Asaka (musician)

Asaka (亜咲花, born October 7, 1999)[1] is a Japanese singer from Nagoya who is signed to 5pb. Records. She made her debut in 2016 with the release of her first single "Open your eyes", which was used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime television series Occultic;Nine. Her music has also been featured in the anime series A Centaur's Life and Laid-Back Camp. She made her first U.S. appearance at Anime Boston 2018.[2]

Asaka
亜咲花
Born (1999-10-07) October 7, 1999
Nagoya, Japan
GenresJ-pop, anison
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2016–present
Labels5pb. Records
Websiteasaka1007.jp

Biography

Asaka was born in Nagoya on October 7, 1999. At the age of three, her family moved to Michigan, where she would stay for five years.[1] While in America, she had become exposed to anime series Crayon Shin-chan and Doraemon, which led her to become interested in anime.[3] After returning to Japan, she initially wanted to move to Tokyo, but instead she moved back to Nagoya.[3] While in Japan, she watched the anime series Inazuma Eleven and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya; she was inspired by characters singing and playing the guitar in Haruhi Suzumiya, which led her to study about character songs.[3] Although she considered becoming an interpreter because of her knowledge of English,[4] after watching the series Macross Frontier and listening to May'n, the singing voice of the character Sheryl Nome, she decided that she wanted to become an anison singer.[3] At the encouragement of her father, and after listening to the singer Konomi Suzuki, Asaka decided to pursue a career in music.[4] Prior to debuting as a singer, she also appeared at various events as a cosplayer.[5]

Asaka began participating in competitions, winning a singing contest in Chubu in 2014.[1] She later participated in an anison contest sponsored by NHK as the representative of the Chubu region in 2015.[1] Following this, she made her debut as a musician in 2016 with the release of her first single "Open your eyes", the title track of which was used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime television series Occultic;Nine.[6] Her second single "Edelweiss" was released in 2017; the title track is used as the ending theme to the anime series A Centaur's Life.[7] Her third single "Play the game", released in November 2017, was used as the opening theme to the Occultic;Nine visual novel.[8] Her fourth single "Shiny Days" was released on January 24, 2018; the title track is used as the opening theme to the anime series Laid-Back Camp, which aired on January 4, 2018.[9] Asaka also performed the ending theme to the Laid-Back Camp spin-off Heya Camp, titled "The Sunshower".[10] Her fifth single "Eternal Star" was released on August 15, 2018; the title track is used as the ending theme to the anime series Island.[11] She released a mini-album titled 19Box on January 9, 2019.[12] Her sixth single "Kono Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shōjo" (この世の果てで恋を唄う少女) was released on April 24, 2019; the title track is used as the opening theme to the anime series YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World.[13]

In April 2020, it was announced that she would take a one-month hiatus from music activities to recover from vocal chord surgery.[14] She released her seventh single "I believe what you said" on October 14, 2020; the title track is used as the opening theme to the anime series Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU.[15]

Discography

Singles
Title Oricon peak position
"Open your eyes"
  • Release date: October 26, 2016
 89[16]
"Edelweiss"
  • Release date: July 26, 2017
 74[17]
"Play the game"
  • Release date: November 8, 2017
 47[8]
"Shiny Days"
  • Release date: January 24, 2018
 32[18]
"Eternal Star"
  • Release date: August 15, 2018
 46[11]
"Kono Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shōjo" (この世の果てで恋を唄う少女)
  • Release date: April 24, 2019
 48[13]
"I believe what you said"
  • Release date: October 14, 2020
 23[19]

Mini-albums
Title Oricon peak position
19Box
  • Release date: January 9, 2019
 49[12]

References
  1. "Official profile" (in Japanese). Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  2. "Asaka is our second Japanese Guest of Honor for 2018". Anime Boston. December 15, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. "＜亜咲花インタビュー連載Vol.1＞ 現役女子高生の日常、二次元への溢れる愛情" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. June 24, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  4. "＜亜咲花インタビュー連載Vol.2＞ 「鈴木このみさんは目標にしている先輩」" (in Japanese). June 25, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  5. "美人コスプレイヤー画像 in コミケ89【まとめ】 全40点【 3 / 40 】" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. January 4, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  6. "Steins;Gate Creator Reveals Occultic;Nine TV Anime's 1st Video, Staff, Songs, October Debut". Anime News Network. August 12, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  7. "A Centaur's Life Anime Casts Akane Kiryū as Shino". Anime News Network. May 6, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  8. "Play the game" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  9. "Yurucamp Anime's Theme Song Artists, New Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. November 24, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  10. "Laid-Back Camp Anime's Heya Kyan Anime Shorts Reveal Theme Song Artist, January 6 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  11. "Eternal Star" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  12. "19Box" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  13. "この世の果てで恋を唄う少女" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  14. "Singer Asaka Takes 1-Month Hiatus to Recover from Vocal Cord Polyp Surgery". Anime News Network. April 4, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  15. "New Higurashi: When They Cry Anime Reveals 'True' Title, Visual, Songs" (in Japanese). Anime News Network. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  16. "Open your eyes" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  17. "Edelweiss" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  18. "SHINY DAYS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  19. "I believe what you said" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
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