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Takahashi Hitomi
Takahashi Hitomi (高橋瞳) is a Japanese pop/rock artist who releases under the gr8! records sublabel of Sony. She is probably best known for contributing her songs to anime. She made her debut in April 2005 with Bokutachi no Yukue.
Profile
- Name: Takahashi Hitomi (高橋瞳)
- Birthdate: April 8th, 1989
- Birthplace: Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Height: 147 cm
- Favorite Artists: SHAKALABBITS, Maroon 5, Avril Lavinge, ELLEGARDEN, Shiina Ringo, LOST IN TIME, Jack's Mannequin, We Are Scientists
- Hobbies: Dancing, Movies, Altering dresses
Information
Before Debut
Takahashi was born on April 8, 1989. She was named Hitomi due to the fact that her eyes were very big - Hitomi in Japanese means "eye". As a child, she was influenced by her father's music, which included artists such as Eric Clapton and the Beatles.
When she was in middle-high, Takahashi expressed the thought of becoming a back-up dancer, and danced with her friends, but when Takahashi sang karaoke, Takahashi's friends encouraged her to sing live. After that, she became confident enough to become a singer. Although she had previously wanted to sing dance music, she chose rock music as her style.
sympathy era
Takahashi auditioned for the Sony Music SD Auditions in 2004. Although she was chosen for her voice, she panicked that they would choose someone else over her small stature. Fortunately, those watching the audition saw her for her voice, not her look. She was chosen over 20,000 participants and was selected to sing one of the theme songs for Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. She recorded Bokutachi no Yukue in 2004.
Bokutachi no Yukue was announced in 2005, while Takahashi took her exams. The single was released in April 2005, and debuted on the Oricon Charts at #1. This made her the second solo female artist to have a debut single achieve #1, and the third artist to achieve this. Takahashi would later release her sophomore single evergreen, which sold a modest amount and charted at #22 for the week. Returning to an anime tie-in, Aozora no Namida was released as the opening song for the anime Blood+. The song ranked #8 on the charts. Takahashi's debut album sympathy reached #10 on the charts on March 2006, and she performed live in April of the same year to promote the album.
Bamboo Collage era
The release of Takahashi's 4th single Communication saw a drastic change in her music as she shifted from pop/rock to more of a punk sound, and her beginning working relationship with former JUDY AND MARY member, TAKUYA. The single charted at #66 with just over 2,000 copies sold in its first week. She released KO·MO·RE·BI in November 2006 as the theme song for the movie "Tegami". Like the single before it, the sales for KO·MO·RE·BI were much lower than her first three singles. Her sixth single Candy Line - used as the ending song for the anime, Gintama - charted at #14, and became her most successful single since Aozora no Namida. Takahashi released the singles JET BOY JET GIRL and Tsuyoku Nare in August and September of 2007, the latter of which is her lowest selling single. In October of the same year, she released her second studio album Bamboo Collage, which, like many of the singles supporting the album, sold much lower than her debut efforts. Takahashi supported the album with a small tour in December.
2008 and Beyond
2008 was a relatively quiet year for Takahashi. Her only release of the year Atashi no Machi, Ashita no Machi charted at #43 with about 4,000 copies sold. She toured for the single in August, and then remained out of the musical scene for the rest of the year. In 2009, Takahashi had her first role as an actress in a mini-drama that was included on the BEAT CRUSADERS live DVD oh my ZEPP / PRETTY IN PINK FLAMINGO. She later collaborated with the musical group on her tenth single Wo Ai Ni, the anime ending for Gintama.
Discography
Albums
- [2006.03.01] sympathy
- [2007.10.24] Bamboo Collage
Singles
- [2005.04.13] Bokutachi no Yukue (僕たちの行方)
- [2005.08.10] evergreen
- [2005.11.30] Aozora no Namida (青空のナミダ)
- [2006.07.12] Communication (コミュニケイション)
- [2006.11.01] KO·MO·RE·BI (コ・モ・レ・ビ)
- [2007.03.07] Candy Line (キャンディ・ライン)
- [2007.08.01] JET BOY JET GIRL
- [2007.09.12] Tsuyoku Nare (強くなれ)
- [2008.06.04] Atashi no Machi, Ashita no Machi (あたしの街、明日の街)
- [2009.09.09] Wo Ai Ni (ウォーアイニー) (Takahashi Hitomi + BEAT CRUSADERS)
Compilation / Soundtrack
- [2005.11.02] Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY COMPLETE (#5 Bokutachi no Yukue)
- [2006.01.25] HIT STYLE (Disc 2 #9 Bokutachi no Yukue)
- [2006.01.25] MATCHY TRIBUTE (#6 Midnight Shuffle)
- [2006.10.25] BLOOD+ COMPLETE BEST (#1 Aozora no Namida)
- [2006.12.20] The songs for DEATH NOTE the movie ~the Last name TRIBUTE~ (#11 DRIVE)
- [2007.10.03] Terra e... Original Soundtrack II (#30 JET BOY JET GIRL -Terra e... Opening Mix-)
- [2008.03.26] 39 Anime×Music Collaboration '02-'07 (Disc 2 #6 Bokutachi no Yukue, #10 Aozora no Namida; Disc 3 #11 JET BOY JET GIRL)
- [2009.03.25] Gintama BEST (#6 Candy Line)
Featured Releases
- [2009.06.10] oh my ZEPP / PRETTY IN PINK FLAMINGO - BEAT CRUSADERS
- [2009.09.09] PRETTY IN PINK FLAMINGO Soundtrack - BEAT CRUSADERS (#1 Wo Ai Ni & #7 Because the Night)
Concerts
- [2006.04.10] Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO Concert
- [2006.05.14] - [2006.11.25] Live "Sympathy" ~BOXX Series~
- [2006.11.10] Takahashi Hitomi LIVE in Shiga
- [2007.03.29] LIVE "Candy Line"
- [2007.12.04] - [2007.12.13] live tour 2007 "Bamboo Collage"
- [2008.08.03] - [2008.08.31] Ikenai Ko Tour 2008 "Atashi no Machi, Ashita no Machi"
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