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'''Arai Akino''' is a Japanese musician widely known among anime fans for doing the themes of [[Wikipedia:Outlaw Star|Outlaw Star]], [[Wikipedia:Tokyo Underground|Tokyo Underground]], [[Wikipedia:Kurau Phantom Memory|KURAU Phantom Memory]], and several more. She has collaborated frequently with artists in composition, lyrics, and vocals, including [[ZABADAK]]. She is also part of the indies unit [[marsh-mallow]].
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'''Arai Akino''' (新居昭乃) is a Japanese musician widely known among anime fans for doing the themes of [[Wikipedia:Outlaw Star|Outlaw Star]], [[Wikipedia:Tokyo Underground|Tokyo Underground]], [[Wikipedia:Kurau Phantom Memory|KURAU Phantom Memory]], and several more. She has collaborated frequently with artists in composition, lyrics, and vocals, including [[ZABADAK]]. She is also part of the indies unit [[marsh-mallow]].
  
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Akino is often compared with [[Sakamoto Maaya]] for their prominence in anime and easy-listening music, although Akino has been around longer than Maaya.
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Arai is often compared with [[Sakamoto Maaya]] for their prominence in anime and easy-listening music, although Arai has been around longer than Sakamoto.
  
 
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As a child, Arai Akino learned how to play the organ in kindergarten, and her parents bought her a piano in order for her to sing and make music. She would listen to classical music collections her parents had, along with works by [[Wikipedia:Daniel Vidar|Daniel Vidar]]. She was also exposed to [[Wikipedia:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]] from her younger brother and [[Wikipedia:Pink Floyd|Pink Floyd]] from a friend. In addition, she loved reading [[Wikipedia:The Diary of Anne Frank|The Diary of Anne Frank]] after graduating elementary school.
 
As a child, Arai Akino learned how to play the organ in kindergarten, and her parents bought her a piano in order for her to sing and make music. She would listen to classical music collections her parents had, along with works by [[Wikipedia:Daniel Vidar|Daniel Vidar]]. She was also exposed to [[Wikipedia:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]] from her younger brother and [[Wikipedia:Pink Floyd|Pink Floyd]] from a friend. In addition, she loved reading [[Wikipedia:The Diary of Anne Frank|The Diary of Anne Frank]] after graduating elementary school.
  
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Akino debuted in July 1986 with the single [[Yakusoku (Arai Akino)|Yakusoku]], which was used as the theme for [[Wikipedia:Windaria|Windaria]]. She began working with many artists, including [[Tane Tomoko]] (who would become her best friend) and the band [[PSY-S]]. Akino continued to compose, write, and sometimes sing the themes for [[Anime|anime]], commercials, and other artists. She was also the vocalist of the unit [[Goddess In the Morning]].
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Arai debuted in July 1986 with the single [[Yakusoku (Arai Akino)|Yakusoku]], which was used as the theme for [[Wikipedia:Windaria|Windaria]]. She began working with many artists, including [[Tane Tomoko]] (who would become her best friend) and the band [[PSY-S]]. Arai continued to compose, write, and sometimes sing the themes for [[Anime|anime]], commercials, and other artists. She was also the vocalist of the unit [[Goddess In the Morning]].
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After nearly five years of no releases under her own name, Akino returned to singing and releasing her own music in 1997 with the best-of album [[Sora no Mori]]. The albums to follow in 2000 and 2001 ranked high on the [[Oricon]]. She also had her own radio show, Viridian House, from 1997 to 2005.
 
  
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After nearly five years of no releases under her own name, Arai returned to singing and releasing her own music in 1997 with the best-of album [[Sora no Mori]]. The albums to follow in 2000 and 2001 ranked high on the [[Oricon]]. She also had her own radio show, Viridian House, from 1997 to 2005.
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==Dicography==
 
==Dicography==
 
===Albums===
 
===Albums===
 
* [1986.10.21] [[Natsukashii Mirai|Natsukashii Mirai]] (懐かしい未来; ''Nostalgic Future'')
 
* [1986.10.21] [[Natsukashii Mirai|Natsukashii Mirai]] (懐かしい未来; ''Nostalgic Future'')
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* [1997.08.21] [[Sora no Mori]] (空の森; ''Forest of the Sky'') (Best Album)
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* [1997.10.22] [[Sora no Niwa]] (そらの庭; ''Sky Garden'')
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* [1997.10.22] [[Sora no Niwa (Arai Akino)|Sora no Niwa]] (そらの庭; ''Sky Garden'')
 
 
* [2000.05.24] [[Furu Platinum]] (降るプラチナ; ''Falling Platinum'')  
 
* [2000.05.24] [[Furu Platinum]] (降るプラチナ; ''Falling Platinum'')  
 
* [2001.05.23] [[Kouseki Radio]] (鉱石ラジオ; ''Crystal Radio'')
 
* [2001.05.23] [[Kouseki Radio]] (鉱石ラジオ; ''Crystal Radio'')
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* [2004.09.08] [[Eden (Arai Akino)|Eden]] (エデン)
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* [2009.04.29] [[Sora no Sphere]] (ソラノスフィア; ''Sphere of the Sky'')
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===Best Album===
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* [1997.08.21] [[Sora no Mori]] (空の森; ''Forest of the Sky'')
 
* [2002.04.24] [[RGB]]
 
* [2002.04.24] [[RGB]]
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* [2004.09.08] [[Eden (Arai Akino)|Eden]] (エデン)
 
 
* [2005.11.23] [[Sora no Uta|sora no uta]] (''Song of the Sky'')
 
* [2005.11.23] [[Sora no Uta|sora no uta]] (''Song of the Sky'')
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* [2009.04.29] [[Sora no Sphere]] (ソラノスフィア; ''Sphere of the Sky'')
 
  
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===

Revision as of 04:07, 15 August 2009

Arai Akino (新居昭乃) is a Japanese musician widely known among anime fans for doing the themes of Outlaw Star, Tokyo Underground, KURAU Phantom Memory, and several more. She has collaborated frequently with artists in composition, lyrics, and vocals, including ZABADAK. She is also part of the indies unit marsh-mallow.

Arai is often compared with Sakamoto Maaya for their prominence in anime and easy-listening music, although Arai has been around longer than Sakamoto.

Profile

Information

As a child, Arai Akino learned how to play the organ in kindergarten, and her parents bought her a piano in order for her to sing and make music. She would listen to classical music collections her parents had, along with works by Daniel Vidar. She was also exposed to Led Zeppelin from her younger brother and Pink Floyd from a friend. In addition, she loved reading The Diary of Anne Frank after graduating elementary school.

Arai debuted in July 1986 with the single Yakusoku, which was used as the theme for Windaria. She began working with many artists, including Tane Tomoko (who would become her best friend) and the band PSY-S. Arai continued to compose, write, and sometimes sing the themes for anime, commercials, and other artists. She was also the vocalist of the unit Goddess In the Morning.

After nearly five years of no releases under her own name, Arai returned to singing and releasing her own music in 1997 with the best-of album Sora no Mori. The albums to follow in 2000 and 2001 ranked high on the Oricon. She also had her own radio show, Viridian House, from 1997 to 2005.

Dicography

Albums

Best Album

Singles

External Links

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