Nao Yoshioka/ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

At Blue Note Tokyo, where they held their major debut live show/ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

On September 25th, they will perform at the Blue Note in New York./ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

"For the past three years or so, I have had the feeling that I have been walking a path that was planned for me. It's a strange feeling, like I'm living in a story written by fate," says Nao./ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

The reason why soul singer Nao Yoshioka is soaring into the world -- "Meeting the one I'm destined to be with leads me to a new stage" 2/2 [INTERVIEW]/ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

The reason why soul singer Nao Yoshioka is soaring into the world -- "Meeting the one I'm destined to be with leads me to a new stage" 2/2 [INTERVIEW]/ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE

2nd album "Rising"/ Photo by Kazan Yamamoto (c) FASHION HEADLINE