Press Release
Yumiko Shiina was born in Saitama Prefecture to Kōtarō Shiina, an employee of an oil company, and Akiko Shiina, a full-time housewife. She was born with an illness in which the esophagus narrows as it approaches the stomach, resulting in many surgeries. These surgeries left Shiina with large scars on her shoulder blades, said to give the impression that an angel's wings had been removed.

Her understanding of the arts began with her father's interest in jazz and classical music. Also, her mother majored in dance in college and practiced ballet. There was a large collection of music, a piano, and a guitar in her house. Shiina's father was also a devoted reader of music magazines. The young girl began practicing piano at age 5, as well as learning classical ballet.

There are some rumors about the origin of the pseudonym Ringo, meaning apple. It is thought to perhaps originate from the nickname which was applied to her by a friend when she often blushed as a child, or it could come from the name of the Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr, or it is because she gives herself a stage name which uses an English-sounding word. However, the only origin that she declared is that she followed the cartoonist, Sensya Yoshida. His first name is just a name of an object like Ringo ("Sensya" in this case meaning a "Battle Tank" in English). She
seems to feel that the fact impacts those who hear it.

Bio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Shiina
Website
http://www.emimusic.jp/artist/ringo/

Release date:
June 22, 2009

Tracklist:
1. 流行 (Ryuukou)
2. 労働者 (Roudousha)
3. 密偵物語 (Mittei Monogatari)
4. ○地点から (Maru Chiten kara)
5. カリソメ乙女 (Karisome Otome)
6. 都合の好い身体 (Tsugou no Ii Karada)
7. 旬 (Shun)
8. 二人ぼっち時間 (Futari Bocchi Jikan)
9. マヤカシ優男 (Mayakashi Yasaotoko)
10. 尖った手口 (Togatta Teguchi)
11. 色恋沙汰 (Irokoizata)
12. 凡才肌 (Bonsai Hada)
13. 余興 (Yokyou)
14. 丸の内サディスティック (EXPO Ver.) (Marunouchi Sadistic (EXPO Ver.))

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