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| − | '''SAWA''' is a Japanese [[ | + | '''SAWA''' is a Japanese [[:Category:Electronic|electro]]-[[J-Pop|pop]] singer from a suburb outside [[Tokyo]]. Since entering the music industry in 2006 she has released five mini-albums, two releases a year since 2008, with the latest one ''[[Ai ni Iku yo (SAWA mini-album)|Ai ni Iku yo]]'' being released on April 7th, 2010. She is a part of the [[NEWCOME]] entertainment offices, part of [[Sony Music Artists Inc.]] (SMA), and is signed to the [[Sony Music Entertainment]] sub-label [[Sony Music Entertainment#EPIC Records|EPIC Records]]. |
==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
| − | *'''Name:''' SAWA | + | * '''Name:''' SAWA |
| − | *''' | + | * '''Birth Date:''' November 6th |
| − | *'''[[Blood Type]]:''' AB | + | * '''[[Blood Type]]:''' AB |
| − | *'''Height:''' 157cm | + | * '''Height:''' 157cm (5'1½") |
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
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| − | SAWA | + | SAWA lives in the suburbs, about one hour from [[Tokyo]]. Her mother made the pitch-perfect girl pick up the violin at the tender age of four, and by age 10, she took up the piano out of her own will. Later, influenced by favorite artists such as [[m-flo]], [[Jazztronik]] and [[FreeTEMPO]], she began writing and performing music based on club music. At the same time, she proceeded to college to make her childhood dream come true – to become a teacher. She acquired the license for a high school English teacher, and taught at a local high school, although only for three months. |
| − | + | SAWA seized the chance in 2006, when she participated in a club event in [[Yokohama]] that she thought was an audition (which wasn't one). Her transparent yet characteristic, miraculous voice, as well as her fresh and cute presence that has never been seen in other club music singers in the past, she caught the attention of many music creators. During this time SAWA began working with [[Front Men Entertainment]] under the name ''SK-V''. Through the partnership this name changed from SK-V to SK5 and finally to ''KOUCHI''. Titles thought to have been recorded under this label are: "[[Sakamichi (SAWA)|Sakamichi]]", "[[Merry-Go-Round (SAWA)|Merry-Go-Round]]", "[[Talking|talking]]", "[[Happiness (SAWA)|happiness]]", and "[[In the Music|In The Music]]". | |
| − | The | + | On May 1st, 2008 she participated as the vocalist in "[[Discovery (SAWA)|Discovery]]", produced by [[Yukihiro Fukutomi]]. The song was used as the opening theme song of [[Wikipedia:PlayStation Portable|PSP]] game ''Nippon no Asoko de''. One month later, on June 18th, she made her indies debut with ''[[Colors (SAWA)|COLORS]]'', a mini-album produced by [[Hanazawa Takeshi]] ([[FreeTEMPO]]). It debuted at #8 on the Japanese iTunes Store's albums chart. It has also stayed in the top 3 for three weeks since release in the dance music chart, already showing signs of a major breakout. |
| − | + | In the following year, SAWA made her major label debut through [[Sony Music Entertainment]]'s sub-label, [[Sony Music Entertainment#EPIC Records|EPIC Records]], with the mini-album ''[[I Can Fly (mini-album)|I Can Fly]]'' on July 22nd. Her second mini-album of 2009 titled ''[[Swimming Dancing (mini-album)|Swimming Dancing]]'' was released on November 25th. ''I Can Fly'' had commercial tie-ins to the MBS TV fashion program ''Dress'' as well as a summer commercial for Honda. SAWA's first release of 2010, a mini-album called ''[[Ai ni Iku yo (SAWA mini-album)|Ai ni Iku yo]]'' is set to be released on April 7th, 2010. This release will see her working with producers [[Hisashi Nawata]], [[Jazzin'park]], [[Ookubo Jun'ya]] ([[ANA]]) and [[RAM RIDER]]. | |
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==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sawa 0811.jpg|right|230px|thumb|SAWA promoting ''[[Time & Space|TIME&SPACE]]'' (2008)]] |
| + | [[File:SAWA - I Can Fly promo.jpg|right|230px|thumb|SAWA promoting ''[[I Can Fly (mini-album)|I Can Fly]]'' (2009)]] | ||
===Mini-Albums=== | ===Mini-Albums=== | ||
| − | *[2008.06.18] [[Colors (SAWA)|COLORS]] | + | * [2008.06.18] [[Colors (SAWA)|COLORS]] |
| − | *[2008.12.10] [[Time & Space]] | + | * [2008.12.10] [[Time & Space|TIME&SPACE]] |
| − | *[2009.07.22] [[I Can Fly]] | + | * [2009.07.22] [[I Can Fly (mini-album)|I Can Fly]] |
| − | *[2009.11.25] [[Swimming Dancing]] | + | * [2009.11.25] [[Swimming Dancing (mini-album)|Swimming Dancing]] |
| − | *[2010.04.07] [[Ai ni Iku yo]] (あいにいくよ) | + | * [2010.04.07] [[Ai ni Iku yo (SAWA mini-album)|Ai ni Iku yo]] (あいにいくよ; ''I'm Coming to See You'') |
===Digital Downloads=== | ===Digital Downloads=== | ||
| − | *[2008.05.01] [[Discovery (SAWA)|Discovery]] | + | * [2008.05.01] [[Discovery (SAWA)|Discovery]] |
| − | *[2008.11.12] [[Stars (SAWA)|Stars]] | + | * [2008.06.04] [[Manycolors|ManyColors]] |
| + | * [2008.11.12] [[Stars (SAWA)|Stars]] | ||
| − | === | + | ===Compilations / Collaborations=== |
| − | *[2008.10.08] [[ | + | * [2008.10.08] [[GEKKAN PROBOWLER]] - [[E Retro|eRETRO]] (#2 ''SUMMER OF LOVE'') |
| − | *[2008.11.05] WIRED CAFE Music Recommendation Precious (#8 ''Lovefool'') | + | * [2008.11.05] [[Wired Cafe Music Recommendation Precious|WIRED CAFE Music Recommendation Precious]] (#8 ''Lovefool'') |
| − | *[2008.11.12] [[Suneohair]] - | + | * [2008.11.12] [[Suneohair]] - [[Birthday (Suneohair)|Birthday]] (#9 ''Yuganda Futari'') |
| − | *[2009.01.07] [[Electro Girl Lovers|ELECTRO GIRL LOVERS]] (#5 ''Discovery'') | + | * [2009.01.07] [[Electro Girl Lovers|ELECTRO GIRL LOVERS]] (#5 ''Discovery'') |
| − | *[2009.02.18] Juicy Fruits | + | * [2009.02.18] [[Juicy Fruits (compilation)|Juicy Fruits]] (#2 ''Raspberry Dream'') |
| − | *[2009.03.18] [[ | + | * [2009.03.18] [[JUDY AND MARY 15th Anniversary Tribute Album]] (#5 ''RADIO'') |
| − | + | * [2009.07.22] [[Sound Around]] - [[Every With You (album)|Every With You]] (#4 ''Every With You feat. SAWA'') | |
| − | *[2009.07.22] [[Sound Around]] - | + | * [2009.07.22] [[GUNDAM 30th Custom|GUNDAM 30th CUSTOM]] (#8 ''Ima wa Oyasumi'') |
| − | *[2009.08.05] Seaside Town (#1 ''Samba De Mar'') | + | * [2009.08.05] [[Seaside Town]] (#1 ''Samba De Mar'') |
| − | *[2009.09.02] [[J-Girls Celebrity Mix]] (#25 '' | + | * [2009.09.02] [[J-Girls' Celebrity Mix]] (#25 ''ManyColors'') |
| − | *[2009.09.23] [[RYUKYUDISKO]] - [[Pleasure (RYUKYUDISKO)|pleasure]] (#4 ''SPLASH☆ | + | * [2009.09.23] [[RYUKYUDISKO]] - [[Pleasure (RYUKYUDISKO)|pleasure]] (#4 ''SPLASH☆ feat. SAWA'') |
| − | *[2009.11.25] [[Kentaro Takizawa]] - [[Big Room | + | * [2009.11.25] [[Kentaro Takizawa]] - [[Big Room|BIG ROOM]] (#9 ''Another Landscape feat. SAWA'', #11 ''Keep Love Together feat. The BIG ROOM Family'') |
| − | *[2010.03.17] [[ | + | * [2010.03.17] [[ANAN RYOKO]] - [[Another Beginning]] (#13 ''Dreaming feat. SAWA'', #16 ''Dreaming feat. SAWA [Japanese ver.]'') |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | *[http://www.sa-world.net | + | * [http://www.sa-world.net Official Website] |
| − | + | * [http://www.myspace.com/saworld Official MySpace] | |
| − | *[http://www.myspace.com/saworld Official MySpace] | + | * [http://mixi.jp/show_friend.pl?id=19652404 Official Mixi Page] |
| − | *[http://mixi.jp/show_friend.pl?id=19652404 Official Mixi Page] | + | * [http://planetsawa.blogspot.com Planet SAWA Fan Blog] |
| − | *[http://planetsawa.blogspot.com Planet SAWA Fan Blog] | ||
[[Category:Artists]] | [[Category:Artists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Tokyo Artists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:iTunes Artists]] | ||
[[Category:J-Pop]] | [[Category:J-Pop]] | ||
[[Category:Electronic]] | [[Category:Electronic]] | ||
[[Category:Blood Type AB]] | [[Category:Blood Type AB]] | ||
Revision as of 05:08, 13 March 2010
SAWA promoting Ai ni Iku yo (2010)
SAWA is a Japanese electro-pop singer from a suburb outside Tokyo. Since entering the music industry in 2006 she has released five mini-albums, two releases a year since 2008, with the latest one Ai ni Iku yo being released on April 7th, 2010. She is a part of the NEWCOME entertainment offices, part of Sony Music Artists Inc. (SMA), and is signed to the Sony Music Entertainment sub-label EPIC Records.
Contents
Profile
- Name: SAWA
- Birth Date: November 6th
- Blood Type: AB
- Height: 157cm (5'1½")
Information
SAWA lives in the suburbs, about one hour from Tokyo. Her mother made the pitch-perfect girl pick up the violin at the tender age of four, and by age 10, she took up the piano out of her own will. Later, influenced by favorite artists such as m-flo, Jazztronik and FreeTEMPO, she began writing and performing music based on club music. At the same time, she proceeded to college to make her childhood dream come true – to become a teacher. She acquired the license for a high school English teacher, and taught at a local high school, although only for three months.
SAWA seized the chance in 2006, when she participated in a club event in Yokohama that she thought was an audition (which wasn't one). Her transparent yet characteristic, miraculous voice, as well as her fresh and cute presence that has never been seen in other club music singers in the past, she caught the attention of many music creators. During this time SAWA began working with Front Men Entertainment under the name SK-V. Through the partnership this name changed from SK-V to SK5 and finally to KOUCHI. Titles thought to have been recorded under this label are: "Sakamichi", "Merry-Go-Round", "talking", "happiness", and "In The Music".
On May 1st, 2008 she participated as the vocalist in "Discovery", produced by Yukihiro Fukutomi. The song was used as the opening theme song of PSP game Nippon no Asoko de. One month later, on June 18th, she made her indies debut with COLORS, a mini-album produced by Hanazawa Takeshi (FreeTEMPO). It debuted at #8 on the Japanese iTunes Store's albums chart. It has also stayed in the top 3 for three weeks since release in the dance music chart, already showing signs of a major breakout.
In the following year, SAWA made her major label debut through Sony Music Entertainment's sub-label, EPIC Records, with the mini-album I Can Fly on July 22nd. Her second mini-album of 2009 titled Swimming Dancing was released on November 25th. I Can Fly had commercial tie-ins to the MBS TV fashion program Dress as well as a summer commercial for Honda. SAWA's first release of 2010, a mini-album called Ai ni Iku yo is set to be released on April 7th, 2010. This release will see her working with producers Hisashi Nawata, Jazzin'park, Ookubo Jun'ya (ANA) and RAM RIDER.
Discography
SAWA promoting TIME&SPACE (2008)
SAWA promoting I Can Fly (2009)
Mini-Albums
- [2008.06.18] COLORS
- [2008.12.10] TIME&SPACE
- [2009.07.22] I Can Fly
- [2009.11.25] Swimming Dancing
- [2010.04.07] Ai ni Iku yo (あいにいくよ; I'm Coming to See You)
Digital Downloads
- [2008.05.01] Discovery
- [2008.06.04] ManyColors
- [2008.11.12] Stars
Compilations / Collaborations
- [2008.10.08] GEKKAN PROBOWLER - eRETRO (#2 SUMMER OF LOVE)
- [2008.11.05] WIRED CAFE Music Recommendation Precious (#8 Lovefool)
- [2008.11.12] Suneohair - Birthday (#9 Yuganda Futari)
- [2009.01.07] ELECTRO GIRL LOVERS (#5 Discovery)
- [2009.02.18] Juicy Fruits (#2 Raspberry Dream)
- [2009.03.18] JUDY AND MARY 15th Anniversary Tribute Album (#5 RADIO)
- [2009.07.22] Sound Around - Every With You (#4 Every With You feat. SAWA)
- [2009.07.22] GUNDAM 30th CUSTOM (#8 Ima wa Oyasumi)
- [2009.08.05] Seaside Town (#1 Samba De Mar)
- [2009.09.02] J-Girls' Celebrity Mix (#25 ManyColors)
- [2009.09.23] RYUKYUDISKO - pleasure (#4 SPLASH☆ feat. SAWA)
- [2009.11.25] Kentaro Takizawa - BIG ROOM (#9 Another Landscape feat. SAWA, #11 Keep Love Together feat. The BIG ROOM Family)
- [2010.03.17] ANAN RYOKO - Another Beginning (#13 Dreaming feat. SAWA, #16 Dreaming feat. SAWA [Japanese ver.])
