# Aika Ōno

Aika Ōno (大野 愛果, Ōno Aika, born September 7, 1977) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is contracted with the Giza Studio record label
Aika is best known for writing songs for several artists under Giza Studio, notably Rina Aiuchi, Mai Kuraki, Aya Kamiki, U-ka Saegusa in db and Zard, among others. Many of her songs have been featured in anime shows such as Detective Conan (or Case Closed in the US), MÄR, Golgo 13, Detective School Q and Secret of Cerulean Sand. To a lesser extent, she released three studio albums containing cover versions of her own song written for other artists, in English and Japanese.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon |
| Shadows of Dreams | Released: January 17, 2002 Label: Giza USA Format(s): CD | 15 |
| Secret Garden | Released: December 4, 2002 Label: Giza Studio Format(s): CD | 39 |
| Silent Passage | Released: December 25, 2013 Label: Giza Studio Format(s): CD, Digital download | 110 |

## Songwriting credits
### 1990s

List of songs written for other artists, showing year released and album name :
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album/Single | Label |
| 1998 | "Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo" | Wands | Awake | B-Gram |
| 1998 | "Taiyou" | Yumi Shiina | Taiyou | B-Gram |
| 1998 | "Shoujo no Koro ni Modotta Mitai ni" | Zard | Unmei no Roulette Mawashite | B-Gram |
| 1999 | "Taiyou no Kuni he Ikou yo Sugu ni -Sora Tobu Yume ni Notte" | Maki Ohguro | Taiyou no Kuni he Ikou yo Sugu ni -Sora Tobu Yume ni Notte | B-Gram |
| 1999 | "Tooi Tooi Mirai he" | Deen | Tooi Tooi Mirai he | Berg |
| 1999 | "Aoi Kasa de" | Field of View | Aoi Kasa de | Nippon Columbia |
| 1999 | "Love, Day After Tomorrow" | Mai Kuraki | Love, Day After Tomorrow | Giza Studio |
| 1999 | "I Just Feel So Love Again", "Sweeter Baby", "So Good" | Sweet Velvet | I Just Feel So Love Again: Soba ni Iru Dake de | Giza Studio |
| 1999 | "Fairplay", "When it rains", "After all" | Sweet Velvet | Sweet Velvet | Giza Studio |
| 1999 | "Lazy Drive" | Sweet Velvet | Lazy Drive | Giza Studio |
| 1999 | "Flame of Love" | Sweet Velvet | Flame of love | Giza Studio |

### 2000s

List of songs written for other artists, showing year released and album name :
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album/Single | Label |
| 2000 | "Get U're Dream" | Zard | Get U're Dream | B-Gram |
| 2000 | "Blue" | Sweet Velvet | I Just Feel So "Sweet" | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "Safety Love" | Soul Crusaders | Safety Love | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "Secret Garden" | Mika Hase | Secret Garden | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "Stay by My side" | Mai Kuraki | Stay by My Side | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "Simply Wonderful" | Mai Kuraki | Simply Wonderful | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "Secret of My Heart", "This is your life" | Mai Kuraki | Secret of My Heart | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "Trying To Find My Way" | Mai Kuraki | Never Gonna Give You Up | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "Delicious Way", "Happy Days" | Mai Kuraki | Delicious Way | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "Reach for the Sky" | Mai Kuraki | Reach for the Sky | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "Close to Your Heart", "Black eyes, Blue tears" | Rina Aiuchi | Close to Your Heart | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "It's Crazy for You", "Golden Moonlight" | Rina Aiuchi | It's Crazy for You | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "Ohh! Paradise Taste!!" | Rina Aiuchi | Ohh! Paradise Taste!! | Giza Studio |
| 2000 | "Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense" | Rina Aiuchi | Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Hero", "Toki no Tsubasa", "Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo" | Zard | Toki no Tsubasa | B-Gram |
| 2001 | "Easy Game" | The★tambourines | Easy Game | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Hijack brandnew days" | The★tambourines | Hijack brandnew days | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni" | Azumi Uehara | Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Special Holynight" | Azumi Uehara | Special Holynight | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Lonesome Tonight: Kimi dake Mitsumeteru" | Soul Crusaders | Lonesome Tonight: Kimi dake Mitsumeteru | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Baby Sweet Sunshine" | Soul Crusaders | Baby Sweet Sunshine | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Tsumetai Umi", "Start in My Life" | Mai Kuraki | Tsumetai Umi/Start in My Life | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Always" | Mai Kuraki | Always | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Brand New Day", "Itsuka wa Ano Sora ni", "The Rose: Melody in the sky" | Mai Kuraki | Perfect Crime | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Can't Forget Your Love" | Mai Kuraki | Can't Forget Your Love/Perfect Crime: Single Edit | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Faith" | Rina Aiuchi | Faith | Giza Studio |
| 2001 | "Run up" | Rina Aiuchi | Run up | Giza Studio |
| 2002 | "Tears go by" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | Secret & Lies | Giza Studio |
| 2002 | "Beginning Dream" | Akane Sugazaki | Beginning Dream | Giza Studio |
| 2002 | "Like a Star in the Night", "Give me one more chance" | Mai Kuraki | Like a Star in the Night | Giza Studio |
| 2002 | "Key to my heart", "Loving you", "Fukigen no Kuni", "Fantasy" | Mai Kuraki | Fairy Tale | Giza Studio |
| 2002 | "Forever You ~Eien ni Kimi to~" | Rina Aiuchi | Forever You ~Eien ni Kimi to~ | Giza Studio |
| 2002 | "Run Up" | Rina Aiuchi | Run Up | Giza Studio |
| 2002 | "Can you Feel The Power of Words", "Spark" | Rina Aiuchi | Power of Words | Giza Studio |
| 2003 | "Hitomi Tojite" | Zard | Hitomi Tojite | B-Gram |
| 2003 | "Ashita wo Yume Mite" | Zard | Ashita wo Yume Mite' | B-Gram |
| 2003 | "Motto Chikaku de Kimi no Yokogao Mitetai" | Zard | Motto Chikaku de Kimi no Yokogao Mitetai' | B-Gram |
| 2003 | "Koigokoro" | Akane Sugazaki | Koigokoro | Giza Studio |
| 2003 | "Kimi ni Aitakute", "Haru no Hidamari no Naka de", "Truth" | Akane Sugazaki | Beginning | Giza Studio |
| 2003 | "Mei Q?!~Meikyuu~Make you" | Hayami Kishimoto | Mei Q?!~Meikyuu~Make you | Giza Studio |
| 2003 | "Aisuru Kimi ga Soba ni Ireba" | Hayami Kishimoto | Aisuru Kimi ga Soba ni Ireba | Giza Studio |
| 2003 | "Mienai Story" | Hayami Kishimoto | Mienai Story | Giza Studio |
| 2003 | "CHU☆TRUE LOVE" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | CHU☆TRUE LOVE | Giza Studio |
| 2003 | "I shall be released" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho made | Giza Studio |
| 2003 | "Shocking Blue", "I'm in love", "Igokochi no ii Honey" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | U-ka saegusa IN db 1st ~Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho made~ | Giza Studio |
| 2003 | "Double hearted" | Rina Aiuchi | AIR | Giza Studio |
| 2003 | "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)" | Mai Kuraki | Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de) | Giza Studio |
| 2003 | "If I Believe", "Tonight, I feel close to you" | Mai Kuraki | If I Believe | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Toki no Tsubasa", "Tenshi no You na Egao de", "Kanashii Hodo Kyou wa Ame demo" | Zard | Tomatteita Tokei ga Ima Ugokidashita | B-Gram |
| 2004 | "Kakegae no Nai Mono", "Mugen Muchuu" | Zard | Kakegae no Nai Mono | B-Gram |
| 2004 | "Kyō wa Yukkuri Hanasō" | Zard | Kyō wa Yukkuri Hanasō | B-Gram |
| 2004 | "Saraba Seishun no Kage yo", "Shinkirou" | Shinichi Mori | Saraba Seishun no Kage yo | Victor |
| 2004 | "Kokoro ga Tomaranai" | Jewerly | Kokoro ga Tomaranai | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Mune Ippai no Kono Ai wo Dare yori Kimi ni" | Jewerly | Mune Ippai no Kono Ai wo Dare yori Kimi ni | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "So stay together" | Sparkling Point | So stay together | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Hey Hey Baby! You're NO.1!", "Only One" | Sparkling Point | Hey Hey Baby! You're NO.1! | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Shizukanaru Melody" | Shiori Takei | Shizukanaru Melody | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Kimi no Soba de" | Ai Takaoka | Kimi no Soba de | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Hikari to Kaze to Kimi no Naka de" | Ai Takaoka | Sunny | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Kaze ni Mukai Aruku youni" | Hayami Kishimoto | Kaze ni Mukai Aruku youni | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Sutekina Yume Miyoune" | Hayami Kishimoto | Sutekina Yume Miyoune | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi wo" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi wo | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Hekonda Kimochi Tokasu Kimi" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | Hekonda Kimochi Tokasu Kimi | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Egao de Iyouyo", "Sotto Yasashii Kaze ni Fukarenagara" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | Egao de Iyouyo | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Kokoro ga Tomaranai", "Mune Ippai no Kono Ai wo Dare yori Kimi ni", "Hand to Hand" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | U-ka saegusa IN db II | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Start" | Rina Aiuchi | Start | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Boom-Boom-Boom" | Rina Aiuchi | Boom-Boom-Boom | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Step Up!" | Rina Aiuchi | Playgirl | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Lover Boy" | Mai Kuraki | Ashita e Kakeru Hashi | Giza Studio |
| 2004 | "Taisetsu na Mono" | Yumi Shizukusa | Missing you | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Hoshi no Kagayaki yo", "Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni" | Zard | Hoshi no Kagayaki yo/Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni | B-Gram |
| 2005 | "Sayonara made no Distance", "Kimi to no Fureai", "Separate Ways", "Tsuki ni Negai wo" | Zard | Kimi to no Distance | B-Gram |
| 2005 | "Shiroi Fantasy", "Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi wo" | Jewerly | Shiroi Fantasy | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Wasurenaide" | Jewerly | Jewerly First | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Kimi wo Shiranai Machi he" | Shiroi Takei | Kimi wo Shiranai Machi he | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Tsunagari" | Shiroi Takei | Tsunagari | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Sekai Tomete" | Shiroi Takei | Sekai Tomete | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Tonari", "Lost in Paradise" | Shiroi Takei | Second tune ~Sekai Tomete~ | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Honey, feeling for me", "Tell me what", "Love sick", "Chance for you", "I sing a song for you" | Mai Kuraki | Fuse of Love | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Love, needing" | Mai Kuraki | Love, Needing | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Through the River" | Mai Kuraki | Dancing | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Growing of My Heart", "Seven Nights" | Mai Kuraki | Growing of My Heart | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Tobitatenai Watashi ni Anata ga Tsubasa wo Kureta" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | Tobitatenai Watashi ni Anata ga Tsubasa wo Kureta | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Donnani Ashita ga Mienakutemo" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | June Bride ~Anata shika Mienai~ | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Fuyu Urara" | Aiko Kitahara | Fuyu Urara | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Don't stop music" | The★tambourines | Don't stop music | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Tropical Beach" | Sparkling Point | Tropical Beach | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Hanakagari" | Yumi Shizukusa | Hanakagari (song) | Giza Studio |
| 2005 | "Sora Tobu Ano Shiroi Kubo no You ni" | Sayuri Iwata | Sora Tobu Ano Shiroi Kubo no You ni | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Kanashii Hodo Anata ga Suki", "Karatto Ikō!" | Zard | Kanashii Hodo Anata ga Suki/Karatto Ikō! | B-Gram |
| 2006 | "Heart ni Hi wo Tsukete" | Zard | Heart ni Hi wo Tsukete | B-Gram |
| 2006 | "Forever: Anata ni Aitai" | Tsunku | Type 2 | Zetima |
| 2006 | "State of mind", "Voice of Safest Place" | Mai Kuraki | Diamond Wave | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Safest Place" | Mai Kuraki | Diamond Wave (song) | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Shiroi Yuki" | Mai Kuraki | Shiroi Yuki | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Glorious" | Rina Aiuchi | Glorious/Precious Place | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Miracle" | Rina Aiuchi | Miracle | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Delight" | Rina Aiuchi | Delight | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Kira Kira Sunshine" | Sparkling Point | Kira Kira Sunshine | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Koi no 1-2-3" | Sparkling Point | Koi no 1-2-3 | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Nemutteita Kimochi Nemutteita Kokoro" | Aya Kamiki | Nemutteita Kimochi Nemutteita Kokoro | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Bounce, Bounce, Bounce", "Friends", "Secret Code" | Aya Kamiki | Secret Code | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Do you love me ?", "Who you gonna be" | Yumi Shizukusa | Hanakangari (album) | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Kitto mou Koi ni wa Naranai" | Shiori Takei | Kitto mou Koi ni wa Naranai | Giza Studio |
| 2006 | "Sora Tobu Ano Shiroi Kumo no You ni" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | U-ka saegusa IN db III | Giza Studio |
| 2007 | "Glorious Mind" | Zard | Glorious Mind | B-Gram |
| 2007 | "Season of Love" | Mai Kuraki | Season of Love | Giza Studio |
| 2007 | "Milky way" | Shiori Takei | Diary | Giza Studio |
| 2007 | "Nanatsu no Umi wo Wataru Kaze no yōni" | Rina Aiuchi and U-ka Saegusa | Nanatsu no Umi wo Wataru Kaze no yōni | Giza Studio |
| 2007 | "Nanatsu no Umi wo Wataru Kaze no yōni (solo version)" | U-ka Saegusa | U-ka Saegusa in d-best: Smile & Tears | Giza Studio |
| 2007 | "Misekake no I love you" | Aya Kamiki | "Misekake no I love you | Giza Studio |
| 2007 | "Ashita no Tameni" | Aya Kamiki | Ashita no Tameni | Giza Studio |
| 2007 | "Sekaijuu no Daremo ga", "You & Me", "Kokoro ga...Mou Sukoshi", "Yume no Naka ni made" | Aya Kamiki | Ashita no Tameni: Forever More | Giza Studio |
| 2008 | "You and Music and Dream" | Mai Kuraki | You and Music and Dream | Northern Music |
| 2008 | "Ichibyōgoto ni Love for You" | Mai Kuraki | Ichibyōgoto ni Love for You | Northern Music |
| 2008 | "Sunday Morning" | Aya Kamiki | Sunday Morning | Giza Studio |
| 2008 | "Kimi Sarishi Yuuwaku" | Aya Kamiki | Kimi Sarishi Yuuwaku | Giza Studio |
| 2008 | "Summer Memories" | Aya Kamiki | Summer Memories | Giza Studio |
| 2008 | "Sekai wa Sore demo Kawari wa Shina" | Aya Kamiki | Sekai wa Sore demo Kawari wa Shinai | Giza Studio |
| 2008 | "Dangerous Love" | Pinc Inc | Dangerous Love | Giza Studio |
| 2008 | "So faraway" | Pinc Inc | So faraway | Giza Studio |
| 2008 | "Daremo ga Kitto Dareka no Santa Claus" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | Daremo ga Kitto Dareka no Santa Claus | Giza Studio |
| 2009 | "Revive" | Mai Kuraki | Revive | Northern Music |
| 2009 | "Magic" | Rina Aiuchi | Magic | Giza Studio |
| 2009 | "Motto Kimi Iro ni Somaritai" | Pinc Inc | Motto Kimi Iro ni Somaritai | Giza Studio |
| 2009 | "Trigger", "Hashiridasu Mada Minu Mirai no Hate he" | Saeko Ura | Dice | Giza Studio |

### 2010s

List of songs written for other artists, showing year released and album name :
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album/Single | Label |
| 2010 | "Summer Time Gone" | Mai Kuraki | Summer Time Gone | Northern Music |
| 2010 | "I Promise", "Tomorrow is The Last Time" | Mai Kuraki | Future Kiss | Northern Music |
| 2010 | "Mou Kimi wo Hitori ni Sasenai", "Yorugao no Onshitsu" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | Mou Kimi wo Hitori ni Sasenai | Giza Studio |
| 2010 | "Itsumo Sugao no Watashi de Itai" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | Itsumo Sugao no Watashi de Itai | Giza Studio |
| 2010 | "Natsu no Owari ni Anata e no Tegami Kakitometeimasu" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | Natsu no Owari ni Anata e no Tegami Kakitometeimasu | Giza Studio |
| 2010 | "Shiro no Fantasy", "Kono Sekai ni Kimi ga Iru Dake de", "Gomen ne Ima mo mada Kimi wo Aishiteru kara" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | U-ka saegusa IN db IV ~Crystal na Kisetsu ni Miserarete~ | Giza Studio |
| 2010 | "Hanabi" | Rina Aiuchi | Hanabi | Giza Studio |
| 2010 | "Sing a song" | Rina Aiuchi | Sing a song | Giza Studio |
| 2010 | "Danran", "Kudaranai Jinsei" | Nilo Koizumi | Nilo Koizumi | Giza Studio |
| 2011 | "1000 Mankai no Kiss" | Mai Kuraki | 1000 Mankai no Kiss | Northern Music |
| 2011 | "Sakihokore", "Wasurenaide" | U-ka Saegusa in dB | U-ka saegusa IN db Final Best | Giza Studio |
| 2011 | "Prologue" | Rina Aiuchi | Last Scene | Giza Studio |
| 2011 | "Tear drops", "Good-bye Memories" | Caos Caos Caos | Tear drops | Giza Studio |
| 2012 | "Another Day, Another World" | Mai Kuraki | Over The Rainbow | Northern Music |
| 2012 | "Kimi no Egao ni Konnani Koishiteru", "Omoide wa..." | Natsuiro | Kimi no Egao ni Konnani Koishiteru | Giza Studio |
| 2012 | "Beautiful, "If", "Ano Natsuzora no Sora he to Tsuzuku", "Always be my baby", "Yoru ni Dakarete", "For Dear" | Natsuiro | Ano Natsuiro no Sora he to Tsuzuku | Giza Studio |
| 2013 | "Sakura Sakura..." | Mai Kuraki | Try Again | Northern Music |
| 2013 | "Natsu no Taiyou no sei ni shite" | Natsuiro | Natsu no Taiyou no sei ni shite | Giza Studio |
| 2013 | "A day~ Ryokufuu no Kisetsu~", "Everything for you", "Sayonara Precious", "Akusenkuutou no One Way Love" | Natsuiro | Summer Spur! | Giza Studio |
| 2014 | "You Can" | Mai Kuraki | Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope | Northern Music |
| 2018 | "We Are Happy Women" | Mai Kuraki | We Are Happy Women | Northern Music |
| 2018 | "Hanakotoba" | Mai Kuraki | Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō | Northern Music |
| 2018 | "Oh Special Day" | Caos Caos Caos | Noririn Monroe | Giza Studio |
| 2019 | "Sukoshi Zutsu Sukoshi Zutsu" | Sard Underground | Sukoshi Zutsu Sukoshi Zutsu | Giza Studio |

### 2020s-present

List of songs written for other artists, showing year released and album name :
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album/Single | Label |
| 2020 | "Nemurenu Yoru Ni" | Marie Ueda | Heartbreaker | Giza Studio |
| 2020 | "Just believe you" | All at Once | Just believe you | Being |
| 2021 | "Black Coffee" | Sard Underground | Black Coffe | Giza Studio |
| 2021 | "Ichigo Jam", "Kuroi Bara" | Sard Underground | Orange Iro ni Kampai | Giza Studio |
| 2022 | "Christmas Cake" | Sard Underground | Hi no Nagori | Giza Studio |
| 2024 | ""Hoshi no Hikari", "Futari Shizuka", "Sanae" | Sard Underground | Namida Iro De | Giza Studio |