KAORI.

KAORI, born 28 February 1976, is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Yokohama, Kanagawa. Before January 2001, she was known as "Kawana Midori (川菜 翠)" and "Kawana Akiko (川菜 明子)".

It has been reported in 2012 that KAORI has been diagnosed with a severe health condition affecting her larynx known as spasmodic dysphonia, severely impairing her ability to speak.