Miliyah Kato

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Miliyah Kato
加藤ミリヤ
Background information
Birth name 加藤美穂 (Katō Miho)
Born June 22, 1988 (1988-06-22) (age 23)
Origin Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Genres Pop, contemporary R&B, urban
Occupations Singer, songwriter
Instruments Singing
Years active 2004–present
Labels Mastersix Foundation
Associated acts Shota Shimizu
Website http://www.miliyah.com

Miho Katō (加藤 美穂 Katō Miho?) (born June 22, 1988), better known by her stage name of Miliyah Kato (加藤 ミリヤ Katō Miriya?) is a Japanese pop and urban singer-songwriter from Toyota, Aichi, Japan. Kato made her debut with the release of the single "Never Let Go/Yozora" (2004) and released her debut album Rose (2005) the next year. She is influenced by hip hop and R&B music, especially artists Lauryn Hill and Mary J. Blige. Kato graduated from the Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo. She grew up in a single-parent household, with her mother and brother.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album information Chart positions
[1]		 Total sales
[2]
2005 Rose 2 238,000
2007 Diamond Princess
  • Released: March 7, 2007
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • RIAJ: Gold
 5 107,000
2008 Tokyo Star
  • Released: April 2, 2008
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • RIAJ: Gold
 4 207,000
2009 Ring
  • Released: July 8, 2009
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • RIAJ: Platinum
 2 380,000
2010 Heaven
  • Released: July 28, 2010
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • RIAJ: Platinum
 1 266,000

[edit] Other albums

Year Album information Chart positions
[1]		 Total sales
[2]
2008 Best Destiny
  • Greatest hits album
  • Released: November 5, 2008
  • Label: Sony Music Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • RIAJ: Gold
 1 223,000
2011 M Best
  • Greatest hits album
  • Released: August 3, 2011
  • Label: Sony Music Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1 305,000

[edit] Singles

[edit] As lead artist

Release Title Notes Chart positions Oricon
Sales
[2]		 Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[1]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100†
[3]		 RIAJ Digital Track Chart†
[4]
2004 "Never Let Go/Yozora" (Never let go／夜空 Night Sky?) "Yozora" samples Buddha Brand's "Ningen Hatsudensho." 15 — — 45,000 Rose
"Beautiful" 26 — — 16,000
2005 "Dear Lonely Girl" (ディア ロンリーガール Dia Ronrī Gāru?) Samples Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing," Yuri Satō's "Lonely Girl" and ECD's "ECD no Lonely Girl." 15 — 80* 50,000
"Jōnetsu" (ジョウネツ Passion?) Samples Ua's "Jōnetsu." 11 — — 43,000
2006 "Sotsugyō" (ソツギョウ Graduation?) 23 — — 14,000 Diamond Princess
"Last Summer" 30 — — 14,000
"I Will" 17 — 44* 18,000
2007 "Eyes on You" 13 — 70* 25,000
"My Girl" feat. Color 29 — 42* 10,000 —
"Love Is..." 11 — 33* 26,000 Tokyo Star
"Lalala" feat. Wakadanna (Shōnan no Kaze)/"Futurechecka" feat. Simon, Coma-Chi and Taro Soul "Futurechecka" samples Earth, Wind & Fire's "Brazilian Rhyme" and Zeebra's "Parteechecka."
"Lalala" has been certified Platinum for Chaku Uta Full downloads of over 250,000.		 7 — 5* 49,000
2008 "19 Memories" Samples Namie Amuro's "Sweet 19 Blues."
"19 Memories" has been certified Double Platinum by the RIAJ for downloads of over 500,000.		 16 17 6* 24,000
"Sayonara Baby/Koi Shiteru" "Koi Shiteru" samples Shanice's "I Love Your Smile."
"Sayonara Baby" has been certified Platinum for Chaku Uta Full downloads of over 250,000.		 9 10 9*
43*		 26,000 Ring
2009 "20 (Cry)" 7 7 18* 25,000
"Why" The title song has been certified Gold for Chaku Uta Full downloads of over 100,000. 10 8 2* 29,000 Heaven
2010 "Bye Bye" 8 4 1* 19,000
"Last Love" 13 40 2* 17,000
2011 "Yūsha-Tachi" (勇者たち Heroes?) 8 — 7* 11,000 M Best
"Desire / Baby!Baby!Baby!" 13 — 26*
10*		 8,000
"Roman" 19 — — 5,000
* charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart.
†Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009.

[edit] As featured artist

Release Artist Title Chart positions Oricon
Sales
[2]		 Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[1]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[3]		 RIAJ Digital Track Chart
[4]
2004 Dohzi-T feat. Miliyah Kato "Shōri no Megami" (勝利の女神 Goddess of Victory?) 84 — — 9,000 Dōmu
2006 Dohzi-T feat. Miliyah Kato, Roma Tanaka "Better Days" 30 — — 18,000 Warabest: The Best of Dohzi-T
2007 Zeebra feat. Miliyah Kato "My People" 44 — — 6,000 World of Music
2009 Miliyah Kato with Shota Shimizu "Love Forever" 5 1 2* 90,000 Ring
2010 Shota Shimizu with Miliyah Kato "Forever Love" 4 3 1* 60,000 Journey
Ai feat. Miliyah Kato "Stronger" 26 30 4* 7,000 The Last Ai
2011 Miliyah Kato with Shota Shimizu "Believe" 9 — 2* 16,000 M Best
* charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart.

[edit] Other charted songs

Release Title Notes Chart positions Album
Billboard Japan Hot 100
[3]		 RIAJ Digital Track Chart
[4]
2007 "Kono Mama Zutto Asa Made" (このままずっと朝まで Like This All the Way Until Morning?) Samples Tanto Metro & Devonte's "Everyone Falls In Love." — 92* "Eyes on You" (single)
2008 "Saigo no I Love You" (最後のI LOVE YOU Final I Love You?) — 28* Tokyo Star
"Ai ga Kieta Hi" (愛が消えた日 The Day Love Disappeared?) Samples T.O.K.'s "I Believe" and Blessid Union of Souls' "I Believe." — 31* Best Destiny
2009 "Aitai" (I Miss You) "Aitai" has been certified Gold for Chaku Uta Full downloads of over 100,000. 59 1* Ring
2010 "Sensation" — 46* "Bye Bye" (single)
"Koi ga Owaru Sono Toki ni" (恋が終わるその時に That Time When Love Ended?) — 35*
"Tomorrow" — 61* "Last Love" (single)
"Fallin'" — 72*
"X.O.X.O." Samples Spitz's "Robinson." 80 2* Heaven
"Baby I See You" feat. Verbal — 44*
"I Miss You" — 89*
"Only Holy" Digital Single from "Miliyah the Clips 2004-2010" — 10* Miliyah the Clips 2004-2010 (DVD)
2011 "Me" — 49* M Best
"Rainbow" — 80*
"Baby Tell Me" — 22* "Roman" (single)
* charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart.

[edit] DVDs / Blu-rays

Year Title
2007 Diamond Princess Tour 2007
  • Released: December 12, 2007
  • Format: DVD
  • Peak position: #8
  • Reported sales: 16,000
2008 Tokyo Star Tour 2008
  • Released: December 10, 2008
  • Format: DVD
  • Peak position: #4
  • Reported sales: 24,000
2010 Ring Tour 2009
  • Released: May 26, 2010
  • Format: DVD
  • Peak position: #1
  • #34 Music DVD of 2010 (Japan)
  • Reported sales: 57,000
Miliyah the Clips 2004-2010
  • Released: December 8, 2010
  • Format: DVD
  • Peak position: #4
  • #45 Music DVD of 2011 (Japan)
  • Reported sales: 32,000
2011 Eternal Heaven Tour 2010-2011
  • Release: November 2, 2011
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Peak position: —
  • Reported sales: —

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "アーティスト： 加藤ミリヤ". Oricon. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/search.asp?artcd=343371&artist=%89%C1%93%A1%83%7E%83%8A%83%84&ordt=sle&bs=all&bs2=1. Retrieved 2010-07-30. 
  2. ^ a b c d "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-07-30.  (subscription only)
  3. ^ a b c "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard. http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/. 
  4. ^ a b c "有料音楽配信チャート" (in Japanese). RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/weekly_chart/index.html. 

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