Miliyah Kato
| Miliyah Kato 加藤ミリヤ | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
加藤美穂 (Katō Miho) June 22, 1988 |
| Occupation | |
|
Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Singing |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Mastersix Foundation |
| Associated acts | Shota Shimizu |
| Website | http://www.miliyah.com |
Miho Katō (加藤 美穂 Katō Miho) (born June 22, 1988), better known by her stage name of Miliyah Kato (加藤 ミリヤ Katō Miriya) is a Japanese pop and urban singer-songwriter from Toyota, Aichi, Japan.
History
In 2001, when she was 13 years old, she passed a Sony audition. She began writing music and lyrics from the age of 14. Before her official debut she sang support vocals for other musicians and performed in commercials. Katō made her debut with the release of the single "Never Let Go/Yozora" (2004) and released her debut album Rose (2005) the next year. She is influenced by hip hop and R&B music, especially artists Lauryn Hill and Mary J. Blige. Her music also makes frequent use of sampling. Katō herself has said that her music uses hip hop and R&B as a base, and aims for a middle ground which is neither overly pop nor overly hardcore. Katō graduated from the Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo. She grew up in a single-parent household, with her mother and brother. Her father operated a gem store before his death.[1]
At the time of her debut in 2004 she was called the "post-Utada Hikaru" (ポスト宇多田ヒカル posuto Utada Hikaru), referring to the two artists' similarities, from their lyrics to their shared "high school girl charisma".[2] Around the time of her debut, the fact that she was still actually in high school was often emphasized.[3] From participating in making the visuals for her CD jackets to producing her own fashion brand, she also has some influence in visual and fashion areas.[4] Those who are influenced by her music, fashion and acts are called "Miliyers" (ミリヤー miriyaa).[5]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album information | Chart positions [6] |
Total sales [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Rose
|
2 | 238,000+ |
| 2007 | Diamond Princess
|
5 | 107,293 |
| 2008 | Tokyo Star
|
3 | 207,484 |
| 2009 | Ring
|
1 | 1,780,000+ |
| 2010 | Heaven
|
1 | 266,000 |
| 2012 | True Lovers
|
2 | 990,000 |
| 2014 | LOVELAND
|
3 | 390,000 |
| 2016 | LIBERTY
|
4 | 15,000+ |
Other albums
| Year | Album information | Chart positions [6] |
Total sales [7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Best Destiny
|
1 | 223,000 |
| 2011 | M Best
|
1 | 308,000 |
| 2014 | MUSE
|
9 | 30,836 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon Sales [7] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [6] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100† [10] |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart† [11] | |||||
| 2004 | "Never Let Go/Yozora" (Never let go／夜空 Night Sky) | "Yozora" samples Buddha Brand's "Ningen Hatsudensho." | 15 | — | — | 45,000 | Rose |
| "Beautiful" | 26 | — | — | 16,000 | |||
| 2005 | "Dear Lonely Girl" (ディア ロンリーガール Dia Ronrī Gāru) | Samples Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing," Yuri Satō's "Lonely Girl" and ECD's "ECD no Lonely Girl." | 15 | — | 80* | 50,000 | |
| "Jōnetsu" (ジョウネツ Passion) | Samples Ua's "Jōnetsu." | 11 | — | — | 43,000 | ||
| 2006 | "Sotsugyō" (ソツギョウ Graduation) | 23 | — | — | 14,000 | Diamond Princess | |
| "Last Summer" | 30 | — | — | 14,000 | |||
| "I Will" | 17 | — | 44* | 18,000 | |||
| 2007 | "Eyes on You" | 13 | — | 70* | 25,000 | ||
| "My Girl" feat. Color | 29 | — | 42* | 10,000 | — | ||
| "Love Is..." | 11 | — | 33* | 26,000 | Tokyo Star | ||
| "Lalala" feat. Wakadanna (Shōnan no Kaze)/"Futurechecka" feat. Simon, Coma-Chi and Taro Soul | "Futurechecka" samples Earth, Wind & Fire's "Brazilian Rhyme" and Zeebra's "Parteechecka." "Lalala" has been certified Platinum for Chaku Uta Full downloads of over 250,000. |
7 | — | 5* | 49,000 | ||
| 2008 | "19 Memories" | Samples Namie Amuro's "Sweet 19 Blues." "19 Memories" has been certified Double Platinum by the RIAJ for downloads of over 500,000. |
16 | 17 | 6* | 24,000 | |
| "Sayonara Baby/Koi Shiteru" | "Koi Shiteru" samples Shanice's "I Love Your Smile." "Sayonara Baby" has been certified Platinum for Chaku Uta Full downloads of over 250,000. |
9 | 10 | 9* 43* |
26,000 | Ring | |
| 2009 | "20 -Cry-" | 7 | 7 | 18* | 25,000 | ||
| "Love Forever" with Shota Shimizu | 5 | 1 | 2* | 90,000 | |||
| "Why" | The title song has been certified Gold for Chaku Uta Full downloads of over 100,000. | 10 | 8 | 2* | 29,000 | Heaven | |
| 2010 | "Bye Bye" | 8 | 4 | 1* | 19,000 | ||
| "Last Love" | 13 | 40 | 2* | 17,000 | |||
| 2011 | "Yūsha-Tachi" (勇者たち Heroes) | 8 | — | 7* | 11,000 | True Lovers | |
| "Desire / Baby!Baby!Baby!" | 13 | — | 26* 10* |
8,000 | |||
| "Believe" with Shota Shimizu | 9 | — | 2* | 16,000 | M Best | ||
| "Roman" | 19 | 4 | 31* | 8,000 | True Lovers | ||
| 2012 | "Aiaiai" | 14 | 3 | 7* | 7,000 | ||
| "Heart Beat" | 14 | 8 | 1* | 25,000 | |||
| 2013 | "EMOTION" | 26 | 27 | — | - | LOVELAND | |
| "Lonely Hearts" | 17 | 13 | — | - | |||
| 2014 | "Love/Affection／"Kamisama" (神様 Lord)" | 23 | 10 | — | - | ||
| "YOU" (feat. Izumi Nakasone) | 31 | 34 | — | - | MUSE | ||
| 2015 | ""Shonen Shojo" (少年少女 Boys and Girls)" | 27 | 36 | — | - | LIBERTY | |
| ""Piece of Cake -Ai o Sakebo-" (ピースオブケイク -愛を叫ぼう Piece of Cake -Let's Shout LOVE-)" | 54 | - | — | - | |||
| ""Lipstick" (リップスティック Lipstick)" | 44 | 76 | - | - | |||
| 2016 | "FUTURE LOVER -"Mirai Koibito" (未来恋人 Future Love)-" | 42 | 94 | — | - | ||
| * charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart. †Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009. | |||||||
As featured artist
| Release | Artist | Title | Chart positions | Oricon Sales [7] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [6] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [10] |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart [11] | |||||
| 2004 | Dohzi-T feat. Miliyah Kato | "Shōri no Megami" (勝利の女神 Goddess of Victory) | 84 | — | — | 9,000 | Dōmu |
| 2006 | Dohzi-T feat. Miliyah Kato, Roma Tanaka | "Better Days" | 30 | — | — | 18,000 | Warabest: The Best of Dohzi-T |
| 2007 | Zeebra feat. Miliyah Kato | "My People" | 44 | — | — | 6,000 | World of Music |
| 2010 | Shota Shimizu with Miliyah Kato | "Forever Love" | 4 | 3 | 1* | 60,000 | Journey |
| Ai feat. Miliyah Kato | "Stronger" | 26 | 30 | 4* | 7,000 | The Last Ai | |
| 2014 | Mika Nakashima feat. Miliyah Kato | "Fighter/Gift" | 13 | - | - | 10,000[12] | Dears/Tears |
| * charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart. | |||||||
Other charted songs
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 [10] |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart [11] | ||||||
| 2007 | "Kono Mama Zutto Asa Made" (このままずっと朝まで Like This All the Way Until Morning) | Samples Tanto Metro & Devonte's "Everyone Falls In Love." | — | 92* | "Eyes on You" (single) | ||
| 2008 | "Saigo no I Love You" (最後のI LOVE YOU Final I Love You) | — | 28* | Tokyo Star | |||
| "Ai ga Kieta Hi" (愛が消えた日 The Day Love Disappeared) | Samples T.O.K.'s "I Believe" and Blessid Union of Souls' "I Believe." | — | 31* | Best Destiny | |||
| 2009 | "Aitai" (I Miss You) | "Aitai" has been certified Gold for Chaku Uta Full downloads of over 100,000. | 59 | 1* | Ring | ||
| 2010 | "Sensation" | — | 46* | "Bye Bye" (single) | |||
| "Koi ga Owaru Sono Toki ni" (恋が終わるその時に That Time When Love Ended) | — | 35* | |||||
| "Tomorrow" | — | 61* | "Last Love" (single) | ||||
| "Fallin'" | — | 72* | |||||
| "X.O.X.O." | Samples Spitz's "Robinson." | 80 | 2* | Heaven | |||
| "Baby I See You" feat. Verbal | — | 44* | |||||
| "I Miss You" | — | 89* | |||||
| "Only Holy" | Digital Single from "Miliyah the Clips 2004-2010" | — | 10* | Miliyah the Clips 2004-2010 (DVD) | |||
| 2011 | "Me" | — | 49* | M Best | |||
| "Rainbow" | — | 80* | |||||
| "Baby Tell Me" | — | 22* | "Roman" (single) | ||||
| * charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart. | |||||||
Video releases
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Diamond Princess Tour 2007
|
| 2008 | Tokyo Star Tour 2008
|
| 2010 | Ring Tour 2009
|
Miliyah the Clips 2004-2010
| |
| 2011 | Eternal Heaven Tour 2010-2011 |
| 2012 | M BEST Tour 2011 |
| 2014 | True Lovers Tour 2013 |
| 2015 | Loveland Tour 2014 |
References
- ↑ Miliyah Kato (2010-08-24). "Miliyah Kato's Jewelry "Mirror by Kawai Jamele" at Isetan Shinjuku". high fashion ONLINE (Interview). Tokyo. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ↑ BARKS (2008-11-11). "加藤ミリヤ、宇多田ヒカルの記録を塗り替え / BARKS ニュース". Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ↑ 2008年4月号『日経エンタテインメント!』40頁、特集「人気者の賞味期限 ミュージシャン編」
- ↑ 2006年4月号『日経エンタテインメント!』70頁、特集「明日のスーパースター100ミュージシャン編 加藤ミリヤ 女子高生のリアルで等身大のメッセージを発信するポスト浜崎」
- ↑ 2009年11月20日放送回『流派-R』、特集「加藤ミリヤ現象」でのナレーション
- 1 2 3 4 "アーティスト： 加藤ミリヤ". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- 1 2 3 4 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-07-30. (subscription only)
- ↑ "2005年12月度ゴールド等認定 邦楽アルバム". RIAJ. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ↑ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計". Riaj.or.jp. November 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- 1 2 3 "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
- 1 2 3 有料音楽配信チャート (in Japanese). RIAJ.
- ↑ "Fighter/Gift(初回生産限定盤)". Oricon.
- ↑ "Eternal Heaven Tour 2010-2011". Oricon.
- ↑ "M BEST Tour 2011". Oricon.
- ↑ "True Lovers Tour 2013". Oricon.
- ↑ "Loveland Tour 2014". Oricon.
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