HIRAHARA Ayaka

Hirahara Ayaka releasing new album “HAJIMEMASHITE” on Aug 21st.

Hajimemashite / Ayaka Hirahara

HAJIMEMASHITE (album cover)
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Singer Hirahara Ayaka is releasing a new album as the 15th anniversary of her musical career is around the corner! HAJIMEMASHITE contains 12 tracks total with many tie ups to the songs, including “Shiawase no arika,” a single that was used as the theme to the recent Mary Poppins movie.

Ayaka worked with a multitude of notable songwriters for the album, including Fumiya Fujii, Makihara Noriyuki, and Cocco.

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Saturday, July 27th, 2019 Release news No Comments

Hirahara Ayaka 15th anniversary album “Dear Music” out on May 9!

Dear Music 15th Anniversary Album / Ayaka Hirahara

Dear Music (album cover)
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Singer and saxophonist Hirahara Ayaka is releasing a vocal new album to commemorate the 15th year of her music career! Dear Music will contain 15 tracks total. Several new songs, “Korekara” and “Smile Song”, will be included, along with her well known debut “Jupiter” and selected recordings from musicals that feature her performances, including “Beautiful”, “You’ve Got A Friend”, “Look With Your Heart”, and “Chim Chim Cher-ee.” The listed musicals are Mary Poppins, Beautiful, and Love Never Dies.

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Sunday, April 8th, 2018 Release news No Comments

Hirahara Ayaka new album [Love 2] out on April 26!

Love / Ayaka Hirahara

Love 2 (album cover)
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Exactly one year after her previous album, singer Hirahara Ayaka is releasing her new album Love 2 on April 26th. Love 2 is Ayaka’s tenth original album, and the second album in her “love” series (her previous album was titled Love). Not the most original title, nor the most original theme…this album is also centered on devoted love. Ayaka presents 11 new songs on this album, including the bonus track “Wasenedeya.”

Clips of all tracks from the album are available on the Universal Music YouTube channel and can be previewed below.

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Hirahara Ayaka releasing new album [Love] on April 27th!

Love / Ayaka Hirahara

Love (cover)
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Singer Hirahara Ayaka is releasing her 9th original album, titled Love, on April 27th. Love will contain 10 tracks, many penned by notable veteran artists including: Nakajima Miyuki, Tamaki Kouji, Tokunaga Hideaki, and Okamoto Mayo. Ayaka writes the lyrics for two tracks and the music for one song.

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Monday, April 4th, 2016 Release news No Comments