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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
Revision as of 01:25, 25 February 2020
Fukuda Asuka (福田明日香) is a Japanese singer, actress and former vocal coach. She is a former idol under Hello! Project as a founding member of Morning Musume. Later, she was also a part of the reunion group Morning Musume 20th.
Fukuda graduated from Morning Musume in 1999, and didn't return to music until 2011 as a member of the band PEACE$TONE under the name asuka. In addition to being in PEACE$TONE, she also releases music as a solo act.
Biography
Early Life
Fukuda Asuka was born on December 17, 1984 in Tokyo, Japan .
From an early age, she was influenced by music-loving parents. She grew up listening to music of various genres. She has been learning piano and ballet since she was three years old.
1997
On May 3, 1997, Fukuda participated in an audition held in Tokyo called Sharam Q Josei Rock Vocalist Audition, at only 12 years old.
On July 29, Fukuda (along with 10 other people) had made it to the second stage of the audition, and was sent to training camp to practice her singing and dancing skills.
On July 31, they performed on stage in front of an audience, dancing as a group doing a choreography they had been practicing.
On August 3, Fukuda had made it to the final stage and got to sing on stage in the ASAYAN studio. She lost to Heike Michiyo.
On August 20, Fukuda, along with Nakazawa Yuko, Ishiguro Aya, Iida Kaori, and Abe Natsumi, had been invited back to the ASAYAN studio. They had a meeting with Sharam Q and a producer asking them if they wanted to debut as a group on the condition of selling 50.000 copies of a single within five days.
On September 7, Tsunku named the group Morning Musume, and they started voice training, shoot the CD cover for their indies single Ai no Tane, recorded the song, recorded and released the PV before embarking on the task in November.The quintet accomplished that task on November 30, after just 4 days.[1][2]
In December, Morning Musume started recording three songs, where one of them would be released as their debut single in January.
1998
On January 28, Morning Musume released their major debut single, Morning Coffee.
On August 18 1998, Fukuda appeared in the film "Morning Cop," with Heike Michiyo and the rest of Morning Musume..
1999
On January 17, Fukuda announced on ASAYAN that she would graduate from the group.
On April 18, she graduated from the group, having the shortest tenure of all members of Morning Musume with only 1 year and 7 months. She stated the reason she graduated was to focus on her studies.
On May 17, she released an essay book titled "Mou Hitori no Asuka".
2002
Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Oyamadai High School at the age of 17.[3]
2005
In 2005, she was working as an assistant at her father's nightclub, Philippine, in Tokyo.
2006
In 2006, she was featured on the television show "Kaikan MAP," where it was revealed that she was working as a vocal coach and as a bartender at her parent's nightclub. There were rumors about her returning to a musical career, but she mentioned that she doesn't want to go back to the world of show business and kept a very low profile.
2011
On February 14, Fukuda, with TERRA and Yaman Chang, formed a band called PEACE$TONE. It is a mixed male/female vocal group, going by the slogan "a circus of sounds". They operate mainly out of Tokyo, and are signed to the record company Osechi Records with STONE Project as their label.
2015
On April 16, it was announced that Asuka was married, and pregnant with her first child.[4]
2016
On February 14, she gave birth to a healthy daughter.[5]
2017
In April and May, Fukuda held three live radio sessions for her radio show asuka no Kimagure Radio, called Otona no Kyuujitsu Kurabu vol. 1 and vol. 2 (held at Jyugaoka Mardi Gras) and Otona no Kyuujitsu Kurabu vol. 3 (held at music bar CODA).[6]
On June 29, Fukuda appeared on TV for the first time in 18 years on the TV show "Jikkuri Kitarou Star Kinkyou (Hi) Houkoku" (じっくり聞いタロウ〜スター近況(秘)報告〜). She did a performance of Morning Musume's "Summer Night Town".[7]
On July 23, Fukuda announced that she and her husband had divorced in July 2016, four months after the birth of their first child. According to Fukuda, the divorce was the result of the couple's conflicting values and parenting styles.[8]
On November 1, Fukuda was revealed to be a member of a special Morning Musume anniversary unit named Morning Musume 20th that would sing "Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary Ver.)". This was Fukuda's first Morning Musume-related activity in 18 years since her graduation.[9]
On November 17, Fukuda became the ambassador of Malay Chang (マレーチャン), a Malaysian restaurant.
On December 22, Fukuda announced she will be making her solo debut in 2018.
On December 25, Nikkan Gendai interviewed Fukuda. She said "I don't really know why I quit right away, but I auditioned as a rock vocalist in the first place. I never dreamed of becoming an idol. I guess I didn't know how to get used to it. It's hard to lose your private life."[10]
2018
On January 28, Fukuda appeared at the Hello! Project concert "Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project 2018 WINTER 〜FULL SCORE〜" as part of the anniversary unit Morning Musume 20th.
On February 14, Fukuda released the digital single "Never Forget / Minna Tabibito", the first being a re-recording of Morning Musume's "Never Forget" and the second a song from PEACE$TONE's album Door's ~Toki no Tabibito~.
On March 14, Fukuda released her debut album Sing.
On March 17, a live event was held at Tsurumi GIGS called "Singx3". Fukuda was accompanied by her band PEACE$TONE as well as the band THETAΘ.
On March 31, Fukuda appeared at the Hello! Project concert "Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project Hina Fes 2018" as part of the anniversary unit Morning Musume 20th.
2019
On November 22, Fukuda did an exhibition at Musashi Kosugi "Lucida". Fan items from her time in Morning Musume was on display, and she signed copies of her solo debut album. Fukuda also interacted with fans who came from an Angerme event.[11] [12]
2020
On February 13, Fukuda took part in an event at Osaka Americamura Beyond called "Idol Meeting Valentine Edition".[13]
Profile
- Name: Fukuda Asuka (福田明日香)
- Stage name: asuka (2011-present)
- Nickname: ♀asuka, Asukacchi
- Birthdate: December 17, 1984
- Blood Type: B
- Height: 149cm
- Western Zodiac: Sagittarius
- Eastern Zodiac: Rat
- Hello! Project Status:
- 1997-09-07: Member
- 1999-04-18: Graduated
- Years in Morning Musume: 1 year 7 months
- Birth Place: Ota, Tokyo, Japan
- Hobbies: Jazz dancing and looking at the sky
- Special Skills: Ballet and karaoke
- Favorite Food: Pancakes, kidney beans
- Hello! Project groups:
- Morning Musume (1997–1999)
- Other Groups:
- PEACE$TONE (2011-Present)
Discography
Discography Participated In
- Morning Musume
- [1998.07.08] First Time
- [1999.07.28] Second Morning
- Morning Musume 20th
- [2018.02.07] Hatachi no Morning Musume
- PEACE$TONE
- [2011.11.09] Double Fantasy
- [2015.03.14] Door's ~Yume no Juunin~
- [2015.07.12] Door's ~Yume no Tabibito~
- [2017.10.18] Drama
- [2019.01.23] For Tomorrow
- Morning Musume
- [2001.01.31] Best! Morning Musume 1
- [2004.03.31] Best! Morning Musume 2
- [2004.12.15] Morning Musume Early Single Box
- [2007.10.24] Morning Musume ALL SINGLES COMPLETE ~10th ANNIVERSARY~
- [2009.10.07] Morning Musume Zen Single Coupling Collection
- PEACE$TONE
- [2013.01.15] Bakufu Tribute Complete
- PEACE$TONE
- [2012.10.03] Silent Night
- [2012.11.03] Minna no Tabibito
- [2012.12.03] Isu-tori Game
- [2013.01.21] Best Smile
- [2013.xx.xx] Motto, Motto
- [2014.xx.xx] Sain-iri demo CD-R
- [xxxx.xx.xx] Oricon Dokusen Haishin! Gentei 6 Kyoku
- Morning Musume
- [1997.11.03] Ai no Tane
- [1998.01.28] Morning Coffee
- [1998.05.27] Summer Night Town
- [1998.09.09] Daite HOLD ON ME!
- [1999.02.10] Memory Seishun no Hikari (Last)
- Morning Musume 20th
- [2017.11.03] Ai no Tane (20th Anniversary Ver.)
- [2018.01.28] Morning Coffee (20th Anniversary Ver.)
- PEACE$TONE
- [2017.03.08] Que Sera Sera / Hayabusa wa Omoi wo Nosete
Works
Movies
- [1998] Morning Cop
TV Dramas
- [1998] Taiyo Musume to Umi
Radio
- [1998.10-1999.03] Abe Natsumi, Fukuda Asuka no Onegai Morning Call (安倍なつみ・福田明日香のお願いモーニングコール)
- [2017] asuka no Kimagure Radio (asukaの気まぐれラジオ)
Essay Books
- [1999.05.17] Mou Hitori no Asuka (もうひとりの明日香; Another Asuka)
Trivia
- Along with Abe Natsumi, she was one of the group's main singers.
- She was Morning Musume's first graduate.
- She had the shortest tenure, at only 1 year and 7 months, out of all former members of Morning Musume.
- She stated the reason she graduated was to focus on her studies, although she dropped out of high school not long after her graduation. There was a rumor (possibly generated by the essay book she released a month after her graduation) that she was allegedly bullied by some of the other members due to her young age.
- Around the time she left Hello! Project, she helped musician Yorico get her start by introducing her to her own manager, Wada Kaoru.
- She was considered to be one of the most talented vocalists the group ever had.
- She was the second shortest member of Morning Musume, while the shortest was Yaguchi Mari.
- She graduated at age 14, which makes her the youngest Morning Musume member to graduate.
- She was the first member to continue being the youngest member after another generation joined; Later on, Kudo Haruka was the second and Haga Akane is the third.
- She shares the same last name as original S/mileage member Fukuda Kanon.
See Also
- Gallery:Fukuda Asuka
- Gallery:Morning Musume 1st Generation
Honorary Titles
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Youngest member of Hello! |
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First |
Youngest member of Morning Musume |
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References
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External Links
- Official Twitter
- Official Blog