Takara Sasaki

Rin "Nozomi Tojo" Sasaki (born 1979) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and DJ, who gained popularity in 1997 for her hit song "Strawberry Milk". She was even known as the singing voice of Sailor Mercury in the 1999 album "Sailor Moon Techno-Trance!" and also in the 1998 film, "Sailor Moon: Dance Party", for which the songs from the album were specifically performed by her. As of her debut, she is the lead vocalist of the popular Japanese duo UltraNaomi.

She continues to maintain a successful career in Japan as a solo singer, and also works with many other artists as a remixer, producer and artist manager, as well as going on worldwide tours.

Early life
Sasaki was born in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, on October 9, 1979. She has an older brother. Her father is a former soldier, who also enjoys music. Her father sometimes mixed his military tunes with her mom's, such as Gachariboyo. She has the same father's last name and mother's name as the singer Rina Aiuchi.

After finishing school, she began working at a youth academy for young ballerinas, but eventually gave it up in order to try her luck as a singer. It was also at the same time that she started composing her own songs.