Okuda Miwako

Okuda Miwako promoting "Koko ni Iru" (2014)

Okuda Miwako (奥田美和子) is a Japanese pop-rock artist, currently signed under the indie label, cocoon. Okuda originally made her debut in 2000, as Okuda Miwako and to DefSTAR Records, but later left the label in 2001. After a hiatus, she returned in 2003, signed to BMG Japan.

After the release of her second album in 2009, her releases became more sporadic, as her contract with the label ended.

Profile

• Stage Name: Okuda Miwako (奥田美和子) (2000-2006, 2011-)
• Stage Name: Okuda Miwa (奥田みわ) (2008-2011)
• Birth date: February 13, 1982
• Blood Type: AB
• Birth place: Yonago City, Tottori, Japan

Biography

Miwako started singing as a child and always wanted to be a singer . In high school, she was noticed during a concert she gave with a group of friends. She moved to Tokyo to begin her career at Sony Music. She released two singles in 2000 under the label DefSTAR Records. Shizuku and tsu-ki. Shizuku was used as the second ending of the anime GTO . Given the limited success of the single, Miwako's career stops. 3 years later, she returned to the music scene, this time under the label BMG Funhouse with single Aozora no Hate. In 2005, she released her first album, and in 2006 her second.

After the release of her second album in 2006, her releases became more sporadic. It would be almost three years before releasing a new single, this time under the name Miwa Okuda, and another three years before the release of the single "Jinsei ni Kanpai wo!". It featured two cover songs, and was released under her real name. In 2014, she teamed up with Amano Tsuki releasing the single Mugen.

Discography

Note: All releases are credited to Okuda Miwako, unless noted

Miwako promoting Futari (2005)

Albums

• [2005.06.22] Futari (二人; Two People)
• [2006.09.09] Kimi wo Omou (君を想う; Thinking of You)

Best Albums

• [2011.02.23] GOLDEN☆BEST

Singles

• [2000.02.02] Shizuku (しずく; Drop)
• [2000.06.21] tsu-ki (Moon)
• [2003.11.05] Aozora no Hate (青空の果て; Over the Blue Sky)
• [2004.03.02] Utau Riyuu / Habataite Tori wa Kieru (歌う理由 / はばたいて鳥は消える; My Reason for Singing / Flapping its Wings, a Bird Disappears)
• [2004.09.09] Yume (夢; Dreams)
• [2005.05.05] Ame to Yume no Ato ni (雨と夢のあとに; After the Rain and Dreams)
• [2005.09.07] Boku ga Ikite Ita Koto (ぼくが生きていたこと; I Had Lived)
• [2006.08.30] BORN
• [2009.02.25] Kimi no Te (君の手) (Okuda Miwa)
• [2012.02.08] Jinsei ni Kanpai wo! (人生に乾杯を!; A Toast to Life!)
• [2014.02.12] Mugen (無限; Infinite) (Okuda Miwako to Amano Tsuki)

Digital Singles

• [2014.10.08] Koko ni Iru (ここにいる, I'm Here)

Compilations / Other

• [2000.07.05] GTO Original Soundtrack 2 - #14 Shizuku
• [2003.11.26] Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru - #17 Aozora no Hate (For TV Edit)
• [2006.03.22] START ! SPRING & CHIARINGU SONGS - #4 Sakura Chiru Mae ni
• [2006.11.22] TV anime Chevalier Soundtrack - #1 BORN
• [2008.12.03] Buster - brainchild's feat. Okuda Miwa
• [2008.12.03] COCOON EP - #2 Kimi Dake ni
• [2015.12.02] Otokura Records - Kaisha Annai 2015 - #9 Koko ni Iru 2015 ver.

External Links

• New Official Website (2012)
• Old Official Website (2009)
• Mais qui es tu Miwako? - Fansite
• Official blog
• Official twitter

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