Jasmine (stylized as JASMINE) (born May 19, 1989), is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Tokyo. She is represented by Sony Music Japan, and is a DJ for the Japanese radio station J-Wave. In June 2009 she released her debut single "Sad to Say". Described as "the next Hikaru Utada", Jasmine cites Utada as her influence.
Biography Background information Jasmine first experienced singing at thirteen years old, in a gospel choir at Yokota Air Base. It was here that her interest in gospel music began. Jasmine soon joined the American Expedition Choir. She decided to become a professional singer at the age of seventeen, and began writing her own lyrics and music. She soon signed a contract with Sony Music in Japan.
2009–present: Debut and first album Jasmine released her debut single "Sad to Say" on June 24, 2009. Previous to this date the song was released as a ringtone on the Chaku-Uta Full chart, where it debuted at number one. With this, Jasmine became the first singer to debut at number one with their debut song on the chart. Soon after the release of "Sad to Say", critics began calling Jasmine "the reincarnation of Hikaru Utada" and compared the two's choice of promoting only through radio appearances. After debuting at number thirteen on the Oricon singles chart, the single later peaked at number ten in its second week. The single has since become her most successful, peaking at number one on the digital charts and selling in excess of 30,000 physical copies in Japan.
On October 25, 2009, Jasmine had her debut live performance at the Saitama Super Arena, as a special guest for American singer Ne-Yo. Her performance coincided with the release of her second single "No More" on October 28. The song became her second top five entry on the digital charts when it debuted at the fifth position. It was also a top twenty single on the Oricon chart, debuting at number fifteen.
Jasmine returned in 2010 with set of three singles, each released within a month of each other. The first of the three, "This Is Not a Game", was released on March 3 and was limited to 10,000 copies. The song was used the opening theme for NTV's Music Fighter that month. A cover of "My Life, My Love, My All" by Kirk Franklin was featured as the single's b-side, a reference to Jasmine's gospel roots. The single debuted at twenty-three on the Oricon charts and charted for four weeks. Follow up single "Jealous" was released on April 7 and was again limited to 10,000 copies. The single featured a second gospel cover. This time it was "I Need You to Survive" by Hezekiah Walker. The single became Jasmine's third top twenty single on the Oricon chart. Jasmine's fifth single "Dreamin'" was then released on May 12. This single was produced by Jeff Miyahara, much like Jasmine's four previous A-sides, and became a top forty single on the Oricon chart.
Over a year after her debut, Jasmine's debut album, Gold, was released throughout Japan on July 21, 2010. After that, Jasmine held her first national tour JASMINE LIVE TOUR 2010〜GOLD〜 with 7 dates.
Her 6th single was released in February 2011, ONE, produced by Norgewian team Stargate. In the same year, she released the single Only One. In 2012, she released the single Best Partner. In 2013, she released the singles High Flying and HERO, changing her sound to contemporary EDM. Her second album, Complexxx followed them., containing songs from all previous singles and others new.
In 2014, Jasmine released her third studio album and her first concept album, called Welcome to Jas Vegas, and in October of the same year, she released her first best of album called Pure Love Best. From 2013 until 2017, JASMINE held her club tour Jas Vegas, until her fanclub closed.
Discography Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications JPNOricon JPNHot JPNDL Gold Released: July 21, 2010 Label: Sony Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 3 — —JPN: 50,000 Complexxx Released: August 21, 2013 Label: Sony Formats: CD, CD+DVD digital download, streaming 28 — —JPN: 6,000 Welcome to Jas Vegas Released: March 12, 2014 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 51 — —JPN: 2,000 Re:Me Released: January 15, 2022 Label: Eight Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming — 96 33
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications JPNOricon JPNHot JPNDL Pure Love Best Released: October 29, 2014 Label: Sony Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 35 — —JPN: 6,000
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications JPNHot JPNDL Jasmine 2.0 Released: November 25, 2019 Label: Eight Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — 69 M Released: August 22, 2020 Label: Eight Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming — — S Released: November 6, 2020 Label: Eight Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming — —
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album JPNOricon JPNHot JPNDL JPNAdult "Sad to Say" 2009 10 6 1 17JPN : 31,200 JPN : 250,000+RIAJ: Platinum Gold "No More" 15 8 5 2JPN : 9,200 JPN : 100,000+RIAJ: Gold "This Is Not a Game" 2010 23 55 16 28JPN : 4,600 "Jealous" 20 55 9 96JPN : 3,800 "Dreamin'" 38 50 13 23JPN : 5,500 JPN : 100,000RIAJ: Gold "One" 2011 32 38 27 23JPN : 3,600 Complexxx "Only You" 59 — 19 58JPN : 2,300 "Best Partner" 2012 50 41 — 35JPN : 2,200 "High Flying" 2013 46 50 — 41JPN : 2,200 "Hero" 93 — — 94JPN : 1,100 "Countdown" 64 — — 65JPN : 900 Pure Love Best "Black Kitty" 2018 — — — — Jasmine 2.0 "Shut Up" 2019 — — — — "Road" — — — — Jasmine 2.0 and Re:Me "Cocorozashi" — — — — "Shine" — — — — "Fallin'" — — — — Jasmine 2.0 and Re:Me "A Whole New World" 2020 — — — — Re:Me "Atashi no Make" — — — — M and Re:Me "Buy Me Love" — — — — "The Love Song" — — — — S and Re:Me "Badass" 2021 — — — — Re:Me "Kimi wa Tomodachi" — — — — "Yamaha" — — — —
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album JPNHot JPNDL "Skylight" 2017 — —rowspan="1" "Into You" 2018 — — Honesty "W.I.L.D." — —rowspan="1" "Sun Goes Up" 2020 — — Scramble "Back in Good" 2021 — —
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album JPNHot JPNDL "I'll Be There" 2013 — — Complexxx "#Agaru" 2014 — — Welcome to Jas Vegas "I Love It" — — Pure Love Best "Last Word" — — "Happy Dayz" — —
Other appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other performer(s) Album "Drive" 2014 Miliyah Kato Muse "Soredemo Kimi ga Suki" Spicy Chocolate, Kotobuki kun and Sky-Hi Shibuya Junai Monogatari "No-ID" 2015 Spyair 4 "Sakura" Spicy Chocolate and Kira Shibuya Junai Monogatari 2 "Back Forth Sideways" 2020 Joe Iron Asiatic "Time" 2021 Rayy Stackz Bonnie Parker
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References
External links Official website Oricon profile Jasmine on Sony Music