- Asuca Hayashi
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Name = Asuca Hayashi
林 明日香
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = 林 明日香
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Born = birth date and age|1989|5|28
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Origin = flagicon|JapanOsaka ,Osaka Prefecture ,Japan
Occupation =Singer ,songwriter
Years_active = 2003-present
Genre =J-pop ,R&B ,pop-fusion
Label =Toshiba-EMI
URL = [http://asuca.jp Official Website]nihongo|Asuka Hayashi|林明日香 |, born
May 28 ,1989 , is a singer who debuted at the age of 13 in January 2003 in Japan in Taiwan.Biography
Born and raised in
Osaka , Hayashi became a performer after her piano teacher sent a tape of her singing to a music producer.Impressed with Hayashi's talent, a representative
Toshiba Emi 's Southeast Asia division arranged to release her debut single, "ake-kaze", on the same day as its Japanese release.Her debut album, called nihongo|"Saku"|咲|, was released on the same day in
Japan ,Taiwan ,Hong Kong andMainland China . She has gained fans throughout Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and theUnited States thanks to her soulful voice.Her hit song, titled "Chiisaki Mono" or "Make a Wish" (English Version) was used in the sixth
Pokémon movie, (Japanese: "Nanayo no Negai Boshi"; literally "Wishing Star of Seven Nights"). Other notable songs include "Hitotsubu no Tane ~Love the Earth~", "Snowdrop", "Jibun Shinjite" and "Mou Ichido Anata ni Aitai".Hayashi has since recorded in both Japanese and Chinese, collaborating with Chinese instrumentalist Chen Min on the single, "Tsubane ni Naritai".
Discography
Albums
* [2003.03.21] Saku (咲; Bloom)
* [2004.07.14] Hatsukoi (初戀; First Love)
* [2005.12.14] Chou (蝶; Butterfly)Mini-Albums
* [2005.03.02] Tsunaide (つないで; Tie Together)
ingles
* [2003.01.22] ake-kaze (Dawn-Wind)
* [2003.03.19] "Haha" (「母」; "Mother")
* [2003.07.09] Chiisaki Mono / Tsubame ni Naritai (小さきもの/燕になりたい; Small Things / Like a Swallow)
* [2003.11.19] Mou Ichido Anata ni Aitai (もう一度あなたに会いたい; I Want to Meet You Again)
* [2003.12.17] Tsubame ni Naritai (Re-Release) (燕になりたい; I Want to Become a Swallow)
* [2004.03.03] Rin no Kuni (凛の国; Stern Country)
* [2004.06.30] SANCTUARY ~Yume no Shima e~ (SANCTUARY ~夢の島へ~; Going to the Dream Island)
* [2004.10.14] Kimi wa Magnolia no Hana no Gotoku / Sayonara wa Yuubae no Naka de (君はマグノリアの花の如く / さよならは夕映えの中で; You Are Like a Magnolia Flower / Goodbye is in the Sunset Glow)
* [2005.03.02] Renka (One Track First Press) (蓮花; Lotus Flower)
* [2005.05.25] Renka (蓮花; Lotus Flower)
* [2005.11.09] Koe (声; 'Voice)
* [2007.03.21] Kokoro no Mama ni (心のままに; Unchanging Heart)DVD / VHS
* [2003.07.16] Chiisaki Mono (DVD Single) (小さきもの)
* [2003.09.19] Mou Ichido Anta ni Aitai (DVD single) (もう一度あなたに会いたい)Compilation / Other
* [2004.05.19]
Kikansha Sensei Original Soundtrack (SANCTUARY ~Yume no Shima e~)
* [2005.03.23] Van Son in Tokyo (DVD) (Rin no Kuni Sung Live; Titled "Dat Nuoc Lam Liet")
* [2005.03.30] VENUS JAPAN (Snowdrop)
* [2005.03.30] Minna no Uta Best Hit Collection (DVD) (Snowdrop)External links
*Asuca Hayashi's Official English Website: http://www.asuca.jp/eng/news/main.html
* [http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-92/artist_name-asuca_hayashi/ Nippop Profile | Asuca Hayashi]
* [http://wiki.theppn.org/Hayashi_Asuca Wiki.theppn Profile]
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