The fifth and sixth singles, "Gips" and " Tsumi to Batsu", were released at the same time to prevent overlap with the release of her second album, Shōso Strip, in March 2000. Sheena chose a hospital as the setting for the music video for "Honnō". " Gips" was due to be the next single, but when Sheena had to cancel recording due to illness, " Honnō" was released as the fourth single instead. This was followed by the release of her first album, Muzai Moratorium, in February 1999. She subsequently made singles " Kabukichō no Joō" and " Koko de Kiss Shite", the latter becoming her first hit. Sheena released her first official single " Kōfukuron" in May 1998, when she was 19 years old. These surgeries left Sheena with large scars on her shoulder blades, said to give the impression that an angel's wings had been removed. Treatment of this involved several operations, at least one of which required her right shoulder blade to be cut open. Sheena was born with an esophageal atresia in which the esophagus narrows as it approaches the stomach. She was ranked number 36 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians compiled by HMV in 2003. ![]() She describes herself as " Shinjuku-kei Jisaku-Jien-ya ( 新宿系自作自演屋, a Shinjuku-style writer-performer)". ![]() She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the band Tokyo Jihen. Yumiko Shiina ( 椎名 裕美子, Shiina Yumiko, born November 25, 1978), known by her stage name Ringo Sheena ( 椎名 林檎, Shiina Ringo), is a Japanese singer, songwriter and musician.
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