Ai Kawashima Biography and Photo Collection

Ai Kawashima, born February 21, 1986 in Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and pianist.

Ai Kawashima Photo Collection

Kawashima dreamed of becoming a singer from a young age. She lost her father when she was just a child. Kawashima’s mother also died before she became a famous singer. Now she is singing not only for her mother, but also for people who listen to her songs, wishing world peace. She has helped establish schools in poor countries.

Ai Kawashima Photo Collection

Before she became famous, she set herself the goal of performing 1000 times on the street—and she accomplished this after she became well known. Her voice has been likened to that of an angel. At first, there were only a few people listening to her busking but gradually she attracted many fans. Her last street performance in Shibuya attracted a great number of people.

At some point she and “Nao” formed the duo I WiSH and had a decent level of success, but the band was dissolved in 2005 so that Kawashima and Nao could concentrate on solo projects.

Some of Kawashima’s songs have been used as theme songs for anime and videogames. Zetsubou to Kibou is the theme song of Shining Force Neo; “Compass” was is the theme song of the eighth One Piece movie Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates, and “Kimi No Koe” is the ending theme song of The Place Promised in Our Early Days. One of her newest songs, “Door Crawl”, is the theme song of Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon.

Ai Kawashima Photo Collection

Ai Kawashima Photo Collection

Ai Kawashima Photo Collection

Ai Kawashima Photo Collection

Ai Kawashima Photo Collection