See-Saw is a Japanese pop

J-pop

, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

 duo (formerly a trio) originally from Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

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. Its members include Chiaki Ishikawa

Chiaki Ishikawa

is a Japanese singer/songwriter. She is also the lead vocalist of Japanese musical duo See-Saw. Many of her songs, both solo and with See-Saw, have been used as theme songs in various anime series. Since 2003, her popularity abroad as part of See-Saw and as a solo artist has risen significantly...

 (vocals) and Yuki Kajiura

Yuki Kajiura

, born August 6, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese composer and music producer. She has provided the music for several popular anime series, such as one of the Kimagure Orange Road movies, Noir, .hack//SIGN, Aquarian Age, Madlax, My-HiME, My-Otome, .hack//Roots, Pandora Hearts, Puella Magi...

; former member left the group in April 1994 to pursue a writing career. The group temporarily disbanded in 1995, but reunited in 2001.

The duo of Ishikawa and Kajiura performed opening and ending themes in several anime series, including .hack//SIGN

.hack//SIGN

.hack//Sign is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and produced by studio Bee Train and Bandai Visual, that makes up one of the four original storylines of the .hack franchise...

and .hack//Liminality

.hack//Liminality

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, two insert songs for Noir

Noir (anime)

is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced in 2001 by the Bee Train animation studio. Kōichi Mashimo directed Noir, it was written by Ryoe Tsukimura, and the soundtrack was composed by Yuki Kajiura...

, the first ending theme to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

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, and the final ending theme to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny

is an anime television series, acting as a sequel of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise. It retains most of the staff from Gundam SEED, including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. Set two years after the original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, the plot follows the new character Shinn Asuka, a soldier from ZAFT,...

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Discography

A list of See-Saw’s works can be found at vocalist Chiaki Ishikawa’s website. Soundtracks and various artist albums that the group has also appeared on are listed here.

Albums

• I Have a Dream (September 26, 1993)
• See-Saw (October 26, 1994)
• Early Best (February 21, 2003) [compilation]
• Dream Field (February 21, 2003)

Singles

• "Swimmer" (July 25, 1993) (September 23, 1993)
• "Chao Tokyo" (March 24, 1994) (August 1, 1994) (September 24, 1994) (February 1, 1995) (May 22, 2002) #45 (July 24, 2002) #30 (October 23, 2002) #5 (January 22, 2003) #18 (August 3, 2005) #4

Soundtracks

• Noir Original Soundtrack 2 (October 3, 2001) (November 7, 2001)
• .hack//SIGN Original Soundtrack 1 (July 24, 2002)
• .hack//Liminality Original Soundtrack (September 21, 2002)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Original Soundtrack 1 (December 4, 2002)
• .hack//Legend of the Twilight Original Soundtrack (February 21, 2003)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Original Soundtrack 3 (September 21, 2003)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Complete Best (September 26, 2003 / January 15, 2004)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Original Soundtrack 4 (December 16, 2004)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Complete Best Dash (November 2, 2005 / May 7, 2006)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Suit CD, Volume 9: Athrun Zala × ∞ Justice Gundam (January 25, 2006)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Suit CD, Volume 10: Kira Yamato × Strike Freedom Gundam (April 21, 2006)

Various artist compilations

• Girls’ Kitchen (December 1993)
• ILLUMINATED J’s SOUND I (February 2, 1994) (March 1994)
• Snow Kiss …Ing I (November 1994)
• Snow Kiss …Ing II (November 1994) (March 17, 1995)
• ILLUMINATED J’S SOUND II (March 25, 1995)
• Victor Anime Song Collection I (March 24, 2005)
• Victor Anime Song Collection II (March 24, 2005)

Japanese

• See-Saw at Victor Entertainment
• Yuki Kajiura at Victor Entertainment
• Chiaki Ishikawa at Victor Entertainment
• Yuki Kajiura's Official Website
• Chiaki Ishikawa's Official Website