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'''Nakashima Mika''' was born on February 19, 1983 in Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan. With several hit singles and albums, Mika has become a well-known figure amongst female Japanese pop singers.
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'''Nakashima Mika''' (中島美嘉) was born on February 19, 1983 in Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan. With several hit singles and albums, Mika has become a well-known figure amongst female Japanese pop singers.
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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[[Image:LOVE-03.jpg‎|thumb|300px|right|Nakashima Mika promoting ''LOVE'' (2003)]]
 
[[Image:LOVE-03.jpg‎|thumb|300px|right|Nakashima Mika promoting ''LOVE'' (2003)]]
  
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|'''#1'''
 
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|2003.11.06
 
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|[[LOVE (Nakashima Mika)|LØVE]]
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|[[Love (Nakashima Mika)|LØVE]]
 
|'''#1'''
 
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|2005.03.09
 
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|[[MUSIC (Nakashima Mika)|MUSIC]]
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|[[Music (Nakashima Mika)|MUSIC]]
 
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|2007.03.14
 
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|[[YES (Nakashima Mika)|YES]]
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|[[Yes|YES]]
 
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|2008.11.26
 
|2008.11.26
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|[[VOICE (Nakashima Mika)|VOICE]]
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|[[Voice (Nakashima Mika)|VOICE]]
 
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|2002.11.07
 
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|[[RESISTANCE (Nakashima Mika)|RESISTANCE]]
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|[[Resistance (Nakashima Mika)|RESISTANCE]]
 
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|2004.09.15
 
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|[[Oborodzukiyo~Inori]] (朧月夜～祈り))
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|[[Oborozukiyo~Inori]] (朧月夜～祈り))
 
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|#3
 
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|2005.12.07
 
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|[[BEST(Nakashima Mika)|BEST]]
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|[[Best (Nakashima Mika)|BEST]]
 
|'''#1'''
 
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|2006.12.13
 
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|[[THE END]]
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|[[The End|THE END]]
 
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|2009.03.04
 
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|[[NO MORE RULES.]]
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|[[No More Rules.|NO MORE RULES.]]
 
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|[[STARS (Nakashima Mika)|STARS]]
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|#3
 
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|2002.02.06
 
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|[[CRESCENT MOON]]
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|[[Crescent Moon|CRESCENT MOON]]
 
|#4
 
|#4
 
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|3
 
|3
 
|2002.03.06
 
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|[[ONE SURVIVE]]
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|[[One Survive|ONE SURVIVE]]
 
|#8
 
|#8
 
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|[[WILL]]
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|[[Will (Nakashima Mika)|WILL]]
 
|#3
 
|#3
 
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|2003.01.29
 
|2003.01.29
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|[[Aishiteru]] (愛してる)
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|[[Aishiteru (Nakashima Mika)|Aishiteru]] (愛してる)
 
|#4
 
|#4
 
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|2003.04.09
 
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|[[Love Addict]]
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|[[Love Addict (Nakashima Mika)|Love Addict]]
 
|#5
 
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|2003.06.25
 
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|[[Seppun]] (接吻)
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|[[Seppun (Nakashima Mika)|Seppun]] (接吻)
 
|#4
 
|#4
 
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|2003.08.06
 
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|[[FIND THE WAY]]
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|[[Find the Way|FIND THE WAY]]
 
|#4
 
|#4
 
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|[[SEVEN]]
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|[[Seven (Nakashima Mika)|SEVEN]]
 
|#3
 
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|2004.10.20.
 
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|[[Hitori]] (ひとり)
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|[[Hitori (Nakashima Mika)|Hitori]] (ひとり)
 
|#15
 
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|2005.08.31
 
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|[[GLAMOUROUS SKY]] ''(as NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA)''
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|[[Glamorous Sky|GLAMOUROUS SKY]] ''(as NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA)''
 
|'''#1'''
 
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|2006.02.22
 
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|[[CRY NO MORE]]
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|[[ALL HANDS TOGETHER]]
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|[[All Hands Together|ALL HANDS TOGETHER]]
 
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|[[My Sugar Cat|MY SUGAR CAT]]
 
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|[[SAKURA~Hanagasumi~]] (SAKURA～花霞～)
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|[[Sakura ~Hanagasumi~|SAKURA ~Hanagasumi~]] (SAKURA～花霞～)
 
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|[[I DON'T KNOW]] ''(as MICA3CHU)''
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|[[ORION]]
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===DVDS & Videos ===
 
===DVDS & Videos ===
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*[2002.03.27] [[FILM LOTUS]]
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*[2002.03.27] [[Film Lotus|FILM LOTUS]]
 
*[2002.12.18] [[Kiseki The Document of a Star]]
 
*[2002.12.18] [[Kiseki The Document of a Star]]
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*[2003.03.05] [[FILM LOTUS II]]
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*[2003.03.05] [[Film Lotus II|FILM LOTUS II]]
 
*[2003.05.02] [[The First Tour 2003 Live & Document]]
 
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*[2003.12.03] [[Film Lotus III|FILM LOTUS III]]
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*[2004.08.25] [[concert tour 2004 LOVE Final]]
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*[2004.08.25] [[Concert Tour 2004 Love Final|concert tour 2004 LOVE Final]]
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*[2005.03.24] [[FILM LOTUS IV]]
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*[2005.03.24] [[Film Lotus IV|FILM LOTUS IV]]
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*[2005.11.09] [[LET'S MUSIC TOUR 2005]]
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*[2005.11.09] [[Let's Music Tour 2005|LET'S MUSIC TOUR 2005]]
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*[2005.12.28] [[BEST]]
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*[2005.12.28] [[Best (DVD)|BEST]]
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*[2006.09.06] [[Film Lotus V ~Southern Comfort 2006~|FILM LOTUS V ~SOUTHERN COMFORT 2006~]]
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*[2007.08.22] [[Film Lotus VI|FILM LOTUS VI]]
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*[2007.11.07] [[Mika Nakashima Concert Tour 2007 Yes My Joy|MIKA NAKASHIMA CONCERT TOUR 2007 YES MY JOY]]
  
 
=== Vinyls/Analog Records ===
 
=== Vinyls/Analog Records ===
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*[2001.11.21] [[STARS vinyl|STARS]]
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*[2001.11.21] [[Stars|STARS]]
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*[2002.02.20] [[CRESCENT MOON vinyl|CRESCENT MOON]]
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*[2002.02.20] [[Crescent Moon|CRESCENT MOON]]
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*[2002.03.20] [[ONE SURVIVE vinyl|ONE SURVIVE]]
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*[2002.03.20] [[One Survive|ONE SURVIVE]]
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*[2002.05.29] [[Helpless Rain vinyl|Helpless Rain]]
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*[2002.05.29] [[Helpless Rain|Helpless Rain]]
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*[2002.08.21] [[WILL vinyl|WILL]]
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*[2002.08.21] [[Will (Nakashima Mika)|WILL]]
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*[2002.11.20] [[RESISTANCE vinyl|RESISTANCE]]
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*[2002.11.20] [[Resistance (Nakashima Mika)|RESISTANCE]]
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*[2003.02.00] [[Aishiteru vinyl|Aishiteru]]
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*[2003.02.00] [[Aishiteru (Nakashima Mika)|Aishiteru]]
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*[2003.05.08] [[Love Addict vinyl|Love Addict]]
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*[2003.05.08] [[Love Addict (Nakashima Mika)|Love Addict]]
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*[2003.07.09] [[Seppun vinyl|Seppun]]
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*[2003.07.09] [[Seppun (Nakashima Mika)|Seppun]]
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*[2003.08.20] [[FIND THE WAY vinyl|FIND THE WAY]]
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*[2003.08.20] [[Find the Way|FIND THE WAY]]
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*[2003.10.22] [[Yuki no Hana vinyl|Yuki no Hana]]
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*[2003.10.22] [[Yuki no Hana]]
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*[2004.04.21] [[SEVEN vinyl|SEVEN]]
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*[2004.04.21] [[Seven (Nakashima Mika)|SEVEN]]
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*[2004.06.30] [[Hi no Tori vinyl|Hi no Tori]]
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*[2004.06.30] [[Hi no Tori]]
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*[2004.10.06] [[Oborozukiyo ~ Inori vinyl|Oborozukiyo ~ Inori]]
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*[2004.10.06] [[Oborozukiyo~Inori]]
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*[2004.11.10] [[LEGEND vinyl|LEGEND]]
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*[2004.11.10] [[Legend|LEGEND]]
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*[2005.02.16] [[Sakurairo Maukoro vinyl|Sakurairo Maukoro]]
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*[2005.02.16] [[Sakurairo Maukoro]]
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*[2005.04.20] [[TRUE vinyl|TRUE]]
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*[2005.04.20] [[True (Nakashima Mika)|TRUE]]
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*[2005.04.20] [[LOVE vinyl|LOVE]]
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*[2005.04.20] [[Love (Nakashima Mika)|LOVE]]
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*[2005.04.20] [[MUSIC vinyl|MUSIC]]
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*[2005.04.20] [[Music (Nakashima Mika)|MUSIC]]
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*[2005.06.22] [[Hitori vinyl|Hitori]]
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*[2005.06.22] [[Hitori (Nakashima Mika)|Hitori]]
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*[2005.09.00] [[GLAMOROUS SKY vinyl|GLAMOROUS SKY]]
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*[2005.09.00] [[Glamorous Sky|GLAMOROUS SKY]]
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*[2006.01.22] [[BEST vinyl|BEST]]
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*[2006.01.22] [[Best (Nakashima Mika)|BEST]]
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*[2006.03.08] [[CRY NO MORE vinyl|CRY NO MORE]]
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*[2006.03.08] [[Cry No More|CRY NO MORE]]
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*[2006.05.31] [[ALL HANDS TOGETHER vinyl|ALL HANDS TOGETHER]]
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*[2006.05.31] [[All Hands Together|ALL HANDS TOGETHER]]
  
 
==JpopStop Links==
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[http://www.mikanakashima.com/ Official Artist Website]
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*[http://www.mikanakashima.com/ Official Website]
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*[http://www.myspace.com/mikanakashima Official MySpace]
  
 
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[[Category:1983 Births]]

Revision as of 03:27, 28 April 2009

Nakashima Mika promoting Over Load (2009)

Nakashima Mika (中島美嘉) was born on February 19, 1983 in Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan. With several hit singles and albums, Mika has become a well-known figure amongst female Japanese pop singers.

Profile

  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
  • Blood Type: A
  • Height: 160cm
  • Record Company: Sony Music
  • Year Debut: 2001
  • Music Genre: Jazz/Soul
  • Family Members: Dad, Mom, 2 sisters (older)
  • Childhood Dream Occupation:Nurse
  • Hobby: Collecting shoes, Aroma therapy, Writing lyrics, Drawing, Photography and Nail art
  • Favorite Artistes: Dreams Come Ture, Yasumuro Nami Megumi, YUKI and UA
  • Favorite Love Song: Countdown (Cocco)
  • Favorite Foods: Boiled white rice, Miso, and Chinese noodles
  • Favorite Childhood Snacks: Malt coffee and Rice balls
  • Favorite Seasoning: Mayonese
  • Favorite Dessert: Candy
  • Favorite Perfume: Vanilla and White musk (The Body Shop)
  • Favorite Character: Doraemon
  • Favorite Flower: Lotus
  • Favorite Animal: Tapir
  • Favorite Insect and Reptilia: Spider and Butterfly
  • Favorite Brand: Vivienne Westwood
  • Favorite Season: Winter
  • Favorite Weather: Rainy
  • Favorite Color: Black and Purple
  • Favorite Accessory: Silver accessory
  • Pet: Cat (Dio)

Biography

In order to pursue her dream of becoming a singer, Mika decided not to attend high school, and in November of 2001, she saw her payoff. Her debut single STARS was a huge success, going on to sell over 469,000. CRESCENT MOON, the second single from Nakashima Mika, was limited to 100,000 copies, and incidently sold out the first day of release. Mika's 2002 album TRUE went on to sell over one million copies.

2002 gave Mika recognition of her achievements, winning "New Artist of the Year" from The Japan Gold Disc Awards, "Best New Artist of the Year" from All Japan Request Awards 2002, and "New Artist of the Year" from the 44th Japan Record Awards.

Her next album LOVE in 2003 saw similar success, selling over 1 million copies. However, Mika's 2005 album MUSIC sold only 545,820.

In 2005, took on the lead acting role in a movie called NANA, based on the manga of the same name. Under the name NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA, she released the theme song to the movie title GLAMOROUS SKY, composed by HYDE, the vocalist and lyricist of the popular Japanese rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel. GLAMOROUS SKY was a huge hit, giving Mika her first number one single and selling over 439,000 copies total.

Discography

Nakashima Mika promoting LOVE (2003)

Albums

# Release Title Rank
1 2002.08.28 TRUE #1
2 2003.11.06 LØVE #1
3 2005.03.09 MUSIC #1
4 2007.03.14 YES #3
5 2008.11.26 VOICE #1

Other Albums

Release Title Rank Notes
2002.11.07 RESISTANCE #1
  • Limited to 200,000 copies
  • First mini-album
2004.09.15 Oborozukiyo~Inori (朧月夜～祈り)) #3
  • Limited to 100,000 copies
  • Second mini-album
  • Collaboration with violinist Hagase Taro
2005.12.07 BEST #1
  • First best album
2006.12.13 THE END #2
  • A collection of songs from the NANA and NANA 2 movies, along with new songs written for the character.
  • Released under the name NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA.
2009.03.04 NO MORE RULES. #5
  • A collection of KANEBO-KATE CM songs done by Nakashima.
  • Limited to 50,000 copies.


Nakashima Mika promoting Mienai Hoshi (2007)

Singles

# Release Title Rank
1 2001.11.07 STARS #3
2 2002.02.06 CRESCENT MOON #4
3 2002.03.06 ONE SURVIVE #8
4 2002.05.15 Helpless Rain #8
5 2002.08.07 WILL #3
6 2003.01.29 Aishiteru (愛してる) #4
7 2003.04.09 Love Addict #5
8 2003.06.25 Seppun (接吻) #4
9 2003.08.06 FIND THE WAY #4
10 2003.10.01 Yuki no Hana (雪の華) #3
11 2004.04.07 SEVEN #3
12 2004.06.02 Hi no Tori (火の鳥) #9
13 2004.10.20. LEGEND #5
14 2005.02.02 Sakurairo Maukoro (桜色舞うころ) #5
15 2005.06.08 Hitori (ひとり) #15
16 2005.08.31 GLAMOUROUS SKY (as NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA) #1
17 2006.02.22 CRY NO MORE #8
18 2006.06.07 ALL HANDS TOGETHER #8
19 2006.07.26 MY SUGAR CAT #14
20 2006.11.29 Hitoiro (一色) (as NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA) #5
21 2007.02.21 Mienai Hoshi (見えない星) #4
22 2007.03.14 Sunao na Mama (素直なまま) #18
23 2007.08.22 LIFE #3
24 2007.10.03 Eien no Uta (永遠の詩) #5
25 2008.03.12 SAKURA ~Hanagasumi~ (SAKURA～花霞～) #12
26 2008.07.23 I DON'T KNOW (as MICA3CHU) #11
27 2008.11.12 ORION #6
27 2009.05.13 Over Load

DVDS & Videos

Vinyls/Analog Records

JpopStop Links

Official Artist Discussion Thread

External Links

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