Chage & Aska is one of the BEST singer duo in Japan and Asia (and
even the world, if you ask me). They begun their music career after they
won in the Yamaha Popular Song Contest in 1979. Both Chage and Aska are
all-round musicians; they can not only sing but also compose songs and do many
other musical works. They have composed and performed hundreds of songs, and many of them were mega hits and brought them
numerous music awards. Some of them were even rearranged and sung by
other popular Asian and western singers, such as Maxi Priest, Boy George and
Richard Marx. Chage and Aska are obviously not contented with being the most
popular artists in Asia, and have their minds set on entering the American
and European markets. "Something There", the English ending song of the
Hollywood movie "Street Fighter" was composed and performed by them. Aska also wrote
another ending song called "Time" for Sylvester Stallone's movie "Judge
Dredd".
Chage & Aska has just past their 20th anniversary. I wish them every success
in their future music careers.
Chage & Aska - Profile
This section shows some of the major events in their music careers during
the past 20 years. Place your mouse pointer over any of the above links for
info of events in that year.
Chage & Aska - MIDI Musics
(This player currently works with Microsoft Internet Explorer
4.0 and up ONLY. It may work with Netscape 6 in the future, but probably
never for Netscape 4 :p)
To introduce Chage & Aska, there's nothing better than showing their
songs! The above Hyper MIDI Player will show you some of their best musics
in MIDI format! Not only can you hear them, but also you can see the
LYRICS being shown in pace with the songs! Don't understand Japanese? No
problem! All lyrics have been TRANSLATED into English and Chinese! Although
the MIDIs certainly cannot sound as good as the original songs, they still
show the beautiful rhythms and the POEM-LIKE lyrics of their songs!
To use Hyper MIDI Player, you need
Microsoft Internet Explorer,
version 4.0 and up. A sound card with descent MIDI wave-table (eg. Sound Blaster Live!)
is strongly recommended for high-quality
MIDI sound. The player can be used after the page is COMPLETELY LOADED.
(Lyrics translations courtesy of
Ryo Aska Homepage)
Chage & Aska - Recommended CDs
I have most of the CDs of Chage & Aska (and Aska solo) released after 1990, and I must say,
every one of them is GREAT! I would recommend ALL of them to you if you have the money to buy
them all, but if you are new to Chage & Aska and want to have a taste of their excellent songs,
I recommend the following CDs.
- Very Best Roll Over 20th
- This contains some of the best selection of Chage & Aska's songs, from the very old to the very
new. A MUST BUY!
- One Voice - Songs of Chage & Aska
- This contains some converted songs of Chage & Aska, performed by other famous foreign singers
like Chaka Khan, Maxi Priest, Richard Marx, as well as Chage & Aska themselves. Most of the songs
are in English.
- No Doubt
- This is one of their latest album. If you have been listening to their songs, you will notice
a change of style in this album. Many people from all over the world like this one! Click on the
above link and check out the reviews from other people!
- Unplugged
- This album contains the songs that they performed in "MTV Unplugged", a famous TV music
show in Europe and the US, and was broadcasted in over 50 countries. Wanna listen to their live
and unplugged songs? Here you go!
- Aska Best Selection 1988-1998
- This contains some of the best selection of songs of Aska solo. A MUST BUY!
Chage & Aska - Music Samples
Don't you want to listen to the actual songs from their CDs before deciding whether you
should buy them or not? Here is what you are looking for! Simply place your mouse pointer over
any of the above album names and you will be brought to the section with info and music samples of
that album! All music samples were encoded in Windows Media Audio format. To play these WMA
files, you need the latest version of Windows Media Player.
If you really like their musics, please buy their CDs online via our links! Support
Chage & Aska! Support Anime Theme!
DISCLAIMER: Each sample music clip provided here is just a small portion of the original song. They are
for DEMONSTRATION, PROMOTION of the original CDs, and PERSONAL USE ONLY.
Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Chage & Aska)
Pride was released in 1989 as their 10th-anniversary album, and hit the top of Oricon sales
chart upon release.
- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 701KB
- Sample playtime: 1'28"
(Click here for lyrics
and its translations.)
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Remarks:
- This song is the original version of the converted song "Cancion De Amor Para Olividarte"
sung by Alejandro Sanz (available in One Voice).
- This song is also available in Chage & Aska 20th anniversary collection album,
Very Best Roll Over 20th.
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- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 716KB
- Sample playtime: 1'29"
(Click here for lyrics
and its translations.)
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Remarks:
- This song is the CF song of Subaru "VIVO".
- This song was converted and sung in various languages by some other popular singers in Asia.
- This song is the original version of the converted song "Love's A Cradle"
sung by Cathy Dennis (available in One Voice).
- This song is also available in Chage & Aska 20th anniversary collection album,
Very Best Roll Over 20th.
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Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Chage & Aska)
This album was released in 1991, and hit the top of Oricon sales chart upon release.
The total number of sales reached 1,000,000 in 2 weeks. This album brought them 2 awards in the
6th "Gold Disc Awards" (an important music event in Japan) out of the 7 awards that Chage &
Aska (and Aska himself) won in that year.
- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 704KB
- Sample playtime: 1'28"
(Click here for lyrics
and its translations.)
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Remarks:
- This is an Oricon champion single.
- This song is the image song of a Panasonic product.
- This song is also available in Chage & Aska 20th anniversary collection album,
Very Best Roll Over 20th.
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- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 716KB
- Sample playtime: 1'29"
(Click here for lyrics
and its translations.)
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Remarks:
- This single hit the top of Oricon sales chart upon release and kept the position for 13
weeks consecutively, and was the 5th one in the history for similar records. The total number
of sales was the 3rd highest in the history.
- This single brought them 2 awards in the 6th "Gold Disc Awards" (an important music event
in Japan) out of the 7 awards that Chage & Aska (and Aska himself) won in that year.
- This song is the theme song of the famous Japanese drama "101th Marriage Proposal".
- This song was converted and sung in various languages by some other popular singers in Asia.
- This song is also available in Chage & Aska 20th anniversary collection album,
Very Best Roll Over 20th.
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Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Chage & Aska)
This album was released in 1992, and hit the top of Oricon sales chart upon release.
- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 648KB
- Sample playtime: 1'21"
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Remarks:
- This song is the image song of JAL.
- This song is the original version of the converted song "Raspberry" sung by Chaka Khan
(available in One Voice).
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- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 654KB
- Sample playtime: 1'22"
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Remarks:
- This song is included in a Chage & Aska collection album named "Yin & Yang".
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Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Chage & Aska)
This album contains various Oricon champion singles, image songs of various commercial
products and theme songs of various dramas and movies.
- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 710KB
- Sample playtime: 1'29"
(Click here for lyrics
and its translations.)
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Remarks:
- This song is the image song of a brand-name canned coffee in Japan.
- This song is the original version of the converted song "As You Walked Away" sung by
Maxi Priest (featuring Shaggy)
(available in One Voice).
- This song was converted and sung in various languages by some other popular singers in Asia.
- This song is also available in Chage & Aska 20th anniversary collection album,
Very Best Roll Over 20th.
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- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 675KB
- Sample playtime: 1'24"
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Remarks:
- This song is the original version of the converted song of the same name sung by
Michael Hutchence (available in One Voice).
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Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Chage & Aska)
This album was released in 1995, and hit the top of Oricon sales chart upon release. It
contains songs of various movies and dramas.
- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 648KB
- Sample playtime: 1'29"
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Remarks:
- This English song is the ending theme song of a Hollywood movie, Street Fighter.
- The music video of this song, directed by Randee St. Nicholos, was highly valued
in the U.S. "MTV Music Video Award".
- This song is a JAL CM song.
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Meguriai
(Translated name: Chance Meeting)
- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 663KB
- Sample playtime: 1'24"
(Click here for lyrics
and its translations.)
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Remarks:
- This is an Oricon champion single.
- This song is the theme song of a Japanese drama.
- This song was converted and sung in various languages by some other popular singers in Asia.
- This song is also available in Chage & Aska 20th anniversary collection album,
Very Best Roll Over 20th.
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Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Chage & Aska)
This album contains theme songs of various TV dramas and cultural events.
- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 707KB
- Sample playtime: 1'28"
(Click here for lyrics
and its translations.)
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Remarks:
- This song is the theme song of a Japanese TV drama, "Risk Game".
- This song is also available in Chage & Aska 20th anniversary collection album,
Very Best Roll Over 20th.
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- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 701KB
- Sample playtime: 1'28"
(Click here for lyrics
and its translations.)
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Remarks:
- This is an Oricon champion single.
- The animated music video of this song was produced and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, a very
famous Anime movie producer in Japan with various record-breaking and award-winning movies
like "My Neighbor Totoro", "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away". This was the first time
(and so far the only time) Miyazaki produced MTV for a song.
- This song is the theme song of "American Festival '94".
- This song is a JAL CM song.
- This song is also available in Chage & Aska 20th anniversary collection album,
Very Best Roll Over 20th.
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Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Chage & Aska)
This was the first album released after their 3 years of departure. This also marked the
beginning of a new stage in their music careers.
Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Chage & Aska and various artists)
This album is a collection of converted songs of Chage & Aska, performed by other famous foreign
singers like Chaka Khan, Maxi Priest, Richard Marx, as well as Chage & Aska themselves. Most of
the songs are in English.
- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 719KB
- Sample playtime: 1'30"
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Remarks:
- The original song is "You are free", available in Red Hill.
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Take Me Away
Lisa Stansfield and Aska
- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 707KB
- Sample playtime: 1'29"
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Remarks:
- This is an original song, with music composed by Aska.
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- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 713KB
- Sample playtime: 1'29"
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Remarks:
- The original song is "Noichigo Ga Yureru Youni" (translated name: Waving like wild
raspberries), available in Guys.
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Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Ryo Aska)
This is the first solo album of Ryo Aska.
Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Ryo Aska)
This is the second solo album of Ryo Aska, and hit the top of Oricon sales chart upon release.
Hajimariwa Itsumo Ame
(Translated name: In the beginning it always rains)
- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 680KB
- Sample playtime: 1'25"
(Click here for lyrics
and its translations.)
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Remarks:
- This is an Oricon champion single.
- This single brought Aska 1 award in the 6th "Gold Disc Awards" (an important music event
in Japan) out of the 7 awards that Aska himself (and Chage & Aska together) won in that year.
- This song was converted and sung in various languages by some other popular singers in Asia.
- The song is also available in Ryo Aska collection album,
Aska Best Selection 1988-1998.
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- Format: 64Kbps stereo WMA
- Filesize: 689KB
- Sample playtime: 1'26"
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Remarks:
- The song is also available in Ryo Aska collection album,
Aska Best Selection 1988-1998.
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Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Ryo Aska)
This is the third solo album of Ryo Aska, and hit the top of Oricon sales chart upon release.
Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Ryo Aska)
This is the forth solo album of Ryo Aska.
Chage & Aska - Music Samples
(Presented by Ryo Aska)
This is the latest solo album of Ryo Aska.
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