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 |
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August 28, 2002 | True |
1 (80 weeks) |
1,174,000 | 1st studio album |
November 7, 2002 | Resistance |
1 (6 weeks) |
200,000 | 1. Extended Play (limited to 200,000 units) |
November 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 |
March 9, 2005 | Music |
1 (33 weeks) |
547,000 | 3rd studio album |
December 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 |
March 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 |
5th November 2014 | Dears | 5 (16 weeks) |
59,000 | 3. Compilation |
Tears | 4 (19 weeks) |
76,000 | 4. Compilation | |
March 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 |
5th 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 |
7th 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
November 7, 2001 | Stars | 3 | 469,000 | 1. Single |
February 26, 2002 | Crescent moon | 4th | 99,000 | 2nd single |
March 6, 2002 | One Survive | 8th | 87,000 | 3. Single |
May 15, 2002 | Helpless Rain | 8th | 83,000 | 4. Single |
August 7, 2002 | Want | 3 | 145,000 | 5. Single |
January 29, 2003 | Ai Shiteru 愛 し て る |
4th | 105,000 | 6. Single |
April 9, 2003 | Love addict | 5 | 69,000 | 7. Single |
June 25, 2003 | Seppun 接吻 |
4th | 38,000 | 8. Single |
August 6, 2003 | Find the way | 4th | 124,000 | 9. Single |
October 1, 2003 | Yuki no Hana 雪 の 華 |
3 | 248,000 | 10. Single |
April 7, 2004 | Seven | 3 | 53,000 | 11. Single |
June 2, 2004 | Hi no Tori 火 の 鳥 |
9 | 40,000 | 12. Single |
October 20, 2004 | Legend | 5 | 68,000 | 13. Single |
February 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 |
June 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 |
October 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 |
October 6, 2009 | Candy girl | 4th | 26,000 | 29. Single |
November 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 |
5th 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 |
November 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 |
March 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 |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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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)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Nakashima, Mika |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 中 島 美嘉 |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese singer, model and actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan |