Michiyo Heike
Michiyo Heike 平家 ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆ | |
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Also known as | Michiyo |
Born |
平家充代 (Heike Michiyo) April 6, 1979 |
Origin | Nabari, Mie, Japan |
Genres | Japanese pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1997 – |
Labels | Warner Music Japan |
Associated acts | Sharam Q, Morning Musume, Kiiro 5, 7-nin Matsuri, Sexy 8 |
Website |
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Michiyo Heike (平家 ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆ Heike Michiyo), (born 平家 充代 (same reading) on April 6, 1979, married name unknown) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and singer from Nabari, Mie and raised in Osaka. She first become known after her appearance on the Japanese talent show Asayan in the late 1990s, becoming the first member of the future "Hello! Project". Heike currently goes by the mononym Michiyo.
History
Pre-debut
Heike applied ASAYAN Sharam Q-Produced Female Rock Vocalist Audition (ASAYAN シャ乱Qブãƒãƒ‡ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ã‚¹ 女性ãƒãƒƒã‚¯ãƒ´ã‚©ãƒ¼ã‚«ãƒªã‚¹ãƒˆ オーディション Asayan sharan kyÅ« purodÅ«su josei rokku vÅkarisuto Ådishon) while attending Mie Prefectural Nabari Nishi Senior High School as a junior. The audition for their first singer produced by Sharam Q was held from April through August 1997, by a former Japanese talent show Asayan on the TV Tokyo network, which was later broadcast. Out of around 9,900 applicants, she was eventually chosen as the winner of the audition by Sharm Q under the initiative of their leader Hatake. Michiyo, however, was "sealed" or seclude herself from media for training until her debut under the direction of Tsunku of Sharam Q. During this two-month seclusion time, Tsunku gave a chance to five of 10 runners up to begin their own group, named as Morning Musume. After all, while Tsunku had been producing the repechage team, Hatake had been producing Heike. Her stage name was determined as Michyo Heike (平家ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆ) changing the Chinese characters for her first name into hiragana in October 1997.
1997: Debut and "Get"
Heike's debut single "Get", composed by Hatake, with lyrics by Tsunku, was released from the WEA Japan label on November 5, 1997. "Get" was her highest charting single, peaking at number 24 on the Oricon Singles Chart, charting for six weeks.[1] On November 6, her first live performance was held at the Nippon Budokan Hall in front of an audience of ten thousand invited by Asayan.[2][3] Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume shared a joint fan club, known as "Hello!", later to become known as "Hello! Project". During this time, Heike was the only soloist.
1998: "SotsugyŠ—Top of the World—", "Daikirai", Morning Cop "Daite Hold on Me!", and "Dakedo aishi sugite"
On February, 1998, she released her 2nd single, "SotsugyŠ—Top of the World—", a cover song for The Carpenters' Top of the World. The lyrics of the song was written by Makoto of Sharm Q, peaking at number 35 on the Oricon Singles Chart. Michiyo released her first studio album Teenage Dream on March 25, 1998, peaking at number 50 on the Oricon Albums Chart. "Daikirai" was released for Michiyo's third single on July 1, 1998. The song was again composed by Hatake, peaking at number 50 on the Oricon Singles Chart. Morning Cop "Daite Hold on Me!" OST was released on September 30, 1998, under the names of Michiyo Heike and Morning Musume, peaking at number 18 on the Oricon Albums Chart. "Dakedo aishi sugite" was released Michiyo's fourth single from the joint OST album Morning Cop "Daite Hold on Me!" on October 25, 1998, peaking at number 95 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
1999: "Anata no yume ni naritai" and "Scene"
Heike's 5th single "Anata no yume ni naritai" was released on February 10, 1999, peaking at number 70 on the Oricon Singles Chart. She released her 6th single "Scene" on July 28, 1999. The song was again composed by Hatake, with lyrics by Michiyo herself, peaking at number 79 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
2000: "One-room natsu no koi monogatari", For Ourself, and "Ai no chikara"
Michiyo released her 7th single "One-room natsu no koi monogatari" on May 17, 2000. The song was her first song produced by Tsunku, peaking at number 26 on the Oricon Singles Chart. "Ai no chikara" was her 8th single released on August 9, 2000. The song was again produced by Tsunku, peaking at number 38 on the Oricon Singles Chart. Heike released her 2nd studio album For Ourself —Single History— on September 13, 2000, peaking at number 23 on the Oricon Singles Chart. In 2000, Heike participated in shuffle unit Kiiro 5.
2001: "Kekkyoku Bye Bye Bye" and "Propose"
Heike released her 9th single "Kekkyoku Bye Bye Bye" on February 7, 2001, peaking at number 45 on the Oricon Singles Chart. She then signed a new recording contract with zetima label after her recording contract with WEA Japan was terminated. Her 10th single "Propose" was released on November 7, 2001, peaking at number 31 on the Oricon Singles Chart. In 2001, she was part of 7-nin Matsuri.
2002: "Murasaki shikibu"
"Murasaki shikibu", released on June 5, 2001, was her last single as a Hello! Project member, peaking at number 39 on the Oricon Singles Chart. In July 2002, she was a member of Sexy 8. Since Heike's management contract with Up Front Group was terminated, she "graduated from" Hello! Project in November 2002, five years after her debut.
2004-present
In 2004, she changed her stage name to Michyo (ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆ) and began a career as an indies songwriter. Her first indie album, titled Jecica, was entirely self-written and was released on March 3, 2004.[4]
Discography
Singles
As Michiyo Heike
# | Title | Japanese Translation | Release date | Oricon ranking[5] |
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1 | "Get" | "GET" | November 5, 1997 | 24 |
2 | "SotsugyŠ—Top of the World—" | å’æ¥ 〜TOP OF THE WORLD〜 "Graduation (Top of the World)" | February 15, 1998 | 35 |
3 | "Daikirai" | ダイã‚ライ "(large amount of) Hate" | July 1, 1998 | 50 |
4 | "Dakedo aishi sugite" | ã ã‘ã© æ„›ã—ã™ãŽã¦ "But I Loved You Too Much" | October 25, 1998 | 95 |
5 | "Anata no yume ni naritai" | アナタã®å¤¢ã«ãªã‚ŠãŸã„ "I Want to Be Your Dream" | February 10, 1999 | 70 |
6 | "Scene" | "scene" | July 28, 1999 | 79 |
7 | "One-room natsu no koi monogatari" | ワンルームå¤ã®æ‹ç‰©èªž "One-Room Summer Love Story" | May 17, 2000 | 26 |
8 | "Ai no chikara" | æ„›ã®åŠ› "Power of Love" | August 9, 2000 | 38 |
9 | "Kekkyoku Bye Bye Bye" | çµå±€ Bye Bye Bye "After Everything, Bye Bye Bye" | February 7, 2001 | 45 |
10 | "Propose" | プãƒãƒãƒ¼ã‚º | November 7, 2001 | 31 |
11 | "Murasaki shikibu" | ムラサã‚ã‚·ã‚ブ "Purple shikibu" | June 5, 2002 | 39 |
As Michiyo
# | Title | Japanese Translation | Release date |
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1 | "Ran Run Ran" (Fan club release) | åµãƒ»RUN・乱 (Read "Ran Ran Ran") | — |
2 | Unaffected | — | December 9, 2005 |
Albums
As Michiyo Heike
# | Title | Japanese Translation | Release date | Oricon ranking[5] |
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1 | Teenage Dream | — | March 25, 1998 | 50 |
2 | For Ourself —Single History— | For ourself 〜Single History〜 | September 13, 2000 | 23 |
3 | Morning Cop "Daite Hold on Me!" OST With Morning Musume | モーニング刑事。抱ã„ã¦HOLD ON ME! | September 30, 1998 | 18 |
As Michiyo
# | Title | Japanese Translation | Release date |
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1 | Jecica | — | March 3, 2004 |
2 | Koimizuki | æ‹æ°´å§« Loving Ice Princess | February 28, 2005 |
3 | Fantasia | — | July 25, 2006 |
DVD
Title | Date |
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"Sweets of Jecica" | September 30, 2004 |
Performances
Radio
Title | Station | Date |
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Sound Planet サウンドプラãƒãƒƒãƒˆ | Radio Berry (FM Tochigi) | April 3, 1998 - September 27, 2002, December 3, 2008 |
Michiyo Heike Teenage Beat! | Radio Cube (FM Mie) | October 4, 1998 - March 28, 1999 |
Michiyo Heike Weekend Rendezvous 平家ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆ ウィークエンドランデヴー | Radio Cube (FM Mie) | April 3, 1999 - September 30, 2001 |
Michiyo Heike no Dochira Made 平家ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆã®ã©ã¡ã‚‰ã¾ã§ | JOQR-AM | January 2001 - March 2002 |
Hecchara Heike - Yoroshiku Yossie ヘッãƒãƒ£ãƒ©å¹³å®¶â˜…よã‚ã—ãヨッスィー | CBC Radio | October 6, 2001 - October 5, 2002 |
Young Town Music Max ヤンタンMUSIC MAX | MBS Radio | — |
Films
Title | Release Date |
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Morning Cop "Daite Hold on Me!" モーニング刑事。抱ã„ã¦HOLD ON ME! | 1998 |
Musicals
Title | Date |
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Love Century (Yume wa Minakerya Hajimaranai) LOVEセンãƒãƒ¥ãƒªãƒ¼ -夢ã¯ã¿ãªã‘りゃ始ã¾ã‚‰ãªã„- | May 3–27, 2001 |
Concert tours
Title | Date |
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Michiyo Heike/Morning Musume First Concert "Hello!" 平家ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆãƒ»ãƒ¢ãƒ¼ãƒ‹ãƒ³ã‚°å¨˜ã€‚ファーストコンサート「HELLO!〠| July 12–27, 1998 |
Morning Musume/Michiyo Heike "Morning Cop Daite Hold on Me!" screening/photo session/mini live/handshake event tour モーニング娘。・平家ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆã€Œãƒ¢ãƒ¼ãƒ‹ãƒ³ã‚°åˆ‘事。抱ã„㦠HOLD ON ME!ã€æ˜ ç”»ä¸Šæ˜ ãƒ»æ’®å½±ä¼šãƒ»ãƒŸãƒ‹ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ–ãƒ»æ¡æ‰‹ä¼šãƒ„アー | August - November 1998 |
Morning Musume/Michiyo Heike school festival "Morning Cop Daite Hold on Me!" screening/mini live モーニング娘。・平家ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆå¦åœ’ç¥ã€Œãƒ¢ãƒ¼ãƒ‹ãƒ³ã‚°åˆ‘事。抱ã„㦠HOLD ON ME!ã€æ˜ ç”»ä¸Šæ˜ ãƒ»ãƒŸãƒ‹ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ– | October - November 1998 |
Michiyo Heike "SotsugyÅ Memorial Live" 平家ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆã€Œå’æ¥ãƒ¡ãƒ¢ãƒªã‚¢ãƒ«ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ–〠| November 1–11, 2004 |
Jecica Release Event/Azumazaka Tour '04 「JECICA発売記念・æ±é˜ªãƒ„アー'04〠| April 6–11, 2004 |
Koimizuki Release Even/Azamazaka Tour '05 ã€Œæ‹æ°´å§«ç™ºå£²è¨˜å¿µãƒ»æ±é˜ªãƒ„アー'05〠| March 26 - April 2, 2005 |
Michiyo Tour 2005 "Unaffected" ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆ Tour 2005 『unaffected〠| November 14–30, 2005 |
References
- ↑ "GET michiyo heikeã®ãƒ—ãƒãƒ•ァイールãªã‚‰ã‚ªãƒªã‚³ãƒ³èŠ¸èƒ½äººäº‹å…¸ï¼ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ↑ 平家ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆ デビューシングル「GETã€å¥½è©•発売ä¸! (in Japanese). Asayan. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ↑ "平家ã¿ã¡ã‚ˆãƒ‡ãƒ“ューライブ 日本æ¦é“館!!! (Michiyo Heike's debut live - Nippon Budokan!!!)" (in Japanese). Asayan. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ↑ "JECICA michiyo heikeã®ãƒ—ãƒãƒ•ァイールãªã‚‰ã‚ªãƒªã‚³ãƒ³èŠ¸èƒ½äººäº‹å…¸ï¼ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- 1 2 "ï½ï½‰ï½ƒï½ˆï½‰ï½™ï½ã€€ï½ˆï½…ikeã®ï¼£ï¼¤ãƒ»ï¼¤ï¼¶ï¼¤ãƒªãƒªãƒ¼ã‚¹æƒ…å ±ã€ï½ï½‰ï½ƒï½ˆï½‰ï½™ï½ã€€ï½ˆï½…ikeã®ãƒ—ãƒãƒ•ァイールãªã‚‰ã‚ªãƒªã‚³ãƒ³èŠ¸èƒ½äººäº‹å…¸ï¼ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
- Official Ameba Blog (Japanese)
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