Asaka (musician) explained

Asaka
Native Name:亜咲花
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:October 7, 1999
Birth Place:Nagoya, Japan
Genre:J-pop, anison
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2016–present
Label:5pb. Records

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.[1] In 2024 she made her debut as a voice actress in Uma Musume Pretty Derby, where she voiced Espoir City.

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.[2] 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. 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. 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. At the encouragement of her father, and after listening to the singer Konomi Suzuki, Asaka decided to pursue a career in music. 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. She later participated in an anison contest sponsored by NHK as the representative of the Chubu region in 2015. 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" which was released as her seventh single.[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 was released on April 24, 2019; the title track is used as the opening theme to the anime series .[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 eighth 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] Her ninth single "Seize the Day" was released on January 27, 2021; the title track is used as the opening theme of the second season of Laid-Back Camp.[16] She released her second album Pontoon on August 11, 2021. Her song "Believe Myself" was used as the opening theme of the 2021 anime series Shikizakura.[17] The song was released as her tenth single on November 10, 2021. Her eleventh single "Ready Set Go!!" was released on January 26, 2022. The title's track was used as the opening theme to the anime series She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man.[18] Her twelfth single "Sun Is Coming Up" was released on June 29, 2022. The title's track was used as the opening theme to the anime movie Laid-Back Camp.[19] Her thirteenth single was released on August 10, 2022. The title's track was used as the second opening theme to the anime series Summer Time Rendering.[20]

Discography

Singles

!!Title!Oricon peak position!Album
1st"Open your eyes"
  • Release date: October 26, 2016
89[21] HEART TOUCH
2nd"Edelweiss"
  • Release date: July 26, 2017
74[22]
3rd"Play the game"
  • Release date: November 8, 2017
47
4th"Shiny Days"
  • Release date: January 24, 2018
32[23]
5th"Eternal Star"
  • Release date: August 15, 2018
46
6th
  • Release date: April 24, 2019
48
7th"The Sunshower"
  • Release date: January 29, 2020
32[24] Pontoon
8th"I believe what you said"
  • Release date: October 14, 2020
23[25]
9th"Seize The Day"
  • Release date: January 21, 2021
19[26]
10th"BELIEVE MYSELF"
  • Release date: November 10, 2021
41[27] Who's Me?
11th"Ready Set Go!"
  • Release date: January 26, 2022
44[28]
12th"Sun Is Coming Up"
  • Release date: June 29, 2022
25[29]
13th
  • Release date: August 10, 2022
54[30]
14th
  • Release date: February 7, 2024
42[31] rowspan="2"
15th"So Precious"
  • Release date: April 24, 2024
34[32]

Digital singles

YearSongAlbum
2021See The Light
  • Release date: November 11, 2021
Who's Me?
2022Easy Life, Easy Curry
  • Release date: March 11, 2022
2023Touka
  • Release date: January 25, 2023
Tsuisou
  • Release date: June 21, 2023
All is mind
  • Release date: October 12, 2023

Mini-albums

!!Title!Oricon peak position
1st19Box
  • Release date: January 9, 2019
49

Albums

!!Title!Oricon peak position
1stHEART TOUCH
  • Release date: October 7, 2019
40[33]
2ndPontoon
  • Release date: August 11, 2021
45[34]
3rdWho's Me?
  • Release date: June 28, 2023
70[35]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other appearances

!Title!Album!Oricon peak position
Never ending true stories
  • Release date: September 27, 2018
Yuusha Neptunia Sekaiyo Uchuuyo Katsumokuseyo Ultimate Rpgsengen (Theme of "Yuusha Neptunia Sekaiyo Uchuuyo Katsumokuseyo Ultimate Rpgsengen")148[36]
Konobasyode
  • Release date: March 31, 2021
TV Animation "Laid-back Camp Season 2" Original Soundtrack21[37]
Hikarito kageno laplace
  • Release date: September 22, 2021
SINce Memories hoshinosoraoshitade shudaikashu111[38]
See The Light
  • Release date: November 11, 2021
Switch/PS4 "Yurucamp Have a nice day!" OP&ED—
Mob's God's
  • Release date: July 28, 2022
ANONYMOUS;CODE Theme Song Book—

Filmography

Video games

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asaka is our second Japanese Guest of Honor for 2018. December 15, 2017. Anime Boston. April 4, 2018.
  2. Web site: Official profile. Japanese. December 16, 2017.
  3. Web site: ＜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. June 24, 2017. Billboard Japan. Japanese. December 16, 2017.
  4. Web site: ＜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」. June 25, 2017. Japanese. December 16, 2017.
  5. Web site: 美人コスプレイヤー画像 in コミケ89【まとめ】 全40点【 3 / 40 】. January 4, 2016. Kadokawa Corporation. Japanese. May 16, 2019.
  6. Web site: Steins;Gate Creator Reveals Occultic;Nine TV Anime's 1st Video, Staff, Songs, October Debut. August 12, 2016. Anime News Network. December 16, 2017.
  7. Web site: A Centaur's Life Anime Casts Akane Kiryū as Shino. May 6, 2017. Anime News Network. December 16, 2017.
  8. Web site: Play the game. Oricon. Japanese. May 16, 2019.
  9. Web site: Yurucamp Anime's Theme Song Artists, New Visual Unveiled. November 24, 2017. Anime News Network. December 16, 2017.
  10. Web site: Laid-Back Camp Anime's Heya Kyan Anime Shorts Reveal Theme Song Artist, January 6 Premiere. Anime News Network. November 15, 2019. November 15, 2019.
  11. Web site: Eternal Star. Oricon. Japanese. May 16, 2019.
  12. Web site: 19Box. Oricon. Japanese. May 16, 2019.
  13. Web site: この世の果てで恋を唄う少女. Oricon. Japanese. May 16, 2019.
  14. Web site: Singer Asaka Takes 1-Month Hiatus to Recover from Vocal Cord Polyp Surgery . . October 7, 2020 . April 4, 2020.
  15. Web site: New Higurashi: When They Cry Anime Reveals 'True' Title, Visual, Songs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008203611/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-08/new-higurashi-when-they-cry-anime-reveals-true-title-visual-songs/.165003 . October 8, 2020 . November 5, 2020. Anime News Network. Japanese.
  16. Web site: Seize The Day(アニメ盤) . . February 13, 2021 . Japanese.
  17. Web site: Shikizakura Anime's Video Previews Asaka's Opening Song . . February 13, 2021 . July 28, 2020.
  18. Web site: She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man Anime's Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Song Artists. . November 6, 2021 . November 6, 2021.
  19. Web site: Laid-Back Camp Movie's Teaser Previews Cast, Now Grown-Up. . June 10, 2022 . March 31, 2022.
  20. Web site: Asaka Performs 2nd Opening Theme Song for Summer Time Rendering Anime. . June 10, 2022 . May 24, 2022.
  21. Web site: Open your eyes. Oricon. Japanese. May 16, 2019.
  22. Web site: Edelweiss. Oricon. Japanese. May 16, 2019.
  23. Web site: SHINY DAYS. Oricon. Japanese. May 16, 2019.
  24. Web site: The Sunshower. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211007150909/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1347946/1/ . October 7, 2021 . November 5, 2020. Oricon. Japanese.
  25. Web site: I believe what you said. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032918/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1374294/1/ . November 1, 2020 . November 5, 2020. Oricon. Japanese.
  26. Web site: Seize The Day. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127132751/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1377609/1/ . January 27, 2021 . November 5, 2020. Oricon. Japanese.
  27. Web site: Believe Myself. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117061539/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1427034/1/ . November 17, 2021 . November 26, 2020. Oricon. Japanese.
  28. Web site: Ready Set Go!!. March 12, 2022. Oricon. Japanese.
  29. Web site: Sun Is Coming Up. July 6, 2022. Oricon. Japanese.
  30. Web site: Natsuyume Noisy. August 27, 2022. Oricon. Japanese.
  31. Web site: Wayawayawaa—!. March 18, 2024. Oricon. Japanese.
  32. Web site: So Precious. May 4, 2024. Oricon. Japanese.
  33. Web site: HEART TOUCH. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210218083905/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1333298/1/ . February 18, 2021 . November 5, 2020. Oricon. Japanese.
  34. Web site: Pontoon. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211007150356/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1400035/1/ . October 7, 2021 . November 5, 2020. Oricon. Japanese.
  35. Web site: Who's Me?. November 29, 2023. Oricon. Japanese.
  36. Web site: Yuusha Neptunia Sekaiyo Uchuuyo Katsumokuseyo Ultimate Rpgsengen (Theme of "Yuusha Neptunia Sekaiyo Uchuuyo Katsumokuseyo Ultimate Rpgsengen"). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016132715/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/728715/products/1291721/1/ . October 16, 2021 . November 5, 2020. Oricon. Japanese.
  37. Web site: TV Animation "Laid-back Camp Season 2" Original Soundtrack. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210408031514/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/359391/products/1388182/1/ . April 8, 2021 . November 5, 2020. Oricon. Japanese.
  38. Web site: SINce Memories hoshinosoraoshitade shudaikashu. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211007182759/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/878958/products/1422500/1/ . October 7, 2021 . November 5, 2020. Oricon. Japanese.
  39. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2315617/full/. ja:『ウマ娘』新たに9キャラ発表で話題 オルフェーヴルやジェンティルドンナ…「やばすぎ!」「ビビった!」. Oricon News. Oricon. February 22, 2024. February 22, 2024. ja.
  40. Uma Musume Pretty Derby. uma_musu. 1767430845156196406. ja:【新キャラ登場】トランセンドの育成ストーリー内にエスポワールシチーが登場！. March 12, 2024. March 12, 2024. ja.

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