2 0 0 4 ▁when ▁Kan on ▁released ▁the ▁album ▁[ H ymn ▁of ▁Grace ], ▁this ▁one ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁include ▁songs ▁written ▁and ▁composed ▁by ▁her . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this ▁release ▁she ▁sole ly ▁sang ▁covers ▁of ▁songs ▁( us ually ▁ones ▁that ▁fall ▁under ▁the ▁category ▁of ▁popular ▁folk ▁songs ) ▁ind igen ous ▁to ▁various ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁E qui pped ▁with ▁a ▁beautiful ▁face ▁and ▁a ▁voice ▁to ▁match , ▁Kan on ▁asp ired ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁p inn acle ▁of ▁her ▁potential , ▁possibly ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁far ▁exceed ▁the ▁positive ▁feedback ▁from ▁listen ers ▁all ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁They ▁say ▁her ▁voice ▁is ▁“ one ▁that ▁he als ,” ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁accurate ▁description ▁considering ▁her ▁so othing ▁vocals ▁and ▁extensive ▁range . ▁Sony ▁Music ▁Japan ▁International ▁recognized ▁her ▁tal ents ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁released ▁her ▁first ▁single ▁[ K I SE K I ▁Song ▁of ▁Love ] ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁was ▁busy , ▁port ent ous ▁to ▁Kan on ' s ▁promotion ▁now ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁her ▁newly ▁signed ▁contract ▁under ▁Sony ▁Music . ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁opened ▁up ▁with ▁her ▁album ▁[ Primary ▁Flow ers ] ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁sing ▁Japan ' s ▁national ▁anth em ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁Germany - As ia ▁public ▁showing . ▁She ▁ended ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁a ▁flow ering