Ophelia
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| - | ''' Duscha Hai Yusupov ''' (born September 11), is commonly known by her stage name [[Ophelia]] | + | ''' Duscha Hai Yusupov ''' (born September 11), is commonly known by her stage name [[Ophelia]] is a singer, song-writer, producer, lyricist and pianist. Yusupov is known in the industry by her unique lyric mezz-soprano vocal range and deep conversational tone voice. She's an active member in the Korean indie project group [[Coffee Musicians]] as a third generation member and writer at the script media team [[T.O.M]]. Besides her solo work, she is credited to be the background force of many artists, especially new debut idol groups, such as '''EXO''' and '''NU'EST'''. |
| - | Born in | + | Born in Paris, France with a strong interest in music since childhood she was discovered by entertainment agency '''Avex Group''' at a public competition in Tokyo, Japan. She went through several management changes until she settled on her current label '''Clumsy Media'''. The company was reported to have invested heavily on strengthing her talent. She constantly travelled across Asia for different musical teachers who are best in their area during her training period. Some of her known teachers include award winning violinist '''Kim Chee Yun''', famed musical professor pianist '''Lim Dong Min''', contemporary classical music composer '''Toshio Hosokawa''' and singer '''Lin Shu Ji''' and '''Lee Jin Hwa'''. |
| - | In 2012, after three years of training in multiple areas, she | + | In 2012, after three years of training in multiple areas, she made her dbeut officially with a digital single, [[Strawberry Fields Forever]] and [[Heartstrings]] in both Japan and Korea. They went on to receive great critical acclaim from both the public and professionals. She is the first artist to have two #1 singles in Korea and Japan at the same time. Since then she has gone an education hiatus, she has published more materials, including her first full album [[Sincerely, Ophelia]]. Her company revealed from now on she will be focusing heavily on producing music for other artists instead. |
| - | Besides her own endeavours Ophelia has also produced for | + | Besides her own endeavours Ophelia has also produced for other artists such as '''Lee Hi''' and '''C.N.Blue'''. She is currently working as a composer full time at '''Studio Ghibli'''. In January 2013 it was revealed she had been working on the soundtrack of up-coming animation film '''The Wind is Rising''' under composer and pianist '''Joe Hisaishi'''. |
== Background Information == | == Background Information == | ||
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==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
| + | <small>(For her full discography please click [[http://editthis.info/clumsy_media/Ophelia/_Full_Discography here]]. </small> | ||
<small>(For her current on-going musical process please click [[http://editthis.info/clumsy_media/Ophelia/_Unreleased_Discography here]]. </small> | <small>(For her current on-going musical process please click [[http://editthis.info/clumsy_media/Ophelia/_Unreleased_Discography here]]. </small> | ||
| - | * | + | * ''[[Sincerely, Ophelia]]'' (2013) |
== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
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[[Category:Asia Artist]] | [[Category:Asia Artist]] | ||
[[Category:Singer]] | [[Category:Singer]] | ||
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[[Category:Producer]] | [[Category:Producer]] | ||
[[Category:Lyricist]] | [[Category:Lyricist]] | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 25 May 2013
Duscha Hai Yusupov (born September 11), is commonly known by her stage name Ophelia is a singer, song-writer, producer, lyricist and pianist. Yusupov is known in the industry by her unique lyric mezz-soprano vocal range and deep conversational tone voice. She's an active member in the Korean indie project group Coffee Musicians as a third generation member and writer at the script media team T.O.M. Besides her solo work, she is credited to be the background force of many artists, especially new debut idol groups, such as EXO and NU'EST.
Born in Paris, France with a strong interest in music since childhood she was discovered by entertainment agency Avex Group at a public competition in Tokyo, Japan. She went through several management changes until she settled on her current label Clumsy Media. The company was reported to have invested heavily on strengthing her talent. She constantly travelled across Asia for different musical teachers who are best in their area during her training period. Some of her known teachers include award winning violinist Kim Chee Yun, famed musical professor pianist Lim Dong Min, contemporary classical music composer Toshio Hosokawa and singer Lin Shu Ji and Lee Jin Hwa.
In 2012, after three years of training in multiple areas, she made her dbeut officially with a digital single, Strawberry Fields Forever and Heartstrings in both Japan and Korea. They went on to receive great critical acclaim from both the public and professionals. She is the first artist to have two #1 singles in Korea and Japan at the same time. Since then she has gone an education hiatus, she has published more materials, including her first full album Sincerely, Ophelia. Her company revealed from now on she will be focusing heavily on producing music for other artists instead.
Besides her own endeavours Ophelia has also produced for other artists such as Lee Hi and C.N.Blue. She is currently working as a composer full time at Studio Ghibli. In January 2013 it was revealed she had been working on the soundtrack of up-coming animation film The Wind is Rising under composer and pianist Joe Hisaishi.
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Background Information
Birth Name: Duscha Hai Yusupov / душа хаи Юсупов / 尤苏波夫·德斯凯·海
Hangul: 금해아 / 琴海雅 / Keum Hae Ah
Hiragana: 九条 内政 / Kujo Tadamasa
DOB: September 11, 1995
Graudate: Hinkson Christian Academy (2009) || Horikoshi High School (2010-2012) || The Juilliard School (2013-current)
Nationality: Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Russian
Assosicated Groups: Coffee Musicians, Sunday Dalliance, T.O.M
Management: Clumsy Media (2010-current) || Pastel Music (2012-current) ||
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Discography
(For her full discography please click [here]. (For her current on-going musical process please click [here].
- Sincerely, Ophelia (2013)
Filmography
Endorsement
- Spring Beans Line, (Ato Urban Clothing), 2013
- A Spring Sleep, (Lioele Cosmetics), 2013
Modelling
- Abokki Online, (Flesh Cooperation), 2011
- H*ODIES 2013, (Limeorange Clothing), 2013
Events & Performances
Live Performances
- 2012: The Survival of KPOP Season 2 (cameo), 1ST FEBRUARY - 2ND FEBRUARY, (SBS)
- [JayMi & U-Mi Days ～Gentleman～], 10TH JANUARY - 13 MARCH, (NeW Events), 2013
Fan Meetings
Awards
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