Akiko Echigo was born on 10 August 1953 in
Shibuya. Her father and mother were natives of
Akita Prefecture and
Chiba Prefecture (respectively), and her grandfather was Russian. She was educated at
Takarazuka Music School, In 1972, she made her debut in the production "Hana wa Chiruchiru/Joy!". and made her debut as an actress the same year under the alias Jun Kobayakawa. she also received praise for "her beauty and courage". She was 67 years old. She never married. Despite her relatively minor acting career, news about her death appeared on "a surprisingly large number of media outlets". Higuchi said in a 2021 retrospective that "looking back at her in later years, Asahina was a very beautiful girl and acted with bravery, but she left a rather plain impression", and that she "once had a vivid image of lively and sexy". As of 2002, Asahina lived in
Yotsuya, Shinjuku. ==Discography==