Artist Info: Kaoru Amane

Kaoru Amane (雨音薫) is the main character portrayed by 沢尻エリカ (Sawajiri Erika) in the jdrama タイヨウのうた (Taiyou no Uta). Kaoru suffers from an incurable disease called XP (xeroderma pigmentosum), and can’t be exposed to the sun. Even so, she has a dream to become a musician and sings with her precious guitar in the street every Friday night. Under the name Kaoru Amane, Erika Sawajiri (actress, model, & singer) recorded her first single タイヨウのうた, which was released on 2006/08/30. [read more...]