, known before as Miki Kawashima, is a Japanese musical composer, singer-songwriter, lyricist under

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records.

Biography

In 1986, she debuted as ''Miki Kawashima'' with the single Silk no Kuchibiru under

CBS Sony , often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation and is ...

label. Three years, she debuted as Daria Kawashima with the single ''Shiny Day'' under the Zain Records label. Since joining the Being agency, Kawashima has composed and wrote several songs for artists like

Zard were a Japanese pop rock group, originally with five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as its only constant member. Zard's work was sold under the record label B-Gram Records, Inc. Their most popular and successful songs are , , and " M ...

and Deen. In 1992, she composed ''

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'' under the alias of ''Tetsuya Komuro'', presumably inspired by the legendary songwriter of the same name. The song would later be used as an opening theme for the popular

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series

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. Kawashima also became known as the vocalist and leader of the heavy metal band '' Feel So Bad''. In 2003, she participated in the cover album '' The Hit Parade'', covering Gedō's ''Hyun Hyun''. It was produced by

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from

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. In 2016, she made her return as a solo artist with the digital release of her album ''Life Now''. Some of her music video clips are included in musicvideo DVD series ''90s Being Rock Hits''.

Discography

During her solo career as Daria Kawashima she released four singles, 2 studio, 1 digital and 1 compilation album.

Singles

*Shiny Day (1991) *Don't Look Back (1991) *Get it On (1992) *Kanashiki Jiyuu no Hate ni (悲しき自由の果てに) (1992)

Studio albums

*Believin' myself (1991) *Don't Look Back (1992)

Compilation album

*complete of Kawashima Daria & FEEL SO BAD at the BEING studio (2003)

Digital album

*LIFE=NOW (2016)

List of provided works as a lyricist

Sakurakko Club

*Nani ga Nandemo

B.B.Queens

*I remember you

Mi-ke

*Moon na Kimochi wa Osenchi *Oh My Sweet Heart

Deen

*Omoikiri Waratte *Eien wo Azuketekurete *Twelve *Mou Nakanaide

Band-Maid

*Freezer *Don't Apply the Brake *Beauty and the Beast

List of provided works as a composer

Zard

*Forever ( Mou Sagasanai) *Ano Hohoemi wo Wasurenai de, Why Don't You Leave Me Alone, Ai wa Nemutteru, So Together ( Hold Me) *Listen to Me (

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) * Stray Love * Take Me to Your Dream * Ready, Go!

Mi-ke

*Ano Hi no I Love you

Yumiko Morishita

*Tears *Somebody to Believe

Key West Club

*Oaetsurae no Destiny *Silent Beach *Yume wa Majorika Senorita

Dali

Wands

*Kodoku he no Target (

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) *Don't Cry (

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)

T-Bolan

*Heart of Gold

Baad

*Dakishimetai Mou Ichido

Twinzer

*DON'T FORGET YOU

Noriko Sakai

*Here I am: Nakitai toki wa Nakeba ii

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*Precious Days *Fly Away *Solitude *Mask *Endless World *One's Love, ask me, Deep Black, Clash! Clash! (Mushoku) *Never Free *Song for you *U&I (Ikitakuwanai Bokura)

Hayami Kishimoto

*SAY GOOD BYE GLOOMY DAYS *Konya wa Kaeranai *Domino

Sparkling Point

*South Point

The Tambourines

*Star (

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)

Rina Aiuchi

*Rainbow *NAVY BLUE *Rosemary *I can't stop my love for you♥ *crystal pearl *Alright *Rock Steady *Playgirl *Neverending Winter *Thanx

Miki Matsuhashi

*Itsumademo Ai wo Tsutumou

U-ka Saegusa in dB

*It's for you *Hirari Yume Ichiya

Aiko Kitahara

*Sayonara wo Ageta Hi ga Chikasugite (

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) *Love is blind?! (

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) *Sono Egao yo Eien ni

Aya Kamiki

*ShooBidooBiBa, Because I close to you

NMB48

*With my soul

List of provided works as both lyricist and composer

Zard

*Koi Onna no Yūutsu, Onna de Itai ( Good-bye My Loneliness)

Manish

*Kirameku Toki ni Torawarete

Aiko Yanagihara

*Don't let met down

Keiko Utoku

*Kirei da to Ittekureta

T-Bolan

*Kanashimi ga Itaiyo

Television appearances

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: *Kanashiki Jiyuu no Hate ni *Baribari Saikyou No.1 (Feel so Bad)

External links

*Official site (WebArchived

*BeingGiza profil

*Daria Kawashima Twitte

*Feel so Bad Official Websit

*Feel so Bad Official YouTube channe

*

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kawashima, Daria 1967 births 20th-century Japanese composers 20th-century Japanese women singers 20th-century Japanese singers Being Inc. artists Japanese women composers Living people 20th-century women composers