二千花

二千花 (Nichika) is a duo formed in Tokyo, Japan by vocalist and songwriter Issui Miyamoto (宮本一粋) and vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Yôichirô Nomura (野村陽一郎). The duo's name means "Flower of the Twentieth Century". After finishing school, Miyamoto auditioned to become a singer in a local Sony music audition, and won the grand prize after covering Jackson 5's song ABC. In 2004, she left to go to Tokyo to prepare for her debut as a solo artist. At the same time, Nomura was acting as a support guitarist for a number of live musical acts. In summer 2005, the pair met. Miyamoto's musical director had asked Nomura to write a song for Miyamoto, which became "Edelweiss". After Nomura met with Miyamoto and the two started making demo tapes together, they decided they liked working with each other a lot and decided to form a duo instead. In early spring 2006, Nichika was officially formed. In February 2007, the duo debuted with their major single "Edelweiss". Their second single, later in the year called "Genius Party", was used as the ending theme song for a STUDIO 4°C animation DVD of the same name. In 2008 the due released their third single "Atarashii Mizu", which was followed by their self-titled debut album. Later that same year they released their fourth single "Aijou" and in 2009 they released the single "River's Edge". The news of their disbandment was first announced by Miyamoto through her blog on December 15, 2009. A few days after it was finally posted on their official site on the 23rd. Miyamoto and Nomura began working together again in [yearrreformed]2012 and have primarily focused on live performances. While there have been no formal releases since their revival, new songs have been released on Miyamoto's Youtube channel including "この恋について、ぜんぶ。" (All About This Love) and "Wonderful world". www.nichika.jp Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.