Jasmine (stylized as JASMINE) (born May 19, 1989), is a Japanese singer, songwriter and producer whose real given name is Asumi (あすみ).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.
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After the success of her debut single, Sad to Say, in 2009, many people dubbed Japanese singer Jasmine 'the next Hikaru Utada'. Since then, the 22-year-old has released several other chart-topping singles and even performed as a special guest for American singer Ne-Yo at his concert in Japan. We spoke to her when she was on her first visit to Hong Kong to sing at last Friday's Asia Music Connection concert. |
Gospel music has helped me because when I'm writing music, especially the harmonies, I go back to some of the things that I learned when I sang in the choir. It was my dream to be a singer. |
My parents were both musicians, and when I was in secondary school, I thought to myself that I'm not particularly good in school or at sports, so what can I do? In the end, I thought besides singing, I don't know much else, so I began to pursue my dream. |