Eiko Shimamiya

Eiko Shimamiya
島みやえい子
Born (1965-04-20) April 20, 1965 (age 59)
Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Lyricist
  • Composer
  • Record producer
  • Voice trainer
  • Radio personality
InstrumentVocals
Years active1999–present
Labels
Websitewww.eiko-shimamiya.com

Eiko Shimamiya (島みや えい子, Shimamiya Eiko, born April 20, 1965), also called Eiko or Peko, is a female J-pop singer-songwriter, and producer who is currently affiliated with Heart Company. She is best known for singing the opening themes of the anime series Higurashi When They Cry. Eiko also handles a school called Shimamiya Size (S-size) in Sapporo.[1] Some of her former students are I've Sound singers Mami Kawada, Kotoko and Kaori Utatsuki.[2] She announced on May 10, 2010, via Twitter that she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.[3][non-primary source needed] Her "Perfect World Live Tour", which was scheduled to begin in June, was subsequently canceled.[4] She made an announcement of her full recovery from cancer on January 28, 2011.[5][non-primary source needed]

Discography

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Albums

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Solo albums

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Year Information Oricon chart peaks
Daily Weekly
1st 2006 O — 35
2nd 2008 Hikari Nadeshiko 14 27

Compilation albums

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Year Information Oricon chart peaks
Daily Weekly
1st 2011 E.P.S -Eiko PRIMARY SELECTION- — 84

Extended plays (EPs)

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Year Information Oricon chart peaks
Daily Weekly
1st 2001 Hologram — —
2nd 2002 Vanilla — —
3rd 2003 Ozone — —
4th 2005 Ulysses — 87
5th Endless Loop — 95
6th 2010 Perfect World — 94
7th 2021 Aquarius+ — —

Compilation albums

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List of albums with at least one Eiko Shimamiya song. It may or may not be produced by her.

Year Album Oricon chart peaks
Daily Weekly
1999 I've Girls Compilation Vol. 1 – Regret — —
2000 I've Girls Compilation Vol. 2 – Verge — —
2001 C-Lick — —
2002 I've Girls Compilation Vol. 3 – Disintegration — —
Dirty Gift — —
2003 I've Girls Compilation Vol. 4 – Lament — 203
I've Girls Compilation Vol. 5 – Out Flow — 203
2004 Mixed Up — —
2005 I've Girls Compilation Vol. 6 – Collective — 212
2007 Short Circuit II — 25
I've Mania Tracks Vol.I — —
2008 Master Groove Circle — 35
The Front Line Covers — —
2009 I've Mania Tracks Vol.II — —
Master Groove Circle 2 33 178
2010 I've Girls Compilation Vol. 7 – Extract — 275
I've Mania Tracks Vol.III — —
2011 Tribal Link-L — 208
Tribal Link-R — 206
5Tears Vol. 1 — —
2012 G.C. Best -I've Girls Compilation Best- — 157
Omaira Best -Short Circuit Best- — 258
5Tears Vol. 2 — —
2014 Exchange — —

Singles

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Year Title Oricon chart peaks Album
Daily Weekly
* 2003 "Aoi Kajitsu / Scarborough Fair — — Hikari Nadeshiko
1st 2006 "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" — 18 O
2nd 2007 "Naraku no Hana" — 12 Hikari Nadeshiko
3rd 2008 "Wheel of Fortune (Unmei no Wa)" 13 23 E.P.S -Eiko PRIMARY SELECTION-
4th 2009 "Chikai" 19 39 Perfect World
5th "Super Scription of Data" 21 35
6th "Paranoia" — 185 Non-album singles
7th 2012 "Onkalo" — —
8th "Yellow" — —
9th 2013 "JAIKO" — —
10th 2015 "Kokuchou no Psychedelica" — 176
11th 2019 "Photon" — — Aquarius+

Indie Singles

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Year Title Oricon chart peaks Album
Daily Weekly
1st 2000 "Takino no Mori" — — Non-album singles
2nd 2003 "Myou" — —
3rd 2003 "Atashi wa Melon" — —
4th 2004 "Yume no Rosen/Anata wo Nosete" — —

Other appearances

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Title Year Main Artist Album Peak
"The Heat of My Fingertips" feat. Eiko Shimamiya x Yuuhei Satellite 2021 Touhou LostWord — —

Other songs

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Solo works

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Year Title Album Track
1998 "Aoao to (あおあおと)" — —
1999 "Shiawase na Yoru (しあわせな夜)" — —
2003 "Aa Seishun (あぁ青春)" — —
2004 "Michibikareshi Tamashii no Keifu (導かれし魂の系譜)" Maboroshi Rin no Hime Shougun II Sound Collection #01
"ADSR" Silent Half Tokuten Ongaku CD #05
2005 "Warawanai Musume (笑わない娘)" Doll ~ Utahime Vol. 5 -Hibiki- #01
"Sad Vibration" #10
"Tsutaeyuku Uta (伝えゆく唄)" — —
2007 "Inochi no Uta (いのちのうた)" — —
"The Christmas Song" Eiko Shimamiya Acoustic Nite 2007 No. 10
2008 "In myself" — —
2011 "Karma no Inori (業の祈り)" — —

I've Sound works

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Year Title Album Track
2000 "Komoriuta (子守唄)" Shin Ruri Iro no Yuki ~Furimukeba Tonari ni~ Shokai Tokuten CD No. 02
"Dreamer -Remix-" Senpai Meekaa Tsuuhan Tokuten CD —
"Fuyuzora no Kiseki (冬空の軌跡)" Snow Drop Doukori CD —
"PREY" Nightmare 4.1 —
"Sacred Words" Sense Off OST No. 01
"Tooryanse (とおりゃんせ)" Tooryanse Sofmap Tokuten CD —
"Tooryanse -Remix-" A Compilation Album of PC-Game Musics No. 07
2002 "Sora wo Mau Tsubasa (空を舞う翼)" Blue-Sky-Blue Dreamcast Banshokai Tokuten CD —
"Pirouette" ONE and ONLY —
2005 "Amazing Grace" Eiko Shimamiya LIVE 2005 "ULYSSES" Live Pamphlet —
2006 "Cover Link" Rensa Byoutou Shokai Tokuten CD —

As producer

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Extended plays (EPs)

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Year Information Oricon chart peaks
Daily Weekly
1st 2011 5TEARS — —
2nd 2012 5TEARS Vol.2 — —
3rd 2013 5TEARS Vol. 3 ~Sweet Dragon~ — —

References

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  1. ^ "Mitsuno Music School vocal class page". Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "I've Data File 04: Eiko Shimamiya". Wordpress.com. July 11, 2007. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Shimamiya, Eiko. "Eiko Shimamiya's official Twitter account". Twitter. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "Perfect World webpage". I've Sound. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  5. ^ Shimamiya, Eiko (January 28, 2011). ありがとうございます。（＾－＾）この療法は、どんな小さな転移も消してくれるので、二度と甲状腺がんにはならないのですよー。 (in Japanese). Twitter. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
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