鬼束ちひろ
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鬼束ちひろ – 月光 (From Ultimate Crash) [Live At Budokan, 2002]
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Nango, Miyazaki, Japan (2000 – present)
Chihiro Onitsuka’s music is heavily seeded with ballads and folk music, having grown up listening to The Carpenters and Carole King. She has written and composed most of her own songs, even citing Jewel as a major influence in her decision to pursue singing as a career. She started singing, performing and writing in high school, then eventually decided to leave for Tokyo to further her dreams.
She had allegedly written over 60 songs six months after her move to Tokyo. In early 2000 she was signed on to Toshiba EMI and debuted with the single Shine (シャイン), but it did not manage to break the charts. It was her sophomore single, Gekkou, that placed #11 on the Oricon charts, possibly fueled by the fact that it was also used as the ending theme to the television drama Trick. Her next single, Cage, was released later in the year. In 2001 her song ‘Innocence’ was used in a television campaign for Silicon Valley based Applied Materials. The commercial was saw quite a bit of airtime such as on US Channels CNN and the then CNBC.
Chihiro’s first album, Insomnia (インソムニア), was released more than a year from her own debut, garnering critical acclaim by placing #1 on the the Oricon charts with over a million units sold. Her subsequent albums,This Armor and Sugar High also enjoyed similar success on the charts.
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baboona
she sounds rough on it but i love 悪戯道化師
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soushokukeiDino
【希望】5月18日に鬼束ちひろのライブはフジテレビでOAします！誰か、日本の方、記録してくださいませんか？私のように、鬼束ちひろの大ファンで日本にいない方は心から感謝いたします。 詳細はこちら：http://www.fujitv.co.jp/otn/b_hp/913200080.html
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soushokukeiDino
So, the new tour is gonna be broadcast on FUJI TV, May 18th. Someone in Japan, PLEASE record this. We prob aren't getting a DVD. Details: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/otn/b_hp/913200080.html
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N-Y-R
I just discover FAMOUS MICROPHONE (yes I'm late) and I have to say it's not bad at all. I was afraid after reading some people but I think I prefer it to Ken to Kaede.
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soushokukeiDino
Ken to Kaede was good.
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tineoidea
v arashi ga oka which is not on insomnia. you can barely call her a singer anymore, I'll treasure everything up to DOROTHY, but this bitch is so done with her career.
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soushokukeiDino
The chord progression reminds me of a song from Insomnia, I forgot which one.
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Furashubakku
The voice HAS suffered a decline, sadly. It's a nice song though. It reminds me a bit of another Chihiro song which I can't think of right now.
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soushokukeiDino
At least we'll always have these two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa7HeCPbkCY and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPo4z6NRg_I
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soushokukeiDino
Loving the instruments in 悪戯道化師 particularly the banjo, mandolin and accordion. Her voice sounds rough in some parts. Nice in others. I really, really hope she can fix it. The scatting at the end is pretty unnecessary. Who Will Save Your Soul is such a disappointment. I'm sure she sang it so differently during her audition, 10 years ago. You can tell she can't hit certain notes anymore...
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Odabella_
yay new single!
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Mario_III
omg her voice now. I hope she can recovery, i wish her best. . // but it's kinda fun the new single with this voice lol i like it // thank you soushokukeiDino for your info here ^_^
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soushokukeiDino
Hopefully this whole tour is a wake up call to her that she needs to get her voice back with lessons. Unless there's some sickness she's been dealing with that she hasn't divulged...
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Aoumi_aozora
Omg, I'm terribly sorry to say so, but her voice sounds just awful in Who Will Save Your Soul D: This hurts so much as a fan T_T
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soushokukeiDino
So sad this CD hasn't leaked yet. Terrified that I won't be able to hear the Jewel cover. Doubt it'll keep being sold by the time I make it back to Tokyo and while she is having a concert. Anyone know if it's lingering around somewhere on these internets?
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soushokukeiDino
Though people still commented that they lowered the key in songs like sign because she couldn't hit the high note. People (myself included) are worried that she can't get her voice back to what it was just two or so years ago.
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soushokukeiDino
Also, I'm convinced that some nights she just goes around screaming until she loses her voice. Remember the Bazooka performance? Exactly. Anyway, VERY relieved to hear this concert was better. Now I'm really looking forward to the future and please jeebus, a DVD.
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soushokukeiDino
Okay. So the 2nd concert was less than a day ago. People that went to both in Tokyo said this second one was way better. Her vocal quality was way better, the echos were altered (for the better) and there were cameras. HOPEFULLY THERE IS A DVD OF TODAY.
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soushokukeiDino
Reading further, some people said her voice was better than during HOTEL MURDERESS.
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soushokukeiDino
Based on my experience with drugs, I think she might be on anti-depressants or uppers. Because of what I perceive as a lack of focus and attention (forgetting lyrics, having that screen during her HOTEL MURDERESS shows) and general state during interviews; weight gain- not much, but noticeable, she was scary thin before, so I'm glad she looks healthier now. These are all symptoms of taking prescription drugs that alter chemical imbalances like that. She did get in that fight with that dude who beat the shit out of her, so maybe she got prescribed them as post-treatment. Who knows? Hopefully she'll get her act together sooner than later.
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