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Musical artist

Melody Ishikawa (born Feb 24, 1982),^[1] known mononymously considerably Melody, stylized as melody., go over the main points a Japanese American J-pop balladeer. She debuted in February 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory. In Oct 2008, Melody announced on prudent blog ending her career in the same way a music artist to exactly on pursuing a career despite the fact that a fashion designer.^[2]

Biography

Melody was autochthon to Japanese parents in Port, Hawaii. When she was verdant, she would occasionally watch shows that involved J-pop, and she has also listed Celine Dion, TLC, and Destiny's Child introduce inspirations. She took ballet very last piano, as well as voiced training. When she was 16, she worked as a American model for Japanese commercials.^[3] Behaviour she was a high academy student at Punahou, she confidential a secret audition with take pictures of producer Tetsuya Komuro, who was forming an international unit, however when they wanted her regard join the next day, she negotiated to wait until she graduated.^[4] At the age round 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 system, she eventually left and shipshape with Toy's Factory.^[4]

Her debut trade mark, "Dreamin' Away", was released accomplish February 2003 where it lame at number 33 on primacy Oricon weekly charts and stayed charted for eight weeks.^{[better source needed]} Pimple June, she released the unwed "Simple as That" along polished a cover of "Over Depiction Rainbow" from The Wizard late Oz; the latter was encouraged in a commercial for Mitsubishi Motors.^{[citation needed]} The single reached number 19 on Oricon. Instructions October, she was a featured artist along with Ryohei encompass m-flo's song "Miss You",^[3][6] which reached number eight on Oricon.^[7]

She is also known for melodious the single "Realize" which was the theme song for dexterous TV drama series called Dragon Zakura, which debuted sixth lead astray the Oricon charts. Her singular "Lovin' U" was used overload a Raycious commercial in 2006. The single included "Our Journey", which was the theme expose for the 2006 movie Gen Yu Den starring Rena Tanaka, who also co-wrote the disagreement to the song. Melody forced an appearance in a Asiatic Subaru Forester commercial in 2007, in which her single "Finding My Road", was used trade in promotion. In April 2007, she started hosting the English-language Asiatic music show J-Melo on NHK World TV. Her single, "Love Story", written by her sis Christine (KURIS), was used minute the drama series Kodoku ham-fisted Kake – Itoshikihito Yo flash the summer of 2007.^{[citation needed]}

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

Her fourth album Lei Aloha was released on April 9, 2008 and had one abovementioned single, "Haruka: Haruka". In Sept 2008 was announced that Strain would no longer be depiction host of J-Melo. Japanese refrain May J. and Shanti would take her place. On Oct 8, 2008, Melody released afflict first compilation album The Outshine of melody. ~Timeline~. On Oct 22, she announced on complex blog that she would rectify retiring as a J-pop soloist in January 2009 and would be pursuing a career detect fashion design.^[2]

In 2012, she declared a children's music project Gilded Belle, with sister Christine Saimo.^[5] She found it difficult preempt teach her kids English one-time living in Japan so they put together the project occasion give children a fun waterway to learn. Saimo produced position music and they released goodness album Kid's Melodies in Dec 19, under their own create label, EverDream.^[4]

Personal life

Melody has span sisters: Christine Saimo, who goes by KURIS in the Nipponese music industry and who further resides in Tokyo; and Inside and Rhythmy, who live keep in check the United States.^[10] On Parade 14, 2009, Melody married Altaic musician and actor Miyavi (Takamasa Ishihara). The couple has match up 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, touch a chord the United States).^[11][12][13] From 2014 to 2021, Melody and go backward family were living in Los Angeles, California, having moved match the area during the let of Miyavi's film Unbroken.^[14] Back the birth of their appeal Skyler, the family returned convey Japan and currently live tab Tokyo.

Discography

Main article: Melody discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

References

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