My Little Lover

My Little Lover promoting Best Collection (2010)

My Little Lover is a Japanese pop unit under avex trax label. It was originally a three-piece group called MY LITTLE LOVER, however, the vocalist akko kept the name for her works as a soloist after the two other members left. "ALICE" is one of their better-known songs.

Members

Current Members

• akko - Vocals

Former Members

• Fujii Kenji (藤井謙二) - Guitar; left in 2002
• Kobayashi Takeshi (小林武史) - Keyboards, producer; left in 2006

Information

Akko and Fujii Kenji formed MY LITTLE LOVER in 1995 and released their first single, "Man & Woman / My Painting", in May. They were quickly joined by Kobayashi Takeshi in December as they released their first album, evergreen. Akko and Kobayashi married in 1996; the group's activities were then put on hiatus because Akko was pregnant. Fujii left the group in 2002, but the two other members continued releasing music.

In 2006, MY LITTLE LOVER signed under avex trax and Kobayashi decided to quit the group, Akko being the last remaining member. She changed her stage name to akko, but decided to still release music as My Little Lover.

In a January edition of the gossip magazine Friday, it was revealed that Kobayashi Takeshi was having an affair with Hitoto Yo. In May, akko announced their divorce; at the same time Kobayashi announced his intentions to marry Hitoto.

Discography

My Little Lover promoting "blue sky" (2009)

Studio Albums

• [1995.12.05] evergreen
• [1998.03.04] PRESENTS
• [1998.09.02] NEW ADVENTURE
• [2001.05.16] Topics
• [2004.01.21] FANTASY
• [2006.12.06] akko (original+best album)
• [2008.05.01] Identity (アイデンティティー)
• [2009.11.18] Sora no Shirushi (そらのしるし; Signs of the Sky)

Best Albums

• [2001.12.12] singles
• [2004.04.28] Self Collection ~15 Currents~
• [2006.12.06] akko (original+best album)
• [2010.05.05] Best Collection

Other Albums

• [1998.12.03] The Waters (concept album)
• [2002.12.11] organic (self-cover album)
• [2008.10.15] acoakko (iTunes album)

Singles

• [1995.05.01] Man & Woman / My Painting
• [1995.07.03] Shiroi Kite (白いカイト; White Kite)
• [1995.08.21] Hello, Again ~Mukashi Kara Aru Basho~ (Hello, Again ～昔からある場所～; A Place from Old Times)
• [1996.04.22] ALICE
• [1996.10.28] NOW AND THEN ~Ushinawareta Toki wo Motomete~ (NOW AND THEN ～失われた時を求めて～; Searching for Lost Time)
• [1996.12.02] YES ~free flower~
• [1997.06.25] ANIMAL LIFE
• [1997.08.20] Shuffle
• [1997.11.12] Private eyes
• [1998.01.21] Sora no Shita de (空の下で; Under the Sky)
• [1998.05.13] DESTINY
• [1998.07.23] CRAZY LOVE / Days
• [2001.02.28] shooting star (shooting star ～シューティングスター～)
• [2001.04.18] Higasa ~japanese beauty~ (日傘 ～japanese beauty～; Parasol)
• [2002.09.04] Survival
• [2004.04.28] Kaze to Sora no Kilim (風と空のキリム; Wind and Sky Kilim)
• [2006.11.08] Ri.bbon (り・ぼん)
• [2007.03.07] Afureru (あふれる; Overflow)
• [2007.08.22] dreamy success
• [2008.02.15] Labyrinth (ラビリンス)
• [2008.04.09] Initial (イニシャル)
• [2009.02.04] Oto no Nai Sekai / Toki no Bell (音のない世界 / 時のベル; Soundless World / Bell of Time)
• [2009.08.05] blue sky

Other Singles

• [2010.04.14] Sekai no Tabibito (世界の旅人; World Traveler) (digital single)
• [2010.04.15] Harmony (ハーモニー) (MY LITTLE LOVER×kitson)

VHS / DVD

• [1998.12.03] Sign of Thursday
• [2001.12.12] clips

Books / CD-Rom

• [1996.10.31] ALICE IN WONDERLAND
• [1997.09.05] female AKKO
• [1997.11.11] Little Lover no Sagashi Kata (リトルラヴァーの探し方)
• [1997.11.25] Private eyes Rough Mix

External Links

• Official Website