Mayumi Iizuka, born 飯塚雅弓 on 3 January 1977 in Tokyo, Japan, entered the
performing arts as a child actress before transitioning to voice acting and
music. Her first major music activity began with the single "アクセル" released on
17 December 1997, followed by the debut studio album Kataomoi on 27 August 1997,
which established her as a J‑pop singer. Over the next decade she released a
steady stream of albums, including so loving on 23 July 1999, AERIS on
23 August 2000, and Infinity on 22 July 2004, interspersed with singles such as
"Caress/Place to Be" on 26 January 2000 and "Amule...