Cocco

Other Name: こっこ

Age: 48

Birthday: January 19, 1977

Nationality: Japanese

Gender: Female

Cocco is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, picture book writer, essayist, and novelist from Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. She belongs to Colorful Records. She made her debut on an indie label under the name "Cocko" with a self-titled EP Cocko on November 21, 1996, but changed her name to Cocco in March of 1997. Shortly after she released the single Countdown and a full-length album following that. Before the release of Sangurozu, Cocco announced she was retiring from the music business. Her retirement did not last long: in 2002, she published her first art book, Minami no Shima no Hoshi no Suna, and in August 2003, she organized a benefit concert to raise awareness about cleaning up beaches in Okinawa. In April 2006, she wrote a series of essays for Mainichi Shimbun. Since then, Cocco has continued to write for various newspapers and magazines. In 2012, Cocco made her acting debut, starring in KOTOKO, directed by Tsukamoto Shinya. She was also responsible for the art direction and music..