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hitomi is a model turned singer, She is known for her highly sexy image and not being afraid to express her sexuality. Her debut single, [[Let's Play Winter]], was released in 1994 and her second album [[By Myself|by myself]] was able to reach #1 on the [[Oricon]] charts. She has released 10 albums to date and has a rather consistent sound, with a nice rock feel to her tracks. Recently her music has more of a dance feel.
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[[File:MobiusHitomiPromo.jpg|thumb|450px|hitomi promoting ''[[Mobius|∞]]'' (2012)]]
  
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===From Wiki.theppn===
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'''hitomi''' is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter known also for her fashionable and sexy public image. Originally a fashion model, she made her debut in 1994 with the single "[[Let's Play Winter]]" and since then has released over ten albums, with several going on to reach #1 position on the [[Oricon]] charts. hitomi's music is largely pop with strong influences from rock and more recently, dance music. Since 2011 she is also the CEO of the child clothing brand [http://pomipomi.jp/index.html PomiPomi].
  
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==Profile==
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* '''Stage Name:''' hitomi
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* '''Birth Name:''' Furuya Hitomi (古谷仁美)
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* '''Date of Birth:''' {{bda|1976|01|26|mf=yes}}
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* '''Place of Birth:''' [[Tochigi Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
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* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' B
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* '''Height:''' 167cm
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* '''Family:''' Husband, 2 children
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* '''Labels:'''
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** [[avex trax]] (1994-2010)
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** [[maximum10]] (2011)
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** [[Cutting Edge]] (2012)
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** [[avex entertainment]] (2013-)
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* '''Bands / Groups:'''
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** [[TK PRESENTS Konetto]] (1997)
  
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==Information==
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[[File:GO TO THE TOP Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|hitomi promoting "[[Go to the Top (hitomi single)|GO TO THE TOP]]"(1995)]]
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[[File:by myself Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|hitomi promoting ''[[By Myself (hitomi album)|by myself]]'' (1996)]]
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[[File:Deja-vu Promo.png|thumb|235px|hitomi promoting ''[[Deja-vu|déjà-vu]]'' (1997)]]
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[[File:Taion Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|hitomi promoting "[[Taion]]" (1999)]]
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[[File:Love Life Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|hitomi promoting ''[[Love Life|LOVE LIFE]]'' (2000)]]
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[[File:I Am Promo.png|thumb|235px|hitomi promoting "[[I Am / Innocence|I am / innocence]]" (2001)]]
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[[File:huma-rhythm Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|hitomi promoting ''[[Huma-Rhythm|huma-rhythm]]'' (2002)]]
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[[File:Cragy Mama Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|hitomi promoting "[[Cragy Mama|CRA"G"Y☆MAMA]]"(2005)]]
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[[File:Ai no Kotoba (hitomi) Promo.jpg|thumb|235px|hitomi promoting "[[Ai no Kotoba (hitomi)|Ai no Kotoba]]" (2006)]]
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[[File:hitomi 2009.jpg|thumb|235px|hitomi promoting "[[World! Wide! Love!|WORLD! WIDE! LOVE!]]" (2009)]]
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[[Image:SPIRITHITOMIPROMO.jpg|thumb|235px|hitomi promoting ''[[Spirit (hitomi album)|SPIRIT]]'' (2011)]]
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===Music Debut and First Marriage===
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Following graduation from middle school, hitomi entered the entertainment industry as a model but after a chance meeting at a modeling audition with [[Komuro Tetsuya]], one of Japan's most prolific producers of the 1990s, she was scouted to join the [[avex trax]] label. hitomi made her debut with the single "[[Let's Play Winter]]" in 1994, which unusually for most Komuro-produced starlets did not feature his lyrics but words penned by hitomi herself. Though the single failed to chart on the [[Oricon]] charts, hitomi persevered and continued to release material, her third single "[[Candy Girl (hitomi)|CANDY GIRL]]" which featured a commercial tie in with Kodak, sold over 400,000 copies and established hitomi as an eminent singer-songwriter.
  
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hitomi and Komuro amicably split in 1997 following the release of ''[[Deja-vu|déjà-vu]]'', hitomi's third album, the two did not collaborate again until the release of the [[Max Matsuura|Masato "Max" Matsuura]] and Komuro produced ''[[Song+Nation|song+nation]]'' charity album in 2002 where hitomi is featured on track five, "[[My Planet]]". Once again unlike other Komuro-produced entertainers, hitomi's career continued to go from strength to strength following her professional split with Komuro. She appeared in the prestigious ''[[Kouhaku Uta Gassen]]'' TV program twice, once in 2000 singing "[[Love 2000 (hitomi)|LOVE 2000]]", and "[[Samurai Drive|SAMURAI DRIVE]]" in 2002.
  
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* '''Stagename:''' hitomi (ヒトミ)
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In November 2002, hitomi announced on her blog that she had married 'U-san', a design company executive who was formerly involved in the entertainment industry as a member of hip-hop group [[GAS BOYS]] (active circa 1993-1996). The two had been friends in the 1990s but did not begin dating until they were reintroduced to each other earlier in the year. hitomi had earlier been linked with [[Dragon Ash]] singer [[Furuya Kenji]]. Following her marriage, hitomi largely went on hiatus for a year and a half (mid-2002 - early 2004), reportedly due to the discovery of ovarian cancer.
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* '''Full Name:''' Furuya Hitomi (古谷仁美)
 
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* '''Birthdate:''' January 26, 1976
 
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* '''Place of Birth:''' [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tochigi Tochigi], [[Japan]]
 
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* '''Height:''' 168 cm / 5'6"
 
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* '''[[Blood Type]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>''' B
 
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* '''Zodiac Sign:''' Aquarius
 
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* '''Idol:''' Madonna
 
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* '''Favorite Musicians:''' [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck Beck], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjork Bjork], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead Radiohead]
 
  
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==<span class="mw-headline"> Information </span>==
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===Return to Music, TRAVELER, and LOVE CONCENT===
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hitomi returned to the music industry in February 2004 with the release of "[[Hikari (hitomi)|Hikari]]", her 26th single. This was quickly followed by another single "[[Kokoro no Tabibito / Speed Star|Kokoro no Tabibito / SPEED☆STAR]]"; an album, ''[[Traveler (hitomi)|TRAVELER]]'' and her first national tour in over two years. The ''TRAVELER'' tour started on May 15, 2004 in [[Chiba]] and spanned 16 venues; to promote the tour, hitomi held a secret live in the departures lounge of [[Tokyo]]'s Haneda Airport on May 2. The DVD of the tour was released on September 29, 2004, titled ''[[hitomi Live Tour 2004 Traveler|hitomi live tour 2004 TRAVELER]]''.
  
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 202px">[[Image:Hitomi misc 02.jpg|[[Image:200px-Hitomi_misc_02.jpg|200px|hitomi modeling]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:Hitomi misc 02.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>hitomi modeling</div></div></div>
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In June 2005, to celebrate her tenth anniversary in the music industry, avex presented hitomi with her own exclusive label, [[LOVE LIFE RECORDS]], which is to revolve around the theme of love. On June 1, hitomi released "[[Japanese Girl (hitomi)|Japanese girl]]", the first single released since the launch of LOVE LIFE RECORDS and featured a tie in with the safety razor manufacturer Gillette. Japanese girl charted strongly and peaked at #18 on the Oricon charts. This was shortly followed by the release of "[[Love Angel]]" in August, which failed to perform as well as its predecessor, the release of "[[Cragy Mama|CRA"G"Y☆MAMA]]" in November rounded off hitomi's music releases in 2005.
  
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Like many Japanese artists, hitomi was first produced by [[Komuro Tetsuya]], one of the top Japanese producers of the 1990s. Komuro scouted her at a modeling audition, and produced hitomi until he encouraged her to do her own songwriting. This was first shown in her album [[Thermo Plastic|thermo plastic]], released in 1999. The album reached #2 on the [[Oricon]]. <br /><br /> The spirit of her sexuality is evident in many of her single and album covers, and even titles of her albums. The title of her single compilation [[H (hitomi)|h]] may be seen as just the first letter of her name, but it also a euphemism for sex, as the Japanese pronunciation of the letter is "etchi" or [[ecchi|ecchi]]. <br /><br /> hitomi is married to an executive in the Japanese advertising industry and has been since 2002. She has never disclosed any information about her husband, other than that they had been close friends since their first meeting eight years earlier. It has been speculated that he is (like her) a Kanagawa native based in Tokyo. <br /><br /> hitomi celebrated the birth of her mixed twins in May 2003. As with her spouse, hitomi initially declined to disclose any details about her children to the Japanese media. Later that year, however, hitomi revealed to members of her fan club that her girl's name is Sumire (after the heroine of [[Murakami Haruki|Murakami Haruki]]'s novel ''Sputnik Sweetheart''), and her boy's name is Hideaki. It turned out that hitomi had made the disclosures because she had already disclosed the information in a different, 'physical' way: she had tattooed her twin children's names on each of her thighs. 'Sumire' is on her right leg, and 'Hideaki' is on her left leg. In addition, hitomi also revealed that Sumire was older than Hideaki by "sixty-nine seconds". <br /><br /> hitomi holds a Bachelor's Degree in Humanities (majoring in Applied Sociology), awarded by the Kanto Gakuin University of Yokohama, Japan. <br /><br /> hitomi has made no secret of the fact that she holds the American singer [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna Madonna] as her idol, and that she hopes to have a career like the material girl's. hitomi even went as far as to deliver a brief rendition of Madonna's hit song [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_A_Virgin Like A Virgin] at a 2001 concert, as a tribute to her personal heroine.
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hitomi released "[[Go My Way (hitomi)|GO MY WAY]]" on May 10, 2006, which was used as the ending theme for television [[Dorama|dorama]] ''[[Bengoshi no Kuzu]]'', the single performed relatively well and peaked at #22 on the charts. Following this, hitomi's official website announced that she would be making her debut as an actress in ''[[Akumu Tantei]]'', a horror/thriller film directed by [[Tsukamoto Shinya]] and share top billing with [[Matsuda Ryuhei]]. This venture was hitomi's second attempt at acting after a brief appearance in another domestic film, ''[[Life Is Journey]]'' in 2003.
  
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No new releases followed "GO MY WAY" until September when hitomi released her 32nd single "[[Ai no Kotoba (hitomi)|Ai no Kotoba]]" on September 13. The single performed quite poorly, most likely due to the fact that sales were largely cannibalized by the release of the album ''[[Love Concent|LOVE CONCENT]]'' less than two weeks later. Tour dates for the ''LOVE CONCENT'' tour were announced in October, with the tour spanning ten venues across the country. No official DVD footage was release of the tour, though a 'special edit' was included in the bonus disc of the ''[[Peace (hitomi)|peace]]'' special box-set.
  
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<div class="WTrthumb"><div class="thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 252px">[[Image:Hitomi 003.jpg|[[Image:250px-Hitomi_003.jpg|250px|promotional image from her huma-rhythm album]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:Hitomi 003.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>promotional image from her huma-rhythm album</div></div></div><div class="thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 252px">[[Image:Go my way.jpg|[[Image:250px-Go_my_way.jpg|250px|promotional image from her GO MY WAY single]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:Go my way.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>promotional image from her GO MY WAY single</div></div></div></div>
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===Acting, Second Marriage and peace===
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hitomi spent 2007 focusing on her activities as an actress. ''Akumu Tantei'' was released nationally on January 13, 2007 and made an appearance at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. A sequel to the movie was announced but hitomi declined to reprise her role as detective Kirishima Keiko. Musically, her activities were limited to featuring on a single by [[Taiji All Stars]], "[[Tengoku no Uta]]" in January and the release of ''[[Peace (hitomi)|peace]]'', a career-long compilation album, in December.  
  
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===<span class="mw-headline">Studio Albums</span>===
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Following the premiere of ''Akumu Tantei'', hitomi was relatively quiet until July when her official website announced that she would feature in an upcoming stage play. In August 2007, hitomi made her debut as a stage actress in ''Waiting for the Sun ~Tenki Machi~'' which ran from August 8 to September 2, 2007.
  
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* [1995.09.27] [[Go To The Top|GO TO THE TOP]]
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In a surprise announcement on November 3, 2007, five years to the day they married, hitomi revealed on her blog that she and her husband were divorcing, citing a 'difference in lifestyles'. The pair did not have any children.
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* [1996.09.11] [[By Myself|by myself]]
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* [1997.11.12] [[deja-vu|déjà-vu]]
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Undeterred by the events in her personal life, the release of hitomi's career-long compilation album, ''[[Peace (hitomi)|peace]]'' was announced on November 16. ''peace'' was released on December 5, and featured all the singles released in hitomi's 13 year career in chronological order.
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On March 15, 2008, hitomi made her first appearance on the small screen in the television dorama ''[[24 Jikan Atatamemasu ka Shippu Doto Konbini-den|24 Jikan Atatamemasu ka? Shippu Doto Konbini-den]]''.
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On July 11, 2008, hitomi announced on her official blog that she had married for a second time to stage actor [[Haneda Masayoshi]] on June 30, and was pregnant with their first child. hitomi and Haneda had worked together in the play ''Waiting for the Sun ~Tenki Machi~'' in August-September of the previous year, which led to the start of a serious relationship in January 2008. When they discovered hitomi was pregnant, the two decided to get married.
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On December 8, 2011, after three years of marriage hitomi announced through her blog that she and Haneda had divorced.
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==Discography==
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===Studio Albums===
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* [1995.09.27] [[Go to the Top (hitomi album)|GO TO THE TOP]]
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* [1996.09.11] [[By Myself (hitomi album)|by myself]]
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* [1997.11.12] [[Deja-vu|déjà-vu]]
 
* [1999.10.13] [[Thermo Plastic|thermo plastic]]
 
* [1999.10.13] [[Thermo Plastic|thermo plastic]]
 
* [2000.12.13] [[Love Life|LOVE LIFE]]
 
* [2000.12.13] [[Love Life|LOVE LIFE]]
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* [2002.01.30] [[huma-rhythm]]
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* [2002.01.30] [[Huma-Rhythm|huma-rhythm]]
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* [2002.09.04] [[Self Portrait|SELF PORTRAIT]]
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* [2004.05.12] [[Traveler (hitomi)|TRAVELER]]
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* [2004.05.12] [[Traveler|TRAVELER]]
 
 
* [2006.09.27] [[Love Concent|LOVE CONCENT]]
 
* [2006.09.27] [[Love Concent|LOVE CONCENT]]
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* [2009.06.10] [[LOVE LIFE 2]]
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* [2009.06.24] [[Love Life 2|LOVE LIFE 2]]
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* [2011.04.27] [[Spirit (hitomi album)|SPIRIT]]
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* [2012.10.10] [[Mobius|∞]]
  
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===<span class="mw-headline">Other Albums</span>===
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===Best Albums===
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* [1999.02.24] [[H (hitomi)|h]]
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* [1999.02.24] [[H (hitomi)|h]]
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* [2003.10.16] [[HTM -Tiartrop Fles-|HTM ~TIARTROP FLES~]]
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* [2002.09.04] [[Self Portrait|SELF PORTRAIT]]
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* [2007.12.05] [[peace (hitomi)|peace]]
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* [2003.10.16] [[HTM ~Tiartrop Fles~|HTM ~TIARTROP FLES~]] (B-side Best)
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* [2007.12.05] [[Peace (hitomi)|peace]]
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* [2014.03.12] [[hitomi Best For Walking]] <small>(Digital)</small>
  
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===<span class="mw-headline">Singles</span>===
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===Mini-Albums===
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* [2011.11.30] [[Special (hitomi mini-album)|Special]]
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* [2015.10.21] [[Journey (hitomi)|Journey]] <small>(Digital)</small>
  
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===Singles===
 
* [1994.11.28] [[Let's Play Winter]]
 
* [1994.11.28] [[Let's Play Winter]]
 
* [1995.02.22] [[We Are "Lonely Girl"|WE ARE "LONELY GIRL"]]
 
* [1995.02.22] [[We Are "Lonely Girl"|WE ARE "LONELY GIRL"]]
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* [1995.04.21] [[Candy Girl|CANDY GIRL]]
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* [1995.04.21] [[Candy Girl (hitomi)|CANDY GIRL]]
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* [1995.07.26] [[Go To The Top (single)|GO TO THE TOP]]
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* [1995.07.26] [[Go to the Top (hitomi single)|GO TO THE TOP]]
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* [1996.02.28] [[Sexy|SEXY]]
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* [1996.02.28] [[Sexy]]
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* [1996.05.22] [[In The Future|In the future]]
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* [1996.05.22] [[In the Future|In the future]]
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* [1996.08.08] [[By Myself (single)|by myself]]
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* [1996.08.08] [[By Myself (hitomi single)|by myself]]
 
* [1997.04.09] [[Busy Now|BUSY NOW]]
 
* [1997.04.09] [[Busy Now|BUSY NOW]]
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* [1997.06.11] [[problem]]
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* [1997.06.11] [[Problem|problem]]
 
* [1997.10.01] [[Pretty Eyes|PRETTY EYES]]
 
* [1997.10.01] [[Pretty Eyes|PRETTY EYES]]
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* [1998.04.22] [[Sora (hitomi)|Sora]] (空)
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* [1998.04.22] [[Sora (hitomi)|Sora]] (空; ''Sky'')
 
* [1998.12.02] [[Progress]]
 
* [1998.12.02] [[Progress]]
 
* [1999.01.27] [[Someday (hitomi)|Someday]]
 
* [1999.01.27] [[Someday (hitomi)|Someday]]
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* [1999.06.16] [[Kimi no Tonari]] (君のとなり)
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* [1999.06.16] [[Kimi no Tonari]] (君のとなり; ''Near You'')
 
* [1999.08.04] [[There Is...|there is...]]
 
* [1999.08.04] [[There Is...|there is...]]
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* [1999.10.06] [[Taion]] (体温)
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* [1999.10.06] [[Taion]] (体温; ''Temperature'')
 
* [2000.06.28] [[Love 2000 (hitomi)|LOVE 2000]]
 
* [2000.06.28] [[Love 2000 (hitomi)|LOVE 2000]]
 
* [2000.09.20] [[Maria (hitomi)|MARIA]]
 
* [2000.09.20] [[Maria (hitomi)|MARIA]]
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* [2000.11.08] [[Kimi ni Kiss]] (キミにKISS)
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* [2000.11.08] [[Kimi ni Kiss]] (キミにKISS; ''A Kiss to You'')
 
* [2001.04.18] [[Inner Child (hitomi)|INNER CHILD]]
 
* [2001.04.18] [[Inner Child (hitomi)|INNER CHILD]]
 
* [2001.08.22] [[Is It You|IS IT YOU?]]
 
* [2001.08.22] [[Is It You|IS IT YOU?]]
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* [2001.10.24] [[I Am/innocence|I am/innocence]]
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* [2001.10.24] [[I Am / Innocence|I am / innocence]]
 
* [2002.01.09] [[Samurai Drive|SAMURAI DRIVE]]
 
* [2002.01.09] [[Samurai Drive|SAMURAI DRIVE]]
 
* [2002.02.14] [[Understanding]]
 
* [2002.02.14] [[Understanding]]
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* [2002.08.21] [[Flow/Blade Runner|flow/BLADE RUNNER]]
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* [2002.08.21] [[Flow / Blade Runner|flow / BLADE RUNNER]]
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* [2004.02.11] [[Hikari (hitomi)|Hikari]] (ヒカリ)
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* [2004.02.11] [[Hikari (hitomi)|Hikari]] (ヒカリ; ''Light'')
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* [2004.04.28] [[Kokoro no Tabibito/SPEED*STAR]] (心の旅人/SPEED☆STAR)
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* [2004.04.28] [[Kokoro no Tabibito / Speed Star|Kokoro no Tabibito / SPEED☆STAR]] (心の旅人 / SPEED☆STAR; ''Traveller Heart'')
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* [2005.06.01] [[Japanese Girl|Japanese girl]]
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* [2005.06.01] [[Japanese Girl (hitomi)|Japanese girl]]
 
* [2005.08.24] [[Love Angel]]
 
* [2005.08.24] [[Love Angel]]
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* [2005.11.23] [[CRA"G"Y☆MAMA|CRA"G"Y☆MAMA]]
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* [2005.11.23] [[Cragy Mama|CRA"G"Y☆MAMA]]
 
* [2006.05.10] [[Go My Way (hitomi)|GO MY WAY]]
 
* [2006.05.10] [[Go My Way (hitomi)|GO MY WAY]]
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* [2006.09.13] [[Ai no Kotoba (hitomi)|Ai no Kotoba]] (アイノコトバ)
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* [2006.09.13] [[Ai no Kotoba (hitomi)|Ai no Kotoba]] (アイノコトバ; ''Words of Love'')
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* [2009.05.20] [[WORLD! WIDE! LOVE!]]
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* [2009.05.20] [[World! Wide! Love!|WORLD! WIDE! LOVE!]]
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* [2011.02.16] [[Umarete Kurete no Arigatou / Smile World]] (生まれてくれてありがとう / Smile World; ''Thank You for Being Born'')
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* [2013.12.18] [[Teppen Star|TEPPEN STAR]]
  
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===Digital Singles===
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* [2008.08.20] [[Fight for Your Run|Fight for Your Run☆]]
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* [2010.07.28] [[Love Me Love Body|Love me Love body]]
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* [2010.08.10] [[Smile World]]
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* [2014.03.18] [[Bara Yume]] (バラユメ) collaboration with [[MAX]]
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* [2014.04.03] [[Go-Go Tamagotchi!|GO-GO Tamagotchi!]] (GO-GO たまごっち!)
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* [2014.04.03] [[Rainbow (hitomi)|RAINBOW]]
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* [2017.02.02] [[Yume Hakonda Randoseru]] (夢運んだランドセル)
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* [2019.06.28] [[Love 2020]]
  
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===Video Releases===
 
* [2000.03.29] [[Nine Clips|nine clips]]
 
* [2000.03.29] [[Nine Clips|nine clips]]
 
* [2001.03.07] [[Nine Clips 2|nine clips 2]]
 
* [2001.03.07] [[Nine Clips 2|nine clips 2]]
 
* [2001.08.22] [[Live Tour 2001 Love Life|LIVE TOUR 2001 LOVE LIFE]]
 
* [2001.08.22] [[Live Tour 2001 Love Life|LIVE TOUR 2001 LOVE LIFE]]
 
* [2002.03.13] [[Plus (Nine Clips / Nine Clips 2)|Plus (nine clips + nine clips 2)]] (プラス)
 
* [2002.03.13] [[Plus (Nine Clips / Nine Clips 2)|Plus (nine clips + nine clips 2)]] (プラス)
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* [2002.09.04] [[hitomi Love Tour 2002 huma-rhythm|hitomi LIVE TOUR 2002 huma-rhythm]]
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* [2002.09.04] [[hitomi Love Tour 2002 Huma-Rhythm|hitomi LIVE TOUR 2002 huma-rhythm]]
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* [2002.12.04] [[Frozen In Time|frozen in time]]
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* [2002.12.04] [[Frozen in Time|frozen in time]]
 
* [2004.09.29] [[hitomi Live Tour 2004 Traveler|hitomi live tour 2004 TRAVELER]]
 
* [2004.09.29] [[hitomi Live Tour 2004 Traveler|hitomi live tour 2004 TRAVELER]]
 
* [2005.06.01] [[hitomi 2005 10th Anniversary Live Thank You|hitomi 2005 10TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE THANK YOU]]
 
* [2005.06.01] [[hitomi 2005 10th Anniversary Live Thank You|hitomi 2005 10TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE THANK YOU]]
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* [2005.11.23] [[hitomi Japanese Girl Collection 2005 ~Love Music,Love Fashion~|"hitomi Japanese girl collection 2005 ～LOVE MUSIC,LOVE FASHION～"]]
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* [2005.11.23] [[hitomi Japanese Girl Collection 2005 ~Love Music, Love Fashion~|"hitomi Japanese girl collection 2005 ~LOVE MUSIC,LOVE FASHION~"]]
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* [2006.03.29] [[hitomi Live Tour 2005 "Love Angel"|hitomi LIVE TOUR 2005 “Love Angel”]]
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* [2006.03.29] [[hitomi Live Tour 2005 "Love Angel"|hitomi LIVE TOUR 2005 "Love Angel"]]
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* [2007.12.05] [[BEST COMPLETE BOX|BEST COMPLETE BOX]]
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* [2007.12.05] [[BEST CLIP DVD|BEST CLIP DVD]]
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===Other Video Releases===
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* [2009.11.18] [[a-nation '09 Best Hit Live|a-nation '09 BEST HIT LIVE]] (#6 WORLD! WIDE! LOVE!'')
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* [2010.11.24] [[a-nation '10 Best Hit Live|a-nation '10 BEST HIT LIVE]] (#6 ''Smile World'')
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* [2011.12.14] [[a-nation for Life]] (#9 ''LOVE 2000'', #10 ''CANDY GIRL'')
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* [2011.12.21] [[a-nation for Life Best Hit Live|a-nation for Life BEST HIT LIVE]] (#9 ''LOVE 2000'', #10 ''CANDY GIRL'')
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* [2012.03.14] [[Amazing Tunes ~90's Mega Hits Visual Mix~|amazing tunes ~90's MEGA HITS VISUAL MIX~]] (#3 ''CANDY GIRL'')
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* [2012.03.14] [[Amazing Tunes ~00's Mega Hits Visual Mix~|amazing tunes ~00's MEGA HITS VISUAL MIX~]] (#2 ''LOVE 2000'')
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* [2013.03.13] [[a-nation 2012 Stadium Fes|a-nation 2012 stadium fes]] (#1 ''SAMURAI DRIVE'', #2 ''CANDY GIRL'')
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===Compilations / Other===
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* [1997.01.01] [[You Are the One|YOU ARE THE ONE]]
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* [1998.11.26] [[avex 10th Anniversary Presents avex the Album|avex 10th Anniversary Presents avex THE ALBUM]] (#10 LOVE DA LOVE -my favorite thing-'' <small>('''hitomi''', [[YOU THE ROCK]] & [[TSUTCHIE]] from [[SHAKKAZOMBIE]])</small>)
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* [2002.01.23] [[Song+Nation|song+nation]] (#5 ''My Planet'')
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* [2002.03.06] [[Song+Nation2 Trance|song+nation2 Trance]] (Disc 2 #2 ''My Planet (tatsumaki remix)'')
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* [2002.03.27] [[atami]] - [[Doppler|DOPPLER]] (#5 ''Elephant'' Love feat. '''hitomi''')
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* [2003.01.29] [[avex Orgel Collection hitomi Sakuhin Shuu]]
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* [2003.05.14] [[atami]] - ''[[Atamibest|atamibest]]'' (#7 ''Elephant Love (PINKY BICYCLE Ver.) feat.'''hitomi''')
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* [2007.01.31] [[Taiji All Stars]] - [[Tengoku no Uta]] feat. '''hitomi'''
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* [2011.04.20] [[Mune Kyun 90's ~Ano Koro, Watashi no Koi no Uta~]] (Disc 1 #9 ''by myself'')
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* [2011.04.20] [[J-Pop Hurricane ~hitomi Dake 60 Fun Maji Mix~|J-Pop Hurricane ~hitomi Dake 60 Fun Maji MIX~]]
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* [2011.04.27] [["Persona 2: Tsumi" Original Soundtrack]] (Disc 6 #18 ''Kimi no Tonari'')
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* [2013.03.27] [[Joshiryoku wo Migaku Uta]] (#9 ''CANDY GIRL'')
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* [2015.12.16] [[globe 20th -Special Cover Best-|#globe20th -SPECIAL COVER BEST-]] (#11 ''Anytime smokin' cigarette'')
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==Filmography==
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===Movies===
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* [2003.06.21] [[Life is Journey]]
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* [2007.01.13] [[Nightmare Detective]]
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===Dramas===
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* [2008] [[24 Jikan Atatamemasu ka Shippu Doto Konbini-den|24 Jikan Atatamemasu ka? Shippu Doto Konbini-den]].
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===Television===
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* [2005] [[Pretty Garage]]
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* [2005 - 2006] [[Gagagagagarage Sale]]
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* [2011 - 2012] [[THE PRIMESHOW]]
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* [2012 - Present] [[Celeb-Tsuushin]]
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===Stage===
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* [2007] Waiting for the Sun ~Tenki Machi~
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==Publications==
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===Books===
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[[Image:PomiPomi.jpg|100px]]
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* [2011.12] Pomi Pomi Directed by hitomi
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===Photobooks===
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[[Image:LoveLifephotobook.jpg|100px]]
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[[Image:Self Portrait photobook.jpg|115px]]
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[[Image:Love Life Style photobook.jpg|105px]]
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[[Image:Love Life 2 photobook.jpg|100px]]
  
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==<span class="mw-headline">External Links</span>==
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* [2000.12.30] LOVE LIFE
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* [2002.11.06] SELF PORTRAIT
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* [2005.05.31] LOVE LIFE STYLE
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* [2009.06.24] LOVE LIFE 2
  
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==External Links==
 
* [http://hitomilovelife.net/ Official Website]
 
* [http://hitomilovelife.net/ Official Website]
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* [http://community.livejournal.com/hitomi_daily/ hitomi @ LJ : A hitomi Livejournal Community]
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* [https://www.instagram.com/hitomi_official/ Official Instagram]
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* [http://www.facebook.com/hitomiofiicial/ Official Facebook]
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* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/hitomi/51798600930 Former Facebook]
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* [http://ameblo.jp/ninpu-hitomi/ Official Blog]
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* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rdloWitZKhrtedmOBdhG8 Spotify Profile]
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[[Category:iTunes Artists]]
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[[Category:Tochigi Artists]]

Latest revision as of 05:19, 22 March 2021

hitomi promoting ∞ (2012)

hitomi is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter known also for her fashionable and sexy public image. Originally a fashion model, she made her debut in 1994 with the single "Let's Play Winter" and since then has released over ten albums, with several going on to reach #1 position on the Oricon charts. hitomi's music is largely pop with strong influences from rock and more recently, dance music. Since 2011 she is also the CEO of the child clothing brand PomiPomi.

Profile

Information

hitomi promoting "GO TO THE TOP"(1995)
hitomi promoting by myself (1996)
hitomi promoting déjà-vu (1997)
hitomi promoting "Taion" (1999)
hitomi promoting LOVE LIFE (2000)
hitomi promoting "I am / innocence" (2001)
hitomi promoting huma-rhythm (2002)
hitomi promoting "CRA"G"Y☆MAMA"(2005)
hitomi promoting "Ai no Kotoba" (2006)
hitomi promoting "WORLD! WIDE! LOVE!" (2009)
hitomi promoting SPIRIT (2011)

Music Debut and First Marriage

Following graduation from middle school, hitomi entered the entertainment industry as a model but after a chance meeting at a modeling audition with Komuro Tetsuya, one of Japan's most prolific producers of the 1990s, she was scouted to join the avex trax label. hitomi made her debut with the single "Let's Play Winter" in 1994, which unusually for most Komuro-produced starlets did not feature his lyrics but words penned by hitomi herself. Though the single failed to chart on the Oricon charts, hitomi persevered and continued to release material, her third single "CANDY GIRL" which featured a commercial tie in with Kodak, sold over 400,000 copies and established hitomi as an eminent singer-songwriter.

hitomi and Komuro amicably split in 1997 following the release of déjà-vu, hitomi's third album, the two did not collaborate again until the release of the Masato "Max" Matsuura and Komuro produced song+nation charity album in 2002 where hitomi is featured on track five, "My Planet". Once again unlike other Komuro-produced entertainers, hitomi's career continued to go from strength to strength following her professional split with Komuro. She appeared in the prestigious Kouhaku Uta Gassen TV program twice, once in 2000 singing "LOVE 2000", and "SAMURAI DRIVE" in 2002.

In November 2002, hitomi announced on her blog that she had married 'U-san', a design company executive who was formerly involved in the entertainment industry as a member of hip-hop group GAS BOYS (active circa 1993-1996). The two had been friends in the 1990s but did not begin dating until they were reintroduced to each other earlier in the year. hitomi had earlier been linked with Dragon Ash singer Furuya Kenji. Following her marriage, hitomi largely went on hiatus for a year and a half (mid-2002 - early 2004), reportedly due to the discovery of ovarian cancer.

Return to Music, TRAVELER, and LOVE CONCENT

hitomi returned to the music industry in February 2004 with the release of "Hikari", her 26th single. This was quickly followed by another single "Kokoro no Tabibito / SPEED☆STAR"; an album, TRAVELER and her first national tour in over two years. The TRAVELER tour started on May 15, 2004 in Chiba and spanned 16 venues; to promote the tour, hitomi held a secret live in the departures lounge of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on May 2. The DVD of the tour was released on September 29, 2004, titled hitomi live tour 2004 TRAVELER.

In June 2005, to celebrate her tenth anniversary in the music industry, avex presented hitomi with her own exclusive label, LOVE LIFE RECORDS, which is to revolve around the theme of love. On June 1, hitomi released "Japanese girl", the first single released since the launch of LOVE LIFE RECORDS and featured a tie in with the safety razor manufacturer Gillette. Japanese girl charted strongly and peaked at #18 on the Oricon charts. This was shortly followed by the release of "Love Angel" in August, which failed to perform as well as its predecessor, the release of "CRA"G"Y☆MAMA" in November rounded off hitomi's music releases in 2005.

hitomi released "GO MY WAY" on May 10, 2006, which was used as the ending theme for television dorama Bengoshi no Kuzu, the single performed relatively well and peaked at #22 on the charts. Following this, hitomi's official website announced that she would be making her debut as an actress in Akumu Tantei, a horror/thriller film directed by Tsukamoto Shinya and share top billing with Matsuda Ryuhei. This venture was hitomi's second attempt at acting after a brief appearance in another domestic film, Life Is Journey in 2003.

No new releases followed "GO MY WAY" until September when hitomi released her 32nd single "Ai no Kotoba" on September 13. The single performed quite poorly, most likely due to the fact that sales were largely cannibalized by the release of the album LOVE CONCENT less than two weeks later. Tour dates for the LOVE CONCENT tour were announced in October, with the tour spanning ten venues across the country. No official DVD footage was release of the tour, though a 'special edit' was included in the bonus disc of the peace special box-set.

Acting, Second Marriage and peace

hitomi spent 2007 focusing on her activities as an actress. Akumu Tantei was released nationally on January 13, 2007 and made an appearance at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. A sequel to the movie was announced but hitomi declined to reprise her role as detective Kirishima Keiko. Musically, her activities were limited to featuring on a single by Taiji All Stars, "Tengoku no Uta" in January and the release of peace, a career-long compilation album, in December.

Following the premiere of Akumu Tantei, hitomi was relatively quiet until July when her official website announced that she would feature in an upcoming stage play. In August 2007, hitomi made her debut as a stage actress in Waiting for the Sun ~Tenki Machi~ which ran from August 8 to September 2, 2007.

In a surprise announcement on November 3, 2007, five years to the day they married, hitomi revealed on her blog that she and her husband were divorcing, citing a 'difference in lifestyles'. The pair did not have any children.

Undeterred by the events in her personal life, the release of hitomi's career-long compilation album, peace was announced on November 16. peace was released on December 5, and featured all the singles released in hitomi's 13 year career in chronological order.

On March 15, 2008, hitomi made her first appearance on the small screen in the television dorama 24 Jikan Atatamemasu ka? Shippu Doto Konbini-den.

On July 11, 2008, hitomi announced on her official blog that she had married for a second time to stage actor Haneda Masayoshi on June 30, and was pregnant with their first child. hitomi and Haneda had worked together in the play Waiting for the Sun ~Tenki Machi~ in August-September of the previous year, which led to the start of a serious relationship in January 2008. When they discovered hitomi was pregnant, the two decided to get married.

On December 8, 2011, after three years of marriage hitomi announced through her blog that she and Haneda had divorced.

Discography

Studio Albums

Best Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Video Releases

Other Video Releases

Compilations / Other

Filmography

Movies

Dramas

Television

Stage

  • [2007] Waiting for the Sun ~Tenki Machi~

Publications

Books

PomiPomi.jpg

  • [2011.12] Pomi Pomi Directed by hitomi

Photobooks

LoveLifephotobook.jpg Self Portrait photobook.jpg Love Life Style photobook.jpg Love Life 2 photobook.jpg

  • [2000.12.30] LOVE LIFE
  • [2002.11.06] SELF PORTRAIT
  • [2005.05.31] LOVE LIFE STYLE
  • [2009.06.24] LOVE LIFE 2

External Links


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