Saho Terao

Biography

Saho Terao (寺尾紗穂, Terao Saho; born November 7, 1981) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and essayist.
Terao debuted in 2007 and has been musically active in a variety of fields, including live performances, commercial music, providing theme songs for films directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi and Momoko Ando, and performing with the band Fuyu ni Wakarete.
In addition to writing serialized columns in magazines, newspapers, and web blogs, Terao has edited and published numerous essay collections and non-fiction books.

Biography

Terao was born on November 7, 1981, in Tokyo, Japan. Terao's father, Jirō Terao, was a bassist for the band Sugar Babe alongside Tatsuro Yamashita and Taeko Ōnuki. After the band disbanded, he worked as a subtitle translator for French films. Terao began piano lessons in early childhood and vocal training in her second year of junior high school. During junior high and high school, she wrote lyrics and composed music in a musical theater club.
Terao graduated from Toho Girls' Junior and Senior High School and studied Chinese Literature at Tokyo Metropolitan University. In 2007, Terao received a master's degree in Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies from the University of Tokyo.