Ali Project

Ali Project is a Japanese band with a strong Japanese Aristocrat-style image, consisting of Arika Takarano (宝野アリカ, Takarano Arika^?) (vocals & lyrics) and Mikiya Katakura (片倉三起也, Katakura Mikiya^?) (music & arrangement).
In the band's earlier days, their musical style tended towards
light, cheerful and/or refreshing songs. However, the sound has changed
in recent times to take on a darker and more mysterious tone. Takarano
Arika, lead singer/lyricist, has termed this change as a transition
from White Ali (白アリ, Shirō Ari^?) to Black Ali (黒アリ, Kuro Ari^?)
They made their indie debut in the charts in 1988 as Ari (Ant) Project (蟻プロジェクト, Ari Purojekuto^?) with their album Fantastic Garden (幻想庭園, Gensō Teien^?). The album was later included in Tatsumi Takayuki's book Philosophy of Progressive Rock (プログレッシヴ・ロックの哲学, Philosophy of Progressive Rock^?), which led to the band being classified under the progressive rock genre.
Four years later in 1992 they changed their name and made their major debut with their single Fall in love, maiden (恋せよ乙女, Koi-seyo otome^?).
Most of their records are released by Toshiba-EMI, Victor Entertainment and Tokuma Japan.