MOON KANA

MOON -kana- promoting Moon Dragon

Kana (香奈) is a rock musician/singer, toy designer, model, illustrator/graphic artist, dress designer, and actress who well-known for her appearances in the Gothic & Lolita Bible. Over the years she has become well known for her ever changing looks.

Profile

• Name: Kana (香奈)
• Also Known As: 香奈 - MOON -, MOON-香奈-, MOON-kana-
• Birthdate: 1982.01.26
• Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan
• Blood Type: A
• Height: 156cm
• Shoe size: 22cm
• Hobby: Taking pictures, drawing using PC
• Location: Survives in the forest
• Favorite Food: Meat, peaches, strawberries, alcohol
• Favorite Color: Red, pink, black, white
• Favorite Flower: a lily bell, Lily of the Valley
• Favorite Artist: Madonna
• Favorite Place: The place where the heart commutes
• Dream: To live in a castle

Trivia

• Kana has a cat named Momo (peach); "Momo" is one thing she lists as her favorite food.
• Her main panda is named Toraboruta she has another panda named Miika. (Miika is her mom's name, as she says)
• Kana's first concert took place when she was just sixteen.
• She named her guitar Murayama-san.
• She wrote the lyrics to Chimame, her second single, when she was 17.
• In 2006, momoko DOLL began collaborating with Kana for two dolls based off of her. They include a 27cm fashion doll and a 9cm doll (mame momoko). The dolls are sold together. The first set shows the dolls wearing a black and white polka-dotted dress, and a second edition, released in June, had Kana wearing a rag-pieced dress.
• Kana's family consists of her father, mother Mika and her brother Daichi. Her brother has appeared with Kana in several photoshoots.

Information

Music Career

Kana showed an early interest in music at a young age. She was only sixteen when she held her first live concert; from there took two years for her talent to be recognized. She was then offered a deal and signed with the indie label Teichiku Entertainment. Kana released her first single, "Hebi-Ichigo". She shocked her listeners with her unusual voice that is often described as "a dying cat".

She then followed with her second single "Chimame". The lyrics to "Chimame" were written by Kana when she was only seventeen, while she was in one of her classes. Three months later she released her third single, "Kuuchuu Buranko". Exactly a year from her debut single's release date Kana released her debut album, "Doubutsu-teki Ningen".

Only two months after the albums release Kana bounced back with her fourth single, "Niku", which was written in celebration about her graduating from high school.

Kana was unheard from musically for almost a year until November of 2002. On November 24th she had her first double release: the release of her fifth single "Anzen Pin", and the release of her first PV collection, "Kokoro no Mori". The song "Anzen Pin", much like Niku" is a celebration song, but this time it is about Kana turing twenty.

Two months later came the release of her second album, "Kikai-teki Ningen". The album ended up being Kana's last release with Teichiku Entertainment. She then signed to Globule Music Publishers for a short while. Nearly another year passed before any releases from Kana until her first mini-album, "Ningen-teki Ningen". The album covered more types of material then Kana's previous releases; for example, the song "Hadaka" was a soft piano number which showcased Kana's growth as an artist. Kana then left the Globule Music Publishers label after the album's release.

Kana then went on another unofficial hiatus. During this time Kana was featured in a film by Otsuki Kenji called "Natsumi-san". (It was later stated by Kana that the film was never released). Two years passed before the release of Kana's third album "Spade" in 2005, which was Kana's first release on her own label Ichigo-SHA. All the lyrics and music on the album were written by Kana and arranged by Sakaide Masami.

Not much was heard from Kana until late 2006 when she announced her European tour. She headlined shows in France, Sweden, Finland, and Germany. The tour started on October 8th at "GLAZ' ART" in Paris, France. The tour went well into mid 2007.

Around April Kana started posting in her blog that she had begun writing new songs and would release a new album in July. Through her blog she kept fans well-updated with news of the release. The album was finished on June 12th 2007 and titled "Tsuki no Usagi", with a total of ten tracks. "Tsuki no Usagi" was available for pre-order on June 25th through Kana's official site and distributed later to retailers on July 3rd.

Modeling Career

Soon after Kana's musical debut, she began appearing regularly in Gothic & Lolita Bible. The magazine is a staple for visual-kei artists and regularly featured people such as Mana and AYA. In the magazine she has modeled her own creations as well as Brand Names such as Baby the Stars Shine Bright. The magazine exposed many new people to Kana, and increased her popularity.

Discography

Albums

• [2001.09.21] Doubutsu-teki Ningen (動物的人間; Animal-like Human)
• [2002.09.26] Kikai-teki Ningen (機械的人間; Machine-like Human)
• [2005.02.03] Spade (スペード)
• [2007.07.03] Tsuki no Usagi (月の兎; Moon Rabbit) (MOON -kana-)
• [2010.04.20] MOON DRAGON (MOON -kana-)

Mini Albums

• [2003.07.23] Ningen-teki Ningen (人間的人間; Human-like Human)

Singles

• [2000.09.21] Hebi-Ichigo (蛇苺; Snake-Strawberry)
• [2001.02.21] Chimame (血まめ; Blood Blister)
• [2001.05.23] Kuuchuu Buranko (空中舞乱孤 (ぶらんこ); Sky Swing)
• [2001.11.21] Niku (肉; Meat)
• [2002.07.24] Anzen Pin (安全ピン; Safety Pin)

VHS

• [2002.07.24] Kokoro no Mori (ココロの森; Heart of the Forest)

External Links

• Kana's Official Website
• Official Blog