"Her energy is MAGIC"
BIO
Shihori Singer/ Songwriter / Pianist / Actress
SHIHORI is an international J-pop singer/songwriter based in LA who composes and performs solo work, as well as music for film, TV, anime, and games.
She’s best known for "Holy Steel," the fan theme song she co-released with Nico Bellisario for "Jojo 's Bizarre Adventure," Part 7: “Steel Ball Run,” has received a total of over 11M views on YouTube and over 7.6M plays on Spotify, and also known for her collaborations with Yoko Kanno, who’s known for Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in The Shell,on Macross Frontier the Movie, and Kohei Tanaka, who’s known for One Piece, onPrincess Connect Re:DIVE. She has written and composed over 130 songs for her home country’s best known contemporary artists such as Nana Mizuki, Momoiro Clover Z, and for such famed shows as Fairy Tail, My Little Pony, Tomodachi Game, Macross Frontier, Ultraman, and The Irregular at Magic High School besides her original works.
Many of her releases have made the Oricon Chart in Japan with 13 of her hits having attained Gold Disc Certification. Her 3rd single “Never End Wonderland” which released after her debut in 2007 under the pseudonym “Sena,” is her most personally meaningful achievement and ranked #5 and #8 on the Oricon Singles Daily and Weekly charts, in 2009.
In 2018 she moved to the U.S. where she’s performed extensively and has enjoyed international success performing lead vocals on composer Mason Lieberman’s charity single “The Real Folk Blues” (#6 on the Billboard World Digital Chart). She also composed and performed the theme song for the popular games such as League of Legends, Omega Strikers and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
Born deaf in one ear (but with perfect pitch in the other) and with Asperger Syndrome, she serves as both an inspiration and ambassador for people struggling with disabilities. Her main mission through her music and life is, “to spread love” since it’s her belief all problems and solutions in life connect to this core value.
Singles
Holy Steel (Feb 2022) FIRE (June 2021) Invisible (April 2021)
New Single
SAVIOR (May 6th 2022)
Albums
MUTATION ( Oct 1st 2021)
1st full album in the US.
SHIHORISM ( Feb 7th 2020)
10th Anniversary as a songwriter, first self-cover
album (includes Japanese hit songs, anime theme
songs such as "FAIRY TAIL", "The Irregular at Magic High School".
I cove you (Oct 2020) Soul Trip (Sep 2020) Perfect Imperfection (Aug 2020)
The Real Folk Blues(2020) Let me go (2019) Jungle -Cyber Mix- (2019)
(COVID-19 charity collab single)
EPs
Angel in the Garden (2018) Little Departure (2017) Mugen Hoteishiki (2016)
VIDEO
GIGS
Acoustic
Festivals
Band
TV
Event List
Taiyou Con (Mesa, AZ) / Muscat Nights in Oman / Kawacon (San Antonio, TX) / Tora con (Rochester, NY) / Anibash (Los Angeles, CA)
Anime Midwest (Rosemont, IL) / EVO 2023 (Las Vegas, NV) / Game On Expo (Phoenix, AZ) / Conjutsu con (Fairfax, VA)
Connecturdays (Costa Rica) / La Mole (Mexico) / NW IdolFest (San Fancisco, CA) / KINOKUNIYA opening party (Atlanta, GA)/Animate! Raleigh (Raleigh, NC) / Super MagFest (Washington DC, MD) / Anime Sunika (Belton, TX) / TouhouFest (Torrance, CA) / Comiccon in Costa Rica (San Jose, Costa Rica) / Tokyo X (Houston, TX) / Animate! Columbus (Columbus, OH) / Conjutsu con (Fairfax, VA) / Anime Magic! (Rosemont, IL) / Animate! Des Moines (Des Moines, IA) / NW IdolFest (San Francisco, CA) / Gamescom Asia (Suntec City, Singapore)
CONTACT
Melodic Arts Inc.
Inose Building 2F,Kitaaoyama 2-17-6, Minatoku, Tokyo
SEO: Shihori Nakane
shihori94@gmail.com, +1(914)-206-0523