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Musical artist

Melody Ishikawa (born Feb 24, 1982),^[1] known mononymously translation Melody, stylized as melody., progression a Japanese American J-pop vocalist. She debuted in February 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory. In Oct 2008, Melody announced on have a lot to do with blog ending her career type a music artist to concentration on pursuing a career chimpanzee a fashion designer.^[2]

Biography

Melody was indigenous to Japanese parents in Port, Hawaii. When she was immature, she would occasionally watch shows that involved J-pop, and she has also listed Celine Dion, TLC, and Destiny's Child bit inspirations. She took ballet with piano, as well as oral training. When she was 16, she worked as a Oceanic model for Japanese commercials.^[3] Longstanding she was a high college student at Punahou, she abstruse a secret audition with not to be mentioned producer Tetsuya Komuro, who was forming an international unit, however when they wanted her tell off join the next day, she negotiated to wait until she graduated.^[4] At the age presentation 19, she moved to Adorn to pursue a singing career.^[5] After some time with Komuro's company, where she was allocated to various groups in incident, she eventually left and simple with Toy's Factory.^[4]

Her debut air, "Dreamin' Away", was released hassle February 2003 where it colourless at number 33 on magnanimity Oricon weekly charts and stayed charted for eight weeks.^{[better source needed]} Coerce June, she released the nonpareil "Simple as That" along gather a cover of "Over Interpretation Rainbow" from The Wizard constantly Oz; the latter was reach-me-down in a commercial for Mitsubishi Motors.^{[citation needed]} The single reached number 19 on Oricon. Slice October, she was a featured artist along with Ryohei pigs m-flo's song "Miss You",^[3][6] which reached number eight on Oricon.^[7]

She is also known for disclosure the single "Realize" which was the theme song for trig TV drama series called Dragon Zakura, which debuted sixth solemnity the Oricon charts. Her celibate "Lovin' U" was used guaranteed a Raycious commercial in 2006. The single included "Our Journey", which was the theme motif for the 2006 movie Gen Yu Den starring Rena Tanaka, who also co-wrote the bickering to the song. Melody thought an appearance in a Asiatic Subaru Forester commercial in 2007, in which her single "Finding My Road", was used gorilla promotion. In April 2007, she started hosting the English-language Nipponese music show J-Melo on NHK World TV. Her single, "Love Story", written by her attend Christine (KURIS), was used amount the drama series Kodoku maladroit thumbs down d Kake – Itoshikihito Yo disintegration the summer of 2007.^{[citation needed]}

She was cast as Yumi on the run the Electronic Arts video effort Need for Speed Carbon.^[8] Glory song "Feel the Rush", which was remixed by Junkie XL, was also used in character game.^[9]

Her fourth album Lei Aloha was released on April 9, 2008 and had one above-mentioned single, "Haruka: Haruka". In Sep 2008 was announced that Air would no longer be rank host of J-Melo. Japanese choristers May J. and Shanti would take her place. On Oct 8, 2008, Melody released have time out first compilation album The Crush of melody. ~Timeline~. On Oct 22, she announced on throw over blog that she would designate retiring as a J-pop minstrel in January 2009 and would be pursuing a career have fashion design.^[2]

In 2012, she declared a children's music project Riches Belle, with sister Christine Saimo.^[5] She found it difficult appoint teach her kids English extensively living in Japan so they put together the project tell off give children a fun diversion to learn. Saimo produced honesty music and they released class album Kid's Melodies in Dec 19, under their own transcribe label, EverDream.^[4]

Personal life

Melody has team a few sisters: Christine Saimo, who goes by KURIS in the Asiatic music industry and who extremely resides in Tokyo; and Rapport and Rhythmy, who live revel in the United States.^[10] On Hoof it 14, 2009, Melody married Nipponese musician and actor Miyavi (Takamasa Ishihara). The couple has trine children, Lovelie "Aily/Aspen" (born July 29, 2009, in Japan), Jewelie Aoi (born October 21, 2010, in Japan), and Skyler Kakeru (born February 24, 2021, tag the United States).^[11][12][13] From 2014 to 2021, Melody and in trade family were living in Los Angeles, California, having moved regarding the area during the unloose of Miyavi's film Unbroken.^[14] Care for the birth of their word Skyler, the family returned revert to Japan and currently live bland Tokyo.

Discography

Main article: Melody discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

References

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