Shizuka Kudo discography explained

Artist:Shizuka Kudo
Studio:18
Ep:1
Compilation:14
Video:6
Music Videos:39
Singles:43
Option:2
Option Name:Cover albums
2Option:12
2Option Name:Live video albums
3Option:2
3Option Name:Box sets

Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo has released eighteen studio albums, fourteen compilation albums, one EP, two cover albums, six video albums, twelve live video albums, two box sets, and forty-three singles (including one as a featured artist and one novelty single). Her career began in 1985 when she debuted as one of the three vocalists of the girl group Seventeen Club. The short-lived group disbanded after two unsuccessful singles. In 1986, she joined the idol girl group Onyanko Club as member number 38, which led to Kudo forming the subgroup Ushirogami Hikaretai the following year. She released her first solo single, "Kindan no Telepathy", on the same day as the last broadcast of the variety show Yūyake Nyan Nyan, from which the Onyanko Club members originated.[1] It debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and became the first of eleven total number-one singles released in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Koi Hitoyo", "Arashi no Sugao", "Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku", "Senryū no Shizuku" and "Please".[2] [3] Miyuki Nakajima penned the following singles released by Kudo during this era: "Fu-ji-tsu", "Mugon... Iroppoi", "Kōsa ni Fukarete", "Watashi ni Tsuite" and Dōkoku".[4] All five singles debuted at number one and,[5] with total sales exceeding a million,[5] [6] [7] "Dōkoku" became the best-selling single of Kudo's career.[8]

In 1994, Kudo parted ways with record producer Tsugutoshi Gotō,[9] who had been responsible for writing and producing her songs since her solo debut, and began producing and co-writing her own material.[10] That year, she released the album Expose, which produced the two top-ten singles "Blue Rose" and "Jaguar Line", and branched out into different musical genres and a more mature sound with the subsequent self-produced albums, Purple, Doing and Dress. She teamed up with Nakajima on the single, "Gekijō", the first of Kudo's songs to be written entirely by Nakajima, which became her best-selling single not produced by Gotō.[5] In 1998, she released I'm Not, entirely written and produced by Sharam Q guitarist Hatake, which yielded the Dragon Ball GT ending theme "Blue Velvet". The same year she released "Kirara", which ranked at number six on the Oricon Singles Chart, becoming her last single to peak in the top-ten.

In 2000, Kudo signed with Extasy Japan,[11] founded by Yoshiki, who produced her first single released under the label, "Shinku no Hana". Two years later, after the birth of her first child, she went on to release her only studio album for the label, Jewelry Box. Kudo rejoined Pony Canyon, her former label, in 2005, for which she released her first album in three years, Tsukikage. She released a slew of singles, compilation albums and a cover album in the following years. In 2017, in celebration of her 30th anniversary, Kudo released Rin, her first studio album in twelve years.[12] It debuted at number 21 on the Oricon Albums Chart, becoming her highest-charting album in nineteen years.[13] As of August 2013, Kudo has sold 15 million records as a solo artist in Japan alone,[14] making her one of the best-selling Japanese music artists of all time.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSales[15] Certifications
JPN
Oricon

[16]
JPN
Billboard

[17]
Mysterious 3 233,000
Shizuka
  • Released: July 21, 1988
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
1 265,000
Joy
  • Released: March 15, 1989
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
1 416,000
Karelia
  • Released: October 4, 1989
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
2 293,000
Rosette
  • Released: April 4, 1990
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
1 265,000
Mind Universe
  • Released: March 6, 1991
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
1 247,000
Trinity
  • Released: March 18, 1992
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
3 200,000
Rise Me
  • Released: April 1, 1993
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
3 183,000
Expose
  • Released: September 7, 1994
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
5 124,000
Purple
  • Released: August 2, 1995
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
7 140,000
Doing
  • Released: May 17, 1996
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
16 52,000
Dress
  • Released: March 19, 1997
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
18 31,000
I'm Not
  • Released: April 29, 1998
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
19 29,000
Full of Love
  • Released: June 2, 1999
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
38 12,000
Jewelry Box 60 4,000
Tsukikage 86 3,000
Rin
  • Released: August 30, 2017
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
21 304,000
Meikyo Shisui
  • Released: July 3, 2024
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
17 153,000[25]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Cover albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
Oricon

JPN
Billboard

[26]
Shōwa no Kaidan Vol. 1
  • Released: October 30, 2002
  • Label: Extasy Japan
  • Formats: CD
66 5,000
  • Released: August 20, 2008
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
20 2413,000
Deep Breath
  • Released: June 12, 2019
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
36 1,300[27]
Aoi Honō
  • Released: March 10, 2021
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
23 213,000[28]
「感受」Shizuka Kudo 35th Anniversary self-cover album
  • Released: July 20, 2022
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
22 206,000[29]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
JPN
Oricon

JPN
Billboard

[30]
Gradation
  • Released: November 30, 1988
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
2 616,000
Harvest
  • Released: December 6, 1989
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
2 419,000
Unlimited
  • Released: November 14, 1990
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
2 454,000
Intimate
  • Released: December 11, 1991
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
4 321,000
  • Released: November 20, 1992
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
6 180,000
Super Best
  • Released: November 19, 1993
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, MiniDisc, CD
6 234,000
  • Released: December 16, 1996
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
8 142,000
  • Released: November 18, 1998
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
9 65,000
Millennium Best
  • Released: March 15, 2000
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
25 36,000
Shizuka Kudo Best
  • Released: December 5, 2001
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
23
Shizuka Kudo 20th Anniversary the Best
  • Released: August 29, 2007
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
32 19,000
20th Anniversary B-side collection
  • Released: March 5, 2008
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
34 2,000
  • Released: February 18, 2015
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
22 1813,000
  • Released: March 9, 2016
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
28 323,000
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"
EP detailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
Euro Shizuka Kudo
  • Released: September 20, 2000
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
723,000

Box sets

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"
Box set detailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
My Favorite Songs: Original Best
  • Released: October 30, 2002
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
Shizuka Kudo Original Album Collection
  • Released: October 30, 2012
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
226400

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsAlbum
Oricon Singles Chart
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales
[37]
"Kindan no Telepathy"19871 146,000Mysterious
"Again"3 159,000
"Daite Kuretara Ii no ni"19883 182,000
"Fu-ji-tsu"1 253,000Shizuka
"Mugon... Iroppoi"1 541,000
"Koi Hitoyo"19891 607,000Joy
"Arashi no Sugao"1 524,000 rowspan="2"
"Kōsa ni Fukarete"1 586,000
"Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku"19901 489,000 Rosette
"Senryū no Shizuku"1 295,000 rowspan="2"
"Watashi ni Tsuite"1 265,000
"Boya Boya Dekinai"19912 324,000 Mind Universe
"Please"1 191,000 rowspan="2"
"Metamorphose"2 440,000
"Mechakucha ni Naite Shimaitai"19924 282,000 Trinity
"Urahara"5 214,000 rowspan="2"
"Koe o Kikasete"5 326,000
"Dōkoku"19931 939,000 Rise Me
"Watashi wa Knife"6 187,000 rowspan="2"
"Anata Shika Inai Desho"5 205,000
"Blue Rose"19948 305,000 Expose
"Jaguar Line"8 244,000
"Ice Rain"8 414,000 Purple
"Moon Water"199514 172,000
"7"15 83,000Doing
"Chō"199615 73,000
""26 73,000
"Gekijō"10 424,000 Dress
"Blue Velvet"19978 267,000 I'm Not
"Kama Sutra no Densetsu"29 37,000
"Setsu Getsu Ka"199823 89,000rowspan="3"
"Kirara"6 384,000
"Isshun"29 27,000
"Blue Zone"199928 20,000Full of Love
"Shinku no Hana"200033 22,000Jewelry Box
"Maple"200235 12,000
"Lotus (Umareshi Hana)"200540 8,000Tsukikage
"Kokoro no Chikara"60 4,000
"Clāvis (Kagi)"200667 4,000rowspan="5"
"Amayo no Tsuki ni"200744 8,000
"Night Wing"200875 882,000<--1,869-->
"Yukigasa"
"Kimi ga Kureta Mono"201250 502,000
"Yusha no Hata"202328 261,000Meikyo Shinkou
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 工藤静香 ソロデビュー30周年 歌手そして母として円熟味増すも細身のプロポーションは変わらず. Sankei Shimbun. September 3, 2017. December 26, 2017.
  2. News: 工藤静香と共演した川田裕美 「お手本のような女性」と大絶賛. Excite. September 13, 2017. December 26, 2017.
  3. News: 工藤静香が歌手活動を再開へ?夫・キムタクとの共演も実現か. Excite. July 7, 2017. December 26, 2017.
  4. Web site: 工藤静香と中島みゆきのステキな関係. Excite. August 26, 2008. December 26, 2017.
  5. Web site: 音楽を語ろう特集『中島みゆきが詞・曲を提供!工藤静香の名曲を語ろう』. https://web.archive.org/web/20080823020806/http://www.oricon.co.jp/review/080820_01.html. Oricon. August 23, 2008. December 26, 2017.
  6. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1993年3月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. March 1993. December 26, 2017.
  7. Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2014年1月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. January 2014. December 26, 2017.
  8. Web site: 「慟哭」明るく歌った工藤静香 「歌手、女として葛藤」. Asahi Shimbun. December 1, 2017. December 26, 2017.
  9. Web site: 工藤静香 / 工藤静香ベスト. CDJournal. December 26, 2017.
  10. News: 工藤静香、ボックスセットに見る「シングルヒットに頼らないアルバムアーティストの素養」. Barks. October 25, 2012. December 26, 2017.
  11. Web site: 工藤静香 / 深紅の花 - CDJournal. CDJournal. December 26, 2017.
  12. Web site: 工藤静香の30周年アルバム「凛」に玉置浩二、まふまふ、松本孝弘ら楽曲提供. Natalie. July 28, 2017. December 26, 2017.
  13. Web site: 工藤静香、歌手活動再開も予想外に苦戦?本人の「CD売り上げ発言」で大波乱. Daily News Online. September 16, 2017. December 26, 2017.
  14. Web site: ミュージックステーション 2013/08/16(金)20:00放送 テレビ朝日 TVでた蔵. TV Data Zoo. December 26, 2017.
  15. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」. Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju'. Oricon. subscription . December 26, 2017.
  16. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/206047/rank/album/. ja:工藤静香のアルバム売上ランキング. Oricon. ja. December 26, 2017.
  17. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1989年4月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. April 1989. December 26, 2017.
  18. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1989年11月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. November 1989. December 26, 2017.
  19. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1990年4月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. April 1990. December 26, 2017.
  20. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1991年3月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. March 1991. December 26, 2017.
  21. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1992年3月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. March 1992. December 26, 2017.
  22. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1993年4月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. April 1993. December 26, 2017.
  23. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1994年9月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. September 1994. December 26, 2017.
  24. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-07-15/p/2/. ja:オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年07月01日~2024年07月07日. Oricon Weekly Album Ranking July 1, 2024 – July 7, 2024. Oricon. ja. July 10, 2024. July 10, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240710150155/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-07-15/p/2/. dead.
  25. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-06-24/. ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年06月24日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking on June 24, 2019. Oricon News. June 19, 2019. ja.
  26. Web site: オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2021年03月08日~2021年03月14日 21~30位. Oricon. March 18, 2021. ja.
  27. Web site: オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2022年07月18日~2022年07月24日 21~30位. Oricon. July 27, 2022. ja.
  28. Peak chart positions for albums on the Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales and Hot Albums charts:
  29. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1989年12月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. December 1989. December 26, 2017.
  30. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1990年12月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. December 1990. December 26, 2017.
  31. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1992年2月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. February 1992. December 26, 2017.
  32. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1992年11月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. November 1992. December 26, 2017.
  33. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1993年11月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. November 1993. December 26, 2017.
  34. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1997年1月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. January 1997. December 26, 2017.
  35. Peak chart positions for singles on the Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales chart:
  36. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1989年6月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. June 1989. December 27, 2017.
  37. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1989年10月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. October 1989. December 27, 2017.
  38. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1990年2月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. February 1990. December 27, 2017.
  39. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1990年5月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. May 1990. December 27, 2017.
  40. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1990年10月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. October 1990. December 27, 2017.
  41. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1991年2月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. February 1991. December 27, 2017.
  42. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1991年5月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. May 1991. December 27, 2017.
  43. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1991年12月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. December 1991. December 27, 2017.
  44. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1992年2月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. February 1992. December 27, 2017.
  45. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1992年6月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. June 1992. December 27, 2017.
  46. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1992年9月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. September 1992. December 27, 2017.
  47. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1993年3月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. March 1993. December 27, 2017.
  48. Web site: ja:有料音楽配信認定. Digital Music Download Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 2014年1月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. January 2014. December 27, 2017.
  49. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1993年6月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. June 1993. December 27, 2017.
  50. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1993年10月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. October 1993. December 27, 2017.
  51. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1994年3月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. March 1994. December 27, 2017.
  52. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1994年8月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. August 1994. December 27, 2017.
  53. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1994年12月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. December 1994. December 27, 2017.
  54. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1995年5月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. May 1995. December 27, 2017.
  55. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1996年12月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. December 1996. December 27, 2017.
  56. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1997年6月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. June 1997. December 27, 2017.
  57. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1999年2月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. February 1999. December 27, 2017.
  58. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定. Gold Disc Certifications. http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html. Select 1997年2月 on the drop-down menu. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. February 1997. December 27, 2017.