Aki Yashiro

Quick Facts

Full Name	Aki Yashiro
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1950(1950-08-29)
Age	74
Birthplace	Yatsushiro
Country	Japan
Birth City	Kumamoto Prefecture
Horoscope	Capricorn

Aki Yashiro Biography

Aki Yashiro is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on August 29, 1950 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀 , Yashiro Aki) , real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代 Masuda Akiyo) (born Akiyo Hashimoto (橋本明代 Hashimoto Akiyo) on August 29, 1950), is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name “Yashiro” is adopted from her hometown, “Yatsushiro” (八代).

Yashiro was the first female enka singer to have seven top 10 singles on the main Oricon chart, as well as being listed as the fourth enka singer behind male singers Kiyoshi Hikawa, Hiroshi Itsuki and Shinichi Mori. She also achieved top 10 on the Oricon album charts for three consecutive years (1974–1976).

Yashiro has performed 23 times in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen. She performed consecutively for 15 years (1973–1987), but was not invited to perform in

1988. She was qualified again in 1989. Thereafter, she performed for the next consecutive 5 years (until 1993) and lost the qualification again in 1994, and return to participate again for 3 consecutive years since 1999. She last performed in the prestigious annual show in 2001. She was invited but declined to perform in 2005 with the popularity poll “Sukiuta” (スキウタ).

Aki Yashiro Net Worth

Aki Yashiro is one of the richest Singer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Aki Yashiro 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Yashiro originally sang jazz standards in hostess clubs, but made her debut as an enka singer in 1971, with the single “Ai wa Shindemo (愛は死んでも)”, under the label of Teichiku Records. Seeing the single’s lack of success, she appeared on the YTV’s Zen Nihon Kayō Senshuken (全日本歌謡選手権) audition, winning it for 10 consecutive weeks. In 1973, her single and album “Namida Koi” (なみだ恋) sold up to 1.2 million copies. Since then, her songs like “Shinobigoi” (しのび恋), “Ai Hitosuji” (愛ひとすじ), “Onna no Yume” (おんなの夢), “Mō Ichidō Aitai” (もう一度逢いたい), “Onna Minatomachi” (おんな港町), and “Ai no Shūchakueki” (愛の終着駅) also became great hits at the time, in which the songs portrayed a woman’s emotion. In 1979, her single “Funauta” (舟唄) also made a great hit, followed by “Ame no Bojō (雨の慕情)” in 1980. “Ame no Bojō” won the 22nd Japan Record Award of the year. She continued collaborating with Teichiku until 1981, before turning to Century Records, where she released singles like “Umineko” (海猫), “Nihonkai” (日本海), and “Koisegawa” (恋瀬川), until 1986. Currently, she is recording under the Nippon Columbia label since 1986.

She has 3 singles which have been sung more than once, which are “Namida Koi” (2 times (in 1973 & 2000)), “Mō Ichidō Aitai” (2 times (1976 & 1993)), and “Funauta” (3 times (1979, 1991, and 1999)).

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Who is Aki Yashiro Dating?

According to our records, Aki Yashiro married to Noboru Masuda. As of December 1, 2023, Aki Yashiro’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Andriy Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Aki Yashiro celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.

Top Facts about Aki Yashiro

1. Aki Yashiro is a Japanese enka singer.
2. She was born on October 29, 1950.
3. Yashiro has released over 50 albums.
4. Her debut single “Kanazawa no Ame” was released in 1971.
5. She won the Japan Record Award in 1986 and 1990.
6. Yashiro’s hit songs include “Ai Sansan,” “Onna no Michi,” and “Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki.”
7. She has sold over 25 million records in Japan.
8. Yashiro retired from singing in 2009 but returned to the stage in 2017.
9. In addition to music, she has acted in films and TV dramas.
10. Yashiro is known for her powerful vocals and emotional performances.