Yuki (singer)
Yuki | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Yuki Isoya (磯谷 有希, Isoya Yuki) |
| Born | February 17, 1972 Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| Website | Yuki Web.net |
Yuki Isoya (磯谷 有希, Isoya Yuki, born February 17, 1972 in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan), known exclusively by her stage name Yuki, is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. She is best known as the lead vocalist for Judy and Mary. She founded Judy and Mary in 1991 and became a solo artist in 2002. She has also been a member of bands NiNa (1999, with Kate Pierson of The B-52's, bassist Mick Karn of Japan, former members of the Japanese New Wave band The Plastics Masahide Sakuma and Takemi Shima, and session drummer Steven Wolf) and Mean Machine (alongside Chara, 2001).
Biography
Yuki was born in Hakodate, Hokkaido to her parents Mo and Ryōko. Her father was an elementary school principal. She has two siblings: an older sister, Yukari, and a younger brother, Taminori. After graduating from Hakodate Iai Girl's High School, she worked as a tour guide. After graduating from Hakodate Otani College, she worked as a beautician. She met Yoshihito Onda who visited Hakodate to make a movie The Triple Cross. The meeting triggered formation of Judy and Mary in 1992. After Judy and Mary disbanded, Yuki made her solo debut in 2002. She married Magokoro Brothers frontman Yoichi Kuramochi in September 2000, and gave birth to her first child, a boy, on April 18, 2003. However, the child died from unknown causes (SIDS) on March 17, 2005. She gave birth to a second child on August 29, 2006 and her third child in June 2009.Yuki sang the theme songs for many films such as Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash In the Land of Snow.[1]
Backup band
Band Astro
They perform in her tour or recording.
- Guitar: Jun Matsue (SPOOZYS)
- Drums: Atsushi Matsushita (Zazen Boys)
- Bass: Hiroharu Kinoshita (ex. L⇔R, curve509)
- All keyboard instruments: Makoto Minagawa (ex Shiina Ringo)
- DJ / manipulator: Yohei Tsukasaki
The Urah
They performed in her tour or recording in 2010.
- All keyboard instruments: Kiyohide Ura (ex Diamond Head)
- Guitar: Tsuneo Imahori
- Guitar: Akihito “Akkin” Suzuki (ex. Heart Bazaar, ex Shiina Ringo, ex Kaela Kimura)
- Bass: Kenji Ueda (ex. The Pillows)
- Drums: Tsuyoshi Miyagawa
Discography
Original albums
| Year | Album information | Chart positions [2] |
Total sales [3] |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Prismic
|
3 | 298,240 | Gold[4] |
| 2003 | Commune
|
11 | 90,000 | Gold[5] |
| 2005 | Joy
|
1 | 343,000 | Platinum[6] |
| 2006 | Wave
|
1 | 358,000 | Platinum[7] |
| 2010 | Ureshikutte Dakiau yo (うれしくって抱きあうよ, "Happily Holding Each Other")
|
1 | 166,000 | Gold[8] |
| 2011 | Megaphonic
|
1 | 119,980 | Gold[9] |
Other albums
| Year | Album information | Chart positions [2] |
Total sales [3] |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Five-star
|
1 | 362,000 | Platinum[10] |
| 2010 | Yuki "The Present" 2010.06.14,15 Bunkamura Orchard Hall
|
9 | 29.982 | |
| 2012 | Powers of Ten
|
2 | 112.818 | Gold |
Singles
As lead artist
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales [3] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon singles charts [2] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100† [11] |
RIAJ digital tracks† [12] | |||||
| 2002 | "The End of Shite" | 6 | — | — | 125,000 | Prismic | |
| "Prism" (プリズム, Purizumu) | 11 | — | — | 87,000 | |||
| "66db" | Re-cut single | 30 | — | — | 9,500 | ||
| "Stand Up! Sister" (スタンドアップ！シスター, Sutando Appu! Shisutā) | 10 | — | — | 33,000 | Commune | ||
| 2003 | "Sentimental Journey" (センチメンタルジャーニー, Senchimentaru Jānī) | 17 | — | — | 24,000 | ||
| "Humming Bird" (ハミングバード, Hamingu Bādo) | 23 | — | — | 11,000 | |||
| 2004 | "Home Sweet Home" | 9 | — | — | 57,000 | Joy | |
| "Hello, Goodbye" (ハローグッバイ, Harō Gubbai) | 6 | — | — | 43,000 | |||
| 2005 | "Joy" | Certified Gold for cellphone downloads[13] | 10 | — | — | 61,000 | |
| "Nagai Yume" (長い夢, "Long Dream") | Certified Gold for copies shipped and cellphone downloads[14][15] | 4 | — | — | 86,000 | Wave | |
| "Dramatic" (ドラマチック, Doramachikku) | Certified Gold for copies shipped[16] | 2 | — | — | 77,000 | ||
| "Yorokobi no Tane" (歓びの種, "Seeds of Happiness") | Certified Gold for copies shipped[17] | 5 | — | — | 69,000 | ||
| 2006 | "Melancholinista" (メランコリニスタ, Merankorinisuta) | 10 | — | — | 43,000 | ||
| "Fugainai ya" (ふがいないや, "Cowardly") | 6 | — | — | 39,000 | |||
| 2007 | "Biscuit" (ビスケット, Bisuketto) | Digital single, certified Gold for cellphone downloads[18] | — | — | 18* | — | Five-star |
| "Hoshikuzu Sunset" (星屑サンセット, "Stardust Sunset") | Certified Gold for cellphone downloads[19] | 4 | — | 36* | 44,000 | ||
| "Wonder Line" (ワンダーライン, Wandārain) | 4 | — | 19* | 35,000 | — | ||
| 2008 | "Kisha ni Notte" (汽車に乗って, "Riding on the Train") | 5 | 9 | 61* | 35,000 | Ureshikutte Dakiau yo | |
| "Message" (メッセージ, Messēji) | Digital single | — | 46 | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | "Rendezvous" (ランデヴー, Randevū) | 6 | 8 | 45* | 36,000 | Ureshikutte Dakiau yo | |
| "Cosmic Box" | 6 | 42 | 13 | 30,000 | |||
| 2010 | "Ureshikutte Dakiau yo" (うれしくって抱きあうよ, "Happily Holding Each Other") | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24,000 | ||
| "Futari no Story" (２人のストーリー, "Our Story") | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27,000 | — | ||
| 2011 | "Himitsu" (ひみつ, "Secret") | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | "Playball / Sakamichi no Melody" (プレイボール / 坂道のメロディ, "Playball / Melody on the Slope") | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
*charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart
†Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009
As featured artist
| Release | Title | Chart positions | Oricon sales [3] |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon singles charts [2] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [11] | ||||
| 1999 | "Ai no Hi Mittsu Orange" (愛の火 3つ オレンジ, "Fire of Love, Three, Orange") (Chara+Yuki) | 6 | — | 230,000 | — |
| 2010 | "Bedtime Story" (ベッドタイムストーリー, Beddotaimu Sutōrī) (Jazztronik feat. Yuki) | 27 | 53 | 4,400 | TBA |
DVDs
- Yuki Videos (ユキビデオ) (March 2, 2005)
- Sweet Home Rock'n Roll Tour (March 2, 2005)
- Yuki Live Yuki Tour "Joy", May 20, 2005 at Nippon Budokan (ユキライブ YUKI TOUR "joy" 2005年5月20日 日本武道館) (January 25, 2006)
- Yuki Videos 2 (ユキビデオ2) (March 19, 2008)
- Yuki Live "5-star": The Gift Will Suddenly Arrive (May 28, 2008)
- Yuki concert New Rhythm Tour 2008 (March 4, 2009)
Books
- Yuki Girly Rock – Yuki biography (1997)
- Yuki Girly Swing – Yuki autobiography & diary (1997)
- Yuki Girly Folk – Yuki biography (2000)
- Yuki Girly Boogie – Yuki autobiography & diary (2000)
- Yuki Girly Wave – Yuki biography (2004)
- Yuki Girly Tree – Yuki autobiography & diary (2004)
Movies
- Mizu no Onna (水の女, Water Woman) – cameo appearance
References
- Tetsuishi, Mihoko and JAM. JAM Book. Sony Magazines. ISBN 4-7897-1038-6.
- Isoya, YUKI. Girly Swing. Sony Magazines. ISBN 4-7897-1153-6.
- Utsunomiya, Miho and YUKI. Girly Rock. Sony Magazines. ISBN 4-7897-1152-8.
- Isoya, YUKI. Girly Boogie. Sony Magazines. ISBN 4-7897-1565-5.
- Tetsuishi, Mihoko and YUKI. Girly Folk. Sony Magazines. ISBN 4-7897-1566-3.
- ^ 2009年02月05日 14時00分. "YUKI、妊娠7ヶ月で5月出産予定 (ＹＵＫＩ) ニュース-ダイエット・エステ・美容のオリコンランキング". Beauty.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d "アーティスト： YUKI". Oricon. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved October 31, 2010. (subscription only)
- ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年3月度" (PDF). RIAJ (in Japanese). September 10, 2005. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
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- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年3月". RIAJ (in Japanese). April 10, 2005. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
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- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年3月". RIAJ (in Japanese). April 10, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年8月". RIAJ (in Japanese). March 18, 2012. Retrieved March 18,2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年10月". RIAJ (in Japanese). August 10, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ^ a b "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard (in Japanese).
- ^ "有料音楽配信チャート" (in Japanese). RIAJ.
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- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年04月". RIAJ (in Japanese). May 10, 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 3月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：3月度認定＞". RIAJ (in Japanese). April 20, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年06月". RIAJ (in Japanese). June 10, 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年09月". RIAJ (in Japanese). October 10, 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：5月度認定＞". RIAJ (in Japanese). June 20, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：6月度認定＞". RIAJ (in Japanese). July 20, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
External links
- Yuki Official Website – By Sony Music
- Yuki discography at MusicBrainz