Hitomi Furuya (古谷 仁美 Furuya Hitomi, born January 26, 1976), known mononymously as hitomi, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She began her career as model, but after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer. In 1998 she left the "Komuro Family" and started working with other musicians and producers, oriented to other musical genres such as pop rock, and more recently to electropop.
Born Hitomi Furuya (古谷 仁美 Furuya Hitomi) in Tochigi, Japan, Hitomi's family relocated to Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture when she was a child. Consequently, Hitomi always identified herself as a girl from Kanagawa. hitomi was an enthusiastic athlete throughout her childhood, playing baseball, soccer, and basketball, as well as an avid reader of manga. When hitomi was 16 years old, she was spotted and approached by a scout from a modelling agency. Hitomi signed a short modelling contract and began appearing in magazines while she was still in high school.
In 1993, then 17 years old, Furuya was spotted by eminent Avex music producer Tetsuya Komuro at an audition. Komuro signed Furuya to Avex, put Furuya through vocal training, and decided that she should use an all-lowercase 'hitomi' as her stage name. The following year, in November 1994, hitomi released her debut single, "Let's Play Winter", through Avex Trax, to which she wrote the lyrics. Since then, Hitomi has been the lyricist for almost all of her songs.
Hitomi (ひと美, born February 15, 1967), is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka, Japan. She has also done voice work, especially in eroge, under the name Minami Hokuto (北都 南 Hokuto Minami). As of July 2009, she has been in over 400 works. She is married to fellow voice actor Kazuya Ichijō.
Hitomi is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 2000. It was also issued on the Cargo label and reissued in 2004 on the Important Records label. Hitomi was Fahey's last official release prior to his death in 2001.
Hitomi continues Fahey's interest in sound collages and experimental music. It was his last official release prior to his death in 2001.
"Hitomi Smiles" is an unreleased song from the sessions for Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories and "A History of Tokyo Rail Traction" is by the John Fahey Trio from a live session for KBOO Radio. Fahey would go on to release two more albums with the Trio; John Fahey Trio KBOO and John Fahey Trio, Vol. One.
All songs by John Fahey unless otherwise noted.
Natsu no hada sarakedashite taikutsu na yoru arukidashita wa konna hi wa unuborenaide wa irarenai meiku kimete
Nagai
Kami wo kakiagete minna no shisen atsumetai no
Itsumo no club de itsumo menbaa urusai kurai woo wameiteru
Mou mirai nante mienai tada mune ga hashagu dake
Nani ga attemo kowakunai anata ga ireba
No hanasanaide ne anata wo itsumo miteru kara tanoshiku yarereba sore de ok dakara
Hiyake saron de yaita hada
Itsudemo giragira no atsui taiyou no shita de yakitai ne
Blue no nagai matsuge wa cool
Itsudemo natsu no kibun de itai no pinku no kuchibiru wa kyu-to
Itsudemo mujaki de itai wa naisu gai deaetara
Hachigatsu no sunahama de odoritsukaretai yo kami ga mabushikute furueru hodo kyun to
Mou hashaideru yo negatte ireba kanau kashira
Ima hashiridaseba kitto negai todoku hazu ne
Puraido wa tokku ni kinou gomi bako ni sutechatta yo
Fanki- ni buttonde miru wa
Ano hito ga miteru uchi ni
Sexy na koshi tsuki de sasou
Anata wo itsumo miteru kara tanoshiku yarereba sore de ok
Kanawanai yume nante ne minai hou ga mashi da yo
Todokanai omoi nante aru hazu wa nai kara
Hanasanaide odotte ne hanarenaide anata wo itsumo itsumo miteru tanoshiku yareru