On the Second Day of Christmas...

...my true love gave to me a deliciously creepy new artist,
and a WINTER PARTY!

Moving on from upbeat and fun to slow and creepy, 2008 marked the debut of a talented young artist Wakeshima Kanon. Her debut single, still doll, was the closing theme for the first season of Vampire Knight.

When I first heard this track I was completely transfixed. Kanon has such a unique, haunting voice and still doll is just deliciously creepy! Under the wing of producer Mana, Wakeshima has delivered two stellar singles this year, I even bought a copy of her latest, Suna no Oshiro, purely because I just love it so much.
But this girl is not only a great singer, but also a cellist and artist. She truly is such a creative person. The artworks she has on her blog as incredible, her cello playing is incredible. I totally can't express how impressed I am with Wakeshima Kanon, such talent and she's only 20 years old!

2008 was a great debut year for Kanon-chan and 2009 already looks promising, with Kanon releasing her debut album Shinshoku Dolce in February. I personally cannot wait!