Ichiko Aoba

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Ichiko Aoba (青葉市子), born 28 January 1990 in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, is a Japanese singer‑songwriter whose work is rooted in contemporary folk and acoustic traditions. She began learning classical guitar at seventeen, drawing early inspiration from Disney and Studio Ghibli soundtracks, and later added piano, clarinet, accordion, and flute to her repertoire. Aoba released her debut studio album Kamisori Otome in 2010 at age nineteen, followed by Origami in 2011 and 0 in 2013, each showcasing her minimalist acoustic style. In 2016 she issued Mahoroboshiya, and in 2018 her album qp continued the intimate aesthetic. The 2020 release Windswept Adan marked a stylistic shift toward a more expansive sound, thematically linked to the subsequent 2025 album Luminescent Creatures, which expanded her sonic palette further. Aoba’s single "Asleep Among Endives" (2021) exemplifies her evolving lyrical depth. Throughout her career she has collaborated with artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cornelius, and Mac DeMarco, and performed live at venues including Bunkamura Orchard Hall and Milton Court, self-publishing through her label Hermine, maintaining artistic independence while achieving critical recognition within the Japanese folk scene.

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12	Dawn in the Adan	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	04:46
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Taro Umebayashi
06	Parfum d'étoiles	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	02:53
	Writer: Taro Umebayashi / Composers: Taro Umebayashi
01	Asleep Among Endives	Ichiko Aoba	Asleep Among Endives	05:06
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
01	COLORATURA	Ichiko Aoba	Luminescent Creatures	04:08
	Composers: Ichiko Aoba - Taro Umebayashi
07	Kirinakijima	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	01:28
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
05	Easter Lily	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	03:16
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Taro Umebayashi
04	Horo	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	01:58
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
02	Pilgrimage	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	03:49
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Taro Umebayashi
02	bouquet	Ichiko Aoba	amuletum bouquet	04:16
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
08	Sagu Palm's Song	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	03:57
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
03	Porcelain	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	04:29
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Taro Umebayashi
01	grandiose (Japanese Version)	Pomme	grandiose (Japanese Version)	03:37
	Writer: Pomme / Composers: Pomme
11	Hagupit	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	02:59
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Taro Umebayashi
09	chinuhaji	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	01:53
	Writer: Taro Umebayashi / Composers: Taro Umebayashi
13	ohayashi	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	03:45
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Taro Umebayashi
10	Red Silence	Ichiko Aoba	Windswept Adan	03:47
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Taro Umebayashi
16	hello	Ichiko Aoba	Amiko (Original Soundtrack)	04:00
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
06	Faint song of the rabbit moon	Ichiko Aoba	qp	01:26
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
01	Amaneki	Sweet William	Amaneki	04:00
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba - Sweet William
08	Mr sun	Ichiko Aoba	MAHOROBOSHIYA	02:24
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
04	tower	Ichiko Aoba	Luminescent Creatures	04:03
	Composers: Ichiko Aoba - Taro Umebayashi
01	Ikinokori Bokura	Ichiko Aoba	0	06:46
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
01	amuletum	Ichiko Aoba	amuletum bouquet	04:33
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba - Taro Umebayashi
09	Anthony the sheep	Ichiko Aoba	qp	05:30
	Writer: 山田庵巳 / Composers: 山田庵巳
01	とうめい	Albert Karch	とうめい	07:16
	Writer: 紫乃福永 / Composers: Albert Paweł Karch - 紫乃福永
08	Luciférine	Ichiko Aoba	Luminescent Creatures	05:02
	Composers: Ichiko Aoba - Taro Umebayashi
10	SONAR	Ichiko Aoba	Luminescent Creatures	03:17
	Composers: Ichiko Aoba
08	Enchantment of the fairy	Ichiko Aoba	qp	02:45
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
03	A hill of the moon	Ichiko Aoba	qp	03:26
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
08	Castle of sand	NUUAMM	w / ave	03:04
03	mazamun	Ichiko Aoba	Luminescent Creatures	03:27
	Composers: Ichiko Aoba
05	No one's world	Ichiko Aoba	qp	05:07
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
08	Harunatsuakifuyu	Ichiko Aoba	0	06:21
	Writer: 山田庵巳 / Composers: 山田庵巳
06	FLAG	Ichiko Aoba	Luminescent Creatures	04:37
	Composers: Ichiko Aoba
05	aurora	Ichiko Aoba	Luminescent Creatures	02:04
	Composers: Ichiko Aoba
05	IMPERIAL SMOKE TOWN (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	06:38
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
04	Sagu Palm's Song - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	03:51
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
01	Karakai	Sweet William	Karakai	04:02
	Composers: Sweet William - Ichiko Aoba
02	24° 3′ 27.0″ N, 123° 47′ 7.5″ E	Ichiko Aoba	Luminescent Creatures	01:08
	Composers: Ichiko Aoba
05	Red Silence - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	03:50
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba - Taro Umebayashi
01	Realm of the heart (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	07:20
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
01	meringue doll	Ichiko Aoba	meringue doll	04:13
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
02	Fuwalin (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	04:06
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
01	HORO : Easter Lily - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	04:10
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba - Taro Umebayashi
12	Amatsubu (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	05:20
	Writer: Anmi Yamada / Composers: Anmi Yamada
14	Clockwork Universe (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	12:05
	Writer: Anmi Yamada / Composers: Anmi Yamada
07	Shigatsu No Shitaku	Ichiko Aoba	0	05:30
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
05	Utanokehai	Ichiko Aoba	0	02:07
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
11	Asleep Among Endives - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	05:00
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
06	Hagupit - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	02:58
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba - Taro Umebayashi
04	This grey day (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	05:14
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
02	iam POD (0%)	Ichiko Aoba	0	05:33
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
07	Hoshi no Present - "gift" ver.	Ichiko Aoba	"gift" at Sogetsu Hall (Live)	03:02
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
01	Seabed Eden	Ichiko Aoba	Seabed Eden	03:43
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
01	La fontana di Valle Giulia all'alba	Ichiko Aoba	qp	01:05
	Composers: Ottorino Respighi
04	ice bird	Ichiko Aoba	MAHOROBOSHIYA	02:27
	Composers: Ichiko Aoba
07	Eurypegasus papilio	Ichiko Aoba	MAHOROBOSHIYA	05:13
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
03	Mars 2027	Ichiko Aoba	0	08:07
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
01	Lullaby	Ichiko Aoba	Lullaby	03:20
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Taro Umebayashi
02	The rain from light and shadow	Ichiko Aoba	qp	03:10
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
07	Dawn in the Adan - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	06:00
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba - Taro Umebayashi
16	Orphaned rain (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	03:55
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
03	Porcelain - live at Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, 2021	Ichiko Aoba	"Windswept Adan" Concert at Bunkamura Orchard Hall (Live)	05:27
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba - Taro Umebayashi
06	Mars 2027 (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	05:39
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
09	Nostalgia Café (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	02:31
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
07	We the survivors (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	07:21
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
10	god's trick	Ichiko Aoba	MAHOROBOSHIYA	03:26
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
04	Orphaned rain	Ichiko Aoba	qp	03:23
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
06	Parfum d'étoiles - live at Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, 2021	Ichiko Aoba	"Windswept Adan" Concert at Bunkamura Orchard Hall (Live)	02:45
	Writer: Taro Umebayashi
04	Arabesque	Ichiko Aoba	Salyu 20th Anniversary Tribute Album "grafting"	06:03
	Writer: Shunji Iwai / Composers: Takeshi Kobayashi
19	Asleep Among Endives (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	05:21
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
21	Space Orphans (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	05:51
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
20	Seabed Eden (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	04:36
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
06	Kikaijikake No Ucyuu	Ichiko Aoba	0	12:23
	Writer: 山田庵巳 / Composers: 山田庵巳
14	A Hill of the Moon - "gift" live ver.	Ichiko Aoba	"gift" at Sogetsu Hall (Live)	04:29
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
03	The girl and the cage (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	01:02
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
07	Fairy of the shoreline	Ichiko Aoba	qp	05:18
	Writer: 山田庵巳 / Composers: 山田庵巳
06	yumeshigure	Ichiko Aoba	MAHOROBOSHIYA	03:24
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: 郷拓郎
09	stork	Ichiko Aoba	MAHOROBOSHIYA	02:33
	Composers: Ichiko Aoba
06	Lace no Mukou - "gift" live ver.	Ichiko Aoba	"gift" at Sogetsu Hall (Live)	03:21
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
02	Parfum d'étoiles - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	02:31
	Writer: Taro Umebayashi
09	amuletum - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	04:39
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba - Taro Umebayashi
02	yusagi	Ichiko Aoba	MAHOROBOSHIYA	03:35
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
17	Glimpse of a song (live at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, 2025)	Ichiko Aoba	15th Anniversary Concert	03:27
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
11	Onigashima	Ichiko Aoba	MAHOROBOSHIYA	02:34
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
16	bouquet - "gift" live ver.	Ichiko Aoba	"gift" at Sogetsu Hall (Live)	04:32
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
03	Kirinakijima - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	01:40
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
13	Hello - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	04:32
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
01	Seabed Eden (French version)	Ichiko Aoba	Seabed Eden (French version)	04:04
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba - Claire Pommet
10	Funeral procession at the seashore	Ichiko Aoba	qp	06:39
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
08	Luminescent Creatures - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	04:20
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
03	Mahoroboshiya	Ichiko Aoba	MAHOROBOSHIYA	05:44
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba / Composers: Ichiko Aoba
10	Seabed Eden - live at Milton Court, London, 2022	Ichiko Aoba	Ichiko Aoba with 12 Ensemble (Live at Milton Court)	03:36
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
08	Deep sea person	NUUAMM	NUUAMM	03:34
05	MAHO	NUUAMM	w / ave	05:37
03	MU-MIN	NUUAMM	w / ave	05:11
01	"gift" BGM	Ichiko Aoba	"gift" BGM	32:00
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
01	the end	Ichiko Aoba	MAHOROBOSHIYA	01:15
	Composers: Ichiko Aoba
04	Kokoro no Sekai - "gift" live ver.	Ichiko Aoba	"gift" at Sogetsu Hall (Live)	06:53
	Writer: Ichiko Aoba
01	Hikouseki	NUUAMM	w / ave	06:58

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