Global J-Pop Powerhouse SHIHORI: From LA to the World's Biggest Anime & Video Game Soundtracks!

Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

Darrell Craig Harris

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

SHIHORI is an international J-pop singer/ songwriter based in LA. She's best known for her collaborations with Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and Kohei Tanaka (One Piece). She has written and composed over 130 songs for her home country's best known contemporary artists such as Nana Mizuki, Momoiro Clover Z, and for such famed shows as Fairy Tail, My Little Pony, Tomodachi Game, Macross Frontier, Ultraman, and The Irregular at Magic High School. Many of her releases have made the Oricon Chart in Japan with 13 of her hits having attained Gold Disc Certification. Her 3rd single "Never End Wonderland" which released after her debut in 2007 under the pseudonym "Sena," is her most personally meaningful achievement and ranked #5 and #8 on the Oricon Singles Daily and Weekly charts, in 2009. Check out her newest releases on her Spotify page https://open.spotify.com/artist/07vlETVQJk1RgSF2YCsrhr?si=zmliKAUOTjClhKcAikMoMw website www.shihoriartist.com www.Instagram.com/shihori94 www.Facebook.com/shihori.nakane About Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris The Music Matters Podcast is hosted by Darrell Craig Harris, a globally published music journalist, professional musician, and Getty Images photographer. Music Matters is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, and more. Each week, Darrell interviews renowned artists, musicians, music journalists, and insiders from the music industry. Visit us at: www.MusicMattersPodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/musicmattersdh For inquiries, contact: [email protected] Support our mission via PayPal: www.paypal.me/payDarrell

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0:00.0	Welcome to Music Matters podcast with Daryl Craig Harris,
0:07.1	talking about all things music with celebrities, artists, music business insiders, and more.
0:20.7	Shari, how are you doing today?
0:23.4	I'm great.
0:25.0	Thank you.
0:26.1	So you are coming to us, I think, from Los Angeles, but you're originally from Japan.
0:31.1	Is that correct?
0:32.0	Yes, correct.
0:33.4	Awesome.
0:34.3	And so you have a very interesting career because you're a songwriter, actress, singer.
0:39.9	You've done a lot of music for, besides your own albums, you've done a lot of music for gaming,
0:44.5	games that we all are familiar with. And it's really interesting. And your touring schedule is also
0:50.4	really cool to see because you do a lot of South America, Asia, U.S.
0:57.8	So he sounds like you're very busy and you also have a new single coming out too.
0:59.1	So we're going to talk about that as well.
1:00.1	How are you doing today?
1:02.4	Yeah, I'm doing great.
1:06.6	I've been traveling a lot and I'm not home at all like this month.
1:09.7	And today is the miraculously I'm here in LA.
1:11.7	Awesome, yeah.
1:13.2	It's lucky we caught you at home.
1:16.2	So tell me about how did you get started.
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