| KAORI. | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 1976 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Other Names: | Kawana Akiko (1994) Kawana Midori (1995–1999) Ka~na Suzuki Kaori (2008) |
| Years Active: | 1994–2012 |
| Notable Works: | Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation as Haruka |
KAORI. (川奈 翠 Kawana Midori born 28 February 1976) is a freelance Japanese voice actress and singer from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She was previously employed by Contemporary Music Society and Aksent.
Until around 1999, KAORI. worked under the stage name and then at an entertainment agency, but due to a merger with the agency she belonged to, she couldn't use "Kawana Midori" anymore, so she worked under the stage name for a brief period. The stage name KAORI., which she used since 2000, is a portmanteau of Kawana Midori. In 2008, when she appeared in Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl, she changed her stage name to, though she continued to use "KAORI." when singing.
She is also a member of the rock band Spunky Strider, in which she was a vocalist.
As of 2012, she has stopped singing, either as a solo artist or with a band, due to vocal cervical dystonia (spasmodic dysphonia).[1] She had signs of vocal problems starting in 2007, prior to her return as Haruka (May in English version) in Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl.[2]
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