Kaori (voice actress)

KAORI.
Born	(1976-02-28) 28 February 1976 (age 48) Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Kawana Akiko (1994) Kawana Midori (1995–1999) Ka~na Suzuki Kaori (2008)
Occupations	Voice actress singer
Years active	1994–2012
Notable work	Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation as Haruka
Website	spunkystrider.jugem.jp

KAORI. (川奈翠 Kawana Midori born 28 February 1976) is a freelance Japanese voice actress and singer from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She was previously employed by Contemporary Music Society and Aksent.

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Career

Until around 1999, KAORI. worked under the stage name Kawana Akiko (川菜明子) and then Kawana Midori (川菜翠) at an entertainment agency, but due to a merger with the agency she belonged to, she couldn't use "Kawana Midori" anymore, so she worked under the stage name Ka~na (か〜な) for a brief period. The stage name KAORI., which she used since 2000, is a portmanteau of Kawana Midori. In 2008, when she appeared in Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl, she changed her stage name to Suzuki Kaori (鈴木カオリ), though she continued to use "KAORI." when singing.

She is also a member of the rock band Spunky Strider, in which she was a vocalist. As of 2012, she has stopped singing, either as a solo artist or with a band, due to vocal cervical dystonia (spasmodic dysphonia).^[1] She had signs of vocal problems when she guest-starred as Haruka (May in English version) in Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl.^{[citation needed]}