After quitting school to enter a musical contest, Shiina was quickly signed to EMI, then promptly left Japan to avoid the trappings of contract work. After returning, she quickly released a series of singles and albums, all self-penned (a relative rarity for Japanese pop artists), and all meeting with great success on the Japanese charts. A hiatus to start a family followed, itself followed (after a divorce) by both a new album and a new side project, the band 東京事変. (Tokyo Jihen - or Tokyo Incidents)
After more success with the band, Shiina returned to a solo career in 2006 as the Music Director for the film 「さくらん」(Sakuran), quickly taking the number one slot on the Oricon charts with the album Heisei Fuuzoku released in tandem with a major soundtrack project. Following was a B-sides album which peaked quickly at the number one Oricon slot. In the years proceeding this, she spent most of her time dedicated to Tokyo Jihen occasionally revisiting her solo work.
Despite being involved in the main Japanese pop scene, Shiina has created a niche for herself based on a much wider musical range than most artists. Where most pop singers develop a basic sound based on contemporary pop aesthetics and throwaway lyrical matter, Shiina builds on a base of jazz, rock, Motown, and even French chanson equally well (the chanson works especially well with her trademark nasal delivery), infusing her projects with a very different aesthetic, and gaining a fan base separate from the core constituents of the Japanese pop apparatus.
Despite the release of album 三毒史 (trivisa-itihasa) in 2019, released after a myriad of singles being majorly included in aforementioned work. In 2020, Ringo and band Tokyo Jihen turned their backs to their past, doing a major reunion, with the drop of a few projects, such as sixth studio album 音楽.
Discography
Singles
幸福論 (Koufukuron)（1998）
歌舞伎町の女王 （1998）
ここでキスして。 (Koko de kisu shite)（1999）
本能 （1999）
幸福論（1999）
ギブス (Gibs)（2000）
罪と罰 （2000）
真夜中は純潔 （2001）
絶頂集 （2000）
茎（STEM）～大名遊ビ編～ （2003）
りんごのうた (Ringo no Uta)（2003）
この世の限り (Kono Yo no Kagiri) (2007） (With Saitou Neko and her brother Shiina Junpei)
ありあまる富 (Ariamaru Tomi)（2009）
カーネーション (Carnation)（2011）
自由へ道連 (Traveling Companion to Freedom) (2012)
いろはにほへと (Les Couleurs Chantent) (2013)
孤独のあかつき (The Solitude of Dawn) (2013)
NIPPON (2014)
至上の人生 (A Life Supreme) (2015)
最果てが見たい (2015)
長く短い祭 (2015)
神様、仏様 (2015)
ジユーダム (2016)
目抜き通り (2017)
獣ゆく細道 (2018)
Albums
無罪モラトリアム (Muzai Moratorium) (1999)
勝訴ストリップ (Shouso Strip)（2000)
加爾基 精液 栗ノ花（Karuki Za-men Kuri no Hana）(2003)
平成風俗 (Heisei Fuuzoku) (2007) (with Neiko Sato)
三文ゴシップ (Sanmon Gossip) (2009)
日出処 (Hi Izuru Tokoro) (2014)
三毒史 (trivisa-itihasa) (2019)
Covers Album
唄ひ手冥利～其ノ壱～ (Utaitemyori Sonoichi)（2002）
逆輸入 ～港湾局～ (Reimports Vol.1) (2014)
逆輸入 〜航空局〜 (Reimport Vol.2 -Civil Bureau Aviation) (2017)
Compilations
私と放電 (Me & Electric Discharge) (2008) - (B-Sides)
ニュートンの林檎 (Apple of Universal Gravity) (2019) - (Overview)
カリソメ乙女
椎名林檎 Lyrics
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良いひとだけど幕の切り時
毎日を割く仮初枕
好いて好かれた男が哀しい
女は誠の誓いなんて要らないよ
大概が芝居さ
惚れた腫れた 目眩いた
噫! 秋ノ空
六日の菖蒲 仮初心
喰って喰わされ男は哀しい
女は嘘を吐いたって好いじゃないか
相応の茶番で
粧し込んで居なくちゃきっと
もう狂って居るって
いけない男 色男
わっちは悪くないわいな
切っても切っても切れぬ
噫! 幕ノ内
(One time, two times, three times, hey hey)
七ツ下がり
"本当は添いたいよ"と 云って
帰らないで頂戴
淋しいじゃないの
待って一寸待って
本性でありんす
ねえ利き男
冗談よ 左様なら
The song "Karisome Otome" by Shiina Ringo talks about the struggles of love and relationships in the Edo period of Japan. The first verse talks about a man who is a good person but is only loved until the end of the day, symbolizing the temporary nature of relationships in that time period. The man is portrayed as sad because of this impermanence. The line "Women don't need oaths of sincerity, it's all a play" further emphasizes this idea of relationships being theatrical performances without true emotional connection. The chorus "Fell in love, swelled up, became dizzy, ah! The autumn sky" seems like a romantic sentiment but is actually sarcastic and mocking towards the idea of love and its fleeting nature.
The second verse discusses how men who are "eaten and eaten" (used and discarded) are also subject to sadness in relationships. Women are portrayed as deceivers who are praised for their deceit and acting abilities. The lines "If you aren't made up, you're surely already mad, the dangerous man, the playboy" show how men are judged based on their appearance and reputation alone, rather than for their true character. The line "I'm not the bad guy here, I can't be cut through no matter how much you try" conveys a sense of confidence and unwillingness to be hurt in relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
天下八ツ過ぎ浮世男よ
An experienced man in this world, but his time is running out
良いひとだけど幕の切り時
A good person, but it's time to leave the stage
毎日を割く仮初枕
Wasting days with temporary pleasures
好いて好かれた男が哀しい
The man who is loved is still sad
女は誠の誓いなんて要らないよ
Women don't need vows of truth
大概が芝居さ
Most of it is just a show
惚れた腫れた 目眩いた
Falling in love, feeling dizzy and swelling up
噫! 秋ノ空
Ah! The autumn sky
六日の菖蒲 仮初心
On the 6th day of the fifth month, a beginner's heart
喰って喰わされ男は哀しい
The man who's been played is still sad
女は嘘を吐いたって好いじゃないか
It's okay if a woman tells a lie
相応の茶番で
According to the script
粧し込んで居なくちゃきっと
Gotta dress up, or else
もう狂って居るって いけない男 色男
He can't keep living as a crazy playboy
わっちは悪くないわいな
I ain't done nothing wrong
切っても切っても切れぬ
Can't cut it, no matter how you try
噫! 幕ノ内
Ah! Inside the stage
(One time, two times, three times, hey hey)
Repeating, one, two, three times, hey hey
七ツ下がり
As the sun is setting
"本当は添いたいよ"と 云って
Saying "Actually, I want to be with you"
帰らないで頂戴
Please don't leave
淋しいじゃないの
Isn't it lonely?
待って一寸待って
Wait, just a moment
本性でありんす
This is my true nature
ねえ利き男
Hey, connoisseur of men
冗談よ 左様なら
Just kidding, if you don't want to
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ringo Sheena
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@SHIVASAS.Y.KRINGS
I'm just like the women
Who stand next to you and stare
Sweet intoxication
But I'm leaving this affair
You lit up my daydreams
Like so many other guys
Don't you look so lonely
There's no sorrow in goodbye
What women want are some simple pleasures
To be special
We don't need you forever
But I fell for your trap
Girls will fall like that
I was floating on a breeze
What you must be feeling
It was too late yesterday
Despite your deceiving
It was me who had my way
But women always attempt to tell lies
And to disguise, conceal what we want
So when I try to deceive won't you believe,
Or say that you forgive me
Cause the fault lies with you and the things you do
Don't tell me that I'm wrong
So I'll try to make this break but I can't escape
I'm too far into you
Though I know (though I know)
Our time has come(nothing lasts)
When you say(when you say)
"I still love you"(I love you), I think...
Don't leave me alone here
I'm lonely without you near
No lies, tricks or deception,
These wards speak my affection
Hey boy, those were just lies
Now I'll say my goodbye
@TV-ku7op
天下八ツ過ぎ浮世男よ
良いひとだけど幕の切り時
毎日を割く仮初(かりそめ)枕
好いて好かれた男が哀しい
女は誠の誓いなんて要らないよ
大概が芝居さ
惚れた腫れた、目眩(めくるめ)いた
噫(ああ)!秋ノ空
六日の菖蒲(あやめ)仮初心
喰って喰わされ男は哀しい
女は嘘を吐(つ)いたって好(い)いじゃないか
相応の茶番で粧(めか)し込んで居なくちゃ
きっともう狂って居るって
いけない男、色男
わっちは悪くないわいな
切っても切っても切れぬ
噫!幕ノ内
七ツ下がり
“本当は添いたいよ”と、云って
帰らないで頂戴
淋しいじゃないの
待って一寸(ちょっと)待って
本性でありんす
ねえ利き男、冗談よ
左様(さよう)なら
@lll4254
この重厚感たっぷりのアレンジほんとすき
@user-go2mt7nu9f
色んな楽器に合わせて歌いますね…すごい
@mijinko8267
いつか生で歌声を聞ける日が来ますように。
@user-iw8rn4vg2k
素晴らしすぎてため息しかないな……
@bbc-hareruwo
なんかすごい綺麗な歌声だし歌ってる本人もすごく綺麗だしでとにかく好きです(語彙力自粛中)
@user-ef9ip5zr8n
コントラバスに心拍数の急上昇が止まらなかった好きだ....
@ffc08016
The violist really transformed the voice of Sheena into strings!
@berkeley1295
Lu Chester His name is “斎藤ネコSaitoNeko"He had arranged some SheenaRingo's Song.
@user-gg2yc7ny1q
あぁ…党大会のビジュどタイプすぎる… 美しい
@SHIVASAS.Y.KRINGS
I'm just like the women
Who stand next to you and stare
Sweet intoxication
But I'm leaving this affair
You lit up my daydreams
Like so many other guys
Don't you look so lonely
There's no sorrow in goodbye
What women want are some simple pleasures
To be special
We don't need you forever
But I fell for your trap
Girls will fall like that
I was floating on a breeze
What you must be feeling
It was too late yesterday
Despite your deceiving
It was me who had my way
But women always attempt to tell lies
And to disguise, conceal what we want
So when I try to deceive won't you believe,
Or say that you forgive me
Cause the fault lies with you and the things you do
Don't tell me that I'm wrong
So I'll try to make this break but I can't escape
I'm too far into you
Though I know (though I know)
Our time has come(nothing lasts)
When you say(when you say)
"I still love you"(I love you), I think...
Don't leave me alone here
I'm lonely without you near
No lies, tricks or deception,
These wards speak my affection
Hey boy, those were just lies
Now I'll say my goodbye