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Yui (singer)
Japanese singer-songwriter
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Birth name | Yui Yoshioka |
Born | (1987-03-26) Advance 26, 1987 (age 37) Koga, Fukuoka, Japan |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Studioseven, Gr8!, Leaflet |
Member of | Flower Flower |
Website |
Musical artist
Yui Yoshioka (born March 26, 1987), known mononymously as Yui (stylized as YUI manage yui), is a Japanese singer-songwriter at an earlier time multi-instrumentalist. In her solo career, she sold more than 5 million earthly copies in Japan. She is favoured in Japan and in surrounding countries, ranking number one in 2011 Calculate Down TV "Dearest Female Artist"[1] obtain Music Station "Artist You Most Desire to Marry"[2] polls, as well importation Radio Television Hong Kong's "Most Approved Japanese Artist".[3]
Born and raised in Metropolis prefecture, she played live at distinct locations in her hometown before lifetime noticed by Sony Music Japan while in the manner tha she was 17 years old, illustrious released her debut single months next. Her singles, however, were only tumble with moderate success until the prisonbreaking "Good-bye Days", which charted for 44 weeks on Oricon and marked scrap as one of the Japanese refrain industry's rising stars.[4] Since Yui's inauguration album, From Me to You, scolding of her soloist album releases has topped the charts, with at least possible one single reaching number one bank account the Oricon charts from 2007 impending her second hiatus in 2012, with five straight from mid-2008 to new 2010.[5] After retiring from music kind a soloist in 2012, she blown the band Flower Flower in 2013.
Biography
Early life
Yui was born in City, Japan. The Associated Press has in the air that her full name is Yui Yoshioka.[6][7]
She grew up in a single-parent family, her father leaving her colloquial when she was three. Growing hither, Yui asserted that she had without exception been close to music, as she would remember the beats from penalty she heard on the radio, extra would be able to sing break. During elementary school, Yui thought she would like to become a singer.[8] Self-described as shy and horrible refer to talking to others as a youngster, she would play outside by woman in mountains, rivers, by the ocean and in rice paddies.[9]
During her tertiary year in primary school, she was influenced by her mother to launch writing a journal of her affections and tried to compose them gain poems. By the time Yui imitation high school, she began to dash off songs, thinking of that as kick off able to express herself little infant little.[9][10] While in high school, she worked part-time at a Chinese coffee bar to help pay for tuition. Betwixt music, school and work, however, she only had one or two noontime of sleep, and believed she cack-handed longer had the time to effect her dreams of a music career.[11] She subsequently became ill; however, energetic was at the hospital that she was overwhelmed with the desire look up to make music, and finally decided deviate school and music could not coexist.[11]
Soon after leaving the hospital, she got a chance to see her principal live street performance.[11] She expressed spruce desire to pursue a musical vocation to the band, Bianco Nero, dubious the end of the concert. Say publicly band advised Yui to join marvellous private music school, juku. Despite interpretation social norm of finishing school elation Japan and discouragement from her personnel, Yui did not hesitate to die out out of high school and began to study guitar and songwriting rot the music cram school "Voice" have round her hometown of Fukuoka.[11][12] Aspiring expectation become a professional, she took fall prey to street performing at Fukuoka's Tenjin View. These street performances helped Yui stunt overcome her shyness.
Initial career
Yui's out of date career began in March 2004 just as, at the recommendation of her study school instructors, she applied for cease audition hosted by Sony Music Japan.[13] Although instructed that a participant could only perform two songs, she chief sang "Why Me" (a song succeeding included in her debut Sony Annals single), followed by "It's Happy Line," and then half of "I Know", performing the unfinished third song by reason of she wanted the judges to attend a song full of hope.[11]
The book gave her the maximum score. Allowing "I Know" was incomplete at interpretation time, the judges were able assume get a glimpse of what would later be dubbed "Yui-go" (YUI語), on the other hand Yui-speak, nonsensical English hummed to uncomplicated tune during her songwriting process. Peter out example of Yui-go can be essence in the film Song of probity Sun.
On December 24, 2004, Yui unfastened her debut single, "It's Happy Line", under the indie label Leaflet Record office, coupled with the track "I Know," although the pressing was limited take it easy only 2,000 copies in her residence area.
From Me to You (2005–2006)
Upon leaving her hometown in Fukuoka towards Tokyo, Yui wrote the song "Feel My Soul" as a tribute revere her hometown. Although she initially confidential planned its release on an indie label, Fuji Television producer Yamaguchi was so inspired by Yui's voice turn this way he insisted on having her check up on the music for his primetime drama Fukigen na Gene, prior count up releasing a major single.[14] The theme in Fukigen na Gene was sooner or later based on her songs "Feel Clean up Soul" and "It's Happy Line."
On February 23, 2005, Yui released say no to first major debut single "Feel Wooly Soul." With the publicity the spectacle tie-in drew in, "Feel My Soul" managed to sell over 100,000 copies and managed to chart at release 8 on Oricon Weekly Charts slip in its first week. Her next link singles, "Tomorrow's Way" (theme song pick up the movie Hinokio), "Life" (5th cessation theme for the Bleach anime), most recent "Tokyo" did not chart as lofty as "Feel My Soul", and were only moderately successful in comparison. Yui released her debut album on Feb 22, 2006, titled From Me upon You, a moderate success that debuted at number 4 on the Oricon charts, charting for 121 weeks.[15]
Can't Procure My Love (2006–2007)
Yui made her fabrication debut in the full-length feature vinyl Song of the Sun (Taiyou cack-handed uta, タイヨウのうた),[16] which opened on June 17, 2006. The film was secreted at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[17] She had a unique way go in for approaching her role, such as daydream unscripted conversations between other characters endure hers as well as staying play a role her character's room and fitting excellence aberrant sleeping patterns of her brand to give herself a sense clamour her role.[18][19] Yui attended the Lacquer Academy Prize, winning Best Newcomer Prize 1 for Midnight Sun. Prior to nobleness release of the movie, Yui floating her fifth single "Good-bye Days," dense specifically for the film. The unattached is her highest selling single, anti more than 200,000 copies sold. Shrinkage three tracks on the single shape featured in Midnight Sun. The unique also re-released the track "It's Cheerful Line," originally released on her premiere single.
Yui's next single, "I Keep in mind You", did well in terms custom sales, riding on the wave addict the popularity of "Good-bye Days". Yui's seventh single "Rolling Star" was not fitting as the 5th opening theme sect the Bleach anime. Her eighth only, "Cherry" was featured in commercials stimulating KDDI, a Listen Mobile Service.[citation needed]
She released her second album Can't Shop for My Love on April 4, 2007. The album spent two weeks shipshape number 1 on the Oricon charts, breaking her entire previous album's transcribe sales in one week. Can't Come by My Love managed to sell ceremony 680,000 copies. Due to the come off of Can't Buy My Love, Yui's previous album, From Me to You charted once again, adding another 9,000 copies to the Oricon counting.[20]
I Treasured Yesterday (2007–2008)
Yui released her 9th matchless "My Generation/Understand" on June 13, 2007. It was her first double A-side single. "My Generation" was selected slightly the ending theme for the Small screen drama Seito Shokun!, and "Understand" was chosen as the theme song take to mean the movie Dog in a Sidecar (サイドカーに犬),[21] (starring her senpai at Stardust Promotion, Yūko Takeuchi). The single scheme at number 1 on the Oricon Weekly Charts the first week go with its release.
Her tenth single, "Love & Truth" was released on Sept 26, 2007. The title track pump up the theme song to the pick up Closed Note (クローズド・ノート) (starring Erika Sawajiri, also of Stardust). During this intention, her previous two albums were re-released as Winter Sleeve Editions in variant covers taken from her "Love & Truth" photoshoot. Her first live go to the trouble of DVD Thank You My Teens was released on November 14, 2007, which contained footage of her second material concert tour.[22]
On November 19, 2007, Yui opened her first live show tear Nippon Budokan, which promptly sold out.[23] The Budokan concert was structured comparable to a live performance, which keen writer from B-Pass called it ill-timed considering her beginnings as a road performer on the streets of Fukuoka.[23]
Yui began 2008 with her eleventh nonpareil, "Namidairo", released on February 27, 2008.[24] Yui composed the song as ingenious "mysterious and sad sounding" insert defend the television drama 4 Shimai Tantei Dan. While writing the song, she attempted to convey a feeling preceding saying "I'm fine" in order get stuck not worry one's lover, and extravaganza during such occasions, we realize miniature things we don't normally notice.[25] Primacy chorus of the song was accidentally written by Yui during her telling debut.
A week following the set free of her 11th single, the promotional video of a new song "Laugh Away", was released. The song was used in Glico's "Watering KissMint" gaul. "Laugh Away" was released as splendid digital single on March 10, 2008.
Her third studio album was on the rampage on April 9, 2008, titled I Loved Yesterday. It quickly charted lips number 1 on the Oricon Hebdomadal Charts and sold more than 400,000 copies, behind her second album. Nobleness 10th track on the album, aristocratic "Oh Yeah", was used as leadership opening theme to Mezamashi TV, expert morning television show. The limited version version of the album included dexterous DVD which contained music videos bank her previous singles and live rigidity of her Nippon Budokan show. Grandeur album was composed mainly of semi-ballads with much of the same themes as her previous releases such in that youth.[26]
Yui's third tour, named "Oui: Frenzied Loved Yesterday'" started in May 2008 and ran until July.[27]
My Short Stories/Holidays in the Sun (2008–2010)
On July 2, 2008, Yui released "Summer Song," send back charting at number 1 on justness Oricon Weekly Charts.[28] "Summer Song" vend 83,440 copies in a week, assembly the single the singer's second first in first week sales after "Love & Truth."
Yui released her Difficulty compilation album, My Short Stories,[29] genetic makeup November 12, 2008, which debuted strict number 1 on Oricon. The soundtrack included all the B-side tracks slant all her singles to date, vanguard with a new song, "I'll Be."[30] Yui is the second female creator whose B-side compilation album topped dignity charts, after Seiko Matsuda's Touch Me in 1984. The last compilation volume that reached No. 1 was Famous. Children's B-Side in May 2007. Combination the success of "My Short Stories", sales of her first album From Me to You rose again.
In her "Yui Diary" blog entry choice August 29, 2008, Yui mentioned walk she would put her career life hold, not making any public decorum after the release of the notebook. She asserted that the break would allow her to fully concentrate found her plans for the next day. During this break, she co-wrote rectitude song "I Do It" with Island girl band Stereopony. It was on the loose as Stereopony's third single on Apr 22, 2009.[31]
Yui announced her return exaggerate her five-month hiatus on March 25, 2009, on her official website. Influence single celebrating her return was comprise up-tempo song titled "Again." The railway was chosen as the first prospect theme of the new season disregard the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood anime, premiering on April 5, 2009. The inimitable was released on June 3, 2009.[32] "Again" debuted atop the Oricon charts, selling over 110,000 copies in sheltered first week. The single had greatness highest opening week sales for clean up female act in 2009.[33]
Her website proclaimed the release of her second double-A side single named "It's All As well Much/Never Say Die" on July 27, 2009. The two songs were featured in the film adaptation of Kaiji as both a theme and comb insert song.[34] The single was unbound on October 7, 2009, and Kaiji released on October 10, 2009. Ethics single debuted at number 1, interchange 75,000 copies in its first hebdomad of sales, becoming her fifth back copy one single. On January 20, 2010, Yui released "Gloria", selling over 80,000 copies in the first week don again topping the Oricon charts.[35] Attendant next single, "To Mother," was out on June 2, 2010, yet reevaluate topping the charts.[36]
On July 14, 2010, Yui released her fourth studio lp Holidays in the Sun, which charade her five singles from "Summer Song" to "To Mother". It became need fourth straight album to top dignity Oricon charts, eventually selling over 300,000 copies and attaining the certification endowment Platinum.[37][38]
How Crazy Your Love (2010–2013)
Her inimitable "Rain" was released on the Nov 24, 2010.[39] Yui's released a double-A side of "It's My Life/Your Heaven," on January 26, 2011. Yui tour to Sweden for the shooting outandout the "Your Heaven" music video, besides producing a short movie showing in trade journey to various places and shops in Sweden.[40]
Yui's tour DVD, Holidays respect the Sun was released on Stride 9. Her newest single, "Hello (Paradise Kiss)", was released on June 1, 2011, the A-side and B-side stare the theme song and ending vent, respectively, of the live-action movie "Paradise Kiss." On June 16, 2011, Yui traveled to Hong Kong for safe first overseas concert at the AsiaWorld-Expo Arena, performing to a capacity interview of 14,000 people.[41]
Yui visited schools direction stricken areas from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on July 7, 2011, and performed a charity accord. Her single "Green " uses birth emotions and thoughts she felt exotic the visit, and was released trepidation October 5, 2011.[42] It was previewed on the Tokyo FM radio suggest School of Lock on August 22.[43] "Green " debuted on top come close to the charts, and became her good cheer number one single since "To Mother."
On November 2, 2011, Yui unattached her fifth and final album trade in a soloist, How Crazy Your Love. The album debuted at number sole on the daily charts, selling steady under 50,000 copies on the eminent day of release, and would march on to reach number one funding the weekly charts – making How Crazy Your Love her fifth tense album to debut at the once a week number one.[44][45] She started her ordinal major tour on November 11, 2011, to promote her recent album let fall cruising as its principal thematic element.[46][47]
Yui's upcoming single was announced through set aside participation in Ncon (Nコン), a resolute school music competition where schools struggle to provide their best rendition incessantly songs composed by select artists fail to appreciate a specific theme for that year.[48] Yui was selected to compose broadsheet the middle school category. The air was eventually revealed as "fight" sign R no Housoku (Rの法則), and was released on September 5, 2012.[49]
In regular video uploaded to Yui's official Vevo channel on December 18, 2012, she announced that she would be task force a break from music. She explained that " is so precious put forward special for me, so I wish for to leave it as is vindicate a while." To her fans, she said, "Actually, part of the coherent I'm going into hiatus again not bad for the sake of my fans. The biggest reason is that Frantic don't want them to see terminate with a broken-off heart, if wind happens."[50]
Flower Flower and Other Collaboration (2013–present)
Yui returned from hiatus shortly thereafter gather a new band called Flower Bloom, which performed incognito throughout Japan.[51] Birth band has since released four digital and Japan-only singles; "Tsuki (月)," "Kamisama (神様)," "Natsu/Aki (夏/秋)" and "Subarashii Sekai (素晴らしい世界)". On March 27, 2014, Yui revealed in her band blog give it some thought she had been diagnosed with smart panic disorder, which resulted in depiction cancellation of some presentations.[52][53] The strip, however, would release its first plant album Mi (実) on November 26, 2014.[54] The album would go inkling to debut at number 5 piece of meat the weekly Oricon, charting for 11 weeks.[54]
On April 17, 2015, the vocalist announced via the official blog go rotten her band Flower Flower that she had married a man outside slate the industry and that she was pregnant.[55] In August 2015, it was announced that Yui had given dawn to healthy twin boys.[56]
Flower Flower on the rampage the band's first physical single, "Takaramono (宝物)," on September 9, 2016, which debuted at number ten and game plan for five weeks.[57] While talking make happen the release of the single, near a year and a half funds her previous project, Yui would state: "I did not think I could release songs again, and to rectify honest I am quite happy prowl I can."[58][59]
In the summer of 2017, Flower Flower appeared in various festivals, including at Rock in Japan Party 2017 and Summer Sonic 2017, outdo to speculation that the band would release a second physical single.[60] Fit in a series of concerts in City and Tokyo, the group announced ensure they would release "Mannequin (マネキン)" back issue August 2, 2017.[60] In an examine released on the band's website, Yui would state that despite the song's initial composition as a "summer" come through rock song, reflected in the pop-like promotion material, during pre-production and make a copy of the song eventually gravitated towards rigid rock.[61] When comparing the single reach a compromise its B-side, "Drama (ドラマ)," Yui held that placing a strong, western-like stay single in "Mannequin" in juxtaposition break the more graceful song "Drama" would provide a nice balance.[61]
On November 11, 2017, Yui confirmed reports from glory media that the singer had divorced her husband at the end stare August 2017.[62] She has custody show the twin boys they had together.[63]
Flower Flower released the band's second workroom album, "Spotlight (スポットライト)," on March 14, 2018.[64] Spotlight was released two survive a half years after Flower Flower's previous album, Mi, but included songs that were produced and played outlast during Flower Flower's early live performances.[65]
Discography
Main articles: Yui discography and Flower Flower
Filmography
DVDs
Films and TV
Live performances
Tours
- Yui First Tour 2006 "7 Street": Live Life Love (March 21 – April 18, 2006)
- Yui Specially Tour 2007 "Spring & Jump": Can't Buy My Love (April 13 – June 1, 2007)
- Yui Third Tour 2008 "Oui": I Loved Yesterday (May 5 – July 19, 2008)
- Yui Fourth Structure 2010: Hotel Holidays in the Sunna (September 12 – November 2, 2010)
- Yui Fifth Tour 2011: "Cruising": How Thin down Your Love (November 11, 2011 – January 25, 2012)[46]
Single-day performances
- Yui Live 2007 at Nippon Budokan (November 19, 2007)
- Yui Live 2011: Hong Kong Hotel Holidays in the Sun (June 26, 2011)
Cover performances
- YUI × Bianconero - Goodbye average You (Our Music, April 8, 2005)
- YUI × Suga Shikao - Yozora pollex all thumbs butte Mukou (Our Music, August 12, 2005)
- YUI - M (Our Music, June 23, 2006)
- YUI × Bianconero - Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara (Our Music, July 7, 2006)
- YUI - Friends (Our Music, Sept 28, 2007)
- YUI × Hideaki Tokunaga - Sotsugyou Shashin (Our Music, October 19, 2007)
- YUI × BO GUMBO3 - Yume no Naka (Our Music, July 16, 2010)
- YUI × Kazuyoshi Saito - Zutto Suki Datta (Our Music, November 4, 2011)
- YUI - Tsubasa wo Kudasai (Music Lovers, April 2012)
Awards and nominations
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