Japanese Famous People

Name: Ai Otsuka
Japanese Name: 大塚 愛
Occupation Category: Musician, Actress
Blood Type: O
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: 1982-Sep-09
Age: 28
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 157cm (5'2")
Hometown: Osaka, Japan

Brief Introduction:
Ai Otsuka (大塚愛 Ōtsuka Ai born September 9 1982) is a Japanese pop female singer-songwriter from Osaka Osaka Prefecture. She is best-known for her 2003/2004 hit Sakuranbo which stayed on the charts for 82 weeks.


Weblog [English]: Ai Otsuka Official Website in English
Weblog [Japanese]: Ai Otsuka Official Website in Japanese

Weblog [English]: Ai Otsuka's English Translated Weblog
Weblog [Japanese]:
Ai Otsuka's Weblog in Japanese


LOVE PiECE (2007)
I am BEST / 愛 am BEST (2007)
LOVE COOK (2005)
LOVE JAM (2004)
LOVE PUNCH (2004)



Tokyo Friends (2005)
Tokyo Friends: The Movie (2006)


Ai Otsuka is signed to record label avex trax one of the biggest record labels in Japan which also manages other high-profile artists like Hamasaki Ayumi Amuro Namie Ami Suzuki Every Little Thing and EXILE.

Her first single 2003’s “momo no hanabira” peaking at #86 wasn’t a big hit but stayed on the charts for 17 weeks. Her next single “sakuranbo” released on the December of the same year was one the 12th best selling single of 2004. Gradually climbing the charts to top 5 the single stayed on the chart for 82 weeks and a special “encore press” version was comissioned which peaked at #4. In March 2004 her first album “LOVE PUNCH” was released which debuted at No. 3 on the Oricon Charts and sold more than 320000 copies in its first week. She continued to release singles and gradually gained popularity among teenage girls. In November 2004 the follow-up to “LOVE PUNCH” “LOVE JAM” was released which was also a success.

Her newest single Planetarium was released on September 20th 2005.

Otsuka has also appearanced in television commercials and acted in the drama Tokyo Friends released on DVD. Her promotional videos are filmed as mini-dramas. She is qualified to teach kindergarten and has said she will become a kindergarten teacher if her singing career collapses.