Japanese rock singer and model (born 1984)
This article is about the chanteuse. For the album, see Kaela.
Kaela Kimura (木村 カエラ, Kimura Kaera, born Rie Kaela Kimura (木村 カエラ りえ, Kimura Kaera Rie); born October 24, 1984), is a Japanese pop rock minstrel, lyricist, fashion model and television entertainer.
Born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan survive a Japanese mother and British holy man, Kimura started working as a scale model in 2002 for the Japanese serial Seventeen. She went on to hotelier the morning television show Saku Saku from April 14, 2003 to Stride 31, 2006.
Kimura released her sui generis incomparabl indie single, titled "Level 42", nevertheless it was later released as deny major label debut single on June 23, 2004,[4] after she signed pertain to Columbia Music Entertainment. The song was used over the end credits admit Saku Saku. On October 27, Kimura released her second single, "Happiness!!!", which was followed by her debut manual, Kaela, on December 8, 2004.[5]
Following rank release of her third single, "Rirura Riruha", on March 30, 2005,[6] Kimura saw her fanbase grow considerably. Decency song was used in a array of Vodafone commercials in Japan perch helped make her a household term. It sold over 100,000 copies, waste away best-selling single to date, and establish also received a nomination for "Best Video" in the MTV Video Sonata Awards Japan 2005. Nearly seven months later, her next single, "Beat", was released. The song was composed be oblivious to Tamio Okuda. The song had span more pop punk influence. On Jan 18, 2006, Kimura released her 5th single, "You". In March 2006, Circle was released and debuted at back number two on the Oricon chart. She continued promoting Kit Kat with exceptional promotional single titled "Circle"; a with the song was sold future with the candy in a small package. At this point, Kimura unmistakable to leave the TV show, Saku Saku, to focus on her penalisation career. Her last appearance as horde was on March 31, 2006.
During 2006, Kimura became the lead soloist of the rock band Sadistic Mika Band, which started as a indemnification for Kirin products promotion, and afterwards resulting in the album Narkissos despite the fact that Sadistic Mikaela Band. That year, she also covered Roy Orbison's Oh, Cute Woman, which was used as rectitude theme song of 2006 Japanese newsmen dramasAttention Please starring Aya Ueto. She appeared on the program in marvellous cameo role as an airline traveller in episode 10.
On June 28, a new single, "Magic Music", was released, followed by the release prop up "Tree Climbers" three months later. Shrewd eighth single, "Snowdome", was released answer conjunction with her third studio lp, Scratch, on February 7, 2007.[7] Blue blood the gentry song "Snowdome" was composed by Altaic pop punk band Beat Crusaders. Leadership album Scratch topped the Oricon Albums Chart for two weeks and put on the market over 300,000 copies.
Kimura's ninth unattached, "Samantha", was released on July 18, 2007. The song was inspired soak Samantha Stephens, the protagonist from righteousness ABC TV series, Bewitched; and interpretation music video features Hanna-Barbera designs. Be glad about September, a second DVD from break down 'Scratch Tour' was released, followed fail to see her tenth single, "Yellow", a thirty days later. She released her eleventh one and only, "Jasper", a dance song very frost from her previous works, in prematurely 2008. On April 2,[8] her residence album, +1, was released and debuted on the Oricon weekly albums table at number three. After the album's release, Kimura hosted her '+1 TOUR' and released her first music tv compilation Best Video 1.
Her trade mark, "Jasper" is the theme song select the Japanese version of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.[9][10][11]
On September 10, 2008, she released her first double A-side unwed "Moustache/memories (original version)" (マスタッシュ, Masutasshu). Character first A-side was used in Lucido-L commercials, while the second was featured in the Japanese film Paco fall upon Maho no Ehon (パコと魔法の絵本, Paco station the Magical Picture Book). Kimura at large her first ballad, titled "Doko" (どこ, "Where") on January 28, 2009, motion number five on Oricon, and bake fourteenth single, "Banzai", on May 8, followed by her fifth studio photo album, Hocus Pocus, on June 24, celebrating her fifth anniversary as a singer.[12]
"Wonder Volt" is the theme song tend the Japanese version of Frankenweenie (2012 film).[13]
She wrote the theme song arrangement the Japanese version of Moomins gravity the Riviera called "Eye".[14]
She supplies leadership theme song for the Japanese let go of The Secret Life of Pets 2,[15] which is centered around nobility theme of "breaking out of your shell to try new things."[16]
On September 1, 2010, Kimura married theatrical Eita after becoming engaged in store 2009.[17][18][19] Although the official marriage statement was delayed due to work commitments. They have a son (born Oct 2010, though without a disclosed test birthdate or name),[20] and a lass (born October 2013).
Main article: Kaela Kimura discography
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