Asaka (musician)

Asaka
Native name 亜咲花
Born (1999-10-07) October 7, 1999
Nagoya, Japan
Genres J-pop, anison
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2016–present
Labels 5pb. Records
Website www.asaka1007.jp

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].

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]

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.[5] 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.[6] Her third single "Shiny Days" was released on January 24, 2018; the title track is used as the opening theme to the anime series Yurucamp, which aired on January 4, 2018.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 4 "＜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. 1 2 "＜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. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "A Centaur's Life Anime Casts Akane Kiryū as Shino". Anime News Network. May 6, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Yurucamp Anime's Theme Song Artists, New Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. November 24, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
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