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Neko Oikawa

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Neko Oikawa
及川おいかわ 眠ねむり子こ
Born (1960-02-10) February 10, 1960 (age 64)
Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)Lyricist
Years active1985–present
Websiteoikawaneko.com

Neko Oikawa (及川おいかわ 眠ねむり子こ, Oikawa Neko, born February 10, 1960) is a Japanese lyricist who has written J-pop and anime theme songs over her career.[1][2]

Biography

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Neko Oikawa was born in Wakayama, Wakayama. She made her songwriting debut in 1985 with Kanako Wada's "Passing Through", which won the Mitsubishi Minica Mascot Song Contest.[1] During her time with Fuji Pacific Music, Oikawa wrote songs for numerous Japanese idols; most notably the duo Wink. In 1989, her song "Samishii Nettaigyo" for Wink won the Grand Prix at the 31st Japan Record Awards and the 22nd All Japan Wired Broadcasting Awards.[3] In 1994, her song "Tokyo" for Yashiki Takajin won the Yomiuri TV Best Award and Special Award at the All Japan Cable Broadcasting Awards.[2]

Oikawa's most well-known song outside Japan is "A Cruel Angel's Thesis", recorded by Yoko Takahashi for the 1995 anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion.[1] The song has been ranked by Joysound as the most popular song on karaoke.[4][5] According to Oikawa, she receives between 1 and 1.5 yen for every time every time the song is played at a karaoke hall. Combined with the royalties from the Evangelion pachinko machines, Oikawa receives no less than ¥30 million annually from the song alone.[6][2]

In 2017, Oikawa set up the Neko Oikawa Nonfiction Award (及川眠子おいかわねこノンフィクション賞しょう, Oikawa Neko Nonfikushon Shō) to encourage more writers to do nonfiction works.[4]

Personal life

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Oikawa had an affair with a Turkish man 18 years her junior in 2000 and traveled to Turkey to marry him in 2005. In their 13 years of marriage, they had only been together one-third of the time. She started going in debt during the marriage to the point where it reached ¥ 70 million by the time she filed for divorce in 2018. Oikawa published her biography Hakon (破婚はこん, Breakdown), which detailed the last days of her marriage.[7][2]

Works

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Oikawa's works include the following:

Shoko Aida
  • "Tapestry"
Agnes Chan
  • "Propose"
Rina Chinen
  • "Pride + Joy"
Shizuka Kudo
  • "Sora no Shōmen"
Anthony Lun
  • "Ai ga Aru kara"
Alisa Mizuki
  • "Yasashii Yoru ni Aimashō"
Akina Nakamori
Yōko Oginome
  • "Himawari"
  • "Sunao na Koi"
  • "Heaven"
  • "Shiawase wa Sunadokei no Yō ni"
  • "Always"
Noriko Sakai
  • "Eve no Tamago"
  • "Namida Hitotsubu"
Shonentai
  • "Excuse"
Super Monkey's
Yoko Takahashi
Yashiki Takajin
  • "Tokyo"
Wink
Further information: Wink discography
Tokusatsu themes

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Profile". The Agitation Point: Oikawa Neko Official Website. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "エヴァンゲリオンからWink再さい結成けっせい、仕事しごと＆お金かねまで、作詞さくし家か・及川眠子おいかわねこさんにトルコ宮廷きゅうてい料理りょうりを食たべながら聞きいてみた" (in Japanese). Recruit Co. Ltd. January 19, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "第だい３１回かい 日本にっぽんレコード大賞たいしょう". Japan Composer's Association. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "『残酷ざんこくな天使てんしのテーゼ』の作詞さくし家か・及川眠子おいかわねこは、なぜ私設しせつノンフィクション賞しょうを設立せつりつしたのか？". Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "一流いちりゅう作詞さくし家か・及川眠子おいかわねこ、18歳さい年下とししたのトルコ人じん男性だんせいに財産ざいさんをほとんど貢みつぐ". Mynavi. February 1, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "エヴァ作詞さくし家か 印税いんぜい収入しゅうにゅうが一時いちじ億おく単位たんいに". Daily. September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "及川眠子おいかわねことトルコ人夫にんぷの離婚りこんや借金しゃっきん・印税いんぜいや現在げんざいの様子ようすまとめ". Mato Media. January 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
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