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Miho Komatsu

Miho Komatsu (小松 未歩, Komatsu Miho; born March 30, 1974) is a former Japanese singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Kobe, Japan, Komatsu began her career as a songwriter, writing "Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai" for Field of View. In May 1997, she released her debut single "Nazo", which served as the theme song to the Japanese anime series Case Closed. The song peaked at number nine on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart in Japan and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Her debut album of the same title (1997) peaked at number five on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart in Japan. After releasing a compilation album Miho Komatsu Best: Once More (2006), which peaked at number 21 in Japan, she retired from the music industry with no announcement.

As of 2025, Komatsu has released eleven albums including eight studio albums, 26 singles, and two essay books. During her ten-year career, she never made any television appearances and performed live. As a singer, Komatsu is perhaps best-known for writing and singing four theme songs for Case Closed, such as "Nazo", "Negai goto Hitotsu dake", "Kōri no ue ni Tatsu yō ni", and "Anata ga Iru kara".

As a songwriter, Komatsu has written songs for artists including Field of View, Deen, Wands, Rina Aiuchi, U-ka Saegusa in dB. She has earned three Oricon Weekly Singles Chart top ten songs as a songwriter with "Kimi ga Inai Natsu" by Deen, "Sabitsuita Machine Gun de Ima o Uchinukō" by Wands, and "Precious Place" by Aiuchi.

When Miho Komatsu was 3 years old, she was influenced by her brother to start playing the electone (electronic organ). Starting in junior high school, she became interested in Western and Japanese music. Her music career then started by the 8th grade when she began making and writing songs on her own and participated in a band as keyboardist around this time as well. When she became a senior in high school, Miho then became a vocalist of a band that played regularly in a Keihanshin live house. In 1996, she recorded her first demo tape, which soon fell into the hands of a producer for Giza Studio. She was signed to the label by the end of 1996.

On 7 April 1997, the on-air version of her debut single Nazo was broadcast as an opening theme for the anime television series Detective Conan.

On 23 April 1997, the band Field of View released single Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai where Miho was credited as a writer. In the media, it was broadcast as an ending theme for TV Asahi's television program Chou Jigen Time Bomber. It was Miho's first song written for another artist. Later, she self-cover this song in her debut album.

On 28 May 1997, Nazo was officially released under the Zain Records label. The single reached into Top 10 of Oricon Weekly Charts and charted more than 32 weeks.

On 18 June 1997, Miho wrote Japanese singer Arisa Tsujio's debut single Aoi Sora ni Deata. In the media, it was promoted as a first ending theme for anime television series Chūka Ichiban!, the on-air version broadcast on April 27. Miho self-covered this song in her debut album.

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