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melody. promoting The Best of melody. ~Timeline~
melody. (メロディー) is a Japanese urban pop artist. She made her debut in early 2003 with the single Dreamin' Away, but wasn't majorly recognized until later that year when she became a part of m-flo's "loves..." project. Since then, most of her releases have charted within the top twenty on the Oricon charts.
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Profile
- Real Name: 石川みゆきメロディ (Ishikawa Miyuki Melody)
- Stage Name: melody.
- Birthdate: February 24, 1982
- Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
- Siblings: Three younger sisters named Harmony, Christine, and Rhythmy.
Trivia
- Artist on the Kimi sub-label of TOY'S FACTORY.
- Her fanclub is called Ohana, which means "family" in Hawaiian.
- Played the character Yumi Yamamoto in Electronic Art's Need for Speed: Carbon.
- From April 2007 until October 2008, she was the host of NHK World's all-English weekly music show, J-MELO.
- Both of her parents lived in Hawaii before meeting each other. Her father was a musician from Tokyo while her mother came from Okinawa.
- Her sister, Christine, goes by the name KURIS in the Japanese music industry and has contributed her songwriting and musical skills to a number of melody.'s songs.
Discography
melody. during Sincerely
melody. during READY TO GO!
melody. promoting Haruka
Albums
- [2004.01.21] Sincerely #3
- [2006.04.12] Be as one #5
- [2007.07.04] READY TO GO! #6
- [2008.04.09] Lei Aloha #15
- [2008.10.08] The Best of melody. ~Timeline~
Singles
- [2003.02.19] Dreamin' Away #33
- [2003.06.18] Simple As That / Over The Rainbow #29
- [2003.11.27] Crystal Love #34
- [2004.06.09] Believe me #16 (Japanese Version) / #30 (English Version)
- [2005.01.12] Next to You #14
- [2005.08.17] realize / Take a Chance #6
- [2006.02.15] see you... #19
- [2006.11.08] Lovin' U #16
- [2007.02.14] Finding My Road #14
- [2007.05.30] Love Story #21
- [2008.02.13] Haruka (遥花~はるか~; Eternal Flower) #10
DVDs
- [2004.05.12] Sincerely Yours
- [2006.11.08] Be as one TOUR 2006 Live & Document
Collaborations / Other
- [2003.10.22] m-flo - miss you (#1 miss you / m-flo loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei)
- [2004.05.26] m-flo - ASTROMANTIC (#2 miss you / m-flo loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei)
- [2004.09.15] m-flo - ASTROMANTIC CHARM SCHOOL (#15 miss you -Free TEMPO mix- / m-flo loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei)
- [2007.03.28] m-flo - COSMICOLOR (#4 STUCK IN YOUR LOVE / m-flo loves melody.)
- [2007.07.11] the popular music ~Kyohei Tsutsumi Tribute~ (#10 Manatsu no Dekigoto (真夏の出来事) / Hirayama Miki (平山みき) Cover)
- [2007.09.26] m-flo - electriCOLOR -COMPLETE REMIX- (#6 STUCK IN YOUR LOVE -AKAKAGE's Tropical Smile- / m-flo loves melody.)
- [2007.12.05] Alpen Best - Another Edition (#8 Crystal Love, #9 Next to You)
- [2008.02.13] m-flo - Award SuperNova -Loves Best- (#3 miss you / m-flo loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei)
- [2008.04.30] Tanaka Roma - Boyfriend / Girlfriend (#1 Boyfriend / Girlfriend / Tanaka Roma feat. melody.)
- [2008.06.04] Tanaka Roma - Daybreak (#2 Boyfriend / Girlfriend / Tanaka Roma feat. melody.)
External Links
- Official Website
- Official MySpace
- Official Oricon Blog
- Official Fanclub Website
- Official Record Label Website
- Listen to Be as one & READY TO GO! at The Keizou Journal
Categories: Artists | J-Pop | J-Urban | English Fluent | 1982 Births

