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For the manga artist, see Keiko Yamada (manga artist).
Keiko Komuro
小室 桂子
Birth name山田 桂子 (Yamada Keiko)
Also known asKCO
Born (1972-08-18) August 18, 1972 (age 52)
Usuki, Ōita, Japan
Genres
Occupation
Instrument
Years active1995–2011 (on hiatus)
Labels
WebsiteOfficial Website

Keiko Komuro (小室 桂子, Komuro Keiko, née Yamada (山田); born August 18, 1972) is the lead vocalist of the pop group Globe. Since 2001, she has had a solo career, starting with the single "A Song Is Born" in collaboration with Ayumi Hamasaki. In late 2003, she released her first solo EP called KCO. Keiko, under the name KCO, released her first solo album O-Crazy Luv on Universal in 2008. The album contains a total of 11 tracks, including her first single under the new name, "Haru no Yuki" (Spring Snow).

Personal life

She was born in Usuki, Japan. In November 2002, she married fellow Globe member Tetsuya Komuro.

On 24 October 2011, Keiko was hospitalised and diagnosed with a subarachnoid haemorrhage.[1] She subsequently underwent a five-hour surgery to repair the condition. As of December 2017, she is currently in rehabilitation therapy, but the prognosis seems to be good.[2]

In October of 2019, it was reported that Keiko and Tetsuya Komuro were in the process of divorce mediation after revelations a year earlier of an affair with a nurse who was taking care of Keiko during her recovery from surgery. It was also reported that the revelation of this affair also prompted TK's precipitous retirement from the music industry.[3] At present, the couple is said to be separated.[4]

Discography

as Keiko

  • "On the Way to YOU"(2000) (#5 in Japan)
  • "A Song Is Born" (with Ayumi Hamasaki, 2001) (#1 in Japan)
  • "Be True" (with Cyber X) (2003) (#18 in Japan)
  • KCO (2003) (#8 in Japan)

as KCO

  • "Haru no Yuki" (春の雪, March 12, 2008)
  • O-Crazy Luv (April 30, 2008)
  • "Mystic Fawn"

Notes

  1. ^ Komuro, Tetsuya; avex management (24 October 2011). "globe・KEIKO　一部報道につきまして". News - globe Official Website. avex marketing Inc. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/12/globes-keiko-gets-discharged-from-hospital-starts-rehabilitation/
  3. ^ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/01/19/entertainment-news/famed-producer-tetsuya-komuro-quits-music-industry-alleged-affair/#.XpXID8hKguU
  4. ^ http://neotokyo2099.com/2019/10/22/weekly-bunshun-is-reporting-that-tk-keiko-are-in-divorce-mediation/
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