Iku is a Japan

Japan

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ese pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 singer who is currently signed to Geneon Entertainment Inc

Geneon

is a Japanese music, anime and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Geneon has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime in Japan...

. She debuted in 2008 with on March 19. Iku is only part of Geneon but not I've Sound

I've Sound

I've Sound, or simply called , is a Japanese techno/trance music production group based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Led by Kazuya Takase, it features the talents of seasoned "sound creators" and many different female vocalists, known as to their fans....

. It was initially thought she might be part of I've Sound because Kazuya Takase, a producer of I've Sound, worked on her songs. Iku's singles do not have the I've logo printed on them.

Background

From the age of five, Iku has played the electric organ

Electronic organ

An electronic organ is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally, it was designed to imitate the sound of pipe organs, theatre organs, band sounds, or orchestral sounds....

 and in sixth grade won the All-Hokkaido

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

 tournament. Continuing from her early years, she entered a wind ensemble and thus has experience in many instruments. This was the foundation of her music. Forming a band in senior high, she discovered how much fun it is to be a singer. Then in university, she became aware of her professional skills. While at a vocal school, she revived her skills in piano performance, and around 2006 started to produce her own cover songs, providing the vocals at live performances. This caught the attention of Kazuya Takase, the Sapporo-based producer who has made many hit songs, and so she made a demo tape and debuted later on.

Singles

#	Single information	Sales
Debut	Released: March 19, 2008 Oricon top 200 position: #64 From the album: Yuauea Yuauea is the debut album by Japanese pop singer Iku. It was released on March 25, 2009 under the Geneon and Universal labels. The album contains tracks from all three of her previously-released singles.... Theme song from: Hayate no Gotoku! Hayate the Combat Butler is a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata, about a boy who starts a new job as a butler and the events he experiences with his employer. Shogakukan have released 29 volumes in Japan. The English edition of the series has been licensed by Viz Media for distribution in North...	2,900
2nd	Released: November 26, 2008 From the album: Yuauea Yuauea is the debut album by Japanese pop singer Iku. It was released on March 25, 2009 under the Geneon and Universal labels. The album contains tracks from all three of her previously-released singles.... Oricon top 200 position: #55 Theme song from: Toaru Majutsu no Index	3,100
3rd	Released: February 25, 2009 From the album: Yuauea Yuauea is the debut album by Japanese pop singer Iku. It was released on March 25, 2009 under the Geneon and Universal labels. The album contains tracks from all three of her previously-released singles.... Oricon top 200 position: #70 Theme song from: Toaru Majutsu no Index	2,600

Albums

#	Album information	Sales
Debut	Released: March 25, 2009 Oricon top 300 position: #91	1,900
2nd	"ROBE" Released: May 25, 2011 Oricon top 300 position: #193	500

Live performances

• I've in Budokan 2009: Departed to the future (2 January 2009)
• Dengeki GENEON music festival (26 September 2010)
• GENEON fripSide festival 2010 (5 December 2010)
• DK anime complex festival 2011 (23 January 2011)

External links

• Official website
• Official blog