Miliyah Kato
Miho Katō (加藤 美穂, Katō Miho) (born June 22, 1988), better known by her stage name of Miliyah Kato (加藤 ミリヤ, Katō Miriya) is a Japanese pop and urban singer-songwriter from Toyota, Aichi, Japan. They sales in Japan, both physical, digital and ringtones are 12.6 million copies.
Miliyah Kato 加藤ミリヤ | |
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| Born | 加藤美穂 (Katō Miho) June 22, 1988 |
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| Instruments | Singing |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Website | http://www.miliyah.com |
History
In 2001, when she was 14 years old, she passed a Sony audition. She began writing music and lyrics from the age of 14. Before her official debut she sang support vocals for other musicians and performed in commercials. Katō made her debut with the release of the single "Never Let Go/Yozora" (2004) and released her debut album Rose (2005) the next year. She is influenced by hip hop and R&B music, especially artists Lauryn Hill and Mary J. Blige. Her music also makes frequent use of sampling. Katō herself has said that her music uses hip hop and R&B as a base, and aims for a middle ground which is neither overly pop nor overly hardcore. Katō graduated from the Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo. She grew up in a single-parent household, with her mother and brother. Her father operated a gem store before his death.[1]
At the time of her debut in 2004 she was called the "post-Utada Hikaru" (ポスト宇多田ヒカル, posuto Utada Hikaru), referring to the two artists' similarities, from their lyrics to their shared "high school girl charisma".[2] Around the time of her debut, the fact that she was still actually in high school was often emphasized.[3] From participating in making the visuals for her CD jackets to producing her own fashion brand, she also has some influence in visual and fashion areas.[4] Those who are influenced by her music, fashion and acts are called "Miliyers" (ミリヤー, miriyaa).[5]
Discography
Studio albums
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| Rose |
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| Diamond Princess |
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5 |
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| Tokyo Star |
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4 |
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| Ring |
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2 |
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| Heaven |
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1 |
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| True Lovers |
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2 |
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| Loveland |
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3 |
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| Liberty |
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4 |
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| Utopia |
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5 |
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| Femme Fatale |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales[6] | Certifications |
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| JPN [7] | ||||
| Best Destiny |
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1 |
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| M Best |
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1 |
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| The Best |
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4 |
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| Muse |
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9 |
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| M Best II |
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20 |
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Remix albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales[6] | Certifications |
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| JPN [7] | ||||
| Kato Miliyah M-Mix: Mastermix Vol.1 |
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22 | ||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales[6] | Certifications |
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| JPN [7] | ||||
| M's X'Mas |
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| I Hate You |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[6] | Certifications | Album | ||
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| JPN Oricon [7] |
JPN Hot 100 [17] |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart† [18][upper-alpha 1] | |||||
| "Never Let Go" | 2004 | 15 | — | — |
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Rose | |
| "Yozora" | — | — | |||||
| "Beautiful" | 26 | — | — |
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| "Dear Lonely Girl" | 2005 | 15 | — | 80 |
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| "Jōnetsu" | 11 | — | — |
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| "Sotsugyō" | 2006 | 23 | — | — |
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Diamond Princes |
| "Last Summer" | 30 | — | — |
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| "I Will" | 17 | — | 44 |
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| "Eyes on You" | 2007 | 13 | — | 70 |
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| "My Girl" (featuring Color) |
29 | — | 42 |
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Non-album singles | ||
| "Love Is..." | 11 | — | 33 |
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Tokyo Star | |
| "Lalala" (featuring Wakadanna) |
7 | — | 5 |
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| "Futurechecka" (featuring Simon, Coma-Chi and Taro Soul) |
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| "19 Memories" | 2008 | 16 | 17 | 6 |
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| "Sayonara Baby" | 9 | 10 | 9 |
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Ring | |
| "Koi Shiteru" | — | 43 |
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| "20 -Cry-" | 2009 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
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| "Love Forever" (with Shota Shimizu) |
5 | 1 | 2 |
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Ring The Best | ||
| "Why" | 10 | 8 | 2 |
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Heaven | |
| "Forever Love" (with Shota Shimizu) |
2010 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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The Best | |
| "Bye Bye" | 8 | 4 | 1 |
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Heaven | |
| "Last Love" | 13 | 40 | 2 |
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| "Yūsha Tachi" | 2011 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
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M Best True Lovers |
| "Desire" | 13 | 41 | 26 |
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M Best | ||
| "Baby! Baby! Baby!" | — | 10 | |||||
| "Believe" (with Shota Shimizu) |
9 | 11 | 2 |
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Journey M Best The Best | |
| "Roman" | 19 | 18 | 31 |
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True Lovers | ||
| "Aiaiai" | 2012 | 16 | 54 | 7 |
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| "Heart Beat" | 14 | 8 | 1 |
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| "Lovers Part II" (featuring Wakadanna) |
15 | 13 | — |
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| "Love Story" (with Shota Shimizu) |
2013 | 26 | 10 | — |
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The Best | |
| "Emotion" | 26 | 27 | — |
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Loveland | ||
| "Lonely Hearts" | 17 | 13 | — |
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| "Love/Affection" | 2014 | 23 | 10 | — |
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| "Kamisama" | — | — | |||||
| "Fighter" (with Mika Nakashima) |
13 | 19 | — |
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Muse | ||
| "Gift" (with Mika Nakashima) |
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| "You" (with Izumi Nakasone) |
13 | 15 | — |
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| "Shonen Shojo" | 2015 | 27 | 36 | — |
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Liberty | |
| "Piece of Cake -Ai wo Sakebou-" (featuring Kazunobu Mineta) |
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| "Lipstick" | 44 | 76 | — |
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| "Future Lover -Mirai Koibito-" | 2016 | 42 | 30 | — |
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| "Saikouna Shiawase" | 49 | 57 | — |
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Utopia | ||
| "Dokomademo: How Far I'll Go" | 2017 | 49 | 12 | — |
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| "Shinyaku Dear Lonely Girl" | 53 | — | — |
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TBA | ||
| "Romance" | 2018 | 50 | 55 | — |
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| "Ai Ga Furu" | 2019 | 37 | — | — |
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| "Honto no Boku wo Shitte" | 57 | — | — | ||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[6] | Certifications | Album | ||
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| JPN Oricon [7] |
JPN Hot 100 [17] |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart† [18][upper-alpha 2] | |||||
| "Shōri no Megami" (Dohzi-T featuring Miliyah Kato) |
2004 | 84 | — | — |
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Dōmu | |
| "Better Days" (Dohzi-T featuring Miliyah Kato and Roma Tanaka) |
2006 | 30 | — | — |
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Warabest: The Best of Dohzi-T |
| "My People" (Zeebra featuring Miliyah Kato) |
2007 | 44 | — | — |
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World of Music | |
| "Stronger" (AI featuring Miliyah Kato) |
2010 | 26 | 30 | 4 |
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The Last AI | |
| "Lovers" (Wakadanna featuring Miliyah Kato) |
2012 | — | 35 | — | Life is Mountain | ||
| "Lover" (m-flo featuring Miliyah Kato) |
2013 | 81 | 15 | — |
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Neven | |
| "One Day" (Thelma Aoyama featuring Miliyah Kato, AI) |
2016 | — | — | — | Pink Tears Smoke & Tears | ||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[6] | Certifications | Album | |
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| JPN Hot 100 [17] |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart† [18][upper-alpha 3] | |||||
| "At the Fever" (featuring Twigy, Nipps, Dev Large, Shinnosk8) |
2005 | — | — | Eyes on You | ||
| "24 Hours" (featuring Twigy) |
2006 | — | — | Last Summer | ||
| "For So Long" | — | — | ||||
| "Kono Mama Zutto Asa Made" | 2007 | — | 92 |
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Diamond Princess |
| "Saigo no I Love You" | 2008 | — | 28 |
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Tokyo Star |
| "Only Holy" | 2010 | — | 10 | Miliyah the Clips 2004–2010 M's X'Mas | ||
| "Konya wa Boogie Back" (featuring Shota Shimizu and Shun) |
2012 | 11 | — |
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True Lovers |
| "Run Free" (with AI and Verbal) |
2013 | — | — | Motto Moriagaro | ||
| "Sakura Melody" (with Shota Shimizu) |
2014 | 42 | — | The Best | ||
| "I'll Be There with You" (featuring AI and Thelma Aoyama) |
— | — | Muse | |||
| "For You" | — | — | Utada Hikaru no Uta −13 Kumi no Ongakuka ni Yoru 13 no Kaishaku ni Tsuite- | |||
| "Walk to the Dream" | 2018 | — | — | Romance | ||
| "Atashi no Saibo" | — | — | Femme Fatale | |||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[6] | Certifications | Album | |
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| JPN Hot 100 [17] |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart† [18][upper-alpha 4] | |||||
| "Better Days -Sweet Love Side-" | 2007 | — | — |
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Tokyo Star |
| "I'm Your Angel" (featuring Shota Shimizu) |
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Céline Dion Tribute | |
| "Ai ga Kieta Hi" | 2008 | — | 31 | Best Destiny | ||
| "Aitai" | 2009 | 59 | 1 |
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Ring | |
| "Sensation" | 2010 | — | 46 | Bye Bye | ||
| "Koi ga Owaru Sono Toki ni" | — | 35 | ||||
| "Tomorrow" | — | 61 | Last Love | |||
| "Fallin'" | — | 72 | ||||
| "X.O.X.O." | 80 | 2 |
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Heaven | |
| "Baby I See You" (featuring Verbal) |
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| "I Miss You" | — | 89 | ||||
| "Me" | 2011 | — | 49 | M Best | ||
| "Rainbow" | — | 80 | ||||
| "Baby Tell Me" | — | 22 | Roman | |||
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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| JPN DVD [7] |
JPN Blu-ray [7] | ||
| Diamond Princess Tour 2007 |
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| Tokyo Star Tour 2008 |
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11 | — |
| Ring Tour 2009 |
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| Eternal Heaven Tour 2010–2011 |
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| Miliyah the Clips 2004–2010 |
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2 | 16 |
| M BEST Tour 2011 |
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5 | 31 |
| True Lovers Tour 2013 |
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4 | 29 |
| Loveland Tour 2014 |
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13 | 81 |
| The Best 2 Man Tour 2014 |
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7 | 69 |
| 10th Anniversary "A Muse" Tour 2015 |
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10 | 41 |
| Dramatic Libery Tour 2016 |
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5 | 32 |
| Utopia Tour 2017 |
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14 | 29 |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "Cherry Oh! Baby" | 2003 | Reggae Disco Rockers | Reggae Magic |
| "Paradise" | 2005 | Heartsdales | Super Star |
| "In the Night" | V.A. | We Love Dance Classics Vol.1 | |
| "Sunshine" | KM-MARKIT | Vivid | |
| "One Day" | m-flo | Beat Space Nine | |
| "Righ' Now!" | 2006 | Twigy, You the Rock★ | Thing Twice |
| "Michelle" | Yuji Ohno, Lupintic Five | Lupin III TV Special Seven Days Rhapsody Original Soundtrack | |
| "Me & My..." | KM-MARKIT | Mark Out | |
| "Hikaru Mirai" | 2007 | Dohzi-T | One MIC |
| "Turn It Up" | 2009 | m-flo, Verbal, Little, Kohei Japan | M-Flo Inside: Works Best III |
| "I Miss You" | 2013 | Daishi Dance | New Party! |
| "Last Forever" | 2015 | Spicy Chocolate, SKY-HI | Shibuya Junai Monogatari 2 |
Notes
- The RIAJ Digital Track Chart is a depreciated chart that ran from 2009 until early 2012 and tracked full-length cellphone downloads.
- The RIAJ Digital Track Chart is a depreciated chart that ran from 2009 until early 2012 and tracked full-length cellphone downloads.
- The RIAJ Digital Track Chart is a depreciated chart that ran from 2009 until early 2012 and tracked full-length cellphone downloads.
- The RIAJ Digital Track Chart is a depreciated chart that ran from 2009 until early 2012 and tracked full-length cellphone downloads.
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References
- Miliyah Kato (August 24, 2010). "Miliyah Kato's Jewelry "Mirror by Kawai Jamele" at Isetan Shinjuku". high fashion ONLINE (Interview). Tokyo. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- BARKS (November 11, 2008). "加藤ミリヤ、宇多田ヒカルの記録を塗り替え / BARKS ニュース". Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- 2008年4月号『日経エンタテインメント!』40頁、特集「人気者の賞味期限 ミュージシャン編」
- 2006年4月号『日経エンタテインメント!』70頁、特集「明日のスーパースター100ミュージシャン編 加藤ミリヤ 女子高生のリアルで等身大のメッセージを発信するポスト浜崎」
- 20 November 2009 放送回『流派-R』、特集「加藤ミリヤ現象」でのナレーション
- "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved January 17, 2014. (subscription only)
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