Chiaki Ishikawa

Chiaki Ishikawa 石川智晶
Chiaki Ishikawa at Anime Expo 2007
Background information
Born	March 29, 1969 (1969-03-29)
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Victor Entertainment
Associated acts	See-Saw
Website	http://www.chiakiishikawa.com/

Chiaki Ishikawa (石川智晶, Ishikawa Chiaki, previously 石川 知亜紀 before 2005, born March 29, 1969 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer/songwriter. She is also the lead vocalist of Japanese musical duo See-Saw. Many of her songs, both solo and with See-Saw, have been used as theme songs in various anime series. Since 2003, her popularity abroad as part of See-Saw and as a solo artist has risen significantly. She made an appearance at Anime Expo 2007 as a Guest of Honor.

Discography

Maxi Singles

#	Single information	Sales
Debut	"Like an angel / Ame no Hi ni Koi wo Shita" Released: February 4, 2004 Oricon top 200 position: did not chart Theme song from: Mermaid's Forest	---
2nd	"Utsukushi Kereba Sore de Ii" Released: April 19, 2006 Oricon top 200 position: #34 Theme song from: Simoun	7,400
3rd	"Namida" Released: March 21, 2007 Oricon top 200 position: #158 Theme song from: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto	600
4th	"Uninstall" Released: June 13, 2007 Oricon top 200 position: #13 Theme song from: Bokura no	22,400
5th	"1/2" Released: November 21, 2007 Oricon top 200 position: #58 Theme song from: You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle	3,400
6th	"Prototype" Released: December 3, 2008 Oricon top 200 position: #3 Theme song from: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season	49,703
7th	"First Pain" Released: July 29, 2009 Oricon top 200 position: #45 Theme song from: Element Hunters	3,217
8th	"Gyakko" Released: August 4, 2010 Oricon top 200 position: #32 Theme song from: Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes	6,015
9th	"Mou Nani mo Kowakunai, Kowaku wa Nai" Released: October 6, 2010 Oricon top 200 position: #18 Theme song from: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer	7,913
10th	"Fukanzen Nenshou / Switch ga Haittara" Released: July 27, 2011 Oricon top 200 position: #19 Theme song from: Kamisama Dolls	12,542

Albums

#	Album information	Sales
Debut	Magnolia Released: June 23, 1999 Oricon top 200 position: did not chart	---
2nd	Inner Garden Released: December 3, 2003 From singles: Like an angel/Ame no Hi ni Koi wo Shita Oricon top 200 position: #231	1,200
3rd	Boku wa Mada Nanimo Shiranai Released: August 22, 2007 From singles: Utsukushikereba Sore de ii, Namida and Uninstall Oricon top 200 position: #23	15,861
4th	Daremo Oshiete Kurenakatta Koto Released: September 30, 2009 From singles: 1/2 (hanbun), Prototype and First Pain Oricon top 200 position: #28	8,508

Other

Little bird

Featured in Uninstall single, Bokurano first ending theme

Vermillion

Featured in Uninstall single, Bokurano second ending theme

Rakurui

Sengoku Basara (anime) insert song

Songs written for other vocalists

"Ai ni Kite" (逢いにきて, "Come to see", 1994)

Lyrics and music

Performed by Hiromi Nagasaku

"Bokutachi no Start" (僕たちのスタート, Bokutachi no Sutāto, "Our Start" 1995)

Lyrics and music

Performed by Hironobu Kageyama

"Ima, Kono Shunkan ga Subete" (今、この瞬間がすべて, "Now, all at this moment", 2003)

Lyrics only

Performed by Sōichirō Hoshi

"Tsumetai Tsuki no Shita de Nakereba Hibikanai" (冷たい月の下でなければ響かない, "If there's no resonate under the cold moon", 2010)

Lyrics only

Performed by hibiku

See-Saw

See See-Saw discography

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Victor Entertainment page (Japanese)
• Chiaki Ishikawa discography at Discogs
• Chiaki Ishikawa discography at MusicBrainz