Melody.
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melody. (born February 24, 1982, in Hawaii, USA) is a female Japanese pop singer.
Her record label is Toy's Factory.
She debuted February 2, 2003, with the song "Dreamin' Away".
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[edit] Biography
melody. is a Japanese American born in Hawaii. Her full name is Melody Miyuki Ishikawa. She has three younger sisters, one of whom, Christine, is also involved with the music industry in Japan. She became most popular in Japan when her song "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz was used in a commercial for Mitsubishi. Melody is currently a vegan. She is not to be confused with "MELODY", who sang the theme song for the CBC drama "Kids War" in Japan.
Mostly recently, melody.'s latest single "Lovin' U" debuted on the Oricon Weekly Charts at #16. The single includes the B-side "Our Journey." Which, was the theme song for the 2006 movie Gen Yu Den starring Rena Tanaka, who also co-wrote the lyrics to the song.
Participation in Need for Speed Carbon game.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- Dreamin' Away (2003/2/19)
- Simple As That / Over The Rainbow (2003/6/18)
- Crystal Love (2003/11/27): Alpen commercial song.
- Believe me (Japanese Version) (2004/6/9): Ending theme for the TBS TV show "Ousama no Brunch."
- Believe me (English Version) (limited release) (2004/6/9): Casio Hitachi Mobile Communication au cell phone commercial song.
- Next to You (2005/1/12): Alpen commercial song.
- realize / Take a Chance (2005/8/17) "realize" is the theme song for the TBS drama "Dragon Zakura." "Take a Chance" is a NEC's Internet provider service, BIGLOBE, commercial song.
- see you... (2006/2/15) Produced by Taku of m-flo.
- Lovin' U (2006/11/8) [#16 Oricon Weekly]
[edit] Albums
- Sincerely (2004/1/21)
- Be as one (2006/4/12)
[edit] DVDs
- First Visual Issue ~clips and more~ Sincerely Yours (2004/5/12)
- Be as one TOUR 2006 Live & Document (2006/11/8)
[edit] Collaborations
[edit] Singles
[edit] Albums
- m-flo inside/m-flo and various artists (2004/3/17) Track 3: "miss you-FreeTEMPO mix- / loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei Remixed by FreeTEMPO"
- ASTROMANTIC/m-flo (2004/5/26) Track 2: "miss you / loves melody. & Yamomoto Ryohei"
- ASTROMANTIC CHARM SCHOOL/m-flo (2004/9/15) Track 15: "miss you-FreeTEMPO mix- / loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei Remixed by FreeTEMPO"
[edit] DVDs
- ASTROMANTIC DVD/m-flo (2005/2/23) "miss you / loves melody. & Yamomoto Ryohei"
- TOUR 2005 BEAT SPACE NINE at Budokan/m-flo (2006/2/22) "miss you / loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei"