is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is also the lead vocalist of Japanese musical duo

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. Many of her songs, both solo and with See-Saw, have been used as theme songs in various

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

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. She has also performed at

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in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 including collaborations with Chihiro Yonekura in 2008, Angela in 2009 and

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in 2012, and being one of the artists in the Animelo Summer Live theme song singles in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. She has also been a guest performer at the C3 anime convention in Hong Kong. In 2012, Chiaki Ishikawa held two solo live concerts in each of Osaka and Tokyo, the latter held at ''Garden'', Shimo-kitazawa. In July 2012, Chiaki Ishikawa performed at the Firefly anime festival in Guangzhou, China. In January 2013, Chiaki Ishikawa starred in a play which featured her singing several of her songs. On May 13, 2013, Chiaki Ishikawa appeared at an in-store live at Tower Records Shinjuku with

Natsumi Kon is a Japanese musical actress and singer. She is best known for playing Juliette in the musical ''Roméo et Juliette'', which made her professional debut and is recognised as "new-generation diva of the musical world". Early life and education ...

to promote the OP and ED singles from '' Ginga Kikotai Majestic Prince''. On June 14, 2013, Chiaki Ishikawa held a solo live concert in Shibuya. in July 2013 Chiaki Ishikawa performed in a concert in Shanghai, China with Maon Kurosaki. On August 11, 2013, Chiaki Ishikawa performed four songs live at

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2013, opening for

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's ''PianoMe'' concert. On August 29, 2013, Chiaki Ishikawa held a sold-out solo concert in Shibuya O-East, singing 19 songs.

Discography

Maxi Singles

Albums

Other

; Little bird : Featured in ''Uninstall'' single,

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first ending theme ; Vermillion : Featured in ''Uninstall'' single,

second ending theme ; Rakurui :

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(anime) insert song : ; from the album ''Another Sound Of 009 Re: Cyborg'' : Respect Me : '' Ginga Kikotai Majestic Prince'' third ending theme

Songs written for other vocalists

; : Lyrics and music : Performed by

Hiromi Nagasaku is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of the J-pop group Ribbon. Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times'' described her as "the best comic actress working in Japan today". Career Nagasaku appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2003 film '' ...

; : Lyrics and music :

Jura Tripper is the title of a 1995 anime series consisting of 39 25-minute episodes. It was produced by NAS and TV Tokyo and animated by Ashi Productions. It is a loosely based literary adaptation on the novel '' Two Years' Vacation'' (1888) by French au ...

OP, Performed by

Hironobu Kageyama is a Japanese musician, singer and composer. He is best known for his work on anime, video game and ''tokusatsu'' soundtracks. Kageyama first rose to prominence as a teenager in the 1970s as lead singer of the rock band Lazy. Following their br ...

; : Lyrics only : Performed by

Sōichirō Hoshi is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Arts Vision. Some of his major anime roles include Son Goku in '' Saiyuki'', Kira Yamato in ''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed'', '' Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny'' & '' Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Free ...

;

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image song ; "Blast of Wind", 2007 : Lyrics only : Performed by Saori Kiuji;

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OP ; : Lyrics only : Performed by Kaori Hikita; Hatenko Yugi ED ; : Lyrics and music to both songs : Performed by

Hiroyuki Yoshino is a Japanese voice actor and singer. On leading roles, he played Yoshimori Sumimura in '' Kekkaishi'', Hibiki Tokai in '' Vandread'', Yuji Kagura in ''Tona-Gura!'', Takumi Nishijō in '' Chaos;Head'', Yusuke "Bossun" Fujisaki in '' Sket Dance ...

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Character CD ; : Lyrics and music : Performed by Chihiro Yonekura ; : Lyrics only : Performed by hibiku ; : Lyrics only : Performed by

; "Strawberry Pain", 2012 : Lyrics only : Performed by

Manami Numakura is a Japanese voice actress and former singer. She is affiliated with Arts Vision. Her best-known role is in ''The Idolmaster'' video game franchise where she voices Hibiki Ganaha from the rival group known as Project Fairy. Other major roles i ...

; : Lyrics only : Performed by Asuka Ookura, Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo ED ; : Lyrics and music : Performed by

Ayahi Takagaki is a Japanese actress and singer. She had her first major voice acting roles in 2007, voicing Jasmine in ''Deltora Quest (anime), Deltora Quest'' and Lucia Nahashi in ''Venus Versus Virus''. Her career as a musician began with her performance o ...

; : Lyrics and music : Performed by Natsumi Kon, Ginga Kikotai Majestic Prince OP

See-Saw

See See-Saw discography

External links

Official website

Victor Entertainment page
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Chiaki Ishikawa at vgmdb.net

Chiakin.net (Unofficial fansite)

References

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