2001年，爵士名厂Verve签下这位日本第一的优质女声，开启她自此光芒四射的魅力人生。4张专辑堆砌出如潮好评的佳绩，连续享得SwingJournal Jazz、New Star Award等重量级奖项肯定，销售与排行如日中天，而知名化妆品牌雅诗兰黛的「Defining Beauty Award」，为她戴上了完美女伶的后冠。 2004最新专辑「芳心之歌Mood Indigo」以艾灵顿公爵的经典同名单曲为标题作品，填词重唱Straight No Chaser、SoTired等爵士名曲，辅以其日臻至境的自创曲I Miss You、In the Afternoon等动人佳作，又是一幅染尽爵士、R&B、Funk、Lounge等无设限音乐元素的绝妙画布，在沉静与跃动的交迭中，唱出最淋漓尽致的自由… i miss you akiko-i miss you A couple seasons just passed me by since you made me feel so real That feeling I remember, it was as good as it can be. I haven’t seen you for a while, I wonder if you are well. What’s going on in your mind, I really would like to see.