Miho Komatsu

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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).^[2] 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 May 2022, 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.