Asaka Yui

Asaka Yui浅(あさ)香(か)唯(ゆい)
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Kanji	浅(あさ)香(か)唯(ゆい)
Real Name	Nishikawa Aki (西川亜紀) née Kawasaki (川崎)
Stage Name	YUI
Born	December 4, 1969 (age 55)
Birth Place	Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Blood Type	A
Zodiac Sign	Sagittarius
Height	151 cm (4 ft 11.4 in)?
Professional Information
Genre	Kayokyoku, J-Pop
Occupation	Singer, Actress
Years Active	1997-Present 1985-1993
Agency	JAM (1999-Present) Roppongi Office (1985-1993) Y-Chord (1997-1999)
Label	Warner Music Japan (2015-Present) HUMMING BIRD (1985-1993) Meldac (1997-1998) Imperial Records (2005)
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Website	Official Website
Social Media

Asaka Yui (浅香唯) is a Japanese singer, actress, talento, and former idol.

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• Special Skills: Mahjong (Professional)

History

Her career began with her win in The Scout Audition '84 hosted by Shoujo Comics. Although uninterested in an entertainment career, she entered for the prize (a stereo and trip to Guam) and received the Asaka Yui Award, named after a character in the shoujo manga series Shooting Star. This character’s name eventually became her stage name.

Despite her lack of interest, agencies scouted her after the contest, and she debuted with Hummingbird Records in 1985. Initially moderately successful, her breakthrough came when one of her fans, a Toei executive, recommended her as the lead for the third season of the crime-drama Sukeban Deka. This role launched her to fame, making her one of the best-selling idols of the late 1980s. By 1989, she began writing some of her own songs, which was rare for idols at the time.

In the early 1990s, a copyright dispute over her stage name led her management to reduce her media appearances. Frustrated, she left her agency and label in 1993, took a hiatus, and shifted to acting. She returned to music in 1997 under a new label and the name YUI, before resuming her original stage name in 1999.

In the mid-2010s, a condition affected her throat, causing her to lip-sync for a time. By the 2020s, she resumed singing live, and in 2021, embarked on her first concert tour in years.

• Albums
• Singles
• Video Releases
• Box Sets

Albums

1. [1986.02.21] Crystal Eyes
2. [1987.02.28] Star Lights
3. [1987.09.23] Rainbow
4. [1988.06.01] Candid Girl
5. [1988.12.01] HERSTORY
6. [1989.03.01] MELODY FAIR
7. [1989.11.21] PRIDE
8. [1990.02.28] Nude Songs
9. [1990.07.04] OPEN YOUR EYES -Nude Songs Vol.2-
10. [1990.12.05] NO LOOKIN' BACK
11. [1991.08.21] Glass no Miyako (硝子の都)
12. [1992.02.26] STAY
13. [1992.08.21] joker
14. [1993.02.24] CONTRAST

Best Albums

1. [1987.12.01] Present
2. [1991.02.27] Thanks a lot
3. [1992.11.25] Single Collection (シングル・コレクション)
4. [2005.06.22] Kyuukyoku no Best! Asaka Yui (究極のベスト! 浅香唯)
5. [2010.06.09] CRYSTALS ~25th Anniversary Best~

Live Albums

1. [1993.05.01] ANNIVERSARY 2824

Collaboration Best Albums

1. [2015.06.17] Sukeban Deka III "Kazama San Shimai" The Best -Re Member- (スケバン刑事III「風間三姉妹」ザ・ベスト -Re Member-) (w/ Ohnishi Yuka and Nakamura Yuma as Kazama San Shimai)

Singles

1. [1985.06.21] Natsu Shoujo (夏少女)
2. [1985.09.21] Futari no Moon River (ふたりのMoon River)
3. [1986.01.21] Yappashi... H! (ヤッパシ…H!)
4. [1986.05.21] Complex BANZAI!! (コンプレックスBANZAI!!)
5. [1986.09.21] 10 Gatsu no Christmas (10月のクリスマス)
6. [1987.01.21] STAR
7. [1987.05.27] Hitomi ni STORM (瞳にSTORM)
8. [1987.09.09] Niji no Dreamer (虹のDreamer)
9. [1988.01.27] Believe Again
10. [1988.04.20] C-Girl
11. [1988.08.18] CÉCILE (セシル)
12. [1988.11.02] Melody
13. [1989.01.25] TRUE LOVE
14. [1989.03.22] NEVERLAND ~YAWARA! Main Theme~ (NEVERLAND 〜YAWARA!メインテーマ〜)
15. [1989.07.05] Koi no Rock 'n' Roll Circus (恋のロックンロール・サーカス)
16. [1989.09.27] DREAM POWER
17. [1990.02.07] Chance!
18. [1990.06.06] Boyfriend wo Tsukurou (ボーイフレンドをつくろう)
19. [1990.10.31] Self Control
20. [1991.06.26] Koi no Upside-Down (恋のUpside-Down)
21. [1992.01.29] Itoshii Hito to Nemuritai (愛しい人と眠りたい)
22. [1993.02.24] Hitori (ひとり)
23. [1997.09.26] Ring Ring Ring
24. [1998.08.26] Fukiyou na Tenshi (不器用な天使)
25. [2005.12.16] Egao no Watashi (笑顔の私)

Digital Singles

1. [2020.09.09] LIGHT A SHINE ~ Tsuki wa Zutto Mite Iru (LIGHT A SHINE 〜月はずっと見ている)

Collaboration Singles

1. [1987.10.14] Remember (w/ Ohnishi Yuka and Nakamura Yuma as Kazama San Shimai)

Video Releases

1. [1987.07.03] ONLY YUI
2. [1988.07.01] Candid Girl
3. [1989.01.01] Fun!Fan!Fun! Yui Graffiti (Fun!Fan!Fun! Yuiグラフィティ)
4. [1989.12.16] Rock 'n' Roll Circus'89 Asaka Yui Sparkling Live (ロックンロール・サーカス'89 浅香唯スパークリング・ライブ)
5. [1990.11.18] Self Control
6. [2021.06.23] YUI ASAKA LIVE 2020 ~ Happy Birthday 35th Anniversary

Box Sets

1. [1993.07.21] Asaka Yui Taizenshuu THE COMPLETE BOX (浅香唯大全集 THE COMPLETE BOX)
2. [2010.07.07] Kami Jacket CD-BOX (紙ジャケットCD-BOX)
3. [2015.06.17] Asaka Yui 30 Shuunenkinen Complete BOX (浅香唯 30周年記念コンプリートBOX)
4. [2020.09.23] YUI ASAKA 35th Anniversary ~Kimi ga Zutto Mite Iru~ (YUI ASAKA 35th Anniversary 〜君がずっと見ている〜)

Gallery

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Trivia

• She is designated as one of the four "Idol Shitenno" (アイドル四天王; Four Heavenly Idol Queens) aka idols of the late '80s era that continued to have great success as idols into the 1990s. The other three are Kudo Shizuka, Nakayama Miho, and Minamino Yoko
• In 1989, Asaka announced that she was dating drummer Nishikawa Takahiro, who was part of her touring concert band. They got married on July 21, 2002. Asaka claims her husband was her first (and only) boyfriend.
  • On September 12, 2007, Asaka announced the birth of their daughter, named Himari (陽舞莉).

External Links

• Official Website
• Official Instagram
• Official YouTube Channel