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• Hori Katsura

  Hori Katsura is a japanese singer & songwriter based in Kyoto, expressing emotion with rhythmic clarity in both English and Japanese. The music is rooted in soul, R&B, and alternative pop. She began her music career while attending university. She served as vocalist and English lyricist for the original band Mocafee. At the same time, she gained extensive live experience through cover bands and regular performances as a singer at a long-established club in Gion, Kyoto. In the spring of 2017, she held a series of jazz-focused live performances in a piano duo format at Kusatsu Music Forest International Concert Hall. That same year, she performed on the main stage of nana Fes 2017, organized by the music app nana (nana music Inc.), in front of an audience of approximately 1,500 people. In 2018, she released her first cover album, Leave Love Behind, under her own name. The album was distributed nationwide in Japan through Disk Union. In 2019, she formed the acoustic unit futarinote and returned to songwriting. The song Twilight Dew, for which she wrote both lyrics and music in Japanese, won the Grand Prize and the Hyogo Prefectural Governor's Award at the 13th LALALA Nishikita Musician Contest. The unit released four original albums and attracted attention in the audio community, including selection for sampler CDs and interviews featured in Quarterly Audio Accessories published by Ongen Publishing. At the end of 2025, she re-launched her solo project. She released her first comeback single, Could I be. A crowdfunding campaign for her upcoming EP on the platform Ubgoe reached 117% of its goal. She is currently releasing new singles from the EP and continues to expand her activities

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  Hori Katsuraの他のリリース

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    Recalling Hori Katsura
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    Could I be Hori Katsura
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    Why Don't We Love Again? Hori Katsura