- Angela Aki
Angela Aki, born on 15 September, 1977 in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan, to a Japanese father and an Italian-American mother, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Her former Japanese real name is 安芸 聖世美 ("Aki Kiyomi") Angela Aki is completely bilingual in English and Japanese as she was raised in Japan, but moved to Hawaii at the age of fifteen where she graduated from Iolani School.
- Crystal Kay
Crystal Kay Williams (born February 26, 1986 in Yokohama, Japan) is a J-pop singer. She mainly uses her first two names Crystal Kay as her stage name, although she is known by many fans as "Kuri." Crystal Kay is part of the Sony Music Entertainment Japan records label.
- Seiko Matsuda
is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Born in Kurume, Fukuoka, she rose to fame in 1980 as a teen idol, making her debut with the song "Hadashi no Kisetsu". Later in the same year, "Kaze wa Aki-iro" became the first of her 24 "consecutive" #1 hits in Japan. Seiko used to hold the record for the most number 1 singles by a female singer (25 in all) until March 2006 when Ayumi Hamasaki's "Startin' / Born To Be..." reached number 1, making it her 26th single to top the charts.
- Liu Yifei
Liu Yifei is a Chinese actress and singer. Although she is often credited as "Liu Yi Fei", her legal name is "Liu Xi Mei Zi" (her name 茜 is from German movie "Sissi" whose chinese translation is 茜茜公主 thus the pronunciation is Xi not Qian. And her mother calls her Xixi.). At the age of 15, Liu Yifei's role as "Wang Yuyan" in the television serial, "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" propelled her to fame in China.
- Takanori Nishikawa
is a Japanese singer and actor. He performs as T.M.Revolution (TMR), which stands for. Although most of his songs were written by Akio Inoue and composed/arranged by Daisuke Asakura (also TMR’s former producer), T.M.Revolution is Nishikawa’s solo project. Nishikawa debuted as TMR with the release of his first single in May 1996. Later that year, his third single was used as the third ending song for the anime series "Rurouni Kenshin", …
- Yuna Ito
Yuna Ito (born September 20, 1983, in Los Angeles) is an American singer active in Japan who is of ethnic Japanese and Korean ancestry. She is a native-born citizen of the United States and was brought up in Hawaii. Her music is mostly sung in both English and Japanese. She rose to fame in the movie adaption of famous manga Nana, playing Reira, and singing the hit theme song "Endless Story". She is nicknamed "Yuna-chan" by most of her fans.
- Ken Ishii
Ken Ishii is a successful Japanese techno DJ and producer from Tokyo. He has released work under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms: FLR, Flare, UTU, Yoga, and Rising Sun. Strongly influenced by Detroit techno, Ken Ishii had his first release on Richie Hawtin's label Plus 8. He composed the music for the opening ceremonies to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
- Nana Kitade
is a Japanese pop singer. She started learning the piano at 3, wrote her own lyrics at 12, and started on the guitar at 14. After junior high, she went to Tokyo to pursue her dreams in singing. In 2002, she passed a demonstration tape examination at the Sony Music audition of 40,000 application totals. From there, she was signed to SME Records Inc., and in October, she recorded her first single Kesenai Tsumi ("Inerasable Sin"), …
- Chitose Hajime
is a singer from Japan. She is from Amami Ōshima and sings in a style peculiar to that region, with distinctive falsetto effects. Because of this, it is said that her voice has a relaxing effect that has been observed in electroencephalograms taken from the brains of people listening to her singing. Chitose Hajime was recognized as a gifted folk singer at a young age. She won many folk song competitions, released two traditional folk albums on an indie label, …
- Mika Nakashima
is a Japanese singer, model, and actress.
- Yuki Isoya
(better known as simply, YUKI) is one of Japan's most notable female vocalists. Best known as the front-woman and lead vocals of the former rock band Judy and Mary, she has also been part of the largely unknown NiNa (with Kate Pierson of The B-52's) and the all girl rock band Mean Machine (along side Chara). As well as being a strong vocalist with prominent and varied longevity in Japan's music business (including hosting her own radio program), …
- Janet Kay
Janet Kay is a British singer of Jamaican parentage best known for her Lovers Rock songs of the late 1970s, "Silly Games" and a cover of Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You". She has also had roles as a theatre and television actress. Janet's music became popular in Japan in the early 1990s, prompting the release of several of her albums under the Sony Music Japan label.
- Younha
Younha, born April 29, 1988 in Seoul, Korea, is a K-Pop and J-Pop singer. Younha made her debut as an artist at the young age of sixteen. Nicknamed the "Oricon comet" for her success in Japan, she has currently released eight singles and one album in that country with varying degrees of success; however, many of her songs have been featured in anime/dramas. Although she is often compared to BoA because she is a Korean who is active in Japan, …
- Tatsuya Ishii
(born September 22, 1959) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, artist, and industrial designer from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. In 1985 he debuted as vocalist in the band. In 1992, their single won the Japanese record first prize. After Kome Kome Club's breakup in 1997, he began a solo career. His first solo single was released in 1997. To date, he has released 20 singles and 12 albums in his solo career. He has written and produced numerous songs for special events in Japan.
- Rie Fu
Rie fu (りえふ "Rie Fu"), born on January 11, 1985 in Tokyo, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Rie fu is a student at the Central Saint Martins college of the University of the Arts London, commuting between the United Kingdom and Japan for recording and promoting her songs.
- Rina Chinen
Chinen Rina is a female former Japanese popular music artist, turned Japanese TV Drama Actress. Rina's Blood Type is O. Rina was born in Okinawa in February 6, 1981. Although Okinawa is now part of Japan, it has evolved its unique culture and music blended from Chinese, Japanese and Pacific influences. Rina was trained in dance and song at the Okinawa Actors School, whose graduates include Namie Amuro and SPEED.
- Nami Tamaki
is a Japanese pop singer, known for her young age and her powerful dancing. Her career took off when she was selected out of 5,000, singing and dancing to Destiny's Child's "Survivor" in a Sony Music Japan Audition in 2003. She has various commercial tie-ins with Japan anime and games industry, and also have performed a stage musical as well as a movie.
- Sayaka Kanda
is the daughter of J-pop star Seiko Matsuda and releases music under the name SAYAKA. She was born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. She is currently putting her music career on hold, but hopes to return soon. Sayaka has also had many roles in various TV dramas, movies, and commercials. In 1999, while a student at the Japanese school in Los Angeles, she appeared in Bean Cake, a short film which won the Palme d'Or du court métrage at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
- Akeboshi
is a Japanese pop singer. He is mainly known for the song "Wind", which was used as the ending theme to the anime "Naruto" for the first twenty-five episodes. Akeboshi was born in 1978 in Yokohama. He learned to play the piano when he was three years old, later learning to play the guitar. He studied music in Liverpool, and his time there has heavily influenced his music. Before his major debut, he produced two of the songs on Matsu Takako's fourth album, "a piece of life".
- Eri Nobuchika
is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter under the Fearless Records label on Sony Music Associated Records. She currently resides in Tokyo.
- Shōko Nakagawa
is a female Japanese idol and multi-talented celebrity (an actress, seiyū (voice actor), illustrator, singer and blogger). She is the daughter of Katsuhiko Nakagawa, a famous celebrity in Japan in the 1980s. Her blood type is A. She is represented by the Watanabe Entertainment talent agency. Her nickname is Shokotan. (In the blog by Mika Kaneda, who appeared with her on "Ōsama no Brunch", she is called Shokotasu). She is left-handed.
- Sowelu
Sowelu, born, is a J-pop singer. She was born on November 6, 1982 in Tokyo to a Japanese father and a half-Irish half-Japanese mother. Her career started in 2002 with the release of her first single "Beautiful Dreamer", a soft love ballad which did very well in the charts, and was later featured on the "Relaxin’ with Japanese Lovers" compilation album.
- Ken Hirai
is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. His soulful voice and unconventional looks won him fans following his debut back in the 1990s.
- Hitomi Takahashi
is a J-Rock/J-pop singer from Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. After being selected as finalist in the Sony Music SD audition, which contained about 20,000 applicants, Hitomi entered the music scene in 2005 with her single "Bokutachi no Yukue". The single was an instant hit for her, and entered the weekly Oricon charts at #1, making her the third solo debut singer to achieve this.
- Tamio Okuda
Tamio Okuda is a male J-Pop artist. He started his career in 1986 as a member of the successful band Unicorn. After Unicorn broke up, Okuda moved on to a solo career in 1992 with the single "Kyuujitsu." He has written and composed many songs for various artists, particularly Puffy, whom he also produced for a while. In 2005 a four-member band of which he is a member, The Band Has No Name, was resurrected after 15 years of inactivity.
- Marina Inoue
is a female seiyū and singer. She is signed onto Sony Music Japan's Aniplex. She is 162cm tall and has AB-type blood. Inoue made her debut as a voice actor and singer after she was chosen out of 2000 people from the "Gonna be a star" auditions (hosted by Sony Music Japan) for the title role in the OVA Le Portrait de Petit Cossette.
- Shōgo Hamada
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and former member of the group Aido. He was born in Takehara City in Hiroshima Prefecture, and graduated from Kuremitsuta High School (where he was a member of the baseball team). He attended Kanagawa University, where he studied law, but left the school before graduating. In 1975, he made his professional debut as the drummer of the band Aido. Sunglasses have been his trademark ever since his debut, …
- Whiteberry
Whiteberry were a five-piece all-girl pop/rock band from Hokkaidō, Japan. Although not reaching more than cult status outside of their native country (many American J-pop fans consider them to be a cross between punk pioneers The Ramones and R&B superstars TLC), the group gained a loyal following with their recordings and live performances. The band - vocalist Yuki Maeda, guitarist Aya Inatsuki, bassist Yukari Hasegawa, keyboardist Rimi Mizusawa, …
- Tomoka Nishimura
is a Japanese guitarist, vocalist and pianist and former member of all-girl J-pop band ZONE.
- Tomoko Kawase
is a Japanese female singer and former vocalist of musical group the brilliant green. Currently, releases music under the alter-ego pseudonyms Tommy february<sup>6</sup> and Tommy heavenly<sup>6</sup>. Due to her marriage to Shunsaku Okuda, her legal name changed to Tomoko Okuda
- Ryōta Komatsu
is a Japanese bandoneon player. He has cooperated with famous Japanese violinist Taro Hakase in his own album "La Trampera" (2001).
- Miliyah Kato
"'"' is a J-urban artist, whose real name is. Quite some time ago she won a Sony audition, but only debuted with her first single called "Never Let go" the 8th of September. It was ranked as one of the 30 best singles for 5 weeks.
- Ai Kawashima
born February 21, 1986 in Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, is a Japanese singer-songwriter.
- May J.
May J., whose real name is is a Japanese R&B singer, who is also currently a 12th grade student at an international school in Tokyo. May J. made her major label debut on July 12, 2006 with her first mini-album All my girls.
- Mai Hoshimura
Mai Hoshimura is a Japanese artist currently under the Sony Music Japan label. She writes and composes all of her music. She is known for her famous standing crouched stance while playing the piano.
- Lyrico
Lyrico (aka Harumi Tsuyuzaki 露崎春女; born April 11, 1974 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a female Japanese pop, R&B, soul singer and songwriter. Shortly after her debut in 1995, she achieved a fame as an extraordinarily talented singer. With her astonishing vocal skills and unique songwriting talent, Lyrico has captivated her fans for more than a decade.
- Yui
Yui (official: YUI) is a Japanese musician, born March 26 1987 in Fukuoka, Japan. She is signed to Sony Music Records Japan.
- Chara
Chara is a Japanese singer, songwriter, musician and actress born on January 13, 1968. Her real name is
- Tetsu
Tetsuya Ogawa (born October 3, 1969, in Osaka, Japan), known professionally as tetsu, is the leader and bassist of the Japanese rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel. He also does backup vocals and has written some of the band's songs, including 'Link', 'READY STEADY GO', 'finale', 'Driver's High' and 'Pieces'. In the band, his name is 'tetsu' (All in lower case). Since 2001, he had solo work under the name 'TETSU69' (Number 69 is his birth year).
- Snow
SNoW (pronounced: "Snow", born June 11, 1985 in Tokyo, Japan) is a J-Pop singer. She currently attends Santa Monica College in California. She has grown up in a bilingual environment. Her favorite artists include Ani DiFranco, Iggy Pop, Talking Heads, and Jack Johnson. Her debut single "Yes" was released under an indie record label in November 2004.