826aska - XIV

Japanese musician (born 2001)


Born		(2001-08-26) August 26, 2001 (age 22)
Origin	Sabae, Fukui, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Electric organ
Labels	Yamaha Music Communications
Website	826aska.com

Musical artist

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※

826aska hails from Sabae, Fukui Prefecture. 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.

Career※

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

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

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

Discography※

Albums※

Year	Information	Oricon weekly peak position	Sales
2019	Departure Released: March 27, 2019 Label: Yamaha Music Communications Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital	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	JPN: 1,570

Videography※

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

References※

^ "826aska". Tower Records Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "「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.
^ "「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.
^ "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.
^ "826aska". Oricon. September 2018. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
^ "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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