Jun Shibata

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Jun Shibata
Background information
Birth name	Jun Shibata (柴田淳, Jun Shibata?)
Also known as	Shibajun
Born	November 19, 1976 (1976-11-19) (age 31)
Origin	Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Genre(s)	J-pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Singing, Piano
Years active	1998 – present
Label(s)	Dreamusic Victor Entertainment (2005 -)
Website	http://www.shibatajun.com/

Jun Shibata (柴田淳, Shibata Jun^?, born November 19, 1976 in Setagaya, Tokyo) is a Japanese pop female singer-songwriter. Her nickname is "Shibajun".

Contents 1 Musical characteristics 2 Discography 2.1 Singles 2.2 Studio albums 2.3 Compilations 2.4 DVDs 3 External links

[edit] Musical characteristics

Many of her songs are of slow and medium tempo and/or ballads expressive of fragility. Occasionally her soft vocals are accompanied by herself on the piano.

In her early stages of her singing career, she was known to have travelled extensively nation-wide to perform live at local record stores in front of small crowds.

She has provided lyrics to the well-known Japanese singing-duo Chemistry for their song "Tsukiyo".

[edit] Discography

Numbers in bold represent peak Oricon Weekly Ranking position, followed by known unit sales.

[edit] Singles

• Boku no Mikata (ぼくの味方, Boku no Mikata^?) June 27, 2001 (Indies Release) Uncharted
• Boku no Mikata (ぼくの味方, Boku no Mikata^?) October 31, 2001 Uncharted
• Soredemo Kita Michi (それでも来た道, Soredemo Kita Michi^?) February 20, 2002 #90
• Gekkoyoku (月光浴, Gekkoyoku^?) June 26, 2002 #34
• Kataomoi (片想い, Kataomoi^?) October 23, 2002 #20
• Tonari no Heya (隣の部屋, Tonari no Heya^?) January 29, 2003 #17
• Tameiki (ため息, Tameiki^?) May 8, 2003 #43
• Anata tono Hibi (あなたとの日々, Anata tono Hibi^?) September 10, 2003 #8
• Miseinen (未成年, Miseinen^?) January 28, 2004 #20
• Chiisana Boku e (ちいさなぼくへ, Chiisana Boku e^?) November 25, 2004 #22
• Shiroi Sekai (白い世界, Shiroi Sekai^?) February 23, 2005 #31 7,032
• Maboroshi (幻, Maboroshi^?) May 18, 2005 #30 6,238
• Hanafubuki (花吹雪, Hanafubuki^?) April 19, 2006 #8 12,224
• Guren no Tsuki (紅蓮の月, Guren no Tsuki^?) July 26, 2006 #22 8,856
• Hiromi January 11, 2007 #5 10,487
• Colorful (カラフル, Colorful^?) September 12, 2007 #15 8,317
• Futari (ふたり, Futari^?) May 28, 2008

[edit] Studio albums

• Oort no Kumo (オールトの雲, Oort no Kumo^?) March 20, 2002 #59
• Tameiki (ため息, Tameiki^?) February 26, 2003 #12
• Hitori (ひとり, Hitori^?) February 25, 2004 #15
• Watashi (わたし, Watashi^?) March 30, 2005 #6 18,718
• Tsukiyo no Ame (月夜の雨, Tsukiyo no Ame^?) February 21, 2007 #9 20,091

[edit] Compilations

• Single Collection September 21, 2005 #23 12,232
• Shibaura: B-Side Collection Album (しば裏: Bサイドコレクションアルバム, Shibaura: B-Side Collection Album^?) March 14, 2007 #36 5,427

[edit] DVDs

• ~Jun Shibata Music Film Collection~ (しば漬け, ~Jun Shibata Music Film Collection~^?) March 26, 2003
• Live at Gloria Chapel June 23, 2004
• ~Jun Shibata Music Film Collection~ (しば漬け2, ~Jun Shibata Music Film Collection~^?) September 21, 2005

[edit] External links

• shibatajun.com official site (Japanese)