Pamelah (パメラ ''Pamera'') were a Japanese electro-power-pop band formed in 1995 by vocalist and lyricist, Yuki Mizuhara and composer and guitarist, Masazumi Ozawa. The band's name was created by Daiko Nagato and comes from actresses name, Pamela Tiffin who was popular mainly in the 1960s. Pamelah disbanded in 2000.
Biography
Before band formation, Masazumi has already been active as an arranger. His first work was included in
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's debut single ''Sabishisa wa Aki no Iro'' in b-side track ''Stray Cat''. Yuki has been educated with various vocal lessons since 1992 until debut.
In February 1995, Pamelah debuted with their single ''Looking for the Truth''. The song was written by Mariko Kurosawa. Since then, all their music was self-produced.
In 1996, after releasing their second studio album ''Pure'', they were rewarded with a Japanese Gold Disc in Best 5 New Artist nominations. The album ranked No.3 in Oricon Weekly Charts and sold over more than 200,000 copies.
As one of the rare
Being Inc.
(aka B ZONE Group), formerly known as (aka Being Giza Group), is a Japanese private entertainment conglomerate and recording label based in Tokyo's Roppongi district, founded on November 1, 1978, by music producer Daiko Nagato. The company a ...
artist along with Manish, they've made multiple media appearances on
Music Station
, stylised in all caps, is a Japanese music television program. Broadcasting live weekly on TV Asahi since October 24, 1986, it currently airs from 9PM-10PM on Fridays. The program is also colloquially known as , , and . The show is currently sy ...
.
In 1997, their single ''Spirit'' was used as a third ending theme for the anime television series Hell Teacher Nūbē. It became their most successful single, reached in Oricon Weekly Charts with rank 15.
In 1998, their official website was launched alongside their fan club.
In 1999 March they held their first video chat with fans. After releasing their final studio album ''Ism'' in September, they disbanded without announcement.
In 2000, Yuki started her solo career by releasing single ''Love is pain'', however soon after release, she stopped appearing in public and her music is no longer sold anywhere. Masazumi continues to provide arrangements and guitar assistance to many
Giza Studio
is a Japanese record label, music production company and music publisher based in Osaka, founded in 1998 by music producer Daiko Nagato. Giza's artists have provided numerous opening and ending themes for Anime television series such as Meita ...
artists such as
Aiko Kitahara
is a former Japanese J-Pop, pop singer and songwriter under the Giza Studio label.
Biography
Aiko's interest in music was inspired by her mother's love for bossa nova and Latin pop, which have had a big influence on her songs.
2002-2003: Piec ...
or
U-ka Saegusa in dB
was a Japanese pop rock band formed in Osaka in 2002. The band consists of lead vocalist U-ka Saegusa, lead guitarist Yūichirō Iwai, lead bassist Taku Ōyabu, and drummer Keisuke Kurumatani. Signed to Giza Studio, the band released four stu ...
.
In 2003, during the release of ''complete at the being studio'' compilation album series, the album includes two previously unreleased songs: Yuki's solo single and ''Aimai'' which were both exclusively released only for this album.
Some of their music videos were released in 2012 in the 2-disc DVD set ''Legend of 90's J-Rock Best Live & Clips''.
In 2016, Masazumi appeared as a guest musician during ''Zard'' live tour ''Zard What a beautiful memory: Forever Best 25''. Yuki has not appeared publicly since 2000.
During their career they released five studio albums, three compilation albums, and one remix album, alongside fourteen singles.
Albums
Studio albums
Remix albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Japan Gold Disc Award
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Certifications
*1996: Best 5 New Coming Artist
In-media usage
*Looking for the truth was used as an ending theme for
TV Asahi
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news program '' Ongaku News NO.''
*I Feel Down was used as an opening theme for TV Asahi music program ''Ongaku News HO''
*Kirei ni Nanka Aisenai was used as a theme song for TV Asahi '' neo variety'' program ''PafoPafo''
*I shall be released was used as an ending theme for TV Asahi music program ''Ongaku News HO''
*Blind Love was used as an opening theme for TV Asahi sports variety program Ring no Tamashii''
*Namida was used as an opening theme for TV Asahi variety program '' Kamioka Ryuutaro no Kinin''
*Spirit was used as a second ending theme for Anime television series '' Hell Teacher Nūbē''
*Itoshii Kimi was used as a commercial song for
Suzuki
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new model ''New Jinmy'' and as an ending theme for TV Asahi variety program '' Youkini Capucino''
*Confidence was used as an opening theme for TV Asahi sports variety program ''Ring no Tamashii''
*Two of hearts was used as an opening theme for TV Asahi Owarai program '' Owarai Koujou Iinkai Warawasero'' and as a commercial song for ''
Autobacs Seven
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Etymology
Autobacs was given a backronym as follows, which reflects the products the company provided prio ...
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*Kizuna was used as a theme song for
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Rosetta: The Masked Angel
*Kioku was used as a theme song for TV Asahi short television drama series '' Aozora Mahjong''
*Individualism was used as an opening theme for TV Asahi information program '' Midnight Mermaid''
Television appearances
Music Station
, stylised in all caps, is a Japanese music television program. Broadcasting live weekly on TV Asahi since October 24, 1986, it currently airs from 9PM-10PM on Fridays. The program is also colloquially known as , , and . The show is currently sy ...
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*Looking for the truth
*I Feel Down
*Kirei ni nanka Aisenai
*I shall be released (guest musician:
Hirohito Furui
is a Japanese musical arranger and keyboardist in distributors Being Inc., mainly in their label Giza Studio. In years 1999-2013 he was part of Japanese band Garnet Crow as arranger. In March 2018, he launched his own band project ''Again'', how ...
)
*Blind Love
*Namida
*Spirit
*Itoshii Kimi
*Confidence
*Kizuna
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*I shall be released
Utaban
was a Japanese music variety show, broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010 on TBS. The name of the show is an abbreviation of , meaning "music program". A special version of the show, running for two hours, was occasionally a ...