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Kaori Iida
Kaori Iida on her third album, "Avenir ~Mirai~."
Kaori Iida on her third album, "Avenir ~Mirai~."
Background information
Birth name Iida Kaori (飯田圭織?)
Also known as Kaorin (かおりん?), Johnson (ジョンソン?)
Born August 8, 1981 (age 25)
Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan
Origin Flag of Japan Tokyo, Honshū, Japan
Genre(s) Japanese Pop, Euro-enka
Occupation(s) Singer, actress, illustrator
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 1997–present
Label(s) Zetima Records, Chichūkai Label
Associated
acts		 Morning Musume, Tanpopo, Otomegumi, Tanjō 10nen Kinentai, Aoiro 7, 10nin Matsuri, Odoru 11, 11WATER, H.P. All Stars, Puripuri Pink
Website Official profile at Hello! Project.com

Kaori Iida (飯田圭織 Iida Kaori?, born August 8, 1981) is a Japanese singer and actress associated with Hello! Project and best known as a founding member of the girl band Morning Musume. Aside from her solo career, she is currently part of Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai. She has also recorded with the Morning Musume side projects Tanpopo and Morning Musume Otomegumi.

Contents

[edit] Profile

  • Blood type: A[1]
  • Height: 5 ft 7 in (171 cm)[2][3]
  • Weight: 108 lbs (49 kg)
  • Measurements: 33 in, 24 in, 35 in (B: 85 cm, W: 60 cm, H: 88 cm)[4][5]
  • Skills: Illustration, Jump rope (5th Rank),[4] guitar playing, and Shodō (6th Rank)[5]

[edit] Personal preferences

[edit] Personal interests and things

[edit] Early life

Kaori Iida was born in a maternity hospital at Muroran, Hokkaidō. She is the oldest among the two children of Kei Fumiko Iida (飯田佳史子?).[11] At a very young age, she aspired to be a musician someday. To reach her dream, she started practicing in singing with the help of her toy microphone and, later, her family's Electone.[8] By the time she became a grade school student, her family decided to move to Sapporo, Hokkaidō — where she continued her studies and even joined her school's choir. She attended Hokkaidō Sapporo Tōsei High School and later transferred to Tokyo Toritsu Yoyogi High School.[12]

[edit] Musical Career

When Kaori Iida moved to Tōkyō, she decided to join the talent searches held on the show ASAYAN. In 1996, she joined "Komuro Gyaru Son" (コムロギャルソン?), the first ASAYAN talent search produced by Tetsuya Komuro, but failed to reach the finals.[12] On June 1997, she joined "Josei Rokku Vōkarisuto Ōdishon" (女性ロックヴォーカリストオーディション?), another ASAYAN talent search produced by Sharan Q.[1] She became one of the finalists but did not won the coveted prize.[13]

[edit] As a Morning Musume member

After the competition, musician and producer Tsunku offered Iida and the other four finalists (Yuko Nakazawa, Aya Ishiguro, Natsumi Abe, and Asuka Fukuda) the chance to be taken under his wing on one condition: that is, to sell 50,000 copies of their song "Ai no Tane" in five days.[13] The quintet agreed on the deal and the group Morning Musume was formed on September 8, 1997 — though unofficial. They started recording "Ai no Tane" on September 23 and was finished a month later. The single was first distributed on November 3 at Ōsaka and then on November 9 at Fukuoka, selling 16,610 and 9,004 copies respectively.[14] On November 23, they sold 14,853 copies at Sapporo and 9,533 copies on November 30 at Nagoya.[15][16] After four days of campaigning, the five girls accomplished their task, making Morning Musume an official girl group.

Morning Musume officially debuted on January 28, 1998 with the release of their single "Morning Coffee,"[17] with Natsumi Abe serving as its main vocal. Iida was the original choice to lead this single instead of Abe,[18] but she still had a major vocal role in it. On its first week on the Oricon charts, it reached the 6th spot — selling 95,060 copies.[19][20] After having only two single releases, the group managed to have a #1 single under their belt with the release of their third song, "Daite HOLD ON ME!."[21][22] In this single, the phrase "Nee, Waratte" (ねえ、笑って?) was featured and was represented by Iida.[23] The way she expressed the line in the song's promotional video led Utaban host, Takaaki Ishibashi, in imitating her. Whenever "Nee, Waratte" was played on Utaban episodes, he would make a scary, distorted face — supposedly resembling to the way Iida expressed the line on the music video.[24][25] Aside from reaching the #1 spot, the third single gave the group awards and more fame. They won the "Saiyūshū Shinjin Shō" (最優秀新人賞 "Most Valuable Rookie of the Year" award?) on the 40th Japan Record Award[26] and were invited to perform on the 49th Kōhaku Uta Gassen later that year.

Morning Musume's 1999 started with the announcement of Asuka Fukuda's departure from the group. As a token of appreciation for being part of the Hello! Project family, producer Tsunku organized a concert to celebrate her departure. The farewell concert, better known as "Sotsugyō" (卒業?), eventually became a tradition in the group that would lead its other members to leave — including Iida. After Fukuda's graduation, another audition was held in ASAYAN and it resulted to the addition of Maki Goto.

[edit] As a Tanpopo member

On November 1998, Tsunku placed Iida, along with Aya Ishiguro and Mari Yaguchi, in the subgroup Tanpopo because of her voice.[27] The subgroup specialized in singing slower, more mature songs, but later sang songs analogous with those of Morning Musume. Their first official single, "Last Kiss,"[28] was released on November 18, just few days after the group's formation. The song reached #2 on the Oricon charts,[29] selling 129,640 copies on its first week.[30] Also, "Last Kiss" was used as an ending theme for the 1998 anime, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen.[31]

[edit] As a Hello! Project soloist

Iida was still part of Morning Musume when she released her first album Osavurio ~Ai wa Matte Kurenai~ on April 23, 2003. Later that year, she also released her second album on October 22. Both albums contained famous European songs such as "The Girl from Ipanema," "La Vie en Rose," "Pull Marine," and "Les Champs-Elysées." On the same year, she did her first appearance as a solo artist on Kei Yasuda's graduation concert.

[edit] Other careers

Kaori Iida's dream as a musician became reality when Tsunku establsihed Morning Musume. However, his plans for her did not end yet. He opened new fields for her to explore on, including the performing and fine arts.

[edit] Acting career

[edit] Career in advertisement

Kaori Iida started as a commercial model, participating in a battery commercial back at Sapporo.[12]

[edit] Career in fine arts

[edit] Voice

[edit] Nickname history

Kaori Iida is better known as "Kaorin" to her colleagues and fans but also has other nicknames given by her closest friends. Rika Ishikawa calls her "Kao-tan"; Takaaki Ishibashi of Utaban calls her "Johnson," another famous nickname for her; and, Nozomi Tsuji calls her "Iirachan," due to her lisp pronunciation of Kaori's last name.

[edit] "Kaorin"

  • On the September 10, 1998 episode of All Night Nippon, Iida told the radio hosts, "I'm Iida Kaori but you can call me 'Iida Kaorin'. Honestly, I prefer the name 'Kaoringo'. It's too long though, so just call me 'Kaorin'."
  • According to her, the name "Kaoringo" exists in Japan but there is no verification yet.
  • Since she couldn't use the name "Kaoringo," she used it for her pet dog.
  • "Kao" and "Kao-tan" are nicknames derived from "Kaorin."[32]

[edit] "Johnson"

  • Takaaki Ishibashi, one of the hosts of Utaban, gave Iida the nickname.
  • On the February 16, 1999 episode of Utaban, its hosts asked Morning Musume's first group leader (Yuko Nakazawa) if they could give them nicknames; it was because they were having a hard time memorizing their names. The nicknames were "Hirota" (for Ishiguro), "Yamada" (for Abe), "Shibata" (for Ichii), "Takada" (for Yaguchi), "Harimoto" (for Yasuda), "Ou" (for Fukuda), and "Johnson" (for Iida). The given names were those of Japanese baseball players.
  • On the 54th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, Nakai Masahiro (co-host of Ishibashi in Utaban) made a mistake by calling her "Jayson," instead of "Johnson."
  • She hated the nickname at first but eventually showed fondness on it. To display her affection for the name, she introduces herself with sentences such as "Hello, I'm Johnson" and "I'm Iida Kaori, the woman who is called Johnson."
  • Asami Konno was the only Morning Musume member who called her "Johnson." She later called her "Kaori-san."[10]

[edit] Personal achievements and debacles

  • Iida was hospitalized on the third day of "Ai no Tane" campaign at Sapporo because the contact lens on her left eye broke, causing temporary blindness. Fortunately, she was able to come back before the beginning of the fourth day of the campaign at Nagoya.[15]
  • She was the reason why Yuki Maeda joined Hello! Project.
  • She gave fellow Hello! Project artist Aya Matsuura the nickname "Ayaya."[33]
  • The TBS show, Utaban, crowned her as "Miss Utaban." She explained that her face comes out of many Utaban episodes, even though she is not part of those episodes.[2][34]

[edit] Records within Hello! Project

  • Like Mari Yaguchi, Iida is featured in 25 Morning Musume singles. However, she will have 26 singles under her belt, if "Ai no Tane" is counted.[12]
  • She is the longest member of Morning Musume, lasting for 7 years, 4 months, and 22 days (from September 8, 1997 to January 30, 2005).
  • She is the longest leader of Morning Musume, lasting for 4 years, 9 months, and 15 days (from April 15, 2001 to January 30, 2005). She became the leader of the group after Nakazawa's graduation.[1]
  • When she is still a member of Morning Musume, she is the tallest member with a height of 5 ft 6 in.[3] She was once the tallest member among other Hello! Project members, until Yurina Kumai surpassed her with a height of 5 ft 8 in (174.5 cm).
  • Her trademark as a Morning Musume member was her long hair. She cut it short not long after her graduation from the group on January 30, 2005. Since then, she let it grow out long again.[12]
  • She is the only Hello! Project member that was featured in a shuffle unit each year and was placed in the largest group each year, with the exception of 2005 and 2006.[35] In 2005, both groups of Puripuri Pink — the group she was in — and Elegies had four members and were the largest groups among the three units. In 2006, there were no summer shuffle units.[36]

[edit] Group affiliates

Kaori Iida became a member of the following units within Hello! Project:

  • Aoiro 7 (青色7?) (2000)
  • 10nin Matsuri (10人祭?) (2001)
  • Odoru 11 (おどる♥11?) (2002)
  • 11WATER (2003)
  • H.P. All Stars (H.P.オールスターズ?) (2004)
  • Puripuri Pink (プリプリピンク?) (2005)

[edit] Discography

Logo of Chichūkai Label.
Logo of Chichūkai Label.

The following CDs and DVD are released by Chichūkai Label, a label owned by Zetima Records.[37]

[edit] Albums

# Title Release date Ranking
1 Osavurio ~Ai wa Matte Kurenai~ (オサヴリオ～愛は待ってくれない～?) 2003-04-23 #29[38]
2 Paradinome ~Koi ni Mi wo Yudanete~ (パラディノメ～恋に身をゆだねて～?) 2003-10-22 #64[39]
3 Avenir ~Mirai~ (アヴニール～未来～?) 2004-12-29 #105[40]
4 Plein D'amour ~Ai ga Ippai~ (プラン・ダムール～愛がいっぱい～?) 2005-12-21 #111[41]

[edit] Singles

# Title Release date Ranking
1 "Aegekai ni Dakarete" (エーゲ海に抱かれて?) 2004-02-04 #17[42]
2 "Door no Mukou de Bell ga Natteta" (ドアの向こうでBellが鳴ってた?) 2004-07-28 #33[43]

[edit] DVD

# Title Release date
1 "Aegekai Shoko Aida & Kaori Iida DVD" (エーゲ海 相田翔子&飯田圭織DVD?) 2004-02-04

[edit] Other songs

Iida was featured in the singles and albums as a member of the girl group, Morning Musume.[44] She was also featured in the releases of subgroups, Tanpopo[45] and Morning Musume Otomegumi.[46] In some of the said group's releases, there are songs where she was featured as the main vocal or credited as a solo artist.[4]

  • "Anata no Kami no Kaori" (あなたの髪の香り?) is released for Hello! Project fan club members only.
  • "Kataomoi" (片想い?) is the 6th song in Tanpopo's 1st album, Tanpopo 1.
  • "Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru featuring Iida" (聖なる鐘がひびく夜 featuring Iida?) is the 2nd track in Tanpopo's 4th single of the same name.
  • "Wakanessho! (わかんねっしょ！?) is the 18th song in Morning Musume's 1st musical, Love Century -Yume wa Minakerya Hajimaranai-.
  • "Yume no Naka" (夢の中?) is the 5th song in Morning Musume's 1st album, First Time.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Dramas

Title Start date End date Character TV station
Kochira Dai San Shaikabu (こちら第三社会部?) 2001-10-08 2001-12-17 Kanae Shimizu (清水香苗?) TBS

[edit] Variety shows

Title Featured when TV station
Aidoru wo Sagase! (アイドルをさがせ!?) 2000-01-11 – 2001-03-27 TV Tokyo
Bishōjo Kyō Iku II (美少女教育II?) 2002
Inaka ni Tomorō (田舎に泊まろう!?) 2005-06-26
Shall We Dance? (シャル・ウィ・ダンス??) 2006-09-16 – 2006-10-07 Nippon Television

[edit] Movies

Title Release Character
Morning Cop ~Daite Hold on Me!~ (モーニング刑事。~抱いてHOLD ON ME!~?) 1998-09-15 -
Pinch Runner (ピンチランナー?) 2000-10-21 Reiko Sendō (仙道麗子?)
Namatamago (ナマタマゴ?) 2002-05-15 Miki (美紀?)
Koinu Dan no Monogatari (仔犬ダンの物語?) 2003-06-21 Coach Saki (コーチ佐紀?)
Gojūnotō (五重塔?) 2007-03-30 Yūkoromo Kataoka (片岡有衣?)

[edit] Radio shows

Title Start date End date Radio station
Iida Kaori: Konya mo Kōshin Chū! (飯田圭織・今夜も交信中!?) 2001-04 2003-03 National Radio Network
Chichūkai Sound Stroll (地中海 SOUND STROLL?) 2005-04-02 Still running FMNACK5

[edit] Other appearances

[edit] Publications

[edit] Photobooks

Title Release date Produce by ISBN
"Iida Kaori Photobook"[48]
(飯田圭織写真集かおりKAORI圭織 Iida Kaori Sashin Shū Kaori Kaori Kaori?)		 2002-05-02 Wani Books ISBN 4847027086
"Aegekai Photobook"
(エーゲ海―相田翔子&飯田圭織写真集 Ēge Kai Aida Shoko & Iida Kaori Sashin Shū?)		 2004-01-28 Kadokawa Shoten ISBN 4048942549

[edit] Essays

Title Release date Publisher
"Paranoia Diary" (パラノイアダイアリー Paranoia Daiarī?) 1999-05 and 2001-06 Kadokawa Shoten

[edit] Picture books

Title Release date Publisher ISBN
Sketchbook of Heart[49]
(心のスケッチブック。 Kokoro no Suketchibukku.?)		 December 2001 Kindai Eiga Sha ISBN 4764819589
Lion's Margin[50]
(ライオンのマルジャン Raion no Marujan?)		 December 2002 Shufu to Seikatsu Sha ISBN 4391127288

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c Hello! Project Official Website: Official Kaori Iida profile (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
  2. ^ a b Morning Musume Over Blog: Kaori Iida profile (French). Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
  3. ^ a b Iida had a height of 5 ft 6 in (167–168 cm) prior and during her Morning Musume years.
  4. ^ a b c d e Moochy at Infoseek: Iida Kaori (Japanese) (2003-07). Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
  5. ^ a b Iida-Kaori.com: Kaori Iida's profile (2005-02-27). Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
  6. ^ a b c d e Iida Kaori.net: Kaorin (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  7. ^ It was revealed that Iida is a huge fan of Seiko Matsuda in Hello! Morning's 6th episode, aired on May 5, 2000. She again revealed this while playing a game on an episode of Utaban, aired on June 15, 2000.
  8. ^ a b Featured on "100% Iida Kaori" interview.
  9. ^ HPDB: Kaori Iida profile (2005). Retrieved on 2006-12-23.
  10. ^ a b Japanese Wikipedia: Aishō no Yurai "Jonson" (Japanese). Retrieved on 2006-12-27.
  11. ^ Featured on an episode of ASAYAN
  12. ^ a b c d e Transcribed from ThePPN:Iida Kaori.
  13. ^ a b Asayan: Dai Kettei!! (Japanese) (1997). Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  14. ^ Asayan: Ai no Tane Ōsaka to Fukuoka (Japanese) (1998-11-16). Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  15. ^ a b Asayan: Ai no Tane Sapporo (Japanese) (1997-11-30). Retrieved on 2006-12-22.
  16. ^ Asayan: Ai no Tane Hatsubai Yokka me Nagoya (Japanese) (1998-11-07). Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
  17. ^ Up-Front Works Official Website: Morning Coffee (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
  18. ^ Asayan: Debyū Kyoku Sōdatsu Sen (Kōhen) (Japanese) (1997-12-21). Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
  19. ^ You Taiju: Morning Coffee ranking (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  20. ^ Uriage at NetFirms: Morning Coffee charts (Japanese) (2003-03-05). Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
  21. ^ Up-Front Works Official Website: Daite Hold on Me! (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
  22. ^ You Taiju: Daite Hold on Me! ranking (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  23. ^ This phrase can be heard in the song at 3:37 and can be seen in the video at 3:34.
  24. ^ Featured on Utaban's September 15, 1999 episode.
  25. ^ Japanese Wikipedia: Raireki • Tokuchō (Japanese) (2007-03-03). Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
  26. ^ Japan Record Award Official Website: History (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
  27. ^ Asayan: Tanpopo Kessei!! (Japanese) (1998-11). Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
  28. ^ Hello! Project.com: Last Kiss (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
  29. ^ You Taiju: Last Kiss ranking (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
  30. ^ Uriage at NetFirms: Last Kiss charts (Japanese) (2003-03-05). Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
  31. ^ You Taiju: Last Kiss information (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
  32. ^ Japanese Wikipedia: Aishō no Yurai "Kaorin" (Japanese). Retrieved on 2006-12-27.
  33. ^ Featured on an episode of muSix!.
  34. ^ Featured on Utaban's September 25, 2003 episode.
  35. ^ IMDB: Kaori Iida - Biography. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
  36. ^ Japanese Wikipedia: Bikou (Japanese) (2007-03-11). Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
  37. ^ Hello! Project.com: Iida Kaori discography page (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
  38. ^ You Taiju: Osavurio ~Ai wa Matte Kurenai~ ranking (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
  39. ^ You Taiju: Paradinome ~Koi ni Mi wo Yudanete~ ranking (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
  40. ^ You Taiju: Avenir ~Mirai~ ranking (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
  41. ^ You Taiju: Plein D'amour ~Ai ga Ippai~ ranking (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
  42. ^ You Taiju: Aegekai ni Dakarete ranking (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
  43. ^ You Taiju: Door no Mukou de Bell ga Natteta ranking (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
  44. ^ Hello! Project.com: Morning Musume discography page (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
  45. ^ Hello! Project.com: Tanpopo discography page (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
  46. ^ Hello! Project.com: Morning Musume Otomegumi discography page (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
  47. ^ Tsunku, Yaguchi Mari and Iida Kaori in Politics?! (2007-02-10). Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
  48. ^ Hello! Project.com: 「Kaori Kaori Kaori」 information page (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
  49. ^ Hello! Project.com: Kokoro no Suketchibukku information page (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
  50. ^ Hello! Project.com: Raion no Marujan information page (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-19.

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