Kahimi Karie
Mari Hiki, known professionally as Kahimi Karie, was born on 15 March 1968 in
Japan and emerged as a pop and Shibuya‑kei singer. She began her career in the
mid‑1990s, releasing the single "ハミングがきこえる" in 1996, which marked her entry into
the Japanese music scene. Kahimi Karie signed with Polydor and issued the album
K.K.K.K.K. on 26 October 1999, followed by the album Tilt on 23 May 2000; both
works positioned her within the cosmopolitan Shibuya‑kei movement. Her
subsequent albums My Suitor (2002) and Trapeziste (2003) expanded her
repertoire, featuring collaborations with artist...
