Mika Nakashima Reviews What people are saying about Mika and her music YesAsia.com Japan's 2002 promising star Mika Nakashima's debut album "True" kicks off at YesAsia.com! She has brought the top Japanese songwriters and collaborators on board such as Yasushi Akimoto, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Keiichi Tomita, Takashi Matsumoto, Minako Yoshida, Towa Tei, and VERBAL (m-flo) to produce her 13 smash hits. This album is full of diversity, showing Mika's amazing talent handling, soul, 80s' style, funk, and ballads! A CD surely not to be missed for summer 2002! Charismatic Lotus of J-POP New Generation - Mika Nakashima A lotus star is on the rise! Mika Nakashima is hands-down the hottest new singer in Japan. With less than one year before turning twenty, Mika Nakashima has already accomplished what most singers hope to do in their career. "Stars" Mika's demo tape was selected out of 3,000 dreamers in the music company's queue. In 2001, this 18-year-old girl not only got a chance to play a key role in Fuji TV drama "Kizudarake no Love Song," but also performed the theme song "STARS." With the theme of "light" and "darkness," this ballad illustrates that everyone has the right to govern his/her own future. Her debut single was so well received that it climbed to the third place in Oricon single charts once released. "Crescent Moon" to "ONE SURVIVE" As a green artist with three singles, no one can be so lucky to hold a five-gig all-Japan concert tour. But Mika's incredible music talents plus the support of her beloved fans made her accomplished it easily. For her second single ��Crescent Moon,�� all 100,000 copies were sold out in the first-release day. Since then, her three single releases, from "Stars" all the way to "ONE SURVIVE," made it to the top 10 of the Japanese music charts. Her music has always been grabbing everyone's attention, and her name is never forgotten in the J-POP industry. "Helpless Rain" to "WILL" In the same league as Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru and Shiina Ringo, how can this charismatic singer achieve another breakthrough? Mika Nakashima's theme track "Helpless Rain" in her fourth single is done in collaboration with M-Flo from Verbal and the sister rapper team "Heartsdales." The sorrowful ballad is awesome with her outstanding vocal skills and her icy look. This summer, her smash hit "WILL" again hits Fuji Network and is featured as the theme song from another new TV show that premiered in July. The title track is a masterpiece produced by various famous musicians, including Yasushi Akimoto (lyric), Daisuke Kawaguchi (music) and Keiichi Tomita (arrangement). This medium ballad again wins her fans�� hearts and becomes another chart buster. This energetic pop singer will release her fifth single "Will." Like the name of her favorite band ��Dreams come true,�� Mika is now on the road to be a J-POP DIVA for the new generation! Her soulful voice, reminiscent of other J-DIVA, is definitely her appeal and is probably the reason why she is receiving a lot of attention by people within the industry. The hottest new singer in Japan is without doubt be Mika Nakashima! from http://us.yesasia.com/artSpecial/ NakashimaMika_082602/index.asp?lang=en |
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