Miho Fukuhara

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Miho Fukuhara
福原美穂
Sony Music Japan
Websitewww.fukuharamiho.com

Miho Fukuhara (福原 美穂, Fukuhara Miho) (born June 19, 1987) is a

Let It Out", she had her first major anime tie-in with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
.

In early 2013, Fukuhara signed on to be the frontwoman of the worldwide music project Sweetbox, along with rapper/singer LogiQ Pryce. In 2015, she set up her own record label Happy Field Records.

Biography

Early career

Fukuhara was initially signed to the independent, local

tribute album singing "Because You Loved Me
".

She released her first single in early 2008 to varied success. Penning her own lyrics and co-producing the song, "

Love (Winter Song)
" would match the success of "Yasashii Aka" similarly and ultimately surpass it, also going gold and becoming the number 10 song of January 2009.

She released the album

Let It Out", second ending theme to popular anime Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
in early July. "Let It Out" is both Fukuhara's first major anime tie-in and her first single to be released in 3 separate formats, and was released on September 9, 2009. While it was a much bigger hit than "Hanabi Sky", it still fared relatively poorly in terms of both physical and digital sales in comparison to her previous singles "Love (Winter Song)", "Change" and "Yasashii Aka". Leading up to the release of her second studio album Music Is My Life (2010), Fukuhara released the singles "Nande Nakitaku Nacchau n Darō" (2009), "Mirai" (2010) and "Moshikashite" (2010).

In 2010, Fukuhara began releasing conceptual

extended plays. The first, Regrets of Love, featured ballads, while the second two in 2011, The Soul Extreme EP and The Soul Extreme EP II, featured soul and R&B music. The leading track of The Soul Extreme EP, "O2", featured R&B singer Ai, and became a commercial success, with her record label tracking 300,000 legal downloads of the song.[2]

In 2012, Fukuhara debuted as an actress on the musical comedy Kaeru no Ojōsama as Minami Haneda, a member of a singing group called Chansons. As a member of the cast, Fukuhara performed music throughout the series.[3] Fukuhara's third album The Best of Soul Extreme was released in June 2012, led by the single "Dream On" featuring Daichi Miura. The album featured a second duet with Ai, as well as a song performed with Leona Lewis.

Parting with Sony

In early 2013, it was announced that Fukuhara signed on to be the newest frontwoman of the worldwide pop music project Sweetbox along with male singer/rapper LogiQ Pryce. The two recorded their first album Z21 in the first part of 2013 and released their first single "#Z21 (#Zeitgeist21)" in June 2013, shortly after Miho released her singles "Rising Heart", a song used in a campaign for Coca-Cola, and "Beyond", a song used for the anime Space Brothers.

In 2014, Fukuhara parted ways with Sony Music Japan, and became an independent musician.[4] In a music industry wide poll taken from the popular TV program Wednesday's Downtown, Fukuhara was ranked as the seventh most talented singer in Japan.[5] In 2015, Fukuhara set up her own record label Happy Field Records, and released an extended play entitled Something New on December 23.[6]

On March 11, 2022, Fukuhara participated in the Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami tribute concert "One Last Live", performing "Respect" (with Maki Ohguro).[7]

Discography

Main article: Miho Fukuhara discography
  • Rainbow (2008)
  • Music Is My Life (2010)
  • The Best of Soul Extreme (2012)

Concert tours

  • Rainbow Tour (2009)
  • 2009-nen Gakuensai Tour (2009)
  • Sing a Song Tour (2010)
  • Live in Music Vol. 1 (2010)
  • Live in Music Vol. 3 (2011)
  • "The Best of Soul Extreme" Tour (2012)
  • Live in Music Vol. 4 (2012)
  • Miho Fukuhara 5th Anniversary Party "Rising Heart!!" (2013)
  • Live in Music Vol. 5 (2013)
  • Miho Fukuhara & the Mardi Gras Combo Tour (2014)

References

  1. ^ a b Miho Fukuhara at Rate Your Music
  2. ^ "福原美穂、AIとのコラボ曲第2弾アルバム収録決定！ 着うた（R）先行配信スタート" (in Japanese). Modelpress. March 23, 2012. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  3. ^ シャンソンズ(ドラマ『カエルの王女さま』より)劇中歌唱曲ダウンロード配信中!! (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. ^ 充電期間中の福原美穂、レーベル＆事務所から独立 (in Japanese). Natalie. April 2, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  5. Livedoor News [ja] (in Japanese). July 10, 2014. Archived
    from the original on July 11, 2014. 第7位：福原美穂（7票） [#7: Miho Fukuhara (7 votes)]
  6. ^ 福原美穂 待望の新譜決定 (in Japanese). HMV. November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "村上"ポンタ"秀一トリビュート ～One Last LIVE～". Wowow. Retrieved 2022-06-05.

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