The Official CHARA thread ~HONEY and LABRADOR~

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1. a thread for chara's fans
2. first time for chara? you must see below!

CHARA is a Japanese pop musician and actress, most recognised by her oddly toned voice. She has been cited as the influence for many other artists, such as Shiina Ringo and BONNIE PINK. She is most famous for singing the theme song to the movie Swallowtail, called Swallowtail Butterfly ~Ai no Uta~ (where she also played a starring role), which reached #1 on Oricon charts. She is also famous for her songs Yasashii Kimochi (Shiseido Tisera J CM song) and her duet with YUKI of JUDY AND MARY, Ai no Hi 3tsu Orange. Common themes in her lyrics include motherhood, innocence, love, beauty, and cheerfulness.

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Name: Chara (ちゃら)
Real name: Satou Miwa (佐藤美和) (maiden name: Watabiki Miwa (綿引美和))
Birthdate: 1968.01.13
Birthplace: Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
Blood Type: AB

On April 1st it was revealed that yet another new song, called Aoi Kakera, would be used as the anime Telepathy Shoujo Ran's opening theme song. A few days later it was also revealed that a new album, titled Honey, will be released on June 25th, 2008. One of the songs said to be on the album, called Labrador, will be available as a download single on May 13th.

credit: wiki.theppn

here's the songlist of HONEY (there's even more~ but this is what they confirmed)

New Album 「Honey(仮)」
発売日：2008年6月25日
初回限定盤【CD+DVD】2枚組　UMCK-9220 ￥3,500(tax in)
通常版　　　【CD】UMCK-1251 ￥3,000(tax in)

《収録予定曲（順不同）》
・Cherry Cherry
　作詞＆作曲：Chara／Produced by 亀田誠治
・ボクのことを知って　
　作詞：Chara／作曲：白根賢一／Produced by 島田昌典
・TROPHY　
　作詞：Chara&Rui Momota／作曲：Rui Momota／Produced by 蔦谷好位置
・call me
　作詞&作曲:Chara
・青いかけら
　作詞&作曲:Chara
・愛を憶える
　作詞&作曲:Chara
・ラブラドール
　作詞&作曲：野田洋次郎／Produced by 野田洋次郎
（他全12曲収録予定）

《初回限定盤DVD》
「Cherry Cherry」「ボクのことを知って」「TROPHY」「ラブラドール」
　4曲のMusic Videoを収録予定

※野田洋次郎（RADWIMPS）プロデュース「ラブラドール」は
　5/13(火)よりレコ直にて着うた先行配信決定!!

and here is some random pic of chara~



somehow i must admit she looks not really good compare with other artist but she really has an unique voice~

from wikipedia:

One of the things that defines Chara's music is her singing voice. It is often described as sweet and whispering like a child's, yet forceful and sincere. Despite her very distinctive singing voice, Chara considers herself a musician first and foremost; proficient with instruments such as the piano, drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer and tambourine. There are common themes to a lot of her music, including motherhood, innocence, love, beauty, melancholy,and cheerfulness.

and here's the link to her single:
boku no koto wo shitte and crazy for you
http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72345
huge thx to foxxy yumi


and this is a must see chara's video
duet with kuu
ai no uta
http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/...-butterf_music

duet with m-flo
love to live by (low quality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyhR2gw_T5w