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| label = [[Pony Canyon]] (1995–1998)<br />[[Warner Music Group|Warner Music Japan]] (1999–present)<br />Pinxter ([[indie record label]], 2003–present)<br />[[ken-On|Taisuke]] ([[talent agency]]) |
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{{Nihongo|'''Kaori Asada'''|浅田 香織|Asada Kaori|born 16 April 1973}}, known by her stage name '''Bonnie Pink''', is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] singer-songwriter and musician. She writes and composes all her songs, and plays guitar and piano. Asada has said that the name Bonnie Pink is random and has no special meaning; she chose it because it was easy to remember and because she thought the words were cute together. |
{{Nihongo|'''Kaori Asada'''|浅田 香織|Asada Kaori|born 16 April 1973}}, known by her stage name '''Bonnie Pink''', is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] singer-songwriter and musician. She writes and composes all her songs, and plays guitar and piano. Asada has said that the name Bonnie Pink is random and has no special meaning; she chose it because it was easy to remember and because she thought the words were cute together. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Bonnie Pink debuted in 1995 with the single "[[Orenji]]", under her real name, Asada Kaori. Her first album, ''[[Blue Jam (Bonnie Pink album)|Blue Jam]]'', was released that same year under the [[Pony Canyon]] record label. She described it as a "mixture of bitter honey, blues music, momentary silence, irresistible madness, teardrops, sour grapes, hopeful bombs, big big love, and a few green apples" in the jacket. It introduced her unique style of music that has been defined as an off-beat mix between [[jazz]], [[blues]], pop, and [[Rock and roll|rock]]. The next year |
Bonnie Pink debuted in 1995 with the single "[[Orenji]]", under her real name, Asada Kaori. Her first album, ''[[Blue Jam (Bonnie Pink album)|Blue Jam]]'', was released that same year under the [[Pony Canyon]] record label. She described it as a "mixture of bitter honey, blues music, momentary silence, irresistible madness, teardrops, sour grapes, hopeful bombs, big big love, and a few green apples" in the jacket. It introduced her unique style of music that has been defined as an off-beat mix between [[jazz]], [[blues]], pop, and [[Rock and roll|rock]]. The next year Bonnie Pink produced an album together with artists [[Tore Johansson]], Swedish producer for [[The Cardigans]], and [[Mitchell Froom]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ツアーファイナルは10/19(金)なんばHatch! 震災以降の揺れ動く感情を丁寧に紡いだ 2年ぶりのニューアルバム『Chasing Hope』 BONNIE PINKインタビュー&動画コメント - インタビュー&レポート {{!}} ぴあ関西版WEB |url=https://kansai.pia.co.jp/interview/music/2012-10/bonniepink-chasinghope.html |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=kansai.pia.co.jp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CM曲で大ブレイク、BONNIE PINKインタビュー。 {{!}} Narinari.com |url=https://www.narinari.com/Nd/2006086345.html |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.narinari.com |language=ja}}</ref> The song "[[It's Gonna Rain!]]" was the fifth ending of the popular ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' anime. She wrote her third album, ''[[Evil & Flowers]]'' (1998), while in isolation in the Swedish countryside. She hoped to find inspiration there, but became depressed. She put her feelings of frustration into the songs. {{citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
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She went to New York alone to take a vacation and to study music after having released her third album in 1998. She went back in 1999 and contracted with [[Warner Music Japan]]. |
She went to New York alone to take a vacation and to study music after having released her third album in 1998. She went back in 1999 and contracted with [[Warner Music Japan]]. |
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===Let Go=== |
===''Let Go''=== |
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On her fourth album, ''[[Let Go (Bonnie Pink album)|Let Go]]'', she worked with [[Mitchell Froom]], New York producer of [[Elvis Costello]], [[Cibo Matto]], and [[Suzanne Vega]]. He gave her co-production credit for the album because he was so impressed with her. Her fifth album, ''[[Just a Girl (Bonnie Pink album)|Just a Girl]]'', came out in 2001. The next year she collaborated with other artists and released ''[[Re-Pink]]'', a remix album. ''[[Present (Bonnie Pink album)|Present]]'' came out in 2003 and ''[[Even So]]'' in 2004. ''[[Golden Tears (Bonnie Pink album)|Golden Tears]]'', which features the single "So Wonderful", came out in 2005,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=BONNIE PINK [Oricon Ranking]|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/289021/products/|website=ORICON NEWS|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> and she performed at [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] that same year as part of [[Japan Nite]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=JPN Girls Nite US tour 2005|url=http://www.sister.co.jp/GirlsUStour2005/|website=www.sister.co.jp|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> |
On her fourth album, ''[[Let Go (Bonnie Pink album)|Let Go]]'', she worked with [[Mitchell Froom]], New York producer of [[Elvis Costello]], [[Cibo Matto]], and [[Suzanne Vega]]. He gave her co-production credit for the album because he was so impressed with her. Her fifth album, ''[[Just a Girl (Bonnie Pink album)|Just a Girl]]'', came out in 2001. The next year she collaborated with other artists and released ''[[Re-Pink]]'', a remix album. ''[[Present (Bonnie Pink album)|Present]]'' came out in 2003 and ''[[Even So]]'' in 2004. ''[[Golden Tears (Bonnie Pink album)|Golden Tears]]'', which features the single "So Wonderful", came out in 2005,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=BONNIE PINK [Oricon Ranking]|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/289021/products/|website=ORICON NEWS|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> and she performed at [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] that same year as part of [[Japan Nite]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=JPN Girls Nite US tour 2005|url=http://www.sister.co.jp/GirlsUStour2005/|website=www.sister.co.jp|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> |
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===Love |
==="Love Is Bubble"=== |
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Bonnie Pink released the single "[[Love Is Bubble]]" in May 2006. Her June 2006 single "[[A Perfect Sky]]", featured in an Anessa makeup commercial with popular model [[Yuri Ebihara]], reached number 5 on the [[Oricon]] singles charts,<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Perfect Sky {{!}} BONNIE PINK |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/289021/products/656137/1/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=ORICON NEWS}}</ref> making it the most successful single in Bonnie Pink's career. Her "best of" album sold out quickly on Amazon Japan and reached number two on the Oricon charts and continued to chart in the top 30 becoming one of the top selling albums of the year. In November 2006, she was featured in [[M-Flo]]'s single "Love Song". The single was a hit for both M-Flo and Bonnie Pink, and debuted at number 7 on the Oricon daily charts and reached number 9 on the Oricon weekly chart,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Love Song {{!}} m-flo |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/27559/products/677932/1/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=ORICON NEWS}}</ref> gaining Bonnie Pink another top 10 single.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Her song "Cotton Candy" was used as the ending theme for the [[anime]] ''[[Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor]]'' in 2005, and " |
Her song "Cotton Candy" was used as the ending theme for the [[anime]] ''[[Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor]]'' in 2005, and "Love Is Bubble" was the theme song for the Japanese movie ''[[Memories of Matsuko]]'', in which she also featured. Her single "Last Kiss", which appears as the last song on her [[Every Single Day: Complete Bonnie Pink (1995–2006)|greatest hits album]], was the ending theme to the popular ''[[Gantz]]'' anime.<ref name="Outro Theme">{{cite web|last1=IMDB|first1=IMDB|title=Gantz IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434685/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|website=IMDB|access-date=14 October 2016|ref=2}}</ref> |
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===Anything for |
==="Anything for You"=== |
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Bonnie Pink's single "[[Anything for You (Bonnie Pink song)|Anything for You]]", although not as successful as "[[A Perfect Sky]]", still reached number 9 on the Oricon charts, achieving moderate success. Bonnie Pink, shortly after releasing her previous single, began performing on popular TV music shows and promoting her latest single, "[[Water Me (Bonnie Pink song)|Water Me]]", which was the theme song for the popular TV drama ''[[Watashitachi no Kyōkasho]]'' ("Our Textbooks") a dark, melancholy drama about a young girl's suicide and the effect on her school. The single "[[Water Me (Bonnie Pink song)|Water Me]]" reached number 6 on Oricon on its release date and number 8 on the weekly charts. On 7 July 2007, Bonnie Pink performed at [[Live Earth concert, Kyoto|Live Earth]] in Kyoto. |
Bonnie Pink's single "[[Anything for You (Bonnie Pink song)|Anything for You]]", although not as successful as "[[A Perfect Sky]]", still reached number 9 on the Oricon charts, achieving moderate success. Bonnie Pink, shortly after releasing her previous single, began performing on popular TV music shows and promoting her latest single, "[[Water Me (Bonnie Pink song)|Water Me]]", which was the theme song for the popular TV drama ''[[Watashitachi no Kyōkasho]]'' ("Our Textbooks") a dark, melancholy drama about a young girl's suicide and the effect on her school. The single "[[Water Me (Bonnie Pink song)|Water Me]]" reached number 6 on Oricon on its release date and number 8 on the weekly charts. On 7 July 2007, Bonnie Pink performed at [[Live Earth concert, Kyoto|Live Earth]] in Kyoto. |
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===Thinking Out Loud=== |
===''Thinking Out Loud''=== |
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Bonnie Pink's album ''[[Thinking Out Loud (Bonnie Pink album)|Thinking Out Loud]]'' was released on 25 July 2007, her first album to be sold in both CD and CD+DVD formats. The first press of both editions came with an access ticket containing the AD/Password to reserve tickets for her tour, "Bonnie Pink Tour 2007 'Thinking Out Loud' Final at Nippon Budokan" on a special designated website. The CD pre-orders made the album number 1 on the Amazon.com Japan Top Sellers. The album debuted at number 4 on the Oricon Daily Charts and number 5 on the weekly charts selling approximately 53,605 copies. As of 5 September 2007, her album had sold approximately 90,000 copies. Bonnie Pink was on her "Thinking Out Loud Tour" from late 2007 to early 2008. |
Bonnie Pink's album ''[[Thinking Out Loud (Bonnie Pink album)|Thinking Out Loud]]'' was released on 25 July 2007, her first album to be sold in both CD and CD+DVD formats. The first press of both editions came with an access ticket containing the AD/Password to reserve tickets for her tour, "Bonnie Pink Tour 2007 'Thinking Out Loud' Final at Nippon Budokan" on a special designated website. The CD pre-orders made the album number 1 on the Amazon.com Japan Top Sellers. The album debuted at number 4 on the Oricon Daily Charts and number 5 on the weekly charts selling approximately 53,605 copies. As of 5 September 2007, her album had sold approximately 90,000 copies. Bonnie Pink was on her "Thinking Out Loud Tour" from late 2007 to early 2008. |
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===I and Ai=== |
===''I and Ai''=== |
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In April 2008, Bonnie Pink made a guest performances for [[Domoto Tsuyoshi]]'s solo project [[244 Endli-x]] album ''[[I and Ai]]''. She was featured on the last track, "Say Anything", which she wrote the lyrics to with Domoto. |
In April 2008, Bonnie Pink made a guest performances for [[Domoto Tsuyoshi]]'s solo project [[244 Endli-x]] album ''[[I and Ai]]''. She was featured on the last track, "Say Anything", which she wrote the lyrics to with Domoto. |
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===Ring a Bell=== |
==="Ring a Bell"=== |
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The English version of Bonnie Pink's single "[[Ring a Bell]] |
The English version of Bonnie Pink's single "[[Ring a Bell]]" was used as the theme song for the American release of the [[Xbox 360]] game ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]''. The single was released in Japan and America on [[iTunes]] to celebrate Bonnie Pink's 35th birthday. Its Japanese counterpart, "[[Kane o Narashite]]", was released on 6 August 2008. Bonnie Pink's thirtieth single, "Joy / Happy Ending", was released on 8 April 2009. ''[[One (Bonnie Pink album)|One]]'', her 10th studio album, followed on 13 May 2009. |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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* ''[[One (Bonnie Pink album)|One]]'' (2009) |
* ''[[One (Bonnie Pink album)|One]]'' (2009) |
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* ''[[Dear Diary (Bonnie Pink album)|Dear Diary]]'' (2010) |
* ''[[Dear Diary (Bonnie Pink album)|Dear Diary]]'' (2010) |
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* ''Chasing Hope'' (2012) |
* ''[[Chasing Hope]]'' (2012) |
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* ''Infinity'' (2023) |
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==References== |
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Bonnie Pink | |
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Born | 浅田 香織 (Asada Kaori) 16 April 1973 Nantan, Kyoto, Japan |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Years active | 1994–present |
Musical career | |
Also known as | Bonnie Pink |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Labels | Pony Canyon (1995–1998) Warner Music Japan (1999–present) Pinxter (indie record label, 2003–present) Taisuke (talent agency) |
Website | bonniepink |
Kaori Asada (浅田 香織, Asada Kaori, born 16 April 1973), known by her stage name Bonnie Pink, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She writes and composes all her songs, and plays guitar and piano. Asada has said that the name Bonnie Pink is random and has no special meaning; she chose it because it was easy to remember and because she thought the words were cute together.
History
[edit]Bonnie Pink debuted in 1995 with the single "Orenji", under her real name, Asada Kaori. Her first album, Blue Jam, was released that same year under the Pony Canyon record label. She described it as a "mixture of bitter honey, blues music, momentary silence, irresistible madness, teardrops, sour grapes, hopeful bombs, big big love, and a few green apples" in the jacket. It introduced her unique style of music that has been defined as an off-beat mix between jazz, blues, pop, and rock. The next year Bonnie Pink produced an album together with artists Tore Johansson, Swedish producer for The Cardigans, and Mitchell Froom.[1][2] The song "It's Gonna Rain!" was the fifth ending of the popular Rurouni Kenshin anime. She wrote her third album, Evil & Flowers (1998), while in isolation in the Swedish countryside. She hoped to find inspiration there, but became depressed. She put her feelings of frustration into the songs. [citation needed] She went to New York alone to take a vacation and to study music after having released her third album in 1998. She went back in 1999 and contracted with Warner Music Japan.
Let Go
[edit]On her fourth album, Let Go, she worked with Mitchell Froom, New York producer of Elvis Costello, Cibo Matto, and Suzanne Vega. He gave her co-production credit for the album because he was so impressed with her. Her fifth album, Just a Girl, came out in 2001. The next year she collaborated with other artists and released Re-Pink, a remix album. Present came out in 2003 and Even So in 2004. Golden Tears, which features the single "So Wonderful", came out in 2005,[3] and she performed at SXSW that same year as part of Japan Nite.[4]
"Love Is Bubble"
[edit]Bonnie Pink released the single "Love Is Bubble" in May 2006. Her June 2006 single "A Perfect Sky", featured in an Anessa makeup commercial with popular model Yuri Ebihara, reached number 5 on the Oricon singles charts,[5] making it the most successful single in Bonnie Pink's career. Her "best of" album sold out quickly on Amazon Japan and reached number two on the Oricon charts and continued to chart in the top 30 becoming one of the top selling albums of the year. In November 2006, she was featured in M-Flo's single "Love Song". The single was a hit for both M-Flo and Bonnie Pink, and debuted at number 7 on the Oricon daily charts and reached number 9 on the Oricon weekly chart,[6] gaining Bonnie Pink another top 10 single.[3]
Themes for anime
[edit]Her song "Cotton Candy" was used as the ending theme for the anime Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor in 2005, and "Love Is Bubble" was the theme song for the Japanese movie Memories of Matsuko, in which she also featured. Her single "Last Kiss", which appears as the last song on her greatest hits album, was the ending theme to the popular Gantz anime.[7]
"Anything for You"
[edit]Bonnie Pink's single "Anything for You", although not as successful as "A Perfect Sky", still reached number 9 on the Oricon charts, achieving moderate success. Bonnie Pink, shortly after releasing her previous single, began performing on popular TV music shows and promoting her latest single, "Water Me", which was the theme song for the popular TV drama Watashitachi no Kyōkasho ("Our Textbooks") a dark, melancholy drama about a young girl's suicide and the effect on her school. The single "Water Me" reached number 6 on Oricon on its release date and number 8 on the weekly charts. On 7 July 2007, Bonnie Pink performed at Live Earth in Kyoto.
Thinking Out Loud
[edit]Bonnie Pink's album Thinking Out Loud was released on 25 July 2007, her first album to be sold in both CD and CD+DVD formats. The first press of both editions came with an access ticket containing the AD/Password to reserve tickets for her tour, "Bonnie Pink Tour 2007 'Thinking Out Loud' Final at Nippon Budokan" on a special designated website. The CD pre-orders made the album number 1 on the Amazon.com Japan Top Sellers. The album debuted at number 4 on the Oricon Daily Charts and number 5 on the weekly charts selling approximately 53,605 copies. As of 5 September 2007, her album had sold approximately 90,000 copies. Bonnie Pink was on her "Thinking Out Loud Tour" from late 2007 to early 2008.
I and Ai
[edit]In April 2008, Bonnie Pink made a guest performances for Domoto Tsuyoshi's solo project 244 Endli-x album I and Ai. She was featured on the last track, "Say Anything", which she wrote the lyrics to with Domoto.
"Ring a Bell"
[edit]The English version of Bonnie Pink's single "Ring a Bell" was used as the theme song for the American release of the Xbox 360 game Tales of Vesperia. The single was released in Japan and America on iTunes to celebrate Bonnie Pink's 35th birthday. Its Japanese counterpart, "Kane o Narashite", was released on 6 August 2008. Bonnie Pink's thirtieth single, "Joy / Happy Ending", was released on 8 April 2009. One, her 10th studio album, followed on 13 May 2009.
Discography
[edit]- Blue Jam (1995)
- Heaven's Kitchen (1997)
- Evil and Flowers (1998)
- Let Go (2000)
- Just a Girl (2001)
- Present (2003)
- Even So (2004)
- Golden Tears (2005)
- Thinking Out Loud (2007)
- One (2009)
- Dear Diary (2010)
- Chasing Hope (2012)
- Infinity (2023)
References
[edit]- ^ "ツアーファイナルは10/19(金)なんばHatch! 震災以降の揺れ動く感情を丁寧に紡いだ 2年ぶりのニューアルバム『Chasing Hope』 BONNIE PINKインタビュー&動画コメント - インタビュー&レポート | ぴあ関西版WEB". kansai.pia.co.jp. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "CM曲で大ブレイク、BONNIE PINKインタビュー。 | Narinari.com". www.narinari.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ a b "BONNIE PINK [Oricon Ranking]". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "JPN Girls Nite US tour 2005". www.sister.co.jp. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "A Perfect Sky | BONNIE PINK". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Love Song | m-flo". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ IMDB, IMDB. "Gantz IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Anime composers
- Anime musicians
- English-language singers from Japan
- Korean-language singers of Japan
- Japanese expatriates in Sweden
- Japanese women pop singers
- Japanese women singer-songwriters
- Japanese-language singers
- Mandarin-language singers of Japan
- Singers from Kyoto Prefecture
- Musicians from Kyoto Prefecture
- People from Nantan, Kyoto
- Pony Canyon artists
- Video game musicians
- Warner Music Japan artists
- 20th-century Japanese women singers
- 20th-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century Japanese women singers
- 21st-century Japanese singers