- Vanilla Mood
Vanilla Mood (バニラムード) is a group of idol music performers on the Avex record label in
Japan . Their debut mini-album hit stores onFebruary 8 ,2006 . All four girls play their instrument of choice, Waka onflute , Yui onviolin , Mariko oncello , and Keiko onpiano .Profiles
*Name: Waka
**Birthday:December 09 ,1980
**Hometown Kitakyushu city
**Instrument:flute
**Influence: Parents were music lovers, and has loved songs and the piano since a very young age.
**Age started playing: 7 years old
**Idols:Diana Ross ,Whitney Houston ,Miwa Yoshida ,Hirose Kami *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 theviolin andpiano . 8 years old for thecello .
**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, SibeliusAlso of note is one "Emilee", 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.Their website is http://www.vanillamood.jp
Discography
CD Single
* [2007.12.05] 「Ajuka」
Mini-Album
* [2006.02.08] 「Vanilla Mood」
* [2006.10.04] 「Shizuku（雫）」
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