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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 and music for pop acts such as W, Matsuura Aya, and SE7EN. Her solo work is quite unknown and over the years she has been dropped from several labels. LISAGO is currently releasing music independently.
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". After the release of another album and two more singles, she was dropped from the label after the releases failed to chart on the Oricon.
In 1997 however, Lisa jumped right from being dropped and secured a deal with Sony Music Entertainment. 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. After releasing a few singles and an album with them, she once again changed labels.
In 2003, LISAGO signed with the indie record label, MASSIVE RECORDING. Their she released her eighth studio album, Kairo Maimai. After the release of another album, Sukeru Nest, LISAGO left the label. Also that year she composed the majoirty of the songs 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 "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE" (Lisa))
- [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.
- Lost child (music)
- Sora (そら; Sky) (music)
- Manatsu no Wild Girl (真夏のワイルドガール; Midsummer's Wild Girl) (music)
- Aigan Banner (愛玩バナ; Caring Banner) (music)
- Akazukin (アカズキン) (music)
- Cain no Me (カインの眼; Cain's Eyes) (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; The Southern Cross) (music)
- Shinai Naru Close (親愛なるクローン; Deep Close Affection) (music)
- Yume ga Arumono (夢があるもの; The One With a Dream) (lyrics)
- Me wo Tojitara (目を閉じたら; When You Shut Your Eyes) (lyrics and music)
- Namida wo Fuite Ageru (涙をふいてあげる; Tears Are Blown) (lyrics and music)
- Suki to Iwasete (スキと言わせて; To Say I Like You) (lyrics and music)
- WELCOME TO MY HEART (lyrics and music)
- Momoiro Zensen (桃色前線; Pink Weather Front) (music)
- E ni Kaita-sama na TRUE LOVE (絵にかいた様なTRUE LOVE; True Love That Exists In a Picture) (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; Meeting In the Plane Tree Park)
- Omoide no Hito (オモイデノヒト; Memories of a Person) (lyrics and music)
- Shiawase ni Narou (倖せになろう; Becoming Happy)
- Shiroi Hana Akai Hana (白い花赤い花; White Flower Red Flower) (lyrics)
- Aenai Kyori Furerame Kyori (逢えない距離触れられぬ距離; The Distance Which Can't Be Touched) (lyrics and music)
- Ashita wa Dare no Tame ni (明日はダレのために; Tomorrow for Who) (lyrics and music)
- Boku ga Kieteshimao Mae ni (僕が消えてしまう前に; Before You Vanish) (lyrics and music)
- BYE-BREAK HEART (lyrics and music)
- Heart no Bakudan (ハートノバクダン) (lyrics and music)
- HOLD MY BLUE (lyrics and music)
- Kanjite Kita Mama (感じてきたまま) (lyrics and music)
- Kimi ga Naku Kara Hanasenai (君が泣くから離せない; Because You Cry, It's Impossible to Separate) (lyrics and music)
- Kokoro no End Mark (ココロのエンドマーク; Heart's End Mark) (lyrics and music)
- Megumi no Ame (めぐみの雨; Blessed Rain) (lyrics and music)
- Nani yo!! (なによ!!; What!!) (lyrics and music)
- STREET FIGHTING GIRL (lyrics and music)
- Watashi no Agerareru Subete (私のあげられるすべて; Giving All of Me) (lyrics and music)
- DRIVE ALIVE (lyrics)
- RAMBLING DREAMER (lyrics and music)
- Golta Let U Go (lyrics)
- JUST 4 ME (lyrics)
- Kimi ga Eran da Ai no Katachi (君が選んだ愛の形; The Shape of Love Which You Chose) (lyrics)
The following works were composed by LISAGO and credited to her pen name Morimura Mera.
- GIZA GIZA (chorus)
- WALL FLOWER (lyrics)
- Happiness (ハピネス) (lyrics)
- Suna wo Kamu You ni... NAMIDA (砂を噛むように・・・NAMIDA; Like Eating Sand... Tears) (lyrics)
- Dear my... (lyrics)
- I love you ~ECHO (Japanese Version) (lyrics)
- LA LA LA (lyrics)
- UNNAMED FEELING (lyrics)
- Watashi no Soba de (私のそばで) (lyrics)
- Aimai Me MIND (曖昧ミーMIND; Ambiguous Me Mind) (lyrics)
- FRIENDSHIP (lyrics)
- Miss Love Tantei (Missラブ探偵; Miss Love Detective) (lyrics)