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She is most famous for her hit songs Ashita, Kabutomushi, Hanabi, Sakura no Toki, Boyfriend, and Kira Kira.Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Music career[edit]Discography[edit]Performances[edit]Tours[edit]Appearances[edit]Shorts[edit]Radio[edit]Books[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Music career[edit]In April 1996, Aiko became a radio host of FM Osaka after graduating from college. She released a CD which she produced independently with her friends of college in August. She participated in “The 5th Music Quest Japan Final” on 10 October, and was awarded the Excellence Award shared with Ringo Shiina.[3] She released an EP on an independent label in 1997, followed by a single and a mini-album in 1998.[citation needed]In July 1998, Aiko debuted on a major label with her first single, Ashita (\u3042\u3057\u305f), which was used as the theme song for the movie Toire no Hanako-san.In 2000, her second album, Sakura no Ki no Shita (\u685c\u306e\u6728\u306e\u4e0b), reached number one in the Oricon weekly charts, with the total CD sales amounting to 1.4\u00a0million copies. Her sixth single, Boyfriend, sold over 500,000 copies and became her best-selling CD single. She made her first appearance in NHK’s 2000 Kohaku Uta Gassen.Discography[edit]Chiisa na Marui Koujitsu (\u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u4e38\u3044\u597d\u65e5) (1999)Sakura no Ki no Shita (\u685c\u306e\u6728\u306e\u4e0b) (2000)Natsufuku (\u590f\u670d) (2001)Aki Soba ni Iru yo (\u79cb \u305d\u3070\u306b\u3044\u308b\u3088) (2002)Akatsuki no Love Letter (\u6681\u306e\u30e9\u30d6\u30ec\u30bf\u30fc) (2003)Yume no Naka no Massugu na Michi (\u5922\u306e\u4e2d\u306e\u307e\u3063\u3059\u3050\u306a\u9053) (2005)Kanojo (\u5f7c\u5973) (2006)Himitsu (\u79d8\u5bc6) (2008)Baby (2010)Toki no Silhouette (\u6642\u306e\u30b7\u30eb\u30a8\u30c3\u30c8) (2012)Awa no You na Ai Datta (\u6ce1\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u611b\u3060\u3063\u305f) (2014)May Dream (2016)Shimetta Natsu no Hajimari (\u6e7f\u3063\u305f\u590f\u306e\u59cb\u307e\u308a) (2018)Doushitatte Tsutaerarenaikara (\u3069\u3046\u3057\u305f\u3063\u3066\u4f1d\u3048\u3089\u308c\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3089) (2021)Performances[edit]Tours[edit]“Love Like Pop” (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) Love Like (\u611b\u597d, Aiko, love-like)College musical festivals (1999, 2003; 7 places in all)“Baby Peenats Meeting” (2001, 2004; fan club members only)“Love Like Rock” (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2017 (fan club members only), 2009; no-seat concerts, 2011, 2013, 2015 at Zepp Tokyo)“Love Like Aloha” (Summer 2003, at Katase beach, Enoshima; Summer 2006 and 2008, at Southern Beach, Chigasaki, 2012 and 2015)Appearances[edit]Shorts[edit]Radio[edit]Aiko has presented several regular radio programs, including local radio programmes in the Kansai area before she achieved widespread fame in July 1998.Count Down Kansai Top40 (FM Osaka, April 1996 \u2013 December 2001)Poppun Kingdom (MBS, April 1997 \u2013\u00a0?)Young Town Music Max (MBS, October 1997 \u2013 September 1999)Baby Peanuts (FM Osaka, October 1998 \u2013\u00a0?)Aiko’s @llnightnippon.com (NBS, November 1999 \u2013 March 2003), containing the popular musical feature Sing! Aiko.Books[edit]“Aiko Bon” (2005) was the first official book about Aiko. The book contains her autobiography (in an interview style), photos, feature articles from monthly magazine GbMusicnet and liner notes by herself.[4]YearTypeTitle1996Music Quest Japan FinalExcellence Prize \u2013 Himawari ni Nattara2000Teen’s Music Festival FinalTeen’s Grand Prize \u2013 Aitsu o Furimukaseru HohoSaku ya Kono Hana Award, Music (Osaka city)* This award is given to a person or an organisation who contributes to a promotion of Osaka culture.2002Metropolitan Action on Smoking or HealthStop-smoking Grand PrizeThe Japan Gold Disc Award[5]Rock Album of the Year \u2013 Natsufuku2004The Japan Gold Disc Award[6]Rock & Pop Album of the Year \u2013 Akatsuki no Love Letter2018MTV VMAJ[7]Best Female Video -Japan-2020Space Shower Music Awards[8]BEST POP ARTISTReferences[edit]External links[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/aiko-singer-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Aiko (singer) – Wikipedia"}}]}]