Artist Profile

Singer-songwriter. In 2009, super drummer Murakami "Ponta" Shuichi heard her mini-album "A color" and fell in love with her voice, leading to them performing together at live shows and recording sessions. In 2010, she released the live album "JUNKTIME" with some talented members assembled by Ponta. In the same year, she released the special album "JUNKSPICE" which included the song "Morning Kiss" which was frequently aired on FM stations. In 2011, she released her full studio album "JUNKWAVE". In 2012, she made her major debut with the single "Ano Sora no Mukou gawa e", which was played in heavy rotation on 40 radio stations nationwide and was used as a tie-up song for a Toshiba TV commercial. In 2013, she released her first major album "JUNK SCAPE". In 2014, she released the album "Kazemachi Drive". In 2016, she released the live album "JUNKFLASH". In 2017, the digitally released single "Boku Dake no SUNSHINE" topped Spotify's viral chart three times. In 2018, the first jazz cover album "Romantic Songs - My Foolish Heart" was released. In November 2020, the original album "Happiness" was released digitally. In January 2021, the cover of Yamashita Tatsuro's song "SPARKLE" was released digitally. In July, the album "Happiness" was released on CD. In August, the 7-inch analog record "SPARKLE/Himitsu" was released by Double Cider, which charted in the Oricon single sales ranking. In September, "GOLDEN TIME", which was used as a commercial song for Family Mart, was released digitally. In October, the analog version of the album "Happiness" was released. In December, the second cover of Yamashita Tatsuro's song "RIDE ON TIME" was released digitally. In April 2022, the third cover of Tatsuro Yamashita's song "DOWN TOWN" was released digitally. In July, the album "SHINE" was released simultaneously on CD and digitally, and charted in the Oricon album sales ranking. In August, the fourth cover of Tatsuro Yamashita's song "LOVELAND, ISLAND" was released digitally, and in November, the fifth cover "High Pressure Girl" was released digitally. In November, the analog version of the album "SHINE" was released. In December, the second 7-inch analog version "RIDE ON TIME" was released. In December, the idol Terashima Yufu wrote the city pop tune "Koi no Atomi" (34th place on the Oricon chart) <lyrics: Ishiwata Junji> in collaboration with Kamiya Itsuki. In February 2023, the single "CATCH THE RAINBOW" was released digitally. In June, the single "Ameagari no Machi" was released digitally. In August, the new album "DREAMIN'" was released by Pony Canyon. In December, she released a cover of Anri's song "WINDYSUMMER" digitally. In January 2024, she released a cover of Junko Ohashi's song "Telephone Number" digitally. In March, she released the cover album "Akogyo Toshi City Pop Covers." Her voice has been used in a total of 16 tie-up songs to date and is loved by many.