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826aska
Born (2001-08-26) August 26, 2001 (age 23)[1]
OriginSabae, Fukui, Japan[1]
GenresJ-pop
OccupationMusician
InstrumentElectric organ
LabelsYamaha Music Communications
Website826aska.com

826aska (はちにいろくあすか, Hachiniiroku Asuka, born August 26, 2001) is a Japanese electric organist from Fukui Prefecture. Her 2019 debut album, DEPARTURE, and her 2020 follow-up, possible, have both charted on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Early life

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826aska hails from Sabae, Fukui Prefecture.[2] She began to play piano at the age of five. 826aska began to play electric organ at the age of eight and post videos of her performance on YouTube.[1]

Career

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On December 31, 2015, 826aska posted a YouTube video of her performing a Star Wars theme medley on the electric organ.[3] The video went viral, earning over one million views in less than a month and garnering media attention for 826aska.[3][4][5]

After that, she appeared in Japanese TV programs Miyaneya in May 2016[6] and Nakai kun no manabu switch hosted by Masahiro Nakai in September 2018.[7]

826aska released her debut album, DEPARTURE, in March 2019.[1][5] Continuing from the previous year, she went on a nation-wide tour in 2019.[8]

Discography

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Albums

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Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position
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Sales
2019 Departure 33
2020 Possible
  • Released: March 25, 2020
  • Label: Yamaha Music Communications
  • Formats: CD, CD+BD, CD+BD+DVD, digital
36
2021 Smile
  • Released: August 25, 2021
  • Label: Yamaha Music Communications
  • Formats: CD, CD+BD, CD+BD+DVD, digital
24
2023 With You
  • Released: May 24, 2023
  • Label: Yamaha Music Communications
  • Formats: CD, CD+BD, digital
38

Videography

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Year Information Oricon weekly Blu-ray
peak position
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Sales
2022 826aska 20th Anniversary Live Tour "Smile"
  • Released: April 13, 2022
  • Label: Yamaha Music Communications
  • Formats: BD, BD+CD
14

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "826aska". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  2. ^ "826askaさん語る福井の魅力 パックンとラジオ番組に出演 | 催し・文化 | 福井のニュース". 福井新聞ONLINE (in Japanese). 2020-01-21. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. ^ a b "福井発の「スター・ウォーズ」演奏動画が話題 再生100万回、海外からコメントも". 福井経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2016-01-28. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  4. ^ "Elle joue tous les instruments du thème de Star Wars seule à l'orgue". Le Nouvelliste (Valais) (in French). 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  5. ^ a b "女子高生YouTuber、826askaがヤマハからメジャーデビュー". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). 2019-02-20. Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  6. ^ "「情報ライブ ミヤネ屋」で紹介された情報". Kakaku.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  7. ^ "「なかい君の学スイッチ」で紹介された情報". Kakaku.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  8. ^ "826askaさんメジャーデビュー アルバム「DEPARTURE」発売 | 催し・文化 | 福井のニュース". 福井新聞ONLINE (in Japanese). 2019-03-20. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  9. ^ a b "826aska". Oricon. September 2018. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  10. ^ "オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年05月22日~2023年05月28日" [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking May 22, 2023 – May 28, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
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