Aika (pronounced “ah-ee-kah” and stylized “AIKA”), is a Japanese singer/songwriter, currently residing in Los Angeles, California. She is known for her 2006 debut album Ai-Wo (EMI) , with its songs “Orange Moon” and “Ai-wo”, which reached the top 10 in Japanese charts on its first week of its release.Her second studio album is released in February 2017. In 2018, she released “Heard An Angel”.[2] She co-wrote the gold-certified song “Path of Independence” for her sister, Ayaka Hirahara.[3][4]