826aska
826aska | |
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| Born | August 26, 2001[1] |
| Origin | Sabae, Fukui, Japan[1] |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Electric organ |
| Label | Yamaha Music Communications |
| Website | 826aska |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Information | Oricon weekly peak position[9] |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Departure
|
33 | |
| 2020 | Possible
|
36 | |
| 2021 | Smile
|
24 | |
| 2023 | With You
|
38 |
|
| 2025 | Infinity
|
34 |
|
Videography
[edit]| Year | Information | Oricon weekly Blu-ray peak position[9] |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 826aska 20th Anniversary Live Tour "Smile"
|
14 | |
| 2023 | 826aska Live Tour 2022/2023: SSS
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "「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.
- ^ a b "826aska". Oricon. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ "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.
- ^ オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2025年09月29日～2025年10月05日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking September 29, 2025 – October 5, 2025] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- 826aska discography at MusicBrainz
- 826aska discography at Discogs
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