Miwa Sasagawa


Miwa Sasagawa is a Japanese singer-songwriter.
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History

Miwa was born in Shiunji, Niigata and graduated from Niigata Woman's College.
She was influenced by listening to Yumi Matsutoya during elementary school.
In 2000, her original song "Thanks to be here" won the grand prize at the Mos Burger-sponsored Christmas Song Grand Prix. After that, her indie music career began.
On September 18, 2003, her major label debut single "Warai" was released by avex trax.
Her single "Shiunji" ranked on the Oricon charts available only in Niigata Prefecture.
Her contract with Avex Group expired at the end of July 2007. She continued on as in independent artist after that but in 2012 a new official website appeared on the Avex portal and it was announced she had re-signed with Avex after a 5-year hiatus and that new releases were forthcoming.

Discography

Major Label Releases

Singles

  • 1st Single: "Warai"
  • *Limited to production only during 2003 – Highest Oricon Ranking: 49
  • #"Warai" – Kirin Beverage Company's 'Koiwai Pure Fruit Juice' TV commercial song
  • #"Negaigoto"
  • 2nd Single:"Kinmokusei"
  • *Limited to production only during 2003 – Highest Oricon Ranking: 82
  • #"Kinmokusei" – TBS's "Atarashii Kaze" TV show theme song
  • #"Hatsu Shitsuren" – Mos Burger TV commercial song
  • Re-released Single: "Kinmokusei/Warai"
  • *Highest Oricon Ranking: 37
  • #"Kinmokusei" – TBS's "Atarashii Kaze" TV show theme song
  • #"Warai" – Kirin Beverage Company's 'Koiwai Pure Fruit Juice' TV commercial song
  • #"Hatsu Shitsuren" – Mos Burger TV commercial song
  • 3rd Single: "Anata Atashi"
  • *Highest Oricon Ranking: 99
  • #"Anata Atashi" – TBS's "Hitachi Sekai Fushigi Hakken" ending theme
  • #"Sazukemashou"
  • 4th Single: "Tomenaide/Utsukushii Kage"
  • *Highest Oricon Ranking: 100
  • #"Tomenaide" – MBS and TBS's "Sekai Ururun Taizaiki" ending theme
  • #"Utsukushii Kage"
  • #"Anata Atashi"
  • 5th Single: "Himawari"
  • *Highest Oricon Ranking: 144
  • #"Himawari" – NHK's Cancer Support Campaign song
  • #"Mimi"
  • 6th Single: Nigata Limited Edition "Shiunji"
  • *Limited to 2000 copies available only in Nigata – Highest Oricon Ranking: 191
  • #"Shiunji"
  • 7th Single: "Izanai"
  • *Highest Oricon Ranking: 162
  • #"Izanai"
  • #"Amanojaku"
  • 8th Single: "Oboro Zukiyo/Kako"
  • #"Oboro Zukiyo"
  • #"Kako"
  • #"Ansokujitsu"
  • 9th Single: "Mayoinaku"
  • #"Mayoinaku" – TV Asahi's 'Selection X' ending theme
  • #"Kaisha"

Albums

  • 1st Album: "Jijitsu"
  • *Major Debut Album – Highest Oricon Ranking: 30
  • #"Jijitsu"
  • #"Taiyou"
  • #"Hokuro"
  • #"Douzo"
  • #"Kami"
  • #"Warai"
  • #"Uishenma"
  • #"Kinmokusei"
  • #"Tonneru"
  • #"Tsukusu"
  • #"Naraba"
  • #"Tadatada"
  • 2nd Album: "Amata"
  • *Highest Oricon Ranking: 21
  • #"Amata"
  • #"Anata Atashi"
  • #"Kiri"
  • #"Tomonaide"
  • #"Yuitsu no Mono"
  • #"Gotoku"
  • #"Kousui"
  • #"Megami"
  • #"Saki"
  • #"Mouja"
  • #"Utsukushii Kage"
  • #"Hachimitsu"
  • #"Toki"
  • 3rd Album: "Yoake"
  • *Highest Oricon Ranking: 82
  • #"Yoake"
  • #"Himawari"
  • #"Irimasen ka" – Komezou Shōchū TV commercial song
  • #"Nagareboshi"
  • #"Kikyou"
  • #"Midori"
  • #"Nagashite Shimaou"
  • #"Mujou"
  • #"Izanai"
  • #"Yadoru na"
  • #"Hikari to ha"
  • #"Shiunji"
  • 4th Album:"Mayoinaku"
  • #"Mayoinaku"
  • #"Yukigumo"
  • #"Koorizatou"
  • #"Tsubomi"
  • #"Eguri Dashite"
  • #"Kako"
  • #"Hime Ringo"
  • #"Oboro Zukiyo"
  • #"Wasurenaide Ite"
  • #"Kageboshi"
  • #"Haishaku"
  • #"Suki na You ni"
  • Mini Album: "Orokana Negai"
  • #"Orokana Negai"
  • #"Sore wo Shiranai"
  • #"NY ni te"
  • #"Maryoku"
  • #"Anemone"
  • #"Kazoku no Fuukei"
  • Mini Album: "Machi no Akari"
  • #"Gozen Yoji Sanjuuroppun"
  • #"Machi no Akari"
  • #"Purizumu"
  • #"Harete Kuru Darou"
  • #"Naitatte"
  • #"Kyou"
  • 7th Album: "Soshite Taiyou no Hikari wo"
  • #"Arashi no Mae no Shizukesa"
  • #"Renge no Hana"　
  • #"Soshite Taiyou no Hikari wo"
  • #"Ano Basho he"
  • #"Haru no Yume"
  • #"Toga" 　
  • #"Gotsugou Shugi"
  • #"Katsubou"
  • #"Ijiwaru"
  • #"Kokoro Shidai"

Indie Releases

  • Single X'mos with Smile Two Song Collection
  • *Miwa Sasagawa – "Thanks to be here"
  • *THE – "Seinaru Yoru wo Kimi to..."
  • 1st Single: "Himawari"
  • Mini Album: "Oukoku"
  • 2nd Single: "Kinmokusei/Warai"
  • 3rd Single: "Taiyou"
  • *DVD included
  • Mini Album: miwa BLUE
  • *Includes a recording of "Machiumare, Inakaumare". Available only at live events and on the APRILRECORDS online store.
  • Mini Album: miwa NOEL
  • *1000 copy limited press
  • 5th Album: miwa MIRAGE
  • *Included two bonus tracks
  • Mini Album: miwaTALE
  • *Concept CD. The limited quantity miwaTALE limited pre-order edition came in a string tie envelope with special letterpress lyric cards.
  • 6th Album: '''miwaGLITTER'''

Filmography

Public Performances

Radio

Theater

  • +GOLD FISH

Other

  • Her father operated his own civil engineering and construction company called Sasagawa Group Co., Ltd. So, Miwa was in fact the daughter of a company president. Incidentally, the company produced an original Japanese hand towel in collaboration with the release of the song, "Utsukushii Kage".
  • "Warai", which could be called her seminal hit, was written for her cousin.
  • She was pen pals with Masayuki Kishima, the mayor of Shiunji, since before her major label debut.
  • She was the host of All Night Nippon when the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake occurred. Since Miwa herself lives in Niigata, she received a lot of e-mails and postcards of encouragement from listeners. She was quite moved and, in spite of herself, actually cried during the show. Fortunately, the earthquake was relatively weak in her home area of Shiunji and it received almost no damage. However, she did say during the show that she was forced to travel by air due to the Joetsu Shinkansen being impassable.
  • She made a guest appearance at INORAN's Tour Final 2007 on October 6, 2007, at Nakano Sun Plaza. She sang 3 songs from INORAN's first album "Sou" and her own song "Koorizatou", which was produced by INORAN and H.Hayama, as well as two unreleased songs.
  • On December 29, 2008, she appeared at INORAN's Connectivity live show at Shibuya's duo MUSIC EXCHANGE live venue. She sang "Resolution", "Monsoon Baby," "Koorizatou", and "Machiumare, Inakaumare".
  • As the lone host of All Night Nippon, she would often suddenly begin speaking in an angry sounding tone as if she had lost her temper. Even her tagline in the show's commercial was her angrily saying, "Do I sound mad?!"
  • She appeared again as the host of All Night Nippon on August 25, 2012, about 6 years and 5 months since her last appearance. During the show she talked about her father's company no longer existing and said that she was no longer the daughter of a company president.