1 life , career
1.1 start of career
1.2 2004–2005: rising popularity , first album
1.3 2005–2006: decline in sales , girl 2 lady
1.4 2006–2008: gem, first live tour , compilation album
1.5 2008–2011: going beni arashiro beni
1.6 2011 - present
life , career
start of career
born in okinawa moved california , yokohama. father american of european descent, , mother japanese. influenced namie amuro, alicia keys , father s favorite singer janet jackson. graduated nile c. kinnick high school in yokosuka naval base, japan. majored in sociology @ sophia university.
from young age wanted become singer , because of musical parents took piano. because parents living overseas traveling between japan , america lot exposed both japanese overseas music. when in japan participated in kokuminteki bishōjo contest largest talent contest. made way finals. quite special since had no formal training. when demotape seen avex trax impressed clear voice, natural beauty, , english pronunciation decided sign label , prepare debut. became member of bishōjo club 31. beni first group pursue solo career while being active member of group. first solo single named harmony released on june 9, 2004. song harmony theme song japanese drama reikan bus guide jikenbo.
2004–2005: rising popularity , first album
her second single named infinite... showcased different side of beni. song had more r&b tune , beni showed dance skills in music video. song infinite... intro song music tv program count down tv in october 2004.
her third single, released november 25, here alone leading song ending song popular japanese drama kurokawa no techo. although single wasn t hit, song hit. few months after here alone , album named beni , single named miracle released on february 9, 2005. although single charted low, album received because of variations in music styles , vocal range. after album release, won @ 19th japan gold disc awards title new artist of year .
2005–2006: decline in sales , girl 2 lady
because of popularity, got contract kose promote kose s new vise line of makeup. in first official cm new single song promoted named hikari no kazu dake glamorous . single included cover of christina milian s call me, beep me! theme song disney s popular animated series, kim possible. music video not promoted in us, in 68 counties worldwide. single charted @ no. 40 place on oricon chart. became face of glico confectionery.
nearly 6 months later, 6th single cherish released. leading song cherish served theme song ntv s ongaku senshi music fighter , power play. b-side song named goal used third ending theme song eyeshield 21. 2 months later, on 22 february 2006 (a year after debut album beni), second album named girl 2 lady released. album promoted 2nd kose visee cm song flash digital release. album reached no. 87 spot on oricon. shortly after release, started playing in andrew lloyd webber play named beautiful game in japan. in musical, female heroine.
2006–2008: gem, first live tour , compilation album
because of participation in musical, took long time beni release new material. when musical stopped touring in 2006, began modeling face of cecil mcbee, 1 of largest , popular japanese clothing lines appeals teenage , college girls. host of nhk fashion program, tokyo kawaii tv, beni discusses latest fashion trends in japan. when became face of orion beer new single announced released on september 20. seventh single named how u?. single first single not chart on oricon chart , considered total flop. eighth single named luna ending theme song japanese drama warui yatsura. single charted @ no. 77 spot making small comeback beni. on april 25, 2007, beni released third studio album named gem. album charted @ no. 114 place on oricon chart.
shortly after album s release, went on first one-man live tour. after tour, announced beni make movie debut in movie called bra bra ban ban released nationwide in theater in march. sing theme song movie released single. however, official website removed single , replaced greatest hit album named chapter one: complete collection. dvd included digest of first live tour.
2008–2011: going beni arashiro beni
singer beni (also known beni arashiro) performing @ anime expo 2010
in june 2008, japanese rapper dohzi-t featured in song mō ichi do..., sold on 2 million ringtone downloads. in october 2008, announced left label avex trax , moved universal music japan , write own songs. @ same time, changed stage name beni , suspended acting career. first single in universal, mō nido to..., answer song mō ichi do... . digital download song started on november 12 , debuted @ no. 1 on recochoku ringtone daily rankings. official pv began aired on november 28 on youtube. ranked @ no. 1 on youtube favourite music video ranking in japan @ first week. physical cd, released on december 10, 2008, charted @ no. 20 on oricon.
her next single, kiss kiss kiss , released on april 8, 2009. despite fact ranked @ no. 40 spot on oricon ranking, song hit no. 1 spot weekly full-track download sales on riaj digital track chart. single koi kogarete released on june 10. single features theme song clothing brand forever 21. although song debuted @ no. 9 place on riaj digital track chart, single charted @ no. 70 place on weekly chart of oricon charts. on august 12, 2009, zutto futari de released. single included orion beer commercial song named u . song debuted @ no. 6 on riaj digital track chart, single charted @ no. 67 place on oricon weekly charts.
beni s new album named bitter & sweet released on september 2, 2009. album ranked no. 5 on weekly oricon chart selling 30,000 copies in first week, making 1 of beni s highest ranked , best sold album. bitter & sweet certified gold riaj shipment of 100,000 copies. went on club tour named bitter & sweet release tour. tour successful new tour dates added. on october 9, beni s official website announced limited re-cut single named kira☆kira☆ released on november 11.
on december 16, beni s official website announced new single named sign. came collaboration popular brand murua. 1 week after release of sign new single announced. single named bye bye , outro theme tv series hey! hey! hey! music champ. along came album release of bitter & sweet tour named bitter & sweet release tour final contains dvd of tour. both released on march 10, 2010. on april 15, beni s official website announced double a-side single named yurayura/gimme gimme. song gimme gimme serve new kao biore body deli commercial song. single reached no. 20 spot on oricon weekly chart is, next single mō nido to... , highest oricon single ranking beni got since moved universal label. after successful chart of yurayura/gimme gimme on oricon chart, beni s official website announced second studio album named lovebox released on june 2, 2010. lovebox debuted @ no. 1 on oricon weekly charts, becoming first album no. 1 spot on weekly charts.
on july 7, 2010, announced beni release new single named heaven s door . single came promotion beni s own wedding dress line named rouge de beni designed herself. single released on august 11, 2010. on 8 october, beni started lovebox 2010 tour accompanied rouge de beni. on 15 october, beni s official website announced limited single named 2face released on 24 november. according beni s blog, song should showcase new beni.
on november 5, beni s official website announced third studio album named jewel released on 8 december 2010. on 9 february 2011, beni s official website announced release of second live album lovebox live tour contains dvd live footage.
2011 - present
after release of lovebox live tour, beni planned go on tour promote jewel end of march till end of april. tour got postponed due 2011 earthquake , tsunami in japan , started @ end of june. on 9 may, beni s official website announced new single named suki dakara released on 8 june 2011. though single wasn t physically selling strong, did pretty on online downloads. on 16 august, beni s official website announced new double a-side single named koe wo kikasete / crazy girl released on september 14. again charted on online downloads. new single announced named darlin , set release on 12 october. song serve new kansai collection theme song. , after announced 4th album named fortune released on 2 november.
on 7 december, beni s website announced release of 3rd live album named jewel concert tour , new single named eien . both released on 25 january 2012. on 6 february 2012, beni s official website announced beni release first english cover album named covers. album contains english covers japanese songs popular japanese male artists. album became huge success: ranking #2 on oricon weekly charts , selling more copies lovebox (beni album) (which ranked #1 on oricon weekly charts) , debut album bitter & sweet . on 18 april 2012, beni s official website announced live album named mtv unplugged released on 23 may. website announced on 21 august, deluxe version of covers going released on 12 september 2012. new version include dvd music video s , live video footage.
on 27 september 2012, beni s official website announced release on second cover album named covers 2 . after new album, beni announced first artist book named cover girl. covers 2 debuted on oricon weekly chart @ #5 selling on 50,000 copies, making beni s best debut sales ever.
in march 2013, beni s official website announced new single named satsuki ame released on 24 april 2013. marks first time beni written , composed title track. on june 26, 2013, beni release new single named our sky . shortly after that, new album named red announced. album released on 31 july 2013. following year, released best of collection.
in november 2015 released album undress.
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