Yasuha

Yasuha
Born
Ebina Yasuha (海老名 泰葉)

(1961-01-17) January 17, 1961
Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • tarento
  • record producer
  • businessperson
Years active1981 (1981)–1988 (1988)
2007 (2007)–present
Spouse
Shūnpūtei Koasa
(m. 1988; div. 2007)
Parents
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Labels
WebsiteYasuha Official Site & Blog

Yasuha Ebina (海老名 泰葉; born January 17, 1961), known professionally as Yasuha, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, tarento, record producer, and entrepreneur. Ebina's personal life has often sparked controversy and received widespread media coverage. As well as her singing career, she was also successful as a tarento, appearing in numerous Japanese television and radio programs.

Ebina was born in Taitō, Tokyo as a child of a rakugo performer Hayashiya Sanpei I and a novelist Kayoko Ebina. She established her singing career in 1981. As a singer, Ebina is best-known for "Flyday Chinatown" (1981), which peaked at number sixty-nine on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. She also embarked on the tarento career, appearing in the Japanese variety television program Gogo wa MaruMaru Omoikkiri TV (1987–1988) as a host. In 1988, Ebina retired from the entertainment business after her marriage with a rakugo performer Shūnpūtei Koasa.

After a messy divorce with her ex-husband, Ebina officially returned to the entertainment industry in 2007, founding a production company Iron Candle.