Tomoko Kawase

Tomoko Kawase 1st rose to prominence as the vocalist and lyricist for the cult Japan alternative rock and roll work the Brilliant Green, which she was invited to become listed on in 1995 after impressing the bandmembers with her performing at an novice vocal contest. Following the Excellent Green had been suspended in 2002, Kawase focused on her behalf twin single projects, Tommy Feb6 and Tommy Heavenly6, the 1st (dubbed after her nickname and delivery date) sports a vintage ’80s pop audio, and the next plying punk/alt-rock wares. Actually, Tommy Feb6 debuted prior to the Excellent Green continued a hiatus, primarily meant just as just a little aspect experiment. Nevertheless, the “lovely geeky gal” image as well as the synth pop audio captured on, and in a short time the debut one “Everyday on the Bus End” (2001) was accompanied by three even more singles as well as the eponymous debut record, out, normally, on Feb 6 in 2002. The cover of Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Consider My Eyes From You” on the record was featured within a Daihatsu car industrial, increasing the project’s achievement. Tommy Feb6 also do a photo reserve, but that was designed to be the finish from it, as she came back to the Outstanding Green and done other tasks — in 2002, she supplied the voice for the personality in the anime series Piroppo. Nevertheless, the Outstanding Green shortly folded, and Kawase, who wedded music group mastermind Shunsaku Okuda the same calendar year, came back to single work. She attempted her hands at producing, dealing with Hinoi Asuka, Rate, and Tommy Angels, but nonetheless resurrected Tommy Feb6 aswell. “Je T’aime Je T’aime” arrived in 2003, accompanied by two even more singles and finally the second record, Tommy Air travel (2004). Nevertheless, Kawase was developing dissatisfied with the type advancement of Tommy Feb6, which, regarding to her, couldn’t maintain steadily its purity, and developed another alter ego, Tommy Heavenly6, designed to pose like a rebellious but genuine young lady. Debuting in 2003 using the one “Wait Till I COULD Dream” matched with TF6’s “Like Is normally Forever,” it had been also said to be a one-time task, but trapped around. Tommy Heavenly6 do another one, “Hey MY PAL,” in 2004, the name song as well as the B-side “Roller Coaster Trip” both highlighted in the film Shimotsuma Monogatari, and in 2005 she supplied the tune “Gimme All your Love!!” for the tribute record focused on the Nana manga series and released an eponymous debut recording. Tommy Feb6 also came back in 2005 using the solitary “Unhappy in Beautiful,” found in the Heaven Kiss anime series, however the rock and roll incarnation of Kawase was overtaking at that time: actually the promotional video of “Unhappy in Beautiful” was influenced from the Beastie Young boys’ “Sabotage,” and following its launch the synth pop task was placed on keep. Tommy Heavenly6 released three singles in 2006, with one, “Pray,” presented in the Gintama anime. The next full-length by Tommy Heavenly6, Weighty Starry Heavenly, found its way to 2007, accompanied by a thorough tour with some visitor appearances by people of the Excellent Green, who briefly reunited later on that year to get a tour plus some singles. That didn’t disrupt Kawase’s single profession, as Tommy Heavenly6 released the singles “Large Starry String” in 2007, “Papermoon” in 2008 (found in the Spirit Eater anime), and “Unlimited Sky” in ’09 2009 (highlighted in Gundam 00). In ’09 2009, she also released a set of best-of series — Strawberry Cream SODA Daydream for Tommy Feb6 and Gothic Melting Glaciers Cream’s Darkness Problem for Tommy Heavenly6. The Tommy Heavenly6 quasi-concept album I Wipe out My Heart arrived in ’09 2009 aswell, charting at amount nine.