Rikako Kakiuchi, professionally known by her stage name, Rina Aiuchi and formerly known as R, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, businesswoman, fashion model, and YouTuber. Born in Higashiōsaka, Japan, she won the first season of the audition Super Starlight Contest, winning a recording contract with Giza Studio. Her eurobeat-sounding debut album, Be Happy (2001) was certified gold in Japan and spawned a top-five single, "Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense", which served as the theme song to the Japanese anime television series Case Closed. Aiuchi's second album Power of Words became her best-selling album, selling over 419,000 copies nationwide and certificated platinum in Japan.
Noriko Kamachi, known professionally as Seiko Matsuda, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s. Since then, she is still actively releasing new singles and albums, doing annual summer concert tours, winter dinner shows, high-profile TV commercials and movies, and makes frequent TV appearances and radio broadcasts.
Japanese singer Rina Aiuchi has released eight studio albums, four compilation albums, two remix albums, 43 singles and 13 video albums. In 2000, Aiuchi released her debut studio album, Be Happy. It has sold more than 306,000 copies nationwide and yielded four singles: "Close to Your Heart", "It's Crazy for You", "Ohh! Paradise Taste!!", and "Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense". A year later, Aiuchi released her second studio album Power of Words, which has sold 420,000 copies nationwide and became her best-selling album. The record was promoted by five singles, "Faith", "Run Up", "Navy Blue", "Forever You: Eien ni Kimi to", and "I Can't Stop My Love for You", all of which achieved commercial success.
"Run Up" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 27 June 2001 through Giza Studio, as the second single from her second studio album Power of Words. The song served as the theme song to the Japanese television show Koko ga Hen da yo Nihonjin. The song reached number seven in Japan and has sold over 71,840 copies nationwide.
"Full Jump" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 14 May 2003 through Giza Studio, as the fourth single from her third studio album A.I.R.. The song was performed at the 54th Kōhaku Uta Gassen. The song reached number three in Japan and has sold over 72,065 copies nationwide, as well as being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
"Ohh! Paradise Taste!!" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 26 July 2000 through Giza Studio, as the third single from her debut album Be Happy. The song reached number twenty-three in Japan and has sold over 42,550 copies nationwide. The song served as the commercial song to the Japanese cup noodle brand, Check It Out!.
"Forever You ~Eien ni Kimi to~" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi from her second studio album, Power of Words (2002). Aiuchi wrote the lyrics for the song whilst her frequent collaborator, Aika Ohno wrote the music and Akihito Tokunaga arranged the song. The song was released as a CD single by Giza Studio on 14 February 2002 as the fourth single from the album. A pop ballad J-pop song, it is recognized as a wedding song. The song reached number five in Japan and has sold over 70,590 copies nationwide.
"Sincerely Yours/Can You Feel the Power of Words?" is a double-A side single by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 1 August 2002 through Giza Studio. "Sincerely Yours" was released as the first single from her third studio album A.I.R. while "Can You Feel the Power of Words?" was released as the sixth single from her second studio album Power of Words. Both songs served as the theme song to the Japanese television show The Letters ~ Kazoku no Ai ni Arigato. The single reached number four in Japan and has sold over 81,910 copies nationwide.
"Deep Freeze" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 20 November 2002 through Giza Studio, as the second single from her third studio album A.I.R.. The song reached number three in Japan and has sold over 69,348 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme song to the Japanese television shows, Pro no Domyaku and Ax Music-TV.
"Over Shine" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 30 July 2003 through Giza Studio, as the fifth single from her third studio album A.I.R.. The song reached number six in Japan and has sold over 46,206 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme song to the Japanese television shows, Yuji Miyake no Doshiroto and Ax Music-TV. The B-side track, "Code Crush" served as the opening theme song to the PlayStation 2 video game, Mega Man X7.
"Dream×Dream" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 28 April 2004 through Giza Studio, as the lead single from her fourth studio album Playgirl. The song reached number six in Japan and has sold over 60,398 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme song to the Japanese animated film, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky.
"Start" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 26 May 2004 through Giza Studio, as the second single from her fourth studio album Playgirl. The song reached number eight in Japan and has sold over 42,833 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme song to the Japanese animated series, Case Closed.
"Boom-Boom-Boom" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 20 October 2004 through Giza Studio, as the third single from her fourth studio album Playgirl. The song reached number eleven in Japan and has sold over 22,030 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme song to the Japanese television series, Truth or Doubt and Ongaku Senshi Music Fighter.
"Orange Night" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 2 November 2005 through Giza Studio, as the second single from her fifth studio album Delight. The song reached number twelve in Japan and has sold over 16,058 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme song to the Japanese anime television series, Fighting Beauty Wulong.
"Miracle" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 3 May 2006 through Giza Studio, as the fourth single from her fifth studio album Delight. The single reached number eleven in Japan and has sold over 10,500 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme songs to the Japanese anime television series, MÄR Heaven.
"Mint" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 15 August 2007 through Giza Studio, as the second single from her sixth studio album Trip. The single reached number nineteen in Japan and has sold over 8,995 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme songs to the Japanese television shows, Super Chanpurū and Mu-Gen ~Music Generations~.
"I Believe You ~Ai no Hana~" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 7 May 2008 through Giza Studio, as the fourth single from her sixth studio album Trip. The single reached number seventeen in Japan and has sold over 8,303 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme songs to the Japanese television show, Koisuru Hanikami.
"Ai no Kotoba" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 11 February 2009 through Giza Studio, as the third single from her seventh studio album Thanx. The single reached number seventeen in Japan and has sold over 5,506 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme songs to the Japanese morning television shows, The Sunday Next and Joho Paradise.
"Magic" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 21 October 2009 through Giza Studio, as the second single from her second compilation album All Singles Best: Thanx 10th Anniversary. The single reached number seventeen in Japan and has sold over 8,590 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme songs to the Japanese anime television series, Case Closed.
"Hanabi" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Aiuchi. It was released on 28 July 2010 through Giza Studio, as the fourth single from her eighth studio album Last Scene. The single reached number twenty-eight in Japan and has sold over 6,152 copies nationwide. The song served as the theme music for the Japanese television show, Happy Music.
