Awich

, known professionally as , is a Japanese hip hop artist. She made her major label debut with Universal Music Japan in 2020. Her stage name is short for "Asian wish child," which is the literal meaning of the Japanese characters in her given name.

Early life and education Awich was born in Naha, Okinawa on December 16, 1986. Because Okinawa is home to many U.S. military bases, Awich was exposed to American culture at an early age. As a young girl, she idolized Tupac and credits Tupac songs with helping her learn English. At age 19, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she met and married an American husband and gave birth to a daughter. She also earned a bachelor's degree in business and marketing from the University of Indianapolis in 2011.

Career Awich made her musical debut in Japan prior to her move to the United States. In 2006, she independently released an album titled Asian Wish Child.

Following her return to Japan from the United States, Awich initially focused on building up her self-founded branding company Cypher City, which works to market Okinawan products overseas.

Awich headlined at Budokan in 2022 after the release of her fourth studio album. With five studio albums (produced primarily by music producer ), Awich also performed at Fuji Rock Festival in 2022. Her aim has been to become the "Queen of Japanese hiphop":Before I knew I had the potential to be big and famous, but I didn’t have the guts to be at the center of everything. Now, I’m aiming to be the queen of Japan. Period. With that comes responsibility. It’s about owning your own words and not being afraid to be bashed for them. She released Okinawan Wuman on November 21, 2025. The album was executive produced by RZA and features guest appearances from RZA, ASAP Ferg, Joey Badass, Mike, 454, Lupe Fiasco, Westside Gunn, R-Shitei, Nene, Chinza Dopeness, and C.O.S.A.

Discography

Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions JPN JPNHotAsian Wish Child Release date: December 11, 2007 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Label: Living, Dining & Kitchen — — 8 Release date: August 8, 2018 Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming Label: BPM Tokyo, Yentown 184 —Peacock Release date: January 11, 2020 Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming Label: BPM Tokyo, Yentown 127 76 Queendom Release date: March 4, 2022 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Label: Universal J 76 44 The Union Release date: October 25, 2023 Formats: Digital download, streaming Label: And Music, Empire, Kioon 25 22Okinawan Wuman Release date: November 21, 2025 Formats: Digital download, streaming Label: And Music 48 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays +List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title DetailsPeak chart positions JPN United Queens Inner Research Release date: December 6, 2006 Formats: CD Label: Cipher City — — Two Release date: April 8, 2014 Formats: Digital download Label: Village Again/Siesta — — Beat Release date: September 27, 2018 Formats: Digital download, streaming Label: BPM Tokyo, Yentown — — Heart Release date: September 27, 2018 Formats: Digital download, streaming Label: BPM Tokyo, Yentown — "Dedicate to You" 2006 — Inner Research"Radio"(with Manami) 2015 — "Remember"(featuring Young Juju) 2017 — "What You Want"(featuring Io) 2018 — "Happy X-mas (War Is Over)" 2020 — "Present" — "Gila Gila"(featuring JP the Wavy and Yzerr) 2021 92 RIAJ: Platinum Queendom — 2022"Doreni Shiyokana (I Got Options)" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 6 on Billboard Japan Heatseekers songs chart. United Queens & The Union "Pendulum" — The Union — "Are You Serious?" 2024 — "Hot Topic" — "Frontiers" 2025 —"Asian State of Mind"— "Butcher Shop" —Okinawan Wuman "Wax On Wax Off" — —"—" denotes items that did not chart.

As a featured artist

Promotional singles +List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Shook Shook" 2020 Partition "Bad Bad" "Queendom" 2022 Queendom