Masami Mitsuoka Explained

Background:solo_singer
Birth Name: (Mitsuoka Masami)
Alias:MASAMI, Mizca
Birth Date:August 14, 1986
Birth Place:Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Origin:Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Genre:Pop, electropop
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2005–2013, 2014-2015
Label:Toshiba-EMI
(2005–2006)
Pony Canyon
(2007–2009)
Nippon Crown
(2009–2011)
Sound Move (Smile Company Ltd.)
(2011-2013)
Jam Records
(2014)
Website:http://www.mitsuokamasami.com

is a Japanese pop singer. Born and raised in Toyota, Aichi, Mitsuoka debuted in the girl group Sister Q under the stage name MASAMI in 2005. After the group disbanded of unknown reasons in October 2006, she signed a contract with Pony Canyon and released her debut solo single "Hana" in 2007 under her real name.[1]

Mitsuoka's fourth single "Last Cross", the theme song for Katekyō Hitman Reborn!, was released on December 17, 2008, and charted at number thirteen on the Oricon weekly charts. It became her best selling single with a total of 13,470 copies sold. Her first studio album, Black Diary, was released on January 28, 2009. In August 2009, she announced on her official website and blog that she will be changing her stage name, music style, and record label.[2] Mitsuoka thus became known under the stage name Mizca and began releasing electropop music under the label Nippon Crown. Now produced by pal@pop, Mizca released her first digital single "Robotics" was on October 28, 2009. Her first studio album as Mizca, UFUFU, was released on July 21, 2010.

Mitsuoka went back to her previous name and music style in 2011, and released her second album PAST TRUNK on January 11, 2012, her first studio album as Masami Mitsuoka in three years.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
[3] [4]
Black Diary
  • As: Masami Mitsuoka
  • Released: January 28, 2009
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Format: CD, digital download
114
  • 1,407
UFUFU
  • As: Mizca
  • Released: July 21, 2010
  • Label: Nippon Crown
  • Format: CD, digital download
202
  • 651
PAST TRUNK
  • As: Masami Mitsuoka
  • Released: January 11, 2012
  • Label: Sound Move
  • Format: CD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
"*" denotes that the album still charts but the position is yet to be mentioned.

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"
YearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
JPN
"Hana"2007119
  • 876 
Black Diary
"Distance Love/I am"2008110
  • 788
"届かない想い...~ロードanotherstory~"106
  • 798 
"last cross"13
  • 13,470
"FREE BIRD"2009127
  • 641 
"キラキラ☆"2010100
  • 660 
UFUFU
"ダメよ♡"140
  • 466 
"1925"2011146
  • 371 
Non-album single
"らふぃおら"194
  • 274 
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Digital releases

TitleYearAlbum
"Robotics"2009UFUFU
"星のつぶつぶ"2010Non-album single
"OUT of STEP"2011PAST TRUNK
"LOVE BRACE"2012Non-album single

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PRIOFILE Official Website Masami Mitsuoka. Smile Ltd Company. May 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120429212642/http://www.mitsuokamasami.com/profile/. April 29, 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: ナタリー – 光岡昌美が復活!エレポップやめ引きこもり路線再開へ意欲. natalie.mu. Natasha, Inc. May 27, 2012. October 24, 2011.
  3. Web site: 光岡昌美のCD・DVDリリース情報、光岡昌美のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE. Oricon Style. Oricon Inc. May 27, 2012.
  4. Web site: MizcaのCD・DVDリリース情報、Mizcaのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE. Oricon Style. Oricon Inc. May 27, 2012.