Kurumi Enomoto
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, formerly known by the mononym is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted in 2002 with the independently released single . She is most well known for singing the ending theme song for the anime
adaptation of the Namco
RPG
game Tales of the Abyss, "Bōken Suisei
."
, though also liked such music as hard-rock bands. She wrote her first song on the piano in this period. It was called and it expressed much of the unhappiness she felt at the time. She later resumed writing songs regularly when she was 19.
Two years later in August 2002, Enomoto released her first single, "Moeru Taiyō," under the independent label Nagare Records with the mononym . It was sold exclusively at six Tower Records
stores, and managed to chart at #3 on the Sapporo store's instore independent single charts, as well as #8 on the total single charts a the Nagoya Kintetsu Pass'e
store. In December of the same year, she debuted under SME Records
as a major label artist. The first song she'd ever written, "Maboroshi," was released as her debut single, followed by "Color Ningen" in June. Neither single charted on Oricon
charts' top 200 singles chart. After performing at a few live events throughout 2003, Enomoto ceased activity under Sony.
Enomoto did no musical activities in 2004, and in late 2005 released another independent single, "Yasashii Uta o Utaitai," under her full name. This led to her second major-label contract, this time with For Life Music
. She re-debuted with the single "Kokoro no Katachi". Her music was most popular on Nagoya-based FM radio stations: her singles "Kokoro no Katachi" and "Uchiage Hanabi" reached #3 on the ZIP-FM airplay charts, and her third, "Rainbow Dust," reached #1. "Rainbow Dust" was used as the theme song for the drama Sweets Dream. These were followed by her debut album, Notebook I: Mirai no Kioku
.
From October 2007 until February 2008, Enomoto released three singles, released successively every two months. The last of these, "Mirai Kinenbi," shared the title of Enomoto's cellphone serialised novel, released through cellphone site Orion at the same time as the single. The offer for Enomoto to write such a novel came to a surprise to her, as she was not an avid fiction reader, and did not consider herself to be an exceptional writer.
Enomoto's break came in late 2008, when she teamed up with Bump of Chicken
vocalist Motoo Fujiwara to write the ending theme song for the anime
adaptation of the Namco
RPG
game Tales of the Abyss. The resulting song was "Bōken Suisei
," which went on to reach #10 on Oricon's singles chart, selling over 30,000 copies.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaptation of the Namco
Namco Tales Studio
, formerly , was a Japanese video game development company founded in 1986. The company was renamed in 2003 when Telenet Japan sold part of its stake and made Namco the majority shareholder. Namco Tales Studio continues to be the primary developer of the Tales RPG series, as they had been since the...
RPG
Role-playing game (video games)
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
game Tales of the Abyss, "Bōken Suisei
Bōken Suisei
is a song by Kurumi Enomoto, released as the fifth and final single from her second album Notebook II: Bōken Note-chū, two months before the album's release....
."
Biography
Enomoto was born in Nagoya. She first gained an interest in music in late primary school. She joined the school band in her final year, and started listening to top 40-charts based Western music. She was particularly impressed by MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, though also liked such music as hard-rock bands. She wrote her first song on the piano in this period. It was called and it expressed much of the unhappiness she felt at the time. She later resumed writing songs regularly when she was 19.
Two years later in August 2002, Enomoto released her first single, "Moeru Taiyō," under the independent label Nagare Records with the mononym . It was sold exclusively at six Tower Records
Tower Records
Tower Records was a retail music chain that was based in Sacramento, California. It currently exists as an international franchise and an online music store....
stores, and managed to chart at #3 on the Sapporo store's instore independent single charts, as well as #8 on the total single charts a the Nagoya Kintetsu Pass'e
Kintetsu Department Store
is a department store chain in the Kansai region, Japan. It is headquartered in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan.-History:*January, 1920: was opened in front of Kyoto Station.*February, 1920: was founded....
store. In December of the same year, she debuted under SME Records
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry....
as a major label artist. The first song she'd ever written, "Maboroshi," was released as her debut single, followed by "Color Ningen" in June. Neither single charted on Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts' top 200 singles chart. After performing at a few live events throughout 2003, Enomoto ceased activity under Sony.
Enomoto did no musical activities in 2004, and in late 2005 released another independent single, "Yasashii Uta o Utaitai," under her full name. This led to her second major-label contract, this time with For Life Music
For Life Music
is a Japanese record label founded in 1975.-Artists:Its artists include Yōsui Inoue, Abe Fuyumi, Takuro Yoshida, Shigeru Izumiya, Under Graph, Utaibito Hane, Yōsuke Eguchi, Double, Tomoyo Harada, Shinji Harada, Yo Hitoto, Bennie K, Miss Monday, Sayuri Sugawara and Glay.Chihiro Onitsuka left...
. She re-debuted with the single "Kokoro no Katachi". Her music was most popular on Nagoya-based FM radio stations: her singles "Kokoro no Katachi" and "Uchiage Hanabi" reached #3 on the ZIP-FM airplay charts, and her third, "Rainbow Dust," reached #1. "Rainbow Dust" was used as the theme song for the drama Sweets Dream. These were followed by her debut album, Notebook I: Mirai no Kioku
Notebook I: Mirai no Kioku
-Japan Sales Rankings:...
.
From October 2007 until February 2008, Enomoto released three singles, released successively every two months. The last of these, "Mirai Kinenbi," shared the title of Enomoto's cellphone serialised novel, released through cellphone site Orion at the same time as the single. The offer for Enomoto to write such a novel came to a surprise to her, as she was not an avid fiction reader, and did not consider herself to be an exceptional writer.
Enomoto's break came in late 2008, when she teamed up with Bump of Chicken
Bump of Chicken
Bump of Chicken is a rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. Their members are Fujiwara Motoo, Hiroaki Masukawa, Yoshifumi Naoi and Hideo Masu. Since their inception in 1994, they have released fourteen singles and five albums...
vocalist Motoo Fujiwara to write the ending theme song for the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaptation of the Namco
Namco Tales Studio
, formerly , was a Japanese video game development company founded in 1986. The company was renamed in 2003 when Telenet Japan sold part of its stake and made Namco the majority shareholder. Namco Tales Studio continues to be the primary developer of the Tales RPG series, as they had been since the...
RPG
Role-playing game (video games)
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
game Tales of the Abyss. The resulting song was "Bōken Suisei
Bōken Suisei
is a song by Kurumi Enomoto, released as the fifth and final single from her second album Notebook II: Bōken Note-chū, two months before the album's release....
," which went on to reach #10 on Oricon's singles chart, selling over 30,000 copies.
Studio albums
| Year | Album Information | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 |
|
70 |
| 2009 |
|
43 |
Extended plays
| Year | Album Information | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
|
131 |
Singles
| Release | Title | Notes | Oricon singles charts |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | align="left"| | Independent, released at six different Tower Records Tower Records Tower Records was a retail music chain that was based in Sacramento, California. It currently exists as an international franchise and an online music store.... stores As Kurumi |
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| align="left"| | As Kurumi | — | — | |
| 2003 | align="left"| | As Kurumi | — | |
| 2005 | align="left"| | Independent | — | — |
| 2006 | align="left"| | — | Notebook I: Mirai no Kioku Notebook I: Mirai no Kioku -Japan Sales Rankings:... |
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| "Rainbow Dust" | 99 | |||
| 2007 | align="left"| | 199 | ||
| — | Notebook II: Bōken Note-chū Notebook II: Bōken Note-chū -Japan Sales Rankings:... |
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| 2008 | align="left"| | — | ||
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| align="left"| | 10 |