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Tommy Heavenly6

album by Tommy heavenly6

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Source revisionJan 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ15079087 ↗
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Tommy Heavenly6 is Japanese artist Tomoko Kawase's third solo studio album and debut studio album under her pseudonym Tommy heavenly6. The album was released August 24, 2005 through DefStar Records. Tommy heavenly6 peaked at #4 on the Oricon albums chart and is certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Release and promotion

Kawase debuted the Tommy Heavenly6 character after a televised performance by Tommy february6 where she performed tracks from the album's lead single, "Wait till I Can Dream". The single was then released on July 16, 2003. The album's second single "Hey My Friend" was released one year later on May 26, 2004. The single's A-side was used as the closing theme, and B-side used as the opening theme, for the film version of Kamikaze Girls. The album's final single, "Ready?", was released July 20, 2005.

Kawase appeared on the cover of volume 50 of Marquee magazine to promote the album.

After over two years since the album's debut single, the album was finally released on August 24, 2005.

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