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| Crystallas |
 Posted: Aug 01, 2010 11:58 am |
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クラゲ, 流れ星
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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Location: Germany
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Real Name: Aki Angela (安芸アンジェラ)
Stage Name: Angela Aki (アンジェラ・アキ)
Birthdate: September 15th, 1977
Birthplace: Itano, Japan
Ethnicity: Half Japanese from her father and half Italian-American from her mother.
Label: Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Aki's heritage is extremely mixed, as her father is Japanese and her mother is half Italian and half American. To add to her already multi-cultural heritage, she was born in Japan and raised in Hawaii, and was a very musical child. She is reported to have shocked her mother when she was very young by humming a tune that her mother had just sung in perfect tune. She began by learning classical piano at three years old, but also learned how to play the violin, guitar later and drums later on. In late 1992 when Angela was 15, she moved away from Japan and set up residence in Hawaii, where she went to high school. Angela went on to study at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and combined International Affairs and Jazz Studies as some of her subjects. In January 2000, while still there, Angela released an American indies album entitled These Words, which was sung entirely in English. She later graduated in May 2000. In 2005, Angela started to release music again. She re-debuted in Japan under the indies label Virgo Music, with an indies mini-album entitled ONE. This time, however, it was sung mostly in Japanese and released in the Japanese market. The album reached #2 on the HMV Indies Chart. Angela's appearance as the theme song artist for the up and coming Final Fantasy XII was announced at the Square Enix 2005 Stage Show in late July 2005. The title was announced as Kiss Me Good-Bye, and was performed solo by Angela at the Stage Show.
Kiss Me Good-Bye was released on March 15, 2006. The single, due to the extreme hype from its Final Fantasy tie-up, debuted at #6 on Oricon charts.
Albums
[2000.01.04] These Words (US Indies)
[2006.06.14] Home
[2007.09.19] TODAY
[2009.02.25] ANSWER
[2010.09.08] LIFE
Singles
[2005.09.14] HOME
[2006.01.18] Kokoro no Senshi (心の戦士; The Warrior of Hearts)
[2006.03.15] Kiss Me Good-Bye
[2006.05.31] This Love
[2007.03.07] Sakurairo (サクラ色; Cherry Blossom Colour)
[2007.05.23] Kodoku no Kakera (孤独のカケラ; Fragments of Loneliness)
[2007.07.11] Tashika ni (たしかに; Certainly)
[2008.09.17] Tegami ~Haikei Juugo no Kimi e~ (手紙 ～拝啓 十五の君へ～; Letter ~To 15-year-old You~)
[2009.09.16] Ai no Kisetsu (愛の季節; Season of Love)
[2010.04.14] Kagayaku Hito (輝く人; Shining One) |
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| woaini |
| Posted: Aug 01, 2010 12:25 pm |
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クラゲ, 流れ星
Joined: 14 Oct 2009
Posts: 15172
Location: Ky, USA
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YAYY~!!!  you beat me to making her a thread  but at least we have one now 
heres the promo pic for the new album
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| Crystallas |
| Posted: Aug 01, 2010 12:39 pm |
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クラゲ, 流れ星
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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Location: Germany
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And here is the cover:
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| woaini |
| Posted: Aug 04, 2010 12:31 pm |
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クラゲ, 流れ星
Joined: 14 Oct 2009
Posts: 15172
Location: Ky, USA
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heres the track list for the cd... i think i read on CDJapan that there would be around 6 full-english songs on the cd... 
Track list:
Ai no Kisetsu (愛の季節; Season of Love)
Kagayaku Hito (輝く人; Shining One)
Every Woman's Song
Sign (サイン)
Remember Me
Unbreakable
What Are The Roses For?
Ai to Bansoukou (愛と絆創膏)
Mad Scientist
The Truth Is Like A Lie
Bop Bop Bop (Color Of Your Soul)
Haha Naru Daichi (母なる大地)
LIFE
and heres the DVD track list, its got all of her PVs on it 
HOME
Kokoro no Senshi (心の戦士; The Warrior Within)
Kiss Me Good-Bye
This Love
Sakurairo (サクラ色; Cherry Blossom Color)
Kodoku no Kakera (孤独のカケラ; Fragments of Loneliness)
Tashika ni (たしかに; Certainly)
Again
Tegami ~Haikei Juugo no Kimi e~ (手紙 ～拝啓 十五の君へ～; Letter ~To 15-year-old You~)
Ai no Kisetsu
Kagayaku Hito |
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| mizuno121 |
| Posted: Aug 04, 2010 2:11 pm |
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Planetarium
Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 653
Location: Tabasco Mexico
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a new album!!!!!! great!!!
I like Angela Aki  |
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| Crystallas |
| Posted: Aug 05, 2010 12:01 pm |
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クラゲ, 流れ星
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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Location: Germany
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| The tracklist looks lovely. Thank you Ashley! |
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