Nana Kitade is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to being the lead singer of the rock band The Teenage Kissers, she has success as a solo artist, model, actress, and fashion designer. Kitade is particularly known for her songs appearing in various anime, TV shows, doramas and movie opening and endings. Kitade was featured on the cover of the Gothic & Lolita Bible, as well as featured in Neo and Kera magazines. She has toured Asia, Europe, and North America.
This article contains the discography of Japanese pop singer Nana Kitade and includes information relating to album and single releases.
I Scream is the second studio album by Nana Kitade. It was first released at December 6, 2006 through Sony Music Japan. The album peaked at #150 on the Oricon chart. A special limited edition came with the CD, bonus alarm clock, special socks greeting card, and special Christmas card with message hand-written by Kitade herself.
18: Eighteen is the debut studio album by Nana Kitade. It was originally released August 24, 2005 in Japan. The album peaked at #16 on the Oricon chart and charted for five weeks. On September 7, Kitade held a special one-man live show, which was titled Nana Kitade Live Showcase '18: Eighteen', in Shibuya-Ax. First press editions of the album included a ticket to the live show and handshake event. On December 7, she released a DVD called Nana Kitade: 18Movies. The DVD consists of all her music videos up until this point, clips from her one-man live show, commercials for her releases, and a studio recording of "Kesenai Tsumi". The album was released in The United States on July 11, 2006 through Tofu Records due to increased popularity overseas.
Cutie Bunny is the second EP by Nana Kitade, released July 12, 2006. It mostly consists of opening themes for various anime shows and covers of other artists' songs. The EP peaked at #79 on the Oricon chart. The full title of the EP is "Cutie Bunny: 菜奈的ロック大作戦♥ コードネームはC.B.R.".
"Kesenai Tsumi" is the debut single by Japanese rock singer Nana Kitade. The song was used as the first ending theme to the anime Fullmetal Alchemist. The single reached #14 on the Oricon Charts and stayed on the charts for a total of twenty-two weeks, selling a total of 65,525 copies.
Slave of Kiss is the first EP released by Nana Kitade. "Kiss" is a cover of a Princess Princess song of the same name. A month later, the song was placed on the Princess Princess tribute album, "14 Princess ~Princess Princess Children~" as track #2. The EP includes an English version of Kitade's fifth single, "Kiss or Kiss". The A-side of this EP track #4 "sweet frozen kiss" is featured on her second album "I scream". The EP reached #79 on the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for a total of one week. At this point of her career, Kitade drastically changed her clothing to Gothic Lolita for the "Kiss" video.
"Siren" is a single released by Nana Kitade under the pseudonym Ruby Gloom. The title track "Siren" is being used as the theme song for the Japanese release of the Canadian animation Ruby Gloom. The limited edition of this single comes with a DVD. The single was produced by former Megadeth guitarist, Marty Friedman, who also produced her reworks of "Kesenai Tsumi", and Alice From her "Berry Berry Singles" Album.
"Punk&Baby's" is the 11th single released by Nana Kitade. The song was inspired by the British 1980s Punk rock era. It was used as the outro theme to the TV program "Rank Okoku" for June and July 2008. This single featured her third rework of "Kesenai Tsumi", the others being "Kesenai Tsumi 'Raw Breath Track' from her "Kesenai Tsumi" Single and "Kesenai Tsumi: I scream Tenpura Version, from Her "Berry Berry Singles" album. This is also the second single where DVDs are distributed. The limited edition includes a bonus DVD with the music video for "Punk&Baby's", an air guitar lesson, and making-of footage.
"Tsukihana" is the 12th single released by Nana Kitade. It is used as the opening theme for the anime Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae. The first press of the normal edition comes with a "Correspondence from Hades "Melancholy Postcard". The limited edition comes in a gorgeous box, and contains a pink straw doll cell phone charm. Track two, "Kagami no Kuni no Aria", is featured in the Japanese release of horror film My Bloody Valentine 3D.
Bondage is Nana Kitade's third full-length album, and last release with Sony Music Japan. In its first week, it debuted at #85 selling 1,698 copies.
"Kibou no Kakera" is the eighth single released by Nana Kitade, and the second single from her album, I Scream The song gained attention after being featured as the 1st opening song for "PowerPuff Girls Z". It was being featured on the original soundtrack. "Pieces of Hope" reached #64 on the Oricon singles chart and charted for 2 weeks.
Perfectly Dirty is the debut EP released by Nana Kitade's band, The Teenage Kissers. The EP's first single, "Ghost Bitch", was released physically February 20, 2013, and digitally June 16, 2013. The song "Violent Lips" was used in a commercial for the EP which appeared on MTV Japan starting September 17, 2013. A music video for the song "Black Skinny Bird", directed by Ryoji Aoki, debuted on MTV Japan on September 19, 2013. The EP was released in Japan on October 16, 2013 and internationally on October 30, 2013. Copies of the EP purchased from Tower Records came with a bonus 16 page photo book titled, Out of Control. The EP peaked at #224 on the Oricon albums chart and charted for one week.
The Teenage Kissers is a Japanese grunge band from Tokyo, Japan, formed in 2012 by well known vocalist Nana Kitade, bassist Hideo Nekota and drummer Mai Koike, and later joined by lead guitarist Tsubasa Nakada on April 6, 2013. The band's debut single "Ghost Bitch" was originally released physically February 20, 2013 and was later re-released in digital format through the Media Factory music label on June 16, 2013. The band's first EP, Perfectly Dirty was released October 16, 2013. Their first full-length album, Virgin Field was released July 9, 2014. A single from the album, "I Love You and Kiss Me" was used as the opening song for the show Rank Kingdom for the months of June and July 2014. The band's third EP, Lightning Machine will be released August 5, 2015 through Gaze Records. On May 20, 2016 the band announced they would be going on hiatus to focus on their respective solo projects.
"Night Night Night" is the second single released by Japanese rock band, The Teenage Kissers. The single was released in a special physical edition July 5, 2013 and was distributed only at live shows. The song was later included on the band's second EP, Lightning Machine.
"TYTD" is the third single released by Japanese rock band, The Teenage Kissers. The single was released in a special physical edition July 17, 2013 that comprised only one track and was distributed only at live shows.
"Feel Sick" is the fourth single released by Japanese rock band, The Teenage Kissers and the first single from their studio album, Virgin Field. The single was released in a special physical edition November 10, 2013 that was distributed only at live shows.
Virgin Field is the first full-length studio album by The Teenage Kissers. It was released July 9, 2014. The album features a cover of the song "Sunday Morning" by The Velvet Underground.
Lightning Machine is the second EP released by the Japanese rock band, The Teenage Kissers. A song from the EP, "Night Night Night", had previously been released as a limited edition physical single on July 5, 2013. The EP was released on August 5, 2015, by Gaze Records. The music video for "Psychic Haze" was posted to the band's official YouTube page on July 20, 2015. A double A-side single was released by the band with a remix of "Violent Lips" by Araki of Storoboy and a remix of "Out of Control" by Toru Matsumoto of TRMTRM.
Bad Babe's Dreamer is the 13th single released by Nana Kitade. The single was released September 19, 2016 during Kitade's Bad Grrrls' Night Out # 1 event. The single was later made available for purchase on her official site. The single was released in a standard edition, as well as a limited edition package containing the single, lyrics card, five postcards, two badges, a guitar pick, a sticker, and a special aluminum packaging.
