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Biography

The beginning of his career started in 1990, when he became vocalist of band ''Missing Peace'' and one year later in band ''Pandora''. U-ya is known for being the former vocalist of

rock-band under

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label. They disbanded in 2002 after their final live tour. In 2003, he started his activity as a soloist under the Merdack label. In 2009, Asaoka established his own label Fly-blue with new website. In 2011, Asaoka appeared as a guest member of

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live tour ''What a beautiful memory: Forever you''. In 2012, he appeared in

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anniversary concert ''Being Legend Live Tour'' with almost all ex-members from Field of View. In 2015, he made guest appearance in television variety show ''Ariyoshi Hanseikai'' hosted by

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. On 26 January 2020, Asaoka Yuuya's official website announced a new compilation album to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the debut of Field of the View with 5 new songs and previously unpublished songs. The band will reform for two days live in Tokyo and Osaka for the first time since 2012.

Discography

So far he has released 9 singles, 9 studio albums, 4 mini albums, 2 compilation albums and 1 acoustic albumU-ya Asaoka discography (in Japanese) http://uyax.jp/category/discography/

Singles

Studio albums

Mini albums

DVD

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asaoka, U-ya Japanese lyricists Japanese male singer-songwriters 1969 births Living people Singers from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese male singers 20th-century Japanese singers