Utoku Keiko

Utoku Keiko (宇徳敬子) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and former member of the idol group Mi-Ke.

Utoku Keiko promoting Yorokobi no Hana ga Saku ~True Kiss~ (2010)

Profile

• Other Names: Cecile Minami, Secil Minami, UK
• Birthdate: April 7, 1967
• Birthplace: Kagoshima Prefecture
• Blood Type: O

Information

Utoku Keiko started her career when she became a model for Stardust Promotion and then became a chorus member for the band B.B.QUEENS. When in the band as a chorus member, Utoku and two other members formed the idol group Mi-Ke in 1991 to 1993. When the band split, she began her solo career with the release of her first single, "Anata no Yume no Naka Sotto Nobiko Mitai". She also began to serve as backing vocals for a lot of Being artists like Aiuchi Rina, U-ka saegusa IN db, FIELD OF VIEW, and others.

In 2003, she started to perform live concerts. She also started to write lyrics and compose for Being artists like Sparkling☆Point. Then in 2006, more then eight years since her last album, Utoku released her fourth original album, entitled Yorokobi no Hana ga Saku ~True Kiss~. She also started to become a radio personality by hosting her own radio shows.

Discography

Studio Albums

• [1994.10.10] Sunadokei (砂時計; Hourglass)
• [1996.11.11] Koori
• [1998.08.26] Mangetsu ~rhythm~ (満月〜rhythm〜; Full Moon ~rhythm~)
• [2006.11.22] Yorokobi no Hana ga Saku ~True Kiss~ (よろこびの花が咲く〜True Kiss〜; Flowers of Joy ~True Kiss~)

Best Album

• [2003.12.17] THE BEST "eternity"
• [2011.12.21] Utoku Keiko COMPLETE BEST ~Single Collection~

Remix Album

• [2004.07.07] Cool City Production Vol.7 UK sweet～Utoku Keiko～

Singles

• [1993.08.04] Anata no Yume no Naka Sotto Nobiko Mitai (あなたの夢の中 そっと忍び込みたい)
• [1993.12.08] Mabushii Hito (まぶしい人; Bright People)
• [1994.03.16] Aisazu ni wa Irarenai (愛さずにはいられない; Can't Stop Loving You)
• [1994.07.30] Doko Made mo Zutto (どこまでもずっと; Far Too Much)
• [1995.01.16] Anata wa Watashi no ENERGY (あなたは 私の ENERGY; You Are my ENERGY)
• [1995.06.12] Fushigi na Sekai (不思議な世界; Strange World)
• [1996.06.10] Anata ga Sekai... (あなたが世界一; Your World)
• [1996.08.05] Message (メッセージ)
• [1997.05.14] Hikari to Kage no Roman (光と影のロマン; Romance of Light and Shadow)
• [1997.08.13] Machishio no Mangetsu (満ち潮の満月)
• [1998.06.17] Kaze no You ni Jiyuu ~free as the wind~ (風のように自由 〜free as the wind〜)
• [1998.08.26] Don't forget me
• [1999.05.19] Realize
• [2000.05.31] Taisetsu ni Omou Et Cetera (大切に想うエトセトラ)
• [2013.12.23] Destiny ~Kiseki no Kagayaki~ (Destiny ～キセキの輝き～)

Compilations / Others

• [2000.11.29] THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN (#6 Hikari to Kage no Roman)
• [2003.11.26] THE HIT PARADE (#14 Toki ni Ai wa)
• [2004.10.27] It's TV SHOW! ~TBS Television & Fuji Television Shudaika & Theme Uta BEST~ (Disc 2 #2 "Kaze no You ni Jiyuu ~free as the wind~")

Credits

Lyrics and Composition Credits

• Kitty & Daniel - Mou Nakanai yo
• Sae - Jinteki Kokoro
• Seto Asusa - Eternity
• Seto Asusa - Kono Jounetsu wa Diamond
• Sparkling☆Point - Happy☆in my life
• Sparkling☆Point - Saigo no Natsuyasumi
• Takaoka Ai - mom call me
• WANDS - Please tell me Jesus
• Yakushima Hiroko - Love holic
• Taketatsu Ayana - Strawberry☆Kiss

External Links

• Official Site
• Official Blog
• Official Twitter
• Keiko Utoku on Spotify
• Japanese Wikipedia: 宇徳敬子