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Mi-ha
is the second studio album by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on March 25, 1988, by Warner Music Group, Warner Pioneer. In contrast to the city pop-oriented debut album ''New Season (Chisato Moritaka album), New Season'', ''Mi-ha'' is a mix of rock and pop tunes, with its tagline: . The album also marked Moritaka's songwriting debut with The Mi-ha, the title track. The album peaked at No. 17 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 72,000 copies. Track listing All lyrics are written by Hiromasa Ijichi, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō (musician, born 1958), Hideo Saitō, except where indicated. Personnel * Chisato Moritaka – vocals, Rhodes piano, Fender Rhodes (A5), timbales (B4) * Hideo Saitō – guitar, backing vocals, drum and synthesizer programming (all tracks except where indicated) * Nobita Tsukada – keyboards, synthesizer programming (all tracks except where indicated) * Ken Shima – keyboards, pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mi-ha
is the fourth single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Released by Warner Pioneer on April 25, 1988. The lyrics were written by Chisato Moritaka, the music was composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō. The single was Moritaka's first foray in songwriting in her career. The song was used in a series of Pioneer answering machine telephone commercials featuring Moritaka. Background "Mi-ha" is a slang term for a person obsessed with following vulgar fads and trends and is not well-educated. It usually refers to specific young women, but can also be applied to men. The term was believed to have been originated from actor Chōjirō Hayashi in his 1927 film ''Chigo no Kenpō''. Mi-ha is written in either katakana as "ミーハー" or in hiragana as "みいはあ". Moritaka wrote "The Mi-ha" after being asked by her management to come up with some material. She commented that the cover photo is among her favorites. Chart performance "The Mi-ha" peaked at No. 29 on Oricon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |