Miu Sakamoto
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Miu Sakamoto | |
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坂本 美雨 | |
 Sakamoto in 2024 | |
| Born | May 1, 1980 Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Sister M |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Label | Warner Music Japan |
| Website | www |
Miu Sakamoto (坂本 美雨, Sakamoto Miu; born May 1, 1980) is a Japanese pop singer, writer, and actress.[2] She is the daughter of musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akiko Yano.
Miu Sakamoto was born to musician parents, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akiko Yano, in 1980.[3] She grew up listening to Yellow Magic Orchestra and Kraftwerk. She has three half-siblings, her brother Fuuta, along with an older sister and a younger brother from her father's previous marriages. Her grandfather Kazuki Sakamoto is an editor. In 1990, when Sakamoto was 9 years old, her family emigrated to New York, where she lived until she graduated from high school[which?]. Because of her time in the U.S., she is bilingual in Japanese and English. Her name, "Miu", comes from the English word "mutant", given to her by her father.[4]
Prior to Sakamoto's death, she would frequently travel between Japan and New York City, to visit her mother in Manhattan.
Sakamoto provided a cover of "Miu" for the January 29, 2020 Buck-Tick tribute album Parade III ~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick.[5]
Discography
Albums
- DAWN PINK (September 29, 1999)
- Harmonious (May 24, 2006)
- Oboro no Kanata, Akari no Kehai (December 12, 2007) – (Produced by SUGIZO)
- Zoy (November 5, 2008)
- PHANTOM Girl (May 19, 2010) (Produced by The Shanghai Restoration Project)
- HATSUKOI (May 18, 2011) (SRP)
- I'm yours! (August 8, 2012)[6] (SRP)
- Waving Flags (March 5, 2014)
- Sing with me II (with Cantus) (December 7, 2016)
Mini-Albums
- aquascape (November 26, 1998)
- sorato (Masakatsu Takagi x Sakamoto Miu) (October 10, 2007)
- iTunes Live from Tokyo (January 23, 2008)
- Sing with me (with Cantus) (June 22, 2016)
Compilations
- miusic ~The best of 1997–2012~ (June 26, 2013)
Live albums
- LIVE Waving Flags (March 18, 2015)
Singles
- "Poppoya" (May 26, 1999) – composed and arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto, with lyrics by Tamio Okuda
- "in aquascape" (September 8, 1999) – written by Miu Sakamoto, composed and arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- "I'll believe the look in your eyes" (February 9, 2000) – written by Miu Sakamoto, composed by Yuka Kawamura, and arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- "beautiful" (July 26, 2000) – written by Miu Sakamoto, composed and arranged by Yuka Honda
- "Blank" (April 11, 2001) – written by Miu Sakamoto, composed and arranged by Toru Okada
- "15fun" (May 23, 2001) – written by Miu Sakamoto, composed and arranged by Noriyuki Makihara
- "Kaze Hikaru" (October 24, 2001) – written by Miu Sakamoto, composed and arranged by Kenji Kawai
- "sleep away" (April 24, 2002) – written by Miu Sakamoto, composed and arranged by SUGIZO
- "Kumanbachi ga tonde kita" (November 20, 2002) – written by Shigesato Itoi and composed by Akiko Yano
- "The NeverEnding Story" (November 16, 2005) – composed by Giorgio Moroder, with lyrics by Keith Forsey
Digital Singles
- [2005.09.12] Never Ending Story (CM Version)
- [2010.04.14] Phantom Girl's First Love
- [2010.05.19] Phantom Girl's First Love -Classical Remix-
- [2010.11.24] Hajimari Hajimari (はじまりはじまり; Beginning Beginning)
- [2011.05.18] Precious
- [2012.07.04] Anata to Watashi no Aida ni Aru Mono Subete Ai to Yobu (あなたと私の間にあるもの全て愛と呼ぶ)
- [2012.09.12] I'm yours (Taan Newjam Remix)
