See-Saw (group)

This article is about the Japanese musical duo. For other uses, see Seesaw (disambiguation).

See-Saw is a Japanese pop duo (formerly a trio) originally from Tokyo, Japan. Its members included Chiaki Ishikawa (vocals) and Yuki Kajiura; former member Yukiko Nishioka (西岡 由紀子, Nishioka Yukiko) left the group in April 1994 to pursue a writing career. The group temporarily disbanded in 1995, but reunited in 2001.

See-Saw
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Pop
Years active	1993 (1993)–1995 2002 (2002)–2005 2019 (2019)– ^[1]
Labels	FunHouse Victor Entertainment
Members	Chiaki Ishikawa Yuki Kajiura
Past members	Yukiko Nishioka
Website	www.jvcmusic.co.jp/see-saw

The duo of Ishikawa and Kajiura performed opening and ending themes in several anime series, including .hack//SIGN and .hack//Liminality, two insert songs for Noir, the first ending theme to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, and the final ending theme to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.

Discography

A list of See-Saw’s works can be found at vocalist Chiaki Ishikawa’s website. Soundtracks and various artist albums that the group has also appeared on are listed here.

Albums

• I Have a Dream (September 26, 1993)
• See-Saw (October 26, 1994)
• Early Best (February 21, 2003) [compilation]
• Dream Field (February 21, 2003)
• See-Saw Complete Best "See-Saw-Scene" (June 10, 2020) [compilation]

Singles

• "Swimmer" (July 25, 1993)
• "Kirai ni Naritai" (キライになりたい, "I Can't Hate You") (September 23, 1993)
• "Chao Tokyo" (March 24, 1994)
• "Suhada (No Make)" (素肌 ～ノーメイク～, "Bare Skin") (August 1, 1994)
• "Slender Chameleon" (スレンダーカメレオン, "Surendaa Kamereon") (September 24, 1994)
• "Mata Aeru Kara" (また会えるから, "Because We Can Meet Again") (February 1, 1995)
• "Obsession.Yasashii Yoake" (Obsession/優しい夜明け, "Obsession/Gentle Dawn") (May 22, 2002) #45
• "Edge/Tasogare no Umi" (Edge/黄昏の海, "Edge/Sea of Twilight") (July 24, 2002) #30
• "Anna ni Issho Datta no ni" (あんなに一緒だったのに, "We Were So Close Together") (October 23, 2002) #5
• "Kimi ga Ita Monogatari/Emerald Green" (君がいた物語, "A Story With You In It/Emerald Green") (January 22, 2003) #18
• "Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru" (君は僕に似ている, "You Are Similar To Me") (August 3, 2005) #4

Soundtracks

• Noir Original Soundtrack 2 (October 3, 2001)
• blanc dans NOIR ~Kuro no Naka no Shiro~ (blanc dans NOIR ～黒の中の白～) (November 7, 2001)
• .hack//SIGN Original Soundtrack 1 (July 24, 2002)
• .hack//Liminality Original Soundtrack (September 21, 2002)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Original Soundtrack 1 (December 4, 2002)
• .hack//Legend of the Twilight Original Soundtrack (February 21, 2003)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Original Soundtrack 3 (September 21, 2003)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Complete Best (September 26, 2003 / January 15, 2004)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Original Soundtrack 4 (December 16, 2004)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Complete Best Dash (November 2, 2005 / May 7, 2006)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Suit CD, Volume 9: Athrun Zala × ∞ Justice Gundam (January 25, 2006)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Suit CD, Volume 10: Kira Yamato × Strike Freedom Gundam (April 21, 2006)

• Mobile Suite Gundam SEED Remastered Soundtrack See-saw. Re track "あんなに一緒だったのに Anna ni Issho Datta no ni" "We Were So Close Together". this is going back to 2002 (February 22, 2012)
• Mobile Suite Gundam SEED Remastered Soundtrack See-saw feat Kalifina. Re track "あんなに一緒だったのに Anna ni Issho Datta no ni" "We Were So Close Together". this is going back to 2002 (February 22, 2012)

Various artist compilations

• Girls’ Kitchen (December 1993)
• ILLUMINATED J’s SOUND I (February 2, 1994)
• GiRL POP Sengen! (GiRL POP宣言！) (March 1994)
• Snow Kiss …Ing I (November 1994)
• Snow Kiss …Ing II (November 1994)
• ROOM, Volume 1: Ima Nara Mō Ichido Hanashitai (ROOM vol.1 今ならもう一度話したい) (March 17, 1995)
• ILLUMINATED J’S SOUND II (March 25, 1995)
• Victor Anime Song Collection I (March 24, 2005)
• Victor Anime Song Collection II (March 24, 2005)

External links

English

• (in English)

Japanese

• See-Saw at Victor Entertainment

References

1. "canta-per-me.net - A Yuki Kajiura Fansite » Blog Archive » See-Saw LIVE ~Dream Field 2019~ (!!!) & Lord El Melloi II Case Files Live !". 17 August 2019.