Kohmi Hirose
広瀬 香美
Born (1966-04-12) April 12, 1966 (age 58)
Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan
GenresJapanese pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active1992–present
LabelsVictor Entertainment
Websitewww.hirose-kohmi.com

Kohmi Hirose (広瀬 香美, Hirose Kōmi, born April 12, 1966) is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. Since the release of her million-selling single "Romance no Kamisama" in 1993,[1] Hirose has recorded music for winter-sporting goods company Alpen's advertising campaigns. This has prompted the Japanese public to bestow upon her the nickname of "Winter Queen" (冬の女王, Fuyu no Joō).[2]

Biography

After returning from America, her first album "Bingo!" was released in July 1992, but the first big hit for her was her third single, released in December 1993, "Romance no Kamisama", which sold 1.75 million copies.[1] Subsequent album and single releases around that time of year, as well as her sponsorship deal with the skiing goods company Alpen to write songs for their winter-time commercials, earned her the title of the "Winter Queen",[2] and this was reinforced with the single "Gelaende ga Tokeru Hodo Koishitai" in December 1995. Her 1998 compilation of these singles, The Best "Love Winters", is certified multi-million, having sold 2.4 million copies.[3]

She hosts a weekly show on Ustream.tv called "Friday Kohmi". In 2011, she released "Egao no Megamisama" to the iTunes Store to raise money for the recovery from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, using 120 viewers of her show to form the chorus.[4] For her 20th anniversary in 2012, Hirose released a compilation album titled Single Collection and an English language cover album of Christmas songs titled Love X'mas, working with Jun Abe, Satori Shiraishi, Yuji Toriyama, and Takeshi Nakatsuka to arrange it. She also embarked on a 3-stop anniversary tour called "Happy & Smile ～Super Best Selection～", with concerts at the Zepp Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka halls.[5]

In 2022, Hirose participated as a guest artist at the annual touring show Fantasy on Ice in Makuhari and Nagoya. She performed the show opening to the song "Gelaende ga Tokeru Hodo Koishitai" and the finale to "Romance no Kamisama" amongst others.[6]

Discography

Album

Singles

Asterisks indicate songs performed for Alpen, Co.

Video/DVD

References

  1. ^ a b 広瀬 香美LIVEカラオケ [Kohmi Hirose LIVE Karaoke]. clubDAM.com (in Japanese). Shinagawa, Tokyo: Daiichi Kosho Company. Archived from the original on December 15, 2011.
  2. ^ a b ナタリー - [広瀬香美] 冬の女王が贈るアルペンCMベスト [Kohmi Hirose – Best alpine CM presented by the winter queen]. Natalie (in Japanese). Shibuya, Tokyo: Natasha Inc. October 2, 2007. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022.
  3. ^ 広瀬香美 ラジオdeフォロ〜ミ〜 [Kohmi Hirose Radio Forum]. 1242.com (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: Nippon Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019.
  4. ^ 広瀬香美がUst視聴者120名をコーラスにチャリティソング [Kohmi Hirose sings a charity song to chorus 120 Ust viewers]. Natalie (in Japanese). Shibuya, Tokyo: Natasha Inc. April 22, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  5. ^ 広瀬香美20周年でシングル集＆Xmasカバー盤同時発売 [Kohmi Hirose 20th anniversary single collection & Xmas cover edition released at the same time]. Natalie (in Japanese). Shibuya, Tokyo: Natasha Inc. November 14, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022.
  6. ^ 広瀬香美 羽生結弦らと豪華ショット公開「ファンタジーオンアイス」参加 フォロワー「夢の2ショット」 [Kohmi Hirose reveals gorgeous shots with Yuzuru Hanyu and others at Fantasy on Ice to her followers "Dreamy 2 shots"]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo. June 7, 2022. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022.

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Fantasy on Ice
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