About aiko
aiko (real name: Aiko Yanai; 柳井 愛子; Yanai Aiko) (born November 22, 1975 in Suita, Osaka) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. She is known for her cheerful disposition. Her music primarily consists of love songs and is particularly popular among young girls all over East Asia. Oricon published the results of a survey of 20,000 subscribers' favourite singers, and aiko topped the list in both 2005 and 2006
Career
aiko studied popular music vocals at the Osaka College of Music, graduating in 1996. From this year, she started DJ in FM OSAKA.She made her nationwide debut in July 1998 with her song "Ashita". Since then, she has had a successful career with her songs being used in television commercials and TV dramas.
After the release of "Hanabi" (her third single), aiko became recognised nationwide, due to much television promotional coverage for every one of her subsequent commercial releases. Her sixth single, "B...
About aiko
aiko (real name: Aiko Yanai; 柳井 愛子; Yanai Aiko) (born November 22, 1975 in Suita, Osaka) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. She is known for her cheerful disposition. Her music primarily consists of love songs and is particularly popular among young girls all over East Asia. Oricon published the results of a survey of 20,000 subscribers' favourite singers, and aiko topped the list in both 2005 and 2006
Career
aiko studied popular music vocals at the Osaka College of Music, graduating in 1996. From this year, she started DJ in FM OSAKA.She made her nationwide debut in July 1998 with her song "Ashita". Since then, she has had a successful career with her songs being used in television commercials and TV dramas.
After the release of "Hanabi" (her third single), aiko became recognised nationwide, due to much television promotional coverage for every one of her subsequent commercial releases. Her sixth single, "Boyfriend", became her best-selling CD single, and she achieved an appearance in the "Kohaku Uta Gassen" of 2000. Her second album, "Sakura no Ki no Shita" sold over one million copies.
