Mika Nakashima

Mika Nakashima ( Japanese 中 島 美嘉 Nakashima Mika ; born February 19, 1983 in Kagoshima Prefecture ) is a Japanese singer , model and actress who first gained fame with guest appearances with Towa Tei and other well-known musicians. Their music is a mixture of modern pop and older disco music.

Their first studio album True , which was released in August 2002, reached number 1 on the Oricon charts . Within three weeks, the album recorded over 1 million units.

In 2005, Nakashima played the main role of the character of the same name in the film adaptation of Nana . After this real-life version of a manga by Ai Yazawa from 2005 was a huge success (5th place in the annual ranking), it also played the lead role in the sequel produced the following year. Furthermore, with Glamorous Sky and Hitoiro, she also contributed two very successful songs to the soundtracks of the films. Especially the single Glamorous Sky was a commercial success. This even made it to number 10 of the 100 best-selling singles of 2005.

In the film Resident Evil: Afterlife , Nakashima can be seen in a supporting role during the opening scene. She embodies a zombie who kills a civilian.

Discography

Albums

publication	title	Chart position *	Sales *	Album type
August 28, 2002	True	1 (80 weeks)	1,174,000	1st studio album
0November 7, 2002	Resistance	1 (6 weeks)	200,000	1. Extended Play (limited to 200,000 units)
0November 6, 2003	Love	1 (101 weeks)	1,448,000	2nd studio album
September 15, 2004	Oborozukiyo: Inori 朧 月夜 ～ 祈 り	3 (5 weeks)	111,000	2. Extended play
0March 9, 2005	Music	1 (33 weeks)	547,000	3rd studio album
0December 7, 2005	Best	1 (186 weeks)	1,201,000	1st compilation
December 13, 2006	the end	2 (14 weeks)	182,000	4. Studio album starring Mika Nakashima as Nana
March 14, 2007	Yes	3 (... weeks)	296,000	5th studio album
November 26, 2008	Voice	1 (... week)	343,000	6th studio album
0March 4, 2009	No more rules.	5 (6 weeks)	56,000	2nd compilation (limited to around 50,000 units)
October 27, 2010	star	3 (22 weeks)	180,000	7th studio album
January 30, 2013	real	1 (16 weeks)	89,000	8th studio album
March 12, 2014	Zutto Suki Datta: All My Covers ず っ と 好 き だ っ た ~ ALL MY COVERS ~	7 (10 weeks)	26,000	1. Cover album
05th November 2014	Dears	5 (16 weeks)	59,000	3. Compilation
	Tears	4 (19 weeks)	76,000	4. Compilation
0March 3, 2015	Relaxin '	18 (6 weeks)	9,000	1. Remix album
January 27, 2016	Official Bootleg Live at Shinjuku Loft	38 (... weeks)	3,000	1. Live album
March 30, 2016	MTV Unplugged	22 (4 weeks)	4,000	2. Live album
05th October 2016	Songbook Ama no Jaku SONGBOOK あ ま の じ ゃ く	21 (2 weeks)	-	5. Compilation
22nd March 2017	Tough	8 (9 weeks)	18,000	9th studio album
07th November 2018	Portrait: Piano & Voice	29 (4 weeks)	-	2nd remix album
January 30, 2019	Yuki no Hana 15 Shuunen Kinen Best-ban Bible SONGBOOK 雪 の 華 15 周年 記念 ベ ス ト 盤 く BIBLE	6 (14 weeks)	-	6. Compilation
"-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication. * Charts and sales in Japan only .

Singles

publication	title	Chart position *	Sales *	Single type
0November 7, 2001	Stars	3	469,000	1. Single
February 26, 2002	Crescent moon	4th	99,000	2nd single
0March 6, 2002	One Survive	8th	87,000	3. Single
May 15, 2002	Helpless Rain	8th	83,000	4. Single
0August 7, 2002	Want	3	145,000	5. Single
January 29, 2003	Ai Shiteru 愛 し て る	4th	105,000	6. Single
0April 9, 2003	Love addict	5	69,000	7. Single
June 25, 2003	Seppun 接吻	4th	38,000	8. Single
0August 6, 2003	Find the way	4th	124,000	9. Single
0October 1, 2003	Yuki no Hana 雪 の 華	3	248,000	10. Single
0April 7, 2004	Seven	3	53,000	11. Single
0June 2, 2004	Hi no Tori 火 の 鳥	9	40,000	12. Single
October 20, 2004	Legend	5	68,000	13. Single
0February 2, 2005	Sakurairo Mau Koro 桜 色 舞 う こ ろ	5	106,000	14. Single
May 25, 2005	Hitori ひ と り	15th	26,000	15. Single
August 31, 2005	Glamorous sky	1	444,000	16. Single as Nana starring Mika Nakashima
February 22, 2006	Cry No More	8th	46,000	17. Single
0June 7, 2006	All hands together	8th	35,000	18. Single
July 26, 2006	My Suger Cat	14th	19,000	19. Single
November 29, 2006	Hitoiro 一色	5	106,000	20. Single as Nana starring Mika Nakashima
February 21, 2007	Mienai Hoshi 見 え な い 星	4th	61,000	21. Single
March 14, 2007	Sunao na Mama 素 直 な ま ま	18th	14,000	22. Single
August 22, 2007	Life	3	139,000	23. Single
0October 3, 2007	Eien no Uta 永遠 の 詩	5	24,000	24. Single
March 12, 2008	Sakura: Hanagasumi Nagareboshi SAKURA ~ 花 霞 ~	12	24,000	25. Single
July 23, 2008	I do not know	11	24,000	26. Single as MICA 3 CHU
November 12, 2008	Orion	6th	63,000	27. Single
May 13, 2009	Overload	8th	26,000	28. Single
0October 6, 2009	Candy girl	4th	26,000	29. Single
0November 4, 2009	Nagareboshi 流 れ 星	10	18,000	30. Single
January 20, 2010	Always	3	44,000	31. Single
August 25, 2010	Ichiban Kirei na Watashi wo 一番 綺麗 な 私 を	10	38,000	32nd single
April 27, 2011	Dear	8th	27,000	33.Single
September 14, 2011	Love is ecstasy	8th	15,000	34.Single
19th September 2012	Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Nara 明日 世界 が 終 わ る な ら	9	17,000	35th single
05th December 2012	Hatsukoi 初恋	14th	12,000	36th single
22. May 2013	Ai Kotoba 愛 詞	17th	15,000	37th single
August 28, 2013	Boku ga Shinou to Omotta no Wa 僕 が 死 の う と 思 っ た の は	17th	10,000	38th single
October 28, 2015	Hanataba 花束	30th	10,000	39.Single
0November 2, 2016	Forget me not	33	4,000	40th single
22nd February 2017	Koi wo Suru 恋 を す る	-	-	41st single
October 25, 2017	A or B	38 (2 weeks)	-	42nd single
0March 7, 2018	Kiss of Death	17 (16 weeks)	-	43.Single
"-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication. * Charts and sales in Japan only.

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Japan (RIAJ)	26 × gold26th	32 × platinum32	6 × diamond6th	9,043,000	riaj.or.jp
All in all	26 × gold26th	32 × platinum32	6 × diamond6th

Web links

• Official website
• Mika Nakashima in the Internet Movie Database (English)