Aiuchi Rina

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Aiuchi Rina

Aiuchi Rina is a Japanese pop artist on the GIZA label. In later years she has also focused on songwriting.

When she debuted her music was a mix of trance, dance, and pop, but now that she is producing her records Aiuchi has been incorporating rock influences in her music.

1 Profile
2 Information
3 Trivia
4 Discography
5 Photobooks
6 External Links

Profile

Name: Aiuchi Rina (愛内里菜)
Birth Date: July 31st, 1980
Blood Type: A
Birth Place: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height: 158cm
Bust: 82cm
Waist: 58cm
Hips: 83cm
Hobbies: Creation cooking, nail art
Favourite Artists: Madonna, Britney Spears, Minnie Riperton, Brigitte Bardot

Information

Aiuchi (2001)

Aiuchi Rina has always enjoyed singing and her ability to play piano had made her the class pianist during her elementary school years. Before her debut, she modelled for a magazine in a short period of time.

Aiuchi made her musical debut in 2000 with the single Close To Your Heart at the age of 19. It became a club hit. Her fourth single Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense was used as the opening theme for the anime Meitantei Conan, in which the characters danced parapara to the music. This single was also her first time breaking the Oricon Top 10, as the song reached #5. (Since this, all of her singles aside from three have reached the Top 10.) Months later, her first album Be Happy was released; it reached #3 on the Oricon and sold over 325,000 copies.

In October 2001 Aiuchi released the pop ballad NAVY BLUE. This single reached #2 on the Oricon and was her highest selling single yet, at 128,000 copies. When she released I can't stop my love for you, it was made the opening theme for Conan once more and hit the Oricon at #2 again.

Aiuchi (2002)

Aiuchi's next album, POWER OF WORDS, became her highest selling record to date and reached #1 on the Oricon. Its sales totaled over 475,000 copies. She also began her national tour "Rina Aiuchi Live Tour 2002 'Power of Words'" and had eight performances.

2003 was a big year for Aiuchi. When FULL JUMP was released, it became the theme song of Nippon Television's baseball broadcasts. She also appeared as a guest for the Yomiuri Giants vs. Yokohama BayStars game, but admitted to being a Hanshin Tigers fan instead. The same year, the "Rina Matsuri" concert was held on July 31st in Osaka as a special performance for her birthday. Guests included fellow GIZA artists Saegusa Yuuka, Uehara Azumi, Shizukusa Yumi, and Utoku Keiko.

On October 15th, 2003 Aiuchi released three things: her third album, 15th single, and second photobook "made in RINA 2003". Like her previous album, "A.I.R" also reached #1 on the Oricon; however, the sales for her third album were far less. Aiuchi also had her national tour "Rina Aiuchi Live Tour 2003 'A.I.R'", but performed only four times.

Aiuchi (2007)

Dream x Dream was released the following year in April and was used as the theme for the Conan movie, making it her first movie theme. Again in 2004, "Rina Matsuri 2004" was held on her birthday and August 3rd with guests U-ka saegusa, Kitahara Aiko, Shizukusa Yumi and Kishimoto Hayami. Later that year in December, her fourth album PLAYGIRL was released and charted at #7 on the Oricon; this was her lowest charting album yet.

In 2005 "Rina Matsuri 2005" was held with guests U-ka saegusa IN db, OOM, Kamiki Aya, and the★tambourines. When the single ORANGE★NIGHT was released, it was all but annilhated by Shuuji to Akira's Seishun Amigo, which remained at #1 for several weeks.

Aiuchi's fifth album, DELIGHT, reached #4 on the Oricon.

Despite her minor setbacks, Aiuchi remains a prominent name in the Japanese music scene and is one of GIZA's most popular artists.

Trivia

Speaks in Kansai dialect. Although she has a tiny, high-pitched voice while speaking, her voice becomes deep and powerful when singing.
She was produced by Nagato Daikou and KANONJI until a few years ago when she began self-producing.
On the CD extras for her third album, Aiuchi says A.I.R stands for "Aiuchi Infinity Rina".
Several of Rina's songs have been covered in English by fellow GIZA artist Ohno Aika.

Discography

Aiuchi & U-ka saegusa

Aiuchi during Mint

Aiuchi during Nemurenu Yo ni / PARTY TIME PARTY UP

Albums

[2001.01.24] Be Happy
[2002.05.15] POWER OF WORDS
[2003.07.30] RINA AIUCHI REMIXES Cool City Production vol.5
[2003.10.15] A.I.R
[2003.12.17] Single Collection
[2004.12.15] PLAYGIRL
[2006.05.31] DELIGHT
[2008.05.21] TRIP

Singles

[2000.03.23] Close To Your Heart
[2000.05.31] It's crazy for you
[2000.07.26] Ohh! Paradise Taste!!
[2000.10.25] Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense (恋はスリル、ショック、サスペンス; Love is Thrill, Shock, Suspense)
[2001.04.11] FAITH
[2001.06.27] Run up
[2001.10.03] NAVY BLUE
[2002.02.14] Forever You ~Eien ni Kimi to~ (Forever You ～永遠に君と～; Forever You ~Eternally You~)
[2002.04.10] I can't stop my love for you♥
[2002.08.01] Sincerely Yours / Can you feel the POWER OF WORDS?
[2002.11.20] Deep Freeze
[2003.01.15] Kaze no Nai Umi de Dakishimete (風のない海で抱きしめて; Hold Me In The Windless Sea)
[2003.05.14] FULL JUMP
[2003.06.30] Over Shine
[2003.10.15] Kuuki (空気; Air)
[2004.04.28] Dream x Dream
[2004.05.26] START
[2004.10.20] Boom-Boom-Boom
[2005.05.04] Akaku Atsui Kodou (赤く熱い鼓動; Red Hot Beat)
[2005.11.02] ORANGE★NIGHT
[2006.03.29] GLORIOUS / PRECIOUS PLACE
[2006.05.03] MIRACLE
[2007.01.01] Bara ga Saku Bara ga Chiru (薔薇が咲く薔薇が散る; The Rose Blooms The Rose Scatters)
[2007.08.15] Mint
[2007.12.19] Nemurenu Yo ni / PARTY TIME PARTY UP (眠れぬ夜に; Sleepless Nights)
[2008.05.07] I believe you ~Ai no Hana~ (I believe you ～愛の花～; Flower of Love)