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Yoko Kanno 칸노 요코

Also known as: Kanno Yōko, 菅野 よう子 (from the cited Wikipedia lead)
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Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子, Kanno Yōko; born 18 March 1963) is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer of soundtracks for anime series, video games, television dramas and movies. She has written scores for Cowboy Bebop, Terror in Resonance, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain, Turn A Gundam and Darker than Black. Kanno is a keyboardist and the frontwoman for Seatbelts, who perform many of her compositions.

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Yoko Kanno (칸노 요코) — verified Korean artist. Agency: Victor Entertainment.

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What is Yoko Kanno?
Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子, Kanno Yōko; born 18 March 1963) is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer of soundtracks for anime series, video games, television dramas and movies. (Wikipedia lead; name cross-verified via Wikidata Q224981 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; Wikipedia Yoko Kanno 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; MusicBrainz 5ffb73c0-b739-4231-ba22-f8d361be1d45 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC, as of 2026-09-07, via KoreaAPI).
What agency (소속사) is Yoko Kanno under?
Yoko Kanno is under Victor Entertainment (JVC 켄우드 빅터 엔터테인먼트) (verified via Wikidata Q224981 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; Wikipedia Yoko Kanno 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; MusicBrainz 5ffb73c0-b739-4231-ba22-f8d361be1d45 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC, as of 2026-09-07).
What is Yoko Kanno's genre?
Yoko Kanno — Genre: pop music, classical music, jazz (verified via Wikidata Q224981 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; Wikipedia Yoko Kanno 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; MusicBrainz 5ffb73c0-b739-4231-ba22-f8d361be1d45 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC, as of 2026-09-07).
What is Yoko Kanno's born?
Yoko Kanno — Born: 18 March 1963 (verified via Wikidata Q224981 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; Wikipedia Yoko Kanno 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; MusicBrainz 5ffb73c0-b739-4231-ba22-f8d361be1d45 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC, as of 2026-09-07).
What is Yoko Kanno's nationality?
Yoko Kanno — Nationality: Japanese (verified via Wikidata Q224981 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; Wikipedia Yoko Kanno 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; MusicBrainz 5ffb73c0-b739-4231-ba22-f8d361be1d45 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC, as of 2026-09-07).
What is Yoko Kanno's occupation?
Yoko Kanno — Occupation: composer, arranger and music producer (verified via Wikidata Q224981 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; Wikipedia Yoko Kanno 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; MusicBrainz 5ffb73c0-b739-4231-ba22-f8d361be1d45 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC, as of 2026-09-07).
What is Yoko Kanno's band?
Yoko Kanno — Band: Seatbelts (verified via Wikidata Q224981 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; Wikipedia Yoko Kanno 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; MusicBrainz 5ffb73c0-b739-4231-ba22-f8d361be1d45 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC, as of 2026-09-07).
What is Yoko Kanno's birth date?
Yoko Kanno — Birth Date: 1964년 3월 18일 (verified via Wikidata Q224981 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; Wikipedia Yoko Kanno 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC; MusicBrainz 5ffb73c0-b739-4231-ba22-f8d361be1d45 2026-09-07 06:26 UTC, as of 2026-09-07).

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