Hello to all you whom have supported us — from Italy and Korea, China and Mexico, America, Brazil and beyond! This is the official website of Chara, and we will do our best to update you on new releases and other important events. Getting tickets for shows isn't easy (in Japan, or anywhere else, for that matter), and we can only point you in the right direction (we can't get tickets for you). We've tried to make the discography, video and gallery sections as easy as possible to understand, but if you have specific questions about purchasing Chara's music and goods, please let us know. Chara has great interest in reaching out to fans from abroad. You are very welcome here!

Kiss and Honey Tour

Autumn is here, and Chara is getting ready to go on tour again. This time she'll hit nine cities including Sapporo, Sendai, Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Oaska, Nagoya, Takamatsu, Okayama and of course, Tokyo. She'll be singing songs from her Honey album, which has received great reviews from critics and fans alike. C'mon out and see us in the city near where you live. We're excited to see you.

Big surprise! Chara released a mini-album on September 24th called Kiss. There are 5 tracks, including her new song Kiss and three cover songs. She sings Ya Ya by Southern All-Stars, Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time (who better to sing that cover?!!) and Tomorrow from Annie the Musical, which she recorded for a CM in June. Check it out.

There are some items available now in our online store, and more coming during the Autumn.

If you need help to buy Chara’s products, please let us know! (you must be in Japan to buy the products from the Happy Toy Store)


Chara is a songwriter, singer, musician, and actress. She's a lover, a dreamer, a child and a mother. You might have seen her award-winning appearance in the movie Swallowtail Butterfly, or heard her platinum album Junior Sweet. Chara has 16 albums released by EPIC SONY RECORDS and UNIVERSAL MUSIC and has worked with internationally-renowned musicians and producers such as James Iha and Towa Tei. Her brand new album is honey.



Chara's page at UNIVERSAL

    LINKS:

  • ANORE
    Chara's husband, Tadanobu Asano is an actor who has been in dozens of movies in and out of Japan.
  • Akino Arai
    Akino Arai has sung with Chara's band in live shows so many times over the years. She has her own albums and is active in the anime music genre.
  • Hirotaka Shimizu
    Shimizu-san is a musician who sometimes works with Chara.
  • HONESTY
    Honesty is a band that includes often-Chara bassist Kiyoshi Takakua ("Curly Giraffe").
  • NERDS
    Jitsuyama-san is famous for her hair extension art, and Nerds is her shop in Ginza.