Miliyah Kato

Miliyah Kato
加藤ミリヤ
Born 加藤美穂 (Katō Miho)
(1988-06-22) June 22, 1988
Occupation
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Singing
Years active 2004–present
Labels Mastersix Foundation
Associated acts
Website http://www.miliyah.com

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.

History

In 2001, when she was 13 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

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales[6] Certifications
JPN
[7]
Rose 1
  • JPN: 238,000
Diamond Princess
  • Released: March 7, 2007
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5
  • JPN: 107,000
Tokyo Star
  • Released: April 2, 2008
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4
  • JPN: 207,000
Ring
  • Released: July 8, 2009
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2
  • JPN: 383,000
Heaven
  • Released: July 28, 2010
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1
  • JPN: 266,000
True Lovers
  • Released: November 21, 2012
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2
  • JPN: 110,000
Loveland
  • Released: February 19, 2014
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3
  • JPN: 51,000
Liberty
  • Released: March 2, 2016
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4
  • JPN: 22,000
Utopia
  • Released: April 12, 2017
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5
  • JPN: 14,000
Femme Fatale
  • Released: June 20, 2018
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
8
  • JPN: 5,000

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales[6] Certifications
JPN
[7]
Best Destiny
  • Released: November 5, 2008
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1
  • JPN: 222,000
M Best
  • Released: August 3, 2011
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1
  • JPN: 308,000
The Best
  • Released as Miliyah Kato x Shota Shimizu
  • Released: April 2, 2014
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4
  • JPN: 51,000
Muse
  • Released: October 29, 2014
  • Label: Sony Music Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
9
  • JPN: 31,000

Remix albums

List of remix albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales[6] Certifications
JPN
[7]
Kato Miliyah M-Mix: Mastermix Vol.1
  • Released: July 29, 2015
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
22

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales[6] Certifications
JPN
[7]
M's X'Mas
  • Released: December 17, 2014
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: digital download
I Hate You
  • Released: March 21, 2018
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Formats: CD, digital download
37
  • JPN:1,900

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[6] Certifications Album
JPN Oricon
[7]
JPN Hot 100
[16]
RIAJ Digital Track Chart
[17][upper-alpha 1]
"Never Let Go" 2004 15
  • JPN CD: 45,000
Rose
"Yozora"
"Beautiful" 26
  • JPN CD: 16,000
"Dear Lonely Girl" 2005 1580
  • JPN CD: 50,000
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
"Jōnetsu" 11
  • JPN CD: 42,000
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
"Sotsugyō" 2006 23
  • JPN CD: 14,000
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
Diamond Princes
"Last Summer" 30
  • JPN CD: 14,000
"I Will" 1744
  • JPN CD: 18,000
"Eyes on You" 2007 1370
  • JPN CD: 25,000
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
"My Girl"
(featuring Color)
2942
  • JPN CD: 10,000
Non-album singles
"Love Is..." 1133
  • JPN CD: 24,000
  • JPN DL: 250,000+
  • RIAJ: Platinum (DL)[18]
Tokyo Star
"Lalala"
(featuring Wakadanna)
75
  • JPN CD: 49,000
  • JPN DL: 500,000+
  • JPN Ringtone: 500,000+
  • RIAJ: 2×Platinum (DL)[18]
  • RIAJ: 2×Platinum (Ringtone)[18]
"Futurechecka"
(featuring Simon, Coma-Chi and Taro Soul)
  • JPN CD: 49,000
"19 Memories" 2008 16176
  • JPN CD: 23,000
  • JPN DL: 500,000+
  • JPN Ringtone: 500,000+
  • RIAJ: 2×Platinum (DL)[18]
  • RIAJ: 2×Platinum (Ringtone)[18]
"Sayonara Baby" 9109
  • JPN CD: 25,000
  • JPN DL: 250,000+
  • RIAJ: Platinum (DL)[18]
Ring
"Koi Shiteru" 43
  • JPN CD: 25,000
"20 -Cry-" 2009 7718
  • JPN CD: 23,000
  • JPN DL: 250,000+
  • RIAJ: Platinum (DL)[18]
"Love Forever"
(with Shota Shimizu)
512
  • JPN CD: 90,000
  • JPN DL: 1,000,000+
  • JPN Ringtone: 1,000,000+
  • RIAJ: Gold (CD)[18]
  • RIAJ: Million (DL)[18]
  • RIAJ: Million (Ringtone)[18]
Ring
The Best
"Why" 1082
  • JPN CD: 29,000
  • JPN DL: 250,000+
  • RIAJ: Platinum (DL)[18]
Heaven
"Forever Love"
(with Shota Shimizu)
2010 431
  • JPN CD: 60,000
  • JPN DL: 500,000+
  • JPN Ringtone: 750,000+
  • RIAJ: 2×Platinum (DL)[18]
  • RIAJ: 3×Platinum (Ringtone)[18]
The Best
"Bye Bye" 841
  • JPN CD: 19,000
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
Heaven
"Last Love" 13402
  • JPN CD: 17,000
  • JPN DL: 250,000+
  • RIAJ: Platinum (DL)[18]
"Yūsha Tachi" 2011 8137
  • JPN CD: 17,000
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
M Best
True Lovers
"Desire" 134126
  • JPN CD: 8,000
M Best
"Baby! Baby! Baby!" 10
"Believe"
(with Shota Shimizu)
9112
  • JPN CD: 16,000
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
Journey
M Best
The Best
"Roman" 191831
  • JPN CD: 8,000
True Lovers
"Aiaiai" 2012 16547
  • JPN CD: 7,000
"Heart Beat" 1481
  • JPN CD: 26,000
  • JPN DL: 250,000+
  • RIAJ: Platinum (DL)[18]
"Lovers Part II"
(featuring Wakadanna)
1513
  • JPN CD: 10,000
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
"Love Story"
(with Shota Shimizu)
2013 2610
  • JPN CD: 10,000
The Best
"Emotion" 2627
  • JPN CD: 4,000
Loveland
"Lonely Hearts" 1713
  • JPN CD: 7,000
"Love/Affection" 2014 2310
  • JPN CD: 3,000
"Kamisama"
"Fighter"
(with Mika Nakashima)
1319
  • JPN CD: 10,000
Muse
"Gift"
(with Mika Nakashima)
"You"
(with Izumi Nakasone)
1315
  • JPN CD: 3,000
"Shonen Shojo" 2015 2736
  • JPN CD: 3,000
Liberty
"Piece of Cake -Ai wo Sakebou-"
(featuring Kazunobu Mineta)
54
  • JPN CD: 2,000
"Lipstick" 4476
  • JPN CD: 3,000
"Future Lover -Mirai Koibito-" 2016 4230
  • JPN CD: 1,000
"Saikouna Shiawase" 4957
  • JPN CD: 2,000
Utopia
"Dokomademo: How Far I'll Go" 2017 4912
  • JPN CD: 4,000
"Shinyaku Dear Lonely Girl" 53
  • JPN CD: 1,000
TBA
"Romance" 2018 5055
  • JPN CD: 900
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[6] Certifications Album
JPN Oricon
[7]
JPN Hot 100
[16]
RIAJ Digital Track Chart
[17][upper-alpha 2]
"Shōri no Megami"
(Dohzi-T featuring Miliyah Kato)
2004 84
  • JPN CD: 9,000
Dōmu
"Better Days"
(Dohzi-T featuring Miliyah Kato and Roma Tanaka)
2006 30
  • JPN CD: 18,000
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
Warabest: The Best of Dohzi-T
"My People"
(Zeebra featuring Miliyah Kato)
2007 44
  • JPN CD: 6,000
World of Music
"Stronger"
(AI featuring Miliyah Kato)
2010 26304
  • JPN CD: 7,000
The Last AI
"Lovers"
(Wakadanna featuring Miliyah Kato)
2012 35 Life is Mountain
"Lover"
(m-flo featuring Miliyah Kato)
2013 8115
  • JPN CD: 1,000
Neven
"One Day"
(Thelma Aoyama featuring Miliyah Kato, AI)
2016 Pink Tears
Smoke & Tears

Promotional singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[6] Certifications Album
JPN Hot 100
[16]
RIAJ Digital Track Chart
[17][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
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
Diamond Princess
"Saigo no I Love You" 2008 28
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
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
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
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

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[6] Certifications Album
JPN Hot 100
[16]
RIAJ Digital Track Chart
[17][upper-alpha 4]
"Better Days -Sweet Love Side-" 2007
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
Tokyo Star
"I'm Your Angel"
(featuring Shota Shimizu)
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
Céline Dion Tribute
"Ai ga Kieta Hi" 2008 31 Best Destiny
"Aitai" 2009 591
  • JPN DL: 750,000+
  • JPN Ringtone: 750,000+
  • RIAJ: 3×Platinum (DL)[18]
  • RIAJ: 3×Platinum (Ringtone)[18]
Ring
"Sensation" 2010 46 Bye Bye
"Koi ga Owaru Sono Toki ni" 35
"Tomorrow" 61 Last Love
"Fallin'" 72
"X.O.X.O." 802
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
Heaven
"Baby I See You"
(featuring Verbal)
44
  • JPN DL: 100,000+
"I Miss You" 89
"Me" 2011 49 M Best
"Rainbow" 80
"Baby Tell Me" 22 Roman

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
DVD

[7]
JPN
Blu-ray

[7]
Diamond Princess Tour 2007
  • Released: December 12, 2007
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD
22
Tokyo Star Tour 2008
  • Released: December 10, 2008
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD
11
Ring Tour 2009
  • Released: May 26, 2010
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD
2
Eternal Heaven Tour 2010-2011
  • Released: December 8, 2010
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD
4
Miliyah the Clips 2004-2010
  • Release: November 2, 2011
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
216
M BEST Tour 2011
  • Release: December 12, 2012
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
531
True Lovers Tour 2013
  • Release: February 19, 2014
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
429
Loveland Tour 2014
  • Release: February 25, 2015
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
1381
The Best 2 Man Tour 2014
  • Released as Miliyah Kato x Shota Shimizu
  • Release: April 22, 2015
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
769
10th Anniversary "A Muse" Tour 2015
  • Release: April 6, 2016
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
1041
Dramatic Libery Tour 2016
  • Release: January 11, 2017
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
532
Utopia Tour 2017
  • Release: January 17, 2018
  • Label: Mastersix Foundation
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
1429

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"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

  1. The RIAJ Digital Track Chart is a depreciated chart that ran from 2009 until early 2012 and tracked full-length cellphone downloads.
  2. The RIAJ Digital Track Chart is a depreciated chart that ran from 2009 until early 2012 and tracked full-length cellphone downloads.
  3. The RIAJ Digital Track Chart is a depreciated chart that ran from 2009 until early 2012 and tracked full-length cellphone downloads.
  4. The RIAJ Digital Track Chart is a depreciated chart that ran from 2009 until early 2012 and tracked full-length cellphone downloads.

References

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  2. BARKS (2008-11-11). "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.
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  4. 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」
  5. 2009年11月20日放送回『流派-R』、特集「加藤ミリヤ現象」でのナレーション
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