LISAGO
LISAGO (呉梨沙) is a Japanese rock singer-songwriter. She is better known by her pen name Morimura Mera (森村メラ) under which she writes lyrics for pop acts such as W, Matsuura Aya, and SE7EN. Her solo work is quite unknown and over the years she has signed to various record labels. LISAGO is currently releasing music independently.
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Profile
- Stage names: LISAGO (呉梨沙) (solo career, rock composer; 1995, 1999-), Lisa (solo career; 1996-1998), Morimura Mera (森村メラ) (pop composer)
- Nationality: Taiwanese
Information
In 1995 LISAGO debuted on the Victor Entertainment record label with the single, "Subayaku Dakishimete". She soon followed up with her debut album, GO ON AND ROCK IT!. By the end of the year LISAGO released two more singles. Not long after her solo debut she made her debut as a lyricist and composer, working on various songs for artists such as Mazda Julia. In 1996 LISAGO changed her stage name to Lisa and it she was first credited this way on her fourth single, "Kitto Hare ni Naru".
In 1997 however, Lisa signed with Sony Music Entertainment and she re-debuted in April with "BOYFRIEND". She soon followed up with her third album (first released under Sony), Hoyo to KISS. After the release of two more singles and another album, Lisa again once parted ways with her record company. After Lisa's departure from Sony, she went on to sign with an indie label called, PUBLIC RED. With them she released her fifth album, SUNBEAMS. The following year she released her follow-up record, Moonbeams under Sapphirecords. MOONBEAMS was first released in the United States and was followed by a Japanese release two months later. After the release of an indie single "Fade away", Lisa once again signed with a major label, signing a deal with Toshiba EMI's sub-label Nurding.
In 2003, LISAGO signed with the indie record label, MASSIVE RECORDING. Their she released her eighth and ninth studio albums Kairo Maimai and Sukeru Nest. During this time she composed the majority of the tracks on indie manga-ka/musician D[di:]'s second album, Fire Star Man. In 2005 she started releasing music interdependently, without the backing of a record company. Her first independent release was the single, "yinyang". To this day LISAGO has no plans to return to a record label. She has stated on her website that releasing her music independently is the only way to release her music in its original and purest form.
Also around the time that LISAGO started to record independently, she also began writing lyrics for pop songs. Instead of crediting the lyrics to her normal stage name, she credited them to the pen name Morimura Mera. Under this name she has become well known for contributing lyrics to various Hello! Project groups and artists.
Discography
Studio albums
- [1995.06.21] GO ON AND ROCK IT!
- [1996.04.24] LIFE, WORDS & MIND (Lisa)
- [1997.07.21] Hoyo to KISS (抱擁とKISS; Hug and Kiss) (Lisa)
- [1998.05.21] HOTEL FIRE ROSEBUD (Lisa)
- [1999.05.21] SUNBEAMS
- [2000.05.12] Moonbeams
- [2002.02.27] Utaime (ウタイメ)
- [2003.08.20] Kairo Maimai (回路マイマイ; Snail Circuit)
- [2004.07.21] Sukeru Nest (スケルネスト; Crow's Nest)
- [2010.01.31] SUNDANCE
Mini-Albums
- [2008.05.10] AcoustronicA
- [2009.02.10] 12CMENTAL
Singles
- [1995.04.21] Subayaku Dakishimete (すばやく抱きしめて; Hold Me Quickly)
- [1995.07.21] BLUE SKY BLUE
- [1995.12.16] Me and My Shadow
- [1996.02.21] Kitto Hare ni Naru (キット晴れになる; Surely the Weather Will Clear) (Lisa)
- [1996.06.21] Iin Janai (いーんじゃない; I'm No Good) (Lisa)
- [1996.11.07] Arayuru Omoi (あらゆる想い; All Thoughts) (Lisa)
- [1997.04.21] BOYFRIEND (Lisa)
- [1997.07.01] Vinyl no Nai Kasa (ビニールのない傘; Umbrella Without Vinyl) (Lisa)
- [1997.11.21] Never Say Good-by (Lisa)
- [1998.04.22] REMIND (Lisa)
- [2000.05.xx] Fade away
- [2000.11.22] Yotsuba (四つ葉; Four Leafed Clover)
- [2001.07.11] Limelight
- [2002.10.30] Kizu Zaiku (傷細工; Wound Work)
- [2002.11.27] Mukae-bi (迎え火; Receiving Fire)
- [2004.02.18] Mikazuki (ミカヅキ; Crescent Moon)
- [2005.02.05] yinyang
- [2006.11.03] Hyacinth (ヒヤシンス)
- [2008.12.06] APACHE MOON
- [2009.08.15] Who is overdue?
DVDs
- [2008.02.25] Gessei Koukou Touden (月星煌々灯電; Bright Hidden Moon Star)
- [2009.04.21] LUNA PARK
Compilations / Other
- [2001.12.20] BAKED APPLE (#7 Lisa - "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE")
- [2002.03.07] DJ Boryuu Two Two Hidden Dragon Mix (#10 "Dabi no Kemu (W.M.P Remix)" (ダビノケム(W.M.P.リミックス))
- [2005.11.25] compi vol.3 (#3 "BROKEN LIKE A RADIO")
- [2007.11.21] Gothic Emily (#7 "Sora ni Inazuma" (空に稲妻; Lighting from the Sky)" , #8 "Nigen Yurikago" (人間揺り籠; Human Cradle))
Composed works
- The following works are composed by and credited to LISAGO. All credits are for both lyrics and music unless otherwise stated.
- Lost child (music)
- Sora (そら; Sky) (music)
- Manatsu no Wild Girl (真夏のワイルドガール) (music)
- Aigan Banner (愛玩バナ) (music)
- Akazukin (アカズキン) (music)
- Cain no Me (カインの眼) (music)
- Close Freind (クロウズフレンド) (music)
- Dragonfly (ドラゴンフライ) (music)
- Minami Juujisei (南十字星) (music)
- Shinai Naru Close (親愛なるクローン) (music)
- Yume ga Arumono (夢があるもの) (lyrics)
- Me wo Tojitara (目を閉じたら)
- Namida wo Fuite Ageru (涙をふいてあげる)
- Suki to Iwasete (スキと言わせて)
- WELCOME TO MY HEART
- Momoiro Zensen (桃色前線) (music)
- E ni Kaita-sama na TRUE LOVE (絵にかいた様なTRUE LOVE) (lyrics)
- I WANT YOU (lyrics)
- Julia III (backing vocals)
- Machi Awase wa Plane Tree no Gouen de (待ち合わせはプラタナスの公園で)
- Omoide no Hito (オモイデノヒト)
- Shiawase ni Narou (倖せになろう)
- Shiroi Hana Akai Hana (白い花赤い花) (lyrics)
- Aenai Kyori Furerame Kyori (逢えない距離触れられぬ距離)
- Ashita wa Dare no Tame ni (明日はダレのために)
- Boku ga Kieteshimao Mae ni (僕が消えてしまう前に)
- BYE-BREAK HEART
- Heart no Bakudan (ハートノバクダン)
- HOLD MY BLUE
- Kanjite Kita Mama (感じてきたまま)
- Kimi ga Naku Kara Hanasenai (君が泣くから離せない)
- Kokoro no End Mark (ココロのエンドマーク)
- Megumi no Ame (めぐみの雨)
- Nani yo!! (なによ!!)
- STREET FIGHTING GIRL
- Watashi no Agerareru Subete (私のあげられるすべて)
- DRIVE ALIVE (lyrics)
- Golta Let U Go (lyrics)
- JUST 4 ME (lyrics)
- Kimi ga Eran da Ai no Katachi (君が選んだ愛の形) (lyrics)
- The following works were lyrically composed by LISAGO and credited to her pen name Morimura Mera.
- GIZA GIZA (chorus)
- WALL FLOWER
- Happiness (ハピネス)
- Suna wo Kamu You ni... NAMIDA (砂を噛むように・・・NAMIDA)
- Watashi no Soba de (私のそばで)
- Aimai Me MIND (曖昧ミーMIND)
- FRIENDSHIP
- Miss Love Tantei (Missラブ探偵)