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Chieko Kawabe (河辺千恵子, Kawabe Chieko^?) is a female J-pop singer. She was born on February 24, 1987 in Tokyo to a Japanese father and a Spanish-Filipino mother.

Chieko Kawabe, independent Japanese pop singer and actress, is on her way towards stardom in Japan.

Contents 1 Career 2 Profile 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 Trivia 5 External links

Starting at the age of twelve, Kawabe played the role of Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury in the Sailor Moon Musicals, or Sera Myu. She started in 2000, in the Fan Kansha event for the 2001 musical, Transylvania no Mori, Kaiteiban. She continued for a couple more years, appearing in five musicals total, finishing with the 2002 special musical, 10th Anniversary Special. During her reign of these musicals, she appeared in some of the more special musicals, including the Death Vulcan special revue show, the second half of the musical being an entire musical revue showing, and the first Sera Myu DVD, the 2002 10th Anniversary event. She also appeared as a musical guest for the next Fan Kansha, performing signature solo song, "Drive Me the Mercury" with the next Mercury actress, Wakayama Manami. She appeared again in the Sailor Moon world as Usagi Tsukino's best friend, Naru Osaka in the 2003-2004 live action series, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

Two years after her role in these musicals, Kawabe set off on her own, releasing the single "Be Your Girl" on April 27, 2004. This particular single took off successfully, with the song 'Be Your Girl' becoming the ending theme song to anime "Elfen Lied" and her other song, 'Hoshi ni Negai Wo' being the end theme song to Otogizoshi. Since that initial release, she has had off and on success, releasing a few more singles. Her next single, Shining, was released on November 24, 2004. This single took fairly well also, with her songs Shining, Cry Baby, and Quiet Riot. This single brought Kawabe closer into the pop scene of Japan, more so than her previous album.

In January 25, 2005, the single Kizunairo was released. This contained the songs Kizunairo, I Can't Wait, and Hitamari. Notable for this single, is the song I Can't Wait, the theme song to the Japanese version of the show, Lizzie McGuire. Shortly after this, was the release of her first, and thus far only, full album, Brilliance. This album has eleven songs total, some of which were from previous albums, but nonetheless, this album was quite popular and proved Kawabe's talent and musical skill. This was followed by the single "Candy Baby" in July, 2005.

Almost a year passed before any more releases were made, but in April, 2006, Kawabe released another single, Sakura Kiss, which had two songs, the song 'Sakura Kiss' being the theme song to the new anime, Ouran Host Club.

As of now, it's unclear as to if Kawabe is on her way towards coming back, or if her singing career has slowly drawn to a close, but there is no doubt that her songs are still known for their unique lyrics and interesting beats.

• Alternate Romanizations: Chieco Kawabe ("Chieco" is the spelling she uses in her signature)
• Nicknames: Chie, Chieco, Mameko, Rakkyo, Becchi, Chie-chan
• Date of Birth: 1987.02.24
• Blood Type: A
• Hobbies: Collecting Hello Kitty goods
• Special Skill: Strange faces, Dance, Imitations
• Favorite Food: Anything sweet, Salad, Demigurasu Sauce Omelettes
• Most Admired Person: Grandmother
• Favorite Song to Karaoke: "In my room" by Utada Hikaru
• Favorite Color: Pink!

• Brilliance - March 15, 2005 (available as limited edition CD+DVD and normal edition)

• Sakura Kiss/Shimauma no Yoru - April 26, 2006
• Candy Baby/Mermaid - July 20, 2005
• Kizunairo - January 25, 2005
• Shining!/Cry Baby - November 24, 2004
• Be Your Girl - April 27, 2004

• Chieko is the only actress who participated in Sailor Moon Musicals and the live action series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

• Chieko is the 5th actress who played Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury

Preceded by Mariya Izawa

Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury in the Sailor Moon musicals 2001-2002

Succeeded by Manami Wakayama

• chieco's room - Official website
• chieco kawabe - record label VAP's website
• Chieco Kawabe @ The Oracle
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