Yasuha (海老名泰葉; born January 17, 1961 in Taitō-ku) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, tarento, and producer. She studied classical music from childhood, then turned to jazz and popular music, and debuted as a singer-songwriter in 1981. Her work is associated with Japan's late-1970s and early-1980s pop scene, drawing on kayokyoku, city pop, soft jazz-influenced arrangements, and house.
She is best known for her 1981 debut song "Flyday Chinatown." It reached No. 69 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and later served as the ending theme of "Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!."
Yasuha also wrote songs for other artists. Among them are "夏のRELIFE" for 松本伊代, "YES, IT'S MY HEART" for 少女隊, and "目黒の実家に帰ります" for 五十嵐祐子. In 2022, her first album "TRANSIT," which includes "Flyday Chinatown," was reissued on CD.
