Keiko (singer, born 1985) explained

Keiko
Birth Name:Keiko Kubota
Birth Date:5 December 1998
Origin:Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Genre:Anison, J-pop
Occupations:Singer
Instruments:Vocals, piano, Guitar, violin
Years Active:2005 - present
Label:Avex Trax (2020–present)
Current Member Of:FictionJunction
Past Member Of:Kalafina

,[1] who goes by the mononymous stage name Keiko (stylized all caps) is a Japanese pop singer with Italian origins from her father. She is one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura, and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina which ran for ten years from 2008 to 2018.

Biography

Keiko is from Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Prior to FictionJunction and Kalafina, she was in a rock vocal duo called Itokubo. She joined the FictionJunction project in 2005, and has performed on many of Kajiura's soundtracks and theme songs for anime shows. was used as an insert song in episodes 19 and 21 of the anime show , and was the B-side for the FictionJunction single "Toki no Mukou, Maboroshi no Sora".

In 2007, she and FictionJunction member Wakana joined Kajiura's vocal project Kalafina, releasing the song "Oblivious". During her ten years there, Kalafina released five studio albums and two compilation albums, all of which have charted in the Oricon top 10. Space Craft describes her singing as a "captivating bass voice".[2] Following the resignation of Kajiura from Space Craft, Keiko soon left the group in April 2018.[3] She also rejoined FictionJunction for Kajiura's concert performance of tracks from the Princess Principal anime television series.[4]

In April 2020, she announced she was working on a solo album with Avex Trax.[5] Her first solo single, which has the songs "Inochi no Hana" and "Be Yourself", was released in May.[6] "Inochi no Hana" was her first song where she wrote lyrics. In September, she held a live performance titled KEIKO First Live K001 – I'm home. Her studio album Lantana was released on December 2.[7] [8] [9] Her solo concert KEIKO Live K002 ** Lantana * Saita yo to promote the album is scheduled for December 16 at Zepp Tokyo and includes a livestreaming of the event. Lantana reached No. 32 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Discography

See also: Kalafina discography.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
JPN OriconJPN Hot 100
2020 / Be Yourselfrowspan="12" Lantana
Ray /
2021 / dew
"Nobody Knows You"
2022CUTLERY
"Alcohol"
"Close to you"
202429

As a collaborating artist

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum informationOricon[11] <-- ! rowspan=2; style="width:4em;" Refs -->
Peak
position
Weeks
charted
Lantana
  • Release date: December 2, 2020
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Catalog no.: AVCD-96602
  • Format: Digital download, CD
323 - -->
dew
  • Release date: December 8, 2021
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Catalog no.: AVCD-96875
  • Format: Digital download, CD
522
Cutlery
  • Release date: February 8, 2023[12]
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Catalog no.: AVCD-63419
  • Format: Digital download, CD
371

Other appearances

Title!scope="col"
YearAlbum

(credited as FictionJunction KEIKO)
2005Tsubasa Chronicle Future Soundscape II<--2005-09-22-->

External links

Notes and References

  1. KEIKOの知られざる素顔を大公開⁉️"KEIKOに10クエスチョン"【ゲストコーナー#49】 . YouTube . December 11, 2019 . Tiary TV . 1m5s . Japanese .
  2. Web site: Keiko . 11 October 2020 . Space Craft Group . 16 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210316155500/http://spacecraft.co.jp/keiko/ . dead .
  3. News: Morrissy . Kim . May 14, 2019 . Bunshun: Kalafina Members Want to Get Back Together . .
  4. News: May 24, 2019 . 動漫界配樂大師梶浦由記再來港 Yuki Kajiura LIVE TOUR 8月開演 . Japanese . Anime soundtrack master Kajiura Yuki returns to Hong Kong Yuki Kajiura LIVE TOUR starts in August . .
  5. News: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . April 15, 2020 . Former Kalafina Member Keiko Kubota Resumes Singing Career . .
  6. Web site: May 18, 2020 . 元Kalafina・KEIKO、5・27ソロデビュー 作詞に初挑戦 YouTubeチャンネルも開設 . Former Kalafina / KEIKO debuts solo on May 27. First challenge to write lyrics YouTube channel opened . . Japanese.
  7. Keiko, Ex Member of Japanese Vocal Group Kalafina, Releases Debut Solo Album 'Lantana' on December 2 . December 2, 2020 . Anime News Network.
  8. News: September 18, 2020 . KEIKO、初のソロアルバム『Lantana』詳細発表 "新しいKEIKO"を多種多様な音色で表現 . Japanese . KEIKO announces details of his first solo album "Lantana" Expressing "new KEIKO" with a wide variety of tones . Realsound.jp .
  9. News: September 18, 2020 . KEIKO、初のソロアルバム詳細発表 . Japanese . Barks.jp .
  10. Web site: ja:THEME SONG . THEME SONG . https://empower-children.jp/lec/themesong/?pr=lec003 . ja . Avex Marketing . 2021 . February 6, 2021.
  11. Web site: ja:KEIKOのアルバム作品 . A Look at Keiko's releases . https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/479393/products/album/ . October 11, 2020 . . Japanese.
  12. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c0166102b1e162c55c5bded7a329e67a3ee3c245
  13. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/479393/products/dvd/ . ja:KEIKOのDVD作品. Keiko's releases on DVD . Japanese . .
  14. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/479393/products/blu-ray/ . ja:KEIKOのBlu-ray作品 . Keiko's releases on Blu-ray . Japanese . .