To start off the new year, Shiina would again release two singles on the same day Gips (a ballad) and Tsumi to Batsu (a hard, angry-sounding rock track). The single (despite any major tie-ups) made it to #2 on Oricon charts. This would be released no the same day as a re-release of her debut single, Koufukuron. Similarly, this album was a long-seller becoming the #25 album of 1999.įile:magnify-clip.pngShiina dressed up as a provocative, glass smashing nurse in Honnou.įollowing her massive rise in popularity, Shiina would release a new single called Honnou in October of 1999. The following album, Muzai Moratorium, would take an even further jump in popularity for Shiina propelling her up to #2 on the charts. Her third single, Koko de Kiss Shite., would become a long selling hit breaking the top ten and staying within the top 200 for a total of 27 weeks. This single, at least, broke into the charts and peaked at #50. While this single did not sell very much (it did not even chart on Oricon charts) Shiina would persist and released her second single, Kabukichou no Joou three months later. In May 1998, Shiina debuted with the single Koufukuron. In 1997, Shiina would travel to England to spend a two month homestay there (which improved her English and influenced her musically). At Japan's 5th Annual Music Quest Competition, she also performed a song solo that would later become one of her singles, Koko de Kiss Shite. They sung a cover of Danielle Brisebois' Just Missed the Train on national television. By 16, she was the lead vocalist in a band called Marvelous Marble (an all girls band backed by Tsuda Yukiko, Nakagawa Ai, Matsue Izumi and Tokitsu Rino ) who entered the 9th Yamaha Teens' Music Festival in 1995. By the time Shiina was 15 and in junior high school, she was a member in several bands, and occasionally performed by herself to clubs. Reputably, when she went to school she was called "Ringo" as a nickname from her classmates after the way her face would turn red like an apple due to embarrassment. Shiina also studied classical ballet, but gave up when she was 10 due to an operation she had on her esophagus (to cure a hereditary problem) effected her balance. She was once asked to compose a song for her school play.
Shiina was raised in a family of musicians, and studied piano and music at an early age. Shiina was born in 1978 in Saitama, however moved to Fukuoka when her father was given a job transfer.
Fun Fact: Shiina once held a magazine shoot in which she travelled around Tokyo in a wedding dress.Favourite Albums: Ella Fitzgerald's Ella in Berlin and Blankey Jet City's Skunk.
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