Keiko (musician)

KEIKO
KEIKO;
Birth name	山田桂子 (Yamada Keiko)
Also known as	KCO
Born	August 18, 1972 (age 52); Usuki, Ōita, Japan
Genres	Japanese pop; Trance;
Occupation	Singer-songwriter;
Instrument	Vocals;
Years active	1994–2011 (on hiatus)
Labels	Avex Globe (as Keiko, 2003–2008 and KCO, 2010–present); Universal Sigma (as KCO, 2008–2010);
Website	avexnet.or.jp/k-c-o/index.html

Keiko Yamada (山田桂子, Yamada Keiko, born August 18, 1972) is the lead vocalist of the pop group Globe. Since 2001, she has had a solo career, starting with the single "A Song Is Born" in collaboration with Ayumi Hamasaki. In late 2003, she released her first solo EP called KCO. Keiko, under the name KCO, released her first solo album O-Crazy Luv on Universal in 2008. The album contains a total of 11 tracks, including her first single under the new name, "Haru no Yuki" (Spring Snow).

Personal life

She was born in Usuki, Japan. In November 2002, she married fellow Globe member Tetsuya Komuro.

On October 24, 2011, Keiko was hospitalized and diagnosed with a subarachnoid haemorrhage.^[1] She subsequently underwent a five-hour surgery to repair the condition. As of December 2017, she is currently in rehabilitation therapy, but the prognosis seems to be good.^[2]

In October 2019, it was reported that Keiko and Tetsuya Komuro were in the process of divorce mediation after revelations a year earlier of an affair with a nurse who was taking care of Keiko during her recovery from surgery. It was also reported that the revelation of this affair also prompted TK's precipitous retirement from the music industry.^[3] At present, the couple is said to be separated.^[4]

In February 26, 2021, it was announced that a divorce was established with Komuro.^[5]

Discography

as Keiko

"On the Way to YOU"(2000) (#5 in Japan)
"A Song Is Born" (with Ayumi Hamasaki, 2001) (#1 in Japan)
"Be True" (with Cyber X) (2003) (#18 in Japan)
KCO (2003) (#8 in Japan)

as KCO

"Haru no Yuki" (春の雪, March 12, 2008)
O-Crazy Luv (April 30, 2008)
"Mystic Fawn"

Notes

^ Komuro, Tetsuya; avex management (October 24, 2011). "globe・KEIKO 一部報道につきまして". News – globe Official Website. avex marketing Inc. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
^ "globe's KEIKO gets discharged from hospital, starts rehabilitation". tokyohive. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^ Kikuchi, Daisuke (January 19, 2018). "Famed producer Tetsuya Komuro quits music industry over alleged affair". The Japan Times. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
^ "Weekly Bunshun is reporting that TK & KEIKO are in divorce mediation". October 21, 2019.
^ "小室とKEIKOが離婚、2人が所属するglobeは今後活動する可能性も？". ニコニコニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved July 23, 2021.

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[1] Komuro, Tetsuya; avex management (October 24, 2011). "globe・KEIKO 一部報道につきまして". News – globe Official Website. avex marketing Inc. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

[2] "globe's KEIKO gets discharged from hospital, starts rehabilitation". tokyohive. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[3] Kikuchi, Daisuke (January 19, 2018). "Famed producer Tetsuya Komuro quits music industry over alleged affair". The Japan Times. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

[4] "Weekly Bunshun is reporting that TK & KEIKO are in divorce mediation". October 21, 2019.

[5] "小室とKEIKOが離婚、2人が所属するglobeは今後活動する可能性も？". ニコニコニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved July 23, 2021.

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v t e Globe
Tetsuya Komuro Keiko Marc Panther Yoshiki
Studio albums	Globe (1996) Faces Places (1997)
Singles	"Feel Like Dance" (1995) "Departures" (1996) "Stop! In the Name of Love" (2001)
Related articles	Avex Inc.

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
Artists	MusicBrainz 2