Mayu Wakisaka
Mayu Wakisaka is a singer-songwriter, composer, and lyricist based in Tokyo, Japan. Wakisaka grew up in Osaka, Japan, and studied law at Kyoto University. In 2007, she quit law school to pursue her career as a singer-songwriter and moved to Los Angeles.
While studying music at LA Music Academy, Wakisaka self-produced her first EP Stars Won't Fall, from which "24 Hours" got featured in Sony Walkman as a preload song, attracting an international fanbase.
In 2011, she recorded her second EP Into the Wild with an L.A. based producer, John Avila. An acoustic tune "Once" won the first prize in International Acoustic Music Award Open Category and made it to the final of Great American Songwriting Contest. Also, the piano ballad "What I See in Love" made it to the final of UK Songwriting Contest and Australian Songwriting Contest. Later, this song was featured as a sub theme song in In the [Name of Love (TV series)|In the Name of Love], a TV drama aired in Singapore and Malaysia.
In 2014, she released Halfway to You, a compilation album of her first EP as her first full-length album. In promotion of the album, she performed at SXSW as part of the Japan Nite tour in the United States and at The [Great Escape Festival] in UK. She also released her CD and performed in Korea and Singapore too.
In 2015, she co-wrote "Love Song" for the Korean female group, Miss A's EP, Colors, and "Like a Fool" for the Korean female group, Twice's debut EP, The Story Begins.
In 2017, she co-wrote "Real World" for Oh [My Girl (band)|Oh My Girl]'s fourth EP, Coloring Book, and in 2018, she co-wrote the song "Secret Garden" for their fifth EP of the same name. She is also credited as co-producer in TXT's debut song "Crown", for their EP The Dream Chapter in 2019.
In 2020, Wakisaka was credited as a co-writer for GFriend's song "Crème Brûlée" from the EP 回:Song of the Sirens, as well as the songs "Three of Cups" and "Wheel of the Year" from their album 回:Walpurgis Night.
In 2025, she wrote and co-produced the song "Liar Liar" from @onefive's first EP More Than Kawaii, as well as "Alps Vibes" from their second EP Doh Yoh.
Discography
Albums
As lead artist
As producer / songwriter
| Year | Artist | Song | Album |
| 2015 | Miss A | "Love Song" | Colors |
| 2015 | Twice | "Like A Fool" | The Story Begins |
| 2015 | Cyndi Wang | "Dare Not to Want?" | Cyndi Wants or Not? |
| 2016 | Apink | "Drummer Boy" | Pink Revolution |
| 2016 | Eri Sasaki | "Where Are You Now?" | Recalling/Last Diary |
| 2017 | Twice | "Knock Knock" | Twicecoaster: Lane 2 |
| 2017 | Got7 | "Face" | 7 for 7 |
| 2017 | Oh My Girl | "Real World" | Coloring Book |
| 2017 | JJ Project | "Tomorrow, Today" | Verse 2 |
| 2017 | Girls' Generation | "Love Is Bitter" | Holiday Night |
| 2018 | Twice | "Candy Pop" | BDZ |
| 2018 | Twice | "Say It Again" | BDZ |
| 2018 | Twice | "Shot Thru The Heart" | Summer Nights |
| 2018 | Riri | "Be Alright" | Riri |
| 2018 | Oh My Girl | "Secret Garden" | Secret Garden |
| 2018 | Oh My Girl | "Illusion" | Remember Me |
| 2018 | Apink | "Promise Me" | One & Six |
| 2018 | Fromis 9 | "Love Bomb" | From.9 |
| 2018 | DreamNote | "Like You" | Dreamlike |
| 2018 | Haruka Tojo | "Trust Me" | Infant |
| 2018 | Got7 | "Take Me To You" | Present: You |
| 2019 | Mamamoo | "4x4ever" | Reality in Black |
| 2019 | JBJ95 | "Milky Way" | Awake |
| 2019 | Twice | "What You Waiting For" | &Twice |
| 2019 | Twice | "Likey (Japanese ver)" | #Twice2 |
| 2019 | Tomorrow X Together | "Crown" | The Dream Chapter: Star |
| 2019 | Oh My Girl | "Gravity" | The [Fifth Season (Oh My Girl album)|The Fifth Season] |
| 2019 | Oh My Girl | "Crime Scene" | The Fifth Season |
| 2019 | Oh My Girl | "Tropical Love" | Fall in Love |
| 2019 | Loona | "Hi High" | + + | |
| 2020 | GFriend | "Crème Brûlée" | 回:Song of the Sirens |
| 2020 | GFriend | "Three of Cups" | 回:Walpurgis Night. |
| 2020 | GFriend | "Wheel of the Year" | 回:Walpurgis Night. |
| 2020 | Little Glee Monster | "Symphony" | Bright New World |
| 2020 | Oh My Girl | "Flower Tea" | Nonstop |
| 2020 | Nature | "I’m So Pretty " | I’m So Pretty |
| 2020 | April | "Now Or Never" | Hello Summer |
| 2020 | King & Prince | "Break Away" | L& |
| 2020 | Ryu Su-jeong | "Tiger Eyes" | Tiger Eyes |
| 2020 | YooA | "End Of Story" | Bon Voyage |
| 2020 | JBJ95 | "Seoulite" | Jasmin |
| 2021 | The Gospellers | "Loving Out Loud" | A Cappella 2 |
| 2021 | Sakurako Ohara | "Long Distance" | L |
| 2021 | Twice | "Good At Love" | Perfect World |
| 2021 | Twice | "Four-Leaf Clover" | Perfect World |
| 2021 | NiziU | "Take a Picture" | U |
| 2021 | NiziU | "Twinkle Twinkle" | U |
| 2021 | Fantastics from Exile Tribe | "Winding Road" | Fantastic Voyage |
| 2021 | 2PM | "With Me Again" | With Me Again |
| 2021 | Mai Kuraki | "Unbreakable" | Unconditional Love |
| 2021 | Mai Kuraki | "One Love" | Unconditional Love |
| 2021 | Aaron Yan | "I’ll be on Mars" | Vacation |
| 2022 | SixTones | "Fast Lane" | City |
| 2022 | SixTones | "Odds" | City |
| 2022 | SixTones | "Louder" | City |
| 2022 | SixTones | "Cassette Tape" | City |
| 2022 | SixTones | "セピア " | Watashi |
| 2022 | SixTones | "Sing Along" | |
| 2022 | Rocket Punch | "Red Balloon" | Yellow Punch |
| 2022 | Twice | "Tick Tock" | Celebrate |
| 2022 | NiziU | "Blue Moon" | Blue Moon |
| 2022 | NiziU | "Already Special" | Blue Moon |
| 2022 | NiziU | "Asobo" | Coconut |
| 2022 | Itzy | "Voltage" | Ringo |
| 2022 | Billlie | "A Sign ~ Anonymous" | The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One |
| 2022 | Billlie | "My B = The Birth of Emotion" | The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two |
| 2022 | Craxy | "Requiem" | Who Am I |
| 2022 | Craxy | "Real" | Who Am I |
| 2022 | Ive | "Queen Of Hearts" | Eleven - Japanese ver. |
| 2022 | Yena | "Before Anyone Else" | Smiley |
| 2022 | Yena | "Lxxk 2 U" | Smiley |
| 2022 | Yena | "Vacay" | Smiley |
| 2022 | Yena | "WithOrWithOut" | Smartphone |
| 2022 | &Team | "Scent Of You" | First Howling: Me |
| 2022 | Elaiza | "Catch Up Santa" | |
| 2023 | SixTones | "Boom-Pow-Wow!" | Koe |
| 2023 | Twice | "Catch A Wave" | Hare Hare |
| 2023 | Misamo | "Do Not Touch" | Masterpiece |
| 2023 | Now United | "Rodeo in Tokyo" | |
| 2023 | NiziU | "Coconut" | Coconut |
| 2023 | NiziU | "Prism" | Coconut |
| 2023 | NiziU | "All Right" | Coconut |
| 2023 | NiziU | "Raindrops" | Coconut |
| 2023 | NiziU | "Love & Like" | Coconut |
| 2023 | El7z Up | "Cloud 9" | 7+Up |
| 2023 | Itzy | "Cheshire (Japanese version)" | Ringo |
| 2023 | Itzy | "Trust Me " | Ringo |
| 2023 | Viviz | "Spoiler" | My Lovely Liar OST Part 1 |
| 2023 | Girls² | "Countdown" | We Are Girls2 - II - |
| 2023 | Girls² | どっち！？ | Accelerate |
| 2023 | Girls² | "Rise & Shine" | Accelerate |
| 2023 | Girls² | "Rocky Steady" | We Are Girls2 - II - |
| 2023 | Nexz | "Miracle" | Ride the Vibe / Keep on Moving |
| 2024 | Yena | "Good Morning" | Good Morning |
| 2024 | Yena | "DNA" | DNA |
| 2024 | Yena | "Smartphone - Japanese Ver" | DNA |
| 2024 | ONF | "Aphrodite" | Beautiful Shadow |
| 2024 | Tempest | "Bang!" | Bang! |
| 2024 | Tempest | "Lighthouse - Japanese Ver" | Bubble Gum |
| 2024 | Girls² | "Magic" | We Are Girls2 - II - |
| 2024 | Twice | "Echoes of Heart" | Dive |
| 2024 | Oh My Girl | "Heavenly" | Dreamy Resonance |
| 2024 | Loossemble | "Cotton Candy" | TTYL |
| 2024 | Misamo | "Daydream" | Haute Couture |
| 2024 | Itzy | "Algorhythm" | Algorhythm |
| 2024 | BabyMonster | "Batter Up" - JP ver. | |
| 2024 | Gen1es | "Lucky Bell" | Hourglass |
| 2024 | Billlie | "Dream Diary ~ " | Appendix: Of All We Have Lost |
| 2024 | Me:I | "Hi-Five" | Hi-Five |
| 2024 | NCT Wish | "Wishful Winter" | Wishful |
| 2025 | Zerobaseone | "Now or Never" | Prezent |
| 2025 | Say My Name | "For My Dream" | My Name Is… |
| 2025 | @onefive | "Liar Liar" | More Than Kawaii |
| 2025 | @onefive | "Alps Vibes" | Doh Yoh |
| 2025 | Unis | "Spring Rain" | Swicy |
| 2025 | Me:I | "Million Stars" | Muse |
| 2025 | NiziU | "Yoake" | Awake |
| 2025 | NiziU | "Buddy Buddy" | Awake |
| 2025 | NiziU | "♡Emotion" | New Emotion |
| 2025 | NiziU | "Villain" | New Emotion |
| 2025 | NiziU | "Love Line - Japanese Ver" | New Emotion |
| 2025 | NiziU | "Happy Day" | New Emotion |
| 2025 | INI | "3D" | The Origin |
| 2025 | Twice | "Fine" | Enemy |
| 2025 | BoA | "It Takes Two" | Crazier |
| 2025 | Oh My Girl | "Weather Diary" | Weather Diary |
| 2025 | TripleS | "ヘッドフォン " | SecretHimitsuBimil |
| 2025 | TripleS | "Oshare" | SecretHimitsuBimil |
| 2025 | Itzy | "Trigger" | Collector |
| 2025 | Kiss of Life | "Lucky" | Tokyo Mission Start |
| 2025 | Yena | "Star!" |