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melody. (Melody Miyuki Ishikawa) is a Japanese-American born and raised in Hawaii, where she attended Punahou School. She moved to Japan when she was 19 years old to pursue her singing career. She has three younger sisters, one of whom (Christine, who goes by the name Kuris) is also involved with the music industry in Japan. melody became most popular in Japan when her song "Over The Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz was used in a commercial for Mitsubishi Motors. She is also known for singing the hit single "realize" which was the theme song for a Drama series called "Dragon Zakura", which debuted #6 on the Oricon charts.
melody.'s single "Lovin' U" was used in a Raycious commercial in 2006. The single included the B-side "Our Journey", which was the theme song for the 2006 movie Gen Yu Den starring Rena Tanaka, who also co-wrote the lyrics to the song. melody. made an appearance in a Japanese Subaru Forester commercial in Spring and Summer 2007, in which her single "Finding My Road", was used as promotion. In April 2007, she started hosting the English-language Japanese music show, J-Melo on NHK World TV. Her single, "Love Story", written by her sister Kuris was used in a drama series "Kodoku No Kake - Itoshikihito Yo" in Summer 2007.
melody. was casted as Yumi in Electronic Art's Need for Speed Carbon. Her song "Feel the Rush", written by her sister Kuris, was also used in the game.
It was announced in February 2008 that melody. would release her fourth album "Lei Aloha". The release came just nine months after "Ready to Go!" and had only one preceeding single "haruka ~haruka~". The album was released on April 9th 2008. melody. stated that this album is about bonds. On October 8th, 2008 melody. released her first compilation album "The Best of melody. ~Timeline~". It covers her singles from "Dreamin' Away" to "haruka ~haruka~". In September 2008 it was announced that melody. will no longer be the host of J-Melo. Japanese singer May J. will take her place for the upcoming season.
melody. is friends with fellow Hawaii-born Japanese-American singer, Yuna Ito.
According to melody.'s blog (22 Oct 2008), she states that she will put her musical career on hiatus and pursue a career as a fashion designer.
Albums
"Sincerely"
Release Date: 21/01/2004
Peak Position: #3
Sales Total:87,294
"Be as one"
Release Date: 12/04/2006
Peak Position: #5
Sales Total:78,587
"READY TO GO!"
Release Date:04/07/2007
Peak Position: #6
Sales Total:45,184
"Lei Aloha"
Release Date: 09/04/2008
Peak Position: #15
Sales Total:20,609
"The Best of melody. ~Timeline~"
Release Date: 08/10/2008
Peak Position: #4
Sales Total:36,549*
Singles
19/02/2003 Dreamin' Away Peak Position: #33 Sales Total: 20,054
18/06/2003 Simple As That / Over The Rainbow Peak Position: #29 Sales Total: 14,608
22/10/2003 miss you (m-flo loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei) Peak Position: #8 Sales Total:70,901
27/11/2003 Crystal Love Peak Position: #34 Sales Total: 16,889
09/06/2004 Believe me -English Version- Peak Position: #30 Sales Total: 11,950
09/06/2004 Believe me -Japanese Version- Peak Position: #16 Sales Total: 17,539
12/01/2005 Next to You Peak Position: #14 Sales Total: 21,876
17/08/2005 realize / Take a Chance Peak Position: #6 Sales Total: 127,869
15/02/2006 see you... Peak Position: #19 Sales Total: 13,070
08/11/2006 Lovin' U Peak Position: #16 Sales Total: 15,434
14/02/2007 Finding My Road Peak Position: #13 Sales Total: 17,594
30/05/2007 Love Story Peak Position:#21 Sales Total: 10,922
13/02/2008 haruka ~haruka~ (遥花 ～はるか～) Peak Position:#10 Sales Total: 39,042
DVDs
* May 12, 2004 – First Visual Issue ~clips and more~ Sincerely Yours
* February 23, 2005 - m-flo's ASTROMANTIC DVD ("miss you" music video)
* February 22, 2006 - m-flo's TOUR 2005 BEAT SPACE NINE at Nihon Budokan ("miss you" performance)
* November 8, 2006 – Be as one TOUR 2006 Live & Document
* October 31, 2007 - m-flo's TOUR 2007 COSMICOLOR @ Yokohama Arena ("miss you" performance)
Album Appearances
* "miss you", m-flo loves melody. & Yamamoto Ryohei, ASTROMANTIC (2004)
* "Manatsu No Dekigoto", Tsutsumi Kyouhei tribute album, "The Popular Music" (2007)
* "Stuck In Your Love", m-flo loves melody., Cosmicolor(2007)
