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Biography
Infobox musical artist| image =| name = Tomoe Shinohara| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_date = birth date and age|1979|3|29| alias =| origin = Higashimurayama, Tokyo|Higashimurayama City , Japan | genre = Pop music|Pop , Dance music|dance | occupation = Singer , actress , fashion design er, record producer , artist | years_active = 1995–present| label = Jagged Apple, Dream Machine Records|Dream Machine / Warner Music Group|Warner Music Japan | associated_acts =| website =nihongo| Tomoe Shinohara |?????|Shinohara Tomoe|born March 29, 1979 in Higashimurayama, Tokyo http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx? ref=IE8Activity& a=http%3A%2F%2Fpeople.zozo.jp%2Ftomoeshinohara%2F is a Japanese singer , actress , fashion design er, http://www.whitetrashcharmsjapan.com/shopping/09wintercollection-shinohara.html record producer|producer and artist . She is notable for her flamboyant fashion sense and bubbly (sometimes goofballish) personality, as well her distinctive squealing speaking voice. http://www.junkmagnet.com/music/jpop/tomoeshinohara.html She is also a close friend of singer Eiko Matsumoto. http://www.jame-world.com/ca/articles-59-tomoe-shinohara-press-conference.html
Career
In October 1996, Shinohara began as a regular hostess on the FujiTV music variety show "LOVE LOVE Aishiteru". In addition to her co-hostess duties she had her own segments called "PuriPuriPretty". In these segments she interviewed such international celebrities as Tim Burton and Enrique Iglesias . http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~kenao/Shinohara/CD/lovelove.htm
In the West, Tomoe Shinohara is perhaps best known in the anime world for contributing the single "Ultra Relax" as the second opening theme song for the series Kodomo no Omocha , http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=vXZOzUrkIbE though this single (music)|single is a small footnote to a larger body of musical work. Aside from music, she has taken parts in several films, dorama , commercials, http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~kenao/Shinohara/CD/cm.htm and TV programs. She is a regular cast member on the children's TV series Monsterdio , from which five albums of cast recordings were released in 2005 and 2006. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html? KEY=PCCG-764
Shinohara has also had some experience as an anime Voice acting|voice actor . In 2002, she voiced Hotaru-chan in Ghiblies Episode 2.
In 2005 in music|2005 she formed a music, dance and performance group called PANIKARAQS (which means "Water Ballet" in Urdu ) with Yuka Honda (formerly of Cibo Matto ), Steve Eto, and Chikage. http://www.damoon.net/yuka/panikaraqs.htm Focusing on live performance, they have not released any CDs to date. http://www.damoon.net/yuka/news.htm However in 2005 in music|2005 , Shinohara released a solo CD single, "asoFever 2005", which served as the sixth Ending Theme for the anime Zatch Bell! .
Shinohara has had at least one song appearance on the NHK program Minna no Uta .
In a 2005 press conference in France , Tomoe (as she likes to be referred to) expressed a dream to perform with Daft Punk .
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~kenao/Shinohara/CD/start.htm Unofficial CD mashup
References
reflist Persondata | NAME =Shinohara, Tomoe | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =March 29, 1979 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Shinohara, Tomoe Category:Living people Category:1979 births Category:Japanese female singers Category:People from Western Tokyo