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AYUSE KOZUE

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AYUSE KOZUE promoting Apple pie (2009)

AYUSE KOZUE is a Japanese pop / R&B singer-songwriter on the TOY'S FATCORY record label. She debuted in 2006 with the single "boyfriend" and has since been releasing her own "Rhythm & Beauty" style of R&B music.

Profile

  • Stage Name: AYUSE KOZUE
  • Birth Name: Ayuse Kozue (鮎瀬梢 - あゆせ こずえ)
  • Birthdate: 1985
  • Birthplace: Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Information

AYUSE KOZUE promoting boyfriend (2006)
AYUSE KOZUE promoting A♥K (2007)
AYUSE KOZUE promoting Koyoi Kimi ni Koishiteru (2008)

Beginning from at least junior high school, Ayuse Kozue had aimed to become a singer and joined her school's dance team, hoping to fulfill that dream. During high school, Ayuse began studying desktop music (MIDIs, etc) through a music course and bought her first computer. After hearing one of her pieces, Towa Tei signed on as her creative director. In February 2006, Ayuse released her first analog, the single boyfriend. It hit the top of CISCO's House chart for three weeks, and in April the single was released to iTunes. She was also featured as their Free Download for the first week in April. Around two weeks later, the single was released in CD format. She continued to release music in the following months with all lyrics, composition, and arrangement based on a producer she had met.

Ayuse calls her genre of R&B "Rhythm & Beauty". She is still in university. Ayuse was also a VJ for MTV Japan from July to September of 2006. She also has her own podcast on iTunes.

Even though most of her releases haven't faired well on the Oricon charts, her debut album A♥K managed to peak at #15 on the Daily charts due to heavy promotion. After the album, she released another single called When I Wish Upon A Star, a more mature ballad, however did not chart well.

2008 begins with a new single, ONE. Like her previous single, it's a slower, almost ballad-like and strays from her bubble pop that she typically does. The single reached the 59th position and charted for three weeks, becoming her best single since the debut. On April 23rd, Ayuse comes back to her usual genre with the single Koyoi Kimi ni Koishiteru. The music was produced by Wise and did not chart so well like ONE but stayed at the charts for three weeks too. She also made collaborations with SEAMO's single Honey Honey and album Stock Delivery. The year ended with a digital release entitled jingle bell love, a Christmas song. It reached the 67th position on the iTunes Jpop songs chart.

In 2009, Ayuse is not so active like the previous years releasing, for now, just one single, Apple pie, which did not chart. Recently, she is featured on Aira Mitsuki's new album PLASTIC on track #2. It's scheduled a new single for September entitled Don't let you down.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Internet Exclusives / Distributed Singles

Collaboration

DVD

Analog

External Links

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