Cast introduction

Cocototo

We weave the feelings we have every day, the sounds and people we encounter, the changing seasons and scenery into music.
Since 2023, we have been in charge of producing the music for the "Traveling Hikari no Kirie" exhibition, created by Hikari no Kirie artist Sakai Atsumi. To date, we have been involved in works in Tottori, Okayama, and Aichi.

Hasegawa Kumiko (vocals and piano)

Resides in Tokyo.
Graduated from the Tokyo College of Music, Department of Composition, Film and Broadcasting Music Course.
His wide-ranging musical activities include composing music for films and commercials, providing and arranging songs for artists, and providing piano support for artists such as Ayako Ikeda, Eiko Matsumoto, Miwa Sasagawa, and SINON.
He is currently arranging the theme song for the NHK BS program "Japan Journey Through the Heart."
In 2019, he returned to his musical roots and released his first solo album, "Picking Flowers."

Okabayashi Waka (clarinet)

Originally from Kochi Prefecture, currently living in Aichi Prefecture.
Graduated from the Department of Instrumental Music, Faculty of Music, Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts, and completed a Master's degree at the Graduate School of Music at the same university.
Participated in the Asia Youth Orchestra Asia Tour in 2001 and the Pacific Music Festival (PMF) Orchestra in 2002. Received the Kochi Music Excellence Award at the 27th Shimohachikawa Keisuke Memorial Kochi Music Competition.
Currently, he improvises and composes classical, pop, and jazz music, and engages in free-flowing performance activities across genres, collaborating with and recording with various artists.
Releases include the CD "Itsumin Hajimari" with a picture book by Sakai Atsumi.