, best known as Akko, was the bassist, back-up vocalist, and lyricist of GO!GO!7188. She has also released two solo albums under her maiden name . She sings, writes lyrics, and composes music. After getting married in October 2006, she changed her surname from .

Early life

While attending Shoyo High School in Kagoshima, she met

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and together they formed Jellyfish, a

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composed of five girls including Akiko. When Jellyfish broke up a few years later, Yumi and Akiko would remain together and in 1998 formed the rock band

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Career

In 2003, she released her first solo album, , on BM Tunes. 2005 saw the release of her second album, on

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. Following the breakup of GO!GO!7188, Noma was invited by to join her instrumental

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group Tokyo Killer, which was originally formed around 2004. Noma had previously heard the band's 2012 record ''Tokyo Killer'' and expressed her interest in joining them. They released their first album, ''Tokyo ★ Killer Street'', in April 2015. The album contained both original tracks and covers, including songs by

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and . Prior to the 2019 release of Tokyo Killer's second album, ''Boom Go!!'', Noma went on maternity leave and was replaced by Tarō Katō of

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. However, she did contribute parts to two songs on the album. In 2014, Noma formed the band Piggy Banks along with Yoko Yazawa and Keme. They released their first album in 2016, titled ''Time Thriller''. That same year, Noma took a break from performing with the group following her second pregnancy. In 2018, she announced that she was leaving the band.

Discography

# Kirari (October 13, 2003) # Aruyoude Naiyoude, Arumono (November 2, 2005)

References

External links

Kirari Official Website

Akiko Noma's blog at Yumeco Records
Japanese rock bass guitarists People from Kagoshima Living people 1980 births Musicians from Kagoshima Prefecture 21st-century bass guitarists {{Bass-guitarist-stub