Ayaka Iida, known simply as Ayaka, is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan.
25 Facts About Ayaka
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Ayaka commuted between Osaka and Fukuoka every weekend and started to learn a songwriting under the direction of Nishio.
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In January 2006, Ayaka recorded "I Believe" as the opening theme for the Japanese drama Rondo.
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The 5th single from Ayaka was used as the ending theme to Last Love, a Japanese movie which was released one month prior to the single.
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Ayaka performed "Jewelry Day", as well as many other songs, at the Japanese leg of Live Earth in Tokyo on July 7,2007.
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Ayaka attended an interview after Okaeri's production with Hiro Mizushima, who was a member of the Zettai Kareshi cast.
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Ayaka sang "Okaeri" at the 59th annual Kouhaku Uta Gassen.
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On February 22,2009, Ayaka married Hiro Mizushima after several months of dating.
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Ayaka announced her plans to continue singing until the end of 2009, before putting her career on hold.
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On November 18,2009, Ayaka's MTV Unplugged performance, her last solo live before her hiatus, was recorded at Osaka-jo Hall.
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On October 20,2011, Ayaka announced that she would return from hiatus in 2012; her condition from her Graves' disease has improved over time.
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Ayaka returned with her own independent record label, A stAtion.
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On December 23,2011, Ayaka made her first public performance since her medical break by appearing on the Music Station 2011 Special.
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On December 31,2011, Ayaka appeared on the 62nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, singing 'Minna Sora no Shita' as part of the Red team.
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Ayaka announced on the same day that she would be touring live across Japan from April 27 through July 25,2012.
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On March 31,2012, Ayaka announced that she would be providing the new theme song for NTV's news program News Zero.
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The song, titled "Tsuyoku Omou", was the first song Ayaka had written since resuming her activities.
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The title track was written by Ayaka, marking the first time she has written music for another artist.
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On May 31,2013, Ayaka announced on her fanclub website Room Ayaka, that she would be embarking on a nationwide tour.
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In 2014, Ayaka released "number one", the theme song for the Fuji TV Sochi Olympics relay.
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Ayaka released her fourth studio album, Rainbow Road, on 15 April 2015, reached number 3 on the Oricon Weekly Charts.
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In 2021, to celebrate her 15th year in the music industry, Ayaka released two new singles in April, "Motto I Hi ni " and "Tender Love", and held a tour nationwide, which will be held in September.
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Ayaka released two songs for Tales of Arise, "Blue Moon" for the game's ending song and her cover version of My Little Lover's "Hello, Again ~Mukashikara Aru Basho~" for the game's insert song.
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On 23 October, Ayaka announced sixth studio album Love Cycle, which will be released on 1 February 2022.
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Ayaka married Japanese actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22,2009.