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Aki began her career in her teens, singing and performing on the Japanese pop scene. After moving to Britain, she was a founding member of the British pop group Freaky Realistic (signed to Polydor UK) and released four singles, one album and three videos. She became a presenter for MTV Europe, as well as appearing in various television commericals, and continues to work in the music scene in Japan and Europe. She is a graduate of the Desmond Jones Mime & Physical Theatre School, London and The Actor's Institute, London, and has played roles in Uncle Vanya, Annabel's Requiem, The Voice Circus, Look Back in Anger, Titus Andronicas and Love of the Nightingale on the London stage. She wrote and performed the first single "Once More" from the The Orb's 2001 album Cydonia, as well as contributing the eighth track on the album, "Centuries". Aki is currently writing material for her first solo album. |
