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'''melody.''' is a [[J-Urban|Japanese urban]] [[J-Pop|pop]] artist. She made her debut in early 2003 with the single [[Dreamin' Away]], but wasn't majorly recognized until later that year when she became a part of [[m-flo]]'s "[[m-flo loves ...|loves...]]" project. Since then, most of her releases have charted within the top twenty on the [[Oricon]] charts. On October 22, 2008, melody. announced that she will retire from the music industry in January 2009. She plans to enter the fashion industry as a designer of Western-styled clothes.<sup>[http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3940]</sup>
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'''melody.''' is a [[J-Urban|Japanese urban]] [[J-Pop|pop]] artist. She made her debut in early 2003 with the single "[[Dreamin' Away]]", but wasn't majorly recognized until later that year when she became a part of [[m-flo]]'s "[[m-flo loves|loves...]]" project. Since then, most of her releases have charted within the top twenty on the [[Oricon]] charts. On October 22, 2008, melody. announced that she will retire from the music industry in January 2009 and plans to enter the fashion industry as a designer of Western-styled clothes. <sup>[http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3940]</sup>
  
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In March 2009, melody. announced her pregnancy and marriage with [[Visual-Kei|visual kei]] artist [[Miyavi]].<sup>[http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/flash/KFullFlash20090326039.html]</sup>
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In March 2009, melody. announced her pregnancy and marriage with [[Visual-Kei|visual kei]] artist [[Miyavi]].<sup>[http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/flash/KFullFlash20090326039.html]</sup> On July 29, 2009, she gave birth to a girl named Airi "Lovelie" Miyavi Ishihara. <sup>[http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=1000278930&blogId=503315186]</sup>
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==Profile==
 
==Profile==
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* '''Stage Name:''' melody.
 
* '''Stage Name:''' melody.
 
* '''Birthdate:''' February 24, 1982
 
* '''Birthdate:''' February 24, 1982
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* '''Birthplace:''' Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
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* '''Birthplace:''' [[Wikipedia:Honolulu|Honolulu]], [[Wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]], [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]]
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* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' O
 
* '''Siblings:''' Three younger sisters named Harmony, Christine, and Rhythmy.
 
* '''Siblings:''' Three younger sisters named Harmony, Christine, and Rhythmy.
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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* Artist on the Kimi sub-label of [[TOY'S FACTORY]].
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* She was an artist on the Kimi sub-label of [[TOY'S FACTORY]].
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* Her fanclub is called Ohana, which means "family" in Hawaiian.
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* Her fanclub was called "Ohana", which means "family" in Hawaiian.
 
* Played the character Yumi Yamamoto in Electronic Art's [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_Carbon Need for Speed: Carbon].
 
* Played the character Yumi Yamamoto in Electronic Art's [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_Carbon Need for Speed: Carbon].
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* From April 2007 until October 2008, she was the host of NHK World's all-English weekly music show, [http://www.nhk.or.jp/j-melo/ J-MELO].
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* From April 2007 until October 2008, she was the host of NHK World's all-English weekly music show, ''[[J-Melo|J-MELO]]''.
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* Both of her parents lived in Hawaii before meeting each other. Her father was a musician from Tokyo while her mother came from Okinawa.
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* Both of her parents lived in Hawaii before meeting each other. Her father was a musician from [[Tokyo]] while her mother came from [[Okinawa]].
 
* Her sister, Christine, goes by the name KURIS in the Japanese music industry and has contributed her songwriting and musical skills to a number of melody.'s songs.
 
* Her sister, Christine, goes by the name KURIS in the Japanese music industry and has contributed her songwriting and musical skills to a number of melody.'s songs.
  
 
==Discography==
 
==Discography==
 
===Albums===
 
===Albums===
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* [2004.01.21] [[Sincerely]]
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* [2004.01.21] [[Sincerely (melody. album)|Sincerely]]
 
* [2006.04.12] [[Be as One|Be as one]]
 
* [2006.04.12] [[Be as One|Be as one]]
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* [2007.07.04] [[Ready to Go!|READY TO GO!]]
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* [2007.07.04] [[Ready to Go! (album)|READY TO GO!]]
 
* [2008.04.09] [[Lei Aloha]]
 
* [2008.04.09] [[Lei Aloha]]
 
* [2008.10.08] [[The Best of melody. ~Timeline~]] (Best Album)
 
* [2008.10.08] [[The Best of melody. ~Timeline~]] (Best Album)
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* [2003.06.18] [[Simple as That / Over the Rainbow|Simple As That / Over The Rainbow]]
 
* [2003.06.18] [[Simple as That / Over the Rainbow|Simple As That / Over The Rainbow]]
 
* [2003.11.27] [[Crystal Love]]
 
* [2003.11.27] [[Crystal Love]]
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* [2004.06.09] [[Believe Me|Believe me]]
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* [2004.06.09] [[Believe Me (melody.)|Believe me]]
 
* [2005.01.12] [[Next to You]]
 
* [2005.01.12] [[Next to You]]
 
* [2005.08.17] [[Realize / Take a Chance|realize / Take a Chance]]
 
* [2005.08.17] [[Realize / Take a Chance|realize / Take a Chance]]
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* [2006.11.08] [[Lovin' U (melody.)|Lovin' U]]
 
* [2006.11.08] [[Lovin' U (melody.)|Lovin' U]]
 
* [2007.02.14] [[Finding My Road]]
 
* [2007.02.14] [[Finding My Road]]
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* [2007.05.30] [[Love Story]]
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* [2007.05.30] [[Love Story (melody.)|Love Story]]
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* [2008.02.13] [[Haruka (melody.)|Haruka]] (遥花~はるか~; ''Eternal Flower'')
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* [2008.02.13] [[Haruka (melody.)|Haruka]] (遥花 ~はるか~; ''Eternal Flower'')
  
 
===DVDs===
 
===DVDs===
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* [2004.05.12] [[Sincerely Yours (melody.)|Sincerely Yours]]
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* [2004.05.12] [[First Visual Issue ~Clips and More~ Sincerely Yours|First Visual Issue ~clips and more~ Sincerely Yours]]
 
* [2006.11.08] [[Be as One Tour 2006 Live & Document|Be as one TOUR 2006 Live & Document]]
 
* [2006.11.08] [[Be as One Tour 2006 Live & Document|Be as one TOUR 2006 Live & Document]]
  
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===Collaborations / Other===
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===Compilation / Other===
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* [2003.10.22] [[m-flo]] - [[Miss You (m-flo)|miss you]] (#1 ''miss you'' / [[m-flo]] '''loves melody. &''' [[Ryohei|Yamamoto Ryohei]])
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* [2003.10.22] [[m-flo]] - [[Miss You (m-flo)|miss you]] (#1 ''miss you'' / [[m-flo]] loves '''melody.''' & [[Ryohei|Yamamoto Ryohei]])
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* [2004.05.26] [[m-flo]] - [[Astromantic|ASTROMANTIC]] (#2 ''miss you'' / [[m-flo]] '''loves melody. &''' [[Ryohei|Yamamoto Ryohei]])
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* [2004.05.26] [[m-flo]] - [[Astromantic|ASTROMANTIC]] (#2 ''miss you'' / [[m-flo]] loves '''melody.''' & [[Ryohei|Yamamoto Ryohei]])
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* [2004.09.15] [[m-flo]] - [[Astromantic Charm School|ASTROMANTIC CHARM SCHOOL]] (#15 ''miss you -Free TEMPO mix-'' / [[m-flo]] '''loves melody. &''' [[Ryohei|Yamamoto Ryohei]])
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* [2004.09.15] [[m-flo]] - [[Astromantic Charm School|ASTROMANTIC CHARM SCHOOL]] (#15 ''miss you -Free TEMPO mix-'' / [[m-flo]] loves '''melody.''' & [[Ryohei|Yamamoto Ryohei]])
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* [2007.03.28] [[m-flo]] - [[Cosmicolor|COSMICOLOR]] (#4 ''STUCK IN YOUR LOVE'' / [[m-flo]] '''loves melody.''')
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* [2007.03.28] [[m-flo]] - [[Cosmicolor|COSMICOLOR]] (#4 ''STUCK IN YOUR LOVE'' / [[m-flo]] loves '''melody.''')
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* [2007.07.11] [[The Popular Music ~Kyohei Tsytsumi Tribute~|the popular music ~Kyohei Tsutsumi Tribute~]] (#10 ''Manatsu no Dekigoto'' (真夏の出来事) / [[Hirayama Miki]] (平山みき) Cover)
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* [2007.07.11] [[The Popular Music ~Kyohei Tsytsumi Tribute~|the popular music ~Kyohei Tsutsumi Tribute~]] (#10 ''Manatsu no Dekigoto'' (真夏の出来事) / [[Hirayama Miki]] (平山みき) cover)
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* [2007.09.26] [[m-flo]] - [[Electricolor -Complete Remix-|electriCOLOR -COMPLETE REMIX-]] (#6 ''[[Stuck in Your Love|STUCK IN YOUR LOVE -AKAKAGE's Tropical Smile-]]'' / [[m-flo]] '''loves melody.''')
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* [2007.09.26] [[m-flo]] - [[Electricolor -Complete Remix-|electriCOLOR -COMPLETE REMIX-]] (#6 ''[[Stuck in Your Love|STUCK IN YOUR LOVE -AKAKAGE's Tropical Smile-]]'' / [[m-flo]] loves '''melody.''')
 
* [2007.12.05] [[Alpen Best - Another Edition|Alpen Best - Another Edition]] (#8 ''Crystal Love'', #9 ''Next to You'')
 
* [2007.12.05] [[Alpen Best - Another Edition|Alpen Best - Another Edition]] (#8 ''Crystal Love'', #9 ''Next to You'')
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* [2008.02.13] [[m-flo]] - [[Award SuperNova -Loves Best-]] (#3 ''miss you'' / [[m-flo]] '''loves melody. &''' [[Ryohei|Yamamoto Ryohei]])
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* [2008.02.13] [[m-flo]] - [[Award SuperNova -Loves Best-]] (#3 ''miss you'' / [[m-flo]] loves '''melody.''' & [[Ryohei|Yamamoto Ryohei]])
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* [2008.04.30] [[Tanaka Roma]] - [[Boyfriend/Girlfriend]] (#1 ''Boyfriend/Girlfriend'' / [[Tanaka Roma]] '''feat.melody.''')
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* [2008.04.30] [[Tanaka Roma]] - [[Boyfriend/Girlfriend]] (#1 ''Boyfriend/Girlfriend'' / [[Tanaka Roma]] feat. '''melody.''')
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* [2008.06.04] [[Tanaka Roma]] - [[Daybreak (Tanaka Roma)|Daybreak]] (#2 ''Boyfriend/Girlfriend'' / [[Tanaka Roma]] '''feat.melody.''')
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* [2008.06.04] [[Tanaka Roma]] - [[Daybreak (Tanaka Roma)|Daybreak]] (#2 ''Boyfriend/Girlfriend'' / [[Tanaka Roma]] feat. '''melody.''')
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
* [http://www.mel-mode.com/ Official Website] (Closed on January 12th, 2009)
 
* [http://www.mel-mode.com/ Official Website] (Closed on January 12th, 2009)
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* [http://www.myspace.com/melodymelmode Official MySpace]
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* [http://www.toysfactory.co.jp/melody/ Official Record Label Profile]
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* [http://blog.oricon.co.jp/mel-mode/ Official Oricon Blog]
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* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/314190/ Oricon Profile]
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* [http://www.melody-ohana.com/ Official Fanclub Website]
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* [http://www.toysfactory.co.jp/melody/ Official Record Label Website]
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* [http://keizou.blogspot.com/2007/10/featured-artist-melody_20.html Listen to Be as one & READY TO GO!] at The Keizou Journal
 
  
 
[[Category:Artists]]
 
[[Category:Artists]]

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melody. promoting The Best of melody. ~Timeline~ (2008)

melody. is a Japanese urban pop artist. She made her debut in early 2003 with the single "Dreamin' Away", but wasn't majorly recognized until later that year when she became a part of m-flo's "loves..." project. Since then, most of her releases have charted within the top twenty on the Oricon charts. On October 22, 2008, melody. announced that she will retire from the music industry in January 2009 and plans to enter the fashion industry as a designer of Western-styled clothes. [1]

In March 2009, melody. announced her pregnancy and marriage with visual kei artist Miyavi.[2] On July 29, 2009, she gave birth to a girl named Airi "Lovelie" Miyavi Ishihara. [3]

Profile

  • Real Name: Ishikawa Miyuki Melody (石川みゆきメロディ)
  • Stage Name: melody.
  • Birthdate: February 24, 1982
  • Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
  • Blood Type: O
  • Siblings: Three younger sisters named Harmony, Christine, and Rhythmy.

Trivia

  • She was an artist on the Kimi sub-label of TOY'S FACTORY.
  • Her fanclub was called "Ohana", which means "family" in Hawaiian.
  • Played the character Yumi Yamamoto in Electronic Art's Need for Speed: Carbon.
  • From April 2007 until October 2008, she was the host of NHK World's all-English weekly music show, J-MELO.
  • Both of her parents lived in Hawaii before meeting each other. Her father was a musician from Tokyo while her mother came from Okinawa.
  • Her sister, Christine, goes by the name KURIS in the Japanese music industry and has contributed her songwriting and musical skills to a number of melody.'s songs.

Discography

Albums

Singles

DVDs

Compilation / Other

External Links


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