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Yuna Ito was one of the newest Jpop artists known in Japan. In early 2005, Ito auditioned for the role of charismatic vocalist Reira from TRAPNEST and eventually was chosen for the role. She debuted under the billing of “REIRA starring YUNA ITO” with her song “Endless Story”, which landed on number 2 of Oricon’s single ranking. As the singer and the actress picked to play Reira Serizawa from the popular manga, NANA, Ito’s identity was kept a secret until the movie’s release. When NANA the movie was finally released in Japan, movie-goers were drawn to the “wonderful, high-pitched”, voice of Ito and the movie song “Endless Story” ended its first day of sales on number 2 of Japan’s Oricon charts. Ito was featured on magazine covers, posters and eventually had her first TV appearance on Music Station, performing “Endless Story”.

Ito was a native-born citizen of United States and was brought up in Hawaii. Her music is mostly sung in both English and Japanese. She was born to a Japanese father and a Korean mother in Los Angeles, California. Three months later, she and her family moved to Hawaii, United States, where she remained until the start of her singing career in Japan. She has one sibling, a younger brother named Johnny. She graduated from McKinley High School in 2001. When Ito was little, she used to sing to songs of both Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson and dreamt of becoming a singer. She is friends with Hawaiian J-pop singer melody., Angela Aki, Sowelu, Mika Nakashima, Crystal Kay, and AI.

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