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'''Teshima Aoi''' (手嶌葵) is a voice actor/singer hailing from Fukuoka. She debuted as a [[seiyuu]] in the lead role in the Ghibli anime [[Gedo Seki|Gedo Seki]] (''Tales from Earthsea''), which was made by the acclaimed anime artist [[Miyazaki Hayao]]'s son [[Miyazaki Goro|Miyazaki Goro]]. Simultaneously, she debuted in the music world under the major label [[Yamaha Music|Yamaha Music]]. Her first single, [[Therru no Uta]], reached #5 on Oricon charts and has sold over 220,000 copies.
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'''Teshima Aoi''' (手嶌葵) is a voice actor/singer hailing from Fukuoka. She debuted as a [[Seiyuu|seiyuu]] in the lead role in the Ghibli anime [[Gedo Seki]] (''Tales from Earthsea''), which was made by the acclaimed anime artist [[Miyazaki Hayao]]'s son [[Miyazaki Goro]]. Simultaneously, she debuted in the music world under the major label [[Yamaha Music]]. Her first single, [[Therru no Uta]], reached #5 on Oricon charts and has sold over 220,000 copies.
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==<span class="mw-headline">Profile</span>==
 
  
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==Profile==
 
* '''Name:''' Teshima Aoi (手嶌葵)
 
* '''Name:''' Teshima Aoi (手嶌葵)
 
* '''Birthday:''' June 21, 1987
 
* '''Birthday:''' June 21, 1987
 
* '''Height:''' 174cm
 
* '''Height:''' 174cm
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* '''Birthplace:''' [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakata-ku,_Fukuoka Hakata-ku, Fukuoka]
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* '''Birthplace:''' [[Wikipedia:Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata-ku, Fukuoka]]
 
* '''Favourite Colours:''' Black, Blue
 
* '''Favourite Colours:''' Black, Blue
 
* '''Favourite Musical Genre:''' Jazz
 
* '''Favourite Musical Genre:''' Jazz
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* '''Favourite Artists:''' [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Holiday Billie Holiday], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinne_Bailey_Rae Corinne Bailey Rae], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong Louis Armstrong], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Brothers The Blues Brothers]
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* '''Favourite Artists:''' [[Wikipedia:Billie Holiday|Billie Holiday]], [[Wikipedia:Corinne Bailey Rae|Corinne Bailey Rae]], [[Wikipedia:Ella Fitzgerald|Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Wikipedia:Louis Armstrong|Louis Armstrong]], [[Wikipedia:The Blues Brothers|The Blues Brothers]]
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* '''Favourite Actor:''' [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn Audrey Hepburn]
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* '''Favourite Actor:''' [[Wikipedia:Audrey Hepburn|Audrey Hepburn]]
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* '''Favourite Movies:''' [http://imdb.com/title/tt0027893/ Little Lord Fauntleroy], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porco_Rosso Porco Rosso], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Holiday Roman Holiday]
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* '''Favourite Movies:''' [http://imdb.com/title/tt0027893/ Little Lord Fauntleroy], [[Wikipedia:Porco Rosso|Porco Rosso]], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Holiday Roman Holiday]
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* '''First CD She Bought:''' [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Brothers The Blues Brothers - The Best of the Blues Brothers]
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* '''First CD She Bought:''' [[Wikipedia:The Blues Brothers|The Blues Brothers]] - [[Wikipedia:Best of the Blues Brothers|Best of the Blues Brothers]]
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==<span class="mw-headline">Information</span>==
 
  
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Teshima was born in Fukuoka in 1987. From when she was little she liked watching musicals and Disney movies. Other than this, not much is known about her early life, except that in 2003 and 2004 she entered the [[TEENS' MUSIC FESTIVAL|TEENS' MUSIC FESTIVAL]] in Fukuoka. She also performed at the [[Nikkan Slow Music no Sekai|Nikkan Slow Music no Sekai]] concert in March 2005 in Korea.
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==Information==
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Teshima was born in Fukuoka in 1987. From when she was little she liked watching musicals and Disney movies. Other than this, not much is known about her early life, except that in 2003 and 2004 she entered the [[TEENS' MUSIC FESTIVAL]] in Fukuoka. She also performed at the [[Nikkan Slow Music no Sekai]] concert in March 2005 in Korea.
  
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[[Suzuki Toshio|Suzuki Toshio]], the producer of many [[Ghibli|Ghibli]] films, first heard Teshima's voice in a demo CD given to him by a man from [[Yamaha Music|Yamaha Music]]. The CD featured three Jazz standards: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_River Moon River], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_vie_en_rose La Vie en Rose] and [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Midler Bette Midler]'s 1980 hit song "[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_(song) The Rose]". He was impressed so much that he offered Teshima the chance to sing for the up and coming Ghibli film [[Gedo Senki|Gedo Senki]]. She accepted, and only two weeks after Suzuki hearing her demo CD, Teshima sung and recorded the Gedo Senki insert song Therru no Uta. Later in 2006, Teshima debuted in both the music and voice acting worlds with the announcement that she would be singing for Gedo Senki, as well as voice acting one of the main characters, [[Therru|Therru]].
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[[Suzuki Toshio]], the producer of many [[Ghibli]] films, first heard Teshima's voice in a demo CD given to him by a man from [[Yamaha Music]]. The CD featured three Jazz standards: [[Wikipedia:Moon River|Moon River]], [[Wikipedia:La vie en rose|La Vie en Rose]] and [[Wikipedia:Bette Midler|Bette Midler]]'s 1980 hit song "[[Wikipedia:The Rose (song)|The Rose]]". He was impressed so much that he offered Teshima the chance to sing for the up and coming Ghibli film [[Gedo Senki]]. She accepted, and only two weeks after Suzuki hearing her demo CD, Teshima sung and recorded the Gedo Senki insert song Therru no Uta. Later in 2006, Teshima debuted in both the music and voice acting worlds with the announcement that she would be singing for Gedo Senki, as well as voice acting one of the main characters, ''Therru''.
  
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Teshima's debut single, [[Therru no Uta]], as well as being used for [[Gedo Senki|Gedo Senki]], was used in an [[Asahi Inryo|Asahi Inryo]] commercial. The song is based upon a poem called 'Kokoro' that was written by the famous Japanese poet [[Hagiwara Sakutaro|Hagiwara Sakutaro]]. [[Miyazaki Goro|Miyazaki Goro]] himself composed the tune. The single was a one-tracked single and low priced (500円), which reached a surprisingly high position of #5 on Oricon charts. Furthermore, it stayed in the top 10 for six non-consecutive weeks, selling a total of over 220,000 copies.
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Teshima's debut single, [[Therru no Uta]], as well as being used for [[Gedo Senki|Gedo Senki]], was used in an [[Asahi Inryo]] commercial. The song is based upon a poem called 'Kokoro' that was written by the famous Japanese poet [[Hagiwara Sakutaro]]. [[Miyazaki Goro]] himself composed the tune. The single was a one-tracked single and low priced (500yen), which reached a surprisingly high position of #5 on Oricon charts. Furthermore, it stayed in the top 10 for six non-consecutive weeks, selling a total of over 220,000 copies.
  
 
Teshima followed up this single a month later with her debut album, [[Gedo Senki Kashuu]] (which includes songs the two songs she sung for the OST (Therru no Uta and the ending theme song, [[Toki no Uta|Toki no Uta]] as well as other songs inspired by Gedo Senki). However, this album did not fare as well commercially as its single counterpart. The album only reached up to #20 on the charts and to date has sold 45,000 copies; roughly 1/4 of that of the single.
 
Teshima followed up this single a month later with her debut album, [[Gedo Senki Kashuu]] (which includes songs the two songs she sung for the OST (Therru no Uta and the ending theme song, [[Toki no Uta|Toki no Uta]] as well as other songs inspired by Gedo Senki). However, this album did not fare as well commercially as its single counterpart. The album only reached up to #20 on the charts and to date has sold 45,000 copies; roughly 1/4 of that of the single.
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Teshima says that she gets her inspiration as a musician and as a seiyuu from reading books and looking at beautiful paintings.
 
Teshima says that she gets her inspiration as a musician and as a seiyuu from reading books and looking at beautiful paintings.
  
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* Does not like ramen noodles.
 
* Does not like ramen noodles.
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* Has been a [[Ghibli|Ghibli]] fan since childhood.
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* Has been a [[Ghibli]] fan since childhood.
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* [[Suzuki Toshio|Suzuki Toshio]]'s favourite song on Aoi's demo tape was "The Rose".
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* [[Suzuki Toshio]]'s favourite song on Aoi's demo tape was "The Rose".
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* The meaning of her first name is [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollyhock Hollyhock].
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* The meaning of her first name is [[Wikipedia:Hollyhock|Hollyhock]].
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* Took up voice acting [[Therru|Therru]] as her brother liked Ghibli, but was originally going to decline the role.
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* Took up voice acting ''Therru'' as her brother liked Ghibli, but was originally going to decline the role.
 
* Wanted to be a librarian or a bookstore owner when she was little.
 
* Wanted to be a librarian or a bookstore owner when she was little.
 
* Was going to debut in 2008, before the offer to sing for Ghibli arose.
 
* Was going to debut in 2008, before the offer to sing for Ghibli arose.
 
* Would like to go to England or France.
 
* Would like to go to England or France.
  
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==Discography==
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===Albums===
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* [2006.07.12] [[Gedo Senki Kashuu]] (ゲド戦記歌集; '''Tales from Earthsea' Anthology'')
 
* [2006.07.12] [[Gedo Senki Kashuu]] (ゲド戦記歌集; '''Tales from Earthsea' Anthology'')
 
* [2007.02.07] [[Haru no Kashuu]] (春の歌集; ''Spring Anthology'')
 
* [2007.02.07] [[Haru no Kashuu]] (春の歌集; ''Spring Anthology'')
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* [2008.03.05] [[The Rose ~I Love Cinemas~]] (cover album)
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* [2008.07.23] [[Niji no Kashuu]] (虹の歌集; ''Rainbow Anthology'')
  
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===Singles===
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* [2006.06.07] [[Therru no Uta]] (テルーの唄; ''Therru's Song'')
 
* [2006.06.07] [[Therru no Uta]] (テルーの唄; ''Therru's Song'')
 
* [2007.10.03] [[Kiseki no Hoshi|Kiseki no Hoshi]] (奇跡の星; ''Miracle Star'')
 
* [2007.10.03] [[Kiseki no Hoshi|Kiseki no Hoshi]] (奇跡の星; ''Miracle Star'')
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* [2008.06.04] [[Niji]] (虹; ''Rainbow'')
  
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===Digital Download===
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* [2007.02.07] [[Kishi wo Hanareru Hi]] (岸を離れる日)
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* [2006.07.12] [[Gedo Senki Original Soundtrack]] (ゲド戦記 オリジナルサウンドトラック) (#13 'Therru no Uta (Movie Version)', #21 'Toki no Uta')
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* [2008.05.07] [[Kazoku no Fuukei|Kazoku no Fuukei (CM Version)]] (家族の風景 (CMバージョン))
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* [2008.10.15] [[Can't Help Falling in Love|Can't Help Falling In Love]]
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* [2008.12.24] [[Hikari / Tsuki no Nukumori]] (光 / 月のぬくもり)
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* [2009.03.11] [[Tsurezure Youbi]] (徒然曜日)
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 212px">[[Image:Therru Gedo.jpg|[[Image:210px-Therru_Gedo.jpg|210px|Therru, the character that Teshima voices]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:Therru Gedo.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>Therru, the character that Teshima voices</div></div></div>
 
  
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* [2006] [[Gedo Senki|Gedo Senki]] (Voice: ''Therru'')
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===Compilation / Other===
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* [2006.07.12] [[Gedo Senki Original Soundtrack]] (ゲド戦記 オリジナルサウンドトラック) (#13 ''Therru no Uta (Movie Version)'', #21 ''Toki no Uta'')
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* [2008.03.05] [[Kaimin CD ~Dreams II~]] (#7 ''Negaigoto'')
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* [2008.11.26] [[Studio Glibi no Uta]] (スタジオジブリの歌) (#10 ''Therru no Uta'')
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* [2009.03.25] [[CHAGE]] - [[Many Happy Returns]] (#4 ''Uso'' with '''Teshima Aoi''')
  
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==Filmography==
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* [2006] [[Gedo Senki]] (Voice: ''Therru'')
  
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==External links==
 
* [http://www.teshimaaoi.com/ Official Site] (Japanese)
 
* [http://www.teshimaaoi.com/ Official Site] (Japanese)
 
* [http://www.yamahamusic.co.jp/artist.php?id=63 Yamaha Music Profile] (Japanese)
 
* [http://www.yamahamusic.co.jp/artist.php?id=63 Yamaha Music Profile] (Japanese)
 
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/artists/392553/ Oricon Profile] (Japanese)
 
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/artists/392553/ Oricon Profile] (Japanese)
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* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/手嶌葵 JP Wikipedia]
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* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/手嶌葵 JP Wikipedia]
 
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm2177184/ IMDB Profile]
 
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm2177184/ IMDB Profile]
 
* [http://entertainment.aol.co.jp/music/teshimaaoi/interview.html AOL Interview] (Japanese)
 
* [http://entertainment.aol.co.jp/music/teshimaaoi/interview.html AOL Interview] (Japanese)
 
* [http://www.jpopmusic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=64659 JPopMusicForums Teshima Aoi Thread]
 
* [http://www.jpopmusic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=64659 JPopMusicForums Teshima Aoi Thread]
  
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Revision as of 09:25, 24 May 2009

Teshima Aoi (2008)

Teshima Aoi (手嶌葵) is a voice actor/singer hailing from Fukuoka. She debuted as a seiyuu in the lead role in the Ghibli anime Gedo Seki (Tales from Earthsea), which was made by the acclaimed anime artist Miyazaki Hayao's son Miyazaki Goro. Simultaneously, she debuted in the music world under the major label Yamaha Music. Her first single, Therru no Uta, reached #5 on Oricon charts and has sold over 220,000 copies.

Profile

Information

Teshima was born in Fukuoka in 1987. From when she was little she liked watching musicals and Disney movies. Other than this, not much is known about her early life, except that in 2003 and 2004 she entered the TEENS' MUSIC FESTIVAL in Fukuoka. She also performed at the Nikkan Slow Music no Sekai concert in March 2005 in Korea.

Suzuki Toshio, the producer of many Ghibli films, first heard Teshima's voice in a demo CD given to him by a man from Yamaha Music. The CD featured three Jazz standards: Moon River, La Vie en Rose and Bette Midler's 1980 hit song "The Rose". He was impressed so much that he offered Teshima the chance to sing for the up and coming Ghibli film Gedo Senki. She accepted, and only two weeks after Suzuki hearing her demo CD, Teshima sung and recorded the Gedo Senki insert song Therru no Uta. Later in 2006, Teshima debuted in both the music and voice acting worlds with the announcement that she would be singing for Gedo Senki, as well as voice acting one of the main characters, Therru.

Teshima's debut single, Therru no Uta, as well as being used for Gedo Senki, was used in an Asahi Inryo commercial. The song is based upon a poem called 'Kokoro' that was written by the famous Japanese poet Hagiwara Sakutaro. Miyazaki Goro himself composed the tune. The single was a one-tracked single and low priced (500yen), which reached a surprisingly high position of #5 on Oricon charts. Furthermore, it stayed in the top 10 for six non-consecutive weeks, selling a total of over 220,000 copies.

Teshima followed up this single a month later with her debut album, Gedo Senki Kashuu (which includes songs the two songs she sung for the OST (Therru no Uta and the ending theme song, Toki no Uta as well as other songs inspired by Gedo Senki). However, this album did not fare as well commercially as its single counterpart. The album only reached up to #20 on the charts and to date has sold 45,000 copies; roughly 1/4 of that of the single.

While there was a period of inactivity after these releases, it was announced in December 2006 that Teshima would release a new eight track album called Haru no Kashuu in 2007.

Teshima says that she gets her inspiration as a musician and as a seiyuu from reading books and looking at beautiful paintings.

Trivia

  • Does not like ramen noodles.
  • Has been a Ghibli fan since childhood.
  • Suzuki Toshio's favourite song on Aoi's demo tape was "The Rose".
  • The meaning of her first name is Hollyhock.
  • Took up voice acting Therru as her brother liked Ghibli, but was originally going to decline the role.
  • Wanted to be a librarian or a bookstore owner when she was little.
  • Was going to debut in 2008, before the offer to sing for Ghibli arose.
  • Would like to go to England or France.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Digital Download

Compilation / Other

Filmography

External links

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