最近はTV&ラジオCMの作曲や歌唱でも注目を集める。05年11月にリリースしたスズキアルトCMソング「世界でいちばん頑張ってる君に」がスマッシュヒット！ 06年2月にはセルフプロデュース第3弾「Wish List」、4月にはCM作品集「Portable Tunes -HARCO CM WORKS-」をリリース。 オリジナル作品以外にもYUKI10thシングル「長い夢」にREMIXで、引き続き14thシングル「ふがいないや」カップリング曲に作曲で参加。その他、初の文庫本「メール交換銀色夏生×HARCO」を角川文庫より発売、NHK教育テレビ「味楽る！ミミカ」の音楽を担当、画家の奥まゆみと音と絵のコラボレーション展覧会「ワイルドピクニック」を開催、ミネアポリス在住のSukpatchと新ユニットHarcopatchを結成するなど活動は多岐に渡る。
2007年12月に5年ぶりとなるフルアルバム「KI・CO・E・RU?」をリリース。2008年は、7月にマリンバ奏者大橋エリとのユニットerimba with HARCOでマリンバカバーアルバム「MARICOVER」を、12月にはQuinka,with a YawnとのユニットHARQUA（ハルカ）でミニアルバム「HARQUA」をリリース。今後の活動から目が離せないアーティストである。
HARCO Brief Biography
HARCO is the alternative name for Yoshinori Aoki. He started his solo music career as HARCO in 1997. He is not only a SSW, but a multi instruments player plays all keyboards, drums, marimba, and etc.
Recently, he’s got a big break as a commercial songs producer for TV. In fact, in 2005, the CM song called ‘Sekai De Ichiban Ganbatteru Kimini’ for a major car company called Suzuki (the car brand was called ALTO) has became a long-run hit song.
In 2006, the third self-produced album ’Wish List’, and the another album compiled his CM songs called ’Portable Tunes-HARCO CM WORKS’ have been released. This year, he’s also got a smash hit with the CM song called ‘BE MY GIRL’ which was used for a Japanese Major cosmetic company’s shampoo ’Essential’.
2007 was a 10th anniversary year for HARCO, and released the best album ‘PICNICS-BEST OF HARCO 1997-2006’. He has been releasing his original songs, but also he wrote songs for another major artist like YUKI, one of the songs was used as a coupling song for her 14th single release. Apart from his original music work, he’s released a paperback called ‘Mail Koukan Natsuo Giniro(major writer and a poet) x HARCO’ from Kadokawa Publishing. Also he’s became a music producer for TV programme ‘Miracle Mimica’ on NHK(national broadcast service), a collaborated exhibition of music and paintings ‘WILD PICNIC’ with a painter Mayumi Oku. And another music activity with Sukpatch who is based in Minneapolis called a new unit called Harcopatch..
On 5th ..he new album ‘Ki CO E RU?(translatable as Can you hear me?)’ will be released. Lots of work will follow.
