WP (singer)
UA (real name: Kaori Shima , 嶋 歌 織 ; born March 11, 1972 in Suita ) is a Japanese singer and actress . Her stage name is a Swahili word that means "flower" or "to kill". Because of her marriage to the actor Jun Murakami , with whom she was married from 1996 to August 2006, she is also called Kaori Murakami. On July 7, 2007 she performed at the Live Earth concert in Kyoto .
As an actress, she played the role of Ryo in the drama 水 の 女 ( Mizu no onna , Woman of Water ) from 2002 and played manager Kobori in the comedy Dai-Nipponjin from 2007.
Discography
Albums
- 1995 Petit
- 1996 11
- 1997 Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds
- 1998 Ametora
- 1999 turbo
- 2002 Dorobou
- 2003 Sora no Koya
- 2003 Illuminate "the very best songs"
- 2004 Uta UUA UUA (with the songs for the children's aid program Do Re Mi of the NHK)
- 2004 Sun
- 2005 Breathe
- 2005 la
- 2005 Nephews (with Towa Tei , Mondo Grosso and Hiroshi Fujiwara )
- 2006 cure jazz (with 菊 地 成 孔, Naruyoshi Kikuchi )
- 2007 Golden green
- 2009 Atta
- 2010 Kaba
Singles
- 1995 Horizon
- 1995 Colony
- 1996 Taiyō Te ni Tsuki ha Kokoro no Ryote ni
- 1996 Jonetsu
- 1996 Rhythm
- 1996 Kumo ga Chigireru Toki
- 1996 Kanashimi Joni
- 1997 Amai Unmei
- 1998 Milk Tea
- 1998 Yuganda Taiyō
- 1998 Kazoetarinai Yoru no Ashioto
- 1999 Skirt no Suna
- 1999 private surfer
- 2002 Senko
- 2002 Dorobou
- 2004 Lightning
- 2004 Odoru Tori to Kin no Ame
- 2007 Ougon no Midori
VHS
- 1998
DVD
- 2003 Sora no Koya
- 2003 Illuminate -the very best clips-
- 2004 Ametora '98
literature
- 2001 WP by Motoko (illustrated book)
swell
Web links
- Official Homepage (Japanese)
- Information from Speedstar Records (Japanese)
- UA in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Profile at Nippop (English)
- Metropolis, Breaking the mold (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | UA |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaori Shima, 嶋 歌 織 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese singer and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suita , Japan |