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鬼束ちひろ
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Nango, Miyazaki, Japan (2000 – present)
Chihiro Onitsuka (鬼束ちひろ, Onitsuka Chihiro, born October 30, 1980 in Nango, Miyazaki, Japan) is a female popular music singer-songwriter and pianist.
Chihiro Onitsuka’s music is heavily seeded with ballads and folk music, having grown up listening to The Carpenters and Carole King. She has written and composed most of her own songs, even citing Jewel as a major influence in her decision to pursue singing as a career. She started singing, performing and writing in high school, then eventually decided to leave for Tokyo to further her dreams.
She had allegedly written over 60 songs six months after her move to Tokyo. In early 2000 she was signed on to Toshiba EMI and debuted with the single Shine (シャイン), but it did not manage to break the charts. It was her sophomore single, Gekkou, that placed #11 on the Oricon charts, possibly fueled by the fact that it was also used as the ending theme to the television drama Trick. Her next single, Cage, was released later in the year and marked her US debut.
Chihiro’s first album, Insomnia (インソムニア), was released more than a year from her own debut, garnering critical acclaim by placing #1 on the the Oricon charts with over a million units sold. Her subsequent albums,This Armor and Sugar High also enjoyed similar success on the charts.
In early September 2003, Chihiro recorded her October single Ii Hi Tabidachi, Nishi e, a cover of a 1978 song, to be used as the theme for Japan Railway’s “Discover the West” campaign. She recorded this song right before she took a hiatus to have throat surgery.
Chihiro Onitsuka’s music is heavily seeded with ballads and folk music, having grown up listening to The Carpenters and Carole King. She has written and composed most of her own songs, even citing Jewel as a major influence in her decision to pursue singing as a career. She started singing, performing and writing in high school, then eventually decided to leave for Tokyo to further her dreams.
She had allegedly written over 60 songs six months after her move to Tokyo. In early 2000 she was signed on to Toshiba EMI and debuted with the single Shine (シャイン), but it did not manage to break the charts. It was her sophomore single, Gekkou, that placed #11 on the Oricon charts, possibly fueled by the fact that it was also used as the ending theme to the television drama Trick. Her next single, Cage, was released later in the year and marked her US debut.
Chihiro’s first album, Insomnia (インソムニア), was released more than a year from her own debut, garnering critical acclaim by placing #1 on the the Oricon charts with over a million units sold. Her subsequent albums,This Armor and Sugar High also enjoyed similar success on the charts.
In early September 2003, Chihiro recorded her October single Ii Hi Tabidachi, Nishi e, a cover of a 1978 song, to be used as the theme for Japan Railway’s “Discover the West” campaign. She recorded this song right before she took a hiatus to have throat surgery.
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LavenderYuki wrote:
almost there for the 1million plays.
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ghostwars wrote:
蛍 is amazing. ♥
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Cosmasia wrote:
Okay.. listening to Hotaru I can officially say that her before-the-long-break voice is finally back. I'm so happy :') I was worried her natural echo would never return after LAS VEGAS came out
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Blue_Mind wrote:
In yesterday's 24 Jikan Terebi dorama special, the main actress sang Gekkou at karaoke and the protagonist fell in love with her. Kinda cool.
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Ahi_max wrote:
Onitsuka Chihiro - Hotaru...hikssss,make me crying....i LOVE this song....
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reitantei wrote:
I agree with apple-pi, in hotaru she really sounds like she did before the surgery :3
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NiHooYah wrote:
wokalistka jest piękna
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apple-pi wrote:
I love 蛍! the song is simple, but composition is awesome and it sounds like her old voice o__o
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autumnfairytale wrote:
omg i heard one damn song andi immediately fell in love wth! her voice is INCREDIBLY beautiful ;_;
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Afro_Stud wrote:
'蛍' is epic. It doesn't have the same punch as her older stuff, but it's still magnificent. Maybe my favourite song of hers since her comeback.
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reitantei wrote:
I love both Hotaru and Bokura bara-iro no hibi. HIDE AND SCREAM rocks NOW for sure, though. HIDE AND SCREAM is just so insanely sweet x3
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SkianDhu wrote:
I agree, NOW is a great b-side, so are her other b-sides (or at least most of them).
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dark_tower wrote:
NOW should have made it onto LAS VEGAS... It's so damn moving, even if her english sucks...
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LimeKiwi wrote:
LOVE her. <3 Her voice is pure win.
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LavenderYuki wrote:
i'm loving the current top 10 tracks<3
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yumifishie wrote:
everyhome > hotaru > bokura for me. I don't think everyhome sounded empty at all, her voice complemented by that piano was very powerful. But I like Hotaru because it sounds simpler yet more moving to me. Not to say that I didn't like Bokura either though, hehe.
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tineoidea wrote:
please vote: http://www.last.fm/music/鬼束ちひろ/+images/8655995
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puppychow17 wrote:
The productions are wonderful, it's too bad she doesn't release the instrumental with the singles anymore.
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simonblom wrote:
I find Hotaru's production a lot better than both everyhome and Bokura's.. everyhome could've been amazing with a less 'empty sound'.
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KevinthePanda wrote:
For me, everyhome > Bokura > Hotaru. In fact, Hotaru's pretty bland, despite the pretty cd cover :\
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