In July 2006, she released her debut single, "Brilliant Dream". It entered the Oricon chart at number 29, with initial sales of 6,313 copies. Shokotan performed at Anime Expo 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 3 till July 6. She is also known for loving cosplay, and buys up many clothes at auction, particularly costumes for Neon Genesis Evangelion, the Final Fantasy series and Sailor Moon. She is known for liking manga and anime, and also enjoys watching professional boxing.
Her official blog, Shokotan * Blog, opened in 2004, and by April 2006 it had received a total of 100 million hits. On February 2, 2008, the daily Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reported that her blog had been accessed 1 billion times. As one might expect from her personality, there are very many otaku-style entries, and she updates it extremely regularly, as she admitted in an interview, because she uses it as a kind of notepad. In the month of April 2005, there were 600 updates, and on January 28, 2006 there were 70 updates, a record number for a single day. It is likely that she holds the record for the greatest number of blog updates by an idol. She has become known as the "New Queen of the Blog", after the original "Queen of the Blog", Kaori Manabe. Due to her blog's popularity, in September 2005, Koma Books released a compilation of her blog entries, also entitled Shokotan * Blog. She is so fond of cats that she once took home an abandoned cat she found while filming.
Her father Nakagawa Katsuhiko died of leukemia in 1994 when Shokotan was only nine years old, from then on she was raised by her mother alone. She won the Grand Prix award at the Popolo Girl Audition in 2001, thus making her debut in the entertainment world. At the time of her debut, she belonged to the Jackie Chan talent agency, on the "Yume-Ga-Oka Residence" programme on SKY PerfecTV!, she was given a Jackie Chan photo book by Midorikawa Shobo, who were guests on the show. She commented "I thought he was an enemy of Bruce Lee's", apparently referring to Enter the Dragon, but this is a curious statement, given that she belonged to the Jackie Chan talent agency and has also met Jackie Chan.
She was chosen as Miss Shonen Magazine in 2002. She appeared in a brief section of "Kangaeru Hito" (People who Think) on the Fuji TV Network, she showed her ability as an illustrator, which won her a regular place on the later version of the programme which started with minor changes in early 2005, "Kangaeru Hitokoma" (Thinking about one frame [of a cartoon strip]). From May 2005, for just under a year, she appeared as a regular on the TBS Programme "Osama no Branch", which made her well known among the general public.
Spiral
中川翔子 Lyrics
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現実さえ夢のように語られる世界で
大切なもの一つ掴むために
誰もがそう
果てしない道のりを歩いて行く
ずっと...
まだ始まったばかりの今日に溜め息
ただ時間にせかされる
忘れたフリして過ごしてる
ねえ どこかで立ち止まってみたり
そう たまには振り返りながらでも
良いかも知れない
そんな 僕らは何を選べばいい?
何でもあって何にも無い
不器用な時代で
形無いものちゃんと探すために
明日はそう少し違う景色を眺めてる
きっと...
まだ自分らしささえも
見つけられずに
ただ空回りしてたね
いつか かけがえ無いものに
出会えたときから
何かが変わり始めたんだ
ねえ それでも抱えきれなくなって
そう 時々言い訳してる
自分がイヤにもなるけど
そうさ 僕らは今も一人じゃない
現実さえ夢のように語られる世界で
大切なもの一つ掴むために
誰もがそう
果てしない道のりを歩いて行く
ずっと...
あの頃流した涙の数だけ
少しは強くなれたのかな
見ないようにして後回しにした事も
素直に受けとめられる気がしてるよ
そこに 僕らは何を願えばいい?
何でもあって何にも無い
不器用な時代で
形無いものちゃんと探すために
明日はそう少し違う景色を眺めてる
きっと...
The lyrics of 中川翔子's song "Spiral" convey a message of hope and perseverance in a world where reality and dreams intertwine. It speaks to the common experience of walking an endless journey in order to grasp something meaningful. The singer reflects on the fleeting nature of time and how we sometimes forget or overlook the small hopes and dreams we once held dear. The lyrics suggest taking moments to pause, to reflect, and to consider the choices we have in our lives. It is a question of what we should choose in a world that seems to have everything yet nothing at the same time. Despite the struggles and the self-doubts, the lyrics reassure that we are not alone, and that we continue to walk this never-ending path, searching for something valuable.
Line by Line Meaning
そうさ 僕らは今も一人じゃない
Yes, we are not alone even now
現実さえ夢のように語られる世界で
In a world where even reality is spoken of like a dream
大切なもの一つ掴むために
In order to grasp something important
誰もがそう
Everyone, just like that
果てしない道のりを歩いて行く
Walk along an endless journey
ずっと...
Forever...
まだ始まったばかりの今日に溜め息
A sigh for today that has just begun
ただ時間にせかされる
Just being rushed by time
そっと胸に描いていた小さな希望も
Even the small hopes that were quietly imagined in the heart
忘れたフリして過ごしてる
Are being passed off as forgotten
ねえ どこかで立ち止まってみたり
Hey, sometimes try stopping somewhere
そう たまには振り返りながらでも
Yes, even while occasionally looking back
良いかも知れない
It might be good
そんな 僕らは何を選べばいい?
What should we choose, us like that?
何でもあって何にも無い
With everything and yet nothing
不器用な時代で
In this clumsy era
形無いものちゃんと探すために
In order to properly search for shapeless things
明日はそう少し違う景色を眺めてる
Tomorrow, yes, I'll be looking at a slightly different scenery
きっと...
For sure...
まだ自分らしささえも
Even my own uniqueness
見つけられずに
Without being able to find it
ただ空回りしてたね
I was just spinning my wheels
いつか かけがえ無いものに
Someday, to something irreplaceable
出会えたときから
From the moment we met
何かが変わり始めたんだ
Something began to change
ねえ それでも抱えきれなくなって
Hey, even so, if it becomes too much to handle
そう 時々言い訳してる
Yes, sometimes making excuses
自分がイヤにもなるけど
I even dislike myself
そうさ 僕らは今も一人じゃない
Yes, we are not alone even now
現実さえ夢のように語られる世界で
In a world where even reality is spoken of like a dream
大切なもの一つ掴むために
In order to grasp something important
誰もがそう
Everyone, just like that
果てしない道のりを歩いて行く
Walk along an endless journey
ずっと...
Forever...
あの頃流した涙の数だけ
As many tears as we shed back then
少しは強くなれたのかな
I wonder if we have become a little stronger
見ないようにして後回しにした事も
Even the things we avoided and put off
素直に受けとめられる気がしてるよ
I feel like I can accept them honestly
そこに 僕らは何を願えばいい?
What should we wish for there?
何でもあって何にも無い
With everything and yet nothing
不器用な時代で
In this clumsy era
形無いものちゃんと探すために
In order to properly search for shapeless things
明日はそう少し違う景色を眺めてる
Tomorrow, yes, I'll be looking at a slightly different scenery
きっと...
For sure...
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