is the lead vocal singer of the group A+Jyuc. She currently belongs to the show-business production company PLATINUM-S, and is a former member of Pyw-A.
She was born on January 20, 1979, in
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
, Japan. She got her start in 1998 when she was scouted and given the opportunity to become a
gravure idol
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Modelling ("modeling" in British and ...
. She posed primarily in school uniforms & underwear. Along with the usual gravure idol photosets she also produced a seminude photograph collection (also known as a photobook) and an image video. She switched companies in 2000 and stopped temporarily in 2001 for unknown reasons. In late 2002 she re-emerged and released her final photobook. She has since turned her attention to singing and has been active ever since, performing various stage events. In 2005, she started a music group called Pyw-A, but was unsuccessful. A year later in 2006, she started a new group called A+Jyuc.
A+Jyuc stands for Asaka + the first letter in the name of each member in the group:
* Asaka - vocals
* Jun - bass
* You - guitar
* Ume - keyboard
* Coro chang - drums
The group has not performed in any concerts or for large audiences and it is unknown how popular her music is. Nevertheless, her group still manages to release at least one CD a year, along with an average of three stage performances a month.
Works
DVDs
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000.04.15 Etude
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005.05.21 Kossapa 1 (with
Akari
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and
Yoshioka Mika)
Photobooks
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998.12.10亜沙香,
Asaka
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999.08.20めだかの学校,
Medaka no Gakkou
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000.05.20クボと、ぼく,
Kubou, Boku.
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002.09.28あの頃を忘れない,
Ano Koro wo Wasurenai
Albums
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002.10.10 Lovey
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003.08.10 Asaka Party
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004.01.20 Asaka Collection!!
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004.04.29 Choose
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005.01.20 Asaka Mode
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005.08.28 Kanon -Camellia-
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006.01.20 Asaka Style ~unplugged~
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007.01.20aquarium
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008.03.21Luna
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* Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin, Spanish and other languages
* Luna (goddess)
In Sabine and ancient Roman religion and myth, Luna is the divine embodiment of the Moon (Latin ''Lūna'' ). She is often presented as t ...
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013.01.21 A-muse
Singles
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003.05.11Curtain Call
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003.05.11 Happy Perfume
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003.11.30 24 Nijyu-yon
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004.06.06 20 Seiki Mirai Robot Boueitai Tederosu Image Song
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004.07.03 Pray ~ 2004
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004.09.20 Passionata
External links
Asaka Kubo Official Web PageAsaka no Hitorigoto. - Official Blog with her photographs, since December 2008
Asaka no Hitorigoto. - Former Official Blog with her photographs, from September 2005 to December 2008
- Official Web Diary with her photographs, from April 2004 to September 2005
Sources
1
Platinum S Website 2
3
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Living people
Japanese idols
1979 births
Singers from Kanagawa Prefecture