To listen to Junna Shiina is to hear a contradiction. Her guitar playing is precise, almost clinical—fingerpicked patterns that owe a debt to Ichiko Aoba’s classical training. Yet her voice is a frayed thing. It cracks on the vowels. It pulls back from the mic during the loud parts.
A popular voice actress and singer, and a member of the idol unit You Shiina junna shiina
“Anata no inai basu tei de / Jikan ga tomaru / Kasa o wasureta / Sore dake no hanashi” (At the bus stop without you / Time stops / I forgot my umbrella / That’s all there is to tell) To listen to Junna Shiina is to hear a contradiction
JUNNA's entry into the professional music industry was nothing short of historic. At just 14 years old, while still in school, she auditioned for the vocal role of Mikumo Guynemer in the anime series Macross Δ . Her raw talent was immediately apparent to the producers, and she was selected as the singing voice for the lead vocalist of the fictional idol unit . It cracks on the vowels
Throughout the series and its sequels, Junna’s relationship with her roommate, Nana Daiba