fra-foa

fra-foa formed in Sendai--a big city about 300km to the North from Tokyo--in April of 1998. After playing for two years without a contract, they finally signed a recording deal with indie label Toy's Factory in 2000. They soon released their first single titled "tsuki to sabaku" in May 2000 and their first album "chuu no fuchi" in February 2001.

In December 2002, fra-foa's contract with Toy's Factory ended. At the beginning of 2003, having released their second album "13 leaves" and after vocalist Chisako Mikami announced her marriage and pregnancy. In May of the same year--still without a new contract--Chisako gave birth to a baby daughter.