Nana Kitade

Nana Kitade
Photograph from Anymusic.jp
Birth name	北出 菜奈
Date of birth	May 2 1987 (1987-05-02) (age 20)
Place of birth	Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan

Nana Kitade (北出 菜奈, Kitade Nana^?, born May 2, 1987 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese pop singer. She started learning the piano at 3, wrote her own lyrics at 12, and started on the guitar at 14. After junior high, she went to Tokyo to pursue her dreams in singing. In 2002, she passed a demonstration tape examination at the Sony Music audition of 40,000 application totals. From there, she was signed to SME Records Inc., and in October, she recorded her first single Kesenai Tsumi (Inerasable Sin), which was used for the ending theme of the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist. By August 2005, her first album 18-eighteen was released. She held her first official concert after that. Later came the fashion line of her signature Gothic Lolita look called Moon King. She soon became a fashion icon for many teenage girls.^[1] She is not to be confused with Nana Mizuki, another J-pop singer.

Contents 1 Profile 2 Biography 2.1 2003 2.2 2004 2.3 2005 2.4 2006 2.5 2007 2.6 2008 3 Discography 3.1 Singles 3.2 DVD 4 Appearance 4.1 Radio 4.2 Live 5 Notes 6 External links

Profile

• Name: 北出菜奈 (Kitade Nana, 北出菜奈^?)
• Bloodtype: O
• Height: 160 cm / 5'3"
• Horoscope Sign: Taurus
• Zodiac Sign: Rabbit
• Her popularity is aided by her subscription to Gothic Lolita fashion, something she has in common with many of her fans.
• She writes the lyrics for all of her music. Susumu Nishikawa and Akimitsu Homma deals with almost all compositions of her music.
• The song "Kesenai Tsumi" was featured as the first ending for the anime Fullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi).
• The song "pureness" was featured as the first ending theme to the shounen anime Beet the Vandel Buster (Bouken'ou Beet).
• The song "KISS or KISS" was featured as the theme song for the Japanese drama series Anego.
• The song "Kibou No Kakera" is the first opening theme for the anime Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z.
• The song "Antoinette Blue" is the fourth ending theme for the anime D.Gray-Man.

Biography

2003

• October 29 - Debuted with the single Kesenai Tsumi, which was used as the 1st ending song for the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist.
• November 1 - Appeared on the NHK Television program pop-jam.

2004

• July 25 - First national in store tour was performed until August 15. (7 cities, 8 public performances)

2005

• June 1 - 5th single KISS or KISS was released. It was the theme song of the Nippon Television drama anego. It ranked 11th place on the weekly Oricon chart.
• July 20 - 6th single Kanashimi no Kizu was released. It was the theme song of PS2 game Fullmetal Alchemist 3 -Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo-. It ranked 29th on the weekly Oricon chart.
• August 1 - Participated in the Hong Kong Comic Festival 2005. She was the first Japanese person to participate in the festival.
• August 24 - 1st Album 18-eighteen- was released. It ranked 16th place on the Oricon chart. Track 6, Alice was used as the image song for the movie Shinku.
• August 28 - Participated in Bokura no Ongaku LIVE on the Odaiba Bouken'ou specially installed stage. A part of this was shown to the public on Bokura no Ongaku 2
• September 7 - Held her first one-man live show, which was entitled Nana Kitade Live Showcase '18-eighteen-', in SHIBUYA-AX.
• December 7 - "NANA KITADE-18MOVIES-" DVD released. The DVD consists of all her music videos up until this point, clips from her one-man live show, commercials for her releases, and a studio recording of Kesenai Tsumi.

2006

• June 6 - American anime convention Otakon announced that she would be a musical guest for Otakon 2006 in August.
• August 2 - Made an instore performance at San Francisco's Virgin Megastore. She did her first US radio interview with eigoMANGA's radio program, Shibuya Airwaves.
• August 4 - Made her first East Coast performance at the Ram's Head Live at Otakon.
• December 6 - 2nd album "I scream" was released in Japan.

2007

• July 7- Performed at Japan Expo in Paris
• September 5 - Releases her 9th Single, Antoinette Blue

2008

• March 5 - Releases her 10th Single, "Suicides Love Story", ending theme to the Aniplex anime Persona -trinity soul-

Discography

Nana Kitade Discography ALBUMS LOCATED IN DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

• Kesenai Tsumi (消せない罪) [October 29, 2003]

1. Kesenai Tsumi (消せない罪 - Inerasable Sin)
2. Shunkan (瞬間 - Moment)
3. Iryuuhin (遺留品 - Things Left Behind)
4. Kesenai Tsumi (instrumental) (消せない罪 (instrumental))

• Kesenai Tsumi ~raw “breath” track~ (消せない罪 ～raw “breath” track～) [December 3, 2003]

1. Kesenai Tsumi ~raw “breath” track~(消せない罪　～raw“breath”track～)
2. Shunkan ~raw “pain” track~ (瞬間 ～raw “pain” track～)
3. Kesenai Tsumi ~raw “breath” track~ (消せない罪 　～raw “breath” track～　（instrumental）)

• Utareru Ame(撃たれる雨) [February 4, 2004]

1. Utareru Ame (撃たれる雨 - Defeating Rain)
2. Akai Hana (赤い花 - Red Flower)
3. Utakata (泡沫 - Transient)
4. Utareru Ame ~ raw “break” track (撃たれる雨　～raw “break” track～)

• HOLD HEART [July 22, 2004]

1. HOLD HEART
2. blue butterfly

• pureness/Nanairo (pureness／七色) [November 17, 2004]

1. pureness
2. Nanairo (七色 - Seven Colours)
3. pureness (instrumental)
4. Nanairo (instrumental) (七色 (instrumental))

• KISS or KISS [June 1, 2005]

1. KISS or KISS
2. Chouhatsu GIRL (挑発ガール - Provoking Girl)
3. KISS or KISS（Instrumental）

• Kanashimi no KIZU (悲しみのキズ) [July 20, 2005]

1. Kanashimi no KIZU (悲しみのキズ - Scar of Sadness)
2. Call me
3. Kanashimi no KIZU (instrumental) (悲しみのキズ（Instrumental）)

• SLAVE of KISS [February 8, 2006]

1. KISS
2. KISS wo Kudasai (キスを下さい - A Kiss, Please)
3. KISS or KISS (English version)
4. Sweet frozen kiss

• Kibou no Kakera (希望のカケラ) [October 4, 2006]

1. Kibou no Kakera (希望のカケラ - Pieces of Hope)
2. This is a GIRL
3. Kibou no Kakera (Original Karaoke) (希望のカケラ（オリジナルカラオケ）)

• Antoinette Blue (アントワネットブルー) [September 5, 2007]

1. Antoinette Blue (アントワネットブルー)
2. Wish in the blood
3. Kami-sama Hitotsu Dake (神様ひとつだけ - Only One God)
4. Antoinette Blue (アントワネットブルー) ～D. Gray-man Ending Ver.～
5. Antoinette Blue (アントワネットブルー)(Instrumental)

DVD

• NANA KITADE -18MOVIES- (December 7, 2005)
• Cutie Bunny ~Nana-teki ROCK Daisakusen♡ Codename wa C.B.R. (Cutie Bunny ～菜奈的ロック大作戦＿ コードネームはC.B.R.～) [DVD DISC2] (July 12, 2006)

Appearance

Radio

• Kitade Nana no All Night Nippon R (February 13, 2004 — September 2, 2005 Nippon Broadcasting System etc...)
• Kitade Nana no Ima Doko? (July 2, 2004 - HBC Radio)
• HONNY BUNNY (April 1, 2005 - FM-FUJI)
• Kitade Nana Tokeidai no Otona Relock (July 2, 2005 - AIR-G')
• Tales of Another Festival (live concert-type program for fans of the anime "Fullmetal Alchemist" in Tokyo's Osaka-jou Hall)
• Shibuya Airwaves (August 1, 2006 - CBS Radio, American Radio Program)

Live

• Kitade, Nana Performance and Autograph Signing (August 2nd, 2006) Virgin Megastore - San Francisco
• Kitade, Nana Performance at Ram's Head, Autograph Signing, and Fashion Contest w/ guest judge Naoki Matsumura and hostess Lauren Goodnight(August 4-6, 2006) Otakon Anime Convention at BCC - Baltimore

Notes

1. ^ Japan's Fashion Icon, Shojo Beat, February 2007 cover article

External links

• Nana Kitade Official Web Site
• Nana Sony English page
• NANA KITADE . COM
• J!-ENT 2006 Interview (J!-ENT Kitade Nana post-Otakon interview and SF Virgin Megastore performance coverage)
• Nana Kitade at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia