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*'''Date of Birth:''' March 15, 1968
 
*'''Date of Birth:''' March 15, 1968
 
*'''Birthplace:''' [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
 
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==Career==
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[[File:good morning world promo.png|thumb|300px|Kahimi promoting "[[Good Morning World|GOOD MORNING WORLD]]" (1995)]]
  
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Kahimi Karie started her off her artistic career in Japan as a music photographer. Her biggest moment as a photographer was went she worked with her idol [[Wikipedia:Serge Gainsbourg|Serge Gainsbourg]]. She claims that she's been the only photographer that he has taken his sunglasses off for.<ref>[A ]</ref> It was during this point in the late 1980's when working overseas that Kahimi was introduced to [[Mike Always]] of [[él Records]]. <small><ref>[http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/kahimi_karie.shtml ''Interview Magazine'' (1999)]</ref></small> Through Mike she was introduced to [[Shibuya-Kei]] Prince [[Cornelius|Oyamada Keigo]] (or who started going by CORNELIUS) from the group [[FLIPPER'S GUITAR]] and the two soon started dating. One night Oyamada asked her if to sing for Mike's [[Wikipedia:House band|studio band]]. In 1990 she worked with [[Minekawa Takako]] as [[FANCY GROOVEY NAME]] and recorded a song for the FLIPPER'S GUITAR compiled ''[[Fab Gear|FAB GEAR]]''. In 1992 Kahimi went on to release her first single "[[Mike Alway's Diary]]", named after her friend Mike Always who she first started singing with. She soon started being labeled the new [[Shibuya-Kei]] [[Wikipedia:It girl|It girl]], and her and Oyamada became the scene's power couple.
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In 1993, Kahimi and Oyamada met with French singer-songwriter [[Wikipedia:Momus (musician)|Momus]], who was there for work producing a [[The Poison Boyfriends]] record; Previously him and Oyamada were introduced at a Momus concert in Camden. They invited him out for Indian food and then took it back to their studio apartment in [[Wikipedia:Roppongi|Roppongi]]. After spending the night talking with Kahimi, he took her up on the offer to record together. Over the next few years Kahimi's popularity would continue to increase. At this time Oyamada started recording new solo albums as [[Cornelius|CORNELIUS]], releasing ''[[The First Question Award|THE FIRST QUESTION AWARD]]'' in February 1994. After the release of her next indie single "[[Girly (Kahimi Karie)|Girly]]", she signed onto Oyamada's record label [[Trattoria]] (under [[Polystar]]).
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In mid 1994 Kahimi took off for [[Wikipedia:Paris, France|Paris, France]]. Momus recalling it partly as to "escape the straightjacket of Japan", "to defy expectations that she become a conventional wife", and "insecurity from a partner who saw her record sales potentially outstripping his — saw her literally “running with a suitcase”, ripping up a relationship with someone who “wouldn’t let her dance to Beck” (or date him, for that matter)."<ref>A</ref>
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1995 was a very busy year for Kahimi Karie. She started off the new year with the release of her first (the Oyamada produced ''[[My First Karie|MY FIRST KARIE]]'') and second (the [[Wikipedia:Momus (musician)|Momus]] produced ''[[I Am a Kitten|I am a kitten]]'') mini-albums on January 25th. Sixth months after the EPs Kahimi would follow with another mini-album ''[[Leur L'Existence|LEUR L'EXISTENCE]]'' in July 1995. Her next few singles would all have major [[CM|commercial]] tie-ins and sold really well from [[Trattoria]]. The Momus penned "[[Good Morning World|GOOD MORNING WORLD]]" was used as a theme for a cosmetics ad, and "[[Humming ga Kikoeru]]" was used as the opening theme to the [[Anime|anime series]] ''[[Chibi Maruko-chan]]''. This single become her best selling and was the lead in to her fourth mini-album ''[[Le Roi Soleil|LE ROI SOLEIL]]'', which would go on to become her best selling record. This release marked an end of a personal and professional relationship for Kahimi and [[Cornelius|Oyamada Keigo]]
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Over the next couple years Momus noted that Kahimi's career was becoming more competitive. Now with Oyamada gone she was able to work with whoever she wish and was still managed by [[3D Corporation]]. She was being written songs by everyone in the [[Shibuya-Kei]] and indie rock scenes. The resulting album was 1997's ''[[Larme De Crocodile]]''. With the largest portion being written by Momus.
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[[File:kahimi karie and nakatani miki.jpg|thumb|300px|left|[[Nakatani Miki]] and Kahimi for ''[[H (magazine)|H]]'' (2001)]]
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In 1998 Kahimi released the single "[[One Thousand 20th Century Chairs]]", which was a very personal song for Kahimi talking about her controlling relationship with [[Cornelius]] and one of the reasons she ran away to Paris, France. The song featured lyrics written by Momus, and featured music composed by [[Hirohisa Horie]] from [[J-Rock|Japanese rock band]] [[Neil & Iraiza]]. That year the #D Corporation flew Kahimi, Momus, and Toog out to Japan and perform at ''[[Music Station]]''. Following this they signed on for the A tour.
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In 1998 Kahimi released the single "[[One Thousand 20th Century Chairs]]", which was a very personal song for Kahimi talking about her controlling relationship with [[Cornelius]] and one of the reasons she ran away to Paris, France. The song featured lyrics written by Momus, and featured music composed by [[Hirohisa Horie]] from [[J-Rock|Japanese rock band]] [[Neil & Iraiza]]. That year the 3D Corporation flew Kahimi, Momus, and Toog out to Japan and perform at ''[[Music Station]]''. Following this they signed on for the A tour.
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(he would later play guitar on a song each from 2004's ''[[Montage (Kahimi Karie)|Montage]]'' and 2006's ''[[Nunki|NUNKI]]'').
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==Personal Life==
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Ah, for me his records are perfect. Everything is perfect. Mike Alway is like a hero ... like a guru. More like a guru than a hero to me. He is very strange, though. Through Mike she was introduced to [[Shibuya-Kei]] Prince [[Cornelius|Oyamada Keigo]] (or who started going by CORNELIUS) from the group [[FLIPPER'S GUITAR]]. She contributed to FLIPPER GUITAR's compiled ''[[Blow Up|BLOW UP]]'' album and she soon started dating Oyamada. In 1992 the two work start working together musically on the single "[[Mike Alway's Diary]]" about their good friend, and it was sung in [[Wikipedia:French language|French]].The media quickly took off with it declaring them the [[Wikipedia:It girl|It couple]] of Shibuya. Kahimi gained popularity as a poster girl for the genre, and started working as a fashion model.
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Kahimi decided to move to [[Wikipedia:Paris, France|Paris, France]] around late 1994 with her new friend and producer [[Wikipedia:Momus (musician)|Momus]], which ultimately cause her and Oyamada to separate. Momus said that he literally saw her “running with a suitcase, ripping up a relationship with someone who “wouldn’t let her dance to Beck” (or date him, for that matter)."<ref>A</ref> At first he would fly back and forth to see and work with her (Momus notes that he was around for the shooting of "[[I Am a Kitten (song)|I am a kitten]]" [[PV|music video]]). At his request she went back to Japan to work on the recordings for ''[[My First Karie|MY FIRST KARIE]]'' and the session ended up being a stressful time. Between dealing with Oyamada and [[Wikipedia:Bertrand Burgalat|Bertrand Burgalat]] she was over it; Birgalat has been called "difficult” and it was said that he was "slamming doors and piano lids, and Kahimi in tears."<small><ref>[https://memoriesofshibuya.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/artist-spotlight-kahimi-karie-week-one/ ''Memories of Shibuya'': Artist Spotlight Kahimi Karie]</ref></small> She never worked face to face with that team again. It was all officially over when Kahimi had heard that she was seeing her old bandmate [[Minekawa Takako]].
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Kahimi had decided to come and live in Paris, where I was too. A slightly glum Keigo came over to see whether he could salvage the situation (he was present at the video shoot for “I Am A Kitten”), but decided that he was a “Tokyo boy” after all; Paris didn’t have enough “information” for him. The city didn’t go fast enough. The last bridge was burnt when Keigo, back in Tokyo, started dating Kahimi’s old bandmate from Fancy Face, Groovy Name: Takako Minekawa.
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Kahimi would go on to date a string on models and actors while living in Paris. Her boyfriend at the time was featured in the [[PV|music video]] for her final Oyamada produced single "[[Humming ga Kikoeru]]".
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Kahimi and Momus worked together for many years. During the early years they spent much time together after shed moved to Paris. Momus had noted they they had "initial frisson of attraction" between each other, but it wasn’t enough to shake her relationship with Oyamada and his marriage with Shazna who he married in 1994.
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In 1997, when my marriage broke down and I went back to live in London, Kahimi (her real name is Mari) came to visit me. I had a really beautiful 'space age bachelor pad' in Clerkenwell thanks to all the money I'd made from her records. Usually Mari was surrounded by all her management people, or in a relationship with some fashion model. But this time it was just her, and she was single. I bought orchids and vodka. After I'd shown her the view from the roof -- St Paul's Cathedral, Smithfield meat market, the Barbican -- we climbed back down the ladder to my big balcony overlooking Barbican tube station. Back inside, we sat drinking vodka beside the big white orchids. When I'd had enough of the throat-scorching stuff to blur reality a little, I leaned forward and kissed Mari on the lips. Gently and kindly she said 'No.' I cried, and to console me she told me that when we first met she'd decided to be my lover, but that it had never happened because of Shazna and Keigo and now it never would.
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Kahimi Karie became the ye-ye girl of Shibuya, the fashionable Tokyo hub and area also associated with the muscal talents of The PIzzicato Five, THe Fantastic Plastic Machine, Maki Nomiya and Cornelius , amongst others. Many of Kahimi's EPs achieved gold status in Japan. She also hosted one of Tokyo's most popular radio radio programs. She recorded the theme song for the animated series Chibi Maruko Chan, [like a Japanese version of The Simpsons]. Kahimi caught the attention of Scottish musical genius Momus [AKA Nick Currie], and the two began collaborating. Their greatest hit was "Good Morning World", a song commissioned by a cosmetics company. It reached top five on the Japanese charts and cemeted Kahimi's position as a superstar. Kahimi sings in English and French in addition to her native Japanese and in addition to the above colaborations, Kahimi Karie has also worked with Pizzicato Five's Yasuharu Konishi and French indie pop star Phillipe Katerine.
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Kahimi Karie has since moved out of Shibuya and currently lives in Paris yet is still linked with the hip look and sound of Tokyo's Shibuya district.
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*http://imomus.livejournal.com/13965.html
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*http://imomus.com/index52.html
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*http://imomus.com/index81.html
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*https://memoriesofshibuya.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/artist-spotlight-kahimi-karie-week-one/
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*http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/kahimi_karie.shtml
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*http://www.japanimprov.com/indies/victor/nunki.html
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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[[File:good morning world promo.png|thumb|250px|Kahimi promoting "[[Good Morning World|GOOD MORNING WORLD]]" (1995)]]
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[[File:Kahimi_karie.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Kahimi Karie]]
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[[File:Kahimi_karie.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Kahimi Karie]]
 
===Mini-Albums===
 
===Mini-Albums===
 
* [1995.01.25] [[My First Karie]]
 
* [1995.01.25] [[My First Karie]]
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* [1995.01.25] [[I Am a Kitten|I am a kitten]]
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* [1995.01.25] [[I Am a Kitten|I am a kitten]] <small>(Indie)</small>
 
* [1995.07.26] [[Leur L'Existence|LEUR L'EXISTENCE]]
 
* [1995.07.26] [[Leur L'Existence|LEUR L'EXISTENCE]]
 
* [1996.06.26] [[Le Roi Soleil|LE ROI SOLEIL]]
 
* [1996.06.26] [[Le Roi Soleil|LE ROI SOLEIL]]
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* [2000.03.29] [[Once Upon a Time]]
 
* [2000.03.29] [[Once Upon a Time]]
 
* [2001.11.21] [[My Suitor]]
 
* [2001.11.21] [[My Suitor]]
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* [2009.02.25] [[Music for Nipper|Music For Nipper]]
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* [2009.02.25] [[Music for Nipper|Music For Nipper]] <small>(Indie)</small>
 
===Albums===
 
===Albums===
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* [1997.03.25] [[Larme De Crocodile]] (クロコダイルの涙; ''Crocodile's Tears'')
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* [1997.03.25] [[Larme De Crocodile]] (クロコダイルの涙; ''Crocodile's Tears'') <small>(Indie)</small>
 
* [1998.07.15] [[K.K.K.K.K.]]
 
* [1998.07.15] [[K.K.K.K.K.]]
 
* [2000.05.24] [[Tilt]]
 
* [2000.05.24] [[Tilt]]
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* [2006.10.25] [[Nunki|NUNKI]]
 
* [2006.10.25] [[Nunki|NUNKI]]
 
* [2010.06.09] [[It's Here]]
 
* [2010.06.09] [[It's Here]]
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=== Other Albums ===
 
=== Other Albums ===
 
* [1998.09.01] [[Kahimi Karie (album)|Kahimi Karie]] (US release)
 
* [1998.09.01] [[Kahimi Karie (album)|Kahimi Karie]] (US release)
 
* [1998.09.30] [[Kahimi Karie (album)|THE BEST OF TRATTORIA YEARS plus MORE]] (best album)
 
* [1998.09.30] [[Kahimi Karie (album)|THE BEST OF TRATTORIA YEARS plus MORE]] (best album)
 
* [1998.12.23] [[A K is a K is a K|a K is a K is a K]] (remix album)
 
* [1998.12.23] [[A K is a K is a K|a K is a K is a K]] (remix album)
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* [2000.11.06] [[K.K.Limited Edition 2000|K.K.LIMITED EDITION 2000]] (box set)
 
* [2001.06.27] [[K.K. Works 1998 - 2000]] (best album)
 
* [2001.06.27] [[K.K. Works 1998 - 2000]] (best album)
 
* [2006.10.10] [[Kahimi Karie Presents Crue-l Crystallization]] (collection by Kahimi)
 
* [2006.10.10] [[Kahimi Karie Presents Crue-l Crystallization]] (collection by Kahimi)
 
* [2007.07.25] [[Specialothers|SPECIALOTHERS]] (collaboration best)
 
* [2007.07.25] [[Specialothers|SPECIALOTHERS]] (collaboration best)
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
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* [1992.12.21] [[Mike Alway's Diary (Kahimi Karle)|Mike Alway's Diary]]
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* [1992.12.21] [[Mike Alway's Diary (Kahimi Karle)|Mike Alway's Diary]] <small>(Indie)</small>
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* [1994.06.25] [[Girly (Kahimi Karie)|Girly]]
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* [1994.06.25] [[Girly (Kahimi Karie)|Girly]] <small>(Indie)</small>
 
* [1995.10.16] [[Good Morning World]]
 
* [1995.10.16] [[Good Morning World]]
 
* [1996.06.09] [[Humming ga Kikoeru]] (ハミングがきこえる; ''Humming to Myself'')
 
* [1996.06.09] [[Humming ga Kikoeru]] (ハミングがきこえる; ''Humming to Myself'')
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* [1997.02.14] [[Tiny King Kong]]
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* [1997.02.14] [[Tiny King Kong]] <small>(Indie)</small>
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* [1998.02.21] [[Remixes]]
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* [1998.02.21] [[Remixes]] <small>(Indie)</small>
 
* [1998.06.29] [[One Thousand 20th Century Chairs]]
 
* [1998.06.29] [[One Thousand 20th Century Chairs]]
 
* [2004.03.24] [[Nana (Kahimi Karie)|NANA]]
 
* [2004.03.24] [[Nana (Kahimi Karie)|NANA]]
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* [2007.07.25] [[Muhlife in]]
 
* [2007.07.25] [[Muhlife in]]
  
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===Compilations / Other===
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* [1991.xx.xx] ''[[Blow-Up|BLOW-UP]]'' (# "Bonjour Line", "Cruel Records Strikes Back")
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* [1993.xx.xx] ''[[Hello Young Lovers|HELLO YOUNG LOVERS]]'' ("[[Take It Easy My Brother Charlie]]")
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* [1995.xx.xx] ゲンズブール・トリビュート'95 (メロディについて)
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* [1996.11.01] [[Cornelius|CORNELIUS]] - ''[[69/96]]'' (#8 "[[69/96 Girl Meets Cassette]]")
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* [1996.12.11] [[coba]] - "[[Tiny Monster|tiny monster]]" feat. Kahimi Karie
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==Works==
 
===Movies===
 
===Movies===
 
* [2007.05.25] [[Ichiban Kirei na Mizu]]
 
* [2007.05.25] [[Ichiban Kirei na Mizu]]
  
 
===Photobooks===
 
===Photobooks===
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* [2005.04.22] Kahimi Karie + MARQUEE
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* [2002.02.05] [[I'm Gonna Tear My Playhouse Down!|I'm gonna tear my playhouse down!]]
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* [2005.04.22] [[Kahimi Karie + MARQUEE|KAHIMI KARIE + MARQUEE]]
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
*[http://www.kahimi-karie.com/ Official Website]
 
*[http://www.kahimi-karie.com/ Official Website]

Revision as of 20:56, 5 August 2016

Kahimi Karie promoting NUNKI (2006)

Kahimi Karie (カヒミ・カリィ) is an Japanese experimental pop musician. She made her debut in 1992 with the cheeky "Mike Alway's Diary" and when on to become a well known Shibuya-kei singer. During this time she was dating FLIPPERS GUITAR's Oyamada Keigo, and the two become the It couple of Shibuya. In the mid 1990s she released a string of successful EPs and singles produced by Oyamada (also making appearances in his work such as 69/96) and French musician Momus.

Moving into the 2000s Kahimi worked towards a more experimental sound creating Lounge music and incorporating styles of Jazz, Big band, and electronic music. Her most recent records NUNKI and It's here feature a more minimalistic sound, for which she worked with producers Otomo Yoshihide and American born singer-songwriter Jim O'Rouke. Kahimi is known for singing in a multitude of languages such as French, English, Japanese, and Italian.

Profile

  • Stage Name: Kahimi Karie (カヒミ・カリィ)
  • Real Name: Hiki Mari (比企マリ)
  • Date of Birth: March 15, 1968
  • Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Discography

Kahimi Karie

Mini-Albums

Albums

Other Albums

Singles

Vinyls

Videos

Compilations / Other

Works

Movies

Photobooks

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