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Michiru Sasano笹野 みちる | |
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Born | (1967-10-30) October 30, 1967 (age 57) Kyoto, Japan |
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Instrument(s) | Guitar and vocals |
Years active | 1988–present |
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Website | sasanomichiru |
Michiru Sasano (笹野 みちる, Sasano Michiru) is a Japanese musician, pop singer and songwriter. In 1988, when she was attending college in Doshisha University.
A pop band Tokyo Shōnen was formed in which she became the songwriter and vocalist. She later came out as a lesbian. After the band broke up, she became a solo artist in 1993.
References
- Berry, Chris; Martin, Fran; Yue, Audrey (18 April 2003). Mobile Cultures: New Media in Queer Asia. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-3087-5.
- Roberson, James E.; Suzuki, Nobue (29 June 2005). Men and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan: Dislocating the Salaryman Doxa. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-54162-1.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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