Aira Yuuki

Aira Yuuki (結城アイラ, born Asuka Kato (加藤あすか) on August 28, 1981) is a Japanese J-pop singer affiliated with ap dream and associated with Lantis. Before adopting the name Aira Yuuki, she performed as かとうあすか as a singer-songwriter and jazz singer and participated in Yuki Kajiura's project FictionJunction as ASUKA. She began her professional career in 2007 and made her major debut that year with "colorless wind," the opening theme of sola. Her debut album Reflection was released on July 2, 2008, and her second album Eternalize. followed on June 9, 2010. Much of Yuuki's career has centered on anime and game music. Her theme-song work includes "Sekai no Namida (セカイノナミダ)" for True Tears, "LAMENT: Yagate Yorokobi wo (LAMENT~やがて喜びを~)" for Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu, "Donna Hoshizora yori mo, Donna Omoide yori mo (どんな星空よりも、どんな思い出よりも)" for Imouto sae Ireba Ii., "Believe in..." for Violet Evergarden, and both "Blessing" and "Pray" for Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu. She has also worked as a lyricist, with "FAKE SELF×TRUE SELF" marking her first released lyric credit in 2015, and released the 10th-anniversary best album "decade wind" in 2017 and the mini-album "Leading role" in 2020.