【YUGEN PODCAST】Disney found her on TikTok. - Miisha Shimizu

From Asia to the World — A New Era of Soundアジアのシーンを牽引するアーティストたちとの対話を通して、“アジアミュージック”という未定義のカルチャーに輪郭を与えていく。■ Miisha Shimizu（清水美依紗）From TikTok covers to Disney, Wicked and Miss Saigon — a voice that refuses to fit one category.Miisha Shimizu is a singer, musical theatre actress and voice artist from Mie, Japan, raised by a Filipino mother she calls her guiding light. After two years of musical theatre school in New York, the pandemic sent her home with her dream close to slipping away — until her mother suggested posting her singing on TikTok. One year later, Disney Japan called: she became the voice of "Starting Now," the Japanese theme song for Disney's Ultimate Princess Celebration. Since her 2022 major debut "High Five," she has voiced Glinda in the Japanese dub of the film Wicked — the very role of her lifelong idol Ariana Grande — and played Éponine in Les Misérables. In 2026 she takes on her dream role: Kim in Miss Saigon, the part made legendary by Lea Salonga. Her songs include "TipTap," "Home," "Wave" and the new single "Reunion." Her five-year goal: a Grammy nomination — with a song written in Japanese.TikTokのカバー動画からディズニー、『ウィキッド』、そして『ミス・サイゴン』へ——ひとつのカテゴリーに収まらない歌声。三重県出身のシンガー・ミュージカル俳優・声優。フィリピン人の母のもとで育ち、その存在を「人生の道しるべ」と語る。高校卒業後にニューヨークでミュージカルを2年間学ぶも、パンデミックで帰国。夢を諦めかけたとき、母の「TikTokに歌を投稿してみたら」という一言が転機になった。投稿から約1年でディズニーから直接オファーが届き、「Starting Now 〜新しい私へ」（アルティメット・プリンセス・セレブレーション日本版テーマソング）の歌唱アーティストに抜擢される。2022年に「High Five」でメジャーデビュー。映画『ウィキッド ふたりの魔女』日本語吹替版では、憧れ続けたアリアナ・グランデが演じるグリンダ役の吹替を担当し、ミュージカル『レ・ミゼラブル』ではエポニーヌ役を務めた。2026年は夢の役だった『ミス・サイゴン』キム役に挑む。代表曲に「TipTap」「Home」「Wave」、最新シングルはアニメ『天は赤い河のほとり』エンディングテーマ「Reunion」。5年後の目標は、日本語の楽曲でグラミー賞にノミネートされること。■ FOLLOW MIISHA SHIMIZUOfficial Website: https://www.universal-music.co.jp/shimizu-miisha/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miisha3148/X: https://x.com/mEry97239295X (Staff): https://x.com/miishastaffTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mii3148YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2LUSHUA3gusbD-KPBzkfgSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/2ITl7YzD1Hm6NVojBhKkOpOfficial Fan Club "NAMASTE": https://miisha0310.fanpla.jp/■ YUGEN OFFICIALWeb Site:http://ygen.net/■ CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:27 Welcome to YUGEN Podcast02:15 Musical theatre, voice acting, pop — why she refuses one category05:55 Posting covers since high school08:57 The Disney call, in the middle of Don Quijote10:24 One year from her first post to a Disney theme song12:17 Two years in New York14:16 What acting school actually teaches16:23 In musical theatre, dancing is acting with the body18:25 Kim in Miss Saigon — a real person, not a stereotype20:32 Lea Salonga, and her own roots22:00 The song that made her fall for the show23:22 Growing up on Ariana Grande24:26 Glinda — dubbing Wicked in Japanese27:37 Meeting Ariana28:34 Almost giving up, and her mother's suggestion31:41 New York, depression, and the way back35:07 What New York taught her about her own voice36:47 "Wave" — letting the vulnerability show39:10 "Home" — for her family, and for her father41:29 Two ways into a song: the role and the self43:25 Roles she still wants — and why they cast her as Kim47:17 What "Asian music" actually means50:30 Writing in Japanese to reach the world51:41 Japanese and Filipina, raised by her grandmother53:27 New single "Reunion"55:31 Her favourite line in the song57:56 Five years from now: a Grammy, in JapaneseCREDITSYUGEN Production Committee―MC: Isaac Y. TakeuREIKOGuest: Miisha ShimizuCreative Producer:Yamato MiyakeArt Department:ONSA Inc.Art Director:samiArt Department Coordinator:Riku MatsuseEdit:4thclue Inc.Production:OASIZ Inc.