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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: Yuna Nazue
hitomi no oku ga boyakete mie nai
kokoro no soko no kimochi wa aru no?
sekai no subete wo te ni shita toshite mo
sore ga anata no shiawase na no?
Why kodoku na sora wo miageru no?
Why waratte misete yo
kotoba ni suru no ga heta na
anata no seikaku wakaru kara
tooi mukashi ni nani ga atta no?
shisen wo sorasu, anata no hitomi ni
hitori de samishii yoru ni dakishimerareru
sonna atatakasa shitteru?
Why doushite katachi ni kodawaru no?
Why kokoro wo hiraite
ookina nimotsu wo seotta
anata wo uke irerareru chikara
aruwa shinjite mite...
jiyuu na hito wa bukiyou de...
jiyuu na hito wa fuan de...
Why kodoku na sora wo miageru no?
Why waratte misete yo
kotoba ni suru no ga heta na
anata no seikaku wakaru kara
shinjite mite
Last edit by Seiran on Friday 30 Oct, 2009 at 19:42 +6.3% Lyric added by: LunaLux
作詩：絢香 作曲：西尾芳彦・絢香
瞳の奥がぼやけて見えない
心の底の 気持ちはあるの?
世界の全てを手にしたとしても
それがあなたの幸せなの?
Why 孤独な空を見上げるの?
Why 笑って見せてよ
言葉にするのが下手な
あなたの性格わかるから
遠い昔に何があったの?
視線をそらす あなたの瞳に
一人でさみしい夜に抱きしめられる
そんな温かさ知ってる?
Why どうして形にこだわるの?
Why 心を開いて
大きな荷物を背負った
あなたを受け入れられる力
あるわ 信じてみて…
自由な人は不器用で…
自由な人は不安で…
Why 孤独な空を見上げるの?
Why 笑って見せてよ
言葉にするのが下手な
あなたの性格わかるから
信じてみて Lyric added by: tigerlilli0987
The interior of your eye blurs and you can't see
At the bottom of your heart is there a feeling?
Even if you get everything in the world in your hands
Is that your happiness?
Why do you look up at the lonely sky?
Why? Try to smile
Putting it into words is hard
Because I understand your personality
What was there in the distant past?
Your eyes divert the glances
Alone you were held by the lonesome night
Do you know such warmth?
Why, Why are you concerned by the shape
Why? Open your heart
You were burdened with a great baggage
The power to accept yourself
Is there, try to believe...
The free person clumsily...
The free person anxiously...
Why do you look up at the lonely sky?
Why? Try to smile
Putting it into words is hard
Because I understand your personality
Try believing
Last edit by Linalin on Monday 23 Mar, 2009 at 20:36 -92.5%
Last edit by ANIME FAN on Saturday 02 Aug, 2008 at 01:31 +6.3%
Last edit by ANIME FAN on Thursday 31 Jul, 2008 at 00:46 +6.3%
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