Amano Tsuki
Amano Tsuki (天野月) is a female Japanese rock artist under the Otokura and Pony Canyon record labels. She is best known for her songs "Chou", "Koe" and "Zero no Chouritsu", which were used in the Fatal Frame survival horror video games (themes for Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented and Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse respectively).
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Profile
- Real Name: Amano Tsukiko (天野月子)
- Stage Name: Amano Tsukiko (天野月子) (2001-2008), Amano Tsuki (天野月) (2008-)
- Birthday: November 18th
- Interests: Music, Art, Photography, books.
- Instruments: Piano and Guitar.
Information
Amano's love for music started at the age of five when she took up piano. While in school, she entered music clubs and eventually came into the spot light when she joined a theater group. She bought her first guitar in High School (which she still plays now). She once recorded her songs on a tape and sent it to one of her friends which got onto the hands of Otokura Records. They called Amano and appreciated her work. She found a band at that time herself, but unfortunately, it failed. Later, she released "Hakoniwa", "Love Dealer" and "B.G ~Black Guitar + Berry Garden~" under the Pony Canyon indie label as Amano Tsukiko (天野月子), even though she didn't come into spot-light until her first major debut single "Bodaiju" in November of 2001. In the year 2007, she left Pony Canyon and returned independent.
Amano writes her songs as well as designing her clothes for her promotional videos. She is also skilled in guitar and loves to draw. She also has an online web-comic illustrated by herself. Her style of art is rather grotesque and abstract. Amano is quite popular in Japan which could clearly be seen at the opening of her Album "A MOON CHILD IN THE SKY" in 2005.
In Autumn 2008, Amano announced that she would retire from making music as a solo artist after the release of her final album, "ZERO". She also changed her stage name to Amano Tsuki (天野月) and has specified however that she will continue to write songs for other artists.
Discography
Albums
- [2002.06.05] Sharon Stones
- [2002.12.04] MEG & LiON
- [2004.01.21] Tenryuu (天龍)
- [2005.09.21] A MOON CHILD IN THE SKY
- [2008.09.03] ZERO (Indie)
- [2010.05.05] PEEK A BOO (Indie)
Best Albums
- [2004.03.03] WINONA RIDERS ~Tsuki no Uragawa~ (月の裏側) (B-sides Compilation)
- [2006.11.15] Catalog (カタログ)
- [2006.11.15] Deluxe Catalog (デラックスカタログ)
- [2007.07.23] Uma Salmon (ウマ・サーモン) (B-side Compilation)
- [2008.11.24] NOISE (Indie Best)
Singles
Major
- [2001.11.07] Bodaiju (菩提樹)
- [2002.02.20] Sniper (スナイパー)
- [2002.04.24] Treasure
- [2002.06.19] HONEY?
- [2002.11.07] Ningyou (人形)
- [2003.07.30] Same (鮫)
- [2003.11.12] Chou (蝶)
- [2004.07.14] Tsuki (月)
- [2004.11.03] Idea (イデア)
- [2005.02.16] Hisui (翡翠)
- [2005.07.27] Koe (聲)
- [2006.05.31] Karasu (烏)
- [2006.05.31] Fukurou (梟)
- [2006.05.31] Utakata (ウタカタ)
- [2006.05.31] Fuusen (風船)
- [2006.05.31] chaos (混沌 -chaos-)
Indie
- [2001.04.01] Hakoniwa (箱庭)
- [2001.06.01] Hakoniwa (re-release)
- [2001.06.01] Love Dealer
- [2001.09.01] B.G ~Black Guitar + Berry Garden~
- [2003.07.30] Love Dealer -type2003- (re-release)
- [2007.04.11] Howling
- [2008.01.23] HEAVEN'S GATE
- [2008.07.30] Zero no Chouritsu (ゼロの調律)
- [2010.01.27] Hikari no Circus (ひかりのサーカス)
- [2010.03.17] Utsukushiki Mono (うつくしきもの)
VHS / DVD
- [2002.05.26] Pia Debut Preview LIVE
- [2002.11.28] LIVE TOUR 2002 Koori no Bi SHOW (LIVE TOUR 2002 氷の美SHOW)
- [2003.03.05] Meg ni Aetara Amano Tsukiko Nenmatsu Special 2002 Live at Nihon Seinenkan メグに逢えたら 天野月子年末スペシャル2002 Live at 日本青年館)
- [2004.02.25] Omohide (おもひで) (DVD Box)
- [2004.03.03] V
- [2006.11.15] 5-five-
- [2009.02.10] Omohide 2 (おもひで2) (DVD Box)
- [2009.04.27] ZERO+NOiSE
Composition
- Shiroi Hana ~White Garden~ (白い華 ~White Garden~) (music)
- cotton candy (lyrics)
- Suna no Shiro (砂の城) (music)
- MONSTER (music and lyrics)
- Cherry (music)
- Koibana (恋花) (music)
- Over Drive (music and lyrics)
- Hadashi no Mermaid (裸足のマーメイド) (music and lyrics)
- Ride On (music and lyrics)
- Sully (lyrics)
- Russian Roulette (ロシアンルーレット) (lyrics)
- WILL (lyrics)
- Uzumebi (埋火) (lyrics)
- Mikazuki (三日月) (music)