Konishi Manami

Tu_triky wrote:She can eat some beans off that dude's beard and we can find out. :hehe:

Hey!

Hey!

Pooo...!

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bmwracer wrote:
Hey!

Hey!

Pooo...!

:hehe:

:hehe:

hopefully her music career will be slighlty more accomplished.

Tu_triky wrote:hopefully her music career will be slighlty more accomplished.

And less malodorous.

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Manami Konishi to make singing debut

Tue, January 8, 2008 (4:25am EST)
Actress Manami Konishi will release her first single on March 19. The song, a ballad titled "Sunny Day," is being used as the theme for the movie "Sweet Rain: Shinigami no Seido," directed by Masaya Kakehi.

Based on a novel by Kotaro Isaka, the film stars Takeshi Kaneshiro as a death god. Konishi co-stars as an OL chosen as a candidate for death, whose singing talent is recognized by a music producer. "Sunny Day" is used in the story as a song sung by Konishi's character, though there are no performance scenes in the movie. It will be released under the name of her character, Kazue Fujiki.

When Konishi was cast for the role, it was decided that she would sing for the film, but there were originally no plans for a CD release. When the staff finally heard her sing "Sunny Day," however, it was decided as the ending theme and approved for release.

Audiences first heard the song at the end of last year during the movie's trailer. Konishi was not revealed as the singer at the time, but her voice attracted attention from many movie-goers, leading to a flood of inquiries about her identity.

"Shinigami no Seido" opens in theaters on March 22.
Source: Nikkan Sports | TG

monta wrote:Manami Konishi to make singing debut

Tue, January 8, 2008 (4:25am EST)
Actress Manami Konishi will release her first single on March 19. The song, a ballad titled "Sunny Day," is being used as the theme for the movie "Sweet Rain: Shinigami no Seido," directed by Masaya Kakehi.

Based on a novel by Kotaro Isaka, the film stars Takeshi Kaneshiro as a death god. Konishi co-stars as an OL chosen as a candidate for death, whose singing talent is recognized by a music producer. "Sunny Day" is used in the story as a song sung by Konishi's character, though there are no performance scenes in the movie. It will be released under the name of her character, Kazue Fujiki.

When Konishi was cast for the role, it was decided that she would sing for the film, but there were originally no plans for a CD release. When the staff finally heard her sing "Sunny Day," however, it was decided as the ending theme and approved for release.

Audiences first heard the song at the end of last year during the movie's trailer. Konishi was not revealed as the singer at the time, but her voice attracted attention from many movie-goers, leading to a flood of inquiries about her identity.

"Shinigami no Seido" opens in theaters on March 22.
Source: Nikkan Sports | TG

Triky posted this in the previous page... :rolleyes:

bmwracer wrote:
Triky posted this in the previous page... :rolleyes:

oh LOL my bad. didn't see it. sorry. oh well...

bmwracer wrote:
Triky posted this in the previous page... :rolleyes:

Here's Manami singing...frankly, she sounds like every other J-pop singer out there...

http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=RhZ9HtxArgg

runpup wrote:Here's Manami singing...frankly, she sounds like every other J-pop singer out there...

http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=RhZ9HtxArgg

You sound surprised...

Still, I'd like to hear the entire song, rather than bits and pieces interspersed with dialog... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
You sound surprised...

Still, I'd like to hear the entire song, rather than bits and pieces interspersed with dialog... :sweat:

I agree, the whole song would be nice...
as for being surprised, not really...I was just thinking and hoping one of our favorites would open their throats and just shock the hell out of us with their power...

runpup wrote:I was just thinking and hoping one of our favorites would open their throats and just shock the hell out of us with their power...

If that's what you're looking for, check out Celtic Woman... They've got some kickass voices.

Never mind the song, the movie looks like it might be pretty good. :applaud:

bmwracer wrote:
If that's what you're looking for, check out Celtic Woman... They've got some kickass voices.

What I meant by "one of our favorites" was a Japanese actress whom we haven't heard singing before...

I've heard Yukie Nakama, Ueto Aya, Haruka Ayase, Matsu Takako, Satomi Ishihara singing...

Sorry, there's no Japanese Streisand there...that's what I meant..one of our favorite actresses with an undiscovered vocal powerhouse talent...

If Manami-chan's voice was that good, i'm sure we would have heard about it by now. Heck, I love Ai Otsuka to bits, but even I admit that she doesn't have a "great" singing voice. I haven't really heard a JPop singer that does... male or female.

Anime Dad wrote:If Manami-chan's voice was that good, i'm sure we would have heard about it by now.

True that. :)

male or female.

What are you bringing up Tackey here? :beaten: :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
What are you bringing up Tackey here? :beaten: :hehe:

No, in that case I would have said "Male, female or Tackey" :hehe:

Anime Dad wrote:No, in that case I would have said "Male, female or Tackey" :hehe:

LOL, right you are. :hehe:

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Sorta makes you wish you were a tub full o' flowers... :mrgreen:

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It's like that scene in American Beauty - except Manami-chan is Japanese Beauty :D