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Shiina Hekiru

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Shiina Hekiru (椎名へきる) is a voice actress, singer, and former idol. She is a former member of the idol group CRYSTAL・A.

She is considered one of the first otaku idols and one of the first voice actor idols. She is also the voice provider of Virtual Youtuber "Hekiryu."

History[]

Shiina became interested in voice acting from a young age after reading about the voice acting profession. In 1991 she successfully passed an audition sponsored by the Japanese Narration Acting Institute and received a scholarship. She then entered the idol group CRYSTAL・A with the other people who passed the audition. One year later she passed her first major voice acting audition and left CRYSTAL・A. The audition was sponsored by the record label CBS/Sony who saw the potential in Shiina not only as a voice actress, but also as an idol. In 1994 she made her debut as an idol in addition to her voice acting career. She began to see success as both an idol and a voice actress, and had a number of hit songs and lead roles in animation series. By 1997 she had performed live over 100 times. In 1997, she became the first voice actor in history to hold a concert at the Nippon Budoukan.

Shiina continued to have a very successful career well into the 2000s. In 2009, she announced that she would be moving to the anime music oriented label Lantis. However, in 2012, she started experiencing sudden hearing loss and announced that she would be suspending her 2013 Live Tour. Since the diagnosis, her concert activities have been less often. On November 8, 2014, she announced that she had married an ordinary man and was also moving to Warner Music Japan.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Shiina could no longer perform live in person, so she announced she would be debuting as Virtual Youtuber Hekiryu in 2021 and changing labels again, this time to King Records.

Profile[]

  • Name: Shiina Hekiru (椎名へきる)
  • Birthday: March 12, 1973 (age 51)
  • Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
  • Zodiac: Pisces Pisces
  • Height: 152cm
  • Blood Type: A

Discography[]

Albums[]

  1. [1994.08.21] Shiena
  2. [1995.04.01] Respiration
  3. [1995.10.01] No Make Girl
  4. [1996.12.12] with a will
  5. [1998.02.01] Baby blue eyes
  6. [1999.01.21] Face to Face
  7. [2000.03.08] RIGHT BESIDE YOU
  8. [2001.02.07] PRECIOUS GARDEN
  9. [2002.03.13] Sadistic Pink
  10. [2003.03.12] 10 Carat
  11. [2004.04.07] Wings of Time
  12. [2005.06.22] Clear Sky
  13. [2007.02.21] Rockin' for Love
  14. [2009.08.12] Rock Rose
  15. [2010.12.22] for you
  16. [2013.05.22] Ermitage

Best Albums[]

  1. [2000.03.08] b-side you ~B-SIDE COLLECTION~
  2. [2008.03.12] Best! ~Single Collection~
  3. [2011.04.06] GOLDEN☆BEST Shiina Hekiru ~On Animation & Game Soundtracks~ (GOLDEN☆BEST 椎名へきる 〜On Animation & Game Soundtracks〜)
  4. [2012.12.26] HEKIRU SHIINA single, coupling & backing tracks 1995-2000

Self Cover Albums[]

  1. [2024.05.08] HARMONY STAR

Singles[]

  1. [1995.03.08] Setsunai Egao (せつない笑顔)
  2. [1995.09.01] Lucky DAY (ラッキーDAY)
  3. [1996.04.01] Me wo Samase, Otoko nara (目を覚ませ、男なら)
  4. [1996.07.01] Sora wo Akiramenai (空をあきらめない)
  5. [1996.11.21] Dame yo! Dame yo! Dame yo!! (だめよ!だめよ!だめよ!!)
  6. [1996.12.12] Iro Asenai Shunkan (色褪せない瞬間)
  7. [1997.04.21] MOON LIGHT
  8. [1997.07.21] Kaze ga Fukuoka (風が吹く丘)
  9. [1998.01.21] Graduater (Graduater 〜グラディエーター〜)
  10. [1998.06.20] Dakishimete (抱きしめて)
  11. [1998.11.26] Kono Yo de Ichiban Taisetsuna Mono (この世で一番大切なもの)
  12. [1999.04.29] Everlasting Train -Owarinaki Tabibito- (Everlasting Train -終わりなき旅人-)
  13. [1999.08.04] -Akai Hana- You're gonna change to the flower (-赤い華- You're gonna change to the flower)
  14. [2000.01.26] BESIDE YOU
  15. [2000.05.24] live to love -Mou Sukoshi Hayaku Aetanara- (live to love -もう少し早く逢えたなら-)
  16. [2000.07.19] Taisetsuna Page (大切なページ)
  17. [2000.10.12] Anata mo Shiranai Koi no Hate ni (あなたも知らない恋の果てに)
  18. [2001.01.11] Love Graduation
  19. [2001.06.06] Ai no Katachi (愛のカタチ)
  20. [2001.08.22] Jungle Life
  21. [2001.09.19] Arashi Nochihare (嵐のち晴れ)
  22. [2001.10.24] Nemureru Mori (眠れる森)
  23. [2001.11.21] Ashita wa Kienai (あしたは消えない)
  24. [2002.05.22] MOTTO Sweets (MOTTOスイーツ)
  25. [2002.08.21] LOVE TOMORROW
  26. [2003.01.01] believe
  27. [2003.06.18] PROUD OF YOU
  28. [2003.11.19] Standby! (スタンバイ!)
  29. [2003.12.26] Color
  30. [2004.03.10] Reverence (レヴェランス)
  31. [2004.08.18] Memories (メモリーズ)
  32. [2004.10.27] Love Jet Coaster (ラヴ・ジェットコースター)
  33. [2005.02.09] Tabidachi no Uta (旅立ちの唄)
  34. [2005.06.08] Neppuu (熱風)
  35. [2006.05.31] Power of Love / Reborn ~Onna wa Umare Kawaru~ (Power Of Love/Reborn 〜女は生まれ変わる〜)
  36. [2007.01.24] Eternal Circle
  37. [2010.01.27] Let Me Say YEAH!!!!
  38. [2010.06.23] Ashita ni Nareba (明日になれば)
  39. [2010.07.21] Nagai Yume (長い夢)
  40. [2011.04.27] Smash Up!!
  41. [2011.12.21] wonderful days
  42. [2012.07.25] Miracle Blue
  43. [2012.12.26] Se・tsu・na (セ・ツ・ナ)
  44. [2014.12.29] Hello Goodbye

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