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Rie fu (born January 11, 1985) is a Japanese singer-songwriter born in Tokyo. She is a graduate of the University of the Arts, London.
From the age of 7 to 10, Rie fu lived in Maryland, United States. She was greatly influenced by The Carpenters and female singers/songwriters such as Sheryl Crow and Michelle Branch. Rie fu started writing songs in high school with her piano and guitar. Within a year, her talents were recognized by Sony, who released her first single in March 2004.
Rie fu’s songs are often bilingual. Although most of her songs are primarily sung in Japanese, many feature entire verses written in English. Her debut album features two entirely English songs, “Voice” and “Shine,” both of which she wrote herself. Of her songs written entirely in Japanese, at least two have later been released with English language versions.
Rie completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London, in 2007. She has returned to Japan to further pursue her musical career.
Rie fu maintains a blog in Japanese.
From the age of 7 to 10, Rie fu lived in Maryland, United States. She was greatly influenced by The Carpenters and female singers/songwriters such as Sheryl Crow and Michelle Branch. Rie fu started writing songs in high school with her piano and guitar. Within a year, her talents were recognized by Sony, who released her first single in March 2004.
Rie fu’s songs are often bilingual. Although most of her songs are primarily sung in Japanese, many feature entire verses written in English. Her debut album features two entirely English songs, “Voice” and “Shine,” both of which she wrote herself. Of her songs written entirely in Japanese, at least two have later been released with English language versions.
Rie completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London, in 2007. She has returned to Japan to further pursue her musical career.
Rie fu maintains a blog in Japanese.
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Mario1242 wrote:
Romantic is still amazing. Along with her cover of Close To You <3
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brzoziaa wrote:
Anata ga KOKO ni Iru Riyuu <333. ;D
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Jerec55555 wrote:
Her other MySpace still shows her as signed, so I wouldn't take that so seriously. On the other hand, she doesn't seem to have logged into the first MySpace since last month.
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ropedancer wrote:
Check out Rie Fu's new myspace http://www.myspace.com/riefunakoshi . Interesting she's "unsigned" now? There's also a new song called Just like you!
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chocobooo wrote:
URBAN ROMANTIC is my favorite album <3
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yohlenyaoilover wrote:
My favourite is 2cm too <3~
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PrarieD0G wrote:
Yeah, 2cm is my favorite too...
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kingtouchstone wrote:
2cm is very, very good. Better than the boat song, I'd say.
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ropedancer wrote:
Beat_2 I got my copy off of cdjapan- http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=QQCL-3
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Beat_2 wrote:
Argh it's a shame that I couldn't find her first album anywhere; I'd buy it rather happily. Oh and I just love her voice <3
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asshole1992 wrote:
there is only one rie fu.
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MadMalakian wrote:
vote back for the previous pic! ;_;
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Fornevermore wrote:
Maryland = where I was born and still live there.
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Jerec55555 wrote:
It's not quite an alias, it's probably just easier to market in Japan.
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move_fan wrote:
Kat McDowell has featured in some songs for DAISHI DANCE's albums. Notably "I Believe". She goes by the alias KAT also, and just released her debut album under avex http://www.katmusic.jp/index.html. Back on topic, listening to Rie fu on cloudy/raining days is <3.
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__heykatx wrote:
SHE USED TO LIVE IN MARYLAND? No way in hell. I live there right now *-* Anyways, this girl is my inspiration.
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Jerec55555 wrote:
I love Kat's work as well, she just released her first album.
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ropedancer wrote:
Just in case not everyone follows Rie Fu on twitter, she's been talking a lot about recording recently (so exciting!). Looks like she's doing some stuff with Kat McDowell. Anyone familiar with her?
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deadgrandma wrote:
Where can I buy her CDS for less than a gagillion dollars?
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YunieYuks wrote:
v :( it's such a shame you have to be there Q-Q
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