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Hiroko Shimabukuro (島袋寛子 Shimabukuro Hiroko, born April 7, 1984 in Okinawa, Japan) is one of the former lead vocalists of the popular group SPEED. She has been singing under the name hiro since SPE

Hiroko Shimabukuro (島袋寛子 Shimabukuro Hiroko, born April 7, 1984 in Okinawa, Japan) is one of the former lead vocalists of the popular group SPEED. She has been singing under the name hiro since SPEED broke up in 2000. Her solo debut single "AS TIME GOES BY" topped the Oricon charts at the #2 position. Her two full albums to date, BRILLIANT and Naked and True, both secured a spot at #2 on Oricon as well.

She has won three consecutive awards in the Japan Record Awards for "Treasure" (2000), "Your Innocence" (2001), and "Eternal Place" (2002).