Profile

PERSONAL DATA

birthday 3.29
star Aries
blood type AB
home town Tokyo
pet Cat ( female-chinchilla silver )
my favorite foods Sushi, Soba
color Green
season Early summer
musician Eva Cassidy

History

As a child Chiaki was invited to join a Sunday school choir. There she was impressed with the voice of a boy soprano and soon she joined and started singing in the choir. After graduating from the school she wanted to challenge herself as a vocalist, she joined her sister’s band and made several live show appearances in Tokyo. Yuki Kajiwara, the composer of See-Saw is also a member of the band. Later, Chiaki made her major debut as the vocalist of See-Saw, and the artist activity grew through their works for anime. Now she focuses her work on a solo artist activity as Chiaki Ishikawa.

1993”N See-Saw debut single “Swimmer” release
See-Saw 2nd single “Kiraini Naritai” and 1st album “I have a Dream” release
1994”N See-Saw 3rd single “Chao Tokyo” and 2nd album “see-saw” release
1994”N See-Saw single “Suhada” release (Fuji TV Network program “Rooms” ending theme)
Chiaki started her career as a back chorus singer and a composer under the name of “chiaki” at the same time
See-Saw announced a hiatus
  Chiaki started solo work under the name of “somali"
1999”N Solo album “Magnolia” release
Live show appearances in Tokyo once every month
2001”N See-Saw reunion by TV anime “NOIR” soundtrack album release
2001”N See-Saw work “Obsession/ Yasashi Yoake” for the opening and ending theme of TV anime ”.hack//SIGN”
See-Saw work “edge/ Tasogare no Umi” for OVA “.hack // Liminality”
2002”N See-Saw single “Annani Issho dattanoni” (“Mobile Suit Gundam SEED” ending theme) hit #5 in Oricon chart
2003”N See-Saw 3rd album “Dream Field” release
Chiaki started her solo career as Chiaki Ishikawa iฮ์’mˆŸ‹Ij
2003”N Chiaki Ishikawaiฮ์’mˆŸ‹Ij 1st solo album “Inner Garden” release
2004”N Chiaki Ishikawaiฮ์’mˆŸ‹Ij solo single “Like an angel” (TV anime “Ningyo no Mori” opening theme) release
2005”N See-Saw single “Kimiwa Boku ni Niteiru”(TV anime “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY” ending theme) marked #4 in Oricon chart.
2006”N Shifted her focus of work to solo and changed her artist name to Chiaki Ishikawa (ฮ์’qป)
2006”N Chiaki Ishikawa (ฮ์’qป) solo single “Utsukushi kereba Sorede ii” (TV anime “Simoun” opening theme) release
  Chiaki Ishikawa solo work “Saigo no Hi” compiled into an omnibus album “Rokunin no Josei to Futari no Dansei niyoru, Jun-ai teki na Album: HARU”
2007”N “Animelo Summer Live 2006 OUTRIDE” appearance
2007”N Animate limited single “Namida” release (Web anime “Bakumatsu Kikan setsu: Irohanihoheto” insert song)
2007”N Single “Uninstall” (TV anime “Bokurano” opening and ending theme) release. The single marked #13 of Oricon chart
2007”N “Anime Expo 2007” appearance as a Guest of Honor
2007”N Album “Bokuwa mada Nanimo Shiranai” release
2007”N Single “1/2 Hanbun” release (TV anime “Taiho shichauzo: Full Throttle” ending theme)
2008”N “Animelo Summer Live 2008 challenge” appearance
Single “Prototype” (“Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season” ending theme) release. The single ranked in the top three of Oricon music chart
2009”N February “Ani-Uta 2009 KITAKYUSHU” appearance
April “G Festival in Nagoya” appearance
May “G Festival in Osaka” appearance
Song “Rakurui” for TV anime “Sengoku BASARA” insert song
“BOKURANO FRIENDS Hong Kong Live” appearance
Recording session in Ireland
July Single “First Pain” (NHK Anime “Element Hunter” opening theme) release
August “Animelo Summer Live 2009” appearance
September Album “Daremo Oshiete Kurena katta Koto” release
October Chiaki Ishikawa 1st book “Not enough” release
Gundam 30th Anniversary! “soul G Subeteno Senshi ni Sasageru Ongakusai” appearance
December “Chihiro Yonekura Presents X'mas Party Live2009” guest appearance
2010”N March “Ani-Uta KITAKYUSHU 2010” appearance
August Single “Gyakko” (PS3/Wii “Sengoku BASARA 3” ending theme) release, coupled with the track “Ruisen” (TV anime “Sengoku BASARA Two” Insert song)
“Animelo Summer Live 2010” appearance
October Single “Mou Nani mo Kowakunai, Kowaku wa Nai" (“Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer” insert song) release
“Girl’s Wonder Land 2010” appearance
December “GENERATION G IN HONG KONG LIVE” appearance
2011”N January “Sengoku BASARA 5th Anniversary event: Budokan no Utage“ appearance
April Organized and hosted a charity event “Bokuno ‘Itsuka’ wa Sugu Sokoni Aru”
July Single “Fukanzen nensho” (TV anime “KAMISAMA DOLLS” opening theme) / “Switch ga Haittara” (ending theme) release
August “Animelo Summer Live 2011” appearance