Kinenju

[Machine Translation] She has made numerous appearances in the media and at events, mainly in her hometown of Nagano, and has also continued her steady activities since before her debut, such as street live performances and volunteer live performances at nursing homes and other facilities. Her activities have been spreading from person to person, and she even participated in an A-bombed piano concert in New York last September. Based on her own true story, she wrote this album about the importance and preciousness of having received "life" in this world, and includes two message songs that express her feelings of "Thank you for giving birth and raising me" to her mother (parents), even though there were days when she turned her back on them. She made her debut in March 2009 with the single "I May Cry" and was selected for the Nagano Broadcasting System's "Family Anniversary Campaign" commercial song. Her second single "Sora ni Narenai" released in March of this year was also selected for the campaign song, and ranked 14th on the Oricon Indies Chart.

地元長野を中心にメディア・イベント出演は多数、デビュー前より地道に行ってきた路上ライブや養護施設等でのボランティアライブなども継続して行っている。人から人へと活動が伝わり、昨年9月にはニューヨークでの被爆ピアノコンサートに参加するなど、海外へも広がりつつある。自身の実話を元に、望まれてこの世に"生命"を受けたことの大切さ、尊さを題材として作ったという今作には、背中を向けた日もあったけれど、母親(両親)へ今、"産んでくれて、育ててくれて、ありがとう"という気持ちを込めたメッセージソング2曲が収められている。「記念樹」2009年3月にシングル「泣いてもいいよ」でデビュー、長野放送「家族の記念日キャンペーン」CMソングに抜擢される。今年3月にリリースした2ndシングル「空になって」も引き続き同キャンペーンソングに採用され、オリコンインディーズチャートでも14位にランクインした。