as Ayano)

Publications

Books

• [2006.05.23] My life's in the bag ~Deai to Omoide wo Kaban ni Tsumete~

Band Scores

• [1998.01] Yasashiku Hikeru - Piano Solo Album
• [1999.02] Evil and Flowers - Band Score
• [2000.06] Bonnie's Kitchen Selection - Band Score
• [2000.10] Let Go - Band Score

External Links

• Official Website
• Official Facebook
• Official Twitter