Chiaki Ishikawa
Chiaki Ishikawa is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is also the lead vocalist of Japanese musical duo See-Saw. Many of her songs, both solo and with See-Saw, have been used as theme songs in various anime series. Since 2003, her popularity abroad as part of See-Saw and as a solo artist has risen significantly. She made an appearance at Anime Expo 2007 as a Guest of Honor. She has also performed at Animelo Summer Live in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 including collaborations with Chihiro Yonekura in 2008, Angela in 2009 and Minori Chihara in 2012, and being one of the artists in the Animelo Summer Live theme song singles in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. She has also been a guest performer at the C3 anime convention in Hong Kong.
In 2012 Chiaki Ishikawa held two solo live concerts in each of Osaka and Tokyo, the latter held at Garden, Shimo-kitazawa.
In July 2012 Chiaki Ishikawa performed at the Firefly anime festival in Guangzhou, China.
In January 2013, Chiaki Ishikawa starred in a play Kagerou Pain which featured her singing several of her songs.
On May 13, 2013, Chiaki Ishikawa appeared at an in-store live at Tower Records Shinjuku with Natsumi Kon to promote the OP and ED singles from Ginga Kikotai Majestic Prince.
On June 14, 2013, Chiaki Ishikawa held a solo live concert in Shibuya.
in July 2013 Chiaki Ishikawa performed in a concert in Shanghai, China with Maon Kurosaki.
On August 11, 2013, Chiaki Ishikawa performed four songs live at Otakon 2013, opening for Yoko Kanno's PianoMe concert.
On August 29, 2013, Chiaki Ishikawa held a sold-out solo concert in Shibuya O-East, singing 19 songs.
Discography
Maxi Singles
Albums
| # | Album information | Sales |
| Debut | Magnolia
| --- |
| 2nd | Inner Garden | 1,200 |
| 3rd | Boku wa Mada Nanimo Shiranai | 15,861 |
| 4th | Daremo Oshiete Kurenakatta Koto | 8,508 |
| 5th | Kono Sekai o Darenimo Katarasenai Yō Ni | |
| 6th | Zenya | |
| 7th | Watashi no Kokoro wa Sou Ittenai | 1,760 |
| 8th | Monogatari no Saisho to Saigo wa Iranai
| - |
| 9th | Swan no Yume ga Imi Suru Mono Wa | --- |
Other
Songs written for other vocalists
- "Ai ni Kite"
- Lyrics and music
- Performed by Hiromi Nagasaku
- "Bokutachi no Start"
- Lyrics and music
- Jura Tripper OP, Performed by Hironobu Kageyama
- "Ima, Kono Shunkan ga Subete"
- Lyrics only
- Performed by Sōichirō Hoshi; Mobile Suit Gundam SEED image song
- "Blast of Wind", 2007
- Lyrics only
- Performed by Saori Kiuji; Kaze no Stigma OP
- "Te no Naka no Eien"
- Lyrics only
- Performed by Kaori Hikita; Hatenko Yugi ED
- "Taiyo / after image"
- Lyrics and music to both songs
- Performed by Hiroyuki Yoshino; Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Character CD
- "12-banme no‥"
- Lyrics and music
- Performed by Chihiro Yonekura
- "Tsumetai Tsuki no Shita de Nakereba Hibikanai"
- Lyrics only
- Performed by hibiku
- "Kono sekai no mono de kono sekai no monodenai sakushi"
- Lyrics only
- Performed by Minori Chihara
- "Strawberry Pain", 2012
- Lyrics only
- Performed by Manami Numakura
- "Prime Number "
- Lyrics only
- Performed by Asuka Ookura, Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo ED
- "Soprano"
- Lyrics and music
- Performed by Ayahi Takagaki
- "Watashi wa Sozosuru"
- Lyrics and music
- Performed by Natsumi Kon, Ginga Kikotai Majestic Prince OP