Hanako Oku
Hanako Oku | |
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Oku in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 奥華子 Oku Hanako March 20, 1978 |
| Origin | Funabashi, Chiba, Japan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Singing, piano |
| Years active | 2004–present (solo) |
| Label | Pony Canyon |
| Website | okuhanako.com |
Hanako Oku (奥 華子, Oku Hanako; born March 20, 1978, in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan) is a pop singer famous in her native Japan for her piano ballads. She rose to fame after performing the end-title track "Garnet" for the Madhouse film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in 2006. She was signed to a major record label the preceding year.