Meg (singer)

This article is about the Japanese electro-pop singer. For other uses, see Meg (disambiguation).

Meg
Born	October 3, 1980 (1980-10-03) (age 31)
Origin	Hiroshima, Japan
Genres	Pop, electro-pop, dance, pop rock, electronica
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, composer, model, fashion designer
Years active	2001-present
Labels	Burger Inn, Dream Machine, Local Sound Network, Shampoo Nine Records, Universal J (former) unBORDE Records (current)
Associated acts	Yasutaka Nakata Capsule Perfume
Website	Official Site Universal Site Official Blog

Meg born on October 3, 1980^[1] in Hiroshima, Japan, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, and fashion designer.

History

Meg made her singing debut in July 2002 with the song "Scanty Blues", produced by Yasuyuki Okamura.

In the summer of 2004, Meg started her own fashion brand called "Cheryl". In January 2006, she changed the capitalization of her stage name from "meg" to "MEG".

Her third studio album, Aquaberry, reached number 1 on the pop albums chart on the Japanese upon its release.^[2]

Meg began working with producer Yasutaka Nakata in 2007 and released her ninth single, "Amai Zeitaku" in May 2007, switching to the electropop genre.^[3] She has since worked with other producers, including the new rave English band Hadouken! for her 14th single, "Freak", and the Shanghai Restoration Project for a mini album titled Journey.^[4]

Meg's 2008 album Step became her best-selling album in her career, peaking at number 8 in the Oricon chart, selling 29,048 units.

Her sixth studio album Beautiful, was released on May 27, 2009.^[5] Her seventh full studio album, Maverick, was released on June 23, 2010, once again featuring production and songwriting work by Yasutaka Nakata.

In July 2010, Meg wrote in her blog informing fans that she would be leaving Universal Music Japan and travelling to Paris for a break. She would release the single "Passport/Paris" and a compilation album titled Best Flight with her label before going on indefinite hiatus.^[6]

In 2011, she returned to Warner Music, on the newly launched Unborde Records label. Starting June 20, 2011 Meg began releasing digital singles only available in the French iTunes Store. Her fourth digital single, Rouge No Dengon, was originally supposed to be released on September 26, 2011 but due to issues getting it onto the iTunes France Store, it was delayed and released on September 27 instead.

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Oricon albums charts	Sales
2003	Mgrmx	—	300
	Room Girl	87	4,000
2006	Dithyrambos	291	800
2007	Aquaberry	139	2,000
	Beam	24	29,000
2008	Step	8	29,000
2009	Beautiful	10	18,000
	Journey	38	6,000
2010	Maverick[7]	20	6,012
2010	Best Flight	22	5,138

Singles

Year	Title	Peak (Oricon)	Peak (Billboard)	Sales	Album
		—	—	—	Room Girl
2002	"Scanty Blues" (スキャンティブルース, Sukyanti Burūsu?)	—	—	—
	"Ikenai Kotokai/Kasa to Shizuku" (イケナイコトカイ/傘としずく?)	84	—	4,000
2003	"Kōro" (光露?)	156	—	700
	"Groove Tube"	131	—	1,400
2004	"Stereo04"	—	—	—	Dithyrambos
2006	"Rockstar" 1	—	—	—
	"Dawn" 1	—	—	—
2007	"Amai Zeitaku" (甘い贅沢?) 1	183	—	600	Beam
	"OK"	43	—	8,000
2008	"Magic"	42	—	4,000	Step
	"Heart"	26	62	6,000
	"Precious"	17	49	8,000	Beautiful
2009	"Freak"	21	—	5,000	Maverick
2010	"Secret Adventure"	20
2010	"Passport/Paris"	75

Digital Singles

• Discothèque/Banana No Namida, covered from Rosario + Vampire and Le College fou, fou, fou [2011.6.20]
• Ma Mélissa covered from Les Minikeums [2011.7.25]
• Believe, covered from One Piece [2011.8.29]
• Rouge No Dengon, covered from Kiki's Delivery Service[2011.9.27]
• Still Love Her (Ushinawareta Fuukei), covered from City Hunter[2011.10.31]
• Tough Boy, covered from Ken Le Survivant [2011.11.28]

References

1. ^ http://www.universal-music.co.jp/meg/bio/inline.html Biographical Info
2. ^ http://www.universal-music.co.jp/meg/bio/inline.html "aquaberry" Detail In Bio On Universal Website
3. ^ http://www.universal-music.co.jp/meg/bio/inline.html "Amai Zeitaku" Info
4. ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/797823/1/ Oricon Style "Freak" Information
5. ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/814579/1/ Oricon Style "Beautiful" Detail
6. ^ http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6412 News on Meg's Hiatus
7. ^ "TBA/Ltd Edition" (in Chinese). 95music. http://www.95music.com/productDoc.jsp?id=77109. Retrieved 2010-04-20. 

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Meg on WMG/unBORDE (Japanese)
• Meg on Universal Music website (Japanese)
• Official blog (Japanese)
• unBORDE Records, a Warner Music Group Company (Japanese)

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