MEG

meg 頼近恵子

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Birthday

1980-10-03

Real Name

Keiko Yorichika

Main Occupation

Singer

Biography

MEG is a Japanese musician and model. Her music has changed over the years from pop, to rock, and most recently to electro-pop. MEG has collaborated with several acts including capsule, Yoppy, and Tanaka Tomoyuki.

MEG's first introduction to music was through piano, which she has played since childhood. At the age of 19 she auditioned for a record company singing BONNIE PINK's "It's Gonna Rain!" and passed. She made her indies debut in 2001 with the single "Kasa to Shizuku". It was around this time that she also began modeling for magazines like CUTiE and non-no.

In July 2002 MEG made her major label debut with the single "Scanty Blues", produced by Okamura Yasuyuki. Her second single was a cover of the song "Ikenai Kotokai". ("Kasa to Shizuku" was coupled with this single.) However, it is rumored that Okamura quit producing MEG after this single due to her attitude. This didn't hinder MEG; she continued to release a string of singles and albums up until the end of the 2004.

In the summer of 2004 MEG started her own fashion brand called "cheryl", all of which was designed by MEG herself. In January 2006 she changed the capitalization of her stagename from "meg" to "MEG".

Her ninth single, "Amai Zeitaku", was the first to be produced by capsule's Nakata Yasutaka. Her next single was also produced by Nakata; it was her first after being signed to Universal Music Japan. MEG's fourth album is due out in December 2007.