二階堂和美/Nikaido Kazumi/Nikaidoh Kazumi was born in Hiroshima where she began performing with local bands in the early nineties. She moved to Tokyo later in the decade to pursue her musical career more seriously. She has collaborated with a wide range of artists and has released a solo album, 'Mata Otoshi-mashita-yo' ('You Dropped Something Again, Didn't You?').