{{short description|Japanese pop singer (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = {{nihongo|'''Masami Mitsuoka'''|光岡昌美}} | background = solo_singer | birth_name = {{nihongo2|光岡昌美}} (Mitsuoka Masami) | alias = MASAMI, Mizca | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|08|14|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Toyota, Aichi, Japan | origin = Aichi Prefecture, Japan | genre = Pop, electropop | occupation = Singer | years_active = 2005–2013, 2014-2015 | label = Toshiba-EMI<br>(2005–2006)<br>Pony Canyon<br>(2007–2009)<br>Nippon Crown<br>(2009–2011)<br>Sound Move (Smile Company Ltd.)<br>(2011-2013)<br>Jam Records<br>(2014) | associated_acts = | website = http://www.mitsuokamasami.com }}
{{nihongo|'''Masami Mitsuoka'''|光岡昌美|''Mitsuoka Masami''| born August 14, 1986}} is a Japanese pop singer. Born and raised in Toyota, Aichi, Mitsuoka debuted in the girl group Sister Q under the stage name '''MASAMI''' in 2005. After the group disbanded of unknown reasons in October 2006, she signed a contract with Pony Canyon and released her debut solo single "Hana" in 2007 under her real name.<ref name=officialsite>{{cite web|title=PRIOFILE {{!}} Official Website Masami Mitsuoka|url=http://www.mitsuokamasami.com/profile/|publisher=Smile Ltd Company|accessdate=May 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429212642/http://www.mitsuokamasami.com/profile/|archive-date=April 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Mitsuoka's fourth single "Last Cross", the theme song for ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn!'', was released on December 17, 2008, and charted at number thirteen on the ''Oricon'' weekly charts.<ref name=officialsite /> It became her best selling single with a total of 13,470 copies sold. Her first studio album, ''Black Diary'', was released on January 28, 2009. In August 2009, she announced on her official website and blog that she will be changing her stage name, music style, and record label.<ref name=natalie>{{cite web|title=ナタリー – 光岡昌美が復活！エレポップやめ引きこもり路線再開へ意欲|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/58563|work=natalie.mu|publisher=Natasha, Inc|accessdate=May 27, 2012|date=October 24, 2011}}</ref> Mitsuoka thus became known under the stage name '''Mizca''' and began releasing electropop music under the label Nippon Crown. Now produced by pal@pop, Mizca released her first digital single "Robotics" was on October 28, 2009. Her first studio album as Mizca, ''UFUFU'', was released on July 21, 2010.
Mitsuoka went back to her previous name and music style in 2011, and released her second album ''PAST TRUNK'' on January 11, 2012, her first studio album as Masami Mitsuoka in three years.<ref name=natalie />
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:5em;" | Sales |- !width="30"|<small>JPN</small><br><ref name=masamioricon>{{cite web|title=光岡昌美のCD・DVDリリース情報、光岡昌美のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/437581/products/release/|work=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon Inc|accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref><ref name=mizcaoricon>{{cite web|title=MizcaのCD・DVDリリース情報、Mizcaのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/496908/products/release/|work=Oricon Style|publisher=Oricon Inc|accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Black Diary'' | *As: Masami Mitsuoka *Released: January 28, 2009 *Label: Pony Canyon *Format: CD, digital download |align="center"|114 | *1,407 |- ! scope="row" | ''UFUFU'' | *As: Mizca *Released: July 21, 2010 *Label: Nippon Crown *Format: CD, digital download |align="center"|202 | *651 |- ! scope="row" | ''PAST TRUNK'' | *As: Masami Mitsuoka *Released: January 11, 2012 *Label: Sound Move *Format: CD, digital download |align="center"|— | — |- | colspan="14" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.<br>"*" denotes that the album still charts but the position is yet to be mentioned. |}
===Singles=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"| Year ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:5em;"| Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| JPN<br><ref name=masamioricon /><ref name=mizcaoricon /> |- ! scope="row"| "Hana" | 2007 | 119 | *876 |rowspan="5"| ''Black Diary'' |- ! scope="row"| "Distance Love/I am" |rowspan="3"|2008 | 110 | *788 |- ! scope="row"| "届かない想い...～ロードanotherstory～" | 106 | *798 |- ! scope="row"| "last cross" | 13 | *13,470 |- ! scope="row"| "FREE BIRD" |2009 | 127 | *641 |- ! scope="row"| "キラキラ☆" |rowspan="2"|2010 | 100 | *660 |rowspan="2"| ''UFUFU'' |- ! scope="row"| "ダメよ♡" | 140 | *466 |- ! scope="row"| "1925" |rowspan="2"|2011 | 146 | *371 |rowspan="2"| Non-album single |- ! scope="row"| "らふぃおら" | 194 | *274 |- |colspan="14" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |}
===Digital releases=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:2em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:9em;"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "Robotics" |2009 | ''UFUFU'' |- ! scope="row"| "星のつぶつぶ" |2010 | Non-album single |- ! scope="row"| "OUT of STEP" |2011 | ''PAST TRUNK'' |- ! scope="row"| "LOVE BRACE" |2012 | Non-album single |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120121619/http://www.mitsuokamasami.com/ Official website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120319141554/http://ameblo.jp/mitsuoka-masami Official blog] * {{Twitter}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitsuoka, Masami}} Category:1986 births Category:People from Toyota, Aichi Category:Japanese women pop singers Category:Living people Category:Singers from Aichi Prefecture Category:21st-century Japanese singers Category:21st-century Japanese women singers Category:Nippon Crown artists