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Ai Otsuka

Acting · Born September 9, 1982 · Osaka, Japan

Ai Otsuka (大塚愛), nicknamed LOVE (愛) or Ai-Chan, is a Japanese singer born in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan on September 9, 1982. She was part of the group HimawaRi from 2000 to 2003. Her debut solo album LOVE PUNCH was released in March 2004. Her second album, LOVE JAM, was released only 8 months after her first in November 2004. Her first tour, JAM PUNCH Tour 2005, began on April 24, 2005 and ended in June 2005. LOVE COOK, her 3rd album was released on December 14, 2005. On June 25th, 2010, it was announced on her official site that she got married to SU of the band RIP SLYME. On March 24, 2011, Otsuka gave birth to a healthy baby girl. She came back in 2012 while announcing a [LOVE IS BORN] ~9th Anniversary 2012~ concert in September. Then, she announced a new musical project, a band named Rabbit (バンド). Their debut album Rabito was released December 12, 2012.

Movies with Ai Otsuka

• Kyrie (2023) — Yobuko Kozuka
• a-nation'05 BEST HIT LIVE (2005) — Self
• a-nation’07 BEST HIT LIVE (2007) — Self
• 大塚 愛「LOVE IS BORN ～22nd Anniversary 2025～」 (2025) — Self
• Tokyo Friends: The Movie (2006) — Iwatsuki Rei
• Ai Otsuka LOVE IS BORN ~6th Anniversary 2009~ (2009)
• a-nation 04 BEST HIT SUMMER LIVE (2004) — Self
• Ai Otsuka LOVE IS BORN ~7th Anniversary 2010~ (2011) — Ai Otsuka
• a-nation'08 ~avex ALL CAST SPECIAL LIVE ~ (2008) — Self
• JAM PUNCH Tour 2005 ~Kondoru no Pantsu ga Kui Kondoro~ (2005) — Self
• LOVE PiECE Tour 2008 - Megane Kakenakya Yume ga Nee! - at Pacifico Yokohama on 1st of May 2008 (2008)
• ai otsuka LOVE is BEST Tour 2009 FINAL (2009) — Self

TV shows with Ai Otsuka

• Luca on the Road (2024) — Kozuka Yobuko
• Tokyo Friends (2005) — Rei Iwatsuki（岩槻 玲）