Misia (singer)
MISIA ( Japanese ミ ー シ ャ , Mīsha , real: Misaki Itō ( 伊藤 美 咲 ), Itō Misaki ; born July 7, 1978 in Fukuoka ) is a Japanese R&B singer. She brought her first single Tsutsumi Komu Yō ni… in 1998 under BMG Japan . In 2002 she moved to Rhythmedia Tribe, a sub-label of Avex Trax . On May 1, 2007, she went back under contract with BMG Japan.
Life
prehistory
Misia's parents are both doctors and she is the youngest of three children. She discovered her special voice, which spans five octaves , during a private music lesson with her sister. In her school days she sang and played the trumpet in a wind band and, with the help of her sister, won smaller singing competitions in Fukuoka . Soon after, she started taking singing lessons in gospel and R&B, and gradually lost interest in another school career. She decided against studying at Seinan Gakuin University and instead focused more on her music career.
debut
She got a recording deal with Sony BMG Japan in May 1997 and took the stage name MISIA, a combination of her name Misaki and Asia. She made her debut with the single Tsutsumi Komu Yō ni… on February 21, 1998 and reached number 11 on the Oricon charts . Her second single Hi no Ataru Basho improved to position 9 and was also used as the theme song for the film hood . Her first album, titled Mother Father Brother Sister , was released on June 24, 1998 and peaked the charts after four weeks. In March 1999 she was named Best New Artist of the Year at the Japan Gold Disc Awards , and her debut album also won the award for Best Pop Album of the Year.
Career high point
In 2000, MISIA recorded the single I miss you ~ Toki wo Koete ~ with her then favorite band Dreams Come True , where she wrote the lyrics and Masato Nakamura, the band's lead singer, wrote the melody. Her single Kokoro Hitotsu was used as the theme song for the 2003 film Dragon Head . Her single Namae no Nai Sora wo Miagete , which was released on July 7, 2004, was used for the Dorama Tenka . In addition, her song Tobikata wo Wasureta Chiisana Tori became the theme song for the PlayStation 2 game Star Ocean: Till the End of Time . Their single SEA OF DREAMS was the official song for the 5th anniversary of the Japanese Disneyland in Tokyo . MISIA is one of the performers in Japan who, despite her success, has never sung live at a music show. In 2004 she was the only singer whose tour reached all five of Japan's major domes, including the Tokyo Dome .
New beginning
On May 1st, 2007 it was confirmed that MISIA is leaving its label avex trax and is returning to its former label BMG Japan, as its sales figures have been steadily declining. On July 4th their first single after the label change was released with the title Any Love . After their next single, Royal Chocolate Flush , was released in December 2007 , their eighth studio album, EIGHTH WORLD , was released in January 2008, surpassing the sales of the previous album.
2010
In August it will be announced that MISIA will be collaborating with famous Canadian producer David Foster on their latest single “Life in Harmony”. The song will also be featured on Foster's compilation album, which will be released on September 15th, alongside songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna.
Discography
Albums
| publication | title | Chart position | Sales | annotation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 1998 | Mother Father Brother Sister | 1 | 2,580,000 | 1st studio album | |
| November 21, 1998 | The Glory Day | 6th | 748,000 | 1. Extended play | |
| January 1, 2000 | Love is the message | 1 | 2,298,000 | 2nd studio album | |
| April 19, 2000 | Misia Remix 2000 Little Tokyo | 1 | 831,000 | 1. Remix album | |
| April 25, 2001 | Marvelous | 1 | 1,638,000 | 3rd studio album | |
| November 21, 2001 | Misia Remix 2002 World Peace | 3 | 333,000 | 2nd remix album | |
| March 3, 2002 | Misia Greatest Hits | 1 | 1,852,000 | 1st compilation | |
| September 26, 2002 | Kiss in the Sky | 1 | 787,000 | 4th studio album | |
| March 26, 2003 | The Tour of Misia 2003 Kiss in the Sky in Sapporo Dome | - | - | 1. Live album | |
| April 23, 2003 | Misia Remix 2003 Kiss in the Sky: Non Stop Mix | 3 | 70,000 | 3. Remix album | |
| October 22, 2003 | Hoshizora no Live: the Best of Acoustic Ballad | 2 | 210,000 | 2. Live album | |
| December 3, 2003 | Misia Single Collection: 5th Anniversary | 8th | 136,000 | 2nd compilation | |
| February 11, 2004 | Mars & Roses | 3 | 250,000 | 5th studio album | |
| June 16, 2004 | Misia Love & Ballads the Best Ballade Collection | 1 | 175,000 | 3. Compilation | |
| July 7, 2004 | Hoshizora no Live II: Acoustic Live in Okinawa 星空 の ラ イ ヴ ~ Acoustic Live in Okinawa ~ |
- | - | 3. Live album | |
| December 8, 2004 | Singer for Singer | 3 | 370,000 | 6th studio album | |
| February 7, 2007 | Ascension | 2 | 128,000 | 7th studio album | |
| January 9, 2008 | Eight World | 3 | 132,000 | 8th studio album | |
| June 25, 2008 | Decimo x Aniversario de Misia: the Tour of Misia 2008 Eight World + the Best DJ Remixes | 15th | 20,000 | 4. Remix album | |
| December 19, 2009 | Just ballad | 4th | 142,000 | 9th studio album | |
| December 29, 2010 |
Hoshizora no Live V Just Ballade Misia with Hoshizora no Orchestra 2010 星空 の ラ イ ヴ V Just Ballade MISIA with 星空 の オ ー ケ ス ト ラ 2010 |
- | - | 4. Live album | |
| July 27, 2011 | Soul Quest | 7th | 40,000 | 10th studio album | |
| December 14, 2011 | Misia no Mori: Forest Covers MISIA の 森 -Forest Covers- |
10 | 29,000 | 1. Cover album | |
| 20th February 2013 | Misia Super Records: 15th Celebration |
1 (90 weeks) |
170,000 | 4. Compilation | |
| 18th December 2013 | Zexy Presents: Misia Wedding Collection | - | - | Download compilation | |
| March 26, 2014 | Mega Misia: New Morning Mix: Mixed by Mega Raiders | - | - | Mix album | |
| April 2, 2014 | New Morning | 7 (11 weeks) |
33,000 | 11th studio album | |
| January 18, 2016 | Love bebop | 5 (12 weeks) |
27,000 | 12th studio album | |
| March 9, 2016 | Hoshizora no Live Song Book 星空 の ラ イ ヴ SONG BOOK |
- | - | 5. Live album | |
| 7th August 2017 | Misia Soul Jazz Session | 11 (9 weeks) |
14,000 | 2. Cover album | |
| December 26, 2018 | Life is going on and on | 5 (43 weeks) |
64,000 | 13th studio album | |
| January 22, 2020 | Misia Soul Jazz Best 2020 | 3 (2 weeks) |
30,000 | 5. Compilation | |
| "-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication. * Charts and sales in Japan only . |
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Singles
| publication | title | Chart position | Sales | annotation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 21, 1998 | Tsutsumi Komu Yō ni ... つ つ み 込 む よ う に ... |
11 | 678,000 | 1. Single | |
| May 21, 1998 | Hi no Ataru Basho 陽 の あ た る 場所 |
9 | 223,000 | 2nd single | |
| April 21, 1999 | Believe | 2 | 347,000 | 3. Single | |
| November 25, 1999 | Wasurenai Hibi 忘 れ な い 日 々 |
4th | 403,000 | 4. Single | |
| Sweetness | 7th | 226,000 | 5. Single | ||
| July 7, 2000 | Escape | 7th | 258,000 | 6. Single | |
| October 25, 2000 | Everything | 1 | 1,878,000 | 7. Single | |
| January 1, 2001 | I Miss You: Toki o Koete I miss you ~ 時 を 越 え て ~ |
3 | 432,000 | 8. Single | |
| January 30, 2002 | Hatenaku Tsudzuku Story 果 て な く 続 く ス ト ー リ ー |
3 | 432,000 | 9. Single | |
| August 8, 2002 | Nemurenu Yoru wa Kimi no Sei 眠 れ ぬ 夜 は 君 の せ い |
1 | 322,000 | 10. Single | |
| November 20, 2002 | Back blocks | 7th | 63,000 | 11. Single | |
| August 27, 2003 | Kokoro Hitotsu 心 ひ と つ |
7th | 70,000 | 12. Single | |
| December 3, 2003 | In My Soul / Snow Song from Mars & Roses | 7th | 49,000 | 13. Single | |
| July 7, 2004 | Namae no Nai Sora o Miagete 名 前 の な い 空 を 見上 げ て |
9 | 58,000 | 14. Single | |
| July 5, 2006 | Windward Parade / Color of Life | 16 | 24,000 | 15. Single | |
| July 12, 2006 | Sea of Dreams: Tokyo DisneySea 5th Anniversary Theme Song | 13 | 31,000 | 16. Single | |
| 4th July 2007 | Any love | 8th | 23,000 | 17. Single | |
| December 5, 2007 | Royal Chocolate Flush | 10 | 20,000 | 18. Single | |
| March 26, 2008 | Flying Easy Loving Crazy | 18th | 10,000 | Single with Toshinobu Kubota | |
| April 30, 2008 | Yes forever | 15th | 11,000 | 19. Single | |
| May 28, 2008 | Yakusoku no Tsubasa 約束 の 翼 |
12 | 13,000 | 20th single | |
| August 30, 2008 | Catch the rainbow | 11 | 12,000 | 21. Single | |
| June 10, 2009 | Ginga / Itsumademo 銀河 / い つ ま で も |
15th | 10,000 | 22. Single | |
| November 18, 2009 | Aitakute Ima 逢 い た く て い ま |
9 | 47,000 | 23. Single | |
| December 16, 2009 | Hoshi no Yō ni ... 星 の よ う に ... |
18th | 6,000 | 24. Single | |
| May 25, 2011 | Kioku 記憶 |
21st | 8,000 | 25. Single | |
| June 20, 2012 | Koi wa Owaranai Zutto 恋 は 終 わ ら な い ず っ と |
17th | 11,000 | 26. Single | |
| November 7, 2012 | Deepness | 15th | 12,000 | 27. Single | |
| December 19, 2012 | Back in Love Again | 18th | 7,000 | 28. Single with Tomoyasu Hotei | |
| 4th September 2013 | Shiawase wo Forever 幸 せ を フ ォ ー エ バ ー |
26 (5 weeks) |
- | 29. Single | |
| 5th February 2014 | Boku wa Pegasus Kimi wa Polaris 僕 は ペ ガ サ ス 君 は ポ ラ リ ス |
26 (7 weeks) |
7,000+ | 30. Single | |
| March 2, 2015 | Shiroi Kisetsu / Sakura Hitohira 白 い 季節 / 桜 ひ と ひ ら |
24 (9 weeks) |
7,000+ | 31. Single | |
| December 7, 2015 | Orphans no Namida オ ル フ ェ ン ズ の 涙 |
23 (10 weeks) |
14,000 | 32nd single | |
| December 11, 2017 | Kimi no Soba ni Iru yo 君 の そ ば に い る よ |
37 (3 weeks) |
3,000 | 33.Single | |
| 22nd August 2018 | Ai no Katachi ア イ ノ カ タ チ |
15 (57 weeks) |
43,000 | 34.Single with Hide (Greeeen) | |
| "-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication. * Charts and sales in Japan only. |
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Download singles
- Song for You (July 7, 2005)
- Shinin 'Nijiiro no Rhythm (November 22, 2005)
- Song for You (Hoshizora no Live IV @ Niigata) (August 22, 2007)
- Hadashi no Kisetsu (Hoshizora no Live IV) (August 29, 2007)
- Catch the Rainbow (August 30, 2008)
- Sukoshi Zutsu Taisetsu ni (February 4, 2009)
- Edge of This World (April 28, 2010)
- Maware Maware feat. M2J + Francis Jocky (May 31, 2010)
- Aitakute Ima (Gomi Remix) (September 8, 2010)
- Everything (Junior + Gomi Cup Noodle 39 Remix) (September 15, 2010)
- Life in Harmony (September 15, 2010)
- Ashita e (Live Ver.) (April 27, 2011)
- Maware Maware (Gomi's Lair Club Remix) feat. M2J + Francis Jocky (May 25, 2011)
- This Is Me (July 13, 2011)
- Can't Take My Eyes Off of You (Soul Quest Extended Ver.) (July 27, 2011)
- Smile (November 30, 2011)
Video publications
- World Cup (April 1, 1999)
- Love Is the Message the Tour of Misia 1999-2000 (July 26, 2000)
- The Tour of Misia 2001 (May 30, 2001)
- Misia Collection Music Clips Since 1998 (August 22, 2001)
- The Tour of Misia 2002 (March 27, 2002)
- The Tour of Misia 2003 Kiss in the Sky in Sapporo Dome (March 26, 2003)
- The Tour of Misia 2004 Mars & Roses (March 31, 2004)
- Hoshizora no Live II: Acoustic Live in Okinawa (July 7, 2004)
- Misia My Music Video Awards (September 8, 2004)
- Misia the Singer Show the Tour of Misia 2005 (July 7, 2005)
- Misia Hoshizora no Live III: Music Is a Joy Forever (December 6, 2006)
- Misia Hoshizora no Live Star Package: II & III (December 6, 2006)
- The Tour of Misia 2007 Ascension (July 4, 2007)
- Hohizora no Live IV Classics + Film of Misia in Kibera Slum (December 5, 2007)
- The Tour of Misia 2008 Eight World (June 25, 2008)
- The Tour of Misia Discotheque Asia (June 10, 2009)
- Hoshizora no Live V Just Ballade Misia with Hoshizora no Orchestra 2010 (May 26, 2010)
- Hoshizora no Live VI Encore International Year of Biodiversity (October 20, 2010)
- The Tour of Misia Japan Soul Quest: Grand Finale 2012 at Yokohama Arena (June 20, 2012)
- The Tour of Misia Box Blu-ray (February 20, 2013)
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Entry at BMG Japan (Japanese)
- Misia on MusicBrainz (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ MISIA to Team Up With World Famous Producer for an Astounding Record! . Musicjapanplus . August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Misia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 伊藤 美 咲 (Japanese, real name); Itō Misaki (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | japanese singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fukuoka , Japan |