Mayumi Kojima (小島麻由美, Kojima Mayumi, born September 30, 1972) is a Japanese Shibuya-kei musician. As of 2015, she has released 10 studio albums, 3 extended plays and several singles. Her music has been featured in multiple movies and television commercials. In the west, she is best known for her songs "Hatsukoi" (はつ恋), which was featured in a Nintendo commercial for the Game Boy Advance and the video game Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3,[1][2] and "Poltergeist" (ポルターガイスト, Porutāgaisuto), which was used as the opening theme song of the animeGhost Hound.[3]
Mayumi Kojima
小島麻由美
Born
(1972-09-30) September 30, 1972 (age 51) Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Mayumi Kojima was born in Tokyo. When she was in high school, she heard some music by Rosemary Clooney and suddenly became captivated by American 50s music. But English lyrics were troublesome, so she decided to make her own music.[4] In childhood, influenced by her brother, she enjoyed listening to classical music, but with the new influence of 50s and 60s pop, she wanted to cross jazzy rhythms with different musical genres like the old pop artists did.[5] At the age of 18, she wrote her first song, "Manatsu no Umi" (真夏の海), and the demo tape was noticed by a record company. From then on, her life as a musician started.[4] She made her debut release on July 21, 1995, with the single "Kekkonsōdanjo" (結婚相談所),[6] and in 1998, having released 3 albums and 6 singles since her debut, she went on her first national tour.[7]
Kojima's music was licensed by companies for use in commercials, the first of which were Calbee. This was followed by other commercials and use in other television media. In 1999, Kojima provided the song "Fūsen" (ふうせん) for the NHK TV program Minna no Uta. In addition, she was also in charge of animation for the song using her characteristic illustration style often seen on her album covers.[2] In 2001, Nintendo aired a commercial in Japan for the Game Boy Advance which was later edited as a commercial for the video game Super Mario Advance 4 in the United States, in which Kojima's song, "Hatsukoi" (はつ恋), was featured. The original commercial was on air from 2001 to 2002 with the Super Mario Advance 4 variant being one of the first times non-Japanese people were exposed to her music.[1][2] In 2005, Kojima's song "Poltergeist" (ポルターガイスト, Porutāgaisuto) was used as the opening theme song of Production I.G.'s 20th anniversary project, the anime Ghost Hound.[3]
In 2015, as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of her debut, she collaborated with Israeli surf rock band Boom Pam to create the album With Boom Pam, which consists of new interpretations of some of her earlier songs in a new style influenced by Mediterranean surf rock. The album was released on July 22, 2015.[8] On the same day, the limited edition commemorative album compilation La saison de Cécile 1995–1999 (セシルの季節, Seshiru no Kisetsu) was also released. It includes her three first albums, also called the Cécile trilogy, in new remastered UHQCD format with previously unreleased demos, instrumentals and alternate takes/mixes. Furthermore, the unfinished album Ai no Mirage (愛のミラージュ, Ai no Mirāju) is included.[9]
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Mayumi Kojima 小島麻由美 Kojima Mayumi born September 30 1972 is a Japanese Shibuya kei musician As of 2015 she has released 10 studio albums 3 extended plays and several singles Her music has been featured in multiple movies and television commercials In the west she is best known for her songs Hatsukoi はつ恋 which was featured in a Nintendo commercial for the Game Boy Advance and the video game Super Mario Advance 4 Super Mario Bros 3 1 2 and Poltergeist ポルターガイスト Porutagaisuto which was used as the opening theme song of the anime Ghost Hound 3 Mayumi Kojima小島麻由美Born 1972 09 30 September 30 1972 age 51 Nakano Tokyo JapanGenresShibuya Kei Jazz Blues Bossa novaOccupation s Singer songwriter musicianInstrument s Vocals guitar pianoYears active1995 presentLabelsAWDR LR2 2009 present Pony Canyon 1995 2009 Websitekojimamayumi wbr com Contents 1 Life and career 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Extended plays 2 3 Singles 2 4 Live albums 2 5 Compilations 2 6 DVDs 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditMayumi Kojima was born in Tokyo When she was in high school she heard some music by Rosemary Clooney and suddenly became captivated by American 50s music But English lyrics were troublesome so she decided to make her own music 4 In childhood influenced by her brother she enjoyed listening to classical music but with the new influence of 50s and 60s pop she wanted to cross jazzy rhythms with different musical genres like the old pop artists did 5 At the age of 18 she wrote her first song Manatsu no Umi 真夏の海 and the demo tape was noticed by a record company From then on her life as a musician started 4 She made her debut release on July 21 1995 with the single Kekkonsōdanjo 結婚相談所 6 and in 1998 having released 3 albums and 6 singles since her debut she went on her first national tour 7 Kojima s music was licensed by companies for use in commercials the first of which were Calbee This was followed by other commercials and use in other television media In 1999 Kojima provided the song Fusen ふうせん for the NHK TV program Minna no Uta In addition she was also in charge of animation for the song using her characteristic illustration style often seen on her album covers 2 In 2001 Nintendo aired a commercial in Japan for the Game Boy Advance which was later edited as a commercial for the video game Super Mario Advance 4 in the United States in which Kojima s song Hatsukoi はつ恋 was featured The original commercial was on air from 2001 to 2002 with the Super Mario Advance 4 variant being one of the first times non Japanese people were exposed to her music 1 2 In 2005 Kojima s song Poltergeist ポルターガイスト Porutagaisuto was used as the opening theme song of Production I G s 20th anniversary project the anime Ghost Hound 3 In 2015 as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of her debut she collaborated with Israeli surf rock band Boom Pam to create the album With Boom Pam which consists of new interpretations of some of her earlier songs in a new style influenced by Mediterranean surf rock The album was released on July 22 2015 8 On the same day the limited edition commemorative album compilation La saison de Cecile 1995 1999 セシルの季節 Seshiru no Kisetsu was also released It includes her three first albums also called the Cecile trilogy in new remastered UHQCD format with previously unreleased demos instrumentals and alternate takes mixes Furthermore the unfinished album Ai no Mirage 愛のミラージュ Ai no Miraju is included 9 Discography EditAlbums Edit List of albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPN 10 Blues de Cecile セシルのブルース Seshiru no Burusu Released August 19 1995 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD LP digital download Hatachi no Koi 二十歳の恋 Hatachi no Koi L Amour a 20ans Released September 20 1996 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD LP digital download 90Sayonara Cecile さよならセシル Sayonara Seshiru Adieu la saison de Cecile Released June 17 1998 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD LP digital download 19My Name Is Blue Released September 5 2001 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD LP digital download 14Ai no Poltergeist 愛のポルターガイスト Ai no Porutagaisuto Ai no Poltergeist Sounds of Kojima Mayumi Released January 16 2003 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD LP digital download 17Sweetheart of Pablo パブロの恋人 Paburo no Koibito Released September 15 2004 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD LP digital download 47Swingin Caravan スウィンギン キャラバン Suwingin Kyaraban Released March 15 2006 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 77Blue Rondo ブルーロンド Buru Rondo Released February 3 2010 JPN Label AWDR LR2 Formats CD LP digital download 42On the Road 路上 Rojō Released December 3 2014 JPN Label AWDR LR2 Formats CD LP digital download Note Instrumental album was also released 86With Boom Pam Released July 22 2015 JPN Label AWDR LR2 Formats CD digital download 138Cover Songs Released December 2 2015 JPN Label AWDR LR2 Formats CD digital download 118Alternative titles in parenthesesExtended plays Edit List of extended plays with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPN 10 Omokage 面おもかげ影 Omo Omokage Kage Released November 19 2003 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 84Kojima Mayumi s Paperback Released September 21 2005 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats Book CD On the Beach 渚にて Nagisa ni te Released July 9 2014 JPN Label AWDR LR2 Formats CD digital download 71Singles Edit List of singles with selected chart positions Title Single details Peak positionsJPN 10 Kekkonsōdanjo 結婚相談所 Released July 21 1995 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download Koi no Kokuraku Tokkyu 恋の極楽特急 Released November 17 1995 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download Sensei no Okiniiri 先生のお気に入り Released February 12 1996 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download Manatsu no Umi 真夏の海 Released June 5 1996 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download Hatsukoi Oshaberi Oshaberi はつ恋 おしゃべり おしゃべり Released June 18 1997 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 95 Cecile Cat Blues セシルカットブルース Seshiru Katto Burusu Released May 20 1998 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download Mayonaka no Party 真夜中のパーティー Mayonaka no Patii Released December 2 1998 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 94 Fusen ふうせん Ballon a Jouer Released March 3 1999 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 92 Rokudenashi ろくでなし Released September 1 1999 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download Waiwaiwai わいわいわい Released April 18 2001 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 48 Amai Koi 甘い恋 Released August 1 2001 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 73 Rocksteady Girl ロック ステディ ガール Rakku Sutedi Garu Released April 17 2002 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 40 Itoshi no Kids 愛しのキッズ Itoshi no Kizzu Released September 19 2002 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 73 Blue Melody ブルーメロディ Buru Merodi Released September 1 2004 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 94 Merry Go Round メリーゴーランド Merii Gō Rando Released September 1 2009 JPN Label AWDR LR2 Formats CD digital download 71 Arabesque アラベスク Arabesuku Released November 11 2009 JPN Label AWDR LR2 Formats CD digital download 83Awa ni Natta Koi Tsukikage no Napoli 泡になった恋 月影のナポリ Tintarella di luna Released July 9 2014 JPN Label AWDR LR2 Formats LP Yuhi ga Naiteiru 夕陽が泣いている Released August 2 2014 JPN Label HMV Formats LP Note HMV Exclusive 200 Pressings Limited Edition 11 Alternative titles in parenthesesLive albums Edit List of live albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNSongs for Gentlemen Released February 17 2000 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 44Compilations Edit List of compilation albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPN 10 Me and My Monkey on the Moon Released December 6 2000 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 44A Musical Biography 2001 2007 Released September 5 2007 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD digital download 87La saison de Cecile 1995 1999 セシルの季節 Seshiru no Kisetsu Released July 22 2015 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats CD 109DVDs Edit Title DetailsBlues de la Cecile セシル座のブルース Seshiru Za no Burusu Released March 19 2003 JPN Label Pony Canyon Formats VHS DVD Type Music videoGALACTiKA 07 Released November 3 2004 JPN Label Albatros Dub Formats DVD Type Live interviewBlue Rondo Live Released November 24 2010 JPN Label Uplink Formats DVD CD Type LiveReferences Edit a b Hatsukoi The Best Licensed Songs Used in Video Game Commercials Complex complex com Retrieved July 16 2015 a b c 小島麻由美 Mayumi Kojima SPACE SHOWER MUSIC spaceshowermusic com in Japanese Retrieved July 28 2015 a b 神霊狩 GHOST HOUND スタッフ キャスト ゴーストハウンド goo ne jp in Japanese Archived from the original on August 21 2013 Retrieved July 16 2015 a b 小島麻由美オフィシャルサイト 1994年 kojimamayumi com in Japanese Retrieved July 26 2015 Interview Mayumi Kojima kochipan org in French Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved July 28 2015 小島麻由美オフィシャルサイト 1995年 kojimamayumi com in Japanese Retrieved July 26 2015 小島麻由美オフィシャルサイト 1998年 kojimamayumi com in Japanese Retrieved July 30 2015 小島麻由美の代表曲の数々が地中海を経由してテルアビブ サーフロック サウンドとしてリボーン SPACE SHOWER MUSIC spaceshowermusic com in Japanese Retrieved July 26 2015 小島麻由美 セシルの季節ーLa saison de cecile 1995 1999 UHQCD ポニーキャニオン ponycanyon co jp in Japanese Archived from the original on May 16 2015 Retrieved July 26 2015 a b c d 小島麻由美 ORICON STYLE Oricon in Japanese Retrieved July 26 2015 小島麻由美 夕陽が泣いている HMV record shop hmv co jp in Japanese Archived from the original on September 13 2015 Retrieved July 30 2015 External links EditOfficial website Mayumi Kojima at Space Shower Music Mayumi Kojima Discography Mayumi Kojima Discography at Pony Canyon Mayumi Kojima at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mayumi Kojima amp oldid 1124890631 Albums, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
