Asaka (Singer)

About Asaka (Singer)

Asaka is a Japanese singer, she was born in Nagoya on October 7, 1999.

At the age of three, her family moved to Michigan, where she would stay for five years. While in America, she had become exposed to anime series Crayon Shin-chan and Doraemon, which led her to become interested in anime.

After returning to Japan, she initially wanted to move to Tokyo, but instead she moved back to Nagoya. While in Japan, she watched the anime series Inazuma Eleven and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya; she was inspired by characters singing and playing the guitar in Haruhi Suzumiya, which led her to study about character songs.

Although she considered becoming an interpreter because of her knowledge of English, after watching the series Macross Frontier and listening to Mei Nakabayashi (May'n), the singing voice of the character Sheryl Nome, she decided that she wanted to become an anison singer. At the encouragement of her father, and after listening to the singer Konomi Suzuki, Asaka decided to pursue a career in music. Prior to debuting as a singer, she also appeared at various events as a cosplayer.

Over the years, influenced by her father, Asaka developed a deep passion for real-life horse racing. This naturally led her to become completely hooked on the mobile game Uma Musume: Pretty Derby, a multimedia franchise where historic Japanese racehorses are anthropomorphized as anime girls. Due to her genuine passion for it, she set a goal to join the franchise. In 2024, Asaka made her official voice acting debut when she was cast as the character Espoir City in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby.

She has sung in anime like:

Laid-Back Camp
Summertime Render
Island
Higurashi: When They Cry - Gou
Hyperdimension Neptunia.
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!

Asaka means "Flower that Blooms in Asia".

Her interest and skill are watching anime, karaoke, cosplay, horse racing, and English. She also likes Anime, game, manga.