Yui Asaka's bio

Yui Asaka (浅香唯, Asaka Yui is a Japanese actress, J-Pop singer, and "Idol" who came to fame in the 1980s.

She was born 4 December 1969 in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, and later attended Nakano High School. In 1984, she was the Grand Prix Winner for a Young Girls Comics Magazine. Yui was featured as the main character of the comic "Shooting Star". A year later, she debuted as a singer with the single Natsu Shoujo. Up until the end of 1986, Asaka Yui enjoyed a moderately successful career as a singer and an idol.

Her fame grew when she starred in the third series of cult TV Show Sukeban Deka in 1987. In 1989 she starred as the heroine of popular manga Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl in its 1989 live movie adaptation. Capitalising on this exposure, Asaka Yui started to write her own songs, starting with the single Self Control. By this stage she had a string of popular hit singles, and was regarded as one of the "top" idols in Japan, but her new independence caused problems with her agency.

In 1993, problems arose when after her management begun limit her rights of her [stage] name (Asaka Yui). During this time, there was also a published story that reported that Yui's real name was Kawasaki Aki. Yui decided to temporarily withdraw from the limelight and took a break from show business. She returned to the music scene in 1997 as YUI (not to be confused with YUI). Soon after, Yui reconciled with her agency and she was allowed to perform under the name "Asaka Yui" once more. Yui decided to focus on her acting career, frequently appearing in Japanese dramas and variety shows.

In 2001, her official fanclub closed down. Then in 2002, she married drummer Nishikawa Takahiro. She gave birth to their first daughter on September 12, 2007. close