中島美嘉- Mika Nakashima ♫ OPV video

Mika Nakashima born February 19, 1983 in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. At the age of 17, she was chosen from 3000 girls to be the heroine of the Fall 2001 Fuji TV drama, Kizudarake no Love Song (Tainted Love Song). In November, she made her debut with Sony Music Associated Records with the single "Stars," which was also the theme song of the drama. Nakashima's first album, True, released in August 2002, was a number 1 hit on the Oricon charts. The album boasted a mature mixture of jazz and adult contemporary pop. Nakashima's second album, Love, which was released in November 2003, sold nearly 1.45 million copies, surpassing that of her debut. The Japan Composers Association awarded Love the Best Album Award. Her most popular songs include "Stars", Gundam Seed's ending song "Find the Way", "Sakurairo Maukoro" (桜色舞うころ）, and "Yuki no Hana" （雪の華） which was covered by South Korean male singer Park Hyo Shin and this covered song was inserted in the popular Korean drama In 2005, Nakashima co-starred alongside Aoi Miyazaki in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name, which was released September 10, 2005. She also sang one of the theme songs for the movie, which was released as a single under the name "Nana starring Mika Nakashima". On December 18, 2006 Nakashima and Yui Ichikawa came to New York City for the International Premiere of 'Nana 2' at the IFC Center. On February 21, 2007 Nakashima's 21st ...