CHIHIRO

CHIHIRO promoting "Thank You" (2011)

CHIHIRO (チヒロ) is a Japanese R&B singer and songwriter. She's currently under Smile Company label.

Profile

• Stage Name: CHIHIRO
• Birthplace: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Information

CHIHIRO is an R&B singer from Fukuoka Prefecture who began her musical career as a lyricist and songwriter, providing music for many different artists. In 2006, she started performing as a singer, and in the spring of 2007, she debuted with "In the FLOOR", a vinyl-only release. Gaining popularity with club DJs across Japan, the record sold two thousand copies. Her second vinyl-only single, "Glitter", also became a club hit.

Her debut album, Jewels, was released on CD in summer 2007. The iTunes-only, pre-release single "Miss U feat. ZANE" placed on the iTunes R&B chart and scored another hit for the singer, also going on to feature in the year-end "iTunes R&B Best Songs" list. The album also sold well in foreign CD shops, racking up extensive sales and growing her fanbase.

CHIHIRO returned in September 2008 with an appearance on the HI-D-produced compilation album Special Calling, her first release in a year. She followed this up with a collaborative single with HI-D in December which was also remixed by DJ Deckstream, among others. The single "Last Kiss" was released in February 2009, expanding her fanbase even further and garnering well-deserved praise. Her third single, "Beautiful feat. Sweep / Bouquet ~Zutto Futari de~", was released in November 2009, and on the 11th of that month, she released her long-awaited second album, DRESS.

Discography

CHIHIRO promoting "Roller Coaster Love feat. HI-D" (2008)

CHIHIRO promoting "Kataomoi / Addicted" (2010)

Albums

• [2007.07.25] Jewels
• [2009.11.11] DRESS
• [2011.05.25] Love Fragrance
• [2011.07.18] Untitled

Other Albums

• [2011.03.02] DE;LUXE Beatz by DJ DECKSTREAM (CHIHIRO×DJ DECKSTREAM)

Singles

• [2008.12.03] Roller Coaster Love feat. HI-D
• [2009.02.25] Last Kiss
• [2009.10.07] Beautiful feat. Sweep / Bouquet ~Zutto Futari de~ (Bouquet ~ずっと二人で~; Bouquet ~Always Together~)
• [2010.07.21] Kataomoi feat. GIORGIO 13 / Addicted (片想い; Unrequited Love)
• [2010.11.10] Bye-Bad-Bye / Last Note
• [2012.01.18] Eien feat. Tarantula from Spontania (永遠; Eternity)

Digital Singles

• [2007.03.28] Miss U feat. ZANE
• [2010.04.07] Koi Kaze (恋風; Wind Love)
• [2011.03.16] Naite Iiyo (泣いていいよ)
• [2011.04.13] Thank You feat. WISE
• [2011.07.27] Koi Hanabi (恋花火; Firework Love)
• [2011.10.05] Be with you
• [2011.11.16] Love is...
• [2011.11.23] 4°C
• [2011.12.07] Remember December
• [2012.03.14] Answer
• [2012.06.06] Cinderella (シンデレラ)

Analog Singles

• [2007.03.12] In the FLOOR
• [2007.10.04] Glitter
• [2011.04.16] DE;LUXE Beatz by DJ DECKSTREAM EP1
• [2011.04.16] DE;LUXE Beatz by DJ DECKSTREAM EP2

Compilations / Other

• [2005.12.21] Who's Got Next? ~Nippon Zenkoku Hip Hop Okuni Jiman~ (#8 In the FLOOR feat. Lowarth)
• [2006.11.03] Yuichiro YAMATO Morishita - Feel the Dream (#1 Feel the Dream feat. CHIHIRO, #2 Stand Up feat. SPHERE of INFLUENCE & CHIHIRO)
• [2007.02.14] MEILIN - SAVE MY SOUL. (#2 Rock my world) (Lyrics)
• [2007.08.25] Love-live-asia Mixed By Dj Rif (#1 In the FLOOR feat. Lowarth)
• [2007.12.05] MEILIN - Candy☆Boy / My Sweet Darlin' (#1 Candy☆Boy) (Lyrics)
• [2008.09.10] HI-D - Special Calling (#5 MAGIC ROUGE feat. CHIHIRO)
• [2009.11.25] Special Calling ~Session2~ (#4 Mata Ashita mo feat. SHIN (CLIFF EDGE))
• [2009.12.09] Mellow Disney ~R&B Revisited~ (#7 A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes)
• [2010.08.22] SHIKATA - My Place (#1 Aitakute ... feat. CHIHIRO)
• [2011.03.30] Girls Be Ambitious!! 2 (#10 Last Note)
• [2011.06.22] NERDHEAD - SECRET SUMMER feat. CHIHIRO
• [2011.10.26] NERDHEAD - BEHIND the TRUTH (#12 SECRET SUMMER feat. CHIHIRO)
• [2012.01.18] LOVERSSOUL x HIROKI from ORANGE RANGE - Loveliest
• [2012.01.25] Yamaguchi Lisa - LOVE & PRIDE (#6 why feat. CHIHIRO)
• [2012.07.18] SHIKATA - BEST 2007-2012 ~Prologue~ (Aitakute ... feat. CHIHIRO)

External Links

• Official Website
• Japanese Wikipedia