Shimokawa Mikuni

Shimokawa Mikuni promoting tsubomi (2009)

Shimokawa Mikuni is a Japanese pop singer under Pony Canyon. She is most known for her Full Metal Panic! theme songs. She is noted for her sweet singing voice and light-hearted and optimistic pop tunes.

Profile

• Name: Shimokawa Mikuni (下川みくに)
• Birthday: March 19, 1980
• Birthplace: Shinhidaka, Hokkaido
• Blood Type: B
• Height: 155cm
• Instrument: Piano

Information

Shimokawa Mikuni is a Japanese singer who does a lot of work with the anime industry. Originally she started out with girl group Checkicco with Tanaka Rina and Yahagi Miki. For a short time, she was also member of the group's all girl band CHEE'S before graduating from the group in early 1999. She is also currently an interviewer on the show Anipara Ongaku LIVE. She has already released two anime song cover albums as well.

Her credits include performing the theme songs to the Full Metal Panic! anime series(tomorrow / Karenai Hana, Sore ga, Ai Deshou / Kimi ni Fuku Kaze and Minami Kaze / Mou Ichido Kimi ni Aitai). She also did a small seiyuu role in Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu?.

She is also the vocalist to the band NapsaQ with Matsugashita Hiroyuki and Ito Takayuki. With their debut release NapsaQ ~Seishun Song Request~ they covered J-Pop songs requested by fans.

Discography

Shimokawa Mikuni promoting Reprise ~Shimokawa Mikuni Anisong Best~ (2007)

Albums

• [2000.03.01] 39
• [2000.09.19] 392 ~mikuni shimokawa BEST SELLECTION~
• [2004.11.24] Kimi no Uta (キミノウタ)
• [2007.07.04] Sayonara mo Ienakatta Natsu (さよならも言えなかった夏)
• [2009.03.18] Heavenly

Cover Albums

• [2003.12.17] Review ~Shimokawa Mikuni Seishun Anime Song Cover Album~ (Review ～下川みくに青春アニソンカバーアルバム～)
• [2006.03.15] Remember ~Shimokawa Mikuni Seishun Anime Song House Album~ (Remember ～青春アニソンハウスアルバム～)
• [2007.12.19] Reprise ~Shimokawa Mikuni Anisong Best~ (Reprise ～下川みくにアニソンベスト～)
• [2008.03.19] 9 -Que!!- Shimokawa Mikuni Self Cover Album (9 -Que!!- 下川みくにセルフカバーアルバム) (Self Cover Album)

Best Albums

• [2005.08.18] Mikuni Shimokawa Singles & Movies
• [2009.08.05] Tsubasa ~Very Best of Mikuni Shimokawa~ (翼 ～Very Best of Mikuni Shimokawa～)

Singles

• [1999.04.28] BELIEVER ~Tabidachi no Uta~ / Adrenalin (BELIEVER ～旅立ちの歌～ / アドレナリン)
• [1999.07.28] If ~Moshimo Negai ga Kanau Nara~ (If～もしも願いが叶うなら～)
• [1999.10.20] 2000 EXPRESS
• [2000.02.17] surrender
• [2000.06.07] Naked
• [2000.12.16] Alone
• [2002.02.20] tomorrow / Karenai Hana (枯れない花)
• [2002.08.21] TRUE / Tatta, Hitotsu no (たった、ひとつの)
• [2003.06.18] all the way
• [2003.09.03] Sore ga, Ai Deshou / Kimi ni Fuku Kaze (それが、愛でしょう / 君に吹く風)
• [2004.10.27] Kanashimi ni Makenaide / KOHAKU (悲しみに負けないで)
• [2005.08.18] Minami Kaze / Mou Ichido Kimi ni Aitai (南風 / もう一度君に会いたい)
• [2007.03.14] Bird
• [2008.12.03] Iijanai!? (イ～じゃナイ!?)
• [2009.02.18] tsubomi (蕾 ～tsubomi～)

External Links

• Official Website