Tomomi Kahara: Difference between revisions

| alias = Tomomi Kahala

* [[Japanese pop|J-pop]]

* {{nowrap|[[pop rock]]}}

* {{nowrap|[[dance-pop]]}}}}

{{nihongo|'''Tomomi Kahara'''|華原 朋美|Kahara Tomomi}} (formerly '''Tomomi Kahala''') born {{nihongo|'''Tomomi Shimogawara'''|下河原 朋美|Shimogawara Tomomi}} on August 17, 1974 in Tokyo), is a Japanese pop singer. She is famous for working with [[Tetsuya Komuro]] who gave her much success in the 1990s, which led to her deep dip in popularity after 1999, the year in which she released her first non-TK produced album, ''[[One Fine Day (Tomomi Kahala album)|One Fine Day]]''. Tomomi Kahara and Tetsuya Komuro dated for a few years, but they suffered from personal problems which led to their breakup. After a period of sickness, Kahara's talent agency terminated her contract on June 29, 2007.<ref name=JNR070629>{{cite news |url=http://www.japannewsreview.com/entertainment/celebrities/20070629page_id=227 |title=Ogipro cancels contract with Tomomi Kahara |publisher=Japan News Review |date=June 29, 2007 |access-date=January 24, 2009 |archive-date=September 19, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919020103/http://www.japannewsreview.com/entertainment/celebrities/20070629page_id=227 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=japanzone>{{cite web |url=http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2007/07/index.shtml |title=Japan Entertainment News – July 2007 |publisher=Japan-Zone |date=July 2007 |accessdate=January 24, 2009}}</ref>

In 2004, Kahara signed with Universal Music Japan. (Now credited as Kahara. formerly Kahala.) Her most recent recordings for Universal Music Japan have shown her in a dazzling and sultry light with some of her best vocal performances to date. She covered some of her biggest hits and also recorded new songs from Korean and Japanese composers as well as pop standards such as "[[Ben (song)|Ben]]", a [[cover version]] of the song by [[Michael Jackson]]. Her best-selling album at Universal sold a little over 50,000 copies and her latest album, ''Naked'', sold only 12,000 copies, but she was still be seen in the media.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions

|-

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single

! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Sales

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Label

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Formats

|-

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Oricon Singles Chart|JPN<br>Physical]]<br><ref name="JPNA"/>

|-

|rowspan="2"| 1995

|style="text-align:left;"|"Keep yourself alive"<br>

|8

|370,000

|rowspan="10"| [[NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|Orumok Records]]

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|"I Believe"<br>

|1

|1,028,490

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|rowspan="3"| 1996

|style="text-align:left;"|"I'm proud"<br>

|2

|1,390,440

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|"Love Brace"<br>

|6

|255,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|"Save your dream"<br>

|rowspan="4"|1

|808,570

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|rowspan="3"| 1997

|style="text-align:left;"|"Hate tell a lie"<br>

|1,058,610

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|"Love is all music"<br>

|653,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Tanoshiku Tanoshiku" Yasashikune"|たのしく たのしく やさしくね}}<br>

|416,560

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|rowspan="5"| 1998

|style="text-align:left;"|"I wanna go"<br>

|20

|48,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|"You Don't give up"<br>

|20

|66,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|"Tumblin' dice"<br>

|2

|189,000

|rowspan="12"| [[Warner Music Japan]]

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|"Here we are"<br>

|5

|156,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|"Daily News"<br>

|13

|58,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|rowspan="2"| 1999

|style="text-align:left;"|"as A person"<br>

|6

|287,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|"Be Honest"<br>

|12

|51,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|rowspan="2"| 2000

|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Believe In Future ~Mayonaka no Cinderella~"|真夜中のシンデレラ}}<br>

|28

|29,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|"Blue Sky"<br>

|55

|6,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|rowspan="3"| 2001

|style="text-align:left;"|"Never Say Never"<br>

|10

|79,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|"Precious"<br>

|32

|14,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Anata no Kakera"|あなたのかけら}}<br>

|36

|13,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|2002

|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Akiramemashou"|あきらめましょう}}<br>

|28

|22,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|2003

|style="text-align:left;"|"Pleasure"<br>

|55

|4,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|2004

|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Anata Ga Ireba"|あなたがいれば}}<br>

|15

|33,000

|rowspan="7"| [[Universal Music Japan]]

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|2005

|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Namida No Tsuzuki"|涙の続き}}<br>

|30

|13,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|rowspan="2"|2006

|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Hana/Keep on Running"|華/Keep On Running}}<br>

|37

|8,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Ano sayonara ni sayonara wo"|あのさよならにさよならを}}<br>

|46

|5,000

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|2013

|style="text-align:left;"|"[[I Dreamed a Dream#Tomomi Kahara version|Yume Yaburete -I Dreamed a Dream-]]"<br>

|13

| -

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|2016

|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Kimi ga Sobe de"|君がそばで}}<br>

|46

| -

| CD, digital download, streaming

|-

|}

====Collaboration singles====

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions

|-

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single

! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Sales

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Label

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Formats

|-

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Oricon Singles Chart|JPN<br>Physical]]<br>

|-

|2003

|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Arigatou ne!"|ありがとね }}<br>

*with Hiroshi Takigawa

|145

|2,000

|Tokuma Japan

| CD

|-

|}

===Digital singles===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Single

! scope="col"| Reference

|-

|rowspan="1"|2022

|style="text-align:left;"|"Carry's son"<br>

|

|-

|rowspan="1"|2023

|style="text-align:left;"|"Change my everything"<br>

|

|-

|}

====Studio albums====

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details

! colspan="1"| Peak<br />chart<br />positions

! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Sales<br/>(JPN)

|-

! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | [[Oricon Albums Chart|JPN<br>Oricon]]<br /><ref name="JPNA">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/197597/products/|title=華原朋美の作品売上ランキング|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|accessdate=11 November 2023}}</ref>

|-

! scope="row" | ''Love Brace''

|

* Released: June 3, 1996

* Label: Orumok Records

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|rowspan="2"|1

|2,571,210

|-

! scope="row" | ''Storytelling''

|

* Released: December 24, 1997

* Label: Orumok Records

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|2,000,000

|-

! scope="row" | ''Nine cubes''

|

* Released: November 26, 1998

* Label: [[Warner Music Japan]]

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|5

|400,000

|-

! scope="row" | ''One Fine Day''

|

* Released: November 25, 1999

* Label: Warner Music Japan

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|7

|56,530

|-

! scope="row" | ''Love Again''

|

* Released: November 21, 2001

* Label: Warner Music Japan

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|26

|11,370

|-

! scope="row" | ''Naked''

|

* Released: June 29, 2005

* Label: [[Universal Music Japan]]

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|30

|11,944

|-

|}

====Compilation albums====

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details

! colspan="1"| Peak<br />chart<br />positions

! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Sales<br/>(JPN)

|-

! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | [[Oricon Albums Chart|JPN<br>Oricon]]<br /><ref name="JPNA"/>

|-

! scope="row" | ''Kahala Compilation''

|

* Released: February 10, 1999

* Label: Orumok Records

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|1

|695,730

|-

! scope="row" | ''Best Selection''

|

* Released: September 27, 2001

* Label: [[Warner Music Japan]]

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|23

|21,860

|-

! scope="row" | ''Natural Breeze: Kahala Best 1998-2002''

|

* Released: July 17, 2002

* Label: Warner Music Japan

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|37

|7,620

|-

! scope="row" | ''Super Best Singles~10th Anniversary''

|

* Released: December 14, 2005

* Label: [[NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan]]

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|65

|5,012

|-

! scope="row" | ''All Time Singles Best''

|

* Released: June 26, 2015

* Label: [[Universal Music Japan]]

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|9

| -

|-

! scope="row" | ''All Time Selection Best''

|

* Released: June 26, 2015

* Label: [[Universal Music Japan]]

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|29

| -

|-

|}

====Self-cover albums====

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details

! colspan="1"| Peak<br />chart<br />positions

! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Sales<br/>(JPN)

|-

! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | [[Oricon Albums Chart|JPN<br>Oricon]]<br /><ref name="JPNA"/>

|-

! scope="row" | ''Dream: Self Cover Best''

|

* Released: June 26, 2013

* Label: [[Universal Music Japan]]

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|15

| -

|-

|}

====Cover albums====

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details

! colspan="1"| Peak<br />chart<br />positions

! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Sales<br/>(JPN)

|-

! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | [[Oricon Albums Chart|JPN<br>Oricon]]<br /><ref name="JPNA"/>

|-

! scope="row" | ''Memories: Kahara Covers''

|

* Released: March 12, 2014

* Label: [[Universal Music Japan]]

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|10

| -

|-

! scope="row" | ''Memories 2: Kahara All Time Covers''

|

* Released: October 1, 2014

* Label: Universal Music Japan

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|9

| -

|-

! scope="row" | ''Memories 3: Kahara Back to 1995''

|

* Released: December 2, 2015

* Label: Universal Music Japan

* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

|30

| -

|-

|}

==Videography==

===Live albums===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:small;"

|-

! No.

! Release

! Title

! Formats

|-

| 1st

| December 12, 2001

| ''Tomomi Kahala First Live''

| DVD, VHS

|-

| 2nd

| December 7, 2005

| ''10th Anniversary Celebration Concert 2005''

| DVD, VHS

|-

|}

===Music-videoclip albums===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:small;"

|-

! No.

! Release

! Title

! Formats

|-

| 1st

| March 27, 2002

| ''very best of Music Clips''

| VHS

|-

|}

==Publications==

* ''Mirai wo Shinjite'' - January 27, 2000

* ''Ku ari Raku ari: Mirai wo Shinjite Part 2'' - July 25, 2001

* ''Showbiz'' - December 12, 2001

* ''Crystallize'' - December 20, 2005

* ''Crystallize II'' - March 27, 2006

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