Mimori Yusa
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Mimori Yusa 遊佐 未森 | |
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| Born | February 20, 1964 |
| Origin | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Website | http://www.mimoriyusa.net |
Mimori Yusa (遊佐 未森, Yusa Mimori), (born February 20, 1964 in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture), is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Although she has had a very prolific career, Yusa achieved only minor popularity in Japan until very recently when her song newest song, "Kuro", was featured on the popular NHK television program Minna no Uta from December 2005 until January 2006. Prior to this NHK feature, Yusa was generally perceived as having peculiar lyrics and melody and thus a mass audience eluded her. However, following the NHK feature Yusa's popularity increased significantly and she gained many new fans.
Singles
- 瞳水晶 (April 1, 1988)
- 窓を開けたとき (September 9, 1988)
- Chizu o kudasai (地図をください) (February 1, 1989)
- 0の丘∞の空 (May 21, 1989)
- 暮れてゆく空は (September 1, 1989)
- Silent Bells (November 22, 1989)
- 夏草の線路 (March 21, 1990)
- No no Hana (野の花) (August 22, 1990)
- Yume o Mita (夢をみた) (November 1, 1990)
- One (February 21, 1991)
- 靴跡の花 ～アルスラーン戦記より～ (July 18, 1991)
- Sora (空) (October 10, 1991)
- Grace (May 21, 1992)
- Tokyo no Sora no Shita (東京の空の下) (October 21, 1992)
- 一粒の予感 (April 21, 1993)
- 緑の絵 (March 7, 1994)
- 咲くといいな (May 21, 1994)
- 恋かしら (July 21, 1994)
- たしかな偶然 (May 21, 1995)
- 野生のチューリップ (October 1, 1995)
- 生活のプリン*Life Pudding* (June 21, 1996)
- Harmonica Kaigan (ハモニカ海岸) (January 22, 1997)
- Roka (ロカ) (June 21, 1997)
- Tapestry (タペストリー) (October 16, 1997)
- Lemon no Ki (レモンの木) (January 16, 1998)
- Borderline (ボーダーライン) (August 21, 1998)
- Popular (ポプラ) (February 10, 1999)
- Sora ni Saku Hana (空に咲く花) (July 12, 2000)
- Cocoa (ココア) (October 12, 2000)
- I'll Remember (August 8, 2001)
- Light Song (July 30, 2003)
- Kuro (クロ) (December 7, 2005)
Albums
- Hitomi Suishō (瞳水晶) (April 4, 1988)
- Soramimi no Oka (空耳の丘) (October 10, 1988)
- Harmoniodeon (ハルモニオデオン) (September 1, 1989)
- Hope (September 21, 1990)
- Mosaic (モザイク) (September 21, 1991)
- Momo to Mimi (桃と耳) (November 1, 1992)
- momoism (May 21, 1993)
- Mizuiro (水色) (March 21, 1994)
- Alui-Halenohi (アルヒハレノヒ) (September 21, 1994)
- Acacia (アカシア) (January 21, 1996)
- Roka (February 1, 1997)
- Echo (February 11, 1998)
- Mimomemo: The Memorable Songs of Mimori Yusa (March 1, 1998)
- Niwa (庭) (March 10, 1999)
- Small is Beautiful (November 8, 2000)
- Honoka (October 31, 2001)
- Still Life (October 21, 2001)
- Remon (檸檬) (July 10, 2002)
- Travelogue Sweet and Bitter Collection (November 7, 2002)
- Bougainvillea (August 20, 2003)
- Bougainvillea Reflect (September 10, 2003)
- Breath at the Show (June 10, 2004)
- Kyūka Koya (休暇小屋) (May 10, 2006)[1]