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Album Cover Artist Album 'ONE OF PILLARS' ~BEST OF CHIHIRO ONITSUKA 2000-2010~ Released 2010.10.05 (SHM-CD Reissue) Catalog Number UMCK-1353 UPCY-9433 (SHM-CD Reissue) Price ¥ 3,000 CD Tracklist. (月光; Moonbeam). (眩暈; Dizzyness). (流星群; Meteor Shower).
(私とワルツを; Waltz with Me). ( Version). (蛍; Firefly). (惑星の森; Forest of Planets).
(帰り路をなくして; Losing My Way Home). (陽炎; Heat Haze) Information 'ONE OF PILLARS' ~BEST OF CHIHIRO ONITSUKA 2000-2010~ is 's second 'best of' compilation (third overall). It is the first compilation album released with Onitsuka's consent, as the previous albums were released by after they dropped her from their label. The tracklisting spans both her Toshiba-EMI and her labels. Before the release, there was confusion about the tracklisting due to some retail sites mentioning the inclusion of ' in their summaries, although it was not on any official tracklisting.
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To help with promotions, uploaded all of Onitsuka's EMI music videos onto their, which meant that all of her existing 's were uploaded by their respective labels. New York, NY. Oricon Charts Positions Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales - 9 5 11 13 14 16 13 7,029 16 21 20 19 15 23 28 23 3,644 23 49 38 35 39 38 45 43 2,015 -71 1,233 -135 950 -162 650 -255 413 -280 345 Total Reported Sales: 16,279 External Links.
Not Your God. Koe (Voice) Rebel Luck Tiger in My Love Castle Imitation (Album Version) Hyouryū no Hane (Drifting Shuttleclock) Suna No Tate (Sand Shield) King Of Solitude Borderline Castle Imitation The album starts off with the intro-song Not Your God. This song is rather powerful in a sense. It has Chihiro singing in English (her English isn’t really that bad in this), backed up by a piano.
Its pretty good. The next track on the album is the awe-inspiring Koe (Voice). This is the type of song that really just goes straight through you in such a profound way. I like how subtle the arrangement is, its there but it doesn’t overpower even when Chihiro’s voice rises, it compliments her vocals perfectly. Chihiro’s vocal performance was really quite good, she gave off the right amount of emotion, her voice sounding wistful but strong at the same time. It just absorbs you. I love how the song seems to display an inner strength that gives off such a feeling of hope, it really does sound like a voice.
The next track on the album is the somber Rebel Luck. This song is really heart-breaking to me. I’ve always thought of this as being one of her more up in the tempo songs, so it tends to take me by surprise when it comes on and the pace is very slow and nearly mournful. The arrangement consists of a piano, that plays so well despite not doing much of anything and is seemingly playing the same notes over and over. Chihiro’s vocal performance in this song is very touching, I love the sure way in which she sung this, not doing more than what was necessary and that made this song all the more felt.
The next track on the album is the mid-tempo Tiger in My Love. This is a pretty interesting song from Chihiro, but it does kind of remind me of the original version of ‘shine’ and ‘little beat rifle’ only less boring and with more of an edge. The arrangement is a combination of the piano and drums and both really just pounds into you, it seems to be such heart behind them. Chihiro’s vocals were pretty strong in this, but at the same time a bit exasperating. I use to really dislike this song, but its grown on me. Pinnacle pixie activation.
The next track on the album is the somewhat dramatic Castle Imitation (Album Version). This is a really great song, I mean its just so powerful in a quiet way. The arrangement is one moving piano piece, I just really felt so moved by it, it really seemed to embody the harsh atmosphere of the song. This is also one of Chihiro’s best and most meaningful vocal performances to date, I mean when she sings the chorus its just so felt.
I really can’t be in a down type of mood while listening to this, because honestly it would bring me to tears. Chihiro’s voice and the whole vibe of the song just comes across as so very painful to me and it makes me think of regret.
The next track on the album keeps the somewhat down-tempo tracks coming with Hyouryū no Hane (Drifting Shuttleclock). This is another good song from Chihiro, but I don’t think its one of her more stronger tracks that stand out. This features a nice and very fitting piano arrangement as well, which creates an atmosphere of being swept up by the wind.
I felt cold listening to it and I think that was an appropriate feeling. Chihiro’s vocals are great in this, especially during the chorus. I’ll admit the song tends to get a bit exasperating towards the end, because its not long but it felt long to me for some reason and it ends kind of abruptly.
The next track on the album is the wistful Suna No Tate (Sand Shield). This is one of the first songs I believe I heard by Chihiro and honestly it just goes through me. The arrangement sounds like the wind, it really does, it was almost like I could hear the wind blowing over me and whispering to me, it made the whole atmosphere of the song very depressing. Chihiro’s vocals were nice, I mean for a song like this, she sung in a high tone and I think it was really appropriate.
This song seems to talk of pain and longing and gave me the impression of someone giving up. The next track on the album is the rather depressing King Of Solitude. This is one of my favorite song titles, it really makes you think. This is also one of my favorite Chihiro tracks and one of the first I heard by her. I never really understood the depth of this song until I watched the video, it made me think of the 1800’s with all the still shots and how everything just looked and seemed so old and lost to time, its one of my favorite videos because it really seemed to reflect the song. The arrangement is the piano and it plays rather somberly throughout, but it is one of the most fitting arrangements I’ve ever heard.
Chihiro’s voice sounded sad, though she strained a bit I still always find myself hanging off her every word. This song always makes me feel so heavy. The next track on the album is the rather powerful Borderline.
This is a song that though good in its own right, after a while becomes a bit underwhelming. That doesn’t mean it isn’t good, it just means that I’m not as awed by it as I once was. This song is right up there with ‘gekkou’ and ‘infection’ in terms of intensity vocal wise. Chihiro gives a solid performance and I mean you really can’t help but feel everything she is saying, especially when she reaches the climax.
This song use to really move me, it still does. The last full track on the album is Castle Imitation. This is the regular version and honestly this is one of the first times I’ve ever preferred an album version over the original. This is still good, but it lacks the emotional intensity and depth of the album version. The last track quite absurdly is an instrumental of Castle Imitation.GRADE: B Rating:. stars Chihiro Onitsuka’s third album Sugar High is a good album, but that is really no surprise. However, I gave it a B because it offers nothing we haven’t already heard from her, its too short with only nine tracks eight excluding the regular version of ‘castle imitation’ and because there are three different versions of the same song in one is an instrumental.
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The stand-out track is without a doubt ‘king of solitude’ and Chihiro, though the album is brief had some really solid tracks on here and I found that I enjoyed them all. Sugar High is Chihiro’s last album that displays her powerful vocals (before she had her throat surgery) and though I felt she could have done more with it, it still stands out as one of her best albums.
. Website Chihiro Onitsuka ( 鬼束 ちひろ, Onitsuka Chihiro) (born October 30, 1980) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. In 2000, Onitsuka released her debut single 'Shine' and gained recognition when its follow-up 'Gekkou' became a hit., her first studio album, released in the following year, topped the Japanese charts and sold more than a million copies. 'Memai', one of the singles from her debut album provided her with honor of winning the prize for of the in 2001. Onitsuka has suffered physical and mental illnesses, affecting her career. She put her recording career on hold until March 2007, after some confrontations with record labels and management offices during the mid-2000s.
Onitsuka has enjoyed a successful career as one of the most popular Japanese female solo artists during the early 2000s. As of 2009, Onitsuka has released 5 studio albums, 17 singles, 2 compilations and several DVDs, which has sold at least 4.1 million.
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(September 2008) Her parents encouraged Onitsuka to listen to Western music and by the time she was ten, she wrote her first poems, receiving praise from her parents, friends and teachers, who called them 'earnest efforts'. Secretly, however, she knew that just writing 'earnestly' wasn’t enough. From that time onward, she tried to write every day, and by the time she was in junior high school, she began to gain more confidence. Having been influenced by in junior high school days, it was the encounter with ’s music and presence during the high school years that strongly compelled Onitsuka to become a singer-songwriter. With some 70 original compositions and several other auditions under her belt, Onitsuka entered the 1998 Virgin Tokyo Artists Audition, going on to winning Grand Prize.
Then only 17, Onitsuka started her career as a professional and moved to in spring 1999 after graduating from high school. Career Rising to fame; 'Gekkou' and Insomnia (2000-2001) Chihiro Onitsuka's debut single 'Shine' was released on March 2, 2000, under the Virgin Tokyo label which was distributed by the Toshiba EMI.
A song was not successful and failed to chart, but soon after she gained a recognition with its subsequent single 'Gekkou.' 'Gekkou,' a song that led Onitsuka to stardom, was initially featured as the closing theme for, the successful TV drama series starring and and aired on TV Asahi. The song was later released as a second single for her in August 2000. It debuted at #30 on the Japan's Oricon, and remained on the chart for 10 months.
'Gekkou' has been her most commercially successful song to date, peaking at #11 on the charts and selling in excess of 500,000 copies. In March 2001, the first studio album for Onitsuka entitled Insomnia was released. The album includes her signature song 'Gekkou' and two follow-up singles 'Cage' and 'Memai'/'Edge' (the latter was released as a ), and newly recorded version of her debut single 'Shine.' The entire album features relatively minimum sound production by the producer, and such acoustic-oriented arrangements symbolized her later works too. Insomnia debuted at the number-one on the Japanese Oricon album chart with the sales of over 400,000 copies, and selling more than 1.3 million units by the end of following year. It made her the second youngest female solo artist to have number-one album on the Oricon at the time, trailing whose topped the chart at the age of 16. Onitsuka was awarded The Best Lyrics Award for 'Memai' at The Japan Record Award (December 2001) and Rock Album Of The Year for album 'Insomnia' at The Japan Gold Disc Award (March 2002).
2001-2003: Subsequent works After the release of the first DVD/video Me And My Devil, a collection of her video clips, Onitsuka went on her first tour Chihiro Onitsuka Live Tour 2001. She then appeared at various rock festivals across Japan in summer of 2001. She was only accompanied by a piano on stage at the festivals full of famous rock bands. While Insomnia album remained on the chart, she released a followed single 'Infection'/'Little Beat Rifle' in September 2001. A lead-off track 'Infection' was featured as a theme song for Hyouten, a remake version of famous television drama based on same-titled novel written by Ayako Miura. However, owing to the part of its lyrics coincided with September 11 attacks occurred in the U.S., 'Little Beat Rifle' was prioritized for promotion instead, to avoid causing controversy.
The release of the first live DVD/video Cradle On My Noise followed in November 2001. 2001 also saw Onitsuka’s music travel overseas. 'Innocence' from her first album Insomnia was used in the soundbed of the TV campaign for based in. The TV campaign aired on different channels including and, resulting in many phone calls from the viewers asking who the singer was that they heard on the TV spot. Also, her song 'Rasen' was used in the film starring and. Her second studio album This Armor was released in March 2002. It contains singles 'Infection' and 'Ryuseigun' which was featured as a theme song for a sequel of Trick drama series.
It also includes remake versions of her previous efforts such as 'Arrow of Pain' (originally released as a B-Side of 'Gekkou') and 'Little Beat Rifle' (double A-Side of 'Infection'). Shortly after This Armor album came out, Onitsuka embarked on her second concert tour entitled Live Vibe 2002. But she fell gastroenteritis because of overwork during the tour, and postponed 2 shows to be held at Osaka and Sendai. To recover health condition, she took hiatus for months after the tour finished. In November 2002, she made her comeback live performance at the, which was entitled Ultimate Clash 2002 and later issued on same-titled DVD.
During the concert, she sang several new songs from her third studio album which was released only 9 months after its predecessor and debuted at the number-two on the charts. Onitsuka released three singles in 2003, though those were less successful compared to her early efforts. Her seventh single 'Ii Hi Tabidachi, Nishi e' is one of a few materials Onitsuka herself did not write. It was of a hit tune 'Ii Hi Tabidachi' recorded by in 1978, featuring renewed lyrics written by who composed the original version. Onitsuka's interpretation was featured as the theme for Japan Railway's 'Discover the West' campaign.
At first, Onitsuka herself planned to show up in the campaign, but she refused later. Around summer of that year, Onitsuka had suffered from vocal cord nodules. She underwent a surgery to get over poor throat condition, shortly after the recording of 'Ii Hi Tabidachi, Nishi e.' At the same time, she also managed to record part of a new song called 'Watashi to Waltz wo'. Like 'Gekkou' and 'Ryuseigun,' it was featured as a closing theme for a sequel of Trick series aired in autumn 2003. The song was newly recorded after throat surgery, and issued as her final single from EMI in November 2003.
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Fourth studio album was planned to be coming out in February 2004, and its catalogue number was already determined. But eventually it was not released, and a box set comprising all her previous singles was issued alternatively, without permission of her. 2004-2006: 'Sodatsu Zassou' and two-year hiatus By May 2004, Onitsuka left EMI and signed on as an artist under, and given a lot more freedom in her work.
She released one single, 'Sodatsu Zassou (育つ雑草),' which was a major change from her folk-pop style into rock. Prior to the release, she held a concert in which she performed the song and a cover. Contrary to popular belief, she did not announce a hiatus at this time; no hiatus was announced and the subsequent lack of release from her had been a great mystery to her fans, who eagerly anticipated the next release and hoped that one would indeed be forthcoming.
At one point she said that the reason for her departure from the music scene was because of mental fatigue caused by the series of new releases and tight schedules. However, in an interview printed in the October 19, 2007, issue of the Japanese popular music magazine Barfout , done while promoting the album Las Vegas, Onitsuka said that in 2004 she had attempted suicide by overdosing on medication (French report: - Japanese Wikipedia site has full Japanese sourcing). In addition, Onitsuka mentioned a polyp on her vocal cords around that time, as well as an eating disorder that saw her weight drop as low as 79 pounds (36 kilograms). 2007-present Onitsuka started her full come-back to the music industry in 2007, with a live performance on March 17 at AP BANG! Tokyo Kankyo Kaigi, Studio Coast, Tokyo and has announced plans to release a comeback album and do concert touring. Her first release is the single titled 'Everyhome,' which was released on May 30. It reached #9 on the Oricon weekly charts.
Even though Onitsuka is on a different label now, Toshiba EMI has still been releasing her music in the forms of DVDs and singles collections. The singles collection does not even have a photo of Chihiro as the cover, and instead a drawing replaces her. Chihiro Onitsuka's single 'Bokura Barairo no Hibi' reached #13 on the top 100 charts. The preorders for 'LAS VEGAS' made the album #4 on Japan Music Top Sellers. The album reached #2 on the Daily Charts and #6 on the Weekly Charts.
In April 2011, Onitsuka released a new single 'Aoi Tori'. Not long after, she released a new album titled ”Ken to Kaede”.
Onitsuka released the single 'Itazura Piero' exclusive to her 2013 concert tour from March 11, and was later released to stores on May 7 of the same year. Onitsuka released the single 'This Silence Is Mine/Anata to SciencE' on December 18, 2013; the song 'This Silence Is Mine' was written for use in promotional materials for the game, and the song 'Anata to SciencE' served as promotion for her upcoming tour under the group name Onitsuka Chihiro & BILLYS SANDWITCHES. In 2014 Onitsuka appeared in music video for 'In All Weathers'. Artistry Music critic Tetsu Misaki in 2002 noted that Onitsuka was one of the few pop singers to sing about anger, citing lyrics such as isu o keritaoshi ( 椅子を蹴り倒し, 'kick down the chairs') in 'Shine' (2000) and fuhai shita sekai ( 腐敗した世界, 'depraved world') in 'Gekkō' (2000).
He praised her 'strong spirit' and writing without hesitation, but felt like her lyrics were not like standard poetry, as they dealt with unpolished things. For her lyrics, Misaki noted that her lyrics were difficult to interpret, despite the fact that she does not use complicated words. He contrasted her lyrics to that of, who in the early 2000s wrote about an 'easy to understand sadness,' whereas it was not so clear what caused the sadness in Onitsuka's lyrics. Misaki further noted Onitsuka's use of body parts in her lyrics, especially legs, which is not common in Japanese popular music.
Misaki noted that Onitsuka's song titles had little to do with their lyrical content causing discord. He pointed out 'Gekkō' as being moonless, 'Memai' not to do with dizziness and 'Rasen,' which instead of having a spiral theme to the lyrics seemed to talk about moving forward. However, 'Memai' can be interpreted as a psychological dizziness because of the instability of the narrator and her need to be emotionally sheltered.
'Rasen' can be interpreted either as the end of a chapter in her life, which is often called a spiral, and the beginning of a new and better one; or as a suicide song, and the spiral of emotions that lead there (anger, doubt, not being able to forget a loved one). Domestic violence On August 18, 2010, Onitsuka was assaulted by her boyfriend Yusuke Komiya in her apartment. Onitsuka and Komiya had been dating since September 2009 and the two shared an apartment together. During late night on August 18, Komiya was out drinking and came home completely drunk. While Onitsuka was sleeping, Komiya punched her in the eyes. Onitsuka then tried to retaliate but was severely beaten resulting in several broken ribs. Onitsuka began her lawsuit against him on December 16, 2010.
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Not Your God. Koe (Voice) Rebel Luck Tiger in My Love Castle Imitation (Album Version) Hyouryū no Hane (Drifting Shuttleclock) Suna No Tate (Sand Shield) King Of Solitude Borderline Castle Imitation The album starts off with the intro-song Not Your God. This song is rather powerful in a sense.
It has Chihiro singing in English (her English isn’t really that bad in this), backed up by a piano. Its pretty good. The next track on the album is the awe-inspiring Koe (Voice). This is the type of song that really just goes straight through you in such a profound way. I like how subtle the arrangement is, its there but it doesn’t overpower even when Chihiro’s voice rises, it compliments her vocals perfectly. Chihiro’s vocal performance was really quite good, she gave off the right amount of emotion, her voice sounding wistful but strong at the same time.
It just absorbs you. I love how the song seems to display an inner strength that gives off such a feeling of hope, it really does sound like a voice. The next track on the album is the somber Rebel Luck. This song is really heart-breaking to me. I’ve always thought of this as being one of her more up in the tempo songs, so it tends to take me by surprise when it comes on and the pace is very slow and nearly mournful.
The arrangement consists of a piano, that plays so well despite not doing much of anything and is seemingly playing the same notes over and over. Chihiro’s vocal performance in this song is very touching, I love the sure way in which she sung this, not doing more than what was necessary and that made this song all the more felt. The next track on the album is the mid-tempo Tiger in My Love. This is a pretty interesting song from Chihiro, but it does kind of remind me of the original version of ‘shine’ and ‘little beat rifle’ only less boring and with more of an edge. The arrangement is a combination of the piano and drums and both really just pounds into you, it seems to be such heart behind them. Chihiro’s vocals were pretty strong in this, but at the same time a bit exasperating.
I use to really dislike this song, but its grown on me. The next track on the album is the somewhat dramatic Castle Imitation (Album Version). This is a really great song, I mean its just so powerful in a quiet way.
The arrangement is one moving piano piece, I just really felt so moved by it, it really seemed to embody the harsh atmosphere of the song. This is also one of Chihiro’s best and most meaningful vocal performances to date, I mean when she sings the chorus its just so felt. I really can’t be in a down type of mood while listening to this, because honestly it would bring me to tears. Chihiro’s voice and the whole vibe of the song just comes across as so very painful to me and it makes me think of regret.
The next track on the album keeps the somewhat down-tempo tracks coming with Hyouryū no Hane (Drifting Shuttleclock). This is another good song from Chihiro, but I don’t think its one of her more stronger tracks that stand out.
This features a nice and very fitting piano arrangement as well, which creates an atmosphere of being swept up by the wind. I felt cold listening to it and I think that was an appropriate feeling. Chihiro’s vocals are great in this, especially during the chorus. I’ll admit the song tends to get a bit exasperating towards the end, because its not long but it felt long to me for some reason and it ends kind of abruptly. The next track on the album is the wistful Suna No Tate (Sand Shield). This is one of the first songs I believe I heard by Chihiro and honestly it just goes through me. The arrangement sounds like the wind, it really does, it was almost like I could hear the wind blowing over me and whispering to me, it made the whole atmosphere of the song very depressing.
Chihiro’s vocals were nice, I mean for a song like this, she sung in a high tone and I think it was really appropriate. This song seems to talk of pain and longing and gave me the impression of someone giving up. The next track on the album is the rather depressing King Of Solitude. This is one of my favorite song titles, it really makes you think.
This is also one of my favorite Chihiro tracks and one of the first I heard by her. I never really understood the depth of this song until I watched the video, it made me think of the 1800’s with all the still shots and how everything just looked and seemed so old and lost to time, its one of my favorite videos because it really seemed to reflect the song. The arrangement is the piano and it plays rather somberly throughout, but it is one of the most fitting arrangements I’ve ever heard. Chihiro’s voice sounded sad, though she strained a bit I still always find myself hanging off her every word. This song always makes me feel so heavy.
The next track on the album is the rather powerful Borderline. This is a song that though good in its own right, after a while becomes a bit underwhelming.
That doesn’t mean it isn’t good, it just means that I’m not as awed by it as I once was. This song is right up there with ‘gekkou’ and ‘infection’ in terms of intensity vocal wise. Chihiro gives a solid performance and I mean you really can’t help but feel everything she is saying, especially when she reaches the climax. This song use to really move me, it still does. The last full track on the album is Castle Imitation. This is the regular version and honestly this is one of the first times I’ve ever preferred an album version over the original.
This is still good, but it lacks the emotional intensity and depth of the album version. The last track quite absurdly is an instrumental of Castle Imitation.GRADE: B Rating:.
stars Chihiro Onitsuka’s third album Sugar High is a good album, but that is really no surprise. However, I gave it a B because it offers nothing we haven’t already heard from her, its too short with only nine tracks eight excluding the regular version of ‘castle imitation’ and because there are three different versions of the same song in one is an instrumental. The stand-out track is without a doubt ‘king of solitude’ and Chihiro, though the album is brief had some really solid tracks on here and I found that I enjoyed them all. Sugar High is Chihiro’s last album that displays her powerful vocals (before she had her throat surgery) and though I felt she could have done more with it, it still stands out as one of her best albums.
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