Vanilla Mood

Vanilla Mood (バニラムード, Banira Mūdo) is a group of music performers on the Avex record label in Japan. Their debut mini-album hit stores on February 8, 2006. All four women play their instrument of choice; Waka on flute, Yui on violin, Mariko on cello, and Keiko on piano.

Profiles

• Name: Keiko
  • Birthday: September 28, 1982
  • Hometown Hiroshima prefecture
  • Instrument: piano
  • Influence: Had to go with her sister to music lessons, and began learning that way.
  • Age started playing: 4 years old

• Name: Mariko
  • Birthday: July 14, 1982
  • Hometown Kitakyushu city
  • Instrument: Cello
  • Influence: A picture when she was little that she loved dearly had a picture of a bear playing an instrument. Since that age, she has wanted to play.
  • Age started playing: 4 years old for the violin and piano. 8 years old for the cello.
  • Idols: Turtle Island String Quartet

• Name: Yui
  • Birthday: October 20, 1982
  • Hometown Nagoya city
  • Instrument: violin
  • Influence: Since her mother played the piano, her aunt began to teach her to play the violin.
  • Age started playing: 4 years old
  • Idols: Roby Lakatos, Stephane Grappelli, Heifetz, Brahms, Sibelius

Also of note is one "Emilee", real name Emiri Miyamoto. She is sometimes seen playing the violin, but replacing Waka. Emilee is the daughter of Miyamoto Fumiaki, a world renowned oboe player. Now, she is a solo violin player.

Discography

CD Single

• [2007.12.05] 「Ajuka」

Mini-Album

• [2006.02.08] 「Vanilla Mood」
• [2006.10.04] 「Shizuku（雫）」

External links

• Official Website