| Tsuki Amano 天野 月 |
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| Also known as | Tsukiko Amano (天野月子), Tsukko (つっこ) |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Rock, alternative rock |
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Otokura Records |
| Website | Official Website (Japanese) |
Tsuki Amano (天野 月 Amano Tsuki) is a Japanese singer, famous for singing the ending song, "Chō", for Fatal Frame II. She also sang the theme for Fatal Frame III, "Koe" (Voice), and theme and alternate ending song of Fatal Frame IV, Zero no Chōritsu and "Noise".
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Amano has been playing music since the age of 5, when she started taking piano lessons. She was part of her junior high school chorus club as a soprano, and in high school she began to experiment with various musical instruments and joined the theatre group. It was also in high school where she bought her very first guitar, which is now her primary instrument.
As Amano grew in her musical experience, she began to play in clubs, bars and on the street, having gigs almost every day. She even joined a band for a little while, however this venture eventually failed and the band broke up. Her major break came when she sent a demo tape to a close friend, who managed to get the tape into the hands of one of Otokura Records' producers.
Although she is considered more of an underground artist in the Japanese music industry, she has been slowly been finding herself in the spotlight, especially in 2001 with her smash hit 'Bodaiju'. Many of Amano's songs have also been used as theme songs for commercials, television shows, movies, and video games. Tsukiko Amano is primarily a solo alternative artist, but has been known to team up with other artists on the Otokura label.
Besides writing all of her own songs, Amano also designs and makes most of the unique costumes in her videos and performances herself. She loves to draw and has a unique artistic style. Not only does she publish a comic on Otokura.com's website, she's published a storybook she wrote while recording her Ningyō video. A variety of her artwork can also be seen on singles, albums, and posters promoting her stage performances.[1]
As of 2008, Amano announced that she would retire from her old name, as well as singing, saying she wanted to be recognized as Tsuki, not Tsukiko. Considering that it was the Year of the Rat, the year associated with new beginnings, Amano selected her own new beginning with a new name and retiring from singing. However, on January 10, 2010, she announced she would be returning to music.[2][3]
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hakoniwa" (箱庭, "Miniature Garden") TV Asahi's "D's Garage" ending theme |
June 1, 2001 |
| 2 | "Love Dealer" | June 1, 2001 |
| 3 | "B.G.～Black Guitar+Berry Garden～" Toyota's "Gazoo.com" campaign song |
September 1, 2001 |
| 4 | "Love Dealer -type 2003-" TV Tokyo's "Kyūyo Meisai" ending theme |
July 30, 2003 |
| 5 | "Howling" | April 11, 2007 |
| 6 | "Heaven's Gate" | January 23, 2008 |
| 6 | "Zero no Chōritsu" (ゼロの調律, "Zero Tune") | July 30, 2008 |
| # | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bodaiju" (菩提樹, "Linden Tree") TV Asahi's "Midnight Mermaid" ending theme |
November 7, 2001 |
| 2 | "Sniper" (スナイパー) | February 20, 2002 |
| 3 | "Treasure" TBS's "Rank ōkoku" opening theme |
April 24, 2002 |
| 4 | "Honey?" TV Tokyo's "Cover Shō yo" ending theme |
June 19, 2002 |
| 5 | "Ningyō" (人形, "Doll") Nippon TV's "Black Wide Show" ending theme |
November 7, 2002 |
| 6 | "Same" (鮫, "Shark") | July 30, 2003 |
| 7 | "Chō" (蝶, "Butterfly") | November 12, 2003 |
| 8 | "Tsuki" (月, "Moon") Pony Canyon's distributed movie "Moonlight Jellyfish" theme song FBS/Nippon TV's "Akko to Machami no Shingata TV" ending theme |
July 14, 2004 |
| 9 | "Idea" (イデア) Fuji TV's anime "Konjiki no Gash Bell!!" ending theme |
November 3, 2004 |
| 10 | "Hisui" (翡翠, "Jade") | February 2, 2005 |
| 11 | "Koe" (聲, "Voice") | July 27, 2005 |
| 12 | "Karasu" (烏, "Crow") | May 31, 2006 |
| 13 | "Utakata" (ウタカタ, "Hourglass") "Next Phase~Kimi Kara no Okurimono" theme song |
May 31, 2006 |
| 14 | "Konton -chaos-" (混沌 -chaos-, "Chaos -chaos-") | May 31, 2006 |
| 15 | "Fukurō" (梟, "Owl") | May 31, 2006 |
| 16 | "Fūsen" (風船, "Balloon") | May 31, 2006 |
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sharon Stones" | June 5, 2002 |
| 2 | "Meg & Lion" | December 4, 2002 |
| 3 | "Tenryū" (天龍) | January 21, 2004 |
| 4 | "Winona Riders (Tsuki no Uragawa)" (Winona Riders ～月の裏側～, "Winona Riders (Other Side of the Moon)") Coupling songs compilation |
March 3, 2004 |
| 5 | "A Moon Child in the Sky" | September 21, 2005 |
| 6 | "Catalog" (デラックスカタログ) "Best of" album |
November 15, 2006 |
| 7 | "Uma Sāmon" (ウマ・サーモン, "Uma Salmon") Coupling songs compilation |
July 23, 2007 |
| 8 | "Zero" | September 3, 2008 |
| 9 | "Noise" "Best of" including indies songs |
November 24, 2008 |
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hikari no Circus" (ひかりのサーカス) | January 27, 2010 |
| 2 | "Utsukushiki Mono" (うつくしきもの) | March 17, 2010 |
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Licht | July 7, 2010[4] |
| # | Title | Release date |
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| 1 | Peek A Boo | May 5, 2010[5] |