| Rumi Shishido | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 宍戸 留美 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1973 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 1990–present | ||||||||
| Height: | 160 cm | ||||||||
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is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1] Shishido debuted as an idol singer with Sony Records in 1990 with the single "Cosmic Rendezvous." In 1992, she left her management and began releasing music independently.
Around the same time Shishido left her management, she also debuted as a voice actress, with her breakthrough role being Mikako Koda from Neighborhood Story. Other notable roles she has played include Onpu Segawa from Ojamajo Doremi, Rosemary Applefield from Ashita no Nadja, Viper from Reborn!, M.O.M.O. from the Xenosaga series, Diana and Luna from the Jewelpet series, and June Amou from and King of Prism.
Shishido was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan as the only daughter of an old Samurai family; her grandfather was a buddhist monk. When Shishido was two years old, she moved to Hiroshima with her mother after her parents divorced.[2] She was a cheerleader at school. Prior to being scouted, she was studying abroad in Seattle, Washington.[2]
Citing Etsuko Ichihara as her inspiration, in 1989, Shishido decided to audition for a contest hosted by Lotte through the encouragement of her mother.[2] At the age of 16, Shishido was selected as the winner out of 85,000 contestants[2] and appeared on their television commercial in the following year. Shishido's debut single, titled "Cosmic Rendezvous", was released in 1990. Known by her idol nickname, Shishido also joined the members of Lip's and Rakutenshi to form the project group Nanatsuboshi. During her time as an idol, she faced strict regulations during public appearances and was not allowed to speak out of turn, nor was she allowed to befriend other idols from rival managements.[2]
In 1992, Shishido terminated her contract, citing interest in other career paths such as acting and film.[2] Shishido continued her singing career as an independent singer.[3] Her first indie album, Set Me Free, released in 1995 and had cost to produce.[2] Shishido's album was positively received, and Neil Strauss of The New York Times compared her "ripe, melodic voice" to Debbie Gibson and Liz Phair.[4]
Since meeting guitarist Kohei Shigihara, most of Shishido's music has been composed by him.[5] The first song produced by the two was titled in 2006,[6] which Shishido describes as the song "[seeming] to have been [her] image" and that "[t]hough [she is] refreshing, [she sings] the sense of the vanity of life of the man and woman".
On May 9, 2010, Shishido celebrated her 20th anniversary in the music industry with a commemorative performance that was streamed live on Ustream. Shishido's performance set a record of having the most people view her video on the entire history of the website.[7]
Shishido's first start at a voice acting career was in 1992, when she voiced Uni Charm Password from the OVA series of KO Beast. In 1995, she broke through with her first leading role as Mikako Koda from Neighborhood Story and was encouraged to audition after producer Hiromi Seki had heard her speaking voice through her album, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do-Shi-Shi-Do-Ru-Mi.[2] Shishido auditioned for the role of Doremi in Ojamajo Doremi but did not get the part. Despite that, she was later cast as Onpu, a role that boosted her popularity as a voice actress.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Gokinjo Monogatari | Mikako Kōda | |
| 2000 | Ojamajo Doremi # The Movie | Onpu Segawa | |
| 2001 | Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi: Kaeru Seki no Himitsu | Onpu Segawa | |
| 2017 | June Amou | ||
| 2019 | June Amou | ||
| 2020 | Looking for Magical Doremi | Onpu Segawa | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Gokinjo Monogatari | Mikako Kōda | ||
| 1996 | Hana Yori Dango | Sakurako Sanjō | [8] | |
| 1999 | Ojamajo Doremi | Onpu Segawa | Voice | |
| 2000 | Ojamajo Doremi # | Onpu Segawa | ||
| 2001 | Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi | Onpu Segawa | ||
| 2002 | Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! | Onpu Segawa | ||
| 2002 | Digimon Frontier | Lopmon | ||
| 2003 | Ashita no Nadja | Rosemary Applefield | ||
| 2003 | Popotan | Shizuku | ||
| 2003 | Zatch Bell! | Laila | Season 2 | |
| 2004 | Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho | Onpu Segawa | ||
| 2005 | M.O.M.O. | |||
| 2005 | Paradise Kiss | Mikako Kōda | ||
| 2005 | Onegai My Melody | Takao Miyamae | Episode 29 | |
| 2005 | Animal Yokocho | Iyo | ||
| 2005 | Twin Princess of Wonder Planet | Pearl | ||
| 2006 | Powerpuff Girls Z | Sakurako Kintoki/Sedusa | ||
| 2006 | The Story of Saiunkoku | Sa Shunki | ||
| 2006 | Welcome to the N.H.K. | Nanako Midorikawa, Pururin, Torotoro | ||
| 2006 | Reborn! | Viper/Mammon | ||
| 2007 | The Story of Saiunkoku: Second Series | Sa Shunki | ||
| 2009 | Jewelpet | Diana, Luna | ||
| 2010 | Jewelpet Twinkle | Diana, Luna | ||
| 2010 | Highschool of the Dead | Naomi | Episode 3 | |
| 2011 | Jewelpet Sunshine | Diana, Luna | Episodes 5, 14, 25, 27, 31, 37, 41 | |
| 2012 | Jewelpet Kira Deco | Luna | ||
| 2013 | June Amō | |||
| 2013 | Jewelpet Happiness | Luna | ||
| 2019 | Kiratto Pri Chan | Sara's mother |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Penguin Musume Heart | Aka | ||
| 2019 | Onpu Segawa |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht | M.O.M.O | [9] | |
| 2004 | M.O.M.O. | |||
| 2005 | Namco × Capcom | M.O.M.O. | ||
| 2006 | M.O.M.O. | |||
| 2007 | Fyuria | |||
| 2007 | Tales of Innocence | Chitose Cxarma | ||
| 2010 | M.O.M.O., Hal Gand | |||
| 2019 | Puyo Puyo Quest | Onpu Segawa | [10] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nana | Sakagami | ||
| 2006 | Nana 2 | Sakagami | ||
| 2015 | The End of the World and the Cat's Disappearance | Itsuko's Mom |
| Title | Year | Peak position | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||
| 1990 | 61 | Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Shi-Do-Shi-Shi-Do-Ru-Mi | ||
| 60 | ||||
| "Panic in My Room" | 1991 | - | Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Shi-Do-Shi-Shi-Do-Ru-Mi | |
| 75 | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| 1992 | 93 | |||
| 1995 | - | |||
| "Don't You Know? | " | - | ||
| 1996 | - | |||
| "NG | " | - | ||
| 1997 | - | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||