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Japanese pop duo Chage and Aska sing in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese pop duo Chage and Aska sing in their mass concert at the Olympic Gymnasium in Seoul on Aug. 26. The concert marked the first time since South Korean government lifted the ban on Japanese songs.

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CHAGE & ASKA concert in 2000 in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea, April 14 Kyodo - Japanese fans pose for a photo at a gymnasium at the Olympic Park in Seoul on Aug. 26, 2000, ahead of a two-day live music concert by Japanese popular duo CHAGE & ASKA starting there later in the day.

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CHAGE & ASKA concert in 2000 in Seoul

TOKYO, Japan, April 15 Kyodo - Photo taken on Aug. 26, 2000, shows a concert by Japanese popular duo CHAGE & ASKA at the Olympic Park in Seoul.

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Aska being taken to prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying singer-songwriter Aska, half of the well-known musical duo Chage and Aska, leaves a police station in Tokyo for a prosecutors' office on May 29, 2014. Two days earlier, police served a fresh arrest warrant on the 56-year-old musician for use of stimulant drugs after his initial arrest on suspicion of possession of the drugs in mid-May.

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Chage meets fans day after Aska's arrest

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chage (L), half of the well-known musical duo Chage and Aska, meets the press after attending a fan event in Hiroshima, western Japan, on May 18, 2014, the day after Aska's arrest on suspicion of possessing stimulant drugs.

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Aska being taken to prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying singer-songwriter Aska, half of the well-known musical duo Chage and Aska, leaves a police station in Tokyo for a prosecutors' office on May 18, 2014, the day after his arrest on suspicion of possessing stimulant drugs.

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Popular duo's Aska arrested for stimulant possession

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters and photographers gather in front of a house of singer-songwriter Aska, half of the well-known musical duo Chage and Aska, in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on May 17, 2014, after Aska, whose real name is Shigeaki Miyazaki, was arrested by police on suspicion of possessing stimulant drugs.

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Popular Japanese duo Chage and Aska to go solo

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows popular Japanese duo Chage and Aska performing in Seoul in August 2000. The two singers, who have staged many concerts in Asia, such as in China, Taiwan and South Korea, announced on their website Jan. 30 that they will stop playing as a pair for a while as they are both are more interested in performing solo. But the duo, who debuted in 1979, denied they will formally disband, saying, ''Our base should be Chage and Aska, after all.''

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Japanese pop duo Chage and Aska sing in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese pop duo Chage and Aska sing in their mass concert at the Olympic Gymnasium in Seoul on Aug. 26. The concert marked the first time since South Korean government lifted the ban on Japanese songs.

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Japanese duo commissioned as goodwill envoys for 2002 World Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - The Japanese singers CHAGE and ASKA (L and R), are commissioned by South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Park Jie Won (C) in Seoul on April 28 as goodwill ambassadors for the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted with Japan. The singers will take part in various cultural events between the two countries related to the soccer match.

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CHAGE & ASKA concert in 2000 in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea, April 14 Kyodo - Japanese fans pose for a photo at a gymnasium at the Olympic Park in Seoul on Aug. 26, 2000, ahead of a two-day live music concert by Japanese popular duo CHAGE & ASKA starting there later in the day.

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Japanese duo commissioned as goodwill envoys for 2002 World Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - The Japanese singers CHAGE and ASKA (L and R), are commissioned by South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Park Jie Won (C) in Seoul on April 28 as goodwill ambassadors for the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted with Japan. The singers will take part in various cultural events between the two countries related to the soccer match.

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Popular Japanese duo Chage and Aska to go solo

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows popular Japanese duo Chage and Aska performing in Seoul in August 2000. The two singers, who have staged many concerts in Asia, such as in China, Taiwan and South Korea, announced on their website Jan. 30 that they will stop playing as a pair for a while as they are both are more interested in performing solo. But the duo, who debuted in 1979, denied they will formally disband, saying, ''Our base should be Chage and Aska, after all.'' (Kyodo)

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Pop singer Aska gets suspended sentence

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 3, 2014, shows pop singer-songwriter Aska in front of a police station in Tokyo after his release on bail, following his indictment on suspicion of possessing and using illegal stimulant drugs in June. On Sept. 12, 2014, the Tokyo District Court gave Aska, one-half of the well-known duo Chage and Aska, a three-year prison sentence, suspended for four years. (Kyodo)

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Pop singer Aska's trial begins

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at Tokyo's Hibiya Park for a lottery to be eligible for a seat in the trial of pop singer Aska ahead of its first hearing at the nearby Tokyo District Court on Aug. 28, 2014. Aska, 56, one-half of the well-known duo Chage and Aska, was indicted on suspicion of possessing and using illegal stimulant drugs in June and was freed on 7 million yen bail in July. (Kyodo)

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Pop singer Aska released on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Pop singer-songwriter Aska bows to fans and members of the press after emerging from a police station in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, as he is released on bail following his indictment for allegedly possessing and using stimulant drugs. Aska. 56, one-half of the well-known duo Chage and Aska, paid 7 million yen bail. (Kyodo)

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Pop singer Aska released on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Pop singer-songwriter Aska emerges from a police station in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, as he is released on bail following his indictment for allegedly possessing and using stimulant drugs. Aska. 56, one-half of the well-known duo Chage and Aska, paid 7 million yen bail. (Kyodo)

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Pop singer Aska released on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Fans await in front of a police station in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, ahead of the release of pop singer-songwriter Aska. Aska, 56, one-half of the well-known duo Chage and Aska, was released on bail following his indictment for allegedly possessing and using stimulant drugs. (Kyodo)

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Pop singer Aska released on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Pop singer-songwriter Aska bows to fans and members of the press after emerging from a police station in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, as he is released on bail following his indictment for allegedly possessing and using stimulant drugs. Aska. 56, one-half of the well-known duo Chage and Aska, paid 7 million yen bail. (Kyodo)

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Japanese pop duo Chage and Aska sing in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese pop duo Chage and Aska sing in their mass concert at the Olympic Gymnasium in Seoul on Aug. 26. The concert marked the first time since South Korean government lifted the ban on Japanese songs.