Lily

, most known as , was a Japanese singer-songwriter and actress. Born in Tenjin, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. She grew up in Tojinmachi and grew up in Tokyo from the third grade. Her mother runs a bar called Hisui in Nakasu, her father is an officer in the US Air Force, and her Lily is half American. Her father was reportedly killed in the Korean War before Lily was born. At the age of 10, she moved to Tokyo with her family. She belonged to Toei's children's theater company for a year and a half. In 1966, while she was enrolled in Toei, she played a small role in "Yoko, the delinquent girl" starring Mako Midori. She didn't go to high school, her mother died when she was 17, and she plays and sings at bars to make ends meet. She said that her stage name, "Lily," was based on the nickname her peers gave her when she was hanging out, and that "i" was changed to katakana by herself. In 1971, she participated in Itsuroh Shimoda's album "I'll have to disappear without anyone knowing". She is in charge of the lead vocal of the song "Hitori Hitori" under the name of Rainier. The name "Rainier" is taken from the British folk singer Donovan's song "Lalena".