aiko
Aiko Yanai, who goes by just her first name, is a J-pop singer-songwriter from
Osaka who started out as a radio DJ and released her debut EP Astral Box in
1997. Her 1999 single "Hanabi" was a hit and she released her first album,
Chiisana Marui Kojitsu, that year. Sakura No Ki No Shita (2000) topped the Japan
albums chart and the track "Boyfriend"(2000) went to number two on the Japan
singles chart. Follow-up albums Natsufuku (2001), Aki, Soba Ni Iru Yo (2002),
Akatsuki No Love Letter (2003), Yume No Naka No Massugu Na Michi (2005) and
Kanojo (2006) also were chart-toppers. Album...
