Every Little Thing (also known as ELT by their fans) is a pop/soft rock duo from Japan who debuted in August 1996 with the release of their first single called "Feel My Heart".

Every Little Thing was originally a trio but became a duo in 2000 with Kaori Mochida as the singer and Ichiro Ito as the guitarist.

[1] Mochida made her debut as a baby in an advertisement for diapers as her mom hoped she would enter the entertainment business.

Their first studio album, called Everlasting was a big success, selling nearly two million copies in Japan, and marking ELT as a popular group with a bright future.

The remaining duo decided to tour acoustically for the next two years in order to find their feet, but also enjoyed more creative freedom over the songs.

The album had five promotional singles prior to its release, including "Jump", the first attempt of Mochida in music composing, Untitled: 4 Ballads, their number one EP which got platinum status in Japan, and also "Grip!

Their 31st single, "Swimmy", theme song for the drama series Kekkon Dekinai Otoko, was released in October 2006.

For celebrating their tenth anniversary, Every Little Thing held a two-day special live at the Nippon Budokan on March 6 and 7, 2006.

Mochida released her first solo album, Moka on August 12, 2009, and also participated briefly in the special unit Caocao, along with Takao Tajima, member of Original Love.

In 2009, after nine years of departed ways, Every Little Thing began working again with former band member Mitsuru Igarashi.

[2][3] On September 21, 2011, the band released their tenth album, Ordinary, which debuted at number 2 on the Oricon charts.