Ryoko Shinohara is a Japanese singer and actress born on August 13, 1973 in
Kiryū, Gunma, Japan. She began her music career in 1991 with the release of her
single "Koi wa Chanson" followed by "Squall" (1992) and "Sincerely" (1994). Her
debut album, Ryoko from Tokyo Performance Doll, was released in 1993, however it
was the song "Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Zuyosa to", written and produced
by Tetsuya Komuro that proved to be a breakthrough hit, staying at No. 1 on
Oricon's singles chart for two weeks and peaking at No. 3 on Oricon's
year-ending singles chart. It also made Shin...