EMI OKAMOTO（DJ）

Born in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward, EMI OKAMOTO is a singer, bassist and songwriter—and the lead vocalist of Friends alongside her solo work. She studied at Nihon University College of Art and began making music as a teenager, playing bass for THE LOVE NINGEN and singing with Button Factory. She launched her solo career in 2014, released the mini-album Strike! in 2015 and followed it with the digital single POOL and many further releases. As a vocalist and songwriter, she has contributed to work by artists including Yu Sakai, Sexy Zone, M!LK, Rinne Yoshida, FRONTIER BACKYARD, illmore, DJ HASEBE, PARKGOLF, TSUBAME and fox capture plan. More recently, she has supported RIP SLYME live, continuing to work across pop, hip-hop and club music.