Kotoko

KOTOKO (real name unknown), born on January 19, 1980 in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, is a female trance and techno vocalist. She has released five albums (three associated with Geneon and two associated with I've Sound), twelve maxi singles (seventeen overall) and two DVDs that were released in the US. She also composes and writes lyrics (for herself as well as other singers in I've Sound) for numerous other song collections. She frequently works with the producers I've Sound, and has contributed songs to numerous anime and video games including Onegai Teacher, Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu, Onegai Twins, Ren'ai CHU!, Maria-sama ga Miteru, Hayate the Combat Butler, Colorful Kiss, Kannazuki no Miko, Starship Operators, Shakugan no Shana, and BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. In 1999, she became a professional singer. Her first successful audition was with I've Sound, a team of producers using the talents of various female vocalists for their productions—best recognized for their many dating sim and eroge game soundtracks. Since then, she has performed opening and ending themes for a few anime and has gained significant recognition from her two I've Sound-related album releases. Her second album, Garasu no Kaze, released in June 2005 has been praised within multiple online communities. On October 13, 2005, she released her fourth maxi single, which featured a song from her Garasu no Kaze album, "421: A Will" and its B-side song called "Shuusou" (秋爽, The Refreshing Autumn Breeze), which is featured in her third album, Uzu-Maki. Although not listed on her official Geneon website, KOTOKO has actually released four albums. Her very first album was called, Sora o Tobetara, which was released in 2000. Many of the tracks on this album were later re-recorded for her first I've Sound album, Hane (羽 -hane-, Feather), and was attributed as her first album. Her first I've Sound CD appearance was on the CD "Dear Feeling" (only released at "Comic Market 59".) with previous singer Aki. She then appeared on I've Girls Compilation Album Vol.3 "Disintegration", a series of albums with various songs from the I've Sound singers. KOTOKO's first official performance in North America was her highly successful American concert debut at Anime Expo 2005, followed soon after by the KOTOKO Lax Tour. Now that her self-composed hybrid of pop and techno beats—sometimes pop—have crossed the Pacific, KOTOKO's lyrics have elevated her presence among thousands of North American J-pop/anime fans. In 2009 she did the theme song for the Mamoru Oshii live-action movie Assault Girls. The song 蒼-iconoclast has also been featured as the opening theme song to the console version of the widely popular game Blazblue:Calamity Trigger. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Personality: Basically quiet. Become friends with strangers, but not well. Optimist but often can not help it drop. Whisper care. The intense emotion, cry once. The unusually challenging. Castor scared. Follow the ideal, romantic man Peter Pan series. Interests: fantasy. Before going to sleep at times delusional bliss. Movies. Outside of work spent most of the movie. The most relaxing time. Shop. Happy just looking at mail order catalog ~ ~ ♪ Photo. Recently bought a SLR camera hooked. Want to be a professional photographer in the future the sky. Flowers. That there was a job at a florist, you can still arrange flowers occasionally. Darts. Boring. Lure fishing. Ski fans. Softball. I have not done much ... days (^ ^) ☆ love to move the body Cute things to collect. Accessories, shoes, bags and so'll just collect. New look snack. It has become a hobby 高Ji corner of the radio! I want to go country: Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Morocco, Greece, Egypt, Tuvalu, Bolivia, Nepal, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Australia Favorite food: cherries, strawberries are particularly fond of. But like all fruits except melons! ! Noodles. Curry soup. Raw meat (or raw meat.) Negitoro. Avocado. Systems such as those sticky natto and okra. Dairy products (especially cheese). Maple syrup. Condensed milk. Pudding. Coriander, celery, like the kind of sweet herbs and mint. Yuzu. Cooked rice (made by my mother in particular) Favorite food: leek. Rice vinegar. Vinegar. Fry. Many chocolate cocoa. Dried shiitake mushrooms. Cookies. Coffee. Favorite things: Music. Poetry. Movies. Rabbit, Tortoise, or rather the whole sheep grazing animal. Reptile. Insects. This Wan. Sky, sea. Greenery and flowers. Space. Snoopy, Qoo (characters), they'll bear Ri. Thrill ride. Who has a dream at any age. Dislikes: the dark. I closed narrow. Ghost. Rain. Who is unconcerned with his lies. People who have no dreams. Slapdash man. Dreams: Los Angeles to plant a lemon tree to build a house in the hills overlooking the sea! To touch the walls of the universe is expanding at breakneck speed! They seem to be a singer until I've had it.