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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: cruz
magarikunetta michi no saki ni
matte iru ikutsumo no chiisana hikari
mada tookute mienakutemo
ippo zutsu tada sore dake wo shinjite yukou
subete wo ai senakutemo
arinomama no kokoro de
nanika wo tada hitotsu dake
ai shitsudzuketeru hito
sono hokorashige na kao ni wa
nan ni mo makenai hodo ookina
yasashisa ga afuredashiteru
magarikunetta michi no saki ni
matte iru ikutsumo no chiisana hikari
mada tookute mienakutemo
ippo zutsu tada sore dake wo shinjite yukou
nigirishimeta tenohira ja
nan ni mo tsukame ya shinai to
hiraita yubi no sukima kara
itsuka te ni shita mama no
yume ya akogare no tane ga
boku ni dake kidzuite hoshisou ni
ashita e to me wo dashiteru
nigedashiteta kinou yori mo
butsukariatta kyou ni koboshita namida
tachidomatta jibun wo tsurete
yume miteta ano hi no boku ni ai ni yukou ka
magarikunetta michi no saki ni
matte iru ikutsumo no chiisana hikari
mada tookute mienakutemo
ippo zutsu tada sore dake wo shinjite yukou
tadashisa to iu semai deguchi wo
kugurenai omoi ga boku wo furui tataseru
La La La...
furikaereba tada massugu ni nobite ita
kyou made wo tadoru ashiato
magarikunetta michi no saki ni
yume miteta ano hi no boku ga matte iru kara Lyric added by: Aomari
※曲がりくねった道の先に
待っている幾つもの小さな光
まだ遠くて見えなくても
一歩ずつ ただそれだけを 信じてゆこう※
全てを愛せなくても ありのままの心で
何かをただ一つだけ
愛し続けてる人 その誇らしげな顔には
何にも負けないほど大きな 優しさが溢れ出してる
(※くり返し)
握りしめた手のひらじゃ 何にも掴めやしないと
開いた指のすき間から
いつか手にしたままの 夢や憧れの種が
僕にだけ気付いて欲しそうに 明日へと芽を出してる
逃げ出してた昨日よりも
ぶつかりあった今日に こぼした涙
立ち止まった自分を連れて
夢見てたあの日の僕に 会いに行こうか
曲がりくねった道の先に
待っている幾つもの小さな光
まだ遠くて見えなくても
一歩ずつ ただそれだけを
正しさという狭い出口を
くぐれない想いが僕を奮い立たせる
La La La…
振り返ればただまっすぐに
伸びていた 今日までを辿る足跡
曲がりくねった道の先に
夢見てた あの日の僕が待っているから
Last edit by Aomari on Tuesday 17 Jun, 2008 at 14:02 -70.5%
Last edit by Aomari on Tuesday 17 Jun, 2008 at 14:01 +26.9% Up ahead on the winding road
So many small lights are waiting for me
They're still far away, and I can't see them
But I believe that by just going step by step, I'll get there
Even though everything can't be loved, the heart is honest
A person who continues to love
Just one thing, with that proud kind of face
That person overflows with a kindness so big, that it's like it can't lose out to anything
Up ahead on the winding road
So many small lights are waiting for me
They're still far away, and I can't see them
But I believe that by just going step by step, I'll get there
You can't grasp ahold of anything with closed hands
The seeds of my hopes and dreams
That were one day in my hands, but slipped through my fingers
Are sprouting toward tomorrow, seeming like they want only me to notice them
Tears have spilled on this day that I collided with
More so than yesterday, that has run away
Taking myself, who was standing still, along
Shall I go out to meet the me that I dreamed about on that day?
Up ahead on the winding road
So many small lights are waiting for me
They're still far away, and I can't see them
But I believe that by just going step by step, I'll get there
Feelings that can't pass through a narrow exit
Called righteousness, inspire me
La la la...
When I look back, the footprints that I've
Been following up until today, spread out in a straight line
Up ahead on the winding road
The me that I dreamed about on that day is waiting for me
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