Shiina Ringo
Encyclopedia
, known by her stage name
, is a Japanese singer-songwriter
, music composer and music producer. She is also the founder and lead vocalist
of the band Tokyo Jihen
.
She describes herself as "".
She was ranked number 36 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians compiled by HMV
in 2003.
(now part of Saitama
), Saitama Prefecture
, to Kōtarō Shiina, an employee of the oil companies, and Akiko, a homemaker. She was born with an esophageal atresia
in which the esophagus
narrows as it approaches the stomach. Treatment of this involved several operations, at least one of which required her right shoulder blade to be cut open. These surgeries left Sheena with large scars on her shoulder blades, said to give the impression that an angel's wings had been removed.
Her first exposure to music came from her father's interest in jazz
and classical music
; her mother had majored in dance
in college and practiced ballet
. Her parents owned a large collection of music, a piano, and a guitar, and her father was a devoted reader of music magazines. Sheena started piano lessons at four and studied classical ballet
the following year.
While very outgoing as a young child, Sheena became shy and quiet after she and her older brother, Junpei, moved to Shimizu (now Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka)
, Shizuoka Prefecture
due to their father's job. Her parents remember her as a mostly trouble-free child and a good student, except that she could not stand being alone and would throw tantrums if she could not have a friend to play with.
The family next relocated to Sawara-ku
, Fukuoka
, Fukuoka Prefecture
, and Sheena entered junior high school there. While in Fukuoka, she again became an outgoing person. Her official biography was published as her introducing herself from Fukuoka. In later years, she spoke to interviewers in Fukuoka dialect Hakata-ben.
Entering junior high, she realized that it was impossible to become a ballet dancer or professional piano player. Her body had become less symmetrical, owing to the results of the operations in her infancy. She could not give power equally to the right and left sides of her body, and she eventually stopped taking ballet and piano lessons. She started listening to a wider range of music other than classical music or her parents' records. She got interested in drama
and stage design. She was asked by her drama teacher to add music to the lines of a play, and taking advantage of this opportunity, she began her musical activities. She formed a band with her classmates and performed in the school festival. She initially played drums, but later became the lead singer. Although the band broke up, Sheena began to make demos
with the aim of being a professional musician.
While in high school, she worked in about ten different bands and improved her musical skills by performing live. She was a guitarist and a lead singer in one band, but she played keyboards, bass, or drums in others.
At the same time, she busked near Nishitetsu Fukuoka station in Tenjin
.
Talent Scout Caravan (a series of auditions held by the Horipro agency). However she was unaware that this event was designed to discover budding idols, as opposed to more serious talent, and said on local radio: "Right up to the national finals I had no idea that there’d be a swimsuit contest!" Sheena was chosen as representative for the Kyushu area but lost out to Sakura Uehara in the final round.
In 1995 she participated in the Yamaha sponsored "The 9th Teens' Music Festival" as vocalist in the all-girl band, the Marvelous Marbles. The band won a youth encouragement prize. During this time Sheena became acquainted with fellow performers aiko
and Takashi Taniguchi with whom she became friends both on and off stage.
She became a fan of the indie rock group Number Girl
at that time because Hisako Tabuchi had joined the group. She began to play the guitar, emulating Hisako Tabuchi. She attended various shows when possible. A few years later, she asked Hisako Tabuchi to play guitar in recording some her songs, and they formed the Indie rock
band called Hatsuiku Status. Ahito Inazawa, the drummer of Number Girl, participated in the recording of her third album, Karuki Zaamen Kuri-no-Hana. She worked on the album of the new band Zazen Boys
, which also featured Shutoku Mukai and Inazawa from Number Girl.
In 1996, she quit senior high school, and participated in "The 5th Music Quest 1996", a competition sponsored by Yamaha Corporation. She also held two part-time jobs. She had already received offers from several record labels, but did not want to make a commitment until the contest was over just in case and won an Award of Excellence. She refused a contract with Yamaha, and signed with Toshiba EMI.
Since she had already finished composing enough material for two albums, she submitted them at a meeting to plan her debut. She was harshly criticized by the directors of EMI about her lyrics, and her opinions clashed with theirs many times. She left for the United Kingdom in January 1997. The lyrics of "Tadashii Machi" and "Identity" expressed her feelings about this period. She went back to Japan three months later.
She chose "Kabukichō no Joō" as the second single. She helped with the direction of the music video and chose the location of the video shoot. Although the song was not a big seller, its sensational lyrics and melody which was reminiscent of older Japanese pop music, gave her valuable exposure. Sheena dedicated the song to Ryōko Hirosue
, who had declared that she was a fan of Sheena's. Hirosue attended the "Senkō Ecstasy" tour in the front row, mingling with regular fans.
Her third single and first hit was "Koko de Kiss Shite", which had a catchy tune and was a radical change from her prior singles. In the music video, she chose to replace a scene in which she appeared by herself and used a scene that had all the band members playing together instead. Encouraged by this success, she re-released "Kōfukuron", and this time it was a hit. She dedicated the song to her friend Rie Tomosaka
.
This was followed by the release of her first album, Muzai Moratorium
, in February 1999. The album was a major hit. "Gips" was due to be the next single, but when Sheena had to cancel recording due to illness, "Honnō" was released as the fourth single instead. Shina chose a hospital as the setting for the music video for "Honnō". This choice stemmed from her frequent hospital visits as a child and her more recent hospitalization. Although Sheena intended the video to have a cyberpunk
feel or to portray the image of a spacecraft
's interior, many people interpreted it as cosplay
, which disappointed her.
The fifth and sixth singles, "Gips" and "Tsumi to Batsu", were released at the same time to prevent overlap with the release of her second album, Shōso Strip, in March 2000. This album was a success and is her best selling album to date.
Sheena had initially indicated that she would retire as "Sheena Ringo" when she had released three albums. At the time the second album was released, she was among the top three Japanese female artists, along with Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki
, in terms of popularity and annual income. However, she was uncomfortable with being regarded as an icon, and wanted her career to branch out more from the mainstream. When she began to produce her third album under the tentative title "" she intended to make it her last solo album.
In November 2000 she married Junji Yayoshi, a guitarist in her band; the news became public in January 2001. She released the single "Mayonaka wa Junketsu
" in March 2001, with the intention of including it on the third album, but it is the only single to date that was not included on an album. The music video was created in a retro-anime style that depicted Ringo as a sort of mid-'60s spy movie heroine. Her son with Junji was born in July. The two divorced in January 2002, 14 months after marrying. Following her divorce she released a two-disc multilingual cover album Utaite Myōri: Sono Ichi. Since she felt that a cover album did not count as a bona fide album, she began to work on her third original album.
People around her suggested that she expand internationally, but Sheena refused the proposal of a foreign label to sell her third album in countries outside of Japan. She said, "The work I already have in Japan is as much as I can manage."
In 2003, she released her third album, titled Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana
. Sheena chose the members of the tour for the third album. She wanted next to focus on composing music for other artists rather than performing herself. She appeared in the media after a long absence on two major evening news programs, News Station and News 23.
Towards the conclusion of her solo career, she had her trademark beauty mark removed, and released her final solo single, "Ringo no Uta" ("Apple's Song"), which was adopted by the national children's song TV program Minna no Uta
. This song had a summation of her career, and the music video included references to all of her previous videos.
In 2004, Sheena undertook the role of music director
for the stage play KKP (Kentaro Kobayashi Produce) #004 Lens,Kentaro Kobayashi
—who is a member of stand-up comedy duo "Rahmens
—produced, directed, and starred in this play. which is based on the story of her short film Tanpen Kinema Hyaku-Iro Megane.
1999
2000
2003
The original lineup of Tokyo Jihen was Ringo Sheena (vocals, guitar, melodica); (guitar, backing vocals); (bass guitar); , also known as , (keyboard/piano); and (drums). All of them were members of the back-up band for Sheena Ringo's solo tour "Sugoroku Ecstasy" in 2003.
Hiizumi and Hirama left Tokyo Jihen in July 2005, and the band selected two new members: , also known as , on guitar and backing vocals, and , also known as , on keyboards in September 2005. The band released its second album (featuring the new lineup) in January 2006, and played two concerts, at the Osaka-Jo Hall
in Osaka
and the Budokan
in Tokyo
, in February 2006.
.The movie based on the Moyoco Anno
manga
about a girl who becomes an oiran
courtesan in the Edo-era
Yoshiwara
district. The album Heisei Fūzoku (2007) is the soundtrack from this film. Violinist Neko Saitō and the band Soil & "Pimp" Sessions appear on the album. A song featuring her and Soil, "Karisome Otome
(Death Jazz version)" was released on iTunes Japan
exclusively on November 11, 2006. It went to the top of the charts and remained there for days.
In June 2007, Sheena was asked to compose music for the kabuki
Sannin Kichisa by Kanzaburo Nakamura. She composed the ending theme and some other music.
In September 2008, Sheena provided Japanese boy's band, Tokio
with two songs for their singles.
In February 2009, Sheena provided Japanese rock duo Puffy AmiYumi
with songs. Ami and Sheena were introduced by Hikaru Utada. Ami was a fan of Sheena's music, and now they are friends.
In March 2009, Sheena Ringo received an award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It was a newcomer Fine Arts Award in the Popular Culture category.
In May 2009, Sheena released a solo single entitled "Ariamaru Tomi
". It was used as the theme song of the TV drama Smile
.
In June 2009, Sheena released her solo album titled Sanmon Gossip
after a long hiatus.
On December 2, 2009, Sheena releases the single "Nōdōteki Sanpunkan" with Tokyo Jihen after an interval of about two years.
2009
and creating promotional music videos with striking visuals.
She admired Eddi Reader
's voice, but felt her own voice was not as clear and sounded hoarse. She admired Janis Ian
's singing and wrote "Seventeen" in tribute to Ian's "At Seventeen
". She later covered "Love Is Blind". She listens to many genres of music. At the time of her debut, she has ten closely written pages of lists of her favorite musicians. They included various genres such as classical music, Japanese and American popular music from the 1950s and 1960s, contemporary rock, and the local band Fukuoka.
She mainly plays rhythm guitar
, but she plays other musical instruments. During live shows she sometimes plays the piano and occasionally plays the bass guitar. While recording, she sometimes plays piano and drums, and occasionally uses uncommon musical instruments such as a melodica
and a samisen.
Sheena's lyrics often contain complex and archaic language. Printed lyrics in her liner notes regularly feature kanji
that are not in common use.
Sheena's songwriting style steadily became more complex over the course of her solo career, incorporating a wider variety of instruments and more elaborate production with each album.
Sheena's influence in songwriting is still dominant in Tokyo Jihen, and the arrangements have been stripped down to a more standard rock and roll style, highlighting the roles of the individual players in the band.
.
She declared recently that she followed the naming of the pen name of her favorite manga artist
, Sensha Yoshida. His first name is just a name of an object like Ringo ("Sensha" in this case meaning a "Battle Tank
" in English). She thought that those who heard her name would be shocked by that.
had created for use by dance instructors.
In her primary school days, Sheena often listened to the sound track from the film Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind; "Toward the Faraway land ..." by Joe Hisaishi
; and "Rendezvous" by Sadao Watanabe. Her parents owned records by Billy Joel
, Mayumi Itsuwa, and others. Under her mother's influence, Sheena loved the older Japanese pop songs.
In junior high, Sheena enjoyed the Motown sound, and became fans of Soul Train
under the influence of her older brother. Marvin Gaye
was a favorite. During this period, Sheena rarely listened to Japanese music.
Whilst attending senior high school, Sheena started listening to Blankey Jet City
, Radiohead
, Björk
and the Sex Pistols
. She thought that Japanese lyrics is not suitable for music influenced by Western music like rock music. However, she altered her way of thinking thanks to Ken'ichi Asai who was a lead singer of Blankey Jet City, and came to listen to Japanese songs again. She said that she respected Thom Yorke
of Radiohead, and Peter Greenaway
and Ken'ichi Asai from Blankey Jet City. She said that when she listened to Björk, her heart was freed. She was influenced by the Sex Pistols for their stage presence rather than their musicality. Sheena liked the Red Hot Chili Peppers
. She named Evil Empire
by Rage Against the Machine
and No Code
by Pearl Jam
to be some of her favorite albums of all time.
After leaving high school, she listened to Todd Rundgren
, Led Zeppelin
, and The White Album by the Beatles. Sheena admired Madonna for her music and her self-sufficiency.
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| "Senkou Shōjo" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Kei car
, Subaru Stella
and Subaru R2
|| Subaru
|| first seen November 7
|-
| "Kingyo no Hako" || movie || Mōryō no Hako
|| SHOWGATE Inc. || opened December 22
|-
| 2008 || "Amagasa" (singer: Tokio
) || drama || Yasuko to Kenji
|| NTV || from July 12 to September 20
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2009 || "Hiyori-hime" (singer: Puffy AmiYumi
) || TV anime || Genji Monogatari Sennenki
|| Fuji TV || from January 15 to March 26
|-
| "Ariamaru Tomi
" || drama || Smile || TBS || from April 17 to June 26
|-
| "Futari-bocchi Jikan" || children's TV program || Minna no Uta || NHK || June and July
|-
| "Noudouteki Sanpunkan" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Watering Kiss Mint Gum || Glico || first seen November 17
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2010 || "Kachiikusa" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Watering Kiss Mint Gum || Glico || first seen January 16
|-
| "Dopamint!" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Watering Kiss Mint Gum || Glico || first seen July 27
|-
| "Tengoku e Yōkoso" (Tokyo Jihen) || drama || || TV Asahi
|| from July 30 to September 17
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2011 || "Sora ga Natteiru" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Watering Kiss Mint Gum || Glico || first seen February 8
|-
| "Onna no Ko wa Dare demo" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || MAQuillAGE || Shiseido
|| first seen February 20
|-
| "Atarashii Bunmeikaika" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Tokyo Metro - Tokyo Underground || Tokyo Metro
|| first seen May 9
|-
| "Carnation" || drama || Asadora Carnation
|| NHK || from October 3, 2011 to March 31, 2012
|-
| "Tsukiyo no Shōzō" (singer: Chiaki Kuriyama
) || drama || || NTV || from October 6 to ?
|-
|}
Starplayer guitar which Sheena has used recorded the historical sales of about 1000 sets in Japan in 2000.
Sheena's name often appeared on the books, movies, TV dramas
and songs, such as the Japanese movie All About Lily Chou-Chou
(with The Beatles
, Bjork
, and UA
), Maximum the Hormone
's song "Sheena basu tei de matsu.", Kreva
's single
"Idome",There are lyrics "more active than Tokyo Jihen". the Japanese movie Linda Linda Linda
,The main characters
must learn some cover songs within three days, and say the following lines. "How about Ringo Sheena?", "It is impossible in three days!" the TV drama Furuhata Ninzaburō final series, the book by Taro Aso
who is the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
Totetsumonai Nihon (as a singer representative of Jpop with Hikaru Utada).
Sheena is a model for a lot of characters of manga, anime and video games, such as Nana Osaki
(Nana
),When the movie Nana was released, the magazine writer asked Mika Nakashima
, a starring actress, "How did you create the role of Nana Osaki in the movie?" Nakashima answered that she referred to Ringo Sheena's band because it was written in the original manga that she is the basis of the image of Nana (Nikkei entertainment October issue in 2005) Haruko Haruhara (FLCL
),There is the heading "Pursue the opinion of Haruko Haruhara = Ringo Sheena(ハルハラハル子=椎名林檎説を追う)" in the liner notes
of Vol. 1 of the DVD, and the book "flclsm FLCL Design Works"(Kadokawa Shoten
) also has description that there are some Ringo fans among the animation director
Kazuya Tsurumaki
and other staff. Ringo Awaya, the favourite singer of Anna Kyoyama (Shaman King
, Butsu Zone
), I-No' (the fighting game
; Guilty Gear XX),Her height and weight, her mole of lips, and the color and form of her guitar are the same as Sheena. Mayumi, the nurse with brown-dyed hair (Hideo Okuda's novel; Psychiatrist Irabu series), Murasaki (video game; pop'n music 7).She is called "" that parodied self-introduction of Shina and she sings the songs suggesting Sheena, such as Ringo to Hachimitsu and Ringo Fujin. Harold Sakuishi
drew the frontispiece
of his manga
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
on the model for the record sleeve
of Sheena's single
"Honnou".
stated that he admired Ringo's music video
and both her way of making music and the presentation
, and said that he wanted to meet her in 2000. When Courtney Love visited Japan in 2001, she was recommended Japanese female rock singers by the music magazine editor of rockin'on. Sheena and Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss HerCourtney picked their album as number 3 in her top 5 for 2001 in NME
. were in Courtney's favor. Courtney tried to make contact with Sheena or to give the song to Sheena, but she failed. Mika
visited to Japan in 2007 and mentioned Ringo in several interviews as one of his favorite Japanese artists, along with Puffy AmiYumi
, The Yellow Monkey
, Yoko Kanno
, and the Yoshida Brothers
. Jack Barnett of These New Puritans
who was visiting Japan for the Summer Sonic 08
said in an interview that he was a great fan of Ringo Sheena and bought all her works while he was there, as they were not available in the United Kingdom.
Her third album, "Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana
", was ranked 2nd in the most underappreciated Japanese music of the last decade by CNN
International Asia on December 22, 2009. Sheena got a mention in The Guardian
as an artist who deserves to be seen and heard in the west in 2010.
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Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
, is a Japanese singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, music composer and music producer. She is also the founder and lead vocalist
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
of the band Tokyo Jihen
Tokyo Jihen
is a Japanese band started by , after leaving her solo career. The band's debut single Gunjo Biyori was released in September 2004.- Origins:...
.
She describes herself as "".
She was ranked number 36 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians compiled by HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
in 2003.
Early life
Sheena was born in UrawaUrawa, Saitama
was a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, until it merged into the city of Saitama together with two other cities, Omiya and Yono, on May 1, 2001. In 2003, the former area of Urawa became Urawa-ku, Midori-ku, Minami-ku, and Sakura-ku, which are wards of the city of Saitama...
(now part of Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
), Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
, to Kōtarō Shiina, an employee of the oil companies, and Akiko, a homemaker. She was born with an esophageal atresia
Esophageal atresia
Esophageal atresia is a congenital medical condition which affects the alimentary tract. It causes the esophagus to end in a blind-ended pouch rather than connecting normally to the stomach. It comprises a variety of congenital anatomic defects that are caused by an abnormal embryological...
in which the esophagus
Esophagus
The esophagus is an organ in vertebrates which consists of a muscular tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach. During swallowing, food passes from the mouth through the pharynx into the esophagus and travels via peristalsis to the stomach...
narrows as it approaches the stomach. Treatment of this involved several operations, at least one of which required her right shoulder blade to be cut open. These surgeries left Sheena with large scars on her shoulder blades, said to give the impression that an angel's wings had been removed.
Her first exposure to music came from her father's interest in jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
; her mother had majored in dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
in college and practiced ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
. Her parents owned a large collection of music, a piano, and a guitar, and her father was a devoted reader of music magazines. Sheena started piano lessons at four and studied classical ballet
Classical ballet
Classical Ballet is the most formal of the ballet styles, it adheres to traditional ballet technique. There are variations relating to area of origin, such as Russian ballet, French ballet, British ballet and Italian ballet...
the following year.
While very outgoing as a young child, Sheena became shy and quiet after she and her older brother, Junpei, moved to Shimizu (now Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka)
Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
is one of three wards of the city of Shizuoka, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, located in the eastern part of the city.-Geography:Shimizu is located on the coast of Suruga Bay of the Pacific Ocean and covers a wide area from a coastal plain to the hills...
, Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
due to their father's job. Her parents remember her as a mostly trouble-free child and a good student, except that she could not stand being alone and would throw tantrums if she could not have a friend to play with.
The family next relocated to Sawara-ku
Sawara-ku, Fukuoka
is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.-Data:*Population: 211,851 people *Area: 95.88 square kilometers -Profile:...
, Fukuoka
Fukuoka
Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...
, Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
, and Sheena entered junior high school there. While in Fukuoka, she again became an outgoing person. Her official biography was published as her introducing herself from Fukuoka. In later years, she spoke to interviewers in Fukuoka dialect Hakata-ben.
Entering junior high, she realized that it was impossible to become a ballet dancer or professional piano player. Her body had become less symmetrical, owing to the results of the operations in her infancy. She could not give power equally to the right and left sides of her body, and she eventually stopped taking ballet and piano lessons. She started listening to a wider range of music other than classical music or her parents' records. She got interested in drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
and stage design. She was asked by her drama teacher to add music to the lines of a play, and taking advantage of this opportunity, she began her musical activities. She formed a band with her classmates and performed in the school festival. She initially played drums, but later became the lead singer. Although the band broke up, Sheena began to make demos
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
with the aim of being a professional musician.
While in high school, she worked in about ten different bands and improved her musical skills by performing live. She was a guitarist and a lead singer in one band, but she played keyboards, bass, or drums in others.
At the same time, she busked near Nishitetsu Fukuoka station in Tenjin
Tenjin, Fukuoka
refers to the downtown area of Fukuoka City, Japan. It is located in Central ward....
.
Early works
In 1994 Sheena participated in The 19th HoriproHoripro
is a large Japanese talent agency. It was founded in 1963 as Hori Productions and changed to its present name in 1990.In 1989, Horipro purchased the publishing assets of famed rock band, KISS. Next, the company moved on to invest in more catalogs. A year later, Horipro Entertainment Group opened...
Talent Scout Caravan (a series of auditions held by the Horipro agency). However she was unaware that this event was designed to discover budding idols, as opposed to more serious talent, and said on local radio: "Right up to the national finals I had no idea that there’d be a swimsuit contest!" Sheena was chosen as representative for the Kyushu area but lost out to Sakura Uehara in the final round.
In 1995 she participated in the Yamaha sponsored "The 9th Teens' Music Festival" as vocalist in the all-girl band, the Marvelous Marbles. The band won a youth encouragement prize. During this time Sheena became acquainted with fellow performers aiko
Aiko (singer)
Aiko is a J-Pop singer-songwriter and vocalist. She studied popular music vocals at the Osaka College of Music, and after graduating in 1996, she became a DJ on FM Osaka...
and Takashi Taniguchi with whom she became friends both on and off stage.
She became a fan of the indie rock group Number Girl
Number Girl
was a rock band formed in Fukuoka, Japan in August, 1995 by guitarist and vocalist Mukai Shutoku. They disbanded in 2002 following bassist Nakao Kentarou's departure from the band....
at that time because Hisako Tabuchi had joined the group. She began to play the guitar, emulating Hisako Tabuchi. She attended various shows when possible. A few years later, she asked Hisako Tabuchi to play guitar in recording some her songs, and they formed the Indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band called Hatsuiku Status. Ahito Inazawa, the drummer of Number Girl, participated in the recording of her third album, Karuki Zaamen Kuri-no-Hana. She worked on the album of the new band Zazen Boys
Zazen Boys
Zazen Boys is a Japanese band formed by former Number Girl guitarist and vocalist Mukai Shutoku. Stylistically, their music consists mostly of complex rhythmic songs reminiscent of math rock, as well as extended improvisational songs characterized through live performances.-History:After the...
, which also featured Shutoku Mukai and Inazawa from Number Girl.
In 1996, she quit senior high school, and participated in "The 5th Music Quest 1996", a competition sponsored by Yamaha Corporation. She also held two part-time jobs. She had already received offers from several record labels, but did not want to make a commitment until the contest was over just in case and won an Award of Excellence. She refused a contract with Yamaha, and signed with Toshiba EMI.
Since she had already finished composing enough material for two albums, she submitted them at a meeting to plan her debut. She was harshly criticized by the directors of EMI about her lyrics, and her opinions clashed with theirs many times. She left for the United Kingdom in January 1997. The lyrics of "Tadashii Machi" and "Identity" expressed her feelings about this period. She went back to Japan three months later.
Initial solo career
Ringo Sheena's first official single was released in May 1998, when she was 19 years old. It was entitled "Kōfukuron". In the music video for this single, Sheena alluded to her surgery scars by wearing a pair of wings on her back. Although it was the title track, she did not like the arrangement of this song as she felt it was too similar to her demo version. She wanted to make "Suberidai" the title song, but this idea was rejected by EMI as they felt the song would not be a big seller. She wanted to release "Keikoku" or "Gips" as the first single, but the then EMI director rejected that idea as well. After the relative failure of the single, EMI let her have more input into the promotion of her music.She chose "Kabukichō no Joō" as the second single. She helped with the direction of the music video and chose the location of the video shoot. Although the song was not a big seller, its sensational lyrics and melody which was reminiscent of older Japanese pop music, gave her valuable exposure. Sheena dedicated the song to Ryōko Hirosue
Ryoko Hirosue
is a Japanese actress and pop star, best known in the West for her roles in the Luc Besson-produced Wasabi and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures. She also starred in a comedy series Yasuko to Kenji in 2008.- Early life :...
, who had declared that she was a fan of Sheena's. Hirosue attended the "Senkō Ecstasy" tour in the front row, mingling with regular fans.
Her third single and first hit was "Koko de Kiss Shite", which had a catchy tune and was a radical change from her prior singles. In the music video, she chose to replace a scene in which she appeared by herself and used a scene that had all the band members playing together instead. Encouraged by this success, she re-released "Kōfukuron", and this time it was a hit. She dedicated the song to her friend Rie Tomosaka
Rie Tomosaka
is a Japanese actress and pop star from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, born on October 12, 1979 in Nagano-shi, Nagano.She works for Itoh Company. From 1996 to 1997, she has also released music under the name .-Profile :She is 168 cm in height....
.
This was followed by the release of her first album, Muzai Moratorium
Muzai Moratorium
is Shiina Ringo's first album, released on February 24, 1999 by Toshiba EMI. The album debuted at #1 and has sold over 919,000 copies.- Outline :Shiina Ringo composed nearly all the songs on this album in her teenage years, prior to her major label debut...
, in February 1999. The album was a major hit. "Gips" was due to be the next single, but when Sheena had to cancel recording due to illness, "Honnō" was released as the fourth single instead. Shina chose a hospital as the setting for the music video for "Honnō". This choice stemmed from her frequent hospital visits as a child and her more recent hospitalization. Although Sheena intended the video to have a cyberpunk
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983...
feel or to portray the image of a spacecraft
Spacecraft
A spacecraft or spaceship is a craft or machine designed for spaceflight. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, earth observation, meteorology, navigation, planetary exploration and transportation of humans and cargo....
's interior, many people interpreted it as cosplay
Cosplay
, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have included American cartoons and science fiction...
, which disappointed her.
The fifth and sixth singles, "Gips" and "Tsumi to Batsu", were released at the same time to prevent overlap with the release of her second album, Shōso Strip, in March 2000. This album was a success and is her best selling album to date.
Sheena had initially indicated that she would retire as "Sheena Ringo" when she had released three albums. At the time the second album was released, she was among the top three Japanese female artists, along with Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki
Ayumi Hamasaki
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...
, in terms of popularity and annual income. However, she was uncomfortable with being regarded as an icon, and wanted her career to branch out more from the mainstream. When she began to produce her third album under the tentative title "" she intended to make it her last solo album.
In November 2000 she married Junji Yayoshi, a guitarist in her band; the news became public in January 2001. She released the single "Mayonaka wa Junketsu
Mayonaka wa Junketsu
is Japanese singer Shiina Ringo's 6th single and it was released on March 27, 2001.The distributor is Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music.- Outline :In this single, Shiina Ringo canceled partnership with Seiji Kameda who arranged her songs together till then, and she asked the musicians of various genres to...
" in March 2001, with the intention of including it on the third album, but it is the only single to date that was not included on an album. The music video was created in a retro-anime style that depicted Ringo as a sort of mid-'60s spy movie heroine. Her son with Junji was born in July. The two divorced in January 2002, 14 months after marrying. Following her divorce she released a two-disc multilingual cover album Utaite Myōri: Sono Ichi. Since she felt that a cover album did not count as a bona fide album, she began to work on her third original album.
People around her suggested that she expand internationally, but Sheena refused the proposal of a foreign label to sell her third album in countries outside of Japan. She said, "The work I already have in Japan is as much as I can manage."
In 2003, she released her third album, titled Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana
Kalk Samen Kuri No Hana
is the 3rd album for Japanese singer Shiina Ringo, released on February 23, 2003.The bonus track is collected only in the vinyl record version. The short film in which the world view of this album was made an image preceded had been put on the market earlier before release.- Outline :This is the...
. Sheena chose the members of the tour for the third album. She wanted next to focus on composing music for other artists rather than performing herself. She appeared in the media after a long absence on two major evening news programs, News Station and News 23.
Towards the conclusion of her solo career, she had her trademark beauty mark removed, and released her final solo single, "Ringo no Uta" ("Apple's Song"), which was adopted by the national children's song TV program Minna no Uta
Minna no Uta
, literally Everyone's Songs, is a five minute NHK TV and radio program broadcasting several times daily since 1961. The program is generally used as filler at the end of regular television programs...
. This song had a summation of her career, and the music video included references to all of her previous videos.
In 2004, Sheena undertook the role of music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
for the stage play KKP (Kentaro Kobayashi Produce) #004 Lens,Kentaro Kobayashi
Kentaro Kobayashi
is a Japanese comedian, actor, dramaturge, theatre director, and manga artist. Outside of Japan, he is most well known for directing and acting in "" videos , and for playing the Mac in the "Get A Mac" advertising campaign in Japan. He is a member of the Rahmens owarai comedy duo...
—who is a member of stand-up comedy duo "Rahmens
Rahmens
is a Japanese comedy duo consisting of Jin Katagiri and Kentarō Kobayashi . The pair first met in Tama Art University, Tokyo. They started out as a konto group in 1996. They are known in the US as Mac and PC in the Japanese "Get a Mac" advertisement. They starred in the "Japanese Tradition"...
—produced, directed, and starred in this play. which is based on the story of her short film Tanpen Kinema Hyaku-Iro Megane.
Concerts and tours
1998- Battle of the bandsBattle of the BandsBattle of Bands is a contest in which two or more bands compete for the title of "best band". The winner is determined by a panel of judges, the general response of the audience, or a combination. The winning band usually receives a prize in addition to bragging rights. Traditionally, battles of...
and nationwide promotional campaign
1999
- by Gyakutai Glycogen
- Rising Sun Rock FestivalRising Sun Rock FestivalRising Sun Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. The two-day event is organized by WESS. The festival sells itself as "A True Rock Festival", referring to the fact that only Japanese artists perform at this event...
1999 in Ezo - by Tensai Praeparat
2000
- by Gyakutai Glycogen
- by Hatsuiku Status
- by Gyakutai Glycogen
2003
- by Tokyo Jihen
Tokyo Jihen
On May 31, 2004, Sheena formed a band called . Tokyo Jihen is Japanese for "The Tokyo Incidents". The band was first introduced in Sheena's Sugoroku Ecstasy tour and is featured on Sheena's Electric Mole DVD.The original lineup of Tokyo Jihen was Ringo Sheena (vocals, guitar, melodica); (guitar, backing vocals); (bass guitar); , also known as , (keyboard/piano); and (drums). All of them were members of the back-up band for Sheena Ringo's solo tour "Sugoroku Ecstasy" in 2003.
Hiizumi and Hirama left Tokyo Jihen in July 2005, and the band selected two new members: , also known as , on guitar and backing vocals, and , also known as , on keyboards in September 2005. The band released its second album (featuring the new lineup) in January 2006, and played two concerts, at the Osaka-Jo Hall
Osaka-jo Hall
, or Osaka Castle Hall, is a multi-purpose arena, in the Kyōbashi area, of Osaka, Japan. The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people...
in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
and the Budokan
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...
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...
, in February 2006.
Resumption of solo work
In late 2006, Ringo announced that she would resume work as a solo artist as the Music Director for the 2007 film SakuranSakuran
, is a manga series created by Moyoco Anno. The manga is about a girl, Kiyoha who becomes a tayu or oiran courtesan.- Plot :...
.The movie based on the Moyoco Anno
Moyoco Anno
is a Japanese manga artist and a fashion writer, with numerous books published in both categories. Her manga and books have attained considerable popularity among young women in Japan. Though she primarily writes manga of the josei demographic, her most popular series, Sugar Sugar Rune, is...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
about a girl who becomes an oiran
Oiran
were courtesans in Japan. The oiran were considered a type of "woman of pleasure" or prostitute. However, they are distinguished from the yūjo in that they were entertainers, and many became celebrities of their times outside the pleasure districts...
courtesan in the Edo-era
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
Yoshiwara
Yoshiwara
Yoshiwara was a famous Akasen district in Edo, present-day Tōkyō, Japan.In the early 17th century, there was widespread male and female prostitution throughout the cities of Kyoto, Edo, and Osaka. To counter this, an order of Tokugawa Hidetada of the Tokugawa shogunate restricted prostitution to...
district. The album Heisei Fūzoku (2007) is the soundtrack from this film. Violinist Neko Saitō and the band Soil & "Pimp" Sessions appear on the album. A song featuring her and Soil, "Karisome Otome
Karisome Otome
is a song written by Japanese singer Shiina Ringo and has several versions.- Karisome Otome : was released in the name of on November 11, 2006.This single was released only in a digital download...
(Death Jazz version)" was released on iTunes Japan
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
exclusively on November 11, 2006. It went to the top of the charts and remained there for days.
In June 2007, Sheena was asked to compose music for the kabuki
Kabuki
is classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing , dance , and skill...
Sannin Kichisa by Kanzaburo Nakamura. She composed the ending theme and some other music.
In September 2008, Sheena provided Japanese boy's band, Tokio
Tokio (band)
Tokio is a Japanese rock/pop band formed by Johnny & Associates that debuted in 1994. It is made up of five men who were signed with Sony Music Entertainment from 1994 to 2001, with Universal Music Japan from 2001 to 2008, and are now signed under J Storm, a label owned by Johnny & Associates...
with two songs for their singles.
In February 2009, Sheena provided Japanese rock duo Puffy AmiYumi
Puffy AmiYumi
or Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock duo that is currently signed with Sony Music Japan. The group continues to go by the moniker of PUFFY in Japan, but in order to avoid legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, it has adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi outside of Japan...
with songs. Ami and Sheena were introduced by Hikaru Utada. Ami was a fan of Sheena's music, and now they are friends.
In March 2009, Sheena Ringo received an award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. It was a newcomer Fine Arts Award in the Popular Culture category.
In May 2009, Sheena released a solo single entitled "Ariamaru Tomi
Ariamaru Tomi
was Japanese singer Shiina Ringo's first single as a solo artist in five years. It was released on May 27, 2009, the same day her debut single was released eleven years earlier.The distributor is EMI Music Japan / Virgin Music.- Outline :...
". It was used as the theme song of the TV drama Smile
Smile (Japanese Drama)
Smile is a Japanese television drama series, shown on TBS started last April 17, 2009. Jun Matsumoto, the lead star plays the role of Vito, a half-Filipino, half-Japanese who always smile despite all the problems and difficulties he is facing.-Synopsis:...
.
In June 2009, Sheena released her solo album titled Sanmon Gossip
Sanmon Gossip
-Charts:Oricon Sales Chart...
after a long hiatus.
On December 2, 2009, Sheena releases the single "Nōdōteki Sanpunkan" with Tokyo Jihen after an interval of about two years.
Concerts and concert tours
2008- Rising Sun Rock FestivalRising Sun Rock FestivalRising Sun Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. The two-day event is organized by WESS. The festival sells itself as "A True Rock Festival", referring to the fact that only Japanese artists perform at this event...
2008 in Ezo
2009
Singing and songwriting style
Sheena is an accomplished musician and songwriter who writes music spanning numerous genres. She is well known for her eccentricity, rolling her "r"sAlveolar trill
The alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar trills is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r. It is commonly called the rolled R, rolling R, or trilled R...
and creating promotional music videos with striking visuals.
She admired Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader MBE is a Scottish singer-songwriter, known both for her work with Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three BRIT Awards and has topped both the album and singles charts...
's voice, but felt her own voice was not as clear and sounded hoarse. She admired Janis Ian
Janis Ian
Janis Ian is an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author. Ian first entered the folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-sixties; most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century...
's singing and wrote "Seventeen" in tribute to Ian's "At Seventeen
At Seventeen
"At Seventeen" is a song by Janis Ian, released in 1975 on Between the Lines and as a single. Ian's most successful recording, the song is a commentary on adolescent cruelty, the illusion of popularity, and teenage angst, as reflected upon from the maturity of adulthood...
". She later covered "Love Is Blind". She listens to many genres of music. At the time of her debut, she has ten closely written pages of lists of her favorite musicians. They included various genres such as classical music, Japanese and American popular music from the 1950s and 1960s, contemporary rock, and the local band Fukuoka.
She mainly plays rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, but she plays other musical instruments. During live shows she sometimes plays the piano and occasionally plays the bass guitar. While recording, she sometimes plays piano and drums, and occasionally uses uncommon musical instruments such as a melodica
Melodica
The melodica, also known as the "blow-organ" or "key-flute", is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodeon and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole,...
and a samisen.
Sheena's lyrics often contain complex and archaic language. Printed lyrics in her liner notes regularly feature kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
that are not in common use.
Sheena's songwriting style steadily became more complex over the course of her solo career, incorporating a wider variety of instruments and more elaborate production with each album.
Sheena's influence in songwriting is still dominant in Tokyo Jihen, and the arrangements have been stripped down to a more standard rock and roll style, highlighting the roles of the individual players in the band.
Stage name
At her audition in 1996, she introduced herself as "Sheena Ringo" for the first time. "Ringo" means "apple" in Japanese. She said that "Ringo" originated from her class nickname when she often blushed in public, and from The Beatles' drummer Ringo StarrRingo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
.
She declared recently that she followed the naming of the pen name of her favorite manga artist
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
, Sensha Yoshida. His first name is just a name of an object like Ringo ("Sensha" in this case meaning a "Battle Tank
Battle Tank
Battle Tank is an action video game released by Absolute Entertainment in September 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is similar to the Atari game Battlezone, and supports one player...
" in English). She thought that those who heard her name would be shocked by that.
Influences
The music that dominated Sheena's childhood were Debussy's piano pieces. Due to her piano and ballet background, Sheena particularly fond of music for the piano, and she also enjoyed the Peanuts, a favorite group of her father. Sheena enjoyed music for the ballet as played by symphony orchestras, and she often listened to the records that ballerina Yoko MorishitaYoko Morishita
Yoko Morishita is a Japanese ballerina for Matsuyama Ballet Company.She represented Japan as a prima ballerina.- Career :*Started ballet at the age of three....
had created for use by dance instructors.
In her primary school days, Sheena often listened to the sound track from the film Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind; "Toward the Faraway land ..." by Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi
, known professionally as , is a composer and director known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981.While possessing a stylistically distinct sound, Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic,...
; and "Rendezvous" by Sadao Watanabe. Her parents owned records by Billy Joel
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
, Mayumi Itsuwa, and others. Under her mother's influence, Sheena loved the older Japanese pop songs.
In junior high, Sheena enjoyed the Motown sound, and became fans of Soul Train
Soul Train
Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...
under the influence of her older brother. Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
was a favorite. During this period, Sheena rarely listened to Japanese music.
Whilst attending senior high school, Sheena started listening to Blankey Jet City
Blankey Jet City
Blankey Jet City was a rock and roll/rockabilly trio from Japan.- Members : Vocals, Guitar* He also plays in Sherbets and Jude and was a part of Ajico...
, Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
, Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
and the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
. She thought that Japanese lyrics is not suitable for music influenced by Western music like rock music. However, she altered her way of thinking thanks to Ken'ichi Asai who was a lead singer of Blankey Jet City, and came to listen to Japanese songs again. She said that she respected Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
Thomas "Thom" Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and piano, but he has also played drums and bass guitar...
of Radiohead, and Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway, CBE is a British film director. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular...
and Ken'ichi Asai from Blankey Jet City. She said that when she listened to Björk, her heart was freed. She was influenced by the Sex Pistols for their stage presence rather than their musicality. Sheena liked the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
. She named Evil Empire
Evil Empire (album)
-Track listing:All songs written and arranged by Rage Against the Machine and all lyrics by Zack de la Rocha.#"People of the Sun" – 2:30#"Bulls on Parade" – 3:49#"Vietnow" – 4:39#"Revolver" – 5:30#"Snakecharmer" – 3:56#"Tire Me" – 3:00#"Down Rodeo" – 5:20...
by Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
and No Code
No Code
No Code is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1996 through Epic Records. Following a troubled tour for its previous album, Vitalogy , in which Pearl Jam engaged in a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster, the band went into the studio...
by Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
to be some of her favorite albums of all time.
After leaving high school, she listened to Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...
, Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
, and The White Album by the Beatles. Sheena admired Madonna for her music and her self-sufficiency.
Theme songs and tie-ins
| Year | Song | Category | Title/brand | Network/manufacturer | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Kōfukuron" | variety show Variety show A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling... |
Ai no Hinadan | TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... |
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| "Kabukichō no Joō" | music show | Pop Jam | NHK NHK NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.... |
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| 1999 | "Kokode Kiss Shite" | drama Japanese television drama , also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others... |
Shin-D Kokode Kiss Shite | NTV Nippon Television is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,... |
from March 2 to April 27 |
| "Kokode Kiss Shite" | variety show | Downtown Downtown (owarai) is a Japanese comedy duo from Amagasaki, Hyōgo consisting of and . Formed in 1982, they are one of the most influential and prolific kombi in Japan today... DX |
NTV | ||
| "Honnō" | music show | Fun (Fun's Recommend #007) | NTV | ||
| "Kōfukuron -Etsuraku hen-" | TV commercial | The Cocktail Bar Cassis & Orange -shaker- | Suntory Suntory is a Japanese brewing and distilling company group. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest companies in the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Japan. Its business has expanded to other fields, and the company now offers everything from soft drinks to sandwich chains... |
first seen April 23 | |
| "Akane Sasu Kiro Terasaredo" | TV commercial | The Cocktail Bar Cassis & Orange -squeeze the orange- | Suntory | first seen April 23 | |
| "Rinne Highlight" | TV commercial | The Cocktail Bar Love Story (kyohō-grape and yogurt) -grape- | Suntory | first seen July 16 | |
| "Keikoku" | TV commercial | The Cocktail Bar Sparkling (3 kinds) -sparkling campaign- | Suntory | first seen September 21 | |
| "Kabukichō no Joō" | TV commercial | The Cocktail Bar Mimosa -cracker- | Suntory | first seen September 25 | |
| 2000 | "Aozora" | TV commercial | The Cocktail Bar Fairy Tale (peach and yogurt) -fairy tale- | Suntory | first seen February 5 |
| 2003 | "Ringo no Uta" | children's TV program | Minna no Uta Minna no Uta , literally Everyone's Songs, is a five minute NHK TV and radio program broadcasting several times daily since 1961. The program is generally used as filler at the end of regular television programs... |
NHK | from October 2003 to January 2004 |
| 2004 | "Kuki (STEM) ~Daimyou Asobi hen~ Kuki (STEM) is the song written by Japanese singer Ringo Shiina and has several versions.- Kuki ~Daimyou Asobi hen~: is Shiina Ringo's 8th single and it was released on January 22, 2003... " |
movie | Casshern | Shochiku Shochiku is a Japanese movie studio and production company for kabuki. It also produces and distributes anime films. Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada... |
opened April 24 |
| "Kuki (STEM) ~Daimyou Asobi hen" | stage play | Lens | Sunshine Theater, Theater Drama City Umeda Arts Theater is a Japanese theater located at Chayamachi Applause in Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, operated by Umeda Arts Theater Co., Ltd. It opened in 1992.-Access:*Hankyu Umeda Station - approx. 3 minutes from Chayamachiguchi Gate on foot... |
from July 5 to July 11 (Tokyo), from July 24 to July 25 (Osaka) | |
| "Gunjō Biyori" (Tokyo Jihen) | TV commercial | Mobile phone for au Au (mobile phone operator) , or au by KDDI, is a mobile phone brand in Japan marketed by KDDI Corporation in the main islands of Japan and Okinawa Cellular in Okinawa.-Naming:... , W21SA |
Sanyo Electric | first seen August 12 | |
| 2005 | "Shuraba" (Tokyo Jihen) | drama | Oooku~Hana no Ran~ | Fuji TV | from October 13 to December 22 |
| 2007 | "Yokushitsu", "Identity" | At-Bat Music | Ichiro Suzuki Ichiro Suzuki , usually known simply as is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Seattle Mariners. Ichiro has established a number of batting records, including the sport's single-season record for hits with 262... (MLB player) |
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| "Kono Yo no Kagiri Kono Yo no Kagiri was released by Shiina Ringo, Saito Neko, and Shiina Junpei on January 17, 2007 in the name of .- Outline :Shiina sells CD under the Shiina Ringo name after an interval of two months since she released "Karisome Otome " by music download, and after an interval of three years since she released... " (with Saito Neko and Junpei Sheena), "Karisome Otome (DEATH JAZZ ver.) Karisome Otome is a song written by Japanese singer Shiina Ringo and has several versions.- Karisome Otome : was released in the name of on November 11, 2006.This single was released only in a digital download... " (with Soil & "Pimp" Sessions) |
movie | Sakuran Sakuran , is a manga series created by Moyoco Anno. The manga is about a girl, Kiyoha who becomes a tayu or oiran courtesan.- Plot :... |
Asmik Ace Entertainment Asmik Ace Entertainment was formed in 1997 through a merger between the Asmik Corporation and Ace Entertainment, both of Japan. The name Asmik comes from its three founding companies: Ask, Sumitomo and Kodansha. The company is headquartered on the third floor of the Lapiross Roppongi building in Minato, Tokyo.Asmik... |
opened February 24 | |
| "Tamatebako" | kabuki Kabuki is classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing , dance , and skill... |
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| "Senkou Shōjo" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Kei car
Kei car
Kei cars, K-cars, or , are a Japanese category of small vehicles, including passenger cars, vans, and pickup trucks. They are designed to comply with Japanese government tax and insurance regulations, and in most rural areas are exempted from the requirement to certify that adequate parking is...
, Subaru Stella
Subaru Stella
The Subaru Stella is a Japanese automobile produced by Subaru starting June 2006. The Stella is based on the same architecture as the Subaru R2...
and Subaru R2
Subaru R2
For the late 1960s Subaru R-2, please see Subaru R-2The Subaru R2 was announced in Japan on December 8, 2003, and the R2 name was inspired by the Subaru R-2, the kei car model that was produced between 1969 and 1972....
|| Subaru
Subaru
; is the automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate Fuji Heavy Industries .Subaru is internationally known for their use of the boxer engine layout popularized in cars by the Volkswagen Beetle and Porsche 911, in most of their vehicles above 1500 cc as well as...
|| first seen November 7
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| "Kingyo no Hako" || movie || Mōryō no Hako
Moryo no Hako
is a Japanese novel by Natsuhiko Kyogoku. It is the second novel in the series that began with Summer of the Ubume. The novel has been turned into a live action feature film, a manga, and an anime TV series.-Story:...
|| SHOWGATE Inc. || opened December 22
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| 2008 || "Amagasa" (singer: Tokio
Tokio (band)
Tokio is a Japanese rock/pop band formed by Johnny & Associates that debuted in 1994. It is made up of five men who were signed with Sony Music Entertainment from 1994 to 2001, with Universal Music Japan from 2001 to 2008, and are now signed under J Storm, a label owned by Johnny & Associates...
) || drama || Yasuko to Kenji
Yasuko to Kenji
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aruko. Yasuko to Kenji was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret from April 2005 to November 2006...
|| NTV || from July 12 to September 20
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|rowspan="4"| 2009 || "Hiyori-hime" (singer: Puffy AmiYumi
Puffy AmiYumi
or Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock duo that is currently signed with Sony Music Japan. The group continues to go by the moniker of PUFFY in Japan, but in order to avoid legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, it has adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi outside of Japan...
) || TV anime || Genji Monogatari Sennenki
Genji Monogatari Sennenki
is a Japanese anime adaptation of The Tale of Genji. Originally, it was meant to be an anime adaptation of Waki Yamato's The Tale of Genji manga, but the director decided to make it a direct adaptation of the original tale. The anime is directed by Osamu Dezaki. The series premiered on Fuji TV on...
|| Fuji TV || from January 15 to March 26
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| "Ariamaru Tomi
Ariamaru Tomi
was Japanese singer Shiina Ringo's first single as a solo artist in five years. It was released on May 27, 2009, the same day her debut single was released eleven years earlier.The distributor is EMI Music Japan / Virgin Music.- Outline :...
" || drama || Smile || TBS || from April 17 to June 26
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| "Futari-bocchi Jikan" || children's TV program || Minna no Uta || NHK || June and July
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| "Noudouteki Sanpunkan" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Watering Kiss Mint Gum || Glico || first seen November 17
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|rowspan="3"| 2010 || "Kachiikusa" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Watering Kiss Mint Gum || Glico || first seen January 16
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| "Dopamint!" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Watering Kiss Mint Gum || Glico || first seen July 27
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| "Tengoku e Yōkoso" (Tokyo Jihen) || drama || || TV Asahi
TV Asahi
, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
|| from July 30 to September 17
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|rowspan="5"| 2011 || "Sora ga Natteiru" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Watering Kiss Mint Gum || Glico || first seen February 8
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| "Onna no Ko wa Dare demo" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || MAQuillAGE || Shiseido
Shiseido
is a major Japanese hair care and cosmetics producer. It is the oldest cosmetics company in the world and the fourth largest cosmetics company in the world.-History:...
|| first seen February 20
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| "Atarashii Bunmeikaika" (Tokyo Jihen) || TV commercial || Tokyo Metro - Tokyo Underground || Tokyo Metro
Tokyo Metro
is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...
|| first seen May 9
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| "Carnation" || drama || Asadora Carnation
Carnation (TV series)
is a Japanese television drama that started airing in the Asadora slot on NHK on October 3, 2011. It is based on the life of the fashion designer Ayako Koshino in Kishiwada, Osaka...
|| NHK || from October 3, 2011 to March 31, 2012
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| "Tsukiyo no Shōzō" (singer: Chiaki Kuriyama
Chiaki Kuriyama
is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She is best known in the West for her roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Volume 1 and the Japanese film Battle Royale .- Biography :...
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Songs offered to other musicians
| Year | Date | Song | Artist | Type of release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | October 7 | "Private" | Ryōko Hirosue Ryoko Hirosue is a Japanese actress and pop star, best known in the West for her roles in the Luc Besson-produced Wasabi and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures. She also starred in a comedy series Yasuko to Kenji in 2008.- Early life :... |
Jeans (single) |
| 1999 | February 17 | "Private" | Ryōko Hirosue | Private (album) |
| January 27 | "Cappuccino" "Mokuren No Cream" |
Rie Tomosaka Rie Tomosaka is a Japanese actress and pop star from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, born on October 12, 1979 in Nagano-shi, Nagano.She works for Itoh Company. From 1996 to 1997, she has also released music under the name .-Profile :She is 168 cm in height.... |
Cappuccino (single) | |
| February 24 | "Cappuccino" "Mokuren No Cream" "Shampoo" |
Rie Tomosaka | Murasaki (album) | |
| 2000 | June 21 | "Shōjo Robot" "Ikenai Ko" "Nippon ni Umarete" |
Rie Tomosaka | Shōjo Robot (single) |
| 2008 | September 3 | "Amagasa" "Kachuu no Otoko" |
Tokio Tokio (band) Tokio is a Japanese rock/pop band formed by Johnny & Associates that debuted in 1994. It is made up of five men who were signed with Sony Music Entertainment from 1994 to 2001, with Universal Music Japan from 2001 to 2008, and are now signed under J Storm, a label owned by Johnny & Associates... |
Amagasa (single) |
| 2009 | February 25 | "Hiyori-hime" | Puffy AmiYumi Puffy AmiYumi or Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock duo that is currently signed with Sony Music Japan. The group continues to go by the moniker of PUFFY in Japan, but in order to avoid legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, it has adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi outside of Japan... |
Hiyori-hime (single) |
| June 17 | "Hiyori-hime" "Shuen no Onna" |
Puffy AmiYumi | Bring It! Bring It! (Puffy album) Bring it! is the 11th album by Japanese pop duo PUFFY released on June 17, 2009 in Japan. The album was released in a standard version and limited version, the latter which contained a DVD and had different cover art.... (album) |
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| June 24 | "Tokai no Manā" "Kodomo no Jōkei" |
Rie Tomosaka | Toridori (album) | |
| 2011 | March 2 | "Oishii Kisetsu" "Ketteiteki Sanpunkan" |
Chiaki Kuriyama Chiaki Kuriyama is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She is best known in the West for her roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Volume 1 and the Japanese film Battle Royale .- Biography :... |
Oishii Kisetsu/Ketteiteki Sanpunkan (single) |
| March 16 | "Oishii Kisetsu" "Ketteiteki Sanpunkan" |
Chiaki Kuriyama | Circus (album) | |
| March 2 | "Tsukiyo no Shōzō" "Seishun no Kagayaki" |
Chiaki Kuriyama | Tsukiyo no Shōzō (single) | |
Songs provided by other musicians
| Year | Date | Song | Artist | Type of release/performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | August 16 | "You" | Burt Bacharach Burt Bacharach Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick... |
Rising Sun Rock Festival 2008 Rising Sun Rock Festival Rising Sun Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. The two-day event is organized by WESS. The festival sells itself as "A True Rock Festival", referring to the fact that only Japanese artists perform at this event... in Ezo Ezo is a Japanese name which historically referred to the lands to the north of Japan. It was used in various senses, sometimes meaning the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō, and sometimes meaning lands and waters further north in the Sea of Okhotsk, like Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands... |
Songs covered by other musicians
| Year | Date | Song | Artist | Type of release/concert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | from December 28, 2002 to January 13, 2003 | "Kōfukuron -Etsuraku hen-" | Jun Matsumoto Jun Matsumoto , often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of... and Masaki Aiba Masaki Aiba is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, television personality and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi.Aiba began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of... (Arashi Arashi is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii... ) |
Arashi Storm Concert Tour 2003 "Atarashi Arashi" |
| 2003 | from June 29 to July 21 | "Okonomi de" | Takao Tajima (Original Love) | "Odoru Taiyo" Tour |
| 2006 | June 21 | "Yattsuke Shigoto" | Kera and the SynthesizersThe front man, Keralino Sandrovic, is a prominent Japanese dramatist, and was a member of the Japanese new wave New Wave music New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s... band Uchoten Uchoten Uchoten were a Japanese new wave band, active in the 1980s and early 1990s. They formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1991, after releasing eight studio albums and two live albums.-History:... . |
their third album: Tonari no Onna |
| 2007 | February 21 | "Honnou" | Satoko Nishikawa | her solo album: Hibiki |
| 2008 | March 26 | "Kesho naoshi"She translated the lyrics into Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095... . |
Kaori Hayato | her first album: pluma |
| August 9 | "Marunouchi Sadistic" | Ryuichiro Tonozuka | his album: Top Gear | |
| June 4 | "Tsumi to Batsu" | General Head Mountain | their third album: Tsuki Kanashi Blue | |
| October 1 | "Kesho Naoshi" | Kiyoshi Hasegawa | his 40th anniversary album: 40nen. Mada Kore ga Best de wa nai. Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Live Recording | |
| December 3 | "Kabukichou no Joou (English translation version)" | Scott Murphy (Allister Allister Allister is an American pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1996 and were one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records... ) |
his cover album: Guilty Pleasures 3 | |
| 2009 | March 4 | "Gips" | Marié Digby Marié Digby Marié Christina Digby is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actress. She is known for her acoustic cover version of Rihanna's "Umbrella", which attracted attention on YouTube in 2007... |
her cover album: Second Home |
| March 11 | "Kabukichou no Joou" | Fragrance | her album: Colorful | |
| 2010 | September 29 | "Gips" | Juju Juju (singer) is a Japanese jazz singer. She is represented by Sony Music Associated Records Inc.-Biography:She currently resides in New York City. She dreamed of being a jazz singer while growing up in Kyoto, and participated in all sorts of music-related activities. At age 18, she left for the US alone... |
her cover album: Request Request (Juju album) Request is a cover album by Japanese recording artist Juju, released on September 29, 2010. The album features recordings of famous songs by Japanese female vocalists, mostly from the late 1990s.-Conception:... |
| November 20 | "Shun" | Daichi Miura Daichi Miura is a Japanese singer and dancer.He belongs to Vision Factory and signed a record contract with Avex. -Career:... |
"Daichi Miura Live Tour 2010 ~GRAVITY~ | |
| 2011 | March 16 | "Tsumi to Batsu" | BLiSTAR | their cover album: BLiSTAR ROCKIN' COVERS ~Rock & Sexy~ |
Collaborations and guest appearances
| Year | Date | Artist | Performance | Type of release/concert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | December 18 | Takashi Taniguchi | Backing vocalist: Becoming & Rock and Hammer | his 2nd album Becoming |
| 1999 | February 24 | Rie Tomosaka | Chattering of the song: Good for Us! | her album: Murasaki |
| January 30 | Heart Bazaar | Pianist: Shiroi Yume | their album: Baobab | |
| 2000 | June 21 | Rie Tomosaka | Pianist & backing vocalist, cameo appearance Cameo appearance A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television... on the music video Music video A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings... |
her eighth single: Shōjo Robot |
| 2002 | May 27 | Kusano Masamune, Nao Matsuzaki, Hikaru Utada, Junpei Sheena | Singing a duet with them | Sheena’s cover album: Utaite Myouri ~Sono Ichi~ Utaite Myouri ~Sono Ichi~ is Shiina Ringo’s the first cover album which is the set of two discs. The album reached #1 and has since sold 409,000 copies.- Outline :For Shiina Ringo, this album is the first work after the interval of 1 year 2 months from her maternity leave.... |
| May 27 | Junpei Sheena | Singing with him: Where Is the Love | his cover album: Discover | |
| 2004 | September 1 | Zazen Boys Zazen Boys Zazen Boys is a Japanese band formed by former Number Girl guitarist and vocalist Mukai Shutoku. Stylistically, their music consists mostly of complex rhythmic songs reminiscent of math rock, as well as extended improvisational songs characterized through live performances.-History:After the... |
Backing vocalist of tracks 2, 4, 5 | their album: Zazen Boys II |
| 2005 | July 8 | Shuutoku Mukai (Zazen Boys) | Singing with him: Kimochi | TV music show: Bokura no Ongaku -Our Music- |
| December 7 | Mo'some Tonebender | Pianist: Rockin' Luuula, backing vocalist and kazoo Kazoo The kazoo is a wind instrument which adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when the player vocalizes into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton, which is a membranophone, a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane."Kazoo" was the name given by... : Mashed Potatoes Boogie |
their album: Rockin' Luuula | |
| 2006 | July 12 | Ken'ichi Asai | Backing vocalist | his solo debut single: Kikensugiru |
| August 18, 19 | Zazen Boys & Mo'some Tonebender | Shina appeared as a guest. | Rising Sun Rock Festival 2006 in Ezo | |
| November 11 | Soil & "Pimp" Sessions | Sheena collaborated with them | Sheena’s single: Karisome Otome | |
| December 8 | Soil & "Pimp" Sessions | Sheena appeared with them. | TV program: Music Station | |
| 2007 | January 17 | Saito Neko & Junpei Sheena | Sheena collaborated with them. | Sheena’s single: Kono Yo no Kagiri Kono Yo no Kagiri was released by Shiina Ringo, Saito Neko, and Shiina Junpei on January 17, 2007 in the name of .- Outline :Shiina sells CD under the Shiina Ringo name after an interval of two months since she released "Karisome Otome " by music download, and after an interval of three years since she released... |
| January 19 | Junpei Sheena | Singing with him: Kono Yo no Kagiri | TV program: Music Station | |
| February 2 | Kiyoshi Hasegawa | Sheena appeared as a guest. | TV program: | |
| August 19 | Ken Hirai Ken Hirai is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and spokesperson.During his career, Hirai has released 32 singles and 11 albums up until October 2010. According to Oricon, his single Hitomi Wo Tojite became the best-selling single... |
Sheena appeared as a guest singer with Tokyo Jihen. | J-Wave 2000+7 | |
| 2008 | August 23, 24 | Shutoku Mukai (Zazen Boys), Shu Koyama (Scoobie Do) | Sheena sang a duet with them: Zazen Boys’ Kimochi, Elephant Kashimashi's Kanashimi no Hate | Society of The Citizens vol.2 |
| 2009 | March 25 | Maboroshi | Sheena sang a duet with Daisuke Sakama in Amai Yamai feat. Sheena Ringo. | their 3rd album: Maboroshi no Shi |
| May 2 | Ken Hirai Seiji Kameda | Shina appeared as a singer. | Kameda's event: Kame no Ongaeshi | |
| May 15 | Maboroshi | Sheena appeared as a guest. | the Maboroshi Tour 2009 "Rap & Guitar vol.2" at Akasaka BLITZ Akasaka BLITZ Opened in April, 1996, Akasaka BLITZ is a so-called music "live-house" in Minato, Tokyo, owned and operated by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. Until the opening of Shibuya-AX in 2000, it was the only concert space that in the metropolitan area that could accommodate 1500 people... |
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| June 24 | Daisuke Sakama (Mummy-D) | Sheena collaborated with him: Ryūkō & Togatta Teguchi | Sheena’s album: Sanmon Gossip Sanmon Gossip -Charts:Oricon Sales Chart... |
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| September 16 | Soil & "Pimp"Sessions | Sheena was featured in their track: My Foolish Heart ~crazy on earth~. | their album: 6 | |
In popular culture
Ringo Sheena is one of the driving forces that caused a songstress boom from the late 1990s to early 2000s in Japan. Nearly half of them debuted in 1998. Sheena was also one of fashion icon around 2000. There have also been girls called Ringo Gal who imitated Sheena's clothing, and were featured by a Japanese tabloid TV show in 1999. The DuesenbergDuesenberg Guitars
Duesenberg Guitars is a German company producing high-end electric guitars and basses with a distinctive Art Deco design since 1986. The company's name alludes to the legendary car company Duesenberg....
Starplayer guitar which Sheena has used recorded the historical sales of about 1000 sets in Japan in 2000.
Sheena's name often appeared on the books, movies, TV dramas
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
and songs, such as the Japanese movie All About Lily Chou-Chou
All About Lily Chou-Chou
is a 2001 Japanese film written and directed by Shunji Iwai. The film portrays the rough lives of high school children in Japan, and centres around the music of a fictional singer Lily Chou-Chou.-Plot:...
(with The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Bjork
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
, and UA
UA (singer)
, simply known by the stage name UA , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted under Speedstar Records in 1995 with the single "Horizon".-Biography:...
), Maximum the Hormone
Maximum the Hormone
is a Japanese nu metal band from Hachiōji, Tokyo.-1998–2001: Creation, early days and line-up change:Maximum the Hormone was created in 1998 by Daisuke Tsuda and Nao Kawakita. After a couple of regional shows, the band signed a contract with the Japanese rock label Sky Records. A.S.A...
's song "Sheena basu tei de matsu.", Kreva
Kreva (rapper)
is a hip hop MC and record producer under the Burger Inn Records and Pony Canyon's Knife Edge labels. He is a solo artist as well as a member of various hip hop groups, including Kick the Can Crew, By Phar the Dopest with fellow MC, Cuezero, and a large ensemble of other Japanese hip hop groups in...
's single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"Idome",There are lyrics "more active than Tokyo Jihen". the Japanese movie Linda Linda Linda
Linda Linda Linda
is a 2005 Japanese film. Its name comes from Japanese punk band The Blue Hearts' hit song "Linda Linda". The film was directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and stars Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii, and Shiori Sekine as the band members, and Bae Doona as a South Korean foreign exchange student...
,The main characters
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
must learn some cover songs within three days, and say the following lines. "How about Ringo Sheena?", "It is impossible in three days!" the TV drama Furuhata Ninzaburō final series, the book by Taro Aso
Taro Aso
was the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan serving from September 2008 to September 2009, and was defeated in the August 2009 election.He has served in the House of Representatives since 1979. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2007, and was Secretary-General of the LDP briefly in 2007 and...
who is the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
Prime Minister of Japan
The is the head of government of Japan. He is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office...
Totetsumonai Nihon (as a singer representative of Jpop with Hikaru Utada).
Sheena is a model for a lot of characters of manga, anime and video games, such as Nana Osaki
Nana Osaki
is a fictional character in the manga/anime series Nana, by Ai Yazawa. She is the titular "Nana" of the series, along with Nana Komatsu.To disambiguate between the girls, the English-language publisher of the manga, VIZ Media, uses Nana O. to refer to Nana Osaki.-Character history:Nana O. was born...
(Nana
Nana (manga)
is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa, serialized in Cookie published by Shueisha. The manga derives its title from the name of the two main characters, both of whom are called Nana. Nana Komatsu is a small town girl who goes to Tokyo to follow her boyfriend and...
),When the movie Nana was released, the magazine writer asked Mika Nakashima
Mika Nakashima
is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
, a starring actress, "How did you create the role of Nana Osaki in the movie?" Nakashima answered that she referred to Ringo Sheena's band because it was written in the original manga that she is the basis of the image of Nana (Nikkei entertainment October issue in 2005) Haruko Haruhara (FLCL
FLCL
is an original video animation series written by Yōji Enokido, directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which included Gainax, Production I.G, and Starchild Records....
),There is the heading "Pursue the opinion of Haruko Haruhara = Ringo Sheena(ハルハラハル子=椎名林檎説を追う)" in the liner notes
Liner notes
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of Vol. 1 of the DVD, and the book "flclsm FLCL Design Works"(Kadokawa Shoten
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is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
) also has description that there are some Ringo fans among the animation director
Animation director
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Kazuya Tsurumaki
Kazuya Tsurumaki
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and other staff. Ringo Awaya, the favourite singer of Anna Kyoyama (Shaman King
Shaman King
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. Shaman King follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King in the Shaman tournament....
, Butsu Zone
Butsu Zone
is the first serialized manga by Hiroyuki Takei in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump of 1997. The term "Buddha Zone" refers to the concept by which a Buddha can appear on Earth using a Buddha statue....
), I-No' (the fighting game
Fighting game
Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...
; Guilty Gear XX),Her height and weight, her mole of lips, and the color and form of her guitar are the same as Sheena. Mayumi, the nurse with brown-dyed hair (Hideo Okuda's novel; Psychiatrist Irabu series), Murasaki (video game; pop'n music 7).She is called "" that parodied self-introduction of Shina and she sings the songs suggesting Sheena, such as Ringo to Hachimitsu and Ringo Fujin. Harold Sakuishi
Harold Sakuishi
, better known by his pen name , is a Japanese manga artist. Sakuishi has a wide variety of interests which include baseball , martial arts, MMA, and music . Each of these has become the basis for his most popular series...
drew the frontispiece
Book frontispiece
A frontispiece is a decorative illustration facing a book's title page. The frontispiece is the verso opposite the recto title page. Elaborate engraved frontispieces were in frequent use, especially in Bibles and in scholarly books, and many are masterpieces of engraving...
of his manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
BECK is a manga by Harold Sakuishi published by Kodansha in Monthly Shōnen Magazine. It was adapted as an anime television series with the title BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad...
on the model for the record sleeve
Record sleeve
A record sleeve is the outer covering of a vinyl recording. The sleeve is technically the paper covering that is closest in contact to the surface of the recording, as in "dust sleeve", "liner" and "album liner". The term has come to be synonymous with "record jacket" and "album jacket", which is...
of Sheena's single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"Honnou".
Reception
Lenny KravitzLenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...
stated that he admired Ringo's music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
and both her way of making music and the presentation
Presentation
Presentation is the practice of showing and explaining the content of a topic to an audience or learner. Presentations come in nearly as many forms as there are life situations...
, and said that he wanted to meet her in 2000. When Courtney Love visited Japan in 2001, she was recommended Japanese female rock singers by the music magazine editor of rockin'on. Sheena and Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss HerCourtney picked their album as number 3 in her top 5 for 2001 in NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
. were in Courtney's favor. Courtney tried to make contact with Sheena or to give the song to Sheena, but she failed. Mika
Mika (singer)
Mika is a British singer-songwriter.After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday EP, Mika released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion, on Island Records in 2007. Life in Cartoon Motion sold more than 5.6 million copies worldwide and helped Mika win a Brit...
visited to Japan in 2007 and mentioned Ringo in several interviews as one of his favorite Japanese artists, along with Puffy AmiYumi
Puffy AmiYumi
or Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock duo that is currently signed with Sony Music Japan. The group continues to go by the moniker of PUFFY in Japan, but in order to avoid legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, it has adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi outside of Japan...
, The Yellow Monkey
The Yellow Monkey
The Yellow Monkey , often abbreviated as Yemon , was a Japanese rock band active from 1989 to 2001. They officially disbanded on July 7, 2004....
, Yoko Kanno
Yoko Kanno
is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements...
, and the Yoshida Brothers
Yoshida Brothers
The Yoshida Kyōdai are Japanese musicians and have released several albums under the Domo Records internationally as the Yoshida Brothers....
. Jack Barnett of These New Puritans
These New Puritans
These New Puritans are a British Art Rock band from the Southend-on-Sea area. The group consists of Jack Barnett , his twin brother George Barnett , Thomas Hein , and Sophie Sleigh-Johnson...
who was visiting Japan for the Summer Sonic 08
Summer Sonic Festival
The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two or three-days rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and Chiba. The majority of the bands playing in Osaka the first day go to Chiba the following day and vice versa....
said in an interview that he was a great fan of Ringo Sheena and bought all her works while he was there, as they were not available in the United Kingdom.
Her third album, "Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana
Kalk Samen Kuri No Hana
is the 3rd album for Japanese singer Shiina Ringo, released on February 23, 2003.The bonus track is collected only in the vinyl record version. The short film in which the world view of this album was made an image preceded had been put on the market earlier before release.- Outline :This is the...
", was ranked 2nd in the most underappreciated Japanese music of the last decade by CNN
CNN
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International Asia on December 22, 2009. Sheena got a mention in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
as an artist who deserves to be seen and heard in the west in 2010.
Musical instruments
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| Electric guitars Electric Guitars Electric Guitars were formed early in 1980 by Neil Davenport and Richard Hall who were both studying English at Bristol University. The band soon increased to a five-man line-up, with Andy Saunders , Matt Salt and Dick Truscott , they also later added two backing singers: Sara and Wendy... |
Duesenberg Duesenberg Guitars Duesenberg Guitars is a German company producing high-end electric guitars and basses with a distinctive Art Deco design since 1986. The company's name alludes to the legendary car company Duesenberg.... Starplayer II |
surf green | She bought it by installments while still an amateur. |
| Duesenberg Starplayer TV | silver sparkle | ||
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| black-and-gold checkered pattern using gold leaf Gold leaf right|thumb|250px|[[Burnishing]] gold leaf with an [[agate]] stone tool, during the water gilding processGold leaf is gold that has been hammered into extremely thin sheets and is often used for gilding. Gold leaf is available in a wide variety of karats and shades... |
Her signature model, "Ichimatsu (市松)". This was sold as a limited edition for Sheena Ringo's 5th anniversary. | ||
| Duesenberg V-Caster | vintage white | ||
| Duesenberg Rocket | black and white | ||
| Fender Jaguar Fender Jaguar The Fender Jaguar is an electric guitar introduced in 1962. A descendant of the Jazzmaster, the Jaguar quickly caught on in the emerging Surf music scene... Special |
Made by Fender Japan | ||
| Fender Telecaster Fender Telecaster The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is typically a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender.Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music... |
Custom-made by Fender Japan | ||
| Fender Stratocaster Fender Stratocaster The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as "Strat", is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top... Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter... tribute |
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| Gibson Firebird Gibson Firebird The Gibson Firebird is a solid-body electric guitar manufactured by Gibson from 1963 to the present.-History:The Gibson Guitar Corporation released several new styles during the 1950s to compete with Fender's instruments, such as the Telecaster and Stratocaster. After success with the Les Paul in... |
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| Gibson Flying V Gibson Flying V -External links:*, , , , and , from the Gibson website*, a June 2001 article from Guitar Collector magazine*, a tribute site that lists all models and re-issues and most notable players**... |
antique natural | ||
| Gibson RD Gibson RD The Gibson RD series solid body electric guitars were launched in 1977 as a complementary range to Gibson's existing guitars. They were designed to be brighter sounding than the existing models and as such were longer scale , maple-bodied, and with state-of-the-art pre-amplified electronics... Artist |
natural | Recommended by Ukigumo | |
| Nagare | blue | This guitar is based on the Fender Jazzmaster, and is equipped with a flashbulb so it shines while playing. | |
| Rickenbacker 620 | jetglo | She bought it with her first royalties. | |
| Tele Phantom | red | Made by Songbird Guitar. This guitar uses "Vox Vox (musical equipment) Vox is a musical equipment manufacturer which is most famous for making the Vox AC30 guitar amplifier, the Vox Continental electric organ, and a series of innovative but commercially unsuccessful electric guitars and bass guitars... Phatnom markⅥ" as the motif, and the structure is Telecaster. It is the same model of guitar as Ukigumo except for color. |
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| Acoustic guitars | K.Yairi Yairi Yairi is the name of three Japanese luthiers, who build hand-made acoustic guitars.In the 1960s and 70s Sadao Yairi, made guitars under the S. Yairi name. H. Yairi is Sadao Yairi's son, and made acoustic guitars under his supervision . Sadao was Kazuo's uncle, and the brother of Giichi Yairi .S.... FK-1J |
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| Bass guitars | Danelectro Danelectro Danelectro is an American manufacturer of musical instruments and accessories, specializing in rock instruments such as guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers and effects units.-History:... 58 Longhorn |
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| Amplifiers | Orange Overdrive OR412 | She began to use this under the influence of Susumu Nishikawa who was her session guitarist in the early days. | |
| Effects units | Pro Co RAT2 Pro Co Rat The Pro Co "The RAT" is a guitar effects pedal produced by Pro Co Sound. The original RAT was developed in the basement of Pro Co's Kalamazoo, Michigan facility in 1978... |
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| Keyboard instruments | Toy piano Toy piano The toy piano, also known as the kinderklavier , is a small piano-like musical instrument. The present form of the toy piano was invented in Philadelphia by a 17-year-old German immigrant named Albert Schoenhut. He worked as a repairman at Wanamaker's department store, repairing broken glass... |
She used it on the "Senko Ecstasy" tour. | |
| Melodica Melodica The melodica, also known as the "blow-organ" or "key-flute", is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodeon and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole,... |
She used it on the "Dynamite Out" tour. |
Studio albums
- Muzai MoratoriumMuzai Moratoriumis Shiina Ringo's first album, released on February 24, 1999 by Toshiba EMI. The album debuted at #1 and has sold over 919,000 copies.- Outline :Shiina Ringo composed nearly all the songs on this album in her teenage years, prior to her major label debut...
(February 24, 1999) - Shōso Strip (March 31, 2000)
- Kalk Samen Kuri no HanaKalk Samen Kuri No Hanais the 3rd album for Japanese singer Shiina Ringo, released on February 23, 2003.The bonus track is collected only in the vinyl record version. The short film in which the world view of this album was made an image preceded had been put on the market earlier before release.- Outline :This is the...
(February 23, 2003) - Sanmon GossipSanmon Gossip-Charts:Oricon Sales Chart...
(June 24, 2009)
Compilation albums
- Heisei Fūzoku (February 21, 2007)
- Watashi to Hōden (July 2, 2008)
- MoRA (November 25, 2008)
Vinyl albums
- Saturday Night Gossip (August 26, 2009)
Studio albums
- Kyōiku (November 25, 2004)
- AdultAdult (album)Adult is the English title of Tokyo Jihen's second album, released on January 25, 2006.Adult marked the debut for guitarist Ukigumo and keyboardist Izawa Ichiyo, who joined Tokyo Jihen after the departure of previous members Mikio Hirama and HZM...
(January 26, 2006) - Variety (September 26, 2007)
- SportsSports (Tokyo Incidents album)is the fourth album by Japanese rock band Tokyo Incidents, released on February 24, 2010.-Background:This is the first Tokyo Incidents album since 2007's Variety. In 2008, vocalist Ringo Shiina focused on a string of releases to celebrate her 10th anniversary since her solo debut, such as a B-side...
(February 24, 2010) - Dai HakkenDai HakkenDai Hakken is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock band Tokyo Jihen, released on June 29, 2011.- Outline :In this album, the characters making up the song titles are aligned in all songs except for the additional English words in the first and last song as well as the additional seven...
(June 29, 2011)
Awards
1999- Best Female Video for "Honnō" - Space Shower Music Video Awards 1999
2000
- Best Female Video for "Tsumi to Batsu" - Space Shower Music Video Awards 2000
- Best Album for "Shouso StripShouso Stripis Shiina Ringo's 2nd album, released on March 31, 2000 by Toshiba EMI.The limited edition version includes a special booklet and case.The album debuted at #1 and has sold over 2,316,000 copies.- Receiving a prize :...
" - 42nd Japan Record Awards
2002
- Best Animation Video for "Mayonaka wa JunketsuMayonaka wa Junketsuis Japanese singer Shiina Ringo's 6th single and it was released on March 27, 2001.The distributor is Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music.- Outline :In this single, Shiina Ringo canceled partnership with Seiji Kameda who arranged her songs together till then, and she asked the musicians of various genres to...
" - Space Shower Music Video Awards 2002 - Best Web Site - Space Shower Music Video Awards 2002
2004
- Best Art Direction Video for "Kuki (STEM) ~Daimyou Asobi Hen~" - Space Shower Music Video Awards 2004
2005
- Best Group Video for "Gunjou Biyori" (Tokyo Jihen) - Space Shower Music Video Awards 2005
2007
- Music Prize and Excellent Prize for "SakuranSakuran, is a manga series created by Moyoco Anno. The manga is about a girl, Kiyoha who becomes a tayu or oiran courtesan.- Plot :...
" (music director) - 31st Japan Academy Prize
2008
- Best Technical Works Video for "Killer Tune" (Tokyo Jihen) - Space Shower Music Video Awards 2008
2009
- The Newcomer Prize of 2009 - Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Fine Arts Award in the Popular Culture category
2010
- Best Artist and Best Female Video for "Tsugou no Ii Karada" (Dir: Kodama Yuuichi) - Space Shower Music Video Awards 2010