melody.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Miyuki Melody Ishikawa |
| Born | February 24, 1982 |
| Origin | Hawaii, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, TV host |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Label(s) | Toy's Factory |
| Website | www.mel-mode.com |
melody. (born February 24, 1982 in Hawaii, U.S.) is a female J-Pop singer and TV host. She debuted on February 2, 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory.
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[edit] Biography
melody. (Melody Saimo) is a Japanese-American born and raised in Hawaii, where she attended Punahou School. She moved to Japan when she was 19 years old to pursue her singing career. She has three younger sisters, one of whom (Christine, who goes by the name KURIS) is also involved with the music industry in Japan. melody became most popular in Japan when her song "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz was used in a commercial for Mitsubishi Motors. She is also known for singing the hit single "Realize" which was the theme song for a Drama series called "Dragon Zakura", which debuted #6 on the Oricon charts. melody.'s single "Lovin' U" was used in a Raycious commercial in 2006. The single included 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. melody. made an appearance in a Japanese Subaru Forester commercial in spring and summer 2007, in which her single, "Finding my Road," was used as a soundtrack. In April 2007, she started hosting the English-language Japanese music show, J-Melo on NHK World TV. Her single, "Love Story", written by her sister KURIS was used in a drama series "Kodoku No Kake - Itoshikihito Yo" in spring 2007.
melody. was casted as Yumi in Electronic Art's Need for Speed Carbon. Her song "Feel the Rush", written by her sister KURIS, was also used in the game.
melody. is friends with fellow Hawaii-born Japanese-American singer, Yuna Ito.
It was announced on 25th February that melody. will release her new album "Lei Aloha". Despite the initial thought of being released soon after the last album "READY TO GO!" and only one new single "Haruka", the album is set for release on April 9th 2008. melody. stated that this album is about "bonds".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Release Date | Album | Peak Position | Sales Total |
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| 21/01/2004 | "Sincerely" | #3 | 87,294 |
| 12/04/2006 | "Be as one" | #5 | 78,587 |
| 04/07/2007 | "READY TO GO!" | #6 | 45,184 |
| 09/04/2008 | "Lei Aloha" | #15 | 20,609* |
[edit] Singles
| Date | Title | Peak Position | Sales Total |
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| 19/02/2003 | Dreamin' Away | #33 | 20,054 |
| 18/06/2003 | Simple As That/Over The Rainbow | #29 | 14,608 |
| 22/10/2003 | miss you (collab w/m-flo) | #8 | 70,901 |
| 27/11/2003 | Crystal Love | #34 | 16,889 |
| 09/06/2004 | Believe me -English Version- | #30 | 11,950 |
| 09/06/2004 | Believe me -Japanese Version- | #16 | 17,539 |
| 12/01/2005 | Next to You | #14 | 21,876 |
| 17/08/2005 | realize/Take a Chance | #6 | 127,869 |
| 15/02/2006 | see you... | #19 | 13,070 |
| 08/11/2006 | Lovin' U | #16 | 15,434 |
| 14/02/2007 | Finding My Road | #13 | 17,594 |
| 30/05/2007 | Love Story | #21 | 10,922 |
| 13/02/2008 | 遥花 ～はるか～[haruka ~haruka~] | #10 | 39,042 |
[edit] DVDs
- May 12, 2004 – First Visual Issue ~clips and more~ Sincerely Yours
- February 23, 2005 - m-flo's ASTROMANTIC DVD ("miss you" music video)
- February 22, 2006 - m-flo's TOUR 2005 BEAT SPACE NINE at Nihon Budokan ("miss you" performance)
- November 8, 2006 – Be as one TOUR 2006 Live & Document
- October 31, 2007 - m-flo's TOUR 2007 COSMICOLOR @ Yokohama Arena ("miss you" performance)
[edit] Album Appearances
- "miss you", m-flo loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei, ASTROMANTIC (2004)
- "Manatsu No Dekigoto", Tsutsumi Kyouhei tribute album, "The Popular Music" (2007)
- "Stuck In Your Love", m-flo loves melody., Cosmicolor(2007)
