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Ayaka (絢香, Ayaka? born December 18, 1987 in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese female singer signed to Warner Music Japan.
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Ayaka (絢香, Ayaka? born December 18, 1987 in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese female singer signed to Warner Music Japan.
Pre-Debut
Ayaka was first introduced to public singing in her early years and throughout high school she would sing song covers at school concerts. Her first solo concert was held in her second year of high school, it was a small high school concert in where she sang only covers of famous musicians. After speaking with an audience member, Ayaka was referred to the VOICE music center in Fukuoka. Ayaka began practicing original song composition as well as learning about the various recording methods used in mass media recording. It was there that Ayaka met music producer Nishio Yoshihiko who signed her directly to Warner Music Japan's main artists label.
Ayaka performed at various music venues and as the opening act to various other groups during much of 2005. Though she had not officially debuted yet, in December of 2005, Ayaka was contracted to perform the ending theme "Mikazuki" for a television Japanese Drama known as @Human. Even though a music video was produced, the actual single would not be released for almost a year.
Later in the same month, Ayaka was asked to perform at a Christmas music festival featuring names from all over the world. Ayaka performed three songs, Mikauzki, I Believe and a Japanese rendition of the popular German Christmas carol, Silent Night.
Official Career
In January 2006, Ayaka recorded "I Believe" as the ending theme for the Japanese Drama, Rondo. At the time of its premiere, Rondo was one of Japan's highest rated dramas and is credited with exposing "I Believe" to wide audiences. The full single was first released as a downloadable only single and would go on to become the fastest downloadable song to reach 1,000,000 sales as well as becoming the 2nd highest selling downloadable debut single for a female artist.
"I Believe" was officially released on February 2nd, 2006 and debuted as the 3rd highest single of the week. The single would go on to stay in the top ten for six more weeks as well as selling a total of 220,000 copies in its entire chart run. An English cover of the song was used by Miki Ando in the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2006 edition of Skate America which Ando would go on to win.
Ayaka's second single "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" would go on to have only moderate success on the Oricon charts. The single was limited to 50,000 copies, of which only approximately 10,000 were sold in its first week. "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" peaked at number 14 on the Oricon charts and then steadily declined in both sales and chart position. When compared to her earlier songs, Melody was a much more rock oriented song, a factor that earned her praise from various Japanese critics for her versatility. To date this is Ayaka's lowest selling single, but it was gone on to stay a while in the charts, slowing gaining sales, and has gotten past the 20,000 mark.
"Real Voice" was Ayaka's third single and was used as the ending theme to the Japanese Drama, Suppli. A B-Side single from "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" known as "Blue Days" was also used as an insert song for the same show. "Real Voice" was released on July 17th, 2006, selling 15,387 copies within its first week and charting as the 11th highest selling single of the week. To date the single has sold over 50,000 copies.
Weeks before the scheduled release of Ayaka's first album, "First Message", the album was canceled. In its place, the single "Mikazuki" was released as a rerecorded version of the same song from 2005. It was later revealed that the release of her first album was delayed so that "Mikazuki" may be released fist. "Mikazuki" has become Ayaka's highest charting single, selling 40,091 copies within its first week and taking the highest spot on the Oricon weekly charts. The single would then go on to sale over 200,000 copies, making it one of the highest selling singles of the third quarter of 2006.
On November 1st, 2006, Ayaka's first album "First Message" was finally released after months of push backs. It sold 350,580 copies within its first week, making it the highest selling album of the week as well as the highest selling debut album for a female artist in 7 years. The album has gone on to sell 711,299 copies and has stayed within the top two positions on the Oricon charts for four weeks straight.
On December 31, 2006, she appeared in NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, powerfully singing "Mikazuki."
On February 22, 2009, Ayaka married actor Hiro Mizushima. On April 2, it was revealed that she has been diagnosed with Grave's disease. She plans to continue singing until the end of 2009, and will then put her career on hold.
On April 22, 2009, Ayaka will be releasing her second double A-side single "Yume wo Mikata ni / Koikogarete Mita Yume", almost seven months after her last single. Featuring two songs, "Yume wo Mikata ni" and "Koi Kogarete Mita Yume", the single will also include a live version of "Kimi ga Iru Kara" that was recorded from her live performance in February at Shibuya-AX. "Yume wo Mikata ni" is a part of the Benesse promotion campaigns, used to cheer high school students on in their studies. The single will come in two different versions, Limited and Regular.
Singles
[2006.02.01] I believe - #3 - 231,085 copies sold
[2006.05.10] melody ~Sounds Real~ - #14 - 24,466 copies sold (Limited to 50,000 copies)
[2006.07.19] Real Voice - #11 - 51,121 copies sold
[2006.09.27] Mikazuki (MTV) #1 - 283,500 copies
[2007.02.28] Winding Road (as ayaka×Kobukuro)
[2007.07.04] Jewelry Day
[2007.09.05] Clap & Love / Why
[2007.11.14] For Today (digital single)
[2008.03.05] Te o Tsunagō / Ai o Utaō
[2008.05.14] Okaeri
[2008.09.24] Anata to (as ayaka×Kobukuro)
[2009.04.22] Yume wo Mikata ni / Koi Kogarete Mita Yume
Albums
[2006.11.01] First Message - #1 - 1,194,777 copies sold
[2008.06.2005] Sing to the Sky - #2 - 600,545 copies sold[edit]Last edit by icheego on Thursday 07 May, 2009 at 15:14 +21% Reason: there's new update about her
Pre-Debut
Ayaka was first introduced to public singing in her early years and throughout high school she would sing song covers at school concerts. Her first solo concert was held in her second year of high school, it was a small high school concert in where she sang only covers of famous musicians. After speaking with an audience member, Ayaka was referred to the VOICE music center in Fukuoka. Ayaka began practicing original song composition as well as learning about the various recording methods used in mass media recording. It was there that Ayaka met music producer Nishio Yoshihiko who signed her directly to Warner Music Japan's main artists label.
Ayaka performed at various music venues and as the opening act to various other groups during much of 2005. Though she had not officially debuted yet, in December of 2005, Ayaka was contracted to perform the ending theme "Mikazuki" for a television Japanese Drama known as @Human. Even though a music video was produced, the actual single would not be released for almost a year.
Later in the same month, Ayaka was asked to perform at a Christmas music festival featuring names from all over the world. Ayaka performed three songs, Mikauzki, I Believe and a Japanese rendition of the popular German Christmas carol, Silent Night.
Official Career
In January 2006, Ayaka recorded "I Believe" as the ending theme for the Japanese Drama, Rondo. At the time of its premiere, Rondo was one of Japan's highest rated dramas and is credited with exposing "I Believe" to wide audiences. The full single was first released as a downloadable only single and would go on to become the fastest downloadable song to reach 1,000,000 sales as well as becoming the 2nd highest selling downloadable debut single for a female artist.
"I Believe" was officially released on February 2nd, 2006 and debuted as the 3rd highest single of the week. The single would go on to stay in the top ten for six more weeks as well as selling a total of 220,000 copies in its entire chart run. An English cover of the song was used by Miki Ando in the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2006 edition of Skate America which Ando would go on to win.
Ayaka's second single "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" would go on to have only moderate success on the Oricon charts. The single was limited to 50,000 copies, of which only approximately 10,000 were sold in its first week. "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" peaked at number 14 on the Oricon charts and then steadily declined in both sales and chart position. When compared to her earlier songs, Melody was a much more rock oriented song, a factor that earned her praise from various Japanese critics for her versatility. To date this is Ayaka's lowest selling single, but it was gone on to stay a while in the charts, slowing gaining sales, and has gotten past the 20,000 mark.
"Real Voice" was Ayaka's third single and was used as the ending theme to the Japanese Drama, Suppli. A B-Side single from "melody ~SOUNDS REAL~" known as "Blue Days" was also used as an insert song for the same show. "Real Voice" was released on July 17th, 2006, selling 15,387 copies within its first week and charting as the 11th highest selling single of the week. To date the single has sold over 50,000 copies.
Weeks before the scheduled release of Ayaka's first album, "First Message", the album was canceled. In its place, the single "Mikazuki" was released as a rerecorded version of the same song from 2005. It was later revealed that the release of her first album was delayed so that "Mikazuki" may be released fist. "Mikazuki" has become Ayaka's highest charting single, selling 40,091 copies within its first week and taking the highest spot on the Oricon weekly charts. The single would then go on to sale over 200,000 copies, making it one of the highest selling singles of the third quarter of 2006.
On November 1st, 2006, Ayaka's first album "First Message" was finally released after months of push backs. It sold 350,580 copies within its first week, making it the highest selling album of the week as well as the highest selling debut album for a female artist in 7 years. The album has gone on to sell 711,299 copies and has stayed within the top two positions on the Oricon charts for four weeks straight.
On December 31, 2006, she appeared in NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, powerfully singing "Mikazuki."
Singles
[2006.02.01] I believe - #3 - 231,085 copies sold
[2006.05.10] melody ~Sounds Real~ - #14 - 24,466 copies sold (Limited to 50,000 copies)
[2006.07.19] Real Voice - #11 - 51,121 copies sold
[2006.09.27] Mikazuki (MTV) #1 - 210,485 copies (still charting)
Albums
[2006.11.01] First Message - #1 - 845,780 copies sold (still charting)This information was provided by: azzurrihitman | Edit or update this information 
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Lyric added by: SmileHime
namida nagasanai donna ni tsurakutemo
dare ni mo makenai tsuyosa
motteru no wa
mawari wo kanashimasenai
anata no yasashisa
mitsumeru hitomi kotoba nakutemo
tsutawaru anata no omoi
makenai yo tte
ganbaru yo tte
nando mo yasashiku waraunda
anata no egao wa dare yori mo kagayaki
kumorizora made hare ni shite shimau
nando mo takai kabe norikoeta kara
nani mo kowaku nai hitori jyanai yo
minna sora no shita
ii kaesenakute kuyashikatta yo ne
hitori de naiteta hibi mo
ima ni tsunagatte
ooki na hana wo sakasou to shiteru
chiisana mune ni shimaikonde iru
sora ni nita ooki na kokoro
nakanaide tte
daijyoubu tte
tsutsumikomu youni waraunda
hoshi ga kao wo dashi
anata ga nemuru koro
onaji sora no shita
negau hito ga iru
ashita mo anata ga
waratteraremasu youni tte
mimamotteru yo
tooi basho kara
minna sora no shita
yawaraka na kaze wo fukasete
machi ha sotto irotzuiteku
anata no egao wa
dare yori mo kagayaki
kumorizora made hare ni shite shimau
nando mo takai kabe norikoeta kara
nani mo kowakunai
hitori jyanai yo
minna sora no shita
Last edit by bara on Saturday 18 Jul, 2009 at 23:58 +8.4%
Last edit by sushibabyx on Wednesday 15 Jul, 2009 at 22:16 +8.4%
Last edit by Nodame on Saturday 27 Jun, 2009 at 17:30 +10.8% Lyric added by: SmileHime
涙流さない どんなに辛くても
誰にも負けない強さ持ってるのは
周りを悲しませないあなたの優しさ
見つめる瞳 言葉なくても
伝わるあなたの想い
負けないよって 頑張るよって
何度も優しく笑うんだ
あなたの笑顔は 誰よりも輝き
曇り空まで 晴れにしてしまう
何度も高い壁 乗り越えたから
何も怖くない 一人じゃないよ
みんな空の下
言い返せなくて 悔しかったよね
一人で泣いてた日々も 今も繋がって
大きな花を咲かそうとしてる
小さな胸にしまいこんでいる
空に似た大きな心
泣かないでって 大丈夫って
包み込むように笑うんだ
星が顔を出し あなたが眠る頃
同じ空の下 願う人がいる
明日もあなたが 笑っていられますようにって
見守っているよ 遠い場所から
みんな空の下
やわらかな（←？）風を吹かせて
街はそっと色付いてく
あなたの笑顔は 誰よりも輝き
曇り空まで 晴れにしてしまう
何度も高い壁 乗り越えたから
何も怖くない 一人じゃないよ みんな空の
Lyric added by: jadeglow
Never crying, no matter how much it hurts
Always possessing a “I won’t lose” attitude
These are the gifts of the you that won’t stand to let the people near you be hurt
Looking into your eyes
Without saying a word
I can understand what you’re thinking
“Don’t give up” “Keep going”
Countless of times, with a warm smile
Your smile is more brilliant than anyone
Even cloudy days turn clear
Because you’ve leapt over tall barriers countless of times
Fearless
You’re not alone
In what belongs underneath our sky
Always unwilling to go back on promises
Crying by yourself day by day to the present
Large flowers seem as though they’re about to bloom
Inside our small selves
We hide souls as large as the sky
“Don’t cry” “It’ll be alright”
These words seem to brim over with smiles
Countless stars come together and appear in your features when you're asleep
Underneath the same sky, people with wishes coexist
They’re praying and hoping that tomorrow your face will have a smile
Always protecting you, even from afar
In what belongs underneath our sky
A gentle winds blow
And creepingly, the streets become more and more vivid
Your smile is more brilliant than anyone
Even cloudy days turn clear
Because you’ve already leapt over so many tall barriers
Fearless
You’re not alone
In what belongs underneath our sky
Last edit by jadeglow on Wednesday 01 Jul, 2009 at 21:58 +100%
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