K. JUNO
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K. Juno is a female
rock
singer/songwriter
from Japan
, mainly singing in English
. There are many collaborative works with other artists as well as her solo works. She also speaks Chinese, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
singer/songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, mainly singing in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. There are many collaborative works with other artists as well as her solo works. She also speaks Chinese, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Music style
- As a vocalist, Juno sings like '80s hard rockHard rockHard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
singers with a comfortably long-lasting, sometimes extremely high-pitched voice, while she writes rather '70s rockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
flavored musicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. - Juno also wrote the lyrics to the theme song for the Japanese CG animationAnimationAnimation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
Voices of a Distant StarVoices of a Distant Staris a Japanese anime OVA by Makoto Shinkai. It chronicles a long-distance relationship between two close friends who communicate by sending emails via their mobile phones across interstellar space...
by Makoto ShinkaiMakoto Shinkai, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese anime director, animator, and voice actor. A native of the Koumi Nagano Prefecture in Japan, he studied Japanese literature at Chuo University. He traces his passion for creation to the manga, anime, and novels he was exposed to while in middle...
, titled "Through the Years and Far Away (Hello, Little Star)". - She also works with Wave, one of the most popular doujin creators in Japan, where Juno challenges many styles and develops her power of expression.
Solo albums
- Love Me (mini album, 5 tracks) 2000
- Juno Vol. 1 plus Fate (10 tracks) 2005
- Amazing Grace (Out of the Holy Hands of Fate) (CD-R, 4 tracks) 2007 (sung in Japanese)
Singer/songwriter albums
- wave (Morrigan)
- 2007 Message (4 new/9 remix/13 tracks, all sung by K. Juno)
- 2007 Archiv-East (1 remix / 38 tracks)
- 2007 Yoru wo Koe-te (1 new / 2 remix / 8 tracks)
- 2006 White Avalon (4 new / 22 tracks, plus Avalon all mp3 data)
- 2006 Aria (1 new / 14 tracks)
- 2005 Caldes (3 new / 16 tracks)
- 2004 Avalon (3 new / 16 tracks; album arranged for "Fate/stay nightFate/stay nightis a Japanese visual novel developed by Type-Moon, which was originally released as an adult game for the PC. An all-ages version of Fate/stay night, titled Fate/stay night Réalta Nua, was released for the PlayStation 2 on April 19, 2007, and features the Japanese voice actors from the anime series...
," which first made Juno famous) - 2004 Mo Nakanai-de (2 new / 9 tracks)
- 2004 Voyager (1 new / 1 remix / 10 tracks plus bonus)
- 2003 Feline Groove II (1 new / 16 tracks)
- Cranky
- 2003 Rave-Slave (1 remix / 14 tracks)
- PsG System Laboratory
- 2003 Artifact (3 new / 39 tracks; Tsukinosabaki & Typing MoonTsukihimeis a Japanese eroge dōjin visual novel game created by Type-Moon, who first released it at the Winter Comiket in December 2000. It was adapted in 2003 into an anime series, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, produced by J.C.Staff and Geneon, and a manga series, which has been serialized since 2004 in...
Online original soundtrack) - 2003 Typing MoonTsukihimeis a Japanese eroge dōjin visual novel game created by Type-Moon, who first released it at the Winter Comiket in December 2000. It was adapted in 2003 into an anime series, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, produced by J.C.Staff and Geneon, and a manga series, which has been serialized since 2004 in...
(online typing game)
- 2003 Artifact (3 new / 39 tracks; Tsukinosabaki & Typing Moon
- Fusion Works
- 2006 Aura - 12 pieces of remedy (1 new / 12 tracks)
- Ken'ichi Kitakata
- 2007 Believe (CD-R, backup vocals)
- Blazing Bronze (progressive rock band)
- (announced to be released in 2007 but not released yet)
As a lyricist
- Makoto ShinkaiMakoto Shinkai, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese anime director, animator, and voice actor. A native of the Koumi Nagano Prefecture in Japan, he studied Japanese literature at Chuo University. He traces his passion for creation to the manga, anime, and novels he was exposed to while in middle...
comix wave- 2002 Voices of a Distant StarVoices of a Distant Staris a Japanese anime OVA by Makoto Shinkai. It chronicles a long-distance relationship between two close friends who communicate by sending emails via their mobile phones across interstellar space...
soundtrack CD, DVD, and more formats released worldwide
- 2002 Voices of a Distant Star