Ai Takaoka Explained

Ai Takaoka
Native Name:	高岡亜衣
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	8 January 1982
Birth Place:	Kanagawa, Japan
Years Active:	2003–2011
Associated Acts:	Hiroshi Asai Hitoshi Okamoto Aika Ohno

is a former Japanese pop singer and songwriter under the Giza Studio label.

Biography

Before her solo debut, Ai participated in the cover album "The Hit Parade" covering the song Sono Mama Kinisanaide (by Candies) alongside Giza singers Aiko Kitahara and Yuka Saegusa. Produced by Tak Matsumoto of Japanese rock band B'z.

In 2004 she debuted with single Kimi no Soba de composed by Aika Ohno and produced by Akihito Tokunaga. The most well-known song is "Koi Hanabi" which was produced by Nakano Junko. The song was used as a theme song for Tokyo Broadcasting System Television television drama Kodomo no Jijou.^[1] It was later included in two Giza Studio compilation albums as representative song.

In 2007, she performed cover of Field of View's biggest hit Totsuzen on Hill PanKoujou event Being 90's Party along with from NaokI Ko-jin from Naifu.

In 2008 single Gomenne Ima demo Suki de Imasu was her last work which reached into Oricon Weekly Charts, the song was used as an ending theme for television music program Music B.B.^[2]

She was active in Giza until 2009. In 2010 she moved to Box Corporation agency under Posuka label.

In 2011 her official blog announced that she was taking a break from music.^[3]

Discography

Singles

No.	Release Day	Title	Rank^[4]
1st	2004/2/11	Kimi no Soba de	132
2nd	2004/3/10	Hikari to Kaze to Kimi no Naka de	120
3rd	2004/6/16	Jinsei wa Paradise!	144
4th	2004/8/18	Kimi no Egao wo Miru to Ureshiku naru Kimi no Namida wo Miru to Setsunaku naru	147
5th	2005/6/29	Omoide no Natsu ga Kuru	X
6th	2005/11/30	Ah Anata ni Ai ni Ikanakya	195
7th	2006/4/5	Dare ni Iienai Himitsu	187
8th	2007/7/18	Koi Hanabi	127
9th	2008/4/23	Gomenne, Ima Demo Suki de Imasu	196
10th	2008/10/22	Change my life	X
11th	2009/1/14	Hello My Sunshine	X

Albums

No.	Release Day	Title	Rank^[5]
1st	2004/10/2	Sunny	90
2nd	2006/8/23	Acoustic Love	297^[6]
3rd	2008/6/25	Fiction	X
4th	2009/4/29	All I Wanna Do	X
5th	2010/9/1	Sunshine Rock	X

Magazine Interview

From Music Freak Magazine:

• Vol.111 2004/February^[7]
• Vol.112 2004/March^[8]
• Vol.115 2004/June^[9]
• Vol.117 2004/August^[10]
• Vol.119 2004/October^[11]
• Vol.132 2005/November^[12]
• Vol.137 2006/April^[13]
• Vol.141 2006/August^[14]
• Vol.151 2007/August^[15]
• Vol.162 2008/June^[16]
• Vol.166 2008/October^[17]
• Vol.169 2009/January^[18]
• Vol.172 2009/April^[19]

From Hot Express:

• Takaoka Ai special interview^[20]

From J-Groove Magazine:

• August/2005^[21]
• May/2006^[22]

External links

• Official website: http://www.ai-takaoka.com
• Official blog: https://ameblo.jp/i-love-changmin-1017/
• Official MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/aitakaoka

Notes and References

1. http://m.hicbc.com/i/files/tv/kodomo/uta.php ♪Songs
2. https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000039440 あなたの恋の経験が、高岡亜衣とコラボするかも？
3. http://ameblo.jp/takaoka-ai/entry-10797260613.html たくさんたくさんありがとう！！
4. Web site: Ai Takaoka single rankings. Oricon News.
5. Web site: Ai Takaoka album rankings. Oricon News.
6. Web site: acoustic love. ORICON STYLE . オリコン. 2013-11-23.
7. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2004 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
8. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2004 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
9. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2004 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
10. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2004 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
11. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2004 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
12. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2005 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
13. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2006 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
14. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2006 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
15. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2007 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
16. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2008 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
17. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2008 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
18. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2009 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
19. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2009 Releases. Japanese. Official Website of Music Freak Magazine.
20. Web site: Takaoka Ai special interview. Japanese. Official Website Hot Express.
21. Web site: Back Number 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051024122453/http://www.j-rock.com/J-GROOVE/back/index5.html. dead. 2005-10-24. Japanese. Official Website of J Groove Magazine. 2021-04-03.
22. Web site: Back Number 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20060513194723/http://www.j-rock.com/J-GROOVE/browses/index.html. dead. 2006-05-13. Japanese. Official Website of J Groove Magazine. 2021-04-03.