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miwa (singer)
miwa is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter managed by Tristone Entertaiment Inc.. She made her major debut under Sony Music Records in 2010.
Profile
- Stage Name: miwa
- Birthdate: June 15, 1990
- Birthplace: Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
- Blood Type: A
- Height: 149cm
- Family: Sister (Lisa), ex-husband (Hagino Kosuke) (divorced March 2024), child (b. ~2019/2020)
- Education: Keio University (Masters – Graduated)
- Instruments: Guitar, piano
- Favorite Saying: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." (千里の道も一歩から)
- Cherished Things: Family, friends
- Groups / Bands:
- M&L (2007)
- JAPAN UNITED with MUSIC (2012)
- Radio Kamones (2013)
Information
miwa was influenced by music from her father at a young age. When she entered high school at 15 years old, she started writing her own music and learning how to play the guitar. miwa was prohibited from having a job, but she secretly worked to save money and bought her first guitar, a Gibson J-45.[1] Soon, she started performing live shows with a friend at places such as Shimokitazawa Loft and Shibuya 7th floor. Eventually, she was noticed by producer Yamamoto Mataichiro who began coaching her.[2] She released two indie singles under N Cube Entertainment Inc.: "Song for you / TODAY" and "Soba ni Itai Kara".[3][4][5]
Miwa attendedKeio University.[6] and finished in March 2013. Her major debut single, "don't cry anymore", was released under Sony Music Records on March 3, 2010. The title track was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama Nakanai to Kimeta Hi, starring Eikura Nana. The single reached #11 on the Oricon weekly chart and sold over 22,000 copies in its chart run of ten weeks.
miwa's second major single, "Little Girl", was released on June 23, 2010. The title track was used as the July 2010 opening theme for TBS show CDTV. The single reached #18 on the Oricon weekly chart. During the summer, miwa performed at the events GIRL POP FACTORY and ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL.
miwa released her third major single on September 1, 2010, titled "chAngE". The title track was used as the twelfth opening theme for the anime BLEACH.[7] The capital "A" and "E" in the single's title represent "acoustic" and "electric" respectively.[8] miwa "chAngEd" her style for this single and set aside her acoustic Gibson J-45 for an electric Gibson Joan Jett Blackheart.[8] She had her first child with her husband, swimmer Hagino Kosuke, born in winter 2019.
Discography
Studio Albums
- [2011.04.06] guitarissimo
- [2012.03.14] guitarium
- [2013.05.22] Delight
- [2015.04.08] ONENESS
- [2017.02.22] SPLASH☆WORLD
- [2022.02.23] Sparkle
- [2024.05.29] 7th
Best Albums
- [2016.01.20] miwa ballad collection ~graduation~ (Ballad Best)
- [2018.07.11] miwa THE BEST
Mini-Albums
- [2022.08.24] Kimi ni Koi Shita Toki Kara (君に恋したときから; Since I Fell in Love with You)
- [2023.02.08] Valentine ga Kotoshi mo Yattekuru (バレンタインが今年もやってくる; Valentine's Day Is Coming Again This Year)
- [2023.11.15] Tsuki ni Negai wo (月に願いを; Wish on the Moon)
Singles
- [2007.12.24] Song for you / TODAY (indies)
- [2008.05.03] Soba ni Itai Kara (そばにいたいから; Because I Want to Be with You) (indies)
- [2010.03.03] don't cry anymore
- [2010.06.23] Little Girl (リトルガール)
- [2010.09.01] chAngE
- [2010.12.01] Otoshimono (オトシモノ; Lost Item)
- [2011.02.23] Haru ni Nattara (春になったら; When Spring Comes)
- [2011.06.29] 441
- [2011.09.21] FRiDAY-MA-MAGiC
- [2012.02.01] Kataomoi (片想い; Unrequited Love)
- [2012.08.15] Hikari e (ヒカリへ; To the Light)
- [2013.01.16] Whistle ~Kimi to Sugoshita Hibi~ (ホイッスル ~君と過ごした日々~; Whistle ~The Day I Spent With You~)
- [2013.04.24] Miracle (ミラクル)
- [2013.09.04] Faraway / Kiss you
- [2014.02.12] Faith
- [2014.07.02] Kimi ni Deaeta Kara (君に出会えたから; Because I Met You)
- [2014.11.12] Kibou no Wa (WA) / Gesshoku ~winter moon~ (希望の環(WA)/月食~winter moon~; Ring of Hope / Lunar Eclipse)
- [2015.01.28] fighting-Ø-girls
- [2015.02.25] 360°
- [2015.08.19] Yozora. feat. Hazzie→ / Stress-Free (夜空。feat.ハジ→/ストレスフリー; Night Sky)
- [2015.11.11] Anata ga Koko ni Ite Dakishimeru Koto ga Dekiru Nara (あなたがここにいて抱きしめることができるなら; If You Can Stay Here and Hold Me)
- [2016.06.22] Princess
- [2016.10.05] Yui (結 -ゆい-)
- [2017.05.24] Shiny (シャイニー)
- [2017.10.25] We are the light
- [2018.05.09] Update (アップデート)
- [2019.08.14] Reboot (リブート)
- [2019.12.25] Storyteller / Teenage Dream (ティーンエイジドリーム)
- [2020.09.09] DAITAN! (BOLD!)
- [2021.08.18] KANNA (神無-KANNA-)
- [2021.09.22] Ai wo Tou (アイヲトウ; Ask for Love)
- [2023.05.24] Haru no Oto (ハルノオト; Sound of Spring)
- [2024.03.06] Soredemo Tada (それでもただ; Nevertheless)
Digital Downloads
- [2010.08.16] Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni (僕が僕であるために; For Me to Be Me)
- [2012.08.29] Hikari e instrumental ~piano version~ (ヒカリへ; To the Light)
- [2012.08.29] Hikari e instrumental ~acoustic guitar version~ (ヒカリへ)
- [2013.05.15] Delight
- [2013.08.02] Kiss you (Anime version)
- [2014.03.19] LOVE LOVE LOVE
- [2015.02.04] 360° "Anime ver."
- [2016.04.10] Shanranran feat. 96 Neko (シャンランラン)
- [2017.08.01] Under the Sea (アンダー・ザ・シ)
- [2018.01.11] Live Fast Die Young
- [2018.03.14] Yume de Aetara (夢で逢えたら; If We Meant In a Dream)
- [2018.05.29] Unchained Love
- [2018.11.02] Title (タイトル)
- [2019.02.01] RUN FUN RUN
- [2019.11.03] Teenage Dream (ティーンエイジドリーム)
- [2020.03.08] Look At Me Now
- [2020.03.20] Who I Am
- [2020.08.15] DAITAN!
- [2021.11.16] Hikari e - From THE FIRST TAKE (ヒカリヘ)
- [2022.06.01] Bloom
- [2022.07.01] Kimi ga Suki Desu (君が好きです; I Love You)
- [2022.08.01] Atarimae ni (あたりまえに; Naturally)
- [2023.01.18] 2gatsu 14ka (feat. Kawasaki Takaya) (2月14日; February 14th)
- [2023.04.02] Haru no Oto (ハルノオト; Sound of Spring)
- [2023.07.02] Karappo (空っぽ; Empty)
- [2023.08.02] Haru no Oto - With ensemble (ハルノオト)
- [2023.08.02] Kataomoi - With ensemble (片想い; Unrequited Love)
- [2023.12.06] Mahalo
- [2024.02.11] Soredemo Tada (それでもただ; Nevertheless)
Video Releases
- [2011.12.21] miwa live tour 2011 "guitarissimo"
- [2012.06.06] miwa clips vol.1
- [2012.12.05] miwa concert tour 2012 "guitarium"
- [2013.07.24] miwa live at Budokan ~Sotsugyou-Shiki~ (miwa live at 武道館 ~卒業式~)
- [2014.01.08] miwa concert tour 2013 "Delight"
- [2014.08.13] miwa spring concert 2014 "Shibuya Monogatari ~Kan~" (miwa spring concert 2014 “渋谷物語~完~")
- [2015.06.10] Jounetsu Tairiku × miwa (情熱大陸×miwa)
- [2015.09.30] miwa live at Budokan ~acoguissimo~ (miwa live at 武道館~acoguissimo~)
- [2016.06.15] miwa "ballad collection" tour 2016 ~graduation~
- [2017.09.27] miwa ARENA tour 2017 “SPLASH☆WORLD”
- [2018.03.07] miwa live at Budokan Sotsugyou-Shiki / acoguissimo (miwa live at 武道館 卒業式/acoguissimo)
- [2018.10.10] miwa live tour 2018 38/39 DAY / acoguissimo 47 Todoufuken ~Kan~ (miwa live tour 2018 38/39DAY / acoguissimo 47都道府県~完~)
- [2019.06.26] miwa concert tour 2018-2019 "miwa THE BEST"
- [2020.12.23] miwa live at Budokan ~acoguissimo~ [SING for ONE ~Best Live Selection~] (miwa live at 武道館 ~acoguissimo~[SING for ONE ~Best Live Selection~)
- [2023.03.08] miwa "ballad collection" live 2021 ~decade~
Other Video Releases
- [2012.02.29] ap bank fes '11 Fund for Japan
- [2015.06.10] Jounetsu Tairiku × miwa (情熱大陸×miwa)
Compilations / Others
- [2010.02.10] LIKE A VIRGIN - WE ♥ MADONNA (#7 Holiday feat. miwa)
- [2010.12.01] BLEACH BERRY BEST (#10 chAngE)
- [2011.01.12] We Love Mackey (#11 Kitakaze ~Kimi ni Todokimasu You ni~)
- [2012.10.24] YUI - SHE LOVES YOU (#3 Good-bye days)
- [2014.03.26] Watashi to Drecom -DREAMS COME TRUE 25th ANNIVERSARY BEST COVERS- (#13 LOVE LOVE LOVE)
- [2015.06.02] TUBE - SUMMER TIME (#2 Tokonatsu PaPa feat. miwa)
- [2015.10.07] Hazzie→ - Hazzie Best. (#3 Kinenbi. feat. miwa)
- [2017.01.25] "Kimi To 100 Kaime No Koi" Original Soundtrack (#21 Kimi to 100 Kaime no Kai (movie ver.), #24 Kimi to 100 Kaime no Kai (movie ver.) (Instrumental))
- [2018.02.14] Dream 2 ~Disney Greatest Songs~ Hougaku-ban (#12 Under the Sea)
Publications
Photobooks
- [2017.03.04] SPLASH ☆ RHYTHM
Magazines
- [2011.10.xx] bridge Vol.69 (Feature)
Radio
- [2010.04.17 - 2011.03.19] miwa no All Night Nippon R (miwaのオールナイトニッポンR)
- [2011.04.05 - present] miwa no All Night Nippon (miwaのオールナイトニッポン)
References
- ↑ "miwa | Biography". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ↑ "慶大生歌手miwa連ドラ主題歌デビュー". Nikkan Sports. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ↑ ぶぁる (2008-06-28). "miwa". Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ "miwa". MOD'S SHOP. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ N Cube Entertainment Inc.. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ↑ "慶応大学在学中の19歳miwa、ドラマ主題歌で鮮烈でビュー". BARKS. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-01-25
- ↑ "アニメ「BREACH」オープニングが13日からスタート!". Sony Music. 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wright, Michael (2010-07-29). "Miwa Goes Electric". Gibson Guitar Corporation. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
External Links
- Official Website
- Official Blog
- Sony Music Official Profile
- Tristone Entertaiment Inc. Official Profile
- Official Twitter
- Spotify Profile
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