Tommy Heavenly6

Tommy Heavenly6

Tommy heavenly⁶ is an alter-ego pseudonym created by Tomoko Kawase. Under the name she has released ten singles, three albums, and one compilation album. The persona features a more punk sound than Kawase's previous works

After a performance as Tommy february6 in 2003, Kawase took off her glasses and donned a much more alternative look to create Tommy heavenly⁶, a brand new character with a modern rock sound that takes influences from punk acts. Kawase would later explain that Tommy heavenly⁶ was born from a dream that Tommy february⁶ had, in which she embraces all the elements of her personality she had previously been repressing.

In 2006 and 2007 Tommy heavenly⁶ had a very busy period, releasing five new singles which led to her sophomore album Heavy Starry Heavenly. She finished this productive phase with the Heavy Starry Tour, four live performances as Tommy heavenly⁶ during March 2007. She incorporated most of her songs into this live format, which lasted for an hour and a half, complete with her now regular backing band, and even her band mates from The Brilliant Green made guest appearances for some songs.Kawase claims that the invention of Tommy heavenly⁶ occurred due of her disappointment in Tommy february⁶'s character, but far from being a replacement, Kawase chose to keep the two characters' careers separate. During 2003 and 2004, Tommy heavenly⁶ released only two singles ("Wait Till I Can Dream" and Hey My Friend) whilst Tommy february⁶ went on to release her second full album. It would be in August 2005 (nearly two years after her first single) that Tommy Heavenly⁶ would finally release her third single Ready?, which was shortly followed by her own long awaited eponymous debut album.

On February 25, 2009, Kawase released two best-of albums under both the Tommy aliases, Strawberry Cream Soda Pop Daydream (as february⁶) and Gothic Melting Ice Cream's Darkness Nightmare (as heavenly⁶). Both albums collected the Tommy singles and certain album tracks, as well as having a new track each.

In April 2009, Tommy heavenly⁶ released a new concept album, titled I Kill My Heart, which was composed mostly by Shunsaku Okuda. Two of the promotional songs for her third album was accompanied by music videos that had two versions each—one as Tommy Heavenly⁶and one as Tommy February⁶.

In May 2010, the song " I'M YOUR DEVIL " was used in a CM for MODE, in which there are two versions of the CM was released. The song was released as a digital download on October 7, 2010. A psychical CD version is expected for a 2011 release date, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Tommy february⁶.

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