Emi Hinouchi (born September 7, 1982 in Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, composer, music producer, and video creator. She spent her childhood in Taiwan. After returning to Japan, he joined Buranko, a group formed in Osaka, and at the age of 15 passed an audition organized by m-flo's ☆Taku Takahashi, debuting with "Magic / World" in 2002. In 2006, she returned to the stage and gained attention for her collaboration with m-flo and others. She then moved to Venus-B of King Records and released "O'kay " in May 2007 and " GOODIE MEMORIES " on September 5, 2007. Shortly after, however, she was hospitalized again with vocal nodules; her contract with the agency and label was terminated in 2009, and she has been performing independently ever since.