Saori Atsumi
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
singer. She is inactive as from September 2007 under her major label. Although her name is written in katakana
, her birth name in kanji
is .
Her latest release is the digital single, Namida no Riyū which was released on November 26, 2008 while her latest collaboration was with Kanae Itō by providing the lyrics and composition of 2 tracks from her single titled and .
, Shizuoka Prefecture
. When she was young, her mother used to sing lullabies to her and use the organ during her kindergarten lessons; this had a lot of influence for her interest in music. She admired Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi and decided to take up the guitar during middle school. During high school, she started to write music.
It is implied that she can paint and draw as well. She designed the cover of her self-produced single. Her official site features the cover of her latest single, Namida no Riyū. This became evident when the singer participated in a charity event and contributed a tote bag featuring her artwork on it.
She self-produced a cassette that contains two songs in October 1999 titled Mayonaka no Radio. The title track was later included in her first self-produced CD titled Tasogare Ryūseigun with an acoustic
version of it. The CD was released on July 27, 2002.
Then she officially debuted with her single, "Mōsukoshi… Mōsukoshi…" as the ending theme of Midori Days
in 2004. Later in November, she released her second major single, "Bīdama". The title track became the ending theme for the anime series Genshiken
. The single contains a hidden track titled . It is a cover version of a song by Magokoro Brothers.
On Christmas Day that year, she also released her first album under an independent label, B-gram Records, titled Anata to Watashi to Kimi to Boku
. Her second album Sora Iro Nostalgie
was released in April 2006. Her third major single, "Ai", was released, and the title track was opening theme for the 2006 remake of the series Kujibiki Unbalance
. It also contained her cover of Kazuyoshi Saitō’s Tatoeba Kimi no Koto
It was not until 2007 that she released her first major album. Tokyo Cramzy Days
, which was released on March 21, also contains a few tracks from her other major singles as well as her other independent albums. Except for her three singles, her albums never went on the Oricon
charts.
According to an advertisement in Animedia
’s September 2007 issue, she as well as other artistes such as rino of CooRie
are invited to Sakura Nogawa
’s concert Sakura Nogawa Nyaho~♪ Tour 2007 Love Note. Her last few interviews can be found in Voice Newtype, Seiyū Grand Prix, Seiyū Animedia, with the latest report on April 2007 in Music Freak Magazine which is circulated in CD shops free in Japan.
Her latest releases Suki ni Naritai and Namida no Riyū are exclusively available on iTunes Music Store. They are released under her independent label. Her first digital single, Aoi Sora ga Mienai was released on April 11, 2006 was only available in Indie Rise. The single is from her second independent album, Sora Iro no Nostalgie.
She does live in-house performances as well as being a part of the Tote as Canvas Charity Event with Masao Kida
, Maroon 5
along with other celebrities.
's Sayuri Iwata BEST+ album. She also composed the music for tears and January 28 ~two of us~ in Aya Kamiki
's independent mini album, Rock On which is track 5 and 8 respectively.
As for Sakura Nogawa, she wrote the song and lyrics of this song which can be found in the singer's album, Kazeiro Renshō and Potechi respectively. She also wrote lyrics for Bon-Bon Blanco
's song, .
The arrangement for Suki ni Naritai and Namida no Riyū, are done by Daisuke Ikeda.
This album was released on April 16, 2008. It contains image songs for the characters of True Tears
.
The singer has participated in the compilation and writes the music and lyrics for track 3 titled, . It is Shinichirō Nakagami's image song for the series.
This compilation features 13 artistes and contains Saori Atsumi’s Mayonaka no Radio.
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
singer. She is inactive as from September 2007 under her major label. Although her name is written in katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
, her birth name in kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
is .
Her latest release is the digital single, Namida no Riyū which was released on November 26, 2008 while her latest collaboration was with Kanae Itō by providing the lyrics and composition of 2 tracks from her single titled and .
Personal
Saori Atsumi is born on February 2 at IwataIwata, Shizuoka
is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan and is known for being the headquarters of the Yamaha Motor Corporation. Iwata is also home to Júbilo Iwata, a J. League soccer team, as well as Yamaha Jubilo, a rugby team. The population was 170,779 as of March 1, 2010...
, Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
. When she was young, her mother used to sing lullabies to her and use the organ during her kindergarten lessons; this had a lot of influence for her interest in music. She admired Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi and decided to take up the guitar during middle school. During high school, she started to write music.
It is implied that she can paint and draw as well. She designed the cover of her self-produced single. Her official site features the cover of her latest single, Namida no Riyū. This became evident when the singer participated in a charity event and contributed a tote bag featuring her artwork on it.
Career
Before her commercial debut, she often did live in-house performances at different places such as Apia in Shibuya, Tokyo as well in-store performances at various Tower Records stores.She self-produced a cassette that contains two songs in October 1999 titled Mayonaka no Radio. The title track was later included in her first self-produced CD titled Tasogare Ryūseigun with an acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
version of it. The CD was released on July 27, 2002.
Then she officially debuted with her single, "Mōsukoshi… Mōsukoshi…" as the ending theme of Midori Days
Midori Days
is a shōnen fantasy manga by Kazurou Inoue. It was published by Shogakukan in the magazine Shōnen Sunday from September 2002 until November 2004 and collected in 8 tankōbon volumes. It is licensed in English in North America by VIZ Media and in Singapore by Chuang Yi...
in 2004. Later in November, she released her second major single, "Bīdama". The title track became the ending theme for the anime series Genshiken
Genshiken
is a manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for otaku and the lifestyle its members pursue. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, , or "The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture". The series has also been adapted into an anime directed by Tsutomu Mizushima...
. The single contains a hidden track titled . It is a cover version of a song by Magokoro Brothers.
On Christmas Day that year, she also released her first album under an independent label, B-gram Records, titled Anata to Watashi to Kimi to Boku
Anata to Watashi to Kimi to Boku
is an album under an independent label by Saori Atsumi.-Track listing:...
. Her second album Sora Iro Nostalgie
Sora Iro Nostalgie
is the second album under an independent label by Saori Atsumi.-Track listing:...
was released in April 2006. Her third major single, "Ai", was released, and the title track was opening theme for the 2006 remake of the series Kujibiki Unbalance
Kujibiki Unbalance (2006 series)
, also referred to as Kujibiki "Heart" Unbalance in order to differentiate it from its original incarnation, is a 12-episode Fall 2006 anime series created by Shimoku Kio...
. It also contained her cover of Kazuyoshi Saitō’s Tatoeba Kimi no Koto
It was not until 2007 that she released her first major album. Tokyo Cramzy Days
Tokyo Cramzy Days
is an album by Saori Atsumi. The album contains multiple tracks previously used in anime: "Biidama" is the opening theme to Genshiken, "Mōsukoshi… Mōsukoshi…" is the ending theme to Midori Days, and "Ai" is the opening theme to Kujibiki♥Unbalance....
, which was released on March 21, also contains a few tracks from her other major singles as well as her other independent albums. Except for her three singles, her albums never went on the 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.
According to an advertisement in Animedia
Animedia
animedia was the first search engine dedicated to anime and manga in Spanish, most Spanish anime web pages are now based on the services that animedia gives, in 2002 they offered the first oekaki service and the first IRC chat service dedicated to Spanish-speaking anime fans, also in 2002 they did...
’s September 2007 issue, she as well as other artistes such as rino of CooRie
CooRie
CooRie is a self-produced Japanese music unit by singer-songwriter Rino that performs songs for anime and games. CooRie used to be a two-persons unit when it debuted in 2003, with Rino doing the lyrics and vocals and doing the music compositions and arrangements...
are invited to Sakura Nogawa
Sakura Nogawa
' is a voice actress born in Toyohashi, Aichi on March 1, 1978. Her height is 153 cm and her weight is 54 kg.-Notable voice roles:*Ryunmei Ranka in Arad Senki: Slap Up Party*Tsubasa in Angel Tales*Misha Arsellec Lune in Ar tonelico...
’s concert Sakura Nogawa Nyaho~♪ Tour 2007 Love Note. Her last few interviews can be found in Voice Newtype, Seiyū Grand Prix, Seiyū Animedia, with the latest report on April 2007 in Music Freak Magazine which is circulated in CD shops free in Japan.
Her latest releases Suki ni Naritai and Namida no Riyū are exclusively available on iTunes Music Store. They are released under her independent label. Her first digital single, Aoi Sora ga Mienai was released on April 11, 2006 was only available in Indie Rise. The single is from her second independent album, Sora Iro no Nostalgie.
She does live in-house performances as well as being a part of the Tote as Canvas Charity Event with Masao Kida
Masao Kida
is a Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. He played in Major League Baseball from -, and -.-Biography:Kida was drafted in the first round in , by the Yomiuri Giants, after graduating from the Nippon University high school. In , he won 12 games, recorded the most...
, Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
along with other celebrities.
Collaborations
In her career, she composed and wrote lyrics for other artistes. She wrote lyrics for in Sayuri IwataSayuri Iwata
, born July 21, 1990, is a Japanese actress and J-Pop artist with Giza Studio.- Singles:*[2005.02.23] *[2005.03.30] *[2005.07.27] *[2005.11.09] Thank You for Everything-Albums:*[2005.05.25] *[2005.12.07] Thank You For...*[2008.06.04] Best +-TV shows:...
's Sayuri Iwata BEST+ album. She also composed the music for tears and January 28 ~two of us~ in Aya Kamiki
Aya Kamiki
is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Her style ranges from pop, rock to rhythm and blues. She currently resides in Osaka, and is currently signed with Tokyo-based AVEX recording label. She speaks moderate Chinese, and because of this, she has a notable fanbase in China.-Biography:Kamiki learned to play...
's independent mini album, Rock On which is track 5 and 8 respectively.
As for Sakura Nogawa, she wrote the song and lyrics of this song which can be found in the singer's album, Kazeiro Renshō and Potechi respectively. She also wrote lyrics for Bon-Bon Blanco
Bon-Bon Blanco
Bon-Bon Blanco is a Japanese pop group during 2002~2009. The origin of the name is Spanish. The group used to belong to Columbia Music Entertainment, but has moved to Bouncy Records in 2006.-Members:Its members are:...
's song, .
The arrangement for Suki ni Naritai and Namida no Riyū, are done by Daisuke Ikeda.
Singles
- Mōsukoshi… Mōsukoshi…
- Bīdama
- Ai
- Yume Iro no Koi
Compilations
- Tears...for truth
This album was released on April 16, 2008. It contains image songs for the characters of True Tears
True Tears
is a Japanese visual novel developed by La'cryma, a collaboration between Broccoli, Circus, GameCrab and Rei Izumi, and was originally released on March 31, 2006 for the PC as a DVD in Japan rated for everyone, followed by a Hong Kong and Taiwanese release on March 31, 2007...
.
The singer has participated in the compilation and writes the music and lyrics for track 3 titled, . It is Shinichirō Nakagami's image song for the series.
- Neo Generation Vol.1
This compilation features 13 artistes and contains Saori Atsumi’s Mayonaka no Radio.