Releases | ||
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↙Studio albums | 11 | |
↙Compilation albums | 3 | |
↙EPs | 4 | |
↙Singles | 27 | |
↙B-sides | 25 | |
↙Video albums | 5 | |
↙Music videos | 17 | |
↙Soundtracks | d |
The discography of Kokia consists of 11 studio albums, three compilations albums, five extended plays, and 25 singles. Kokia has also released several music videos, mostly centred around her Mother Land management era with Victor Entertainment. Kokia has contributed to many soundtracks, mostly for games and anime. She has written several songs for other artists, most notably "Inori/Justice," a song sung by Mobile Suit Gundam 00 voice actor Ayahi Takagaki in the role of her character Feldt Grace.[1]
Three of Kokia's albums and have sold over 10,000 copies, with her most successful album, 2003's Remember Me, selling 45,000 copies in Japan.[2] Five of Kokia's singles have sold over 10,000 copies, with one of them, "The Power of Smile/Remember the Kiss," being certified gold by the RIAJ.[2][3]
Except for covers and occasional early material/collaborations, Kokia writes all of her own music. She occasionally arranges her own songs, the first instances being "Princess Éhime" and "Pink no Zō" (ぴんくの象 , "Pink Elephant") from her second album in 2002, Trip Trip.
Contents |
Year | Album Information | Chart positions [4] |
Total sales [2] |
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1999 | Songbird
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— | — |
2002 | Trip Trip
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— | — |
2003 | Remember Me
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15 | 45,000 |
2004 | Uta ga Chikara (歌がチカラ , "Songs Are Strength")
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23 | 20,000 |
2006 | Aigakikoeru: Listen for the Love
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67 | 5,700 |
2008 | The Voice
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42 | 7,800 |
Fairy Dance: Kokia Meets Ireland
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67 | 4,100 | |
Christmas Gift
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56 | 3,000 | |
2009 | Kokia Infinity Akiko: Balance
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51 | 4,500 |
Akiko Infinity Kokia: Balance
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— | — | |
2010 | Real World
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44 | 4,300 |
2011 | Moment
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21 | 4,500 |
Year | Album Information | Chart positions [4] |
Total sales [2] |
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2006 | Pearl: The Best Collection
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19 | 19,000 |
2008 | Kokia Complete Collection 1998–1999
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254 | 600 |
2009 | Coquillage: The Best Collection II
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73 | 2,700 |
Year | Album Information | Chart positions [4] |
Total sales [2] |
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2010 | Musique a la Carte
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45 | 3,200 |
Year | Album Information |
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2003 | A Piece of Christmas
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2006 | Birthday Present
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2008 | Love Tears
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Music Gift
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Year | Title | Notes | Oricon singles charts [4] |
Oricon sales total [2] |
Album |
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1998 | "Aishiteiru Kara" (愛しているから , "Because I Love You") | Pony Canyon debut single | 99 | 2,300 | Songbird |
"Ai no Field" (愛の輪郭(フィールド) Ai no Fīrudo , "Field of Love") | Released through Victor | — | — | — | |
"Tears in Love" | — | — | |||
1999 | "Arigatō..." (ありがとう... , "Thank You") | — | — | Songbird | |
2001 | "Tomoni" ("Together") | First single with Gai Records management and Victor distribution | — | — | Trip Trip |
"Say Hi!!" | — | — | |||
"Tenshi" (天使 , "Angel") | — | — | |||
2002 | "Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne" (人間ってそんなものね , "People Are Just Like That") | Released same day as Trip Trip in Japan | — | — | |
2003 | "Kawaranai Koto (Since 1976)" (かわらないこと~since1976~ , "Unchanging Thing (Since 1976)") | First single with Mother Land management | 47 | 26,000 | Remember Me |
"The Power of Smile/Remember the Kiss" | 15 | 32,000 | |||
2004 | "So Much Love for You" | 40 | 6,700 | Uta ga Chikara | |
"Yume ga Chikara" (夢がチカラ , "Dreams Are Strength") | 30 | 8,300 | |||
2005 | "Dandelion" | 84 | 3,500 | Pearl: The Best Collection | |
"Time to Say Goodbye" | 54 | 3,000 | |||
2006 | "Ai no Melody/Chōwa Oto (With Reflection)" (愛のメロディー/調和 oto~with reflection~ , "Melody of Love/Harmony, Sound (With Reflection)") | 30 | 13,000 | ||
2007 | "Arigatō... (The Pearl Edition)" | Re-cut single. | 139 | 1,900 | |
"Watashi ni Dekiru Koto" (私にできること , "What I Can Do") | 2007 Chūetsu Earthquake charity single, released through local Kashiwazaki, Niigata stores/websites | — | 8,000[5] | The Voice | |
"Follow the Nightingale" | Released through Victor sublabel Flying Dog | 33 | 12,000 | ||
2008 | "Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi" (たった1つの想い , "Just One Thought") | Released through Marvelous | 38 | 10,000 | — |
2009 | "Karma" | Released through Lantis | 45 | 4,000 | |
"Kimi o Sagashite/Last Love Song" (君をさがして/last love song , "Searching for You") | Digital download | — | — | Real World | |
"Transparent" | Released through Lantis | 105 | 900 | — | |
"Single Mother/Christmas no Hibiki" (single mother/クリスマスの響き , "Echo of Christmas") | Digital download | — | — | Real World | |
2010 | "Kodoku na Ikimono/Ano Hi no Watashi ni" (孤独な生きもの/あの日の私に , "Lonely Things/To Me on That Day") | — | — | ||
"Fate" | Released through Lantis | 85 | 1,500 | — | |
"Road to Glory (Long Journey)" | Re-cut single, released through Voice Records | 92 | 3,000 | Real World | |
2011 | "Sakura no Ki no Shita/Hikari no Hō e" (桜の樹の下/光の方へ , "Under the Cherry Tree/To the Light")[6] | Released through Frontier | 72 | 1,400 | — |
Year | Album Information |
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2006 | Jewel: The Best Video Collection
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2007 | Live in Paris 2007 Les couleurs de Paris
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2008 | The Voice: 10th Anniversary Concert
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2009 | Kokia World Tour 2009 Infinity
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Wherever I Am: World Tour 2009 in Europe
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2010 | Oto no Tabi Bito Kokia Concert Tour 2010
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Unlike many popular musicians, Kokia does not have very many music videos.[7] She has three main eras of music videos: her initial Pony Canyon era clips (1998), videos filmed when under Gai Records management (2000–2002) and videos filmed while working with Mother Land management (2003–2006). Since switching to her self-managed label Anco&co, Kokia has only filmed one music video, "The Woman," while in the Tunisian Safari.[7][8]
Kokia's Pony Canyon videos were featured in the DVD on Kokia Complete Collection 1998–1999.[9] Her Mother Land videos were compiled together and released as Jewel: The Best Video Collection in 2006.[10] Her Gai Records videos have not been released to DVD.
Year | Title | Director(s) |
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1998 | "Aishiteiru Kara" | |
"Tears in Love" | ||
2000 | "Goes on Forever" (ЯKS feat. Kokia) | |
"Melody" (ЯKS feat. Kokia) | ||
2001 | "Tomoni" | |
"Say Hi!!" | Smith (スミス )[11] | |
"Tenshi" | ||
2002 | "Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne" | |
2003 | "Kawaranai Koto (Since 1976)" | Jun Hara (原淳 )[12] |
"The Power of Smile" | Shin'ichi Kudō (工藤伸一 )[13] | |
"Remember the Kiss (Duet "Kokia & Piano")" | Tsuyoshi Inoue (井上強 )[14] | |
2004 | "So Much Love for You" | Shin'ichi Kudō[15] |
"Yume ga Chikara" | Jun Hara[16] | |
2005 | "Dandelion" | Tetsuma Maki (牧鉄馬 )[17] |
"Time to Say Goodbye" | Kōta Nakamaru (中丸航太 )[18] | |
2006 | "Ai no Melody" | Takatoshi Tsuchiya (土屋隆俊 )[19] |
2010 | "The Woman" | Iori Iwamoto[20] |
Kokia's singles feature many B-side tracks, in addition to the leading track(s).[21] Below are songs released on Kokia singles that do not appear on original albums. All are original Kokia compositions unless stated.
Year | Song | Album sessions | Original single | Additional information |
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2001 | "Yes I Know" | Trip Trip | "Tomoni" | |
"Mokuji" (もくじ , "Table of Contents") | "Say Hi!!" | |||
"Whisper" | "Tenshi" | |||
2002 | "Mō Aisenai" (もう愛せない , "Cannot Love Any More") | "Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne" | ||
"Moonlight Shadow" | Mike Oldfield cover | |||
2003 | "Tell Tell Bōzu" (tell tell 坊主 Tell Tell Teru Teru Bōzu ) | Remember Me | "Kawaranai Koto (Since 1976)" | |
2004 | "I Shiteru" (iしてる , "I Love You") | Uta ga Chikara | "So Much Love for You" | |
"Ningyo no Yume" (人魚の夢 , "Mermaid Dreams") | "Yume ga Chikara" | |||
2005 | "Boku no Kimochi" (僕の気持ち , "My Feelings") | Pearl: The Best Collection | "Dandelion" | |
"Shiawase no Hanataba" (幸せの花束 , "Bouquet of Happiness") | "Time to Say Goodbye" | Features on Pearl: The Best Collection | ||
"Yūkyū no Mori (My Home Town)" (悠久の杜~My Home Town~ , "Forest of Eternity") | Written by Kazuhiko Matsuo of Off Course | |||
2007 | "Say Goodbye & Good Day" | The Voice | "Follow the Nightingale" | Features as bonus track on French edition of The Voice |
"Umaretate no Shiro" (生まれたての白 , "Newborn White") | — | "Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi" | ||
2009 | "Insonnia" (It: Insomnia) | — | "Karma" | |
"What a Wonderful World" | Real World | "Kimi o Sagashite/Last Love Song" | Louis Armstrong cover, featured on Coquillage: The Best Collection II | |
"Last Love Song" | ||||
"Kurumashite" (クルマレテ , "Engulfed") | ||||
"Chinmoku" (沈黙 , "Silence") | — | "Transparent" | ||
"Christmas no Hibiki" (クリスマスの響き , "Echo of Christmas") | Real World | "Single Mother/Christmas no Hibiki" | ||
"Smile" | Charlie Chaplin cover | |||
"Shiroi Inu to Odoru Yoru" (白い犬と踊る夜 , "Night Dancing with a White Dog") | ||||
2010 | "Ano Hi no Watashi ni" (あの日の私に , "To Me on That Day") | "Kodoku na Ikimono/Ano Hi no Watashi ni" | ||
"Kokoro no Kisetsu" (心の季節 , "Season of the Heart") | ||||
"The Long and Winding Road" | The Beatles cover | |||
"Omoi" (ヲモイ , "Thought") | — | "Fate" | Music written by Masumi Itou |
Kokia has appeared on many compilation albums, either with songs performed by her (often also written by her) or as a background vocalist.
Release | Artist | Title | Notes | Album |
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1998 | Kokia | "For Little Tail" | Game Tail Concerto theme song | Road to Glory ~long journey~ single |
1999 | Kokia | "Nesia no Tabibito: Umi to Kaze to Hito no Uta" (ネシアの旅人~海と風と人の唄 , "'Nesian Travellers: A Song of Sea, Sky and People") | TV show Nesia no Tabibito theme song | Nesia no Tabibito Original Soundtrack |
2000 | Kokia | "Sayonara wa Iwanaide" (さよならは言わないで , "Don't Say Goodbye") | Anime Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon insert song | Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon Original Soundtrack II |
Kokia & Yoko Ueno | "Currents" | Game Suikoden II image song | Suikoden II Ongakushū Orrizonte | |
ЯKS feat. Kokia | "Goes on Forever" | Released as single, Oricon #70[4] | Kanata Made | |
"Kaze" (風 Wind ) | "Goes on Forever" B-side | |||
"Melody" | Released as single, Oricon #75[4] | |||
"Jiyū na Hito" (自由な人 , "Free Person") | "Melody" B-side. | |||
"Gekitsū" (激痛 , "Sharp Pain") | ||||
Hideki Saijo | "Toki no Kizahashi" (時のきざはし , "Stairs of Time") | Background vocals. Released as single, Oricon #46[4] | Planets: 30th Anniversary 12 Songs | |
2002 | Vita Nova | "Rom no Aoi Hibiki" (ロムの青い響き , "The Blue Echo of Rom") | Background vocals | Shiawase |
2003 | Fake? | "Care" | Background vocals | Tomorrow Today |
2004 | Kokia | "Desperado" | Eagles cover, later featured on Pearl: The Best Collection | Hotel Venus Original Soundtrack |
Kokia | "Bom Bom!! Drive de Kimeyō" (Bom bom!! ドライブで決めよう , "Boom Boom!! Let's Go for a Drive") | Produced for Toyota Isis promotion, promo only | Tokyo Toyota Original CD Smile & Heart | |
2005 | Roppongi Dansei Gasshō-dan Club with Kokia | "Peace Road" (ピース・ロード Pīsu Rōdo ) | – | |
Yuri Hiranuma feat. Kokia | "Daiji na no wa Tsuyoku Omou Koto" (大事なのは強く想うこと , "Important Things Are Ones You Think About a Lot") | Mada Mienu Eiga no Tame no Ongaku | ||
2007 | Kokia | "Ai: Wazuka na Omoide" (藍~僅かな思い出 , "Indigo: Small Thoughts") | Anime Red Garden insert songs. | Red Garden Original Soundtrack |
"Katsu: Mabara na Hikari" (褐~まばらな光 , "Brown: Sparse Light") | ||||
"Kurenai: Negai" (紅~願い , "Crimson: Wish") | ||||
"Shiro: Watashitachi no Hibiki" (白~私達の響き , "White: Our Echo") | ||||
"Sumire: Hi to Tomo ni" (菫~陽と共に , "Violet: Together with the Sun") | ||||
2008 | Kokia | "Anata to Deatte" (あなたと出逢って , "Meeting You by Chance") | Book Girl inspired song | Bungaku Shōjo to Yumeutsutsu no Melody |
2009 | Kokia | "Demon's Souls" | Game Demon's Souls opening theme song | Demon's Souls Soundtrack |
"Return to Slumber" | Game Demon's Souls ending theme song | |||
2010 | Kokia | "Exec_Rebirthia=Protocol/." | Game Ar tonelico III insert songs. | Sakiya=Rumei Ar tonelico III Hymmnos Concert Side Ao |
"Exec_Cosmoflips/." | ||||
"Hikari no Naka ni" (光の中に , "In the Light") | ||||
Kokia | "Kotonoha" (言の葉 , "Words") | OVA Book Girl Memoire I ending theme song | Kotonoha (extended play) |
Throughout her career, Kokia has occasionally written musical pieces for other artists, either lyrics, musical composition or both.
Release | Artist | Title | Notes | Album |
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2000 | Saori Yuki, Sachiko Yasuda | "Hatsukoi" (初恋 , "First Love") | Wrote lyrics | Uta Uta Uta Vol. 5: Ashita no Omoide |
2005 | Hiroshi Ashino | "Larme" (ラルム Rarumu , Fr: "Tears") | Wrote music | La Brise de la Côte d'Azur |
2006 | Yuki Otake | "Tokai no Hitsuji" (都会の羊 , "City Sheep") | Wrote lyrics/music | Nemuru Kujaku |
2009 | Ayahi Takagaki comes across Feldt Grace | "Inori" (祈り† , "Prayer") | Wrote music/lyrics, Oricon #53[4] | Inori/Justice (single) |
"Justice" |
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