Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀, Yashiro Aki, August 29, 1950 [2] – December 30, 2023), real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代 Masuda Akiyo) [3] née Hashimoto (橋本明代 Hashimoto Akiyo), was a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" was adopted from her hometown Yatsushiro (八代). [2]

八代 亜紀 （やしろ あき、 1950年 〈昭和 25年〉 8月29日 [2] - 2023年 〈令和 5年〉 12月30日 [3]）は、日本の 演歌歌手 、 女優 、 タレント 、 画家。 熊本県 八代郡 金剛村 出身 [4]。 幼少の頃から父親の歌う 浪曲 を子守唄代わりに聴きながら育つ [5]。 この影響もあり歌が好きで、地元の歌唱コンクールに出場していた。 八代が小学5年生のとき、たまたま父親が買ってきた …

2024年1月10日 · Singer Aki Yashiro, the grand dame of Japanese "enka" ballads who had many big hits during her career spanning five decades, died Dec. 30 of lung disease, her office said. She was 73.

2024年1月9日 · Japanese enka ballad singer Aki Yashiro known for such hit songs as “Funauta” and “Ame no Bojo,” died on Dec. 30. She was 73. She had been recuperating from rapid progressive interstitial...

2024年1月10日 · Sultry-voiced Aki Yashiro, beloved as the “queen of enka” (Japanese ballads), died of rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia on Dec. 30, her office announced on Jan. 9.

2024年3月27日 · A farewell ceremony for enka ballad singer Aki Yashiro, who passed away in December at 73, was held on Tuesday in Tokyo. About 3,000 fans and singers including Hiroshi Itsuki and Sachiko...

2024年1月9日 · TOKYO, Jan 10 (News On Japan) - Acclaimed Japanese enka singer Aki Yashiro, known for hits like "Funauta," has passed away at the age of 73. According to her office, Aki Yashiro died on December 30th last year.

2024年1月10日 · Singer Aki Yashiro, the grand dame of Japanese enka ballads who had many big hits during her career spanning five decades, died Dec 30 of lung disease, her office said Wednesday. She was 73. Yashiro, who debuted in 1971 after working as a singer at a nightclub in Tokyo's upmarket…

2024年1月9日 · Japan mourns the loss of Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀), the acclaimed enka singer and talented painter, who passed away on December 30 at the age of 73. Born in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, became a beloved figure in Japanese music, renowned for her emotive performances and rich, husky voice that beautifully conveyed the depth of female ...

Yashiro Aki is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name, "Yashiro", is adopted from her hometown, "Yatsushiro" (八代). Yashiro originally sang jazz standards in hostess clubs, but made her debut as an enka singer in 1971, with the single "Ai wa Shindemo", under the label of Teichiku Records.