I recently discovered a few new songs that touch people’s soul when listened. Even though it is Japanese and I have no idea what she’s singing, I have the feeling that my soul is in resonance with the tone of this girl’s voice and song. This girl is Stephanie and she is the rising sun of the Japanese singing industry.

DOB: August 5th, 1987 (1987-08-05)
Origin: Japan, USA

As you can see from the image, a 10 year old can tell she’s not pure Japanese. She has a Armenian-American father and a Japanese mother according to Wikipedia. From my point of view, being a mix enhances her singing ability. That’s why her songs are so unbelievable (She started Kimi ga iru kagiri with a whistle register which totally blow me off).

I first discovered her song when she sang the Ending of Gundam 00 First Season, “Friends”. In the same Single I found another much more mind blowing song called “Because of you”. It took me a years to realize her songs in my mp3 player.

Recently I youtubed a few new songs, “Kimi ga iru kagiri” and “Changin”. In Changin’ she is supposed to sing with a Japanese Singer, Tanaka Roma, however that wasn’t good because the guy’s voice is nowhere near Stephanie’s. As a result of that I found this, Stephanie’s solo of Changin’.

Unlike YUI, who sings the same style for almost all her songs, Stephanie sings different genres of songs. All of her songs which use whistle registers are superb. However, her “Winter Gold” is not as good, too plain and nothing special. Despite this, the songs she sang with whistle registers compensate for all the other songs.

Her Albums and Singles

Stephanie (Album)

March 5th, 2008

1. Kimi ga Iru Kagiri (Recommended)
2. Friends (Recommended)
3. Life
4. ANGEL GIRL
5. Fallin’
6. Shiny Days!
7. Smile and Turn Away
8. Beyond Myself
9. Truth
10. To.Be.Me.
11. Winter Gold
12. Because of you (Recommended)

Kimi ga Iru Kagiri (Single)

May 30th, 2007

1. Kimi ga Iru Kagiri (Recommended)
2. All the Way
3. ANGEL GIRL

Because of You (Single)

August 29, 2007

1. Because of you (Recommended)
2. To.Be.Me.
3. Ben

Winter Gold (Single)

December 12, 2007

1. Winter Gold
2. Life
3. Kimi ga Iru Kagiri (Recommended)

Friends (Single) (Recommended)

January 30, 2008

1. Friends
2. Let’s Go!!
3. Because of you

Future (Single)

April 29, 2009

1. FUTURE
2. Breakdown
3. Pride ~A Part of Me~ (Sweet & Mellow Version)

Changin’ feat. Roma Tanaka

July 23, 2008

1. Changin’ feat.
2. Changin’ (Stephanie Only ver.) (Recommended)
3. Together
4. Truth (orchestral ver.)

Pride ~A Part of Me~ feat. SRM

January 14, 2009

1. Pride ~A Part of Me~ feat. SRM
2. Pride ~A Part of Me~ (Stephanie only ver.)
3. KISSES
4. Changin’ (Double Piano Mix)

The first debut of Stephanie’s album is in 2007. I don’t expect her to shoot up the charts in just 2 years. But given the time with her talent, I am sure that she will be one of the top singers in Japan. I know my rating wouldn’t matter to anybody, however I will still rate Stephanie. I rate her songs 8.5/10.

I sincerely hope that she will come out with more songs packed with more of her her beautiful registers. The only downturn for her songs is our own human nature that tends to get bored with the same thing we do/listen. Good songs always end up being thrown aside due to excessive boredom.