Английская Википедия:Asca (singer)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox musical artist
Шаблон:Nihongo,[1] also known by the stage name Asca (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese singer and musician signed to Sony Music and Sacra Music.[1] She made her debut in 2013 after becoming a finalist at the 5th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix. After focusing on her studies, she resumed her music career in late 2016. Her songs have been featured in many anime series, such as Sword Art Online, Fate/Apocrypha, Darwin's Game, Edens Zero, and The Irregular at Magic High School.
Biography
Early life
Ōkura was born in Aichi Prefecture on September 5, 1996.[1][2] She had aspired to become a musician since she was in elementary school, at which time she also become interested in anime music.[3] She became interested in singing after listening to the song "I believe" by Ayaka, and songs by BoA and Dreams Come True.[4] During her second year in junior high school, her older sister, who had begun taking music lessons, encouraged her to do the same.[3] Afterwards, she started playing in a band, with herself on vocals and her sisters playing instruments.
Career
At the encouragement of her music teacher, she decided to audition for the 5th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2011.[3] She became a finalist in the contest, which was eventually won by Konomi Suzuki.[5] Although she did not win the contest, as a finalist, Ōkura was offered a one-year contract with music label Media Factory.[4] After a year had passed and as the contract was about to expire, it was decided that she would make her music debut.[4] She released her first single Шаблон:Nihongo on March 11, 2013;[6] the title song is used as the second ending theme to the anime television series The Pet Girl of Sakurasou.[5] After the release of the single, she put her career on hold to focus on her high school studies.[4]
After she graduated from high school, Ōkura resumed her music career in 2016. Her first post-comeback release was the mini-album Days, which was released digitally on December 21, 2016.[7] The following year, she moved to the record label Sacra Music and began using the stage name Asca. Her next release was the song "Rust", which was included in the August 2017 issue of LisAni magazine.[1] Her second single "Koe" was released digitally on November 12, 2017, and received a physical release on November 22, 2017; the title track is used as the second ending theme to the anime television series Fate/Apocrypha.[2][8]
Asca's third single "Pledge" was released digitally on February 16, 2018, and received a physical release on February 21, 2018; the song is used as the ending theme of anime Record of Grancrest War[9] Her fourth single Шаблон:Nihongo was released digitally on May 4, 2018, and received a physical release on May 9, 2018; the song is used as the second opening theme of anime Record of Grancrest War[10] She released three collaborated singles Шаблон:Nihongo with Ayasa, Шаблон:Nihongo with Kanon Wakeshima, and "Suspected, Confused and Action" with Boku no Lyric no Boyomi digitally on September 24, 2018, October 29, 2018, and November 30, 2018, respectively.
Asca's fifth single "Resister" was released digitally on January 13, 2019[11] and received a physical release on February 27, 2019; the song "Resister" was used as the second opening theme for the anime Sword Art Online: Alicization,[12] while the song "Mirage" was used as the theme song for the VR game Tokyo Chronos.[13] ASCA is featured on Hiroyuki Sawano's song "Unti-L", under the name "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:ASCA"; the track appears on Sawano's album "R∃/MEMBER".[14] Her sixth single "Rust/Hibari/Kōbō" was released on September 4, 2019.[15] "Hibari" was released digitally on July 14, 2019,[16] and is used as the ending theme to the anime series The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II,[17] while "Kōbō" is used as the insert song of VR game Tokyo Chronos.[18]
Asca released her first album titled Шаблон:Nihongo on November 6, 2019.[19] The album included her song Шаблон:Nihongo that was used as the opening theme song in the game Sword Art Online: Alicization Rising Steel.[20] Her seventh single "Chain" was released digitally on January 18, 2020[21] and received a physical release on February 26, 2020; the title track is used as the opening theme to the anime series Darwin's Game.[22] She collaborated with Takanori Nishikawa in performing the song Шаблон:Nihongo that was released on May 27, 2020; the song is used as the opening theme in the anime series White Cat Project: Zero Chronicle.[23]
Asca's eighth single "Howling" was released digitally on October 4, 2020,[24] and was released November 4, 2020; the title track is used as the opening theme to the second season of the anime series The Irregular at Magic High School.[25] The single itself will include Garnidelia's second single "Grilletto," which was used as the second opening of the first season of the same anime. Asca also performed the ending theme song of the second season of the anime series Edens Zero; the song, "Rinne", was released as a single on April 2, 2023.[26]
Discography
As Asuka Ōkura
Mini albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Days (Indies) |
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Singles
| Title | Details | Peak Oricon chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Nihongo |
|
40[27] |
As ASCA
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak Oricon chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Nihongo |
|
11[19] |
| Шаблон:Nihongo |
|
23 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak Oricon chart positions[28] |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Nihongo |
|
28 |
Singles
| Title | Details | Peak Oricon chart positions |
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Rust" |
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— | Шаблон:Center | |||||||||
| "KOE" (Voice) |
|
33[29] | ||||||||||
| "Pledge" |
|
92[30] | ||||||||||
| Шаблон:Nihongo |
|
44[31] | ||||||||||
| "Resister" |
|
14[32] | ||||||||||
| Шаблон:Nihongo |
|
20[33] | ||||||||||
| "Chain" |
|
7 | Шаблон:Nihongo | |||||||||
| "Howling" |
|
20 | ||||||||||
| "Carpe Diem / Villain" |
|
25 | rowspan="3" Шаблон:N/A | |||||||||
| "Rinne" |
|
36 | ||||||||||
| "Watashi ga Warau Wake ha" |
|
43 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that were ineligible to chart.Шаблон:Efn | ||||||||||||
Digital singles
| Title | Details | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Nihongo (with Ayasa) |
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Шаблон:Nihongo |
| Шаблон:Nihongo (with Kanon Wakeshima) |
| |
| "Suspected, Confused and Action" (under the name ASCA VS Boku no Lyric no Boyomi) |
| |
| Шаблон:Nihongo |
|
rowspan="4" Шаблон:N/A |
| Шаблон:Nihongo |
| |
| Шаблон:Nihongo |
| |
| Шаблон:Nihongo |
|
Collaboration singles
| Title | Details | Peak Oricon chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Nihongo (with Takanori Nishikawa) |
|
7[34] | Шаблон:Nihongo |
| Шаблон:Nihongo (with FictionJunction, Eir Aoi, ReoNa) |
|
— | Шаблон:N/A |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Unti-L" | 2019 | R∃/MEMBERШаблон:Efn | SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] |
Notes
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