Akane Sugazaki
Akane Sugazaki 菅崎茜 | |
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Born | Osaka Prefecture, Japan | January 7, 1989
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Years active | 2001–2006 |
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Website | web |
Akane Sugazaki (菅崎 茜, Sugazaki Akane, born 7 January 1989) is a former Japanese pop singer and songwriter. She recorded for the Giza Studio label.
Biography
[edit]In 2001 Sugazaki won the Grand Prix Award in Miss Pure Pure Audition 2001 and made a cover appearance for Pure 2x magazine.[1]
In 2002 Sugazaki won GIZA studio's Super Starlight contest. She sang Mai Kuraki's "Stand Up". On July 17 she participated as a guest vocalist on the compilation album Giza studio Mai-K & Friends Hotrod Beach Party.[2]
On July 30 she debuted withsingle "Beginning dream", which was written by Aika Ohno and Yoshinobu Ohga from the band Nothin' but love. The song was used in the advertising campaign for The Music 272 channel program SKY PerfecTV.
In May 2003, Sugazaki released her final single "Koigokoro" which was used as an ending theme for Anime television series Detective School Q. In October she released her first full album Beginning. In November she covered "Ichigo Hakusho" wo Mou Ichido originally by Van Van. The recording appeared on cover album The Hit Parade produced by Tak Matsumoto from rock band B'z.[3]
In 2004 and 2005 Sugazaki regularly appeared on Pan Koujou Thursday Live sessions.
In February 2006 Sugazaki last updated her column corner[4] and one year later was deleted from Giza artist official website.
In 2011 Sugazaki's debut single, Beginning dream, appeared on Giza studio compilation album GIZA studio presents Girls. In 2013 songwriter Aika Ohno covered this song on her album Silent Passage with a new arrangement.[5]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN [citation needed] | ||
Beginning |
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47 |
Singles
[edit]Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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JPN | |||
"Beginning Dream" | 2002 | 38 | Beginning |
"Kimi no Namae Yobu dakede" (君の名前 呼ぶだけで) | 50 | ||
"Koigokoro" (恋ごころ) | 2003 | 38 |
Other appearances
[edit]Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"Girls on the Beach" | 2002 | Various Artists | Giza Studio Mai-K and Friends Hotrod Beach Party |
""Ichigo Hakusho" wo Mo Ichido" (『いちご白書』をもう一度) |
2003 | Tak Matsumoto | The Hit Parade |
Magazine Interviews
[edit]From Music Freak Magazine:
- Vol.92 2002/7[6]
- Vol.96 2002/11[7]
- Vol.97 2002/12[8]
- Vol.101 2003/4[9]
- Vol.102 2003/5[10]
- Vol.106 2003/9[11]
- Vol.107 2003/10[12]
From J-Groove Magazine:
References
[edit]- ^ IdolData(January)|east.portland.ne.jp
- ^ "Mai-K&Friends liner notes コンピレーション・アルバム". Official Website of Music Freak Magazine (in Japanese).
- ^ "TAK MATSUMOTO ソロ・プロジェクト・カヴァー・アルバム 『THE HIT PARADE』11月26日リリース!". Official Website of Music Freak Magazine (in Japanese).
- ^ . August 20, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060820104523/http://www.akane-sugazaki.com/. Archived from the original on August 20, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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- ^ "Music Freak Magazine 2002 Releases". Official Website of Music Freak Magazine (in Japanese).
- ^ "Music Freak Magazine 2002 Releases". Official Website of Music Freak Magazine (in Japanese).
- ^ "Music Freak Magazine 2002 Releases". Official Website of Music Freak Magazine (in Japanese).
- ^ "Music Freak Magazine 2003 Releases". Official Website of Music Freak Magazine (in Japanese).
- ^ "Music Freak Magazine 2003 Releases". Official Website of Music Freak Magazine (in Japanese).
- ^ "Music Freak Magazine 2003 Releases". Official Website of Music Freak Magazine (in Japanese).
- ^ "Music Freak Magazine 2003 Releases". Official Website of Music Freak Magazine (in Japanese).
- ^ "Back Number 2002". Official Website of J Groove Magazine (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2003-02-20. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Back Number 2003". Official Website of J Groove Magazine (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2003-02-20. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Back Number 2003". Official Website of J Groove Magazine (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2003-10-06. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
External links
[edit]- Official website: (WebArchived) Wayback Machine
- Akane Sugazaki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Official Musing page 菅崎茜