CD Album

Birth

Nanami

1905yen
(2096yen Tax incl. in Japan)
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Release Date September 30, 2009
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Catalog No.DAKUFCW-1004
JAN/ISBN 4948722384557
Product Type CD
Number of Discs 1

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[Machine Translation] Nanami, who developed advanced small cell lung cancer and lost her 29-year life on July 7, 2009 after a six-month battle with the disease, said to her husband before her death: "I wonder if I can use my singing and dancing to give courage and hope to those suffering from cancer and their families. I wonder if I can use my singing and dancing to give courage and hope to those who are suffering from cancer and their families. With this in mind, we have decided to release Nanami's first CD of 5 tracks from the works she left behind before her death. While news of Nanami's death and funeral were broadcast on TV, "Keep Your Smile" from this CD was aired on air and became a hot topic. The blog of her mother, Kathy Nakajima, her sister Masanae, and her brother Yosuke received more than 400,000 hits. The CD will be sold at the "Keep Your Smile" event, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to medical and research institutions to support research for the eradication of cancer. But if there is a smile at the end of it, there is happiness waiting for us. The message Nanami left behind will surely touch your heart. All five songs on "Birth" are written by Nanami herself, composed and arranged by Hiroaki Yamashita, and produced by G.M-M, a master of HipHop and R&B who has trained and produced various artists such as Doji-T, EASTEND, and Lip Slime, and is currently the main engineer of KREVA. Born in 1979 as the eldest daughter of Hiroshi Katsuno and Kathy Nakajima, she started voice training at the age of 17 to become an R&B singer, and started live performing at clubs in Shibuya and Roppongi in 1999. In 2004, she appeared in a commercial for UNIQLO, and began a wide range of activities including regular appearances on NHK-TV and as an FM personality. In 2008, she started to produce her own original music. In 2009, she was diagnosed with advanced small cell lung cancer, and after a six-month battle with the disease, her 29-year life came to an end.

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Description in Japanese

Birth / 七奈美

進展型の小細胞肺がんを発症し、約半年間の闘病生活の末、2009年7月7日に、29年の人生に幕をとじた七奈美さんが、生前ご主人に話された言葉があります。「"がん"で苦しんでいる方やその家族の方々に、勇気や希望が湧くように私の歌や踊りを役立てられないかなぁ」。その想いを生かし、本人が生前残した作品のうちの5トラックを、"七奈美"初のCDとして発売することとなりました。七奈美さんの訃報や葬儀の模様がTVで放送される中で、このCDに収録されている『Keep Your Smile』がオン・エアーされ話題に。母であるキャシー中島さん・そして妹雅奈恵さん弟洋輔さんのブログに40万を越えるアクセスが殺到するなど、とても大きな反響がありました。残されたご主人・猪田武さんやファミリーの皆さんが、がん撲滅のための研究に役立てようということで、このCDの収益金の一部は、医療機関・研究機関にチャリティーされます。Keep Your Smile ⇒ 嫌な事も苦しい事も必ず訪れるもの、それが人間。その先に笑顔があれば、そこに幸せが待っている。七奈美が遺したメッセージに、必ずグッと来ます。"Birth"に収録している5曲は、全て七奈美本人が作詞を担当し、作曲・編曲は山下宏明、そしてHIPHOP,R&B界の巨匠、童子-T、EASTEND、リップスライム等、さまざまなアーティストの育成、プロデュースを手がけ、現在はKREVAのメインエンジニアとして活躍するG.M-KAZ氏が担当。1979年、勝野洋、キャシー中島の長女として誕生。R&B歌手を目指し、17歳でボイストレーニングを始め、1999年、渋谷・六本木のClubでLive活動を開始。2002年、音楽活動と並行し、クラブ系ファッション誌「LUIRE」でレギュラーモデルを務める。2004年、ユニクロのCMに出演。NHK-TVのレギュラーやFM番組のパーソナティなど多岐にわたる活動を開始。2007年、27歳で自身のジュエリーブランド"Manna Island"を設立。ジュエリーデザイナーとして、新たな才能を開花させる。2008年、オリジナル楽曲制作を開始。幅広いジャンルの様々なアーティストとの交流を機に、独自の感性を盛り込んだ、5つの楽曲が生まれた。2009年、進展型の小細胞肺がんを発症し、約半年の闘病生活の末、29年の人生に幕を閉じる。

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