Kaela Kimura discography
# Kaela Kimura discography

The discography of Japanese musician Kaela Kimura consists of eleven studio albums, two compilation albums, one cover album, three extended plays, twenty-eight singles and five video albums. She debuted as a musician in 2004 under the label Columbia Music Entertainment, releasing ten albums with the company. In 2013, Kimura released Rock, an album of English language covers under her private label Ela Music. In 2014, Kimura released "Ole! Oh!", her first single under Victor Entertainment.

Kimura was originally a member of the band Amino before making her solo debut. Two of the band's songs are present on the 2005 compilation album ... of Newtypes. In 2006, Kimura collaborated with the band Sadistic Mika Band as a temporary vocalist on three of their songs on their revival album Narkissos.

Her most commercially successful singles are "Rirura Riruha" (2005), "Butterfly" (2009) and "Ring a Ding Dong" (2010), all of which have been certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

## Studio albums

All release dates pertain to their release in Japan, unless stated.

List of albums, with selected chart positions :

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) | Certifications |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | JPN | TWN East Asian | Sales (JPN) | Certifications |
| Kaela | Released: December 8, 2004 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CD/DVD digital download | 8 | — | 149,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Circle | Released: March 8, 2006 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 2 | 9 | 197,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Scratch | Released: February 7, 2007 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 1 | 9 | 360,000 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| +1 | Released: April 2, 2008 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 1 | 9 | 161,000 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| Hocus Pocus | Released: June 24, 2009 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 3 | — | 221,000 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| 8Eight8 | Released: October 12, 2011 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 1 | — | 75,000 | |
| Sync | Released: December 19, 2012 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 5 | — | 33,000 | |
| Mieta | Released: December 17, 2014 Label: ELA Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 6 | — | 16,000 | |
| Punky | Released: October 19, 2016 Label: ELA Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 9 | — | | |
| Ichigo | Released: July 31, 2019 Label: ELA Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 11 | — | 5,170 | |
| Magnetic | Released: December 14, 2022 Label: Colourful, ELA Formats: CD, CD/Blu-ray, digital download | 31 | — | 2,248 | |

## Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) | Certifications |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | JPN | Sales (JPN) | Certifications |
| 5 Years | Released: February 3, 2010 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, 2CD, digital download | 2 | 473,000 | RIAJ: 2× Platinum |
| 10 Years | Released: June 25, 2014 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 6 | 26,000 | |

## Cover album

List of cover albums, with selected chart positions :

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | JPN | Sales (JPN) |
| Rock | Released: October 30, 2013 Label: ELA Formats: CD, digital download | 10 | 19,000 |

## Extended plays

List of extended plays :

| Title | EP details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Title | EP details | JPN | Sales (JPN) |
| Live Tour 2010 "5 Tears" @ Nippon Budokan (2010.03.27/28) | Released: June 9, 2010 Label: Columbia Formats: Digital download | — | |
| ¿Who? | Released: November 21, 2018 Label: Colourful, ELA Formats: Digital download | 20 | |
| Zig Zag | Released: March 4, 2020 Label: Colourful, ELA Formats: CD, digital download | 21 | JPN: 2,765 |

## Singles

### As a lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions :

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) | Certifications | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | Oricon Singles Charts | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | Sales (JPN) | Certifications | Album |
| "Level 42" | 2004 | 14 | — | 30,000 | | Kaela |
| "Happiness!!!" | 2004 | 11 | — | 41,000 | | Kaela |
| "Rirura Riruha" | 2005 | 3 | 82 | 117,000 | RIAJ (ringtone): Million RIAJ (cellphone): Gold RIAJ (physical): Gold | Circle |
| "Beat" | 2005 | 7 | — | 36,000 | RIAJ (physical): Gold | Circle |
| "You" | 2006 | 7 | — | 39,000 | | Circle |
| "Magic Music" | 2006 | 7 | — | 54,000 | RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Platinum RIAJ (cellphone): Gold | Scratch |
| "Tree Climbers" | 2006 | 6 | — | 68,000 | RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Platinum RIAJ (cellphone): Gold RIAJ (physical): Gold | Scratch |
| "Snowdome" | 2007 | 6 | — | 61,000 | RIAJ (cellphone): Gold RIAJ (physical): Gold | Scratch |
| "Samantha" | 2007 | 8 | — | 27,000 | | +1 |
| "Yellow" | 2007 | 5 | — | 28,000 | | +1 |
| "Jasper" | 2008 | 9 | 11 | 42,000 | RIAJ (cellphone): Gold | +1 |
| "Moustache" (マスタッシュ, Musutasshu) | 2008 | 7 | 9 | 37,000 | | Hocus Pocus |
| "Memories" | 2008 | 7 | 43 | 37,000 | | Paco and the Magical Book Original Soundtrack |
| "Doko" (どこ, "Where") | 2009 | 5 | 5 | 24,000 | | Hocus Pocus |
| "Banzai" | 2009 | 4 | 2 | 31,000 | | Hocus Pocus |
| "Butterfly" | 2009 | — | 8 | — | RIAJ (ringtone): Million RIAJ (cellphone): Million RIAJ (PC): Platinum | Hocus Pocus |
| "Ring a Ding Dong" | 2010 | 1 | 2 | 92,000 | RIAJ (ringtone): Million RIAJ (cellphone): Platinum RIAJ (PC): Gold RIAJ (physical): Gold | 8Eight8 |
| "Deep Beep" | 2010 | — | 23 | — | | 8Eight8 |
| "A Winter Fairy Is Melting a Snowman" | 2010 | 4 | 1 | 30,000 | RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Platinum RIAJ (cellphone): Gold RIAJ (PC): Gold | 8Eight8 |
| "Kidoairaku Plus Ai" | 2011 | 13 | 6 | 13,000 | | 8Eight8 |
| "Mamireru" (マミレル, "Paint") | 2012 | 9 | 6 | 17,000 | | Sync |
| "Sun Shower" | 2012 | 16 | 4 | 8,000 | | Sync |
| "Ole! Oh!" | 2014 | 12 | 10 | 6,000 | | Mieta |
| "Today Is a New Day" | 2014 | 15 | 10 | 8,000 | | Mieta |
| "Egg" | 2015 | 17 | 7 | 8,000 | | Punky |
| "Holidays" | 2017 | 23 | 55 | | | Non-album single |
| "Washi Mo no Uta" | 2017 | — | — | | | Non-album single |
| "Chiisana Eiyu (Modest Heroes)" | 2018 | — | — | | | ¿Who? |
| "Tokeino Hari (Aishite Mo Anata ga Tooku Naru no)" | 2020 | — | — | | | Zig Zag |
| "Color Me" (featuring Mahi to the People) | 2022 | — | — | | | Magnetic |
| "Magnetic" (featuring Ai) | 2022 | — | — | | | Magnetic |

### As a featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions :

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | Oricon Singles Charts | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | Album |
| "Time Machine ni Onegai '06 Version" (タイムマシンにおねがい, "Help, Time Machine") (Sadistic Mika Band Revisited) | 2006 | — | — | Narkissos |
| "Hey! Hey! Alright" (Scha Dara Parr + Kaela Kimura) | 2009 | 10 | 10 | 11 |

### Promotional singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | Certifications | Album |
| "Circle" | 2006 | — | | Circle |
| "Oh Pretty Woman" | 2006 | — | | Attention Please Soundtrack |
| "Ground Control" | 2007 | — | | Scratch |
| "Dive Into Shallow" | 2008 | 30 | | "Jasper" (single) |
| "Stars" | 2008 | 26 | | +1 |
| "Hot Pepper no Uta" (ホットペッパーの唄, "Hot Pepper Song") | 2009 | — | RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Platinum | Non-album single |
| "Odoru Pompokolin" | 2010 | 48 | | 5 Years |
| "You Bet!!" | 2010 | 6 | | 5 Years |
| "Musuko (Bokura no Ongaku Ver.)" (息子(僕らの音楽ver.), "Son (Our Music Ver.)") (with Tamio Okuda) | 2010 | — | | Non-album song |
| "Chocolate" (チョコレート, Chokorēto) | 2011 | 6 | | 8Eight8 |
| "8Eight8 Medley" (8EIGHT8 メドレー) | 2011 | — | | Non-album song |
| "Lettuce Lettuce" (レタスレタス, Retasu Retasu) | 2012 | — | | 2355/0655 Song Best! |
| "Amamorhythm" (アマモリズム, Amamorizumu, "Rain Leak Rhythm") | 2012 | — | | 2355/0655 Song Best! |
| "Hello, Goodbye" | 2012 | 43 | | "Sun Shower" (single) |
| "Wonder Volt" | 2012 | 63 | | Sync |
| "Take On Me" | 2013 | 45 | | Rock |
| "Funkytown" | 2013 | 70 | | Rock |
| "My Love" | 2014 | 71 | | 10 Years |
| "One More" | 2014 | 80 | | Mieta |
| "Sonic Manic" | 2014 | 22 | | Mieta |

## Video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions :

| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | JPN |
| Kaela Kimura 1st Tour 2005 4You | Released: July 6, 2005 Label: Columbia Formats: DVD | 10 |
| Live Scratch: Agattemasu tteba Tour @ Budokan (LIVE SCRATCH～上がってますってばTOUR～＠武道館) | Released: September 19, 2007 Label: Columbia Formats: DVD | 14 |
| Best Video 1 | Released: July 23, 2008 Label: Columbia Formats: DVD | 6 |
| Go! 5! Kaeland | Released: November 4, 2009 Label: Columbia Formats: DVD | 5 |
| Kaela Web Tour 2012 @ Nippon Budokan | Released: August 1, 2012 Label: Columbia Formats: DVD | 7 |

## Other appearances

List of non-studio album or guest appearances that feature Kaela Kimura :

| Title | Year | Album |
| - | - | - |
| "Twinkle (Nana Ver.)" | 2005 | Love for Nana: Only One Tribute |
| "Is My Fate" (Animo) | 2005 | ... of Newtypes |
| "Out of Luck" (Animo) | 2005 | ... of Newtypes |
| "Why Are You So in a Hurry? (Tō-chan no Melody)" (父ちゃんのメロディ, "Daddy's Melody") | 2005 | Custom Made 10.30 Original Soundtrack |
| "Why Are You So in a Hurry? (Tō-chan no Melody) (Dub Mix)" | 2005 | Custom Made 10.30 Original Soundtrack |
| "Cloudy" (Kaela Kimura & Foe) | 2006 | Last Days: Tribute to Mr. K |
| "The End of the Sun" (Foe featuring Kaela Kimura) | 2006 | Foetunes |
| "Sadistic Twist" (Sadistic Mikaela Band) | 2006 | Narkissos |
| "Watashi wa Big-Bang, Bang" (私はBig-Bang, Bang, "I'm a Big-Bang, Bang") (Sadistic Mikaela Band) | 2006 | Narkissos |
| "No Reason Why" (Farrah featuring Kaela Kimura) | 2007 | "No Reason Why" (single) |
| "Marshmallow" (マシマロ, Mashimaro) | 2007 | Tamio Okuda Covers |
| "Birdie" (Taiyō Yamazaki presents Kaela Kimura & Depapepe) | 2008 | Music Tree |
| "Rirura Riruha (Kōtetsu Gattai Robomix) Remixed by Foe" (リルラ リルハ～鋼鉄合体ロボミックス～Remixed by FOE", "Steel Alloy Robomix") | 2008 | Detroit Metal City Tribute Album: Seinie Metal Mix |
| "[[Kokuhaku (Idoling!!! song)|Kokuhaku]]" (Idolin!!!) | 2008 | Petit-Petit |
| "Paco Medley" (Kaela Kimura with Hōtai Band) | 2008 | Paco and the Magical Book Original Soundtrack |
| "A Song for Paco" (Kaela Kimura with Hōtai Band) | 2008 | Paco and the Magical Book Original Soundtrack |
| "Kimi to Dokomade mo" (君とどこまでも, "Anywhere with You") (Mo'Some Tonebender featuring Kaela Kimura) | 2008 | Sing! |
| "Happy?" | 2009 | Judy and Mary 15th Anniversary Tribute Album |
| "Mother Goose" (Rie Tomosaka) | 2009 | Toridori. |
| "Forbidden Fruits" (Curly Giraffe featuring Kaela Kimura) | 2009 | Thank You for Being a Friend |
| "Kotoba wa Sankaku, Kokoro wa Shikaku" (言葉はさんかく こころは四角, "Words Are Triangles, Hearts Are Squares") | 2009 | Quruli Tribute |
| "Lyin' Ass Bitch" (Scafull King featuring Kaela Kimura) | 2011 | Doubt! |
| "Ring a Ding Dong (Moonbug Remix)" | 2013 | Remix Assault |
| "Banzai (Remix)" (Avengers in Sci-Fi) | 2013 | Selected Ancient Works 2006-2013 |
