Hyo-sei

Kumiko Yokote (横手 久美子, Yokote Kumiko, born April 21, 1973 in Chiba) is a Japanese voice actress and singer who works for Power Rise under the alias Hyo-sei (氷青, Hyōsei). For adult works, she goes by the name Elena Kaibara (海原 エレナ, Kaibara Erena). Hyo-sei released her first album titled Fuyu Hanabi (冬花火) on April 21, 2010.^[1]

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Graduated from Nihon University College of Art and Drama after graduating from Nihon University Learning Shino High School. After graduating from the Tokyo Media Academy Voice Actor Vocal Department (currently Tokyo Voice Actor Academy Voice Actor Training Department), she joined Ken Production and stayed at the company until June 30, 2013. After a free period, she moved to the Toritori Office in August of the same year. In June 2015, the company moved to the current office following the start of the company's merger with Trias.

With the start of activities as a singer in the spring of 2004, she changed her artistic name to Hyo-sei. Until then, she was active as Kumiko Yokote, her real name. Since 2009, she has been active as a vocalist for the milleluci unit based on Showa Kayo / Bossa Nova, and since 2016 the band's name has changed to Sen no Akashi.