Iida Kaori
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Kaori Iida (飯田 圭織, Iida Kaori, born August 8, 1981 in Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer and actress, associated with Hello! Project and best known as a founding member of the girl band Morning Musume. She has also recorded with the Morning Musume side project band Tanpopo and is currently a solo artist.
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[edit] Biography
Kaori Iida was one of 10 runners-up in a 1997 talent contest for a new Japanese rock idol. After the contest, musician and producer Tsunku offered Iida and four of the other runners-up (Natsumi Abe, Yuko Nakazawa, Aya Ishiguro, and Asuka Fukuda)
the chance to be taken under his wing on one condition: that they sell 50,000 CDs of their song "Ai no Tane" in 5 days. The quintet accomplished that task in four and, thus, in 1997, Morning Musume was born (and their first official single "Morning Coffee" was released in 1998). The group has since been increasingly popular in Japan, has achieved a cult following in the Western world and is infamous for its fluctuation of memberships, with members "graduating" and joining frequently.
In 1999, Tsunku placed Iida into subgroup Tanpopo with Aya Ishiguro and 2nd generation Morning Musume member Mari Yaguchi, and they specialized in singing slower, more mature songs. Together they made four singles and an album. After Ishiguro graduated from Morning Musume and Tanpopo in January 2000, Iida and Yaguchi performed Tanpopo songs as a duet until Tsunku placed 4th generation Morning Musume members Ai Kago and Rika Ishikawa into the subgroup. Tanpopo's style was also given a revamping, with songs being more upbeat and pop-ish, but nonetheless still slower than Morning Musume. In this formation, Tanpopo released 3 more singles, a compilation album, and a compilation DVD.
After Morning Musume's then-leader Yuko Nakazawa graduated in the Spring of 2001, Iida took on the role as the group's leader. Additionally, when Morning Musume "split" into 2 subgroups in 2003—Iida was leader of Morning Musume Otomegumi. She is also known for keeping her hair long throughout her Morning Musume career and also for spacing out frequently.
In July 2002, Tanpopo, along with other Morning Musume subgroups Petitmoni and Mini Moni, experienced changes in their membership - partly due to graduating Morning Musume members and partly to showcase the newer members. As a result, Iida (along with Mari and Ai K.) graduated from Tanpopo.
As with Hello! Project's shuffle groups, Iida was placed in punk-rock Aoiro 7 in 2000, folky festival style 10-nin Matsuri in 2001 and Odoru 11 in 2002, and ska-punk 11Water in 2003. She also participated in the 2004 summer shuffle group H.P. All Stars. In 2005, she participated in the shuffle group Puripuri Pink. She is the only member of Hello! Project to have participated in all the shuffle groups since the tradition started.
Additionally, Iida is pursuing a solo career as an artist and singer. Her solo musical career includes two albums outside of Hello! Project where she sings covers of French, Greek, and Italian songs (in their respective languages). She also has two singles in Japanese, released in advance of her impending graduation from Morning Musume—though still set in a Mediterranean-esque style; many Western fans of Morning Musume and Hello! Project have described the style of Iida's solo material as "Euro-enka". In Morning Musume, Iida mostly sang harmony with a few solo lines. Her signature song in Morning Musume is "Yume no Naka", from the group's first album.
On December 29, 2004, Iida released her third album, this time within Hello! Project and in Japanese.
On January 30, 2005, Iida—the last First Generation member to still be in Morning Musume—graduated from the group to further pursue her solo singing and art careers. Mari Yaguchi took over her role as Morning Musume's leader upon Iida's graduation. Her tenure of over 7 years is the longest of any Morning Musume member, and as of September 2008, she is one of only four members to remain in the group for over 7 years (4th generation member Hitomi Yoshizawa would later achieve this honor just weeks before her graduation in 2007 and 5th generation members Ai Takahashi and Risa Niigaki reached this mark in mid-September 2008).
On December 21, 2005, Iida released Plein D'amour ~Ai ga Ippai~, her fourth album. This album featured songs in Japanese and many European cover songs in their original languages. This was her first album to be released since she graduated from Morning Musume.
In early 2007, Iida was chosen to be a member of Morning Musume Tanjō 10-nen Kinentai (モーニング娘。誕生10年記念隊, Morning Musume Tanjō 10-nen Kinentai) —a unit created to celebrate Morning Musume's 10th anniversary as a group. Morning Musume Tanjō 10-nen Kinentai also consists of Natsumi Abe, Maki Goto, Risa Niigaki and Koharu Kusumi. Their first single, Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia (僕らが生きるMy Asia, Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia), was released on January 24, 2007.
On July 6, 2007, Iida's agency announced that she was ten weeks pregnant and getting married to Kenji, a former member of the disbanded 7 House, a band formed by Tsunku; Iida's marriage took place the next day. Iida is on maternity leave, which began after the Morning Musume 10th Year Anniversary Concert Tour ~Summer '07 Thank You My Dearest~ on September 1, 2007.
On February 3, 2008, Iida released a statement to her fan club that she had given birth to a baby boy on January 22, 2008 at 10:30 am. Tragically, it was announced on November 28, 2008 that her son had died on July 27, 2008 from renal failure.
After the death of her son, she stated that in his memory, she will continue her career. She returned to the concert stage at the Hello! Project 2009 Winter Elder Club-Thank you for your LOVE!- series, her first performance in one year and four months. She also performed at the Hello Pro Award '09 ~Elder Club Sotsugyō Kinen Special~ concert on February 1, 2009, which celebrated her graduation from Hello! Project along with 21 other Elder Club Members.
Beginning April 2009, she will be part of M-Line, the official Morning Musume graduate fan club
[edit] Profile
- Name: Iida Kaori (飯田圭織)
- Nickname: Kaorin, Johnson (Baseball player)
- Date of Birth: 08.08.1981
- Place of Birth: Muroran, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
- Blood Type: A
- Family: Husband (Kenji), son (deceased)
- Height: 168 cm
- Hobbies: Drawing
- Special skills: Communicating, making puns
- Favorite color: Red
- Favorite flowers: Roses, tulips
- Favorite season: Summer
- Favorite words: LOVE & PEACE
- Favorite food: Oysters, scallions, cream bread
- Disliked food: Fried tofu, bacon
- Hello! Project units:
- Morning Musume (1997-2005)
- Sub-groups:
- Tanpopo (1998-2002)
- Morning Musume Otome Gumi (2003-2004)
- Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai (2006-2007)
- Shuffle Groups:
- Aoiro 7 (2000)
- 10nin Matsuri (2001)
- Odoru 11 (2002)
- 11WATER (2003)
- H.P. All Stars (2004)
- Puripuri Pink (2005)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
1. Ehe Ya ~Sayōnara~ (エヘ ヤ ～さようなら～, Ehe Ya ~Sayōnara~)
2. Osavurio ~Ai wa Matte Kurenai~ (オサヴリオ ～愛は待ってくれない～, Osavurio ~Ai wa Matte Kurenai~)
3. Cherbourg no Amagasa (シェルブールの雨傘, Cherbourg no Amagasa)
4. Barairo no Jinsei (バラ色の人生, Barairo no Jinsei)
5. Ipanema no Musume (イパネマの娘, Ipanema no Musume)
6. Downtown (ダウン・タウン, Downtown)
7. Otome no Namida (乙女の涙, Otome no Namida)
8. Amore Scusami (アモーレ・スクーザミ, Amore Scusami)
9. Suteki na Ōjisama (素敵な王子様, Suteki na Ōjisama)
10. Muzōsa Shinshi (無造作紳士, Muzōsa Shinshi)
Osavurio ~Ai wa Matte Kurenai~ (オサヴリオ ～愛は待ってくれない～, Osavurio ~Ai wa Matte Kurenai~) is Kaori Iida's first album as a solo artist of Hello! Project and her first album covering songs in European languages. It contains her own rendition of popular European classical songs, such as "La Vie en Rose" and "Garota de Ipanema." It was released on April 23, 2003, when she was still a member of the idol group, Morning Musume.
1. Paradinome ~Koi ni Mi wo Yudanete (パラディノメ ～恋に身をゆだねて～, Paradinome ~Koi ni Mi wo Yudanete)
2. Lila no Kisetsu (リラの季節, Lila no Kisetsu)
3. Oh Champs-Élysées (オー・シャンゼリゼ, Oh Champs-Élysées)
4. Aa, Jinsei (ああ、人生, Aa, Jinsei)
5. Marine Blue no Hitomi (マリン・ブルーの瞳, Marine Blue no Hitomi)
6. Sora (空, Sora)
7. Suna ni Kieta Namida (砂に消えた涙, Suna ni Kieta Namida)
8. Wasuresarareta Michi (忘れ去られた道, Wasuresarareta Michi)
9. Yumemiru Omoi (夢見る想い, Yumemiru Omoi)
10. Jasmine (ジャスミン, Jasmine)
Paradinome ~Koi ni Mi wo Yudanete~ (パラディノメ ～恋に身をゆだねて～, Paradinome ~Koi ni Mi wo Yudanete~) is Kaori Iida's second album as a solo artist of Hello! Project, and her second album covering songs in European languages. It was released on October 22, 2003, when she was still a member of the idol group, Morning Musume.
1. "Miraizu" (未来図, "Miraizu")
2. "Aruite Yukou... Mirai he" (歩いてゆこう…未来へ, "Aruite Yukou... Mirai he")
3. "Door no Mukō de Bell ga Natteta" (ドアの向こうでBellが鳴ってた, "Door no Mukō de Bell ga Natteta")
4. "Jounetsu no Tobira" (情熱のトビラ, "Jounetsu no Tobira")
5. "Shinjugai" (真珠貝, "Shinjugai")
6. "Watashi no Naka ni Ite" (私の中にいて, "Watashi no Naka ni Ite")
7. "Senritsu" (旋律, "Senritsu")
8. "Aegekai ni Dakarete" (エーゲ海に抱かれて, "Aegekai ni Dakarete")
9. "Sekai de Ichiban Kirei na Hoshizora" (世界で一番きれいな星空, "Sekai de Ichiban Kirei na Hoshizora")
10. "Mafuyu no Rondo" (真冬の輪舞曲, "Mafuyu no Rondo")
11. "Sayonara Made ni Shitai 10 no Koto" (さよならまでにしたい10のこと, "Sayonara Made ni Shitai 10 no Koto")
12. "Arifureta Kiseki" (ありふれた奇跡, "Arifureta Kiseki")
Avenir ~Mirai~ (アヴニール ～未来～, Avenir ~Mirai~?) is the third studio album of Hello! Project soloist Kaori Iida and is her first album in Japanese. Concurrently, it was her last album that was released when she was still a member of the idol group Morning Musume. It was released on December 29, 2004 with catalog number EPCE-2030. The album's first pressing included Hello! Project photo card #94.
1. Bloom
2. Sakura no Hana ga Saku Koro (桜の花が咲く頃, When the Cherry Blossom Blooms)
3. Onaji Basho de (同じ場所で, Onaji Basho de)
4. Souvenir ~Souvenir~ (Souvenir ～スーヴェニール～, Souvenir ~Souvenir~)
5. Irresistiblement ~Anata no Toriko~ (Irresistiblement ～あなたのとりこ～, Irresistiblement ~Your Prisoner~)
6. La Notte Dell'addio ~Wakare no Yoru~ (La Notte Dell'addio ～別れの夜～, La Notte Dell'addio ~The Night of Our Separation~)
7. Eureka no Kaze (ユリーカの風, The Wind of Discovery?)
8. Hirahira to (ひらひらと, Hirahira to)
9. Mirai Yohou (未来予報, Mirai Yohou)
10. Ai no Kotoba (愛のコトバ, Ai no Kotoba?)
11. Mikka Okure no Christmas Card (3日おくれのChristmas Card, Mikka Okure no Christmas Card)
12. Papillon
Plein D'amour ~Ai ga Ippai~ (プラン・ダムール～愛がいっぱい～, Plein D'amour ~Ai ga Ippai~) is the fourth album of Hello! Project member Kaori Iida; it is also her first solo album that was released after her graduation from the girl group Morning Musume. Unlike her first three albums, it contains songs of both Japanese and European languages. It was released on December 21, 2005 with the catalog number EPCE-2031.
[edit] Singles
1. Aegekai ni Dakerete (エーゲ海に抱かれて, Aegekai ni Dakerete)
- Lyrics: Tokuko Miura
- Composer: Tsunku
- Arranger: Chijou Maeno
2. Saigo no Seppun (最後の接吻, Saigo no Seppun)
- Lyrics: Tsunku
- Composer: Tsunku
- Arranger: Chijou Maeno
3. Aegekai ni Dakerete (Instrumental)
"Aegekai ni Dakerete" (エーゲ海に抱かれて, "Aegekai ni Dakerete"?) is the first single of Hello! Project solo artist, Kaori Iida. It was released on February 4, 2004, when she was still a member of the idol group, Morning Musume.
1. Door no Mukou de Bell ga Natteta (ドアの向こうでBellが鳴ってた, Door no Mukou de Bell ga Natteta)
- Lyrics: Tokuko Miura
- Composer: Tsunku
- Arranger: Kouji Makaino
2. Nakazu ni Irarenai Watashi desu (泣かずにいられない私です, Nakazu ni Irarenai Watashi desu)
- Lyrics: Tokuko Miura
- Composer: Tsunku
- Arranger: Kouji Makaino
3. Door no Mukou de Bell ga Natteta (Instrumental)
"Door no Mukou de Bell ga Natteta" (ドアの向こうでBellが鳴ってた, "Door no Mukou de Bell ga Natteta") is the second single of Hello! Project solo artist, Kaori Iida. It was released on July 28, 2004. Like her first single, it was released when she was still a member of the idol group, Morning Musume.
[edit] DVD
- 2004-02-04 – Aegekai DVD (エーゲ海, Aegekai DVD?) with Shoko Aida
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Dramas
- 2001 – Kochira Dai San Shaikabu (こちら第三社会部, Kochira Dai San Shaikabu)
[edit] Radio
- Iida Kaori - Konya mo Koushin Chū! (飯田圭織・今夜も交信中!, Iida Kaori - Konya mo Koushin Chū!) (March 2003)
- Chichukai Sound Stroll (地中海 Sound Stroll, Chichukai Sound Stroll) (April 2, 2005)
[edit] Publications
[edit] Photobooks
| # | Title | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iida Kaori Shashinshū Kaori Kaori Kaori|飯田圭織写真集かおりKaori圭織}} | 2002-05-02 | ISBN 4-8470-2708-6 |
| 2 | Template:Aegekai Aida Shoko & Iida Kaori Shashinshū (エーゲ海―相田翔子&飯田圭織写真集, Aegekai Aida Shoko & Iida Kaori Shashinshū) | 2004-01-28 | ISBN 4-0489-4254-9 |
[edit] Art/Picture Books
- December 2001 – Sketchbook of Heart (心のスケッチブック。, Kokoro no Suketchi Bukku?)
- December 2002 – Lion's Margin (ライオンのマルジャン, Raion no Marujan?)
[edit] Essays
- May 1999/June 2001 – Paranoia Diary (パラノイアダイアリー, Paranoia Daiarī)
[edit] External Links
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Leader of Morning Musume 2001 – 2005 |
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Longest serving member of Morning Musume 2005 – 2009 |
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