My Little Lover is a Japanese pop

J-pop

, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

 group belonging to the Avex Trax

Avex Trax

, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...

 label as of the single and the album Akko. Previous releases were under Toy's Factory

Toy's Factory

is a Japanese record label founded in 1990 as a VAP subsidiary, based in Japan. It has since become an independent company.-Sub-Labels:* bellissima!* Carnage* Deep Blue* Idyllic* Kimi* Meme Tokyo* -Artists:*Aobozu*Armageddon*Bump of Chicken...

. The group has had several members, but currently only Akko (Akiko Kobayashi 小林亜希子, born Akamatsu 赤松) the vocalist, remains.

The founding members were Akko (vocals) and (guitar), later joined by producer/songwriter (keyboard) when they released their first album, evergeen. (The lyricist KATE on their early singles stands for "Kenji, Akko, and Takeshi Ensemble".) Akko and Kobayashi married in 1996, but divorced in 2008 when Kobayashi's affair with Yo Hitoto

Yo Hitoto

is a Japanese pop singer. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Taiwanese. She can speak three languages: Japanese, English, and Mandarin. Tae Hitoto is her older sister. Her name Hitoto is not her real surname, it is her mother's maiden name. She changed her name when she came to Japan...

 was made public. Fujii retired from the group in 2002.

Original albums

1. 1995: Evergreen
2. 1998: Presents
3. 1998: New Adventure
4. 1998: The Waters
5. 2001: Topics
6. 2002: Organic
7. 2004: Fantasy
8. 2006: Akko
9. 2008: Acoakko
10. 2009:
11. 2010: Acoakko Debut

Compilation albums

1. 2001: Singles
2. 2004: Self Collection: 15 Currents
3. 2008:
4. 2010: Best Collection

Singles

1. 1995: "Man & Woman/My Painting"
2. 1995:
3. 1995: "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)
   Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)
   is a song by Japanese band My Little Lover. It was released as a single on August 21, 1995, and is currently the band's biggest hit single.- Promotion :...
   
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4. 1996: "Alice"
5. 1996:
6. 1996: "Yes (Free Flower)"
7. 1997: "Animal Life"
8. 1997: "Shuffle"
9. 1997: "Private Eyes"
10. 1998:
11. 1998: "Destiny"
12. 1998: "Crazy Love/Days"
13. 2001:
14. 2001:
15. 2002: "Survival"
16. 2004:
17. 2006:
18. 2007:
19. 2007: "Dreamy Success"
20. 2008:
21. 2008:
22. 2009:
23. 2009: "Blue Sky"

External links

• Official Website
• J!-ENT Interviews My Little Lover Special J!-ENT interview with My Little Lover by Dennis A. Amith and Hiroshi Tagawa.