Nakashima Mika

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Nakashima Mika (中島美嘉) 2008
Nakashima Mika (中島美嘉) 2008

Nakashima Mika is a solo artist under the Sony Label. Her sound is usually a mix of jazz and pop; however, she was also known for her rock music when she acted in the role of Oosaki Nana for the NANA franchise.

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Profile

  • Name: Nakashima Mika (中島美嘉)
  • Birthday: February 19th, 1983
  • Birth Place: Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
  • Blood Type: A
  • Height: 160cm / 5'3"
  • Weight: 40kg
  • Favorite Artist: Dreams Come True
  • Favorite Flower: Lotus
  • Favorite Cartoon Character: Doraemon
  • Favorite Animal: Tapir
  • Favorite Insect and Reptilia: Spider and Butterfly
  • Favorite Brand: Vivienne Westwood
  • Favorite Season: Winter
  • Favorite Weather: Rainy
  • Favorite Color: Black and Purple
  • Favorite Accessory: Silver accessory
  • Favorite Genre: J-Pop. Jazz, Blues
  • Pet: Two Cats (Dio and Donna)

Information

Mika Nakashima was born and raised in Kyushu, Japan with two older sisters. At the age of 17, Mika decided not to attend High School in order to pursue a career in music. After sending a demo tape to Sony Music Associated Records, she was soon signed as a singer and an actress.

Mika's musical debut was the theme song to the drama in which she also made her acting debut, namely “Kizudarake no Love Song.” This theme song became her first single, STARS. STARS sold nearly 470,000 copies despite coming in at third place on the Oricon charts. Her second single, Crescent Moon, was limited to 100,000 copies, which all sold on the first day. Her first album, TRUE, was released in 2002 and went straight to #1, selling a million copies within the first three weeks of release. Her second album, LOVE, has sold nearly 1.5 million copies since its release in 2003 - an occurrence that happens rarely with regard to sophomore and other albums released after one's debut album.

Mika has done four Live Tours: 'The First Tour 2003,' 'Concert Tour 2004 LOVE,' 'Let's Music Tour 2005,' and 'Concert Tour 2007 YES MY JOY.' Her 'First Tour 2003' and 'LOVE' tours are notable for having sold out in only 2 minutes.

In 2005 she starred in the movie NANA and finished her third tour. Her single for the movie, GLAMOROUS SKY (composed by L'Arc~en~Ciel's Hyde), was released August 31st and climbed to number one on the Oricon Singles Chart. It was, in fact, her first time being number one on that chart.

In 2002, she received The Japan Gold Disc New Artist of the Year Award, the All Japan Request Best New Artist of the Year Award and the 44th Japanese Record New Artist of the Year Award. She also won several other awards, including the 'Best Video from a Film' trophy at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in Japan. Mika was also ranked #8 most downloaded artist of 2007 by Recochoku.

Discography

Nakashima Mika during TRUE (2002)
Nakashima Mika during TRUE (2002)
Nakashima Mika during LØVE (2003)
Nakashima Mika during LØVE (2003)
Nakashima Mika during Oborodzukiyo ~Inori (2004)
Nakashima Mika during Oborodzukiyo ~Inori (2004)
Nakashima Mika during MUSIC (2005)
Nakashima Mika during MUSIC (2005)
Nakashima Mika during CRY NO MORE (2006)
Nakashima Mika during CRY NO MORE (2006)
Nakashima Mika during YES (2007)
Nakashima Mika during YES (2007)

Albums

Other Albums

  • [2002.11.07] RESISTANCE (mini-album)
  • [2004.09.15] Oborodzukiyo ~Inori (朧月夜 - 祈り; Night With a Hazy Moon~Prayer) (mini-album)
  • [2005.12.07] BEST (best album)

Singles

Digital Downloads

Vinyls

DVDs & Videos

Collaborations

Filmography

  • [2001] Tainted Love Song as Shimazaki Miki
  • [2002] Shiritsu Tantei Hama Mike as an unknown character
  • [2003] Guuzen Nimo Saiaku Na Shonen as a bulimic girl
  • [2005] NANA as Oosaki Nana
  • [2006] NANA 2 as Oosaki Nana

Timeline

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Singles: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27
Albums: TRUE | LOVE | MUSIC | THE END | YES
Other Albums: RESISTANCE | Oborodzukiyo ~Inori | BEST
DVDs: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12
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