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Born and raised in Japan, aimi is a multi-talented singer and a rising R&B artist. Her activities are currently based in Tokyo, and she released her first bilingual EP, Water Me (2020), for both Japanese and global R&B listeners. Growing up listening to soul music and R&B, aimi picked up her fatherʼs guitar and began writing her own music at the age of 16. Her sound is rooted in 90ʼs and 00ʼs R&B with the influences of contemporary and alternative R&B. With her 3rd EP, Chosen One (2022), aimi has gained more national and global recognition. Every song she has released has been a way to express her love to the growing global contemporary R&B community. She continues to push the boundaries of her music to proudly deliver her "Made in Japan" R&B for all the R&B lovers worldwide. In April, she released her first single of 2024, which was produced by US multi-platinum R&B producer LEJKEYS, known for his work on Jhené Aiko's Grammy-nominated album "Chilombo," as well as with Anderson Paak, Yuna, Awich, AI, and others. In the past few years, aimi has collaborated with R&B artists like EMI MARIA, JASMINE, and rising J-pop artist Furui Riho. Her second collaboration with EMI MARIA, "How's The Weather?," went viral in China, becoming one of the most popular tracks in her catalog. Alongside her releases, aimi hosts her own R&B event and podcast, "Detox Lounge powered by R&B Lovers Club.