hasbrialeblog: Best songs of See-Saw • Yuki Kajiura • FJY

Friday, April 19, 2019

Best songs of See-Saw • Yuki Kajiura • FJY

See-Saw was a Japanese pop duo (formerly a trio) originally from Tokyo, Japan. Its members included Chiaki Ishikawa (vocals) and Yuki Kajiura; former member Yukiko Nishioka (西岡由紀子 Nishioka Yukiko) left the group in April 1994 to pursue a writing career.

Chiaki's Vocals and Yuki's Music is flawless, with excellence that you would have never imagined. All tracks featured below are rated 5 stars. Quite simply its nothing less than phenomenal and absolutely outstanding. Needless to say I am a fan for more than 15 years.

The duo of Ishikawa and Kajiura performed opening and ending themes in several animes including .hack//SIGN and .hack//Liminality, two insert songs for Noir, the first ending theme to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, and the final ending theme to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. The group temporarily disbanded in 1995, but reunited in 2001 eventually culminating activities in 2005.

Chiaki and Yukki are now involved with their own projects. Since 2003, Chiaki popularity abroad as part of See-Saw and as a solo artist has risen significantly. Yuki Kajiura has collaborated/teamed up with other artists and singers such as Kalafina group, Yuuka Nanri, Asuka Kato, and Kaori Oda. She has also composed music for several Anime shows.

FictionJunction is a singing group (with Kaori Oda, Keiko Kubota, Wakana Ootaki, Yuriko Kaida) that solely performs songs written by Yuki Kajiura and their live shows are ever popular. These performances were later released on DVD & Blu-Ray.

My Personal Best of their most notable work/singles include:

"Kirai ni Naritai" ("I Can't Hate You") (September 23, 1993)
"Obsession & Yasashii Yoake" ("Obsession/Gentle Dawn") (May 22, 2002)
"Anna ni Issho Datta no ni" ("We Were So Close Together") (October 23, 2002)
"Kimi ga Ita Monogatari/Emerald Green" ("A Story With You In It/Emerald Green") (January 22, 2003)