Miho Fukuhara
Miho Fukuhara ( Japanese 福 原 美 穂 , Fukuhara Miho ; born June 19, 1987 in Sapporo , Japan ) is a Japanese J-Pop singer.
life and career
As a first experience, Miho Independent made at Yumechika Records , which is located in Sapporo, and released her debut single The Roots and her first extended play called Step Out EP . Spotted by Sony Music Entertainment Japan , she was also signed to and released her first song, Because You Loved Me , on a Celine Dion Tribute album released in Japan. She sings fluently in English and Japanese . She was also active on the Japanese radio show One Love in 2006.
Several publications followed over time.
On January 28, 2009, Miho released her first studio album, Rainbow . The album comes with twelve tracks and five music videos, and with Rainbow she also took second place for the first time on the daily and weekly Oricon charts. In total, the album sold over 93,000 times, making it their most successful record.
On June 13, 2012, she released her first compilation, The Best of Soul Extreme , which was followed by a duet, Save Me , with European artist Leona Lewis . There were also duets with Ai , Akiko Wada , Chara or Daichi Miura . The album debuted at number 10 on the weekly Oricon charts and sold 5,920 times in the first week, after three weeks sales were 10,247 units. Thus, The Best of Soul Extreme was at number 43 on the monthly Oricon charts for June 2012. A music video was also shot for Save Me . The music video shows excerpts from the recordings of Save Me .
At the beginning of 2013 it was announced that she would be the new front woman, alongside singer / rapper Logiq Price , of the global pop project Sweetbox . Both recorded the first joint studio album entitled Z21 . The first single # Z21 (# Zeitgeist21) was released in June 2013. Shortly thereafter, Miho released her next single, Rising Heart / Beyond .
Discography
Albums
| publication | title | Chart position | Sales | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2006 | Step Out EP | 249 | 800 | 1. Extended play |
| January 28, 2009 | Rainbow | 2 | 93,000 | 1st studio album |
| June 16, 2010 | Music is my life | 5 | 26,000 | 2nd studio album |
| December 22, 2010 | Regrets of Love | 47 | 5,000 | 2. Extended play |
| May 11, 2011 | The Soul Extreme EP | 22nd | 10,000 | 3. Extended play |
| October 12, 2011 | The Soul Extreme EP II | 36 | 4,000 | 4. Extended play |
| June 13, 2012 | The Best of Soul Extreme | 16 | 14,000 | 3rd studio album |
| March 26, 2014 | A Gift for You | 60 | 4,000 | 1st compilation |
| 23rd December 2015 | Something New | - | - | 5. Extended play |
Singles
| publication | title | Chart position | Sales | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2006 | The roots | 102 | 800 | 1. Single |
| April 16, 2008 | Change | 14th | 25,000 | 2nd single |
| July 16, 2008 | Himawari ひ ま わ り sunflower |
24 | 9,000 | 3. Single |
| November 5, 2008 | Yasashī Aka 優 し い 赤 Friendly red |
24 | 14,000 | 4. Single |
| December 3, 2008 | Love: Winter Song | 14th | 21,000 | 5. Single |
| January 9, 2009 | Yuki no Hikari 雪 の 光 light of snow |
- | - | 1. Download single |
| June 17, 2009 | Hanabi Sky Sky of Fireworks |
26th | 6,000 | 6. Single |
| September 9, 2009 | Let it out | 10 | 14,000 | 7. Single |
| December 2, 2009 | Nande Nakitaku Nacchaun Darou な ん で 泣 き た く な っ ち ゃ う ん だ ろ う I wonder why I am crying about it |
44 | 4,000 | 8. Single |
| May 19, 2010 | Mirai / Moshikashite 未来 - ミ ラ イ - / も し か し て Future / Maybe |
33 | 3,000 | 9. Single |
| May 16, 2012 | Dream On | 31 | 3,000 | 10. Single with Daichi Miura |
| May 23, 2012 | Save me | - | - | 2. Download single with Leona Lewis |
| 29th September 2012 | Oh happy day | - | - | 3. Download single |
| Amazing grace | - | - | 4. Download single | |
| 20th February 2013 | Surely someday | - | - | 5. Download single |
| April 20, 2013 | Beyond | - | - | 6. Download single |
| 5th June 2013 | Rising Heart / Beyond ラ イ ジ ン グ ・ ハ ー ト / BEYOND |
40 | 5,000 | 11. Single |
| December 12, 2017 | Grace | - | - | 12. Single |
Video publications
| publication | title | Chart position | Sales | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 22, 2010 | Miho Fukuhara: Sing a Song Tour 2010 | 183 | - | 1st concert - DVD |
Web links
- Official Sony Music Profile (Japanese)
- Official Blog (Japanese)
- Miho Fukuhara on Facebook (English / Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oricon 福 原 美 穂 (Japanese) Retrieved August 4, 2012
- ↑ livedoor ONE ★ LOVE Soul Singer 福 原 美 穂 Blog ♪ (Japanese) Retrieved August 4, 2012
- ↑ Oricon RAINBOW (Japanese). Retrieved August 4, 2012
- ↑ Generasia Rainbow (Fukuhara Miho) (English) Retrieved August 4, 2012
- ↑ OneAsianWorld UPDATE Miho Fukuhara's New Single “Save Me” Feat. Leona Lewis (English) ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 4, 2012
- ↑ a b Generasia The Best of Soul Extreme (English) Retrieved 4 August 2012
- ↑ Sweetbox Official Website In sweetbox-miho.com (Japanese), accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Oricon CD Ranking Albums - Miho Fukuhara (Japanese). Accessed August 4
- ↑ a b c Generasia Miho Fukuhara (English) Retrieved on August 4, 2012
- ↑ Oricon CD Ranking Singles - Miho Fukuhara (Japanese). Accessed August 4th
- ↑ Oricon CD Ranking Videos - Miho Fukuhara (Japanese). Accessed August 4
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miho Fukuhara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fukuhara, Miho (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese singer of J-pop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sapporo , Japan |