Marina Kawano

Marina Kawano
河野 マリナ
Marina Kawano at AnimeNEXT 2018
Born	Marina Kōno (1990-05-21) May 21, 1990 (age 34) Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Alma mater	Kwansei Gakuin University
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2011–present
Agent	Dearstage
Height	148 cm (4 ft 10 in)
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment
Website	kawanomarina.com

Marina Kawano (河野 マリナ, Kawano Marina, born May 21, 1990) is a Japanese singer from Kasuga, Fukuoka who is signed to SME Records. She started her singing career after winning the 4th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2010.

Biography

Kawano's interest in music began when she took up piano lessons at the age of 4 under her mother's friend. It was also during this time that she gained an interest in singing.^[1] She had her first music recital in junior high school, and started taking guitar lessons in high school. In college, she began singing theme songs from different anime such as Sailor Moon and Slam Dunk in campus events.^[1]

Kawano's professional music career began when she won the 4th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2010, besetting 10,189 other contestants.^[2] The following year, she released her first single "Morning Arch", which was used as the opening theme to the anime television series A Channel.^[3] Her second single "Takaramono" (たからもの, lit. "Treasure"), released on February 22, 2012,^[4] was used as the ending theme to the fourth season of the anime television series Natsume's Book of Friends.^[5] In late 2012, she performed the song "Kieru Daydream" (消えるdaydream, lit. "Vanishing Daydream"), which was used as the ending theme to the anime television series Nekomonogatari (Kuro). Her third single "Sono Koe o Oboeteru" (その声を覚えてる, lit. "Remembering Your Voice"), released on October 9, 2013,^[6] was used as the second ending theme to the anime television series Monogatari Series Second Season. She later performed the song "snowdrop" with Luna Haruna, which was used as the third ending theme to Monogatari Series Second Season. Kawano released her first album "First Touch" on December 11, 2013.^[7]

Discography

Singles

Release date	Title	Peak Oricon chart position
May 25, 2011	"Morning Arch"	22[3]
February 22, 2012	"Takaramono"	52[4]
October 9, 2013	"Sono Koe o Oboeteru"	15[6]

Album

Release date	Title	Peak Oricon chart position
December 11, 2013	First Touch	65[7]

References

1. "TVアニメ『Aチャンネル』OP「Morning Arch」発売記念、河野マリナさんインタビュー" (in Japanese). Hobby Channel. May 23, 2011. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
2. "Profile" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
3. "Morning Arch" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
4. "Takaramono" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
5. "Staff and Cast" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
6. "Sono Koe o Oboeteru" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
7. "First Touch" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 25, 2013.

External links

• Official blog (in Japanese)
• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Marina Kawano on Twitter (in Japanese)