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5 unusual facts about Misia


Edge of This World

"Edge of This World" is a song by Japanese recording artist Misia from her tenth studio album, Soul Quest.

Marjan Pejoski

In 2004, Pejoski designed the costumes for Misia's dome tour, The Tour of Misia 2004 Mars & Roses.

Misia

In May 2008, Misia joined Sadao Watanabe, Juanes, Youssou N'Dour, and Bono for the 'One For All' event on May 29, 2008 for 1,500 in Yokohama, Japan.

Her second single "Hi no Ataru Basho" reached number 9 and was used in the soundtrack of the movie Hood.

The principal aim of mudef is "to raise awareness on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to accelerate its accomplishment".


Akihito Tokunaga

He also composed and/or arranged for the following musicians, such as MANISH, FIELD OF VIEW, TUBE, Keiko Utoku, KAT-TUN, Miho Komatsu, Uka Saegusa, T-BOLAN, DEEN, MISIA, Shinichi Mori, TWINZER, Kaori Nanao, Barbier, Fayray, Aika Ohno, and many other musicians.

Eighth World

Moreover, with the Kanji for eight, 八 (hachi), resembling a folding fan spreading out, and the symbol for Infinity, ∞, being similar to the number 8 flipped on its side, the message conveyed in the title is that "an infinite amount of happiness is spreading out in the eighth world of Misia".

The album reflects a more up close and personal theme, with lyrics about relationships and the many sceneries Misia encountered in her homeland as well as in Kenya, where she visited the Kibera slum in Nairobi.

Ginga/Itsumademo

In addition to being the theme song of Misia's Hoshizora no Live V Just Ballade tour, "Ginga" was also chosen as the official image song for the International Year of Astronomy and its music video, which features the position, size and distance data of stars and other celestial bodies, presented in 4-D, was created in collaboration with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.

In an interview with The Japan Times, Misia revealed that the inspiration behind "Ginga" was her late grandfather.

Gold and Fizdale

In the late 1970s, Arthur Gold began to have problems with his hands which made it difficult for him to perform, so the duo began to write biographical works, including "Misia: the Life of Misia Sert" (William Morrow 1981), "The Divine Sarah: a Biography of Sarah Bernhardt" (Knopf 1991).

Hoshi no Yō ni...

It was simultaneously released with her ninth studio album Just Ballade as its fifth and final single and is Misia's first and only re-cut single.

Misia's involvement with the Ultra Series came about in September 2009, when the main character Ultraman became a sponsor for Misia's charity organization, Child Africa.

Jacinta Parejo

Jacinta Parejo de Crespo, (better known as Misia Jacinta) (Parapara, Guárico, August 16, 1845 - Caracas, April 16, 1914) was the wife of Venezuelan president and military leader Joaquín Crespo.

Jun Sasaki

He is best known for his work as a record producer for acts including Misia, Chara, and Yuki Koyanagi.

Life in Harmony

As honorary ambassador for the 10th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Misia was inspired by the COP10 slogan "Life in harmony, into the future" and wrote the lyrics to reflect a message of unity between all life forms.

Mitsuo Shindō

Shindō has designed over 1,000 album and single cover arts for artists including Yumi Matsutoya, Pizzicato Five, Mr. Children, Misia, Hikaru Utada and Glay.

Shirō Sagisu

With a career spanning over 25 years (beginning in the late 1970s), he is best known for his work as a record producer for acts including Misia, Satoshi Tomiie, and Ken Hirai.

The Tour of Misia 2007 Ascension

On April 6, 2007, WOWOW aired a special titled The Tour of Misia 2007 in Yokohama Arena, which showed a TV edit of the tour's finale show.

The Tour of Misia 2008 Eighth World

The Tour of Misia 2008 Eighth World was the thirteenth concert tour by Japanese recording artist Misia, in support of her album Eighth World (2008).

Yakusoku no Tsubasa

"Yakusoku no Tsubasa" was written by Misia and composed and produced by Jun Sasaki.


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