Atsumi Saori

Saori Atsumi (アツミサオリ Atsumi Saori) is born on February 2 in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture. Her latest release is the digital single, Namida no Riyū which was released on November 26, 2008 while her latest collaboration was with Kanae Itō by providing the lyrics and composition of 2 tracks from her single Yume・Miru・Kokoro (ユメ・ミル・ココロ?) titled Setsuna Rabu Reta (セツナラブレター?, Juncture Love Letter) and Yūwake Māmarēdo (誘惑マーマレード?, Marmalade Temptation). On top of this, she officially debuted with her single, Mōsukoshi… Mōsukoshi… as the ending theme of Midori Days in 2004. Later in November, she released her second major single, Bīdama. The title track became ending theme for the anime series Genshiken. The single contains a hidden track titled Nagare Hoshi (流れ星?). It's a cover version of a song by Magokoro Brothers. Before her commercial debut, she often does live in-house performance at different places such as Apia in Shibuya, Tokyo as well in-store performances at various Tower Records stores. She self-produced a cassette that contains 2 songs on October 1999 titled Mayonaka no Radio. The title track was later included in her first self-produced CD titled Tasogare Ryūseigun with a acoustic version of it. The CD was released on July 27, 2002. On Christmas Day that year, she also released her first album under an independent label, B-gram Records, titled Anata to Watashi to Kimi to Boku. Her second album Sora Iro Nostalgie was released in April 2006. Her third major single, Ai was released, and the title track was opening theme for the 2006 remake of the series Kujibiki Unbalance. It also contained her cover of Kazuyoshi Saitō’s Tatoeba Kimi no Koto It was not until year 2007 that she released her first major album. Tokyo Cramzy Days which was released on March 21 also contain a few tracks from her other major singles as well as her other independent albums. Except for her three singles, her albums never went on the Oricon charts. According to an advertisement in Animedia’s September 2007 issue, she as well as other artistes such as rino of CooRie are invited to Sakura Nogawa’s concert Sakura Nogawa Nyaho~♪ Tour 2007 Love Note. Her last few interviews can be found in Voice Newtype, Seiyū Grand Prix, Seiyū Animedia, with the latest report on April 2007 in Music Freak Magazine which is circulated in CD shops free in Japan. Her latest releases Suki ni Naritai and Namida no Riyū are exclusively available on iTunes Music Store. They are released under her independent label. Her first digital single, Aoi Sora ga Mienai was released on April 11, 2006 was only available in Indie Rise. The single is from her second independent album, Sora Iro no Nostalgie. She does li