Chiaki Ishikawa (石川智晶, Ishikawa Chiaki?, previously 石川 知亜紀 before 2005, born March 29, 1969 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer/songwriter. She is also the lead vocalist of Japanese musical duo See-Saw. Many of her songs, both solo and with See-Saw, have been used as theme songs in various anime series. Since 2003, her popularity abroad as part of See-Saw and as a solo artist has risen significantly, culminating in an appearance at Anime Expo 2007 as a Guest of Honor. She came to Hong Kong with Chihiro Yonekura to perform a live on 17th May 2009.
Discography
Maxi Singles
| # |
Single information |
Sales |
| Debut |
Like an angel / Ame no Hi ni Koi wo Shita
- Released: February 4, 2004
- Oricon top 200 position: did not chart
- Theme song from: Mermaid's Forest
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| 2nd |
Utsukushi Kereba Sore de ii
- Released: April 19, 2006
- Oricon top 200 position: #34
- Theme song from: Simoun
|
7,400 |
| 3rd |
Namida
|
600 |
| 4th |
Uninstall
- Released: June 13, 2007
- Oricon top 200 position: #13
- Theme song from: Bokurano
|
22,400 |
| 5th |
1/2
- Released: November 21, 2007
- Oricon top 200 position: #58
- Theme song from: You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle
|
3,400 |
| 6th |
Prototype
|
49,700 |
| 7th |
First Pain
- Released: July 29, 2009
- Oricon top 200 position: #45
- Theme song from: Element Hunters
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Albums
| # |
Album information |
Sales |
| Debut |
Magnolia
- Released: June 23, 1999
- Oricon top 200 position: did not chart
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| 2nd |
Inner Garden
- Released: December 3, 2003
- From singles: Like an angel/Ame no Hi ni Koi wo Shita
- Oricon top 200 position: #231
|
1,200 |
| 3rd |
Boku wa Mada Nanimo Shiranai
- Released: August 22, 2007
- From singles: Utsukushi Kereba Sore de ii, Namida and Uninstall
- Oricon top 200 position: #28
|
16,000 |
| 4th |
Daremo Oshiete Kurenakatta Koto
- Released: September 30, 2009
- From singles: 1/2 (hanbun), Prototype and First Pain
- Oricon top 200 position:
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Other
- Little bird
- Featured in Uninstall single, Bokurano first ending theme
- Vermillion
- Featured in Uninstall single, Bokurano second ending theme
- Rakurui
- Sengoku Basara (anime) insert song
Songs written for other vocalists
- Ai ni Kite (逢いにきて?, , 1994)
- Lyrics and music
- Performed by Hiromi Nagasaku
- Bokutachi no Sutaato (僕たちのスタート?, , 1995)
- Lyrics and music
- Performed by Hironobu Kageyama
- Ima, Kono Shunkan ga Subete (今、この瞬間がすべて?, , 2003)
- Lyrics only
- Performed by Sōichirō Hoshi
See-Saw
See See-Saw discography
External links
References
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