Anna Tsuchiya

Anna Tsuchiya (土屋 アンナ; born March 11, 1984, in Tokyo) is a Japanese singer, actress, and semi-retired model whose work centers on Japanese rock and J-pop. She began working as a model in 1998 and became an exclusive model for SEVENTEEN. On November 7, 2002, she made her singing debut as the vocalist of Spin Aqua. In 2004, she made her film debut and drew wider notice for Kamikaze Girls. She launched her solo career in 2005 with the mini album "Taste My Beat". Her major-label debut on Avex Trax followed on January 25, 2006, with the single "Change your life". In anime music, Tsuchiya is associated with NANA. She joined the 2006 television anime as the singing cast for Nana Osaki and performed under the project name Anna inspi' Nana ~Black Stones~, presenting her songs as the music of the fictional rock band Black Stones within the NANA franchise. This material, rooted in punk rock, alternative rock, and pop-rock, included the themes "Rose", "Lucy", "Kuroi Namida", and "Stand By Me". She later recorded "Lucky Tune (ラッキーチューン)" and "kiss no Yukue (kissの行方)" for To LOVE-Ru, and "reversal" for Undead Girl Murder Farce.