Every Little Thing's Mochida Kaori has announced that she will be releasing her 3rd solo album, "manu a manu", on August 1st.

This is Mochida's first solo album in about 2 years. �Most all of the songwriting was done by Mochida herself, and the arrangements by producer Jin. Participating artists in the album include�Mito (clammbon), Nakajima Nobuyuki, Hanno Yoshihiro, Ohashi Trio, Oya Yusuke, and Ohata Yuichi.

"manu a manu" will be available in 2 different versions: CD+DVD and CD-Only. The DVD will include live footage from "TOKYO HOTARU FESTIVAL 2012 'Hikari no Symphony'", as well as�off-shot footage from video shoots of "Megumi" and "Utsukushiki Uruwashiki Hibi".

To commemorate the album's release, Mochida will be holding solo lives in October. You can check out the dates below.

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<Mochida Kaori Concert Tour ~manu a manu~>

Saturday, October 13th - NHK Osaka Hall (Osaka)
Wednesday, October 17th - Nagoya Geijutsu Souzou Center (Aichi)
Saturday, October 27th - Kanda Kyouritsu Koudou (Tokyo)

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