Melody

Miyuki Melody Ishikawa?) (born February 24, 1982 in Hawaii, U.S.) is a female J-Pop singer and TV host. She debuted on February 19, 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory. According to melody.'s blog (October 22, 2008), she states that she will put her musical career on hiatus and pursue a career as a fashion designer.

melody. is a Japanese-American born and raised in Hawaii, where she attended Punahou School. She moved to Japan when she was 19 years old to pursue her singing career. She has three younger sisters, one of whom (Christine, who goes by the name Kuris) is also involved with the music industry in Japan. Melody's cover of the song "Over The Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz was used in a commercial for Mitsubishi Motors. She is also known for singing the hit single "Realize" which was the theme song for a Drama series called "Dragon Zakura", which debuted #6 on the Oricon charts.

melody.'s single "Lovin' U" was used in a Raycious commercial in 2006. The single included the B-side "Our Journey", which was the theme song for the 2006 movie Gen Yu Den starring Rena Tanaka, who also co-wrote the lyrics to the song. melody. made an appearance in a Japanese Subaru Forester commercial in Spring and Summer 2007, in which her single "Finding My Road", was used as promotion. In April 2007, she started hosting the English-language Japanese music show, J-Melo on NHK World TV. Her single, "Love Story", written by her sister Kuris, was used in a drama series "Kodoku No Kake - Itoshikihito Yo" in Summer 2007.

melody. was cast as Yumi in Electronic Art's Need for Speed Carbon. Her song "Feel the Rush", written by her sister Kuris, was also used in the game.

It was announced in February 2008 that melody. would release her fourth album "Lei Aloha". The release came just nine months after "Ready to Go!" and had only one preceding single "Haruka: Haruka". The album was released on April 9 2008. In September 2008 it was announced that melody. will no longer be the host of J-Melo. Japanese singers, May J. and Shanti will take her place for the upcoming season. On October 8, 2008, melody. released her first compilation album "The Best of melody.: Timeline". It covers her singles from "Dreamin' Away" to "Haruka: Haruka".

Personal life

On March 14, 2009, Melody got married to visual kei artist Miyavi.[1][2][3] He finally announced the marriage on April 5, during his graduation.

On July 29, 2009, at 4:40 pm, Melody gave birth to a daughter named Lovelie Miyavi Ishihara.[4] 20 hours before the birth, Melody and Miyavi both went to a hospital for laboring.



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