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Japanese singer-songwriter from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit “Sakuranbo”, which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Love chin chin for 103 weeks. A piano player since age four, Otsuka composes and co-produces her own songs, as well as writes her own lyrics.

Every year, Otsuka also has her own Love is Born tour to mark the anniversary of being in the music industry and her birthday in September. All of the Love is Born concerts take place in Japan, ending in her hometown of Osaka. On Love is Born 5th Anniversary in 2008, Otsuka held a leg of the concert in Taiwan, where she performed a Chinese version of her song “Planetarium”. In 2012, Otsuka debuted as the vocalist of the band Rabbit.

She sold 7 million copies in Japan. Otsuka started to play piano at the age of four. She composed her first track at 15, as a homework given by her piano teacher. Her debut single, entitled “Momo no Hanabira”, was released on September 10, 2003.

The single was a minor hit, peaking at number 24 on the Oricon weekly singles top 100, but stayed on the charts for 21 weeks. In November 2004, the follow-up to Love Punch, Love Jam, was released, which met even greater popular success. Along with three single released before her second studio album was released. Kingyo Hanabi” was the second single to be released after her first album. Kingyo Hanabi” also landed in third on the Oricon weekly chart but was able to sell 148,121 units, about 20,000 copies less than her “Happy Days” single. Otsuka released her second studio album a month later in November 2004. Love Jam debuted at the number one position and sold 224,381 units in its first week.

In total, 656,700 units were sold. Love Jam became her first album to top the chart, but at the same time it was her lowest selling studio album. Biidama” was her first single to be released after Love Jam. Both songs from the single were used for commercials.