Ritsuko Okazaki

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 700%;"><span style="color:red"> 岡<!--color--></span><span style="color:blue">崎 <!--color--></span><span style="color:yellow">律<!--color--></span><span style="color:green">子<!--color--></span> <!--size--></span> <!--center--></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://a.imageshack.us/img175/3643/rrrsss.jpg" border="0" /> <!--center--></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><!--link--><a href="http://img265.imageshack.us/i/002lt1.jpg/"><img src="http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8566/002lt1.jpg" border="0" /></a><!--center--></div> <div style="text-align: center;">Ritsuko Okazaki (岡崎 律子 Okazaki Ritsuko?, December 29, 1959 – May 5, 2004) was a Japanese singer-songwriter born in Hashima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture. She first made her professional debut with the single, Kanashii Jiyū / Koi ga, Kiete Yuku.<!--center--></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="spoiler"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.nextSibling.nextSibling.style.display='block';this.style.display='none';" value="Show spoiler"> <span class="spoiler_content" style="display:none"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.parentNode.style.display='none';this.parentNode.parentNode.childNodes[0].style.display='block';" value="Hide spoiler"><br> <div style="text-align: center;">Ritsuko Okazaki was born in Hashima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture on 29 December, 1959. She was 1.58m tall and was born left-handed. During her childhood, she was forced by her mother to use her right hand. However, after hearing that it was bad to force her to use her right hand, her mother quickly advised her to use her natural hand. During her school days, she spent lots of time in the bakery where she worked part time, and practiced with her band, Eleanor. She was then in charge of the chorus and piano.<!--center--></div> <!--spoiler--></span></div><!--center--></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="spoiler"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.nextSibling.nextSibling.style.display='block';this.style.display='none';" value="Show spoiler"> <span class="spoiler_content" style="display:none"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.parentNode.style.display='none';this.parentNode.parentNode.childNodes[0].style.display='block';" value="Hide spoiler"><br> Okazaki made her debut as a singer-songwriter in 1993. During the nineties, she continued singing and also wrote songs for seiyūs. From 2000, she became more involved with anime and composed several songs for Wedding Peach, Fruits Basket and Love Hina. She formed the duo, Melocure in 2002 with singer-songwriter Megumi Hinata. In the following two years, the duo released several singles and an album, Melodic Hard Cure. Okazaki also produced songs during these years for artists such as Megumi Hayashibara, Mayumi Iizuka, and Yui Horie. Her work consists mainly of ballads and can be categorised within the spectrum of Japanese music as most closely related to J-Pop. According to her fans, the lyrics of Okazaki's songs are characterized by poetic imagery, depth of emotion, gentle optimism and simplicity. <!--center--></div><!--spoiler--></span></div> <div class="spoiler"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.nextSibling.nextSibling.style.display='block';this.style.display='none';" value="Show spoiler"> <span class="spoiler_content" style="display:none"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.parentNode.style.display='none';this.parentNode.parentNode.childNodes[0].style.display='block';" value="Hide spoiler"><br> but.. On May 5, 2004, Ritsuko Okazaki died suddenly at the age of 44 from septic shock as a result of septicemia. She was unable to speak any last words, and left her work unfinished. Before that, she was found having stomach cancer in 2003 but she still continued on her work and only such information was hidden other than little related person, the news was revealed to the fans in the CD jacket of the soundtrack placed in renewed version of Symphonic Rain, which was released a year later after her death.<!--spoiler--></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 500%;"><strong><span style="color:grey"> Discograpgy <!--color--></span> </strong><!--size--></span> <div class="spoiler"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.nextSibling.nextSibling.style.display='block';this.style.display='none';" value="Show spoiler"> <span class="spoiler_content" style="display:none"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.parentNode.style.display='none';this.parentNode.parentNode.childNodes[0].style.display='block';" value="Hide spoiler"><br> <span style="font-size: 100%;">Kanashii Jiyū / Koi ga, Kiete Yuku (悲しい自由 / 恋が、消えてゆく, Sad Freedom / Love has Disappeared)<!--size--></span> Released: March 3, 1993 (03.03.1993) <span style="font-size: 190%;">Sai'ai / Jūnigatsu no Yuki no Hi (最愛 / 12 月の雪の日, Beloved / The Snowy Day of December) <!--size--></span> Realeased: February 23, 1994 (23.02.1994) <span style="font-size: 190%;">Chōkyori Denwa / Girlfriend (長距離電話 / Girlfriend, Long Distance Call / Girlfriend)<!--size--></span> Realeased: September 15, 1994 (15.09.1994) <span style="font-size: 190%;"> Riguretto ~Koibito Nara~ / Shigatsu no Yuki (リグレット～恋人なら～ / ４月の雪, Regret ~If as Lovers~ / The Snow in April)<!--size--></span> Realeased: April 25, 1996 (25.04.1996) <span style="font-size: 190%;">A Happy Life / Hamingu (A Happy Life / ～ハミング～?, A Happy Life / Humming)<!--size--></span> Realeased: August 25, 1996 (25.08.1996) ps: download link soon and finished on: october. <!--spoiler--></span></div> <!--center--></div>