Not Your Ordinary Princess
Kaoru Kinjo's "Voice, Scent, and Glamour"
The 25th-generation heir to the Nanzan dynasty is a 22-year-old singer-songwriter deeply inspired by Mishima
Call out "Madam" (ojousama), and this peculiar gal will turn on the spot to face you. But if you should call out "Princess", the headstrong girl will likely give you the cold shoulder. Kaoru Kinjo (22), who has recently released her debut album "Avena" on NEC Avenue, stands 160cm tall, weighs 44kg, and measures 85-54-85 (5'2", 99lb, 33.5-21.2-33.5). What's more, she is a genuine princess, from the bloodline of the Nanzan (Ryukyu) royal dynasty.
Some might object: "What's all this talk of 85cm bust and 85cm hips got to do with being a princess?" But the fact of the matter is, this princess has a splendid figure and the fact simply must be stated.
Founded in the 14th century, the Nanzan dynasty was one of the ruling dynasties in the Ryukyu archipelago, and she is the 25th successor to the line.
Kaoru relates, "When I was in middle school, my mother told me: 'If all goes well, you'll be a princess.' At the time I didn't really get it, but then in high school, my grand-uncle returned to Japan from Peru, and summoned the extended family for a meeting at the Imperial Hotel. I had no particular feelings on this."
It seems the royal house has an large urn of incense ashes saved over the centuries, with which members of the bloodline are anointed - a tradition that has endured for generation after generation.
So, why did such a royal personage become a singer?
"I like people who have personality - self-assurance, strong energy. Since childhood, that's what I've wanted to be. Music is how I want to live out that ideal."
The princess relates that in her 6th year of elementary school, she read Yukio Mishima's "Music", which "profoundly moved" her. She was instantly taken with it.
In high school, she started writing music; in college her band's demo tape earned recognition at an audition, setting the stage for her debut. On her current album she composed all the music and lyrics with ease. The princess is not only a beauty with an 85cm bust, but a genuine talent as well.
What's more: "I've seen UFOs a few times. And though it's scary, I can see ghosts too. Every night, I see drowned people in my dreams. It's horrible to think about, but in Okinawa the tombs of my ancestors have been flooded and their bones are drifting in the tide. How ghastly!"
Whaaaaat? Is she a psychic too?
She is taking time off from her second year of art school, where she was studying Japanese paintings, in order to give her undivided attention to her musical career. On her new album, backed by a 40-piece orchestra, she sings mysterious love songs of an ambiguous national character.
As for her taste in movies, she likes Fellini's "La Dolce Vita". This princess' "voice, scent, and glamour" are curious indeed.
It's been giving 2002 for like 20 years now. no shade...)
It was ages before he ever made an appearance in EGL for M10M. So he really gave up one one of his major styles.
