Do you know about this girl? Today in this woman diary I wanna tell you about one of popular singer-songwriter in japan. Her name is Ai Otsuka was born September 9, 1982. She is a female Japanese pop singer-songwriter and pianist from Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is best-known for her 2003/2004 hit Sakuranbo, which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 101 weeks. A piano player since age 4, Otsuka composes and co-produces her songs. She also writes her own lyrics. Her music ranges from upbeat catchy pop/rock music that can be heard in tracks like Happy Days and Sakuranbo to touching ballads like Daisuki da yo., Planetarium and Kurage, Nagareboshi.Otsuka’s debut album Love Punch was released in March 2004 and was a huge success, reaching #3 on the oricon charts, earning Otsuka nicknames such as “The New Guru of Love”. Her second single called “Sakuranbo” stayed on the Oricon top 200 charts for 101 weeks. Surprisingly, Otsuka’s second album, Love Jam, was released only 8 months after her first in November 2004 and debuted at #1.In other works, Otsuka has acted in the “Tokyo Friends” drama. She also has a radio show called “Otsuka Ai ai-r Jack” and has appeared in various CMs. Furthermore, Otsuka pens column in two Japanese magazines; “Love Column” in Zipper and “Love World ~ Eye Love Pictures” in B-Pass. Kimi iro Omoi, Otsuka’s first photobook, was released on March 1, 2005.A talented graphic artist as well, the first pressings of her albums and some singles have included a limited edition picture book illustrated by Otsuka herself. Many of her illustrations can be seen at the Gallery section of her official website.

Love Jam Tour 2005, her first tour, began on April 24, 2005. It was completed in June 2005 and a Live DVD with footage was released on July 27, 2005. Love Cook, her 3rd album was released on December 14, 2005.Every year Ai also has her own Love is Born tour to mark her anniversary of being in the music industry and her birthday in September.Otsuka performed at Makuhari Messe on July 7, 2007, for one of Japan’s two Live Earth concerts, alongside contemporaries Kumi Koda and Ayaka. Ai Otsuka is signed to record label Avex Trax, one of the biggest record labels in Japan and one of the largest independent record labels in the world, which also manages other high-profile artists like Ayumi Hamasaki, Kumi Koda, Sweetbox, BoA, Namie Amuro, Ami Suzuki, Hitomi Shimatani, and Every Little Thing. She is qualified to teach kindergarten, and has said she will become a kindergarten teacher if her singing career collapses. See you in this woman diary ..