Aoi Teshima
| Aoi Teshima | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Native name | 葵 手嶌 |
| Born |
June 21, 1987 Hakata, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, voice actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Yamaha |
| Website |
AoiTeshima |
Aoi Teshima (手嶌葵 Teshima Aoi, born June 21, 1987 in Hakata, Fukuoka)[1] is a Japanese singer and voice actress. She is known for singing and acting in several Goro Miyazaki movies including Tales from Earthsea and From up on Poppy Hill.
Career
While Aoi Teshima went to C&S music academy in Fukuoka, she began a music career as an amateur in 2003. In 2003 and 2004, she participated in a musical event "DIVA", which was held in Fukuoka, as part of a "Teen's Music Festival".[1]
In March 2005, she acted in "Japan-Korea slow music's world" in South Korea and her performance was favorably received among the audience. Her performance attracted the attention of anime director Gorō Miyazaki. Toshio Suzuki was also very impressed when he listened to her demo version of Bette Midler's "The Rose"[1]
On June 7, 2006, she finally released a song called "Therru's Song" (テルーの唄 Terū no Uta). This song was used in a film directed by Gorō Miyazaki, Tales from Earthsea, in which she also voices the character Theru.[2]
She was featured singing for two songs of a Nintendo Wii game, Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon. The first song is called "Light" (光 Hikari), while the ending one is titled "Warmth of the Moon" (月のぬくもり Tsuki no Nukumori).
She once again collaborated with Gorō Miyazaki on his second feature From up on Poppy Hill (2011), singing Summer of Goodbye, the main theme of the movie and other songs in the film, as well as voicing the character Yuko.[3][4]
On February 10, 2016, she released the first single from her 10th album "Ren'dez-vous", "Asu e no Tegami". This song was used in Japanese drama "Itsuka kono Koi o Omoidashite kitto Naite shimau" and charted at top on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart.
Discography
Original albums
| Title[5] | Album Information | Oricon albums charts [6] |
Sales [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gedo Senki Kashū (ゲド戦記歌集?)
Tales from Earthsea Song Collection |
|
20 | 55,000 |
| Haru no Kashū (春の歌集?, Spring song collection) |
|
38 | 14,000 |
| Niji no Kashū (虹の歌集?, Rainbow song collection) |
|
78 | 5,900 |
| Kokurikozaka kara Kashū (コクリコ坂から歌集) From up on Poppy Hill song collection |
|
33 | 24,000 |
| Ren'dez-vous[8] |
|
125 | |
Cover albums
Teshima's cover albums are sung in English.
| Title[5] | Album Information | Oricon albums charts [6] |
Sales [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rose: I Love Cinemas |
|
48 | 15,000 |
| La Vie en rose: I Love Cinemas |
|
65 | 6,000 |
| Christmas Songs |
|
127 | 3,900 |
| Miss Aoi – Bonjour, Paris![9] |
|
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Compilation albums
| Year | Album Information | Oricon albums charts [6] |
Sales [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collection Blue |
|
Singles
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales [7] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon singles charts [6] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100* [10] |
RIAJ digital tracks* [11] | |||||
| 2006 | "Therru no Uta" (テルーの唄 Terū no Uta, "Therru's Song") | Gold certification for cellphone downloads[12] | 5 | — | — | 228,000 | Ged Senki Kashū |
| 2007 | "Kishi o Hanareru Hi" (岸を離れる日, "The Day I Push Off from the Shore") | Digital release | — | — | — | — | Haru no Kashū |
| "Kiseki no Hoshi" (奇跡の星, "Miracle Star") | 32 | — | — | 4,000 | Niji no Kashū | ||
| 2008 | "Kazoku no Fūkei (CM Version)" (家族の風景 (CMバージョン), "Family Scene") | Digital release | — | — | — | — | |
| "Niji" (虹, "Rainbow") | 110 | — | — | 2,900 | |||
| "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Elvis Presley cover, digital release | — | — | — | — | Collection Blue | |
| "Hikari/Tsuki no Nukumori" (光/月のぬくもり, "Light/Warmth of the Moon") | Digital release | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Tsurezure Yōbi" (徒然曜日, "Boring, Regular Day") | Digital re-release | — | — | — | — | Haru no Kashū |
| "La Vie en rose" | Édith Piaf cover, digital release | — | — | — | — | La Vie en rose | |
| "Kono Michi" (この道, "This Road") | Digital release | — | — | — | — | Collection Blue | |
| 2010 | "Ima o Ikite" (いまを生きて, "Live for Today") | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Because" (Yoko Kanno x Aoi Teshima) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ryūsei" (流星, "Meteor") | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 | "Sayonara no Natsu (Kokurikozaka kara)" (さよならの夏～コクリコ坂から～, "Summer of Farewells (From Up on Poppy Hill)") | 22 | 13 | 11 | 27,000 | Kokurikozaka kara Kashū | |
| 2016 | "Asu e no Tegami" (明日への手紙, "Letter for Tomorrow") | 16 | 1 | 1 | |||
| *Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009. | |||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Aoi Teshima Biography - 手嶌葵 バイオグラフィ". aoiteshima.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Ghibli Adapts Kokuriko-Zaka Kara Shōjo Manga (Update 4)". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Ghibli's N. American Arrietty BD to Have U.S. & U.K. Dubs (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Aoi Teshima to Perform Ronia the Robber's Daughter's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- 1 2 http://aoiteshima.com/discography.html
- 1 2 3 4 "アーティスト： 手嶌葵". Oricon. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011. (subscription only)
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/392553/products/1082286/1/
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/392553/products/1046257/1/
- ↑ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
- ↑ 有料音楽配信チャート (in Japanese). RIAJ.
- ↑ レコード協会調べ 11月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：11月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). December 20, 2006. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Aoi Teshima profile at Oricon (Japanese)