Hitoe Arakaki
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is the oldest member of the Japan
ese pop group Speed
, which disbanded in 2000 and reformed in 2009. She was born in Okinawa, Japan
, and is also known purely by her first name, Hitoe. During the Speed days, she was popularly known for her enthusiastic dancing as well as her wild and eccentric hairstyles.
In 1999, Hitoe released her first solo single, "Inori", which topped the Oricon charts at number 2. On December 2002, she released her second single "I Got You" and the album I'll Do It My Way. Besides, Inori all tracks on the album were co-written by her. In February 2003, she released her third single, "I'll Do It My Way".
Hitoe is also known as an artist. Unlike her fellow band members who all continued on with their music careers, upon the disbandment of Speed, Hitoe moved to New York City to attend art school. Hitoe once admitted that whilst attending art school she would often paint things contrary to the assignments set by her instructors due to her lack of English comprehension. She is an accomplished artist known for her trademark graffiti styled paintings often depicting members from minority societies. She has published an art book called "Vibe Art", and has held private exhibitions in Tokyo and New York. Her work has also been featured on the covers of various American Hip Hop compilation CDs.
Hitoe also became active in yoga in which she has obtained the license to teach yoga in Japan. In June 2007, she published a book and DVD combo of yoga lessons. Hitoe is currently teaching yoga in Shibuya, Japan's Star Light Studio.
Hitoe plays the drums and saxophone. She shares the same birthday as fellow SPEED member Hiroko Shimabukuro
, who is three years younger than her.
Speed
reformed on a permanent basis in 2009.
Hitoe revealed on Japanese TV that she often cooks at home for the other members of the band.
Hitoe'S 57 Move (Hitoe's Gonna Move)
Hitoe
Albums
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese pop group Speed
Speed (band)
Speed is an Okinawan female vocal/dance group comprising Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki. All four members are former students of Okinawa Actors School which also trained popular artists Namie Amuro and MAX.Speed made their major label debut on August 5, 1996 and...
, which disbanded in 2000 and reformed in 2009. She was born in Okinawa, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and is also known purely by her first name, Hitoe. During the Speed days, she was popularly known for her enthusiastic dancing as well as her wild and eccentric hairstyles.
In 1999, Hitoe released her first solo single, "Inori", which topped the Oricon charts at number 2. On December 2002, she released her second single "I Got You" and the album I'll Do It My Way. Besides, Inori all tracks on the album were co-written by her. In February 2003, she released her third single, "I'll Do It My Way".
Hitoe is also known as an artist. Unlike her fellow band members who all continued on with their music careers, upon the disbandment of Speed, Hitoe moved to New York City to attend art school. Hitoe once admitted that whilst attending art school she would often paint things contrary to the assignments set by her instructors due to her lack of English comprehension. She is an accomplished artist known for her trademark graffiti styled paintings often depicting members from minority societies. She has published an art book called "Vibe Art", and has held private exhibitions in Tokyo and New York. Her work has also been featured on the covers of various American Hip Hop compilation CDs.
Hitoe also became active in yoga in which she has obtained the license to teach yoga in Japan. In June 2007, she published a book and DVD combo of yoga lessons. Hitoe is currently teaching yoga in Shibuya, Japan's Star Light Studio.
Hitoe plays the drums and saxophone. She shares the same birthday as fellow SPEED member Hiroko Shimabukuro
Hiroko Shimabukuro
Hiroko Shimabukuro , best known mononymously as hiro, is a Japanese singer. She debuted as a member of the popular girl group Speed in 1996. In 1998, hiro released her first solo song "Mitsumete Itai" as a B-side to Speed's single "All My True Love"...
, who is three years younger than her.
Speed
Speed (band)
Speed is an Okinawan female vocal/dance group comprising Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki. All four members are former students of Okinawa Actors School which also trained popular artists Namie Amuro and MAX.Speed made their major label debut on August 5, 1996 and...
reformed on a permanent basis in 2009.
Hitoe revealed on Japanese TV that she often cooks at home for the other members of the band.
Discography
SinglesHitoe'S 57 Move (Hitoe's Gonna Move)
- Inori (1999/6/30)
Hitoe
- I Got You （2002/12/18）
- I'll Do It My Way （2003/02/05）
Albums
- I'll Do It My Way （2002/12/18）