Female J-pop singer-songwriter
- J-pop
- trance
- techno
- new-age
- electronica
Occupation(s) | - Singer-songwriter
- Lyricist
- Composer
- Record producer
- Voice trainer
- Radio personality
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Instrument | Vocals |
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Years active | 1999–present |
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Labels | - Geneon Universal Entertainment (2005–2011)
- ETB MUSIC (2012)
- Frontier Works (2015)
- infinity (2011–present)
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Website | www.eiko-shimamiya.com |
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Musical artist
Eiko Shimamiya (島みや えい子, Shimamiya Eiko, born April 20, 1965), also called Eiko or Peko, is a female J-pop singer-songwriter, and producer who is currently affiliated with Heart Company. She is best known for singing the opening themes of the anime series Higurashi When They Cry. Eiko also handles a school called Shimamiya Size (S-size) in Sapporo.[1] Some of her former students are I've Sound singers Mami Kawada, Kotoko and Kaori Utatsuki.[2] She announced on May 10, 2010, via Twitter that she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.[3][non-primary source needed] Her "Perfect World Live Tour", which was scheduled to begin in June, was subsequently canceled.[4] She made an announcement of her full recovery from cancer on January 28, 2011.[5][non-primary source needed]
Discography
Albums
Solo albums
| Year | Information | Oricon chart peaks |
Daily | Weekly |
1st | 2006 | O | — | 35 |
2nd | 2008 | Hikari Nadeshiko | 14 | 27 |
Compilation albums
Extended plays (EPs)
| Year | Information | Oricon chart peaks |
Daily | Weekly |
1st | 2001 | Hologram | — | — |
2nd | 2002 | Vanilla | — | — |
3rd | 2003 | Ozone | — | — |
4th | 2005 | Ulysses | — | 87 |
5th | Endless Loop | — | 95 |
6th | 2010 | Perfect World | — | 94 |
7th | 2021 | Aquarius+ | — | — |
Compilation albums
List of albums with at least one Eiko Shimamiya song. It may or may not be produced by her.
Year | Album | Oricon chart peaks |
Daily | Weekly |
1999 | I've Girls Compilation Vol. 1 – Regret | — | — |
2000 | I've Girls Compilation Vol. 2 – Verge | — | — |
2001 | C-Lick | — | — |
2002 | I've Girls Compilation Vol. 3 – Disintegration | — | — |
Dirty Gift | — | — |
2003 | I've Girls Compilation Vol. 4 – Lament | — | 203 |
I've Girls Compilation Vol. 5 – Out Flow | — | 203 |
2004 | Mixed Up | — | — |
2005 | I've Girls Compilation Vol. 6 – Collective | — | 212 |
2007 | Short Circuit II | — | 25 |
I've Mania Tracks Vol.I | — | — |
2008 | Master Groove Circle | — | 35 |
The Front Line Covers | — | — |
2009 | I've Mania Tracks Vol.II | — | — |
Master Groove Circle 2 | 33 | 178 |
2010 | I've Girls Compilation Vol. 7 – Extract | — | 275 |
I've Mania Tracks Vol.III | — | — |
2011 | Tribal Link-L | — | 208 |
Tribal Link-R | — | 206 |
5Tears Vol. 1 | — | — |
2012 | G.C. Best -I've Girls Compilation Best- | — | 157 |
Omaira Best -Short Circuit Best- | — | 258 |
5Tears Vol. 2 | — | — |
2014 | Exchange | — | — |
Singles
| Year | Title | Oricon chart peaks | Album |
Daily | Weekly |
* | 2003 | "Aoi Kajitsu / Scarborough Fair | — | — | Hikari Nadeshiko |
1st | 2006 | "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" | — | 18 | O |
2nd | 2007 | "Naraku no Hana" | — | 12 | Hikari Nadeshiko |
3rd | 2008 | "Wheel of Fortune (Unmei no Wa)" | 13 | 23 | E.P.S -Eiko PRIMARY SELECTION- |
4th | 2009 | "Chikai" | 19 | 39 | Perfect World |
5th | "Super Scription of Data" | 21 | 35 |
6th | "Paranoia" | — | 185 | Non-album singles |
7th | 2012 | "Onkalo" | — | — |
8th | "Yellow" | — | — |
9th | 2013 | "JAIKO" | — | — |
10th | 2015 | "Kokuchou no Psychedelica" | — | 176 |
11th | 2019 | "Photon" | — | — | Aquarius+ |
Indie Singles
| Year | Title | Oricon chart peaks | Album |
Daily | Weekly |
1st | 2000 | "Takino no Mori" | — | — | Non-album singles |
2nd | 2003 | "Myou" | — | — |
3rd | 2003 | "Atashi wa Melon" | — | — |
4th | 2004 | "Yume no Rosen/Anata wo Nosete" | — | — |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Main Artist | Album | Peak |
"The Heat of My Fingertips" feat. Eiko Shimamiya x Yuuhei Satellite | 2021 | Touhou LostWord | — | — |
Other songs
Solo works
Year | Title | Album | Track |
1998 | "Aoao to (あおあおと)" | — | — |
1999 | "Shiawase na Yoru (しあわせな夜)" | — | — |
2003 | "Aa Seishun (あぁ青春)" | — | — |
2004 | "Michibikareshi Tamashii no Keifu (導かれし魂の系譜)" | Maboroshi Rin no Hime Shougun II Sound Collection | #01 |
"ADSR" | Silent Half Tokuten Ongaku CD | #05 |
2005 | "Warawanai Musume (笑わない娘)" | Doll ~ Utahime Vol. 5 -Hibiki- | #01 |
"Sad Vibration" | #10 |
"Tsutaeyuku Uta (伝えゆく唄)" | — | — |
2007 | "Inochi no Uta (いのちのうた)" | — | — |
"The Christmas Song" | Eiko Shimamiya Acoustic Nite 2007 | No. 10 |
2008 | "In myself" | — | — |
2011 | "Karma no Inori (業の祈り)" | — | — |
I've Sound works
Year | Title | Album | Track |
2000 | "Komoriuta (子守唄)" | Shin Ruri Iro no Yuki ~Furimukeba Tonari ni~ Shokai Tokuten CD | No. 02 |
"Dreamer -Remix-" | Senpai Meekaa Tsuuhan Tokuten CD | — |
"Fuyuzora no Kiseki (冬空の軌跡)" | Snow Drop Doukori CD | — |
"PREY" | Nightmare 4.1 | — |
"Sacred Words" | Sense Off OST | No. 01 |
"Tooryanse (とおりゃんせ)" | Tooryanse Sofmap Tokuten CD | — |
"Tooryanse -Remix-" | A Compilation Album of PC-Game Musics | No. 07 |
2002 | "Sora wo Mau Tsubasa (空を舞う翼)" | Blue-Sky-Blue Dreamcast Banshokai Tokuten CD | — |
"Pirouette" | ONE and ONLY | — |
2005 | "Amazing Grace" | Eiko Shimamiya LIVE 2005 "ULYSSES" Live Pamphlet | — |
2006 | "Cover Link" | Rensa Byoutou Shokai Tokuten CD | — |
As producer
Extended plays (EPs)
| Year | Information | Oricon chart peaks |
Daily | Weekly |
1st | 2011 | 5TEARS | — | — |
2nd | 2012 | 5TEARS Vol.2 | — | — |
3rd | 2013 | 5TEARS Vol. 3 ~Sweet Dragon~ | — | — |
References
- ^ "Mitsuno Music School vocal class page". Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ "I've Data File 04: Eiko Shimamiya". Wordpress.com. July 11, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ Shimamiya, Eiko. "Eiko Shimamiya's official Twitter account". Twitter. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "Perfect World webpage". I've Sound. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ Shimamiya, Eiko (January 28, 2011). ありがとうございます。(^-^)この療法は、どんな小さな転移も消してくれるので、二度と甲状腺がんにはならないのですよー。 (in Japanese). Twitter. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
External links
- Official YouTube channel
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Heart Company profile (in Japanese)
- Eiko Shimamiya on X
- Eiko Shimamiya at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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