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[[Image:AKINO - your ears, our years promo.jpg|right|500px|thumb|AKINO from bless4 promoting ''[[Your Ears, Our Years|your ears, our years]]'' (2021)]]
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'''AKINO''' is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer. She is also a member of her brother-sister band [[bless4]]. In 2005, she released her debut solo single "[[Sousei no Aquarion]]". The single was used as the first opening theme for the [[Anime|anime]] ''[[Wikipedia:Genesis of Aquarion|Sousei no Aquarion]]'' and was produced by [[Kanno Yoko]]. It surprisingly became very popular and had a long chart life on the [[Oricon]] charts. Her debut album ''[[Lost in Time]]'' was released in 2007 under the new stage name '''AKINO from bless4''', and she has been using this moniker ever since. AKINO got married in the United States on July 8, 2017.

==Profile==
* '''Stage Name:''' AKINO (2005), AKINO from [[bless4]] (2007-)
* '''Birth Name:''' Kawamitsu Cindy Akino (川満愛希信)
* '''Birthdate:''' {{bda|1989|12|31|mf}}
* '''Birthplace:''' Utah, United States
* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' B
* '''Height:''' 163cm

==Discography==
[[Image:AKINO.jpg|right|250px|thumb|AKINO promoting ''[[Lost in Time]]'' (2007)]]
[[Image:AKINO - Miiro promo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|AKINO promoting "[[Miiro]]" (2015)]]
[[Image:AKINO - cross the line promo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|AKINO with bless4 promoting "[[Cross the Line|cross the line]]" (2016)]]
[[Image:AKINO - Tsuki no Mou Hanbun promo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|AIKI & AKINO from bless4 promoting "[[Tsuki no Mou Hanbun]]" (2018)]]
: <small>''Note: All releases are under the name '''AKINO with bless4''' unless otherwise stated.''</small>
===Albums===
*[2007.11.07] [[Lost in Time]] <small>('''AKINO from bless4''')</small>
*[2015.03.25] [[Decennia]]

===Best Albums===
*[2021.03.24] [[Your Ears, Our Years|your ears, our years]] <small>(15th Anniversary Album)</small>

===Singles===
*[2005.04.27] [[Sousei no Aquarion]] (創聖のアクエリオン; ''Genesis of Aquarion'')  <small>('''AKINO''')</small>
*[2005.08.24] [[Go Tight!]] <small>('''AKINO''')</small>
*[2012.02.15] [[Kimi no Shinwa ~Aquarion Dai Ni Shou]] (君の神話～アクエリオン第二章; ''Your Legend ~ Aquarion Chapter Two'')
*[2014.10.22] [[Extra Magic Hour]] (エクストラ・マジック・アワー)
*[2015.02.18] [[Miiro]] (海色; ''Ocean Color'') <small>('''AKINO from bless4''')</small>
*[2016.01.27] [[Golden Life / Overnight Revolution|Golden Life / OVERNIGHT REVOLUTION]]
*[2016.01.27] [[Overnight Revolution / Golden Life|OVERNIGHT REVOLUTION / Golden Life]]
*[2016.11.09] [[Cross the Line|cross the line]]
*[2018.02.07] [[Tsuki no Mou Hanbun]] (月のもう半分; ''The Other Half of the Moon'') <small>([[AIKI]] and '''AKINO from bless4''')</small>
*[2020.05.13] [[Getsumeiri no Monologue]] (月明りのMonologue; ''Moonlight Monologue'') (<small>[[Arai Akino]] × '''AKINO from bless4''')</small>

===Compilations / Other===
* [2005.06.28] [[Sousei no Aquarion Original Soundtrack]] (#1 ''Sousei no Aquarion Onii-sama to'', #13 ''Pride ~ Nageki no Tabi'', #16 ''Kouya no Heath'') <small>(as '''AKINO''')</small>
* [2005.09.22] [[Sousei no Aquarion Original Soundtrack 2]] (#1 ''Go Tight!'', #10 ''Nike 15sai'', #17 ''Genesis of Aquarion'') <small>(as '''AKINO''')</small>
* [2007.11.07] [[Sousei no Aquarion (Element Gattai Ver.)]] (#2 ''Sousei no Aquarion (Original Ver.)'') <small>(as '''AKINO''')</small>
* [2009.02.25] [[J-Pop Driving ~ Non-Stop Mix by DJ Kenichiro|J-POP DRIVING ~ NON-STOP MIX by DJ KEN-ICHIRO]] (#12 ''Sousei no Aquarion'') <small>(as '''AKINO''')</small>
* [2009.05.27] [[Kanno Yoko|YOKO KANNO]] [[The Seatbelts|SEATBELTS]] - [[Space Bio Charge]] (Disc 1 #3 ''Kouya no Heath'', #13 ''Genesis of Aquarion'') <small>(as '''AKINO''')</small>
* [2012.02.22] [[m.o.v.e]] - [[Animove 01|anim.o.v.e 01]] (#6 ''Yasashii Kizu / -m.o.v.e×'''AKINO (from bless4)''''')
* [2012.07.25] [[Love@New Dimension|LOVE@New Dimension]] (#2 ''Kouya no Heath, #5 Sousei no Aquarion ~ Oniisama to, #6 Pride ~ Nageki no Tabi, #8 Nike 15sai, #13 Eve no Danpen, #15 Gekko Symphonia, #17 ZERO'')
* [2014.12.24] [[Amagi Brilliant Road Original Soundtrack]] (#2 ''Extra Magic Hour (TV ver.)'')
* [2019.07.24] [[Dolls' Frontline O.S.T|DOLLS' FRONTLINE O.S.T]]

==External Links==
*[http://blog.oricon.co.jp/akino/ Official Blog]
*[http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/flyingdog/-/Artist/A019681.html Flying Dog Official Profile]

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[[Category:Japanese Artists]]
[[Category:J-Pop]]
[[Category:Blood Type B]]
[[Category:1989 Births]]
[[Category:American Artists]]
[[Category:Japanese Fluent]]
[[Category:Former Japanese Vocal Group Members]]