Miyu Nagase

Stage Name : Miyu Nagase 長瀬 実夕( Nagase Miyu)
Born : May 20, 1988
Origin :Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Genres : Japanese Pop, Japanese Rock
Occupations :Singer, Guitarist
Years active :1999—present
Miyu Nagase (長瀬 実夕, Nagase Miyu) is a Japanese singer, guitarist and a former member of all-girls J-pop band ZONE which disbanded in 2005

Biography

She was born on May 20, 1988, and is from Hokkaido.

As a young child, Miyu loved to sing. By third grade, she decided to take her singing abilities seriously and enrolled at Studio RunTime, a children’s school for the performing arts. In 1998, she was selected as one of the final four members to be in the pop band ZONE. Because ZONE was a creation of Studio RunTime who had deep ties with Sony Music Entertainment of Japan, the band was able to make a high-profile debut in 2000 at the “Sapporo Lilac Festival”.

Mr. Ominami Tadayuki, a representative of Sony Records, noticed that the crowd reaction to the debut concert was particularly enthusiastic. At this point, ZONE was strictly a dance group. Following his belief that ZONE had the makings of a hit, Mr. Ominami watched a LIVE video of the band playing with instruments at the "KomeKome Klub" and felt that, due to the overabundance of dance groups, ZONE had the makings of a true pop sensation IF they could play instruments as well as sing and dance.

With the release of their third single, secret base ~kimi ga kureta mono~, ZONE became a bona fide pop sensation in Japan. Miyu's guitar skills were rapidly improving and, by the time of their final single, Egao Biyori, ZONE fans had no doubt, whatsoever, that she could hold her own with her instrument (typically a Fender guitar), as well as with her already accomplished skills as a singer.

Miyu released two solo singles in December 2004: Just 4 your Luv (2004.12.1) Snowy Love (2004.12.15) On February 23, 2005, she released Luv & love CLIPS ~from N.Y.~. This shows her makings of Just 4 Your Luv and Snowy Love in New York. Also, her sites around N.Y. including her singing Amazing grace.

ZONE disbanded on April 1, 2005. They remain a beloved force in Japanese pop music, due to the high production values of their singles and the unabashed charm of its members.

Miyu also released a single with the Nagisa no All Stars in August 2006: Taiyo no Take Off / Kimi wa Boku no Aozora.

On October 10, 2007, Miyu released a fourth single: Key ~Yume Kara Samete~. This was her first release under a new label, CAM Entertainment. On November 21, 2007, she released her first solo album: Gateway to Tomorrow.

On February 13, 2008, she released her fifth single: Rose. On May 21, 2008, she released her sixth single: Akane. this was the day after her birthday, May 20. Also, one of the theme songs for the drama Mama no Kamisama.

On June 27, she will on her first acting role on Mama no Kamisama on the final episode. The show has been using Nagase's latest release, "Akane," as its theme song. Nagase will play a nurse who deals with Aota's character, who is hospitalized due to anxiety.