Kunimi Andrea (born April 27, 1977) is an American singer, actress, voice over artist and edutainer. Andrea is known for her role as the main singer, actress on a popular children's television show Shimajiro for ''Playtime for Toddlers''. She is the voice of Ryfia for the video game

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2010.

Early life and career beginnings

Andrea was born in San Francisco, California to an American mother, Teri Suzanne, from

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and a Japanese father. Her parents met while her mother was studying abroad in Japan. She is the older sister of

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and have worked on numerous albums together. Andrea started her singing career at the age of 8 and recorded ''Minna De Merry Christmas'' from

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. In 2004, Andrea recorded ''Genki Genki Utaou

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's'' bilingual Christmas album for

along with her sister

, and her mother Teri Suzanne. To date, Andrea has worked on countless albums and singles. She honed her acting skills for 13 years while studying at the Aoyama Theatre in the round, bilingual Performing Arts Group (P.A.G), at the National Children's Castle's Aoyama Theatre.

Music

Albums

;Studio released:

Singles

* ''Just One More Time'' (2020) added Harmonies for

's single ;Released

: * ''Kaze no Youni'' (1993)

Television

References

External links

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