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My Take
I'll be honest, Chara is one of those artists whose voice I'd recognize anywhere, that breathy, slightly slurred, candy-coated rasp that nobody else has. She came up as a singer-songwriter who actually writes her own words and melodies, and there's this stubborn, do-it-my-way streak that I find genuinely cool, very on-brand for a Capricorn from Kawaguchi who clearly never cared about chasing trends. What gets me is the range: she sings, she acts, she's hosted, she composes, like how many drawers of talent does one person need. And she's kept that wide-eyed, almost girlish sensibility well past fifty, which is its own kind of magic. She's not loud or flashy about it, she just keeps making the sounds she loves. Honestly, she's the kind of artist I reach for late at night when I want something with actual warmth.
Overview
Chara is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and television host born on January 13, 1968, in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture. She writes her own lyrics and music, working across multiple creative disciplines including acting and hosting. She attended Shukutoku Sugamo Junior and Senior High School. Her official website is charaweb.net and she is active on Instagram and X.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chara
- Name (Japanese)
- CHARA
- Reading
- ちゃら
- Born
- January 13, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey (申)
- Origin
- Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter / Actor / Television host / Composer / Lyricist
2. Background
- Junior high
- Shukutoku Sugamo Junior High School
- High school
- Shukutoku Sugamo Senior High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://charaweb.net/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/chara_official_/
- Xhttps://x.com/Chara_xxx
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHARA
Frequently asked questions
When was Chara born?
Born January 13, 1968 (age 58).
Where is Chara from?
Chara is from Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
What does Chara do?
Chara works as Singer-songwriter, Actor, Television host, Composer, Lyricist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.