Tsuki Amano Explained

Tsuki Amano
Background:solo_singer
Native Name:天野 月
Native Name Lang:ja
Alias:Tsukiko Amano, Tsukko
Origin:Japan
Genre:Rock, alternative rock
Occupation:Singer, songwriter
Instrument:Vocals, guitar, piano
Years Active:2001–present
Label:Otokura Records

, formerly, is a Japanese singer, famous for singing the ending themes used in the Fatal Frame series: "Chō" for , and "Koe" for , and "Torikago -in this cage-" for . She also sang two songs for , "Zero no Chōritsu" and "Noise,".

Biography

Amano started playing music at the age of 5, when she started taking piano lessons. She was part of her junior high school chorus club as a soprano, and in high school she began to experiment with various musical instruments and joined the theatre group. It was also in high school where she bought her very first guitar, which is now her primary instrument.

Many of Amano's songs have been used as theme songs for commercials, television shows, movies, and video games. Besides writing all of her own songs, Amano also designs and makes most of the costumes in her videos and performances herself. She has published a storybook she wrote while recording her Ningyō video.

On January 10, 2010, she announced she would be returning to music.[1] [2]

Discography

As Tsukiko Amano

Singles (Indies)

TitleRelease date

TV Asahi's "D's Garage" ending theme
June 1, 2001
"Love Dealer"June 1, 2001
"B.G. Black Guitar+Berry Garden"
Toyota's "Gazoo.com" campaign song
September 1, 2001
"Love Dealer -type 2003-"
TV Tokyo's "Kyūyo Meisai" ending theme
July 30, 2003
"Howling"April 11, 2007
"Heaven's Gate"January 23, 2008
July 30, 2008

Singles (Major label)

TitleRelease date

TV Asahi's "Midnight Mermaid" ending theme
November 7, 2001
February 20, 2002
"Treasure"
TBS's "Rank ōkoku" opening theme
April 24, 2002
"Honey?"
TV Tokyo's "Cover Shō yo" ending theme
June 19, 2002

Nippon TV's "Black Wide Show" ending theme
November 7, 2002
July 30, 2003
November 12, 2003

Pony Canyon's distributed movie "Moonlight Jellyfish" theme song
FBS/Nippon TV's "Akko to Machami no Shingata TV" ending theme
July 14, 2004

Fuji TV's anime "Konjiki no Gash Bell!
" ending themeNovember 3, 2004
February 2, 2005
July 27, 2005
May 31, 2006

"Next Phase~Kimi Kara no Okurimono" theme song
May 31, 2006
May 31, 2006
May 31, 2006
May 31, 2006

Albums

TitleRelease date
Sharon StonesJune 5, 2002
Meg & LionDecember 4, 2002
[3] January 21, 2004
Winona Riders (Tsuki no Uragawa)
Coupling songs compilation
March 3, 2004
A Moon Child in the SkySeptember 21, 2005
Catalog
"Best of" album
November 15, 2006

Coupling songs compilation
July 23, 2007
ZeroSeptember 3, 2008
Noise
"Best of" including indies songs
November 24, 2008

As Tsuki Amano

Singles

TitleRelease date
"CORE"January 1, 2011
May 11, 2011
"BLACK BEAUTY"November 18, 2015
September 26, 2019
Digital Singles
TitleRelease date
January 27, 2010
March 17, 2010

Albums

TitleRelease date
LichtJuly 7, 2010[4]
July 25, 2012[5]
DaisySeptember 25, 2013

"Best of" 15th Anniversary album
November 18, 2015
Five RingsApril 1, 2019[6]
19BOXAugust 5, 2020[7]
Other Albums
TitleRelease date
Peek A Boo
Cover album
May 5, 2010[8]

Self-cover album
January 1, 2011

Ballad album
November 7, 2012
Mini-Albums
TitleRelease date
CHELSEAFebruary 14, 2011[9]
November 9, 2011[10]
October 1, 2014[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monster's Cafe: "Dear Overseas Fans" (official English blog). 2010-01-12.
  2. Web site: Official blog (Japanese). 2010-01-12.
  3. Web site: 零〜紅い蝶〜・最新情報・「天野月子アルバム情報」 . Tecmo.co.jp . 2013-07-05.
  4. Web site: "Licht" Spot. Tsuki Amano. 2010-06-24. Japanese.
  5. Web site: "天の樹 (Tree of Heaven)" Spot. Tsuki Amano. 2012-07-13. Japanese.
  6. Web site: "Five Rings" Spot. 12 January 2019 . Tsuki Amano. 2020-01-11. Japanese.
  7. Web site: "19BOX" Spot. Tsuki Amano. 2020-05-08. Japanese.
  8. Web site: Zatsuon Seikatsu - Peek A Boo.. Tsuki Amano. 2010-04-06. Japanese.
  9. Web site: 天野月「CHELSEA」. Tsuki Amano. 2014-08-28. Japanese.
  10. Web site: http://otokura-goods.shop-pro.jp/?pid=77364278. ja:天野月「薔薇と真珠」. Tsuki Amano. 2014-08-28. Japanese.
  11. Web site: http://tsuki-amano.weblogs.jp/zatsuon/2014/08/%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E8%A7%A3%E7%A6%81%E3%81%A0.html. ja:情報解禁だ!!!!. Tsuki Amano. 2014-08-28. Japanese.