Rihwa

Rihwa
リファ
Born (1989-10-04) October 4, 1989
Origin Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Singing, Acoustic guitar
Years active 2010 (2010)–present
Labels Toy's Factory (2012 - Present)
Website www.rihwa.net

Rihwa (リファ) (born October 4, 1989 as Pak Rihwa (Korean: 박리화; Kanji: 朴梨華; Japanese: パク・リファ Paku Rifa) is a Japanese pop singer. She is represented by Toy's Factory and managed by Amuse, Inc.

Biography

Rihwa was born and raised in Sapporo until she graduated junior high school. She is considered to be Zainichi Korean.[1] She then went on to study overseas in Belleville, Ontario for her high school education. She returned to Japan in 2009 after she graduated.[2] She started her career as a singer by releasing her first of three singles entitled 'Private' on May 18, 2010[3] In January 2012 Rihwa release her first album "private #0" and moved to Tokyo to launch her career.[4]

On April 20, 2012 it was announced that Rihwa hard been signed to major label Toy's Factory.[5] She then made her major label debut with the single 'CHANGE'.

Discography

Singles

Title Release Date Peak chart positions
Oricon[6] Japan Hot 100[7]
Indie Label
"Private #1" May 18, 2010 — —
"Private #2" December 8, 2010 — —
"Private #3" June 8, 2011 — —
Major Label
"Change" July 11, 2012 68 24
"Promise" (約束) October 3, 2012 14 30
Hide and Seek with a Monster/GOOD LOVE with Michelle Branch (モンスターのかくれんぼ) February 20, 2013 80 55
"Last Love" June 5, 2013 13 9
"Spring Breeze" (春風) February 26, 2014 7 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Albums

Release Date Title Format Peak Position
Indie Label
January 1, 2012 private#0 CD —
Major Label
April 2, 2014 Borderless CD, CD&DVD, Digital 10

References

  1. ↑ "言葉と関係なくつながれることに感動 Rihwa デビューシングル「CHANGE」" (in Japanese). MSN Sankei News. 2012-07-18. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Rihwaオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  3. ↑ "RihwaがインディーズラストCDを元旦リリース" (in Japanese). Ule Pia Research Institute. 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  4. ↑ 札幌発カナダ経由のワールドワイドシンガーソングライター (in Japanese). SAPPORO MUSIC NAKED. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  5. ↑ "Rihwa（リファ）、札幌発カナダ経由のシンガーソングライターメジャーデビュー決定" (in Japanese). BARKS. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  6. ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved January 31, 2014. (subscription only)
  7. ↑ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard accessdate=January 31, 2014.

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