Kiroro

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Kiroro (キロロ) is a Japanese musical group from Okinawa that debuted in 1996.

Kiroro first debuted in 1996 as an independent band, and later made their major debut in 1998 with the song "Nagai Aida (長い間?)". They performed on Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1998, 1999 and 2001.

In January 2005, vocalist Tamashiro Chiharu announced that she was engaged. On April 17th (which coincided with her birthday), she and her fiancé entered the family registry. In May, pianist Kinjou Ayano announced her pregnancy and marriage. In July Tamashiro Chiharu announced her pregnancy. In September 2005, they held their "four person concert" in Okinawa with the finale, Wasurenaide ("Don't Forget") before their maternal leave. Kinjou Ayano gave birth to a baby girl in November 2005. Tamashiro Chiharu gave birth to a baby boy in February 2006. In March 2007, Tamashiro Chiharu announced her second pregnancy.

Wonderful Days
Kiroro's Album : Wonderful Days

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[edit] Origin of the Name

When vocalist Tamashiro Chiharu was in her primary school days, she visited Ikedamachi, Hokkaido, for a regional exchange program. The Ainu language made a deep impression on her. With the Ainu words 'Kiroru' and 'Kiroro-an', Tamashiro and Kinjou decided on the name "Kiroro" for the group; "Kiroru" meaning a wide walking path and "Kiroro-an" meaning "resilient" and "healthy."

The name "Kiroro," however, was already registered in 1981 to the Yamaha Organization in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, for the Kiroro Resort in Akaigawa Village, Hokkaido. Victor Entertainment made agreements with the Yamaha organization for use of the name.

[edit] Member's Profile

  • Name 玉城 千春 Tamashiro Chiharu
  • Role Vocals
  • Birthplace Okinawa
  • Date of Birth 1977, April 17
  • Blood type A


  • Name 金城 綾乃 Kinjou Ayano
  • Role Keyboard
  • Birthplace Okinawa
  • Date of Birth 1977, August 15
  • Blood type AB

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  1. 1998.10.01 長い間 ～キロロの森～
  2. 1999.09.22 昼休み (Kinjou Ayano's Solo Album)
  3. 1999.12.08 好きな人 ～キロロの空～
  4. 2000.07.26 七色 (Concept Album)
  5. 2001.01.13 TREE OF LIFE Date of release in Taiwan. It is the first time(and only time, up to the album Wonderful Days) that the date of release in Taiwan is earlier than Japan.
  6. 2001.01.24 TREE OF LIFE Date of release in Japan.
  7. 2002.02.21 Kiroroのうた1 (Best Album)
  8. 2002.12.18 Four Leaves Clover
  9. 2004.03.03 Diary
  10. 2005.01.21 帰る場所 (Mini Album, Okinawa limited edition)
  11. 2005.06.23 帰る場所 (Mini Album, "National-level" edition) *帰る場所('The place to return to', 'home' etc.) is an album dedicated to their homeland, Okinawa. The 'national level' edition also contains an introductory flash clip that describes the places of interest in Okinawa.
  12. 2005.11.23 Wonderful Days
  13. 2006.03.29 キロロのいちばんイイ歌あつめました (Best album by fan votes)
  14. 2007.03.07 キロロのほーら、泣きやんだ! / (Played by Kinjou Ayano, a lullaby album for babies)
  15. 2007.03.07 キロロのいちばんイイ歌あつめました～10th Anniversary Edition～ (A "collector's" edition)

[edit] Singles

  1. 1998.01.21* 長い間
  2. 1998.06.24* 未来
  3. 1998.11.21* 冬のうた
  4. 1999.02.24* 青のじゅもん
  5. 1999.06.23* 最後のKiss
  6. 1999.11.10* 好きな人 *All singles from 長い間 to 好きな人 were released once again on 2002.02.21.
  7. 2000.03.23 ひまわり
  8. 2000.07.26 涙にさよなら
  9. 2000.12.06 逢いたい
  10. 2001.06.06 Best Friend
  11. 2002.08.21 愛さない
  12. 2002.12.04 ひとつぶの涙
  13. 2003.11.21 僕らのメッセージ
  14. 2004.01.21 もう少し
  15. 2005.07.06 生きてこそ
  16. 2005.10.21 忘れないで (With normal and special editions)

[edit] Trivia

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  • Kiroro's 未来へ'(towards the future) and BEST FRIEND are selected to be part of the Japanese music textbooks' syllabus.
  • Tamashiro Chiharu is on close terms with Rimi Natsukawa, another famous vocalist from Okinawa. Not only do they enjoy drinking with each other, they like to sing each other's songs when they go for karaoke sessions together. Tamashiro Chiharu has written songs for Rimi Natsukawa, and Rimi Natsukawa has performed the song 月の夜 (moon night), which was composed and performed by Kiroro.
  • Kiroro's trilogy of romance refers to 1.好きな人(The person I love), 2.愛たい(I wish to see you) and 3.もう少し(A little more).
  • As correct until 20 June 2007, the only song ever recorded in Kiroro's singles and/or albums that is not composed by kiroro themselves is てぃんさぐめ花(balsam flower, touch me not etc.), a folksong from Okinawa.
  • Probably due to the spread of incorrect information through the internet, some people wrongly credited Kiroro for the song さよなら大好きな人 (Goodbye, my love). The actual singer of that song is Hana*Hana, a former Japanese Duo band similar to Kiroro in 'format' (2 girls who compose their own music, play the piano and sing. )A distinctive difference from Kiroro is that both members of Hana*Hana sing and play the piano on almost equal distribution.
  • Again, Kiroro is wrongly credited for Final Fantasy OST. There are probably two reasons for this. First, the title of the song "すてきだね" coincides with a song in KIRORO's debut album (songlist #2), which was actually a song written in praise of her highschool's softball team in her schooling days. Secondly, it probably had something to do with the FF miraie video clips created that score high hits on youtube.
  • Kiroro composed the opening theme song 僕らのMESSAGE' (Our Message) for the anime series 無人惑星SURVIVE.
  • Kiroro also composed another song, 生きてこそ ("the reason to live", "the meaning of life" etc.) as the opening theme song of the anime series, Kabutomushi Ouji Mushiking - Mori no Tame no Densetsu (King of Beetle Mushiking - Legend of the Forest People).

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