Kana Uemura
| Kana Uemura | |
|---|---|
| Native name | æ¤æ‘ èŠ±èœ |
| Born | 4 January 1983 |
| Origin | Kawanishi, HyÅgo, Japan |
| Genres | Pop, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels |
Bellwood (2004) King Records (2005–present) |
| Associated acts | Depapepe, Janis Ian, Kakashi, Takuya ÅŒhashi (Sukima Switch), Kotaro Oshio, Spitz, Sandi Thom, Toku, Junko Yamamoto |
| Website |
www |
Kana Uemura (æ¤æ‘ èŠ±èœ Uemura Kana, born 4 January 1983) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004. She is best known for her song "Toilet no Kamisama", an acoustic ballad about her grandmother, which became a hit in 2010.
Biography
Uemura first became interested in music, after watching Julie Andrews performance in the 1965 film The Sound of Music.[1] In 2002, she started learning the guitar, as well as writing her own songs and doing street performances.[1]
Discography
Original albums
| Year | Album information | Chart positions [2] |
Total sales [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Itsumo Waratte Irareru YÅ ni (ã„ã¤ã‚‚笑ã£ã¦ã„られるよã†ã«, "So I Can Always Be Laughing")
|
77 | 10,000 |
| 2007 | Shiawase no Hako o Hiraku Kagi (ã—ã‚ã‚ã›ã®ç®±ã‚’é–‹ãã‚«ã‚®, "The Key to Open the Box of Happiness")
|
120 | 7,300 |
Ai to TaiyÅ (æ„›ã¨å¤ªé™½, "Love and the Sun")
|
62 | 3,300 |
Self-cover album
| Year | Album information | Chart positions [2] |
Total sales [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kana: My Favorite Things (èŠ±èœ ï½žMy Favorite Things～)
|
21 | 22,000 |
Extended plays
| Year | Album information | Chart positions [2] |
Total sales [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kana (花èœ)
|
— | — |
| 2009 | Haru no Sora (春ã®ç©º, "Spring Sky")
|
80 | 2,700 |
| 2010 | Watashi no Kakera-tachi (ã‚ãŸã—ã®ã‹ã‘らãŸã¡, "My Pieces")
|
10 | 117,000 |
Singles
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales [4] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon singles charts [4] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [5] |
RIAJ digital tracks [6] | |||||
| 2005 | "Taisetsu na Hito" (大切ãªäºº, "Important One") | 73 | — | — | 3,000 | Itsumo Waratte Irareru YÅ ni | |
| "Milk Tea" (ミルクティー Miruku Tī) | 85 | — | — | 3,800 | |||
| "Kiseki/Koi no MahÅ" (ã‚ã‚»ã‚/æ‹ã®é”法, "Miracle/The Magic of Love") | 75 | — | — | 2,300 | |||
| 2006 | "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" (ã‚„ã•ã—ã•ã«åŒ…ã¾ã‚ŒãŸãªã‚‰, "If You Wrap Yourself in Kindness") | Yumi Matsutoya cover | 49 | — | — | 5,600 | Shiawase no Hako o Hiraku Kagi |
| "Kami HikÅki" (紙ヒコーã‚, "Paper Plane") | 79 | — | — | 2,000 | |||
| "Hikari to Kage" (å…‰ã¨å½±, "Light and Dark") | 90 | — | — | 6,200 | |||
| 2007 | "Only You" | Digital single, written by Sandi Thom | — | — | — | — | Ai to TaiyŠ|
| "Anata no Sono Egao wa Ii Hint ni Naru" (ã‚ãªãŸã®ãã®ç¬‘é¡”ã¯ã„ã„ヒントã«ãªã‚‹, "That Face of Yours Is a Good Hint") | 85 | — | — | 1,200 | |||
| 2008 | "Shalala" (シャララ) | 60 | 34 | — | 1,500 | Haru no Sora | |
| 2009 | "Bless/Haru ni Shite Kimi o Omou" (BLESS/春ã«ã—ã¦å›ã‚’想ã†, "BLESS/I Think of You in Spring") | Sold only in the Kansai region for the promotion by Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. in February 2009 | 188 | 26 | — | 400 | |
| 2010 | "Toilet no Kamisama" (トイレã®ç¥žæ§˜, "Goddess in the Toilet") | Initially released as a promotional single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 137,000 | Watashi no Kakera-tachi |
| 2011 | "My Favorite Songs/Sekaiichi Gohan" (My Favorite Songs/世界一ã”ã¯ã‚“, "My Favorite Songs/The World's Best Meal") | 41 | ― | — | 4,900 | TBA | |
| 2012 | "Message" (メッセージ Messēji) | Theme song of the film "Magic Tree House" | 64 | 3 | TBA | 1,500 | |
References
- 1 2 æ¤æ‘èŠ±èœ ã‚¢ãƒ¼ãƒ†ã‚£ã‚¹ãƒˆãƒ»ãƒ—ãƒãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ¼ãƒ« (in Japanese). CDJournal. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- 1 2 3 "アーティスト： æ¤æ‘花èœ". Oricon. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- 1 2 3 "オリコンランã‚ãƒ³ã‚°æƒ…å ±ã‚µãƒ¼ãƒ“ã‚¹ã€Œyou大樹ã€". Oricon. Retrieved 21 April 2011. (subscription only)
- 1 2 "オリコンランã‚ãƒ³ã‚°æƒ…å ±ã‚µãƒ¼ãƒ“ã‚¹ã€Œyou大樹ã€". Oricon. Retrieved 30 April 2010. (subscription only)
- ↑ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard (in Japanese).
- ↑ 有料音楽é…ä¿¡ãƒãƒ£ãƒ¼ãƒˆ (in Japanese). RIAJ.
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
- King Records label site (Japanese)
- Official blog (Japanese)
- Former official blog (Japanese)
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, March 11, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.