ASKA

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:09:01 +0000

Watch ASKA's full set here!
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworl....d/en/shows/3025207/?

[Set List]
It Always Starts With Rain (HAJIMARIWA ITSUMO AME)
SAY YES
My Eyes Will Lie To You (Boku wa Konome de Uso o Tsuku)
In The Sunlight And Dust (Taiyou to Hokori no Naka de)
PRIDE

Watch more tiny desk concerts on NHK WORLD-JAPAN!
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworl....d/en/shows/tinydeskc

ASKA, a legendary figure in Japanese music with a career spanning over four decades, brings his unmistakable voice and a powerhouse nine-piece band to deliver an unforgettable live performance—intimate, raw, and deeply moving. He’s not just a Japanese icon—ASKA has been winning hearts across Asia with recent concerts in Malaysia, Taiwan, and beyond. Now, he's ready to reach the world. ASKA’s setlist? Pure fire. Every song is a fan favorite, including massive CHAGE & ASKA hits like SAY YES—a cultural anthem—and solo classics like HAJIMARIWA ITSUMO AME (It Always Starts With Rain). These songs shaped the soundtrack of the '90s in Japan and across Asia, and now they’re getting a fresh, deeply personal arrangement just for tiny desk concerts JAPAN. Filmed in the heart of Tokyo at NHK's Shibuya office, this is more than a concert—it’s a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Don’t miss this intimate, soulful journey through the golden era of J-pop—reimagined for the world stage.