An interview with KOKIA published in the webpage “Music Lounge” for February 2008. She talks about the 10th anniversary of her debut and about her 10th anniversary album “The Voice”.
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This interview was conducted as the second installment of the interview series by Ai Kawashima (川嶋あい), who is a singer-songwriter. Her first single “Asu e no tobira” (“The door to tommorw”) is one of representative songs of the group “I WiSH” where Ai Kawashima is a member of the group. Moreover, the song “Tabidachi no hi ni” (“On the day of departure”) written by her is one of the best songs that is often sung at graduation ceremonies at schools.
The singer-songwriter Ai Kawashima has been interviewing hot artists! In this second installment of the series, she is joined by KOKIA, who has released a new album “moment”, which challenges the use of a special recording technique. What will the two female singers, who both write lyrics and music, have to talk about? We can’t wait to hear what they have to say!
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In 2007, Japan was hit by one of its most significant earthquakes, the Niigata Chuetsu-oki Earthquake. This interview is about the story of an e-mail from a woman to KOKIA, and the music that came from it.
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KOKIA says that she is a business-like musician too much. This also means that she is able to produce herself with precision.
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It may be suprising, but KOKIA says she has had more difficulties since her debut. She says it is difficult to balance between what she “should” do as a professinal musician and what she “wants” to do as an artist.
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She studied abroad in the U.S. for a short time when she was in the fifth grade of elementary school. She could not speak English well and was stuck in her shell, but music saved her. Since then, she has come to believe that music is the universal language of the world.
On October 1, 2022, an unofficial fan site for KOKIA, “KOKIA Life — One by One, Day by Day –” is opened.
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She is like a marathon runner. You shouldn’t be fooled by her cute looks. She thinks about how she can convey her songs to the audience, and never gives up. You will be overwhelmed by her professionalism as she continues to sing even if she faces trouble and suffering in her careers.