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{{short description|Japanese singer from Nagoya|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| image =

| name = Asaka

| native_name = 亜咲花

| native_name_lang = ja

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|10|7|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Nagoya, Japan

| genre = J-pop, anison

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 2016–present

| label = 5pb. Records
AniTone Music

| website = {{URL|asaka1007.jp}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Asaka|亜咲花|4=born October 7, 1999}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.animeboston.com/news/article/665|title=Asaka is our second Japanese Guest of Honor for 2018|date=December 15, 2017|publisher=Anime Boston|access-date=April 4, 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://asaka1007.jp/profile/|title=Official profile|language=Japanese|access-date=December 16, 2017}} While in America, she had become exposed to anime series Crayon Shin-chan and Doraemon, which led her to become interested in anime.{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/sp/d_news/detail/52528/2|title=＜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|date=June 24, 2017|publisher=Billboard Japan|language=Japanese|access-date=December 16, 2017}} 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,{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/52532/2|title=＜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」|date=June 25, 2017|language=Japanese|access-date=December 16, 2017}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.walkerplus.com/article/70419/image394990.html|title=美人コスプレイヤー画像 in コミケ89【まとめ】 全40点【 3 / 40 】|date=January 4, 2016|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|language=Japanese|access-date=May 16, 2019}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-12/steins-gate-creator-reveals-occultic-nine-tv-anime-1st-video-staff-songs-october-debut/.105312|title=Steins;Gate Creator Reveals Occultic;Nine TV Anime's 1st Video, Staff, Songs, October Debut|date=August 12, 2016|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=December 16, 2017}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-06/a-centaur-life-anime-casts-akane-kiryu-as-shino/.115768|title=A Centaur's Life Anime Casts Akane Kiryū as Shino|date=May 6, 2017|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=December 16, 2017}} Her third single "Play the game", released in November 2017, was used as the opening theme to the Occultic;Nine visual novel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1249024/1/|title=Play the game|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|access-date=May 16, 2019}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-24/yurucamp-anime-theme-song-artists-new-visual-unveiled/.124433|title=Yurucamp Anime's Theme Song Artists, New Visual Unveiled|date=November 24, 2017|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=December 16, 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-15/laid-back-camp-anime-heya-kyan-anime-shorts-reveal-theme-song-artist-january-6-premiere/.153304|title=Laid-Back Camp Anime's Heya Kyan Anime Shorts Reveal Theme Song Artist, January 6 Premiere|publisher=Anime News Network|date=November 15, 2019|accessdate=November 15, 2019}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1285482/1/|title=Eternal Star|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|access-date=May 16, 2019}} She released a mini-album titled 19Box on January 9, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1307791/1/|title=19Box|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|access-date=May 16, 2019}} Her sixth single {{Nihongo|"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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1314205/1/|title=この世の果てで恋を唄う少女|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|access-date=May 16, 2019}}

In April 2020, it was announced that she would take a one-month hiatus from music activities to recover from vocal cord surgery.{{cite web |title=Singer Asaka Takes 1-Month Hiatus to Recover from Vocal Cord Polyp Surgery |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-04/singer-asaka-takes-1-month-hiatus-to-recover-from-vocal-cord-polyp-surgery/.158293 |publisher=Anime News Network |accessdate=October 7, 2020 |date=April 4, 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=New Higurashi: When They Cry Anime Reveals 'True' Title, Visual, Songs|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-08/new-higurashi-when-they-cry-anime-reveals-true-title-visual-songs/.165003|url-status=live|archive-url=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 |archive-date=October 8, 2020 |access-date=November 5, 2020|website=|publisher=Anime News Network|language=Japanese}} 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.{{cite web |title=Seize The Day(アニメ盤) |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1377610/1/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=February 13, 2021 |language=Japanese}} 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.{{cite web |title=Shikizakura Anime's Video Previews Asaka's Opening Song |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-28/shikizakura-anime-video-previews-asaka-opening-song/.162312 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=February 13, 2021 |date=July 28, 2020}} 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.{{cite web |title=She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man Anime's Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Song Artists

|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-04/she-professed-herself-pupil-of-the-wise-man-anime-video-reveals-more-cast-and-staff-theme-song-artists/.179220 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=November 6, 2021}}

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.{{cite web |title=Laid-Back Camp Movie's Teaser Previews Cast, Now Grown-Up

|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-31/laid-back-camp-movie-teaser-previews-cast-now-grown-up/.184224|publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=March 31, 2022}} Her thirteenth single {{Nihongo|"Natsuyume Noisy"|夏夢ノイジー}} was released on August 10, 2022. The title's track was used as the second opening theme to the anime series Summer Time Rendering.{{cite web |title=Asaka Performs 2nd Opening Theme Song for Summer Time Rendering Anime

|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-24/asaka-performs-2nd-opening-theme-song-for-summer-time-rendering-anime/.185979|publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=June 10, 2022 |date=May 24, 2022}}

Discography

= Singles =

class="wikitable"

|+

!

!Title

!Oricon peak position

!Album

1st

|"Open your eyes"

  • Release date: October 26, 2016

|89{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1197444/1/|title=Open your eyes|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|access-date=May 16, 2019}}

|rowspan="6"|HEART TOUCH

2nd

|"Edelweiss"

  • Release date: July 26, 2017

|74{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1233879/1/|title=Edelweiss|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|access-date=May 16, 2019}}

3rd

|"Play the game"

  • Release date: November 8, 2017

|47

4th

|"Shiny Days"

  • Release date: January 24, 2018

|32{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1261894/1/|title=SHINY DAYS|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|access-date=May 16, 2019}}

5th

|"Eternal Star"

  • Release date: August 15, 2018

|46

6th

|{{Nihongo|"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

7th

|"The Sunshower"

  • Release date: January 29, 2020

|32{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Sunshower|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1347946/1/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007150909/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1347946/1/ |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=November 5, 2020|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

|rowspan="3"|Pontoon

8th

|"I believe what you said"

  • Release date: October 14, 2020

|23{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=I believe what you said|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1374294/1/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032918/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1374294/1/ |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |access-date=November 5, 2020|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

9th

|"Seize The Day"

  • Release date: January 21, 2021

|19{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Seize The Day|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1377609/1/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127132751/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1377609/1/ |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |access-date=November 5, 2020|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

10th

|"BELIEVE MYSELF"

  • Release date: November 10, 2021

| 41{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Believe Myself|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1427034/1/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117061539/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1427034/1/ |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |access-date=November 26, 2020|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

| rowspan="4" | Who's Me?

11th

|"Ready Set Go

"

  • Release date: January 26, 2022

| 44{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ready Set Go

|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1432231/1/|access-date=March 12, 2022|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}
12th

|"Sun Is Coming Up"

  • Release date: June 29, 2022

| rowspan="1" | 25{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sun Is Coming Up|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1444463/1/|access-date=July 6, 2022|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

13th

|{{Nihongo|"Natsuyume Noisy"|夏夢ノイジー}}

  • Release date: August 10, 2022

| 54{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Natsuyume Noisy|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1451099/1/|access-date=August 27, 2022|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

14th

|{{Nihongo|"Wayawayawaa—!"|わやわやわー！}}

  • Release date: February 7, 2024

| 42{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Wayawayawaa—!|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1498628/1/|access-date=March 18, 2024|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

| rowspan="3" {{Non-album single}}

15th

|"So Precious"

  • Release date: April 24, 2024

| 34{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=So Precious|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1504662/1/|access-date=May 4, 2024|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

16th

|"Give & Take"

  • Release date: February 26, 2025

| {{TBA}}

==Digital singles==

class="wikitable" border="1"
rowspan="1"| Year

!rowspan="1" width="450"| Song

!rowspan="1"| Album

rowspan="1"|2021

| align="left"|See The Light

  • Release date: November 11, 2021

| rowspan="4" | Who's Me?

rowspan="1"|2022

| align="left"|Easy Life, Easy Curry

  • Release date: March 11, 2022
rowspan="3"|2023

| align="left"|Touka

  • Release date: January 25, 2023
align="left"|Tsuisou
  • Release date: June 21, 2023
    • align="left"|All is mind!
  • Release date: October 12, 2023

    • | rowspan="1" {{Non-album single}}

    = Mini-albums =

    class="wikitable"

    |+

    !

    !Title

    !Oricon peak position

    1st

    |19Box

    • Release date: January 9, 2019

    |49

    = Albums =

    class="wikitable"

    |+

    !

    !Title

    !Oricon peak position

    1st

    |HEART TOUCH

    • Release date: October 7, 2019

    |40{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=HEART TOUCH|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1333298/1/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218083905/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1333298/1/ |archive-date=February 18, 2021 |access-date=November 5, 2020|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

    2nd

    |Pontoon

    • Release date: August 11, 2021

    |45{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Pontoon|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1400035/1/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007150356/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1400035/1/ |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=November 5, 2020|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

    3rd

    |Who's Me?

    • Release date: June 28, 2023

    |70{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Who's Me?|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/682621/products/1478201/1/|access-date=November 29, 2023|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

    align="center" colspan="13" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

    =Other appearances=

    class="wikitable"

    |+

    !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{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Yuusha Neptunia Sekaiyo Uchuuyo Katsumokuseyo Ultimate Rpgsengen (Theme of "Yuusha Neptunia Sekaiyo Uchuuyo Katsumokuseyo Ultimate Rpgsengen")|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/728715/products/1291721/1/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016132715/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/728715/products/1291721/1/ |archive-date=October 16, 2021 |access-date=November 5, 2020|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

    Konobasyode

    • Release date: March 31, 2021

    |TV Animation "Laid-back Camp Season 2" Original Soundtrack

    |21{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=TV Animation "Laid-back Camp Season 2" Original Soundtrack|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/359391/products/1388182/1/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408031514/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/359391/products/1388182/1/ |archive-date=April 8, 2021 |access-date=November 5, 2020|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

    Hikarito kageno laplace

    • Release date: September 22, 2021

    |SINce Memories hoshinosoraoshitade shudaikashu

    |111{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=SINce Memories hoshinosoraoshitade shudaikashu|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/878958/products/1422500/1/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007182759/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/878958/products/1422500/1/ |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=November 5, 2020|website=|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

    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

    =Anime=

    • Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille (2025), Zoe Delaunay{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/592050|script-title=ja:アニメ「うたごえはミルフィーユ」第1弾キービジュ解禁、総監督は佐藤卓哉|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=22 September 2024|access-date=22 September 2024|language=ja}}

    =Video games=

    • Uma Musume Pretty Derby (2024), Espoir City{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2315617/full/|script-title=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!」|work=Oricon News|publisher=Oricon|date=February 22, 2024|access-date=February 22, 2024|language=ja}}{{cite tweet|author=Uma Musume Pretty Derby|user=uma_musu|number=1767430845156196406|script-title=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！|date=March 12, 2024|access-date=March 12, 2024|language=ja}}

    References

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    External links

    • [https://web.archive.org/web/20190726081956/http://asaka1007.jp/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
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