I WiSH was a Japanese pop group consisting of two members, Ai Kawashima and nao . Ai is responsible for the vocals and occasionally plays the piano also with nao on the keyboard or piano. Their most notable track is " Asu e no Tobira " ( 明日への扉 ) and was in the Oricon rankings for over a year. [1]
17-1468: Kawashima (written: 川島, 川嶋, pronounced [kaɰaɕima] ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ai Kawashima ( 川嶋 あい , born 1986) , musician Aimi Kawashima ( 川島 亜依美 , born 1990) , Japanese volleyball player Akira Kawashima ( 川島 明 , born 1979) , Japanese comedian, television personality and actor Chiyoko Kawashima ( 川島 千代子 , born 1954) , voice actress Eiji Kawashima ( 川島 永嗣 , born 1983) , association football goalkeeper Eiko Kawashima (川島 栄子, born 1961),singer/songwriter Hiroshi Kawashima ( 川島 郭志 , born 1970) , boxer Justin Kawashima (born 1970), Japanese–American music producer Katsushige Kawashima ( 川嶋勝重 , born 1974) , boxer Kiko, Princess Akishino , née Kawashima (川嶋紀子, born 1966) Keiko Kawashima ( 川島慶子 , born 1959) , Japanese historian of science Kozo Kawashima ( 川島弘三 , born 1926) , ski jumper Motohiro Kawashima ( 川島 基宏 ) , video game composer Naniwa Kawashima ( 川島浪速 , 1865–1949) , spy Naomi Kawashima ( 川島 なお美 , 1960–2015) , actress Reiji Kawashima ( 川島 零士 , born 1995) , voice actor Ryuta Kawashima ( 川島 隆太 , born 1959) , neuroscientist Tokuyoshi Kawashima ( 川島 得愛 , born 1973) , voice actor Umika Kawashima ( 川島 海荷 , born 1994) , singer and actress Yasunaru Kawashima, cardiothoracic surgeon who pioneered
34-472: A group (the office was trying to help). According to the Sony Music advertising materials distributed to each record store, the following content said "Do not let outstanding talents be buried! For Kawashima to form a limited-time single band!" After that, the produced sample cassettes were sent to various record companies, and they made a contract with Sony Music and decided to make their debut. In October 2002,
51-430: A hit. In 2002, they started a life on the road by singing with their own electric piano as a companiment. In 2005, March 24, Ai dissolved I WISH to concentrate on solo activity. But in 2008, the band reformed for a last single together. Nao was walking on Shibuya Road, where he encountered Ai while she was playing background music with a tape recorder and singing while holding a microphone. He talked to her and helped form
68-437: A record of 900,000 copies. In order to focus on individual activities, Kawashima released the album WiSH on March 24, 2005, and the group disbanded. On February 8, 2006, the compilation Best Wishes was released. On February 21, 2008, at Ai’s birthday concert Ai Kawashima Anniversary Live ～Birth Day だからお祝いしNight!～ , a one-night limited resurrection concert, was held as a special occasion. In addition to "Renai 3 Busaku",
85-548: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ai Kawashima Ai Kawashima ( 川嶋 あい , Kawashima Ai , born February 21, 1986) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and pianist. After overcoming her tragic childhood, she released her debut single Asueno tobira (Door to Tomorrow) as the duo I Wish in 2003. She is well known for her numerous street performances. She is also known for her devotion to help children under circumstances similar to hers in Japan and rest of
102-673: The Kawashima procedure Yoshiko Kawashima ( 川島 芳子 , 1907–1948) Manchu princess and spy Yukiko Kawashima ( 川島 有紀子 , born 1996) , Japanese ice hockey player Yuzo Kawashima ( 川島雄三 , 1918–1963) , filmmaker Fictional characters [ edit ] Ami Kawashima ( 川嶋 亜美 ) , a main character from Toradora! Sapphire Kawashima ( 川島 緑輝 ) , a main character from Hibike! Euphonium Urara Kawashima ( 川島 麗 ) , side character from Food Wars! See also [ edit ] Kawashima, Gifu Kawashima, Tokushima [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
119-526: The surname Kawashima . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kawashima&oldid=1252316784 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Pages with Japanese IPA Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description
136-534: The 2003 hit single "Asueno tobira" (Door to Tomorrow), which sold more than 900,000 copies. She sang the song as the vocalist of the duo I Wish . She has been performing solo since the duo broke up in 2005. Her second solo single, "12-ko no Kisetsu" (12 Seasons) ranked 10th on the Billboard Hits of the world, Japan. Even after her major debut, she kept performing on streets and, in 2005, she accomplished 1,000 street performances, which, according to Kawashima, became
153-536: The Pirates , and "Kimi no Koe" is the ending theme song of The Place Promised in Our Early Days . One of her newest songs, "Door Crawl", is the theme song of Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon . I Wish (band) Nao learned the piano when he was 5 years old. He started making original music, for example "Asu e no Tobira" ( 明日への扉 ) , "Futatsuboshi" ( ふたつ星 ) , "Yakusoku no Hi" ( 約束の日 ) and so on. He won
170-447: The band's debut single " Asu e no Tobira " became the theme song of Fuji TV 's variety show Love Bus (also used in Japan to broadcast the ending song "Because of You, Yaguchi Mari"). The historical theme songs of this show are popular and actual artists such as Yuzu , Glay , Xiaoshi Band , SPITZ, etc., have become special guests. As an opportunity, their songs topped the karaoke charts, their popularity rose, and "Mukai Mukai Mirai" set
187-445: The devastating tsunami after Tohoku earthquake comforted each other by singing the song Tabidachi no hi ni (On the day of departure) together at a local Shinto shrine where they spent the night. The students had been practicing the song for their graduation ceremony, which was only a week away. Having heard the story, Kawashima visited the students in a shelter on April 6 and sang the same song together. On August 21, she visited
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#1733202353653204-439: The foundation of her music. In 2009, she performed at Japan Day at Central Park , New York. Kawashima has devoted her time and money to a project to build schools in developing countries. 3 schools have been finished so far and her goal is to build 100 schools. Every year since her mother's death, she has held a memorial concert on August 20. On the night of March 11, 2011, 20 elementary school students who were able to flee
221-425: The grand prix held by YAMAHA. According to his website, he has a perfect pitch. Ai Kawashima 's father was missing before she was born, and her mother died when she was just three years old. She was adopted by Kawashima’s family as an adopted daughter after she spent some time in an orphanage . She learned how to play the piano when she was only 3 years old. In 1999, she debuted as an Enka singer, however, it wasn’t
238-419: The students one more time to attend their belated graduation ceremony and sang the song together. The song ends with the words, "Let us bloom from this bud." Kawashima's songs have been featured in various anime and video games. "Zetsubou to Kibou" ( 絶望と希望 ) is the theme song of Shining Force Neo ; "Compass" is the theme song of the eighth One Piece movie Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and
255-511: The world. Kawashima was born and raised in Fukuoka , Japan. After her birth, her mother's health deteriorated and she died when Kawashima was only 3 years old. Because her father had been missing before she was born, she was taken to an orphanage and eventually adopted by the Kawashima family, owners of a construction company. Her foster father died when she was 10. After graduating from middle school, she moved to Tokyo. Her foster mother died when she
272-517: Was 16. She started playing the piano at the age of 3 and eventually began to think about a career as a singer. Kawashima started her career as an enka singer. At around the age of 10, she performed on stage at the Carnegie Hall in New York. In 1999, she released her debut single, Juu-roku Koi Gokoro / Anata ni Kataomoi (Lit.Sixteen Pure Heart Love / One-Side Love for You) . However, the enka project
289-546: Was crippled by poor sales and was abandoned entirely within a few months. After this initial failure, she began to sing her own songs on the busy street corners in Shibuya , Tokyo with a microphone and a radio cassette player. To become famous, she set herself the goal of performing 1,000 times on the street. Nobody paid attention to her songs at first, but the crowd gradually grew as she kept performing on streets and she met people who gave her support, culminating her major debut and
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