Aiko (singer)

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Aiko
Birth name Yanai Aiko[1]
Born November 22, 1975 (1975-11-22) (age 36)
Origin Osaka,[2] Japan
Genres Pop
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1998–present (singer)
Labels Pony Canyon
Website aiko.can-d.com

Aiko (stylised as aiko, birth name: Yanai Aiko (柳井愛子?)) is a J-Pop singer-songwriter and vocalist. She studied popular music[clarification needed] vocals at the Osaka College of Music, and after graduating in 1996, she became a DJ on FM Osaka. In July 1998 she gained nationwide fame from the debut song, "Ashita" which was used in television commercials and TV dramas.

Her second album, "Sakura no Ki no Shita" sold over one million copies, and her sixth single, "Boyfriend", became her best-selling CD single, and she achieved an appearance in NHK's 2000 Kohaku Uta Gassen. Incidentally, since the song's lyrics contain the word "tetrapot", similar to "tetrapod", a registered trademark, Aiko encountered controversy and brief legal problems since NHK is a public broadcasting station. However, the episode was resolved without any restriction being placed on the lyrics.

Contents

[edit] Discography

Main article: Aiko discography

[edit] Singles

Sheet Released Title Position
1st 1998 July 17 あした 89th
2nd 1999 March 3 ナキ・ムシ 26th
3rd 1999 August 4 花火 10th
4th 1999 December 17 カブトムシ[3] 8th
5th 2000 February 17 桜の時 12th
6th 2000 September 12 ボーイフレンド 2nd
7th 2001 February 21 初恋 3rd
8th 2001 May 30 ロージー 2nd
9th 2001 December 21 おやすみなさい 2nd
10th 2002 April 24 あなたと握手 6th
11th 2002 August 14 今度までには 3rd
12th 2003 April 23 蝶々結び 4th
13th 2003 August 6 アンドロメダ 3rd
14th 2003 December 6 えりあし 5th
15th 2004 April 28 かばん 3rd
16th 2004 September 1 花風 2nd
17th 2005 February 16 三国駅 3nd
18th 2005 August 3 キラキラ 2nd
19th 2005 December 30 スター 4th
20th 2006 July 12 雲は白リンゴは赤 3rd
21st 2007 May 30 シアワセ 2nd
22nd 2007 August 22 星のない世界／横顔 2nd
23rd 2008 March 12 二人 3rd
24th 2008 July 23 KissHug 2nd
25th 2009 February 18 milk／嘆きのキス 1st
26th 2010 February 3 戻れない明 1st
27th 2010 April 21 向かいあわせ 2nd
28th 2011 May 11 恋のスーパーボール／ホーム -

[edit] Albums

Sheet Released Title Position
1st 1999 April 21 小さな丸い好 24th
2nd 2000 March 1 桜の木の下 1st
3rd 2001 June 20 夏服 1st
4th 2002 September 4 秋 そばにいるよ 2nd
5th 2003 December 27 暁のラブレター 1st
6th 2005 March 2 夢の中のまっすぐな道 1st
7th 2006 August 23 彼女 1st
8th 2008 April 2 秘密 2nd
9th 2010 March 31[4] BABY 1st
10th 2011 February 23 まとめI 2nd
11th 2011 February 23 まとめII 3rd

[edit] Other Releases

[edit] Greatest hits album

Release Date Title Remarks
1996 August ドーテイオムニバスCD Vol.1 VA Album (3 tracks participation)
1997 1February 20 astral box CD single
1998 April 21 ハチミツ CDシングル
1998 May 30 GIRLIE Mini Album

[edit] Joined Album

[edit] Performance

[edit] Tours

  • "Love Like Pop" (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009) Love Like (愛好 Aiko?, love-like)
  • College musical festivals (1999, 2003; 7 places in all)
  • "Baby Peenats Meeting" (2001, 2004; fan club members only)
    • "Baby Peenats" is the name of Aiko's official fan club managed by "ever for music". Aiko loves Snoopy (and dogs in general). Her recent live tour books feature pictures of Aiko with a variety of dogs every time.
  • "Love Like Rock" (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 (fan club members only), 2009; no-seat concerts)
  • "Love Like Aloha" (Summer 2003, at Katase beech [1], Enoshima; Summer 2006 and 2008, at Southern Beach, Chigasaki)

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Shorts

  • Japanese manga artist Yukari Ichijo based the character "Eiko", in Pride (2003-) on Aiko, and Aiko has several times expressed admiration for Ichijo.

[edit] Radio

Aiko has presented several regular radio programs, including local radio programmes in the Kansai area before she achieved widespread fame in July 1998.

  • Count Down Kansai Top40 (FM OSAKA, April 1996 – December 2001)
  • Poppun Kingdom (MBS, April 1997 – ?)
  • Young Town Music Max (MBS, October 1997 – September 1999)
  • Baby Peanuts (FM OSAKA, October 1998 – ?)
  • Aiko's @llnightnippon.com (NBS, November 1999 – March 2003), containing the popular musical feature Sing! Aiko.

[edit] Works

[edit] Books

  • "Aiko Bon" (2005) was the first official book about Aiko. The book contains her autobiography (in an interview style), photos, feature articles from monthly magazine GbMusicnet and liner notes by herself.[5]

[edit] Awards

Year Type Title
1996 Music Quest Japan Final Excellence Prize – Himawari ni Nattara
2000 Teen's Music Festival Final Teen's Grand Prize – Aitsu wo Furimukaseru Hoho
Saku ya Kono Hana Award, Music (Osaka city) * This award is given to a person or an organisation who contributes to a promotion of Osaka culture.
2002 Metropolitan Action on Smoking or Health Stop-smoking Grand Prize
The Japan Gold Disc Award Rock Album of the Year – Natsufuku
2004 The Japan Gold Disc Award Rock & Pop Album of the Year – Akatsuki no Love Letter

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Aiko". MTV.com. March 31, 2010. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/aiko_japan_/artist.jhtml. Retrieved December 30, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Biography" (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. http://aiko.can-d.com/bio.html. Retrieved 2010-07-07. 
  3. ^ 曲制作当時はカブトムシが夏の虫と知らずに作詞して季節外れのDecember に発売してしまったというエピソードがある
  4. ^ "aiko、ニューアルバムがMarch 31にリリース". BARKS. 2010February 20. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000058525. Retrieved 2010March 2. 
  5. ^ ISBN 4-7897-2496-4

[edit] External links

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