is a retired female
Japanese popular music
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1 ...
singer. She was affiliated with the
Giza Studio
is a Japanese record label.
The Giza Studio started as an indie label in the late 1990s under the name Garage Indies Zapping Association, but soon Being Inc. bought it as their sister label company. Giza Studio is located in Osaka, Japan and ...
recording label for her four-year career.
Biography
When Hayami Kishimoto was 10 years old at the 5th grade in elementary school in Japan, she began to go to dancing lessons and soon after started singing course as well. The dance style she learnt was primarily Jazz, then advanced into Hip-hop and later lock and House.
Dreaming to be a professional singer and signed a contract with formerly
Vision Factory
, operating as Rising Production, is a Japanese talent agency. It largely works with musical talent, but has branched out in recent years to include actors and comedians. The company came into prominence after the widespread successes of musical ...
. In October 2002 she tried out for "Dig Star" audition by
GIZA Studio
is a Japanese record label.
The Giza Studio started as an indie label in the late 1990s under the name Garage Indies Zapping Association, but soon Being Inc. bought it as their sister label company. Giza Studio is located in Osaka, Japan and ...
, and won the grand champion with her singing and dancing. Those staff at GIZA Studio were so enthusiastic to publish Kishimoto's first single CD, that she debut in eighth month after the audition which was rare those days.
On her birth day on June 25, 2003, GIZA Studio published Kishimoto's first single CD, that appeared on Oricon single chart in the first week as no.15 and a smash hit.
She released 11 single CDs, one mini album, two full album. As a dancer with bold and sharp style, and as a lyricist she spelled out her personal view of love and friendship as a young woman. As a fashion icon who designed jackets, costumes and nail art she put on for her performance, became so popular among girls of her age, and many fashion magazines made her appear on their pages.
[
]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
Compilation albums
# (December 2003) by GIZA Records, two CDs, No.7 . GZCA-5044, GZCA-5045.[
# (October 2004) by B-Gram RECORDS, one CD. No.5 JBCJ-9010.][
# (November 2004) by B-VISION, two visual DVDs. No.4 Please Mr.Postman (chorus with Rina Aiuchi); no.5 ONBD-7037, ONBD-7038.][
]
References
External links
*
* (active from December 31, 2005 to April 22, 2008)
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kishimoto, Hayami
1987 births
Being Inc. artists
Living people
Musicians from Kyoto
Musicians from Kyoto Prefecture
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese women singers