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Membership

Current members

*Hanae Tomaru – Soprano *Kazuyo Kitazume – Mezzo Soprano *Misako Ito – Soprano *Kai Torii – Mezzo Soprano, since 2018

Previous Members

*Tateishi Rei (立石玲) - Soprano, left in 2002 *Michiko Takahashi (高橋美千子) - Soprano, left in 2006 *Etsuko Murata (村田悦子) - Alto, left in 2007 *Yoshiko Ikeshiro (池城淑子) – Soprano, left in 2009 *Akiko Tano – Mezzo Soprano

Discography

*''Ensemble Planeta'' アンサンブル・プラネタ（2001） *''Maiden's Lament'' 乙女の嘆き（2002） *''ARIA'' 麗しのアリア（2003） *''étoile'' エトワール（2003） *''romance'' 愛のロマンス（2004） *''Choral'' コラール（2005） *''Largo'' ラルゴ（2006） *''A Capella - The Japanese Lyrical Songs'' ア・カペラ-日本の叙情歌（2009） *''Eternal Harmony'' (Compilation) プラチナムベストアンサンブル・プラネタ -永遠のハーモニー（2015） *''This Flower'' この花（2018） *''Planeta'' (compositions by Kakiage Nahoko) (2019)

Performances

They have also made TV/CM appearances over the years such as the TV commercial for pharmaceutical company ARAX’s ''Norshin''. They also sang the theme song for the Spanish movie ''El Viaje De Carol'' and performed the soundtrack for the

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animation movie Taneyamagahara No Yoru. They are also constantly touring, playing concert halls all across Japan as well as performances in Korea and Hong Kong.

References

External links

Ensemble Planeta Official Website
{{Authority control A cappella musical groups Japanese vocal groups Pony Canyon artists Musical groups established in 2001