Misono
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Born
| Misono K?da
(
神田 美苑
)
(
1984-10-13
)
October 13, 1984
(age 39)
[1]
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Occupation
| Singer-songwriter
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Years active
| 2000?present
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Musical career
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Genres
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Instrument(s)
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Labels
| Avex Trax
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Website
| www
.avexnet
.or
.jp
/misono
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Musical artist
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Misono K?da
(
神田 美苑
,
K?da Misono
)
, publicly known
mononymously
as
Misono
(stylized in
lower case
), is a Japanese singer-songwriter and TV personality. She was born in
Kyoto
, Japan, and is the younger sister of singer
Koda Kumi
.
Career
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In 2000, Misono participated in the summer vacation audition organized by Japanese label
Avex
, and was subsequently chosen by the label to become one of their artists.
[2]
In 2002, she debuted as the vocalist of
Day After Tomorrow
(dat), a
J-pop
band formed by the
Avex Trax
label under the production of
Mitsuru Igarashi
. Only five months after their debut, they received the Newcomer of the Year award at the
Japan Record Awards
.
[3]
In August 2015, after the release of their first greatest hits album, dat went on an indefinite hiatus.
[2]
In 2006, Misono debuted as a solo artist with the release of her first single, "VS", which was used as the theme song for the
Nintendo DS
videogame
Tales of the Tempest
, following previous songs by day after tomorrow that were used in this videogame franchise. The single debuted at number 4 on the
Oricon
charts.
[4]
During this period, misono used classical Western
fairy tales
as inspiration for her visuals in music videos and promotional photographs, using themes such as
Snow White
("VS"),
Cinderella
("Kojin Jugy?"),
The Ugly Duckling
("Speedrive"), and
Peter Pan
for her first studio album,
Never+Land
, released on February 2, 2007.
[5]
After the release of her first album, misono's music style switch into more
punk rock
-oriented pop songs. Three singles, produced by
Straightener
's Hidekazu Hinata,
GO!GO!7188
, and Onsoku Line, respectively, were released between September 2007 and January 2008. These songs were subsequently part of misono's second studio album,
Say
, which was released on July 16, 2008.
[6]
In November 2007, misono became a recurrent guest in
Fuji TV
variety show
Quiz! Hexagon II
, and during these period she participated in said show's comedic units "Misono & Hiroshi" with Hiroshi Shinagawa, and "Satoda Mai with G?da Ky?dai" with
Mai Satoda
and
Toshifumi Fujimoto
.
[7]
[8]
On March 31, 2009, misono collaborated with her sister
Kumi Koda
for "
It's All Love!
", which became her single to top the Oricon charts and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
[9]
[10]
Between 2009 and 2013, Misono released two
cover albums
, on which she covered several
anisongs
and popular songs by artists such as
Avril Lavigne
,
Mayo Okamoto
,
Sayuri Ishikawa
, as well as self-covers of day after tomorrow. She also released two mini compilations of her songs used for the
Tales
saga
, and her third studio album,
Me
, on June 30, 2010.
[11]
Misono released her fourth studio album,
Uchi
, on her 30th birthday, on October 13, 2014. The album became a topic on social media due to an official note added to the album title which said "If the album doesn't sell 10k copies, misono won't be able to release another CD."
[12]
The album failed to sell over 10k copies and questions were raised about Misono's possible retirement. However, she stated that that was not the case; she would just stop releasing albums, but she would not retire from the entertainment business.
[13]
Her contract with Avex Management ended on October 31, 2018.
[14]
Personal life
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On July 16, 2017, Misono married Shinnosuke Nakamura, who is the drummer for Japanese rock band HighsidE.
[15]
After being hospitalized from March 29 to April 5, 2019, due to an unknown illness,
[16]
it was revealed that Misono had been diagnosed with
Meniere's disease
in October 2019.
[17]
Discography
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Studio albums
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Compilation albums
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Filmography
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References
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- ^
"Profile at Misono's official website"
. Retrieved
July 6,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
Girls Vocal Audition | エイベックス?オ?ディション
.
Avex Girls Vocal Audition
(in Japanese). Avex
. Retrieved
January 17,
2018
.
- ^
Hickey, David.
"AllMusic Artist Biography"
.
AllMusic
. Retrieved
January 17,
2018
.
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VS misonoのプロフィ?ルならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE
.
Oricon
(in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 2, 2013
. Retrieved
January 19,
2018
.
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[misono] 祝!ダイエット成功の1stアルバム
.
natalie.mu
. Retrieved
January 23,
2018
.
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ア?ティスト?misonoの魅力が詰まった2ndアルバム
. Natalie.mu. June 24, 2008
. Retrieved
January 23,
2018
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ヘキサゴン?コンピにmisono&品川ら新ユニット?加
.
Natalie.mu
. Retrieved
January 23,
2018
.
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里田まい+misono+フジモンによる新ユニット誕生
. Retrieved
January 23,
2018
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倖田來未&misonoが姉妹コラボシングルをリリ?ス
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Natalie.mu
. Retrieved
January 31,
2018
.
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It’s all Love! ? 倖田來未×misono
.
Oricon News
. Retrieved
January 31,
2018
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misono、2年ぶりオリジナルアルバムで「KITTY EX.」とコラボ
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Natalie.mu
. Retrieved
January 31,
2018
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misono、"1万枚下回れない"新作アルバム
.
Natalie.mu
. Retrieved
January 31,
2018
.
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misono ネットで炎上した「30?引退?動」の?相を語る
.
Excite
. November 25, 2016
. Retrieved
February 1,
2018
.
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"misono エイベックスとの??契約を解除 活動は??"
.
Daily.co.jp
(in Japanese)
. Retrieved
July 30,
2020
.
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misono、Nosukeと7月中に結婚!武田修宏が"ポロリ"
.
Sanspo
. July 4, 2017
. Retrieved
January 31,
2018
.
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"misono?調不調で活動を制限 病?公表へ"
.
Nikkan Sports
(in Japanese). October 2, 2019.
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"misono、番組で「メニエ?ル病」を公表 活動制限を決意「限界きたなって」"
.
Oricon
(in Japanese). October 10, 2019
. Retrieved
July 30,
2020
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External links
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Studio albums
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Cover albums
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Extended plays
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Singles
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Other singles
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