, also called Eiko or Peko, is a female
J-pop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the ...
singer-songwriter, and producer who is currently affiliated with Heart Company. She is best known for singing the opening themes of the
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
series ''
Higurashi When They Cry
is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the ''When They Cry'' franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the ficti ...
''. Eiko also handles a school called Shimamiya Size (S-size) in Sapporo. Some of her former students are
I've Sound
I've Sound, or simply called , is a Japanese techno/ trance music production group based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Led by Kazuya Takase, it features the talents of seasoned "sound creators" and many different vocalists, known as to their ...
singers
Mami Kawada
is a former Japanese pop singer and lyricist who was signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan and also a member of I've Sound, a musical group which produces soundtracks for ''eroge'' (erotic games) and anime.
Born and raised in Sapporo, Ja ...
,
Kotoko and
Kaori Utatsuki
is a J-pop singer who is signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment. She is a former member of the music production group I've Sound based in Sapporo, Japan. She has performed several songs for eroge together with the other I've Sound members. In A ...
. She announced on May 10, 2010, via Twitter that she was diagnosed with
thyroid cancer
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. Her "Perfect World Live Tour", which was scheduled to begin in June, was subsequently canceled. She made an announcement of her full recovery from cancer on January 28, 2011.
Discography
Albums
Solo albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays (EPs)
Compilation albums
List of albums with at least one Eiko Shimamiya song. It may or may not be produced by her.
Singles
Indie Singles
Other appearances
Other songs
Solo works
I've Sound works
As producer
Extended plays (EPs)
References
External links
Official YouTube channel*
Heart Company profile
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Living people
I've Sound members
Japanese women pop singers
Musicians from Hokkaido
People from Chitose, Hokkaido
Anime musicians
1965 births