Ai tsuka
| Ai tsuka | |
|---|---|
| Surname: | Ōtsuka Ai |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Label: | avex trax |
| Website: | www.avexnet.or.jp/ai |
Ai Ōtsuka ( Japanese 大 塚 愛 ; born September 9, 1982 ) is a Japanese singer-songwriter from the city of Osaka . She was best known for her 2003 hit Sakuranbo , which was in the Japanese charts for 96 weeks .
Life
Ōtsuka Ai is under contract with the Japanese music label avex trax , which also produces other high-class artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki , BoA , Namie Amuro and Every Little Thing .
Her first single from 2003, Momo no Hanabira , was not very successful: It only reached number 24 in the Oricon Singles Top 100, but stayed in the charts for 21 weeks. Her next single Sakuranbo , released in December 2003, already reached twelfth place among the hundred best-selling singles in 2004. It gradually climbed to number five on the single charts and stayed there for 96 weeks. It then came back on the market in an "encore press" version, which reached number four in the charts. In March 2004 Ōtsuka Ai released her first album Love Punch , which entered the Oricon charts at number three and sold over 320,000 copies within the first week. In November 2004, its successor Love Jam was presented, with even greater commercial success. Their third album, Love Cook , was released on December 14, 2005 and placed at number one on the Oricon charts. In the first week after the start of sales alone, over 335,000 records were sold.
Ōtsuka Ai's single Yumekui was released on August 2, 2006. The piece is sung by the group "Sabakan" in the film Tokyo Friends , in which Otsuka Ai plays the leading role. On March 28, 2007, their first best-of album, Ai am BEST , was released, which reached number one in the charts in the first week alone, with over 350,000 records sold. In 2007 her first two singles were released under the stage name LOVE. The name comes from the rabbit 'Love' designed by Ai. However, none of the singles reached the top 20 of the charts. Her 4th studio album Love Piece was released in September 2007 and also reached number 1 on the charts. In December 2008 her 5th studio album LOVE LETTER was released . Since it only sold 175,889 times, it is their worst-selling album to date.
In the fall of 2010, she announced that she was pregnant. The child's father is her husband SU from the hip-hop group Rip Slyme, with whom she previously worked together for the re-recording of a song on their 2nd best-of album. The marriage of the two took place in June. On March 24, 2011, she also announced that she had had a daughter.
After a lengthy hiatus while Ōtsuka Ai focused on her new family life, in 2013 she announced through her official website that she was working on a new musical project, which later turned out to be a new band called Rabbit. Their first studio album Rabito appeared in the same year, but could not prove to be a commercial success.
Discography
Albums
| publication | title | Chart position | Sales (Japan) | Album type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2004 | Love punch | 3 | 689,000 | 1st studio album |
| November 17, 2004 | Love Jam | 1 | 657,000 | 2nd studio album |
| December 14, 2005 | Love Cook | 1 | 835,000 | 3rd studio album |
| March 28, 2007 | Ai Am Best 愛 on BEST |
1 | 727,000 | 1st compilation |
| September 26, 2007 | Love piece | 1 | 376,000 | 4th studio album |
| December 17, 2008 | Love letter | 3 | 180,000 | 5th studio album |
| November 11, 2009 | Love is best | 1 | 94,000 | 2nd compilation |
| November 18, 2009 | Love.It | 82 | 1,000 | 1st EP as Love |
| December 12, 2012 | Rabito 裸 人 |
61 | 2,000 | 1. Studio album as Rabbit |
| March 23, 2014 | AIO PUNCH | 67 | 2,000 | 1. Cover album |
| July 16, 2014 | Love Fantastic | 22nd | 6,200 | 6th studio album |
| April 22, 2015 | Love Tricky | 24 | 3,800 | 7th studio album |
| April 12, 2017 | Love honey | 23 | 2,847 | 8th studio album |
| 1st January 2019 | Ai best, too | 23 | 11,300 | 3. Compilation |
Singles
| publication | title | Chart position | Sales (Japan) | Single type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2003 | Momo no Hanabira 桃 ノ 花 ビ ラ |
24 | 43,000 | 1. Single |
| December 17, 2003 + March 20, 2005 | Sakuranbo さ く ら ん ぼ |
5 | 589,000 | 2nd single |
| March 3, 2004 | Amaenbo 甘 え ん ぼ |
6th | 106,000 | 3. Single |
| July 7, 2004 | Happy Days | 3 | 163,000 | 4. Single |
| August 18, 2004 | Kingyo Hanabi 金魚 花火 |
3 | 148,000 | 5. Single |
| October 20, 2004 | Daisuki da yo. 大好 き だ よ. |
3 | 157,000 | 6. Single |
| February 9, 2005 |
Kuroge Wagyu Joshio Tan Yaki 680 yen 黒 毛 和 牛 上 塩 タ ン 焼 680 円 |
3 | 149,000 | 7. Single |
| May 11, 2005 | Smily / Bīdama SMILY / ビ ー 玉 |
1 | 310,000 | 8. Single |
| July 13, 2005 | Neko ni Fuusen ネ コ に 風 船 |
3 | 111,000 | 9. Single |
| September 21, 2005 | Planetarium プ ラ ネ タ リ ウ ム |
1 | 316,000 | 10. Single |
| April 12, 2006 | Frienger フ レ ン ジ ャ ー |
2 | 173,000 | 11. Single |
| August 2, 2006 | Yumekui ユ メ ク イ |
5 | 147,000 | 12. Single |
| October 25, 2006 | Ren 'Ai Shashin 恋愛 写真 |
2 | 148,000 | 13. Single |
| February 21, 2007 | Chu-lip | 3 | 121,000 | 14. Single |
| April 11, 2007 | Love no Theme LOVE の テ ー マ |
22nd | 5,000 | 1st single as Love |
| July 25, 2007 | Peach / Heart | 1 | 169,000 | 15. Single |
| November 7, 2007 | Pocket ポ ケ ッ ト |
5 | 61,000 | 16. Single |
| November 21, 2007 | White Choco White チ ョ コ |
70 | 2,000 | 2nd single as Love |
| May 21, 2008 | Rocket Sneaker / One × Time ロ ケ ッ ト ス ニ ー カ ー / One × Time |
4th | 44,000 | 17. Single |
| September 10, 2008 | Kurage, Nagare Boshi ク ラ ゲ 、 流 れ 星 |
4th | 47,000 | 18. Single |
| February 25, 2009 | Bye Bye バ イ バ イ |
8th | 21,000 | 19. Single |
| April 7, 2010 | Zokkondition / Lucky Star ゾ ッ 婚 デ ィ シ ョ ン / LUCKY ☆ STAR |
3 | 16,000 | 20th single |
| July 21, 2010 | Action 10.5 ア ク シ ョ ン 10.5 |
- | - | 1. Download single |
| September 8, 2010 | I Love × × × I ♥ × × × × |
8th | 14,000 | 21. Single |
| October 9, 2011 | Hikari ヒ カ リ |
- | - | 2. Download single |
| April 27, 2012 | Gomen ne. ご め ん ね. |
- | - | 3. Download single |
| October 9, 2013 | Re: NAME | 8th | 10,000 | 22. Single |
| 4th December 2013 | Sakuranbo cocktail- さ く ら ん ぼ - カ ク テ ル - |
- | - | 4. Download single |
| May 21, 2014 | More More モ ア モ ア |
34 | 3,000 | 23. Single |
| March 11, 2015 | Reach For The Moon / End And And ~ 10,000 Hearts ~ | - | - | 5. Download single |
| July 6, 2016 | Hibi, Ikiteireba 日 々 、 生 き て い れ ば |
- | - | 6. Download single |
| 15th February 2017 | Watashi 私 |
27 | 3.541 | 24. Single |
| 5th September 2018 | Dracaena ド ラ セ ナ |
49 | - | 25. Single |
Video publications
- Jam Punch Tour 2005: Kondoru no Pantsu ga Kui Kondoru (released July 27, 2005)
- Love Cook Tour 2006: Mascara Mainichi Tsukete Mascara (released July 26, 2006)
- Love Is Born 3rd Anniversary 2006 (released January 1, 2007)
- Ai Am Best Tour 2007: Best na Content ni Meccha Ai wo Komento !!! (published September 26, 2007)
- Love Is Born 4th Anniversary 2007 (released January 1, 2008)
- Love Piece Tour 2008: Megane Kakenakya Yume ga Nee! (published July 30, 2008)
- Love Is Born 5th Anniversary 2008 (released February 25, 2009)
- Love Letter Tour 2009: Channel keshite Ai-chan neru! (published May 6, 2009)
- Love Letter Tour 2009: Light Terashite Ai to Yume to Kando to ... Warai to! (published on September 23, 2009)
- Love Is Born 6th Anniversary 2009 (released March 17, 2010)
- Love Is Best Tour 2009 Final (released June 23, 2010)
- Love Is Born 7th Anniversary 2010 (released March 9, 2011)
- Love Is Born 10th Anniversary 2013 (released March 19, 2014)
- Love Fantastic Tour 2014: Oootsuka Ai wa Mahooutsuka Ai (released December 17, 2014)
- Live Box 2015: Tricky Bornbon (released January 20, 2016)
- Love Is Born 13th Anniversary (released December 21, 2016)
Web links
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ōtsuka, Ai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 大 塚 愛 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese singer-songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1982 |