Introducing ~Fukuhara Miho~
 

I was watching TV this morning and saw this very interesting artist :)

http://wiki.theppn.org/images/thumb/...ara_Change.jpg

Fukuhara Miho

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Birthday: June 19, 1987
Birth Place: Sapporo, Hokkaido
Height: 165cm
Blood Type: O
Favourite Movies: Blade, The Blues Brothers, The Fast and the Furious, Hardball, The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars
Favourite Musical Artists: 2pac, The Beatles, Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway, Alicia Keys, B.B. King, Wilson Pickett, Santana, Angie Stone, Joss Stone, The Temptations, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder


Her parents enjoyed music, so from a young age she was always surrounded by a wide array of styles of music (especially Western music). In December 2002, by chance she was featured on a Hokkaido-based TV karaoke competition and sung a cover of Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You, and was recognised by the show's judges for her talent.

In May 2006, after finishing high-school, she debuted as an indies artist on the Hokkaido-based Yumechika Records label with the cover single, The Roots (the leading song from the single was a cover of Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke). The single charted in at #3 on the Sapporo HMV store's internal charts. When holding in-store lives, she would regularly sell over 100 copies per live. Following this up in October, she released a mini-album, Step☆Out EP, featuring original songs as well as covers. Totalled together, these two releases sold over 6,000 copies.

Fukuhara in 2007 was signed to Sony records, and prior to her debut released a cover of Céline Dion's Because You Loved Me on the compilation album TRIBUTE TO CELINE DION. Her debut single, CHANGE, is planned to be released in April 2008.

Fukuhara has been praised by such artists as Corrine Bailey Rae and GEO from Sweetbox.

official Website

Song From her Previous Indie Album
(MF) Believe My Way

PV of her Debut Single under Sony
Change>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpF_qHjzBg4

If you like powerful voices, you should give her a try :)

what's her style like? it seems she's not the typical trashy newcomer... o_o

hmm...Soul. But she really has a great vocal ability... Sounds like Cristina Aguillera ~Japanese Version~ LOL...

i will give it a try

Beautiful voice! She does sound like X-Tina!

yeah...that's one of the reasons why i got interested to her...XD
i also loooooooove X-tina... and such a voice is what my ears want to hear often times...LOL

Here's the PV of Change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpF_qHjzBg4

After CHANGE she will release a new single =D
Fukuhara Miho will be returning in the summer with her second major single, ひまわり (Himawari), to be released on 2008.7.16.

yey! Oh my...thanks for the info. =)

Tracklist
01 ひまわり (Himawari)
02 Everybody Needs Someone
03 No Warning
04 ひまわり-instrumental-

The himawari PV has aired. You can watch it here.

It's a really sad PV-_- I cried when I saw it. The song is really good.

i just watched it now. really nice song. sad PV. :weep

I LOVE the song, and I LOVE the PV. It was so sad ;_;...

:thud

I love her!!!! Himawari is beautiful!

HER VOICE IS GREAT! I'm hooked on Himawari and the PV is really sad. :(

She has the best voice I've heard in a long time of trying out new Japanese Singers.

She's gorgeous and absolutely amazing...She's going in my next set lol.

I'm so totally gonna make a set using her pics too! Anyone has HQ Himawari screencaps? XD

himawari @ HEYx3

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IbghjbJv4HY

thanks for the link. the PV is so heart Breaking. LOL. i love it to death.

Thanks for the link. I'll watch it now.

EDIT: Her voice is amazing, and I love the song of course! I'll be watching her closely in the near future. =]

EDIT II: I just listened to her song Change and I really like that too. A nice change from ひまわり. =D

i wish someone would upload a HQ version of the PV. =(

I totally want to buy this single. I feel badly, DBSK is releasing their single the same day, that's some unfair competition for a newbie like Miho-chan. Though, I found I'm liking Himawari more than Doushite Kimi was Suki ni Natte Shimattandarou? XP~ I've listened to the PV rip 60 times already =D

her live performance sounded the same like the cd version, she surely has a nice voice

i agree. LOL. she's one of my most favorite artists.

I love her voice. So powerful and the falsetto is just awesome. :3

I WANT HIMAWARI SINGLE SO BADLY! It actually kinda sucks that it doesn't come with a DVD ._. Because the PV was so amazing.

Himawari is beautiful and sad...she is good...another promising debut from Sony (first being Stephanie)

I know, I really hope that when she puts out an album, she definately does a CD+DVD, I really would like to have this PV, but I'm totally buying the single in August, I have to have this <3

HIMAWARI

Romaji Lyrics:



i'll try to translate it later. (^_^)v

^waiting for your translation...(^_^)

Here's my translation.... sorry for some points... there are some words that i am not sure how to express in english. LOL.

The lyrics are amazing! :')

Thanks a lot, hayasaki!

I didn't know Koi wa Rhythm~Believe My Way~ had a PV too o_o... I liked the simplicity of it, also, I think Miho has a thing for flowers, since she was singing in a field of purple ones in this one, and the sunflowers...

yeah...

wow..the lyrics is so romantic..thanks hayasaki
by the way...what is transient?

So does anyone have HQ caps of Himawari PV?

uhmm... it's like Momentary... something like, Temporary... can be lost any time soon. ^^

OMG! Today is the release of the single.... LOL... too bad, im not in Japan right now ...sigh.

I totally have to wait till AUGUST to buy this. CURSE MY LACK OF MONEY ;_;

LOL... or wait for someone to Rip it and share it to US?????? hahahahah.. XD

God... I just wish that HMV Singapore will import this awesome single.

it's release today?
how is her position on the chart?

Everything has leaked but Miho's single hahahahahaha!

I WANT IT SO BAD!

We'll have to wait for the good stuff!

Himawari is #20 today on oricon.

yeah! Its an 'OK' place for me... debuting at #20 isn't bad. LOL.... let's hope that it will also climb up "THERE!" XD

Sort of a drop from Change's debut position of 17 >.>... Hopefully it'll climb during the week like Change did and at least come out with a top 15 position

I really HOPE so. :)

Himawari deserves to be on top! LOL

20 is nice position, the single not leaked yet?

It's incredible how her releases never leak before or even a day after... her previous releases (StepOUT, Roots...) have never leaked yet...

The single went up to #19.

Not... a big rise, but still a rise so I'm happy =D!

19? Hey people! LOL.... maybe i should go home for a while and buy some copies... LOL. just dreamin'~

himawari @ MUSIC STATION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joYGkLY5ayk

she really looked like Yuna when I first opened the video...and that Aurora backing is SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

LOL... i love that BackgrOund too... :luv2

hello?
where is the single?

it hasn't been leeked yet... :) i don't know if i should be happy or not,... LOL!

well, i should be desesperate. i don't understand why it's taking that long... it's so strange...

LOL... same here ^_^. The single is sooooooooooooooooooo tight... LOL

If I ever get the single on time, I'll rip it for you guys. (and that is when I actually buy it)

thank u jiarongisme! that would be awesome!
i would like 2 buy it but in spain we are going through a crisis and my mom doen't allow me 2 buy it!!! ****** it! it's not on itunes

Yeah sorry guys I haven't seen it anywhere. This is getting really strange since Change leaked like a day or two after it was released. It may be up @ jpopii but you have to be a member their to DL.

i've been told jpopii doesn't have downloads anymore (sucks!)

who could have it?

Damn...I want the single......afff

Lol... we all feel the same (T_T) if i'm just home right now, i'll just walk for a 500m and get into the CD Store... LOL... too bad, my dad doesn't want to buy the single. sigh....

im seriously addicted to Himawari!! gosh...i wan new material
hahhaha..she's great

I want the f_k_ing single!

^ [...]

You want the fukcing single do you? :P

the wait must be getting to people, LOL.

well, i ordered it with my MICA 3 CHU single, so if there's no rip til my copy come, i'll rip it.. (tomorrow or the day after)

If u do that Utena (I LOVE Shoujo Kakumei Utena!) I WILL LOVE U FOREVER!

haha... Same here! :), Why does it have to take so long.... LOL...

I was so torn ;_;... I had a choice between ordering this one and ordering Sora Uta. Sorry guys, I chose alan.

That'd be awesome Utena! If you could rip it, we'd all be appreciative =D

Puh-leeease do!!!! We're all counting on you!! O_o Pressure.... :P

FINAL FINALLY!!!
the single is leaked
http://jpmp3.com/viewtopic.php?t=87173

YES! YES! YES!!!!

It's been so long but it was worth it!!!

YESSS... still love Himawari only though..heh

YAYAYAYAY! It's finally leaked!

LOL... after a LooooooooooooNG rage of Waiting! hahahah... XD.... Guys! Lets' make reviews for the other songs?? ^_^)v

Yaaaayy!!! The leak!!!! Finally......

I think Himawari is one of the best songs I've ever heard! So touching... The b-sides are great! She really has a great voice!

Yeah the whole single is great. It's much better than CHANGE, which was a decent debut.

I Agree... and now,... i fell inLove with "EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEONE!" hahaha... it was ssssssssssssssooooooooooooooooooo Lovely... wink. haha (^_^) i'm excited for the next one... when will it be released!? ahhah..

Is Everybody Needs Somebody a cover? I feel like I've heard it before.

Thanks for the intro. this is new. :D

i Felt the same way too... I think i've heard that before or there's just a certain song's arrangement same as to ENS. neh? But... i still love it...

and her song, "Taemanaku" from her EP... OMG... i love it to death! haha

As time goes on, i missed Miho. haha... i want a new sound from her... something like, RnB or Pop... somthing like Aguilerra Does. isn't it a nice idea? LOL

NEW SINGLE!

info from tokyo-nights!

cool, i'm interested :D

Wow! Foxxy_Fuyumi (^____^) Thanks for this very gooooooood news! OMG! I can't wait... i hope its GREAT as Himawari does... neh? Thanks thanks thanks :D

If it's another personal song, then I really hope it's as good as Himawari <3 This sounds like it'll be a warm ballad, I can't wait for it!

YAYAYAYAY!!! NEW SINGLE! I can't wait! :D

yay...new single

yea!! i hope its as good as Himawari...i've never been so addicted to a ballad since...Together When...

LOL... currently, it's still the most played track on my itUnes :D

Guys! I found a YOUTUBE Live video of her upcomming single.,., it's sounds so goood. it's as good as HIMAWARI... check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVBSJXU20B0

I don't think it's as good as Himawari was, it's not as catching as Himawari was. But, I still like it, it's got a soft, simple grace to it.

yeah.., but i feel that this LIVE version is just an acoustic version... it's sooo good... and when Miho started to cry.., i felt the song's emotion (T_T) eniweiz,

i ripped it awhile and now, uploading for the mp3 rip. LOL

definitely an acousitc live...
so its all up for the bg music to make it as good as Himawari...
but i think it was very nice...esp the bridge..

very gd ballads she has been giving us

i found another live -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssp_u...eature=related
ok i really hope its ANOTHER ACOUSTIC live lol

wow... thanks freedreamer.,. i can't wait for this single anymore! !!haha.,., i'm so excited.,. i just HOPE that Ayu's upcomming single release date will not be as "Yasashii Aka" will be...

Thanks for the vid! It's nice to see her doing ballads... But it'd better if she did upbeat songs as A-sides too! :D

Yeah... i also agree... something like "CHANGE" then she could release her singles alternately .,.,like Upbeat, then ballad, then upbeat.,.,

Anyway, i love the song right now. Haha! I can't wait for it's original arrangement (^__^)