On April 9th, SPEED member Shimabukuro Hiroko (a.k.a. hiro) celebrated her 27th birthday at Akasaka BLITZ with fans for a solo live, "Hiroko Shimabukuro?Utaitai 2011".

hiro's actual birthday is on April 7th, and the last time she celebrated her birthday with fans was in 2009 with "HIROKO SHIMABUKURO?BIRTHDAY LIVE 'Utaitai'."

hiro said that it was great to see the smiling faces of everyone, and that those smiles will reach out to all of Japan.

She sang a total of 15 songs, including "Arigatou", "Naimo no nedari", "AS TIME GOES BY", and "Treasure".

hiro recently released her first solo album in three years on March 9th through her solo project,�Coco d'Or, and on April 30th she will have another solo live at Shibuya AX.

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Source: Barks