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Singer, songwriter and pianist Yoshiko Hanzaki has been singing in shopping centres throughout Japan for 17 years. She is known as the 'Diva of the Mall'. She has performed at over 200 different shopping centres in Japan and Taiwan to large audiences. After her performances she talks to shoppers, who sometimes queue for up to three hours to speak to her. She uses the stories they tell her to compose new songs. Hanzaki's first seven-track EP 'Kazaranai Ai' was released in 2009, and from it the singles 'Shissou Kyuukei' and 'Yume Nobori' were both released in the same year. She released her second EP 'Kyou To Yoberu Hi' in 2010, which also contained seven tracks. She released the single 'Kibonosakura' in 2013 and 'Tada Ima No Yakusoku' in 2014. Her first full album 'Asu He Mukau Hito' was released in 2015. Popular tracks from this album include the title track 'Asu He Mukau Hito', 'Haro Wo Yobu Hana' and 'Tane', all released in 2015. In 2017, Hanzaki released the seven-track EP 'Utaben' and in 2019 her single 'Haha He' entered the Japanese singles chart at number 62.
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