Kohmi Hirose

Biography

Kohmi Hirose (広瀬 香美, Hirose Kōmi; born April 12, 1966) is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. Since the release of her million-selling single "Romance no Kamisama" in 1993, Hirose has recorded music for winter-sporting goods company Alpen's advertising campaigns. This has prompted the Japanese public to bestow upon her the nickname of "Winter Queen" (冬の女王, Fuyu no Joō).

Biography

After returning from America, her first album "Bingo!×Bingo!22 July 1992 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1I DON'T WANNA WORK 〜働きたくなんかない〜4:502幸せのリズム4:483DON'T GO AWAY4:554言えない気持ち4:595ぜったい信じない5:23613日の金曜日5:217We'll be together5:038MY HOME ALONE4:399HOW MUCH I NEED YOU6:5210YOU'RE MY LIFE4:19" was released in July 1992, but the first big hit for her was her third single, released in December 1993, "Romance no Kamisama", which sold 1.75 million copies. Subsequent album and single releases around that time of year, as well as her sponsorship deal with the skiing goods company Alpen to write songs for their winter-time commercials, earned her the title of the "Winter Queen", and this was reinforced with the single "Gelände ga Tokeru Hodo Koishitai" in December 1995. Her 1998 compilation of these singles, The Best "Love Winters", is certified multi-million, having sold 2.4 million copies.
She hosts a weekly show on Ustream.tv called "Friday Kohmi". In 2011, she released "Egao no Megamisama" to the iTunes Store to raise money for the recovery from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, using 120 viewers of her show to form the chorus. For her 20th anniversary in 2012, Hirose released a compilation album titled Single Collection×SINGLE COLLECTION23 November 2011 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 29 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11愛があれば大丈夫4:322二人のBirthday5:463ロマンスの神様4:324ドラマティックに恋して4:365幸せをつかみたい4:376愛はバラード5:357ゲレンデがとけるほど恋したい5:168DEAR...again5:409真冬の帰り道4:2410夏だモン3:5411promise4:4512ピアニシモ5:3713Groovy!4:2114ストロボ5:05Disc 21I Wish5:022恋のベスト104:303BEGIN~いくつもの冬を越えて~5:104Only One ~オンリー・ワン~2:425Search-Light5:246黄昏5:437Velvet4:388月の下で逢いましょう4:489日付変更線6:1110GIFT5:0211愛は特効薬4:1612とろけるリズム4:3513LOVE-MEETING4:5614笑顔の女神様5:3715フリーダム5:35 and an English language cover album of Christmas songs titled Love X'mas, working with Jun Abe, Satori Shiraishi, Yuji Toriyama, and Takeshi Nakatsuka to arrange it. She also embarked on a 3-stop anniversary tour called "Happy & Smile ～Super Best Selection～", with concerts at the Zepp Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka halls.
In 2022, Hirose participated as a guest artist at the annual touring show Fantasy on Ice in Makuhari and Nagoya. She performed the show opening to the song "Gelände ga Tokeru Hodo Koishitai" and the finale to "Romance no Kamisama" amongst others.

Album

Bingo! (1992.07.22)
"good luck!×GOOD LUCK!24 March 1993 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Good Luck!5:162愛があれば大丈夫 (GOOD LUCK! Version)5:153幸せのはじまり5:004I Wanna Be Your Love6:135結婚のススメ3:576Still6:287もう一度 もう一度4:508あたしの財産6:029左手6:1210No World Without You5:24" (1993.03.24)
Success Story (1993.12.16)
Fuji TV's Drama "Ue o muite arukō" Original Soundtrack (1994.5.21)
Harvest (1994.12.16)
Beginning Part 2 (1995.06.21)
Love Together (1995.12.16)
welcome-musik (1997.02.05)
Movie "Tokimeki Memorial" original soundtrack (1997.08.08)
Thousands of Covers Disc1 (1997.08.21)
rhapsody (1998.01.15)
The Best "Love Winters" (1998.11.11)
Music D. (1999.12.16)
Hirose Kohmi The Best Love Winters: Ballads (2001.11.07)
Lovebird (2004.12.16)
Musical "Hakuja-den/ White Lovers" song selection (as sound director - 2006.11.08)
Gift+ (2006.11.22)
THE Best Love Winters & Ballads (2007.02.21)
Alpen Best (2007.12.05)
Thousands of Covers (2008.03.26, re-release of 1997.08.21 issue)
Making My Life Better (2008.12.03)
Tie-Up Collection ~Hirose Kohmi no Terebi de Kiita Ano Kyokutachi~ (2009.12.16)
Drama Songs (2010.01.20)
Meikyoku Album (2010.12.15)
Single Collection (2011.11.23)
Love X'mas (2011.11.23)
And.Love.Again. (2012.12.5)
Winter High: The Best of Kohmi's Party (2014.12.3)
25th Playlist (2016.11.2)
THE BEST 1992–2018 (2019.1.23)
WINTER TOUR 2020 SING (2019.11.27)
Admiral's Good Time (2020)
ME SINGING YOU SINGING (2021.1.27)
Kohmi30 (2022.11.30)

Singles

Asterisks indicate songs performed for Alpen, Co.

"Ai ga Areba Daijōbu" (愛があれば大丈夫) (1992.12.02)
"Futari no Birthday" (二人のBirthday) (1993.05.21)
"Romance no Kamisama" (ロマンスの神様, Romansu no Kamisama) (1993.12.01)*
"Dramatic ni Koishite" (ドラマティックに恋して, Doramatikku ni Koishite) (1994.05.11)
"Shiawase o Tsukamitai" (幸せをつかみたい) (1994.12.01)*
"Ai wa Ballade" (愛はバラード, Ai wa Barādo) (1995.05.24)
"Gelände ga Tokeru Hodo Koishitai" (ゲレンデがとけるほど恋したい, Gerende ga Tokeru Hodo Koishitai) (1995.12.01)*
"DEAR...again×DEAR...again11 November 1996 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1DEAR…again5:392みなさんのおかげです4:043DEAR…again5:38" (1996.11.11)*
"Mafuyu no Kaerimichi" (真冬の帰り道) (1997.01.01)*
"Natsu da Mon" (夏だモン) (1997.07.24)
"promise×promise27 November 1997 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1promise4:442chocolate5:063promise (karaoke)4:41" (1997.11.27)*
"Pianissimo" (ピアニシモ, Pianishimo) (1998.01.15)*
"Groovy!×Groovy!23 September 1998 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Groovy!4:222Groovy! (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:12" (1998.09.23, used as the ending theme for the Cardcaptor Sakura anime show)
"Strobo" (ストロボ, Sutorobo) (1998.12.02)*
"I Wish×I wish21 January 1999 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1I Wish2R.P. Genius3I Wish (original karaoke)" (1999.01.21)*
"Koi no Best 10" (恋のベスト10, Koi no Besuto Ten) (1999.11.20)*
"Begin: Ikutsumono Fuyu o Koete" (BEGIN 〜いくつもの冬を越えて〜) (2000.01.13)*
"Only One" (Only One 〜オンリー・ワン〜, Onrī Wan) (2000.03.23)
"More More Love Winters" (2000.11.22) (maxi re-mix single)*
"Search-Light" (2001.01.24)*
"Tasogare" (黄昏) (2001.09.21)
"Velvet×Velvet5 December 2001 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Velvet(Alpen CMソング)4:362follow me6:18" (2001.12.05)*
"Tsuki no Shita de Aimashou" (月の下で逢いましょう) (2002.01.23)*
"Hizuke Henkōsen" (日付変更線) (2004.11.17)
"Gift/Ai wa Tokkoyaku" (GIFT/愛は特効薬) (2006.02.15)
"Torokeru Rhythm" (とろけるリズム, Torokeru Rizumu) (2009.12.16)*
Straight ni Suki to Io (2013.12.20)*
Hoero Lions (70th Anniversary) (2020.06.19)
Further Symmetry (2021.01.19)
KIMI NI SERENADE (2022.01.15)
Venus Line (2022.04.06)
Premium World (2022.11.23)

Video/DVD

Hirose Kohmi The Video Love Winters (10 video clips - 2000.12.06)
Hirose Kohmi The Live Winter Collection 2001–2002 (live footage from 2001/2002 concert tour - 2002.03.21)
Tour 2007 Gift+ Shiawase wa Fuyu ni Yattekuru (live footage from 2007 concert tour - 2007.12.05)