Chiaki Ishikawa

Chiaki Ishikawa
石川智晶

Chiaki Ishikawa at Anime Expo 2007
Background information
Born March 29, 1969 (1969-03-29) (age 42)
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Occupations Singer
Years active 1993–present
Labels Victor Entertainment
Associated acts See-Saw
Website http://www.chiakiishikawa.com/

Chiaki Ishikawa (石川智晶 Ishikawa Chiaki?, previously 石川 知亜紀 before 2005, born March 29, 1969 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer/songwriter. She is also the lead vocalist of Japanese musical duo See-Saw. Many of her songs, both solo and with See-Saw, have been used as theme songs in various anime series. Since 2003, her popularity abroad as part of See-Saw and as a solo artist has risen significantly. She made an appearance at Anime Expo 2007 as a Guest of Honor.

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Discography

Maxi Singles

# Single information Sales
Debut "Like an angel / Ame no Hi ni Koi wo Shita"
  • Released: February 4, 2004
  • Oricon top 200 position: did not chart
  • Theme song from: Mermaid's Forest
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2nd "Utsukushi Kereba Sore de Ii"
  • Released: April 19, 2006
  • Oricon top 200 position: #34
  • Theme song from: Simoun
 7,400
3rd "Namida" 600
4th "Uninstall"
  • Released: June 13, 2007
  • Oricon top 200 position: #13
  • Theme song from: Bokura no[1]
 22,400
5th "1/2" 3,400
6th "Prototype" 49,703
7th "First Pain"
  • Released: July 29, 2009
  • Oricon top 200 position: #45
  • Theme song from: Element Hunters
 3,217
8th "Gyakko" 6,015
9th "Mou Nani mo Kowakunai, Kowaku wa Nai" 7,913
10th "Fukanzen Nenshou / Switch ga Haittara"
  • Released: July 27, 2011
  • Oricon top 200 position: #19
  • Theme song from: Kamisama Dolls
 12,542

Albums

# Album information Sales
Debut Magnolia
  • Released: June 23, 1999
  • Oricon top 200 position: did not chart
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2nd Inner Garden
  • Released: December 3, 2003
  • From singles: Like an angel/Ame no Hi ni Koi wo Shita
  • Oricon top 200 position: #231
 1,200
3rd Boku wa Mada Nanimo Shiranai
  • Released: August 22, 2007
  • From singles: Utsukushikereba Sore de ii, Namida and Uninstall
  • Oricon top 200 position: #23
 15,861
4th Daremo Oshiete Kurenakatta Koto
  • Released: September 30, 2009
  • From singles: 1/2 (hanbun), Prototype and First Pain
  • Oricon top 200 position: #28
 8,508

Other

Little bird
Featured in Uninstall single, Bokurano first ending theme
Vermillion
Featured in Uninstall single, Bokurano second ending theme
Rakurui
Sengoku Basara (anime) insert song

Songs written for other vocalists

"Ai ni Kite" (逢いにきて?, "Come to see", 1994)
Lyrics and music
Performed by Hiromi Nagasaku
"Bokutachi no Start" (僕たちのスタート Bokutachi no Sutāto?, "Our Start" 1995)
Lyrics and music
Performed by Hironobu Kageyama
"Ima, Kono Shunkan ga Subete" (今、この瞬間がすべて?, "Now, all at this moment", 2003)
Lyrics only
Performed by Sōichirō Hoshi
"Tsumetai Tsuki no Shita de Nakereba Hibikanai" (冷たい月の下でなければ響かない?, "If there's no resonate under the cold moon", 2010)
Lyrics only
Performed by hibiku

See-Saw

See See-Saw discography

External links

References

  1. ^ Kawasaki, Naoko. '"Uninstall"'. (September 2007) Newtype. Volume 6, Number 9, page 127.