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Azusa Tadokoro
Azusa Tadokoro emerged as the champion of 36th Horipro Next Generation Artist Talent Scout Caravan
in 2011.
Through various training, she dedicated herself in learning voice acting and live performing and finally she
got her CD major debut in July 2014. She also performed solo at Shinagawa Sutera Ball in December
2014 and has been active in overseas performance too by participating in Anime Festival Asia (AFA) for 2
continuous years.
As a voice actress, she voiced many popular character in anime and game, namely Kiriya Aoi in the
anime “Aikatsu!”, Kotori Takatori in the anime “Brynhildr in the Darkness” and also Shizuka Mogami in the
mobile phone game, “THE iDOLM@STER: Million Live!”.
As the voice of the main character in “THE iDOLM@STER: Million Live!”, she has charmed many fans
through her performance in Nakano Sunplaza and Saitama Super Arena.
Official Site: http://tadokoroazusa.com/
Minori Chihara
Debuted in 2004 as voice actress of the character Yuuki Nagato in the popular anime “The Melancholy of
Suzumiya Haruhi” she has since been the main attention of many fans and starred in many hit anime
programs.
Since signing with Lantis record label in 2007, she has performed in Nippon Budoukan and Saitama
Super Arena as a successful voice actress artiste.
Official Site: http://chiharaminori.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/minorin_staff
ChouCho
Prior to debut, ChouCho was an extremely popular utaite (online singer) in NicoVideo with over 1 million
views. ChouCho got her major debut by singing the opening theme “Kawaru Sekai” for anime “Kami-sama
no memo chou”.
She started her musical journey by playing electone at 4 years old and further polished her foundation by
starting a band during her 2nd year of high school.
Her band started to be active as anisong band from 2007. She posted her first video in June 2008.
She performed for the first time in NicoVideo related LIVE in May 2009 but she stopped her musical
activities briefly from July to December 2009 due to her studies overseas.
She resumed her music activities right after she got back in Japan and was invited to perform in NicoNico
Choukaigi in February 2010. She has been very active since then performing in NicoNico related LIVE
and officially major debuted in July 2011.
She also showed her promising talent as an artiste by penning the lyrics for the song “Sleeping Butterfly”
which is a song that was released together with her first single, the opening theme song “Kawaru Sekai”
for the anime “Kami-sama no memo chou”.
Official Site: http://iwill-music.co.jp/choucho/
Twitter: @choucho_
JAM Project
JAM Project (Japan Animation song Makers) is a super unit formed in year 2000 formed by well-known
vocalists in the Ani-song industry.
All singers are united through the common goal of writing song that can correspond with Japanese
Animation that has spread worldwide.
With the aim of applying their talent and skill into creating a befitting theme song for anime and game,
JAM Project has made them a reputation in the world of “Anisong” genre.
They have since composed more than 100 songs.
In 2008 they launched a song, “No Border” and toured Taiwan, Brazil, USA, Korea, China, Hong Kong,
Mexico, France and Spain. The results were tremendous, resulting in surge of overseas fans.
They also toured South America in 2012, further bringing Japan’s “Anisong” culture into international
stages.
Members of JAM Project:
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Hironobu Kageyama- CHALA-HEAD-CHALA (Dragon Ball Z Others
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Masami Okui- Rinbu-revolution (Revolutionary Girl Utena) Others
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Masaaki Endoh-「Yuushaou Tanjou!」(Yuushaou GaoGaiGar) Others
Hiroshi Kitadani「We are!」(ONE PIECE) Others
Yoshiki Fukuyama- Theme songs of Macross 7 Others
Official Site: http://www.jamjamsite.com
Left to right:
Yoshiki Fukuyama, Hironobu Kageyama, Masami Okui, Hiroshi Kitadani, Masaaki Endoh.
OLDCODEX
Formed in 2009 by vocalist Ta_2 and painter YORKE, they created their unique sound by combining their
differences that is based on the elements of rock, loudness and dance while creating a painting in a
process at the same time.
Although Rock is an element that originates from the western culture, they aim to create something that
belongs only to them within the genre. Through their aggressive style in live performance, they continue
to charm audience in Japan and abroad.
They performed in Budokan on February 11, 2014.
2013 TV Anime [Free!] Opening Theme Song “Rage on”
2013 TV Anime [Kuroko’s Basket] Ending Theme Song “WALK”
Official Site: www.oldcodex.com
Twitter: @OLDCODEX_NEWS
Kensho Ono
Kensho started out as a child actor and has expanded his work in various genres like stage plays and
movies.
His career as a voice actor started in 2001 when he was most well-known for his voicing for Harry Potter
in the Japanese dubs of the Harry Potter film series.
He has also stared in many popular anime like “Kuroko’s Basket Ball”, “Aldnoah Zero” and “Ace of
Diamond”.
In 2014 he made his debut as a singer with his first song “FANTASTIC TUNE”, which is used as the
ending theme song for “Kuroko’s Basket Ball”.
Official Blog: http://ameblo.jp/ono-kensho/
Twitter: @ono_kensho
Kenichi Suzumura
Kenichi Suzumura debuted in 1994 as voice actor in the well-loved anime “Macross 7”.
He is a known for voicing famous character from popular anime like “Gundam SEED DESTINY”,
“Gintama” and others.
In 2008, he debuted as an artiste and sang for the ending theme song “Asunaro” of the anime
“Kami-sama no memo chou”.
Since 2010 he has put in his focus on live concert, he released his 3rd album “VESSEL” on May 2014 and
also started his tour, “Live Tour 2014 VESSEL”.
Megumi Ogata
Debuted as the voice actress of the character “Kurama” from the ever popular anime classic “YuYu
Hakusho” (
幽☆遊☆白書)
After winning voice acting awards and accumulation of her voice acting skill, she landed a role as the
character “Shinji Ikari” the main protagonist in the ever popular legendary anime “Neon Genesis
Evangelion” which further brought her reputation to not only anime fans, but even to the eyes of the
public.
Other than being active as a Radio Personality, she also comes from a family of musicians too. Her
musical abilities that she have been honing since her early years is finally discovered when she released
her first CD, and since then she has joined Lantis in 1999 and started a singing career.
With her wide vocal range that covers 3 whole octaves and her soulful vocal, she is known for her
charming voice fits perfectly into any band configuration for her performance.
While she is no stranger for her original rock music tour, she also tours with her own popular song and
anisong covers nationwide. She will be performing overseas too, bringing her energetic and powerful
performance to the audiences all over the world.
Official Website:
http://www.emou.net/
Official Twitter: @ Megumi_Ogata