generasia:Featured article for 2019 week 16

TRUE promoting "Blast!" (2019)

TRUE

TRUE is a Japanese pop singer, lyricist, actress and former idol. She made her debut in 1998 under her real name Karasawa Miho (唐沢美帆) with the Horipro agency as part of the short lived idol unit Five Star Girl. The following year she was part of idol unit NITRO for a film image song. In 2000, she signed to Pony Canyon and became a full-time singer. It was with the release of her third single, "Way to Love", that Karasawa gained popularity. A further five singles and two studio albums followed. In 2010 she colaborated with the SoulJa re-recording of "Way to Love".

Karasawa ended her 12 year association with Horipro in July 2011, and later that year started working as a lyricist with songwriting agency Scoop Music. Initially writing lyrics (Fairies, BRIGHT et al) she quickly moved into anison including several songs for Nanri Yuuka. At the end of 2013, Karasawa announced that she was returning to singing, transitioning to the Lantis label and working professionally as TRUE.

Her 14th single "Blast!" is released this week on April 17th.