Miki Matsuhashi (松橋 未樹, Matsuhashi Miki) (born August 10, 1983) is a Japanese former singer and songwriter who was active between 2000 and 2003. She achieved national recognition for singing the theme song to the Japanese anime series Case Closed, "Destiny".

Miki Matsuhashi
松橋未樹
Born (1983-08-10) August 10, 1983 (age 41)
Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Japan
GenresJapanese pop
OccupationSinger
Years active2000–2003
LabelsGiza Studio

Matsuhashi had a fairly brief career as an artist. She made indies debut in the summer of 2000, releasing first extended play Miki Matsuhashi. Her debut single, "Time Stands Still" was released in June 2001, and her debut studio album, Destiny, was released in less than a year later. In 2001, Matsuhashi released "Destiny", a cover of Ramjet Pulley as the second single from the album. The single became Matsuhashi's most successful single, reaching number 22 on the Oricon charts.[1] The song was used as the opening theme song for the anime, Detective Conan, She had a few collaborations with other artists from Giza Studio label, including U-ka Saegusa. Matsuhashi has been on hiatus from the music scene since 2003.[2] During her three-year career, Matsuhashi released one studio album, one extended plays and three singles.

Discography

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Albums

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List of EPs, with selected details, chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
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Destiny 45

Extended plays

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List of EPs, with selected details, chart positions
Title Album details
Miki Matsuhashi
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Cassette

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions Album
JPN
2001 "Time Stands Still" 81 Destiny
"Destiny" 22
"Itsumademo Ai wo Tsutumou" 91

Songwriting credits

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Year Artist Title Album
2003 U-ka saegusa IN db "Stay My Dream" Secret & Lies

References

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  1. ^ a b Oricon profile, Retrieved September 15, 2010
  2. ^ Official biography+discography to Miki Matsuhashi (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/artist/miki_matsuhashi/
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  • Official website from Being (in Japanese)[1]