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(Aki Yashiro)

Aki Yashiro (born on 29 August 1950 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese vocalist who began her career singing jazz in hostess clubs until deciding to concentrate on singing in the 'enka' style. Enka is a popular form of modern Japanese music which stylistically resembles certain traditional styles and appeals to audiences with more conventional musical tastes. At first, her career got off to a slow start and her 1971 debut single "Ai wa Shindemo" failed to make an impression on the charts. After a series of appearances on the YTV show Zen Nihon Kayo Senshuken, Aki Y...