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'''Asaka''' (亜咲花) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] and [[Anison|anisong]] singer under [[5pb. Records]]. She made her debut at the age of 17 with the single "[[Open Your Eyes (Asaka)|Open your eyes]]" which was used as the ending theme for the [[Anime|anime]] ''[[Wikipedia:Occultic;Nine|Occultic;Nine]]''.
'''KOKIA''' is a [[J-Pop|Japanese singer]]-songwriter hailing from Tokyo. She is mostly associated with games and [[Anime|anime]] soundtracks; having appeared in eight different game/anime soundtracks to date. KOKIA has an extremely talented voice - she even held a long-tone Opera note for a little over 29 seconds on national TV once. She is most well-known in Hong Kong and Taiwan for her song [[Arigatou...]], which became so popular it was even covered by star [[Sammi Cheng]]. Her biggest hit in Japan was the single "[[The Power of Smile / Remember the Kiss|The Power of Smile / Remember the kiss]]", which reached #15 on [[Oricon]] charts.


When Asaka was between the ages of 3 and 5, she lived in Michigan for her parents' work. After returning to Japan, she moved to Nagoya after two years in Tokyo. In the fifth grade, she watched the dance of "[[Hare Hare Yukai]]" from the anime ''[[Wikipedia:Haruhi Suzumiya|Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu]]''. She started to pursue a singing career in the first year of junior high school by the recommendation of her music teacher. When she discovered the singer [[May'n]], Asaka then wanted to become an anisong singer and participated in various karaoke competitions and auditions. During the 2015 NHK Anison 2nd competition, Asaka qualified and competed in the final round. After passing a voice training school's audition, she had a radio appearance and released her debut single "[[Open Your Eyes (Asaka)|Open your eyes]]".
Her second live album, ''[[Alive -The Live History-|ALIVE -the live history-]]'', is released this week on April 29th.
 
Her sixth single, "[[Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo]]", is released this week on April 24th.
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[[Category:2019 Featured Articles]]
[[Category:2019 Featured Articles]]

Revision as of 05:20, 29 April 2019

KOKIA (2019)

KOKIA

KOKIA is a Japanese singer-songwriter hailing from Tokyo. She is mostly associated with games and anime soundtracks; having appeared in eight different game/anime soundtracks to date. KOKIA has an extremely talented voice - she even held a long-tone Opera note for a little over 29 seconds on national TV once. She is most well-known in Hong Kong and Taiwan for her song Arigatou..., which became so popular it was even covered by star Sammi Cheng. Her biggest hit in Japan was the single "The Power of Smile / Remember the kiss", which reached #15 on Oricon charts.

Her second live album, ALIVE -the live history-, is released this week on April 29th.

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