Riona Kiuchi
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Riona Kiuchi is a Japanese recording artist and actress. She rose to the first big fame in her life when she appeared on the Japanese television show Tensai Terebi Kun MAX in 2005. She has been under contract to avex.
In 2003, Kiuchi participated in a dance contest held during the avex's annual summer concert tour a-nation 2003 and won first place in Tokyo
area. Besides, she danced again at the national contest and was ranked third. Thanks to these remarkable results, she could sign a contract with avex Planning & Development Inc. to improve her general artistic skill.
where thousands of young people who hope to be singers, dancers, voice actors and so on are making huge efforts upon special lessons. Since then, she had worked hard and was featured in the music video of "Choo Choo Train" by EXILE in 2003. Moreover, she finally came on the stage of Kōhaku Uta Gassen
as one of many young backup dancers for the song in the end of the year.
In April 2005, Kiuchi eventually appeared on Tensai Terebi Kun MAX (TTK) and started her career as a "Terebi Senshi (TV fighter)", which is the status every child regularly featured on it has. She was the first Terebi Senshi who belonged to avex. Not more than two months later, she joined a group Tiny Circus for Music Terebi Kun (MTK) which is a very popular and traditional part of TTK featuring a lot of original music videos and has played completely original songs since the 2005 season. Despite a newcomer, she sang the first song for the group "Sakasamasakasa" as the leading vocalist. Next year, she was entrusted with solo parts in the theme song of the 2006 season, and she also recorded a duet song "Fuyu no Ageha (Swallowtail in Winter)" with Ramu Hosoda who was the second Terebi Senshi from avex. In her final season on TTK, Kiuchi finally got an opportunity to sing a completely solo song "Fuyu no Candle (Candle in Winter)", of which she collaborated with Aya Ishihara in writing the lyrics. Besides, as four years had passed since the last solo MTK song was released, it was so phenomenal that she got called the Diva of TTK and was given an award at Nandemy MAX Awards.
After she graduated from TTK in March 2008, Kiuchi was featured on the play "V･O･I･C･E" at Tokyo Actor & Actress Market 2008 Summer.
In 2003, Kiuchi participated in a dance contest held during the avex's annual summer concert tour a-nation 2003 and won first place in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
area. Besides, she danced again at the national contest and was ranked third. Thanks to these remarkable results, she could sign a contract with avex Planning & Development Inc. to improve her general artistic skill.
Childhood and youth
As her mother had been a singer, Kiuchi could naturally keep in touch with many kinds of music since she was a baby. Her mother asked if Kiuchi would like to get into the music industry, and she was so willing that they started training. After signing the contract, as a developing student of avex Planning & Development, she entered avex artist academy in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
where thousands of young people who hope to be singers, dancers, voice actors and so on are making huge efforts upon special lessons. Since then, she had worked hard and was featured in the music video of "Choo Choo Train" by EXILE in 2003. Moreover, she finally came on the stage of Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Kohaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual music show on New Year's Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both television and radio, nationally and internationally by NHK's networks and some overseas broadcasters which bought the program...
as one of many young backup dancers for the song in the end of the year.
In April 2005, Kiuchi eventually appeared on Tensai Terebi Kun MAX (TTK) and started her career as a "Terebi Senshi (TV fighter)", which is the status every child regularly featured on it has. She was the first Terebi Senshi who belonged to avex. Not more than two months later, she joined a group Tiny Circus for Music Terebi Kun (MTK) which is a very popular and traditional part of TTK featuring a lot of original music videos and has played completely original songs since the 2005 season. Despite a newcomer, she sang the first song for the group "Sakasamasakasa" as the leading vocalist. Next year, she was entrusted with solo parts in the theme song of the 2006 season, and she also recorded a duet song "Fuyu no Ageha (Swallowtail in Winter)" with Ramu Hosoda who was the second Terebi Senshi from avex. In her final season on TTK, Kiuchi finally got an opportunity to sing a completely solo song "Fuyu no Candle (Candle in Winter)", of which she collaborated with Aya Ishihara in writing the lyrics. Besides, as four years had passed since the last solo MTK song was released, it was so phenomenal that she got called the Diva of TTK and was given an award at Nandemy MAX Awards.
After she graduated from TTK in March 2008, Kiuchi was featured on the play "V･O･I･C･E" at Tokyo Actor & Actress Market 2008 Summer.
Albums
| Date of release | Title | Label | Tracks including Kiuchi's recordings |
| March 1, 2006 | NHK Tensai TV Kun MAX ~MTK the 10th~ | Columbia Music Entertainment Columbia Music Entertainment is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until... |
1, 3, 5, 8 |
| March 21, 2007 | NHK Tensai TV Kun MAX ~MTK the 11th~ | Columbia Music Entertainment Columbia Music Entertainment is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until... |
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 16, 18, 19 |
| February 20, 2008 | NHK Tensai TV Kun MAX ~MTK the 12th~ | Columbia Music Entertainment Columbia Music Entertainment is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until... |
1, 6, 13, 16, 20 |
Singles
| Date of release | Title | Label | Tracks including Kiuchi's recordings |
| May 23, 2007 | NHK Tensai TV Kun MAX "Yakusoku No Basho E ~Secrets Utopia~" | Columbia Music Entertainment Columbia Music Entertainment is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until... |
1, 2 |
| May 21, 2008 | NHK Tensai TV Kun MAX "Sekai Wo Mawase! ~Our Carnival~" | Columbia Music Entertainment Columbia Music Entertainment is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until... |
3, 4 |