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Profile:<\/strong><\/p>\n bless4 is an American-born Japanese vocal and dance group consisting of 4 siblings \u2013 Akashi, Kanasa, Akino and Aiki \u2013 of the Kawamitsu family. They formally debuted in 2003 with BGM Japan with the single \u201cGood Morning! Mr. Sunshine\u201d. In 2009 they contributed to Disney\u2019s animated series Stitch with the ED theme \u201cStitch is Coming\u201d and the insert song \u201cHitori Jyanai\u201d. bless4 took 1st place in the Celebrity Acappella Championship and 3rd place in the 7th Celebrity Kaeuta Ou Finals. In 2014, together with Akino, bless4 released \u201cExtra Magic Hour\u201d \u2013 the OP for anime series \u2018Amagi Brilliant Park\u2019 \u2013 the single took #20 ranking on the Oricon Charts.<\/p>\n AKINO from bless4<\/strong><\/p>\n Anisong artiste<\/p>\n In 2005, Akino, then only 15, made her debut for her solo music career with the song composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno ,\u201cSousei no Aquarion\u201d, the OP theme of the anime series \u201cSousei no Aquarion\u201d, the iconic phrase \u201c\u201c\u266a<\/span>\u4e00\u4e07\u5e74\u3068\u4e8c\u5343\u5e74\u524d\u304b\u3089\u611b\u3057\u3066\u308b<\/span>\u266a\u201d<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>(I\u2019ve loved you since 12,000 years ago) once again caught everyone\u2019s attention 2 and a half years later within her debut single. The release is ranked #26 in the Oricon Charts; she subsequently released a 2nd single \u201cGo Tight\u201d the following year \u2013 this ranked #18 in the Oricon Charts and was used as the new OP theme for Sousei no Aquarion. “Sousei no Aquarion” was also the\u00a0#1 hit in Oricon Ring Tone Ranking, iTunes Download Ranking, AMAZON CD Ranking, Karaoke Ranking, etc.!\u00a0Awarded \u201c2009 JASRAC” \u00a0Silver Award.<\/p>\n As her solo music career continued to take flight, Akino went on to release several more singles and album \u2013 all of which music were used as OP, ED or insert songs for the \u2018Sousei no Aquarion\u2019 and \u2018Aquarion EVOL\u2019 TV series, OVA and movie. In 2014, she contributed to the OP and ED theme-songs for the visual-novel game \u2018Senjou no Waltz\u2019 (\u6226\u5834\u306e\u5186<\/span>\u821e\u66f2<\/span>) by OTOMATE and Idea Factory; and in 2015, her song \u201cMiiro\u201d (\u6d77\u8272<\/span>) is used as the OP theme for the hit anime series \u2018Kantai Collection\u2019 (adapted from the #1 online browser game of the same name by DMM.com and Kadokawa Games) \u2013 the single is a whooping success which took #2 ranking on the Oricon Charts shortly after its release.<\/p>\n Official site:\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/bless4.jp\/<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off”][et_pb_fullwidth_portfolio admin_label=”Fullwidth Portfolio” fullwidth=”off” include_categories=”3″ posts_number=”20″ show_title=”on” show_date=”off” background_layout=”light” auto=”off” \/][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"