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Shōjo Robot
is a song by Rie Tomosaka, written by rock musician Ringo Shiina. It was released as her final single before her hiatus, on ., accessed through The song was used as an ending theme song for the Nippon Television variety show :ja:FUN, Fun. Rie Tomosaka version Background Ringo Shiina had previously worked with Tomosaka on her 1999 album, . She had written the lead single, "Cappuccino (Rie Tomosaka song), Cappuccino," the B-side to the single and the album track . Conception Shiina created a temporary 5 piece band to record the single, and named it . Along with Tomosaka on vocals and Shiina on piano/back-up vocals, Hisako Tabuchi of Number Girl/Bloodthirsty Butchers featured as the band's guitarist. The songs on the single were created in the vein of Shiina's ''Shōso Strip'' album (released three months prior). "Shōjo Robot" and "Ikenai Ko" were written with Tomosaka's image in mind, while "Nippon ni Umarete" was an unused demo from the ''Shōso Strip'' sessions. Release T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rie Tomosaka
is a Japanese actress and pop star from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo. She works for Itoh Company. From 1996 to 1997, she has also released music under the name . Profile Tomosaka's father is a beautician. In 1998, she majored in International Culture at Teikyo University, later dropping out. In 1999, she confessed that she had an eating disorder. When she began to appear on television, her female classmates came to ignore her suddenly. In high school, her national popularity rose, causing her stress that resulted in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. In April 2003, she married , a theatre director and an actor, and gave birth to her son at home in October 2004. However, she announced on her blog on December 31, 2008 that they divorced. In September 2007, her blog had about 30,000,000 monthly views. She has maintained her management relationship with Itoh Company for modelling, endorsements and acting work. Tomosaka married Suneohair in 2011. They divorced in 2016. On December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |