It's time to start some underdog praising threads!
Here's one for
Okuda Miwako <3
http://www.bmgjapan.com/okudamiwakoProfileName: 奥田美和子
Date of Birth: 1982.02.13
DiscographyAlbums(2005.06.22)
Futari(2006.09.06)
Kimi wo OmouSinglesSony Music(2000.02.02)
ShizukuAnime "Great Teacher Onizuka" ED(2000.06.21)
tsu-kiCDTV ending theme song for June 2000BMG Japan(2003.11.05)
Aozora no HateDrama "Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru" theme song(2004.03.03)
Utau Riyuu/Habataire Tori wa KieruDouble A-side single; lyrically & visually produced by Yuu Miri(2004.09.22)
YumeMovie "Kansen" theme song(2005.05.25)
Ame to Yume no Ato niDrama "Ame to Yume no Ato ni" theme song; based on Yuu Miri's novel(2005.09.07)
Boku ga Ikiteita KotoMovie "Nagurimono" theme song(2006.08.30)
BORNAnime "Le Chevalier D`Eon" theme song
1st press: Production I.G stickerCompilations(2000.07.05) Great Teacher Onizuka OST 2 - Shizuku
(2003.11.26) TBS Drama "Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru" OST - Aozora no Hate (For TV Edit)
(2006.03.22) Start! Spring & Cheering Songs - Sakura Chiru Mae ni
DownloadsDebut Album
二人 DL Okuda Miwako - Futari2nd album 君を想う
DL Okuda Miwako - Kimi wo OmouLive Digests
http://stream.bmgjapan.com/okuda_miwako/20050927live.asxhttp://stream.bmgjapan.com/okuda_miwako/20050629live.asxhttp://stream.bmgjapan.com/okuda_miwako/20051207live.asxLinksLyrics Translations
http://www.corichan.com/lyrics/okudamiwako.htmlBabble Bits:
~ All of her lyrics were wrote by 柳美里 (
Yuu Miri) until the upcoming single
BORN, which is apparently penned by Miwako herself. Yuu Miri is a famous Japanese writer of Korean heritage, her debut novel is currently banned in Japanese libraries due to lawsuit of privacy disturbance by one of the women protrayed in the book. It is uncertain if their work together is over. Also,
Le Chevalier D`Eon anime which BORN is tie-up to seems rather interesting
http://www.chevalier.tv/~ Miwako's debut single "Shizuku" was ending theme to anime "Great Teacher Onizuka" but she was dropped by Sony, and later picked up by BMG.
~ Okuda keeps a
blog at her official site, with photos of the daily life objects (flowers, food, etc) but she also writes a lot.
~ Miwako's face didn't appear in her first 2 promotional videos for BMG.