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'''aiko''' (born Aiko Yanai (柳井愛子)) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter under the [[Pony Canyon]] label. She is well known within Japan for her cheerful disposition. Her songs are generally upbeat, although she has also released some slower tempo numbers and focuses primarily on the topic of love. As proof of her popularity, she won [[Oricon]]'s subscriber survey as favorite singer in both 2005 and 2006.
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'''miwa''' is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter managed by [[Tristone Entertainment Inc.]]
  
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She started recording music in 1996, and in July 1998 she made her major debut with her song "[[Ashita (aiko)|Ashita]]", which established her first Oricon chart position. Despite peaking at #89, the single stayed on the charts for five weeks and was re-issued in 2001 as a 12cm single release.
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miwa began writing songs at 15. She began to teach herself how to play the guitar after she entered high school, but gave up and paid for professional lessons after discovering she wasn't making much progress on her own. Her high school had a ban on students having part-time jobs. Despite this, miwa secretly worked, and eventually used these savings by her second year of high school to buy a Gibson J-45 guitar. After this, miwa played live concerts mostly around [[Wikipedia:Shimokitazawa|Shimokitazawa]] in [[Wikipedia:Tokyo|Tokyo]] and in [[Wikipedia:Okinawa|Okinawa]] in the summer (her parents had a house there). Due to her high school also having a ban on students working in the entertainment business, she had to do these lives in secret (without even telling her school friends). In this time, miwa released two self-published independent singles, "[[Song for You / Today]]" and "[[Soba ni Itai Kara]]" in 2007 and 2008.
  
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aiko's third single "[[Hanabi (aiko)|Hanabi]]" garnered public recognition for the songstress, with the single reaching #10 on the Oricon charts. Following this release, every one of aiko's releases has been subject to intense television coverage. Releasing her [[Chiisa na Marui Koujitsu|first major debut album]] in April 1999, aiko found herself slowly climbing up the charts, reaching #30. The album managed to hold a place on the chart for twenty-six weeks.
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miwa was signed to [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Entertainment Japan]] during her third year of high school. She debuted as an artist in 2010, while attending [[Wikipedia:Keio University|Keio University]]. Her debut single, "[[Don't Cry Anymore]]," was chosen to be used for the drama ''Nakanai to Kimeta Hi'''s theme song. The single was a minor commercial success, breaking the top 20 on [[Oricon]]'s single charts and being certified by the [[RIAJ]] as selling 100,000 full length cellphone downloads a month after its release. In April 2010, the song won the award for best drama theme song at the 64th ''The Television Drama Academy Awards''. miwa released her second single, "[[Little Girl (miwa)|Little Girl]]," in late June. Her third single, "[[Change (miwa)|Change]]," was the twelfth opening theme song for the ''[[Wikipedia:Bleach (anime)|Bleach]]'' anime, and was a top 10 single.
  
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The year 2000 saw aiko's popularity reaching new heights, with her second album "[[Sakura no Ki no Shita]]" selling over 1,000,000 copies and reaching the #1 position on the Oricon charts. Not only that, the album managed to maintain a place in the rankings for sixty-four weeks and has so far been aiko's best selling album. Her second single of 2000, "[[Boyfriend (aiko)|Boyfriend]]", became aiko's best selling single to date, selling over 500,000 copies and achieving #2 position on Oricon. Most significantly in this particular year, aiko was invited to perform at [[NHK]]'s [[Kohaku Uta Gassen]] and has since performed at the event multiple times.
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miwa released her first album ''[[Guitarissimo]]'' on April 6, 2011. The charts performance was miwa's best overall: the album reached #1 on the Oricon's album charts, making miwa the first [[Wikipedia:Heisei era|Heisei era]]-born solo singer to reach a #1 on the album charts in the history of the Oricon.
  
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Her 44th single, "[[Hoshi no Furu Hi ni]]", is released this week on November 22nd.
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Her third mini-album, ''[[Tsuki ni Negai wo]]'', is released this week on November 15th.
 
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miwa promoting Tsuki ni Negai wo (2023)

miwa

miwa is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter managed by Tristone Entertainment Inc.

miwa began writing songs at 15. She began to teach herself how to play the guitar after she entered high school, but gave up and paid for professional lessons after discovering she wasn't making much progress on her own. Her high school had a ban on students having part-time jobs. Despite this, miwa secretly worked, and eventually used these savings by her second year of high school to buy a Gibson J-45 guitar. After this, miwa played live concerts mostly around Shimokitazawa in Tokyo and in Okinawa in the summer (her parents had a house there). Due to her high school also having a ban on students working in the entertainment business, she had to do these lives in secret (without even telling her school friends). In this time, miwa released two self-published independent singles, "Song for You / Today" and "Soba ni Itai Kara" in 2007 and 2008.

miwa was signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan during her third year of high school. She debuted as an artist in 2010, while attending Keio University. Her debut single, "Don't Cry Anymore," was chosen to be used for the drama Nakanai to Kimeta Hi's theme song. The single was a minor commercial success, breaking the top 20 on Oricon's single charts and being certified by the RIAJ as selling 100,000 full length cellphone downloads a month after its release. In April 2010, the song won the award for best drama theme song at the 64th The Television Drama Academy Awards. miwa released her second single, "Little Girl," in late June. Her third single, "Change," was the twelfth opening theme song for the Bleach anime, and was a top 10 single.

miwa released her first album Guitarissimo on April 6, 2011. The charts performance was miwa's best overall: the album reached #1 on the Oricon's album charts, making miwa the first Heisei era-born solo singer to reach a #1 on the album charts in the history of the Oricon.

Her third mini-album, Tsuki ni Negai wo, is released this week on November 15th.

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