Megumi Nakajima

Megumi Nakajima
Megumi Nakajima at Anime Expo 2010 in Los Angeles wearing a traditional Filipino gown, July 2010
Native name 中島 愛
Born (1989-06-05) June 5, 1989
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Occupation
Years active 2008–present
Agent E-Stone Music
Musical career
Genres Anison
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007–2014, 2016–present
Labels Flying Dog

Megumi Nakajima (中島 愛, Nakajima Megumi, born June 5, 1989)[1][2] is a Filipino-Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with E-Stone Music. She was born to a Japanese father and a Filipina mother.[3][4] In 2003, she participated in the "Self Stardust Promotion" contest and passed, thereby affiliating her to the agency. In 2007, she auditioned to the Victor Entertainment sanctioned "Victor Vocal & Voice Audition" and was chosen to voice Ranka Lee in Macross Frontier.[5] Her voice was also sampled to create the samples for the Internet Co., Ltd. Vocaloid, Gumi.[6]

Life and career

Nakajima Live at LA

Nakajima made her debut performance as a professional artist at the "Macross 25th Anniversary Concert" on April 18, 2007, as she had been cast as the character Ranka Lee.[7] Her first vocal recordings appeared in the compilation album Macross Frontier O.S.T.1 Nyan FRO. on June 4, 2008. Her first solo live performance was a mini-concert titled "Ranka Lee = Megumi Nakajima Mini Live @ Formo… Not! Venus Fort☆" (ランカ・リー＝中島愛 ミニライブ＠フォルモ…ぢゃないよ！ヴィーナスフォート☆ Ranka Rī = Nakajima Megumi Mini Raibu @ Forumo... Janai yo! Vīnasu Fōto☆) which was performed on June 14, 2008. She made her single debut on June 25, 2008 with the single "Seikan Hikō". Her first major concert was the "Super Dimension Super Live" (超時空スーパーライブ, Chō Jikū Sūpā Raibu) concert held on July 27, 2008.[8]

Nakajima won the award for Best Musical Performance in the third Seiyu Awards held on March 7, 2009 for her performance as Ranka Lee in the song "Seikan Hikō" of Macross Frontier.[9]

Nakajima's first single, "Tenshi ni Naritai" was released in 2009 and was the first single to be released outside of her role from Macross F. It was followed up by the single "Nostalgia" two months later. She was the voice of Miku (The Strongest Akikan) and the role of bad girl in the series Akikan!. Nakajima after that, participated in the series Basquash!, giving life to the character of Citron that along with Rouge (Haruka Tomatsu) and Violette (Saori Hayami) formed the pop group Eclipse, this was dissolved at the end of the series; after it, began work on the series Kämpfer as Sakura Kaede[10] (who unlike her previous roles, she fight for the person who love, but still retains its characteristic tenderness), while representing Chiho and Chise Mihara in Kobato. At the end of 2009, Nakajima voiced Ranka Lee in the first movie of the Macross Frontier franchise, Macross Frontier the Movie: The False Songstress (マクロスF 虚空歌姫～イツワリノウタヒメ～, Macross Frontier Gekijō-ban ~Itsuwari no Utahime~?). . In 2010, Nakajima played a Lyra, a celestial spirit that belongs to Lucy Heartfilia in the Fairy Tail series. In February 2011, Nakajima returned to the movie screen to voice Ranka Lee in the second Macross Frontier movie, Macross Frontier the Movie: The Wings of Goodbye (マクロスF 恋離飛翼～サヨナラノツバサ～, Macross Frontier Gekijō-ban ~Sayonara no Tsubasa~?).

On December 2, 2013, Stardust Promotion announced that Nakajima would go on an indefinite hiatus from her music career after the release of her album Thank You and a final concert on March 20, 2014, although she would continue to be active in the voice-acting industry.[11]

On December 1, 2016, Nakajima's management announced that she would return from her hiatus to perform the song "Watashi no Sekai", which is used as the ending theme to the 2017 anime television series Fuuka.[12] Her second post-comeback single "Saturday Night Question" was released on November 6, 2017; the title track is used as the opening theme to the anime series Recovery of an MMO Junkie.[13] She released her fourth album Curiosity on February 26, 2018.[14] She released the single "Bitter Sweet Harmony/Shiranai Kimochi" on August 1, 2018; the song "Bitter Sweet Harmony" was used as the opening theme to the anime series Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou.[15]

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source
2008Macross FrontierRanka Lee[16][17]
2009Akikan!Miku[16]
2009Basquash!Citron[16][17]
2009–11Kämpfer seriesKaede SakuraAlso für die Liebe[16][17]
2009Kobato.Chiho and Chise Mihara[16][17]
2009Fairy TailLyra[16]
2011MoshidoraMari Tamagawa
玉川茉莉		[16]
2011Sacred SevenAiba Ruri[16][17]
2011Ikoku Meiro no CroiséeAnne[16]
2011No. 6Karan[16]
2011–13Phi Brain: Puzzle of God seriesElena Himekawa[16]
2011Tamayura seriesHoshi Manami[16][17]
2011Last Exile: Fam, the Silver WingCecily[16][17]
2012Aquarion EvolSazanka Bianca
サザンカ		[16]
2012Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-neseriesGrania[16][17]
2012Saki: Achiga Hen episode of side-A
咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A		Arai Sofia
新井ソフィア		[16]
2012Busou ShinkiLeneTV series[16][17]
2013Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?Yō Kasukabe[16][17]
2013Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the EastInumura Hiyokokoromo
犬村雛衣		2nd series[16]
2013A Town Where You LiveYuzuki Eba[16]
2014Happiness Charge Precure!Megumi Aino / Cure Lovely[16]
2018Violet EvergardenCharlotte Eberfreya Drossel
シャルロッテ・エーバルフレイア・ドロッセル		Netflix


Film

List of voice performances in film
Year Title Role Notes Source
2009Gekijōban Macross Frontier: Itsuwari no UtahimeRanka Lee[16]
2011Gekijōban Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa Ranka Lee[16][17]
2012Glitter recital of Meloetta
ja:メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル		Meloetta
メロエッタ		[16]
2014Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal FriendsMegumi Aino / Cure Lovely[16]
2014HappinessCharge PreCure! the Movie: The Ballerina of the Land of DollsMegumi Aino / Cure Lovely[16]
2015Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring CarnivalMegumi Aino / Cure Lovely[16]
2016Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone♪ Miraculous Magic!Megumi Aino / Cure Lovely[16]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2009Hayate no Gotoku!! Nightmare ParadiseWatarase MikagePSP[16]
2009Macross Ultimate FrontierRanka LeePSP[16]
2010Busō Shinki Battle MastersAltlenePSP[16]
2010Another Century's Episode: RRanka LeePS3[16]
2011Macross Triangle FrontierRanka LeePSP[16]
2013Super Robot Wars Operation ExtendRanka LeePSP[16]
2014Happiness Charge Precure! Kawarun ☆ collectionMegumi Aino / Cure Lovely3DS[16]

Other dubs

List of voice performances in drama CDs and other productions
Year Title Role Notes Source
2008Nyan Dra 1Ranka LeeMacross Frontier drama CD (VTCL-60102)[18]
2009Nyan Dra 2Ranka LeeMacross Frontier drama CD (VTCL-60103)[19]
2009Nyan Dra 3Ranka LeeMacross Frontier drama CD (VTCL-60104)[20]
2009Nyan Dra 4Ranka LeeMacross Frontier drama CD (VTCL-60105)[21]

Discography

Albums

DVDs & Blu-ray

  • Nakajima Megumi Spring Festival 2009 ~Mamegu Wasshoi! Haru Matsuri in Akasaka Blitz~ (中島愛 スプリングイベント2009～まめぐだワッショイ! 春祭in赤坂ブリッツ～) [2009.07.15]
  • Macross Frontier Galaxy Tour FINAL in Budokan (マクロスF(フロンティア)ギャラクシーツアーFINAL in ブドーカン) with Kanno Yoko and May'n [2009.10.30 (DVD);2009.11.27 (Blu-ray)]

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121201124129/http://www.nakajimamegumi.com/profile
  2. ↑ Doi, Hitoshi (June 6, 2016). "Nakajima Megumi (中島愛) – Personal Information". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ 中島 愛 オフィシャル・ウェブサイト -Megumi Nakajima Official Web Site Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ まめぐめも
  5. ↑ Victor Vocal & Voice Audition
  6. ↑ "Megpoid（メグッポイド）｜株式会社インターネット". www.ssw.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  7. ↑ Macross F (Frontier) Unveiled at Macross 25th Anniversary Concert
  8. ↑ "A Gabriela Robin Site » Superdimensional Super Live Concert by Ranka Lee and Sheryl Nome Report (update)". Gabrielarobin.com. 2008-07-31. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  9. ↑ "A Gabriela Robin Site » Megumi Nakajima Wins Best Singing Award in the 3rd Seiyu Awards". Gabrielarobin.com. 2009-03-05. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  10. ↑ "中島愛さんがアニメ『けんぷファー』に「沙倉楓」役で出演決定！ - Mare Foecunditatis". Samada08.blog10.fc2.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  11. ↑ "Macross Frontier's Megumi Nakajima Goes on Hiatus From Music". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Macross Frontier's Megumi Nakajima Returns From Musical Hiatus, Performs Ending for Fūka Anime". Anime News Network. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  13. ↑ "サタデー・ナイト・クエスチョン" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Curiosity" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Bitter Sweet Harmony/知らない気持ち(すのはら盤)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：中島愛(Megumi Nakajima)" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Megumi Nakajima]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. March 29, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Doi, Hitoshi (June 6, 2016). "Nakajima Megumi roles". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Nyan Dra 1". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Nyan Dra 2". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Nyan Dra 3". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Nyan Dra 4". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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