Kaori Mochida Profile :

Kaori Mochida (持田 香織 ,Mochida Kaori?), born March 24, 1978 in Tokyo, Japan, is the female lead singer of Every Little Thing, a Japanese pop group.

Kaori Mochida was a child actress, appearing in children's magazines and TV spots. Using the stage name of 持田かおり (with Kaori written in hiragana)she sang with a girl band called The Kuro Buta All-Stars (黒BUTAオールスターズ ?), a group similar to Morning Musume. They changed their name to Kuro Buta Tengoku (黒BUTA天国 ?). The band released only one CD, titled "Mou Ichido", which did not make the charts.

After they made one cd, she left the band to focus on her studies. When she finished school, Mochida decided that she wanted to become a professional singer, and recorded a demo cassette which she sent to record labels. She was signed to the label Avex Trax.

Mitsuru Igarashi, music producer, heard Mochida's cassette and asked her to be part of a new band called Every Little Thing along with Ichiro Ito and Igarashi.

Several magazines have named her a fashion icon because of her unique style. She has also promoted several products for Breeze, Toyota, Icebox, Morinaga and Nivea.