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'''Matsutoya Yumi''' (松任谷由実) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter and producer currently signed with [[EMI Music Japan]]. She debuted in 1972 with the single "[[Henji wa Iranai]]" under her maiden name '''Arai Yumi''' (荒井由実). She is one of the most famous singers in [[Japan]]. According to a 2005 episode of [[MUSIC STATION]] she is the 6th best selling artist (2nd female) in Japan, selling over 37,790,000 copies. Since then, more recent figures say she has sold over 42,000,000 copies.
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'''Matsutoya Yumi''' (松任谷由実) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter and producer currently signed with [[EMI Music Japan]]. She debuted in 1972 with the single "[[Henji wa Iranai]]" under her maiden name '''Arai Yumi''' (荒井由実). She is one of the most famous singers in [[Japan]]. According to a 2005 episode of [[MUSIC STATION]] she is the 6th best selling artist (2nd female) in Japan, selling over 38,300,000 copies. Since then, more recent figures say she has sold over 42,000,000 copies.
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
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* [1983.02.21] [[Reincarnation (Matsutoya Yumi album)|REINCARNATION]]
 
* [1983.02.21] [[Reincarnation (Matsutoya Yumi album)|REINCARNATION]]
 
* [1983.12.01] [[Voyager (Matsutoya Yumi)|VOYAGER]]
 
* [1983.12.01] [[Voyager (Matsutoya Yumi)|VOYAGER]]
* [1984.12.01] [[No Side (album)|NO SIDE]]
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* [1984.12.01] [[No Side (Matsutoya Yumi album)|NO SIDE]]
 
* [1985.11.30] [[Da Di Da|DA・DI・DA]]
 
* [1985.11.30] [[Da Di Da|DA・DI・DA]]
 
* [1986.11.29] [[Alarm a la Mode|ALARM à la mode]]
 
* [1986.11.29] [[Alarm a la Mode|ALARM à la mode]]
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* [2006.05.24] [[A Girl in Summer|A GIRL IN SUMMER]]
 
* [2006.05.24] [[A Girl in Summer|A GIRL IN SUMMER]]
 
* [2009.04.08] [[And I Will Dream Again...|AND I WILL DREAM AGAIN...]] (そしてもう一度夢見るだろう)
 
* [2009.04.08] [[And I Will Dream Again...|AND I WILL DREAM AGAIN...]] (そしてもう一度夢見るだろう)
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* [2011.04.06] [[Road Show]]
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* [2013.11.20] [[Pop Classico|POP CLASSICO]]
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* [2016.11.02] [[Cosmos Library]]
  
 
===Best Albums===
 
===Best Albums===
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* [2007.03.07] [[Seasons Colours -Shunka Senkyoku Shuu-|SEASONS COLOURS -Shunka Senkyoku Shuu-]] (春夏撰曲集; ''Spring and Summer Chosen Song Compilation'')
 
* [2007.03.07] [[Seasons Colours -Shunka Senkyoku Shuu-|SEASONS COLOURS -Shunka Senkyoku Shuu-]] (春夏撰曲集; ''Spring and Summer Chosen Song Compilation'')
 
* [2007.10.24] [[Seasons Colours -Shuutou Senkyoku Shuu-|SEASONS COLOURS -Shuutou Senkyoku Shuu-]] (秋冬撰曲集; ''Fall and Winter Chosen Song Compilation'')
 
* [2007.10.24] [[Seasons Colours -Shuutou Senkyoku Shuu-|SEASONS COLOURS -Shuutou Senkyoku Shuu-]] (秋冬撰曲集; ''Fall and Winter Chosen Song Compilation'')
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* [2012.11.12] [[Nihon no Koi to, Yuming to. The Best of Yumi Matsutoya 40th Anniversary|Nihon no Koi to, Yuming to. The Best Of Yumi Matsutoya 40th Anniversary]] (日本の恋と、ユーミンと。)
  
 
===Other Albums===
 
===Other Albums===
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* [2006.02.15] [[Niji no Shita no Doshaburi de]] (虹の下のどしゃ降りで; ''In a Downpour of Rain Underneath a Rainbow'')
 
* [2006.02.15] [[Niji no Shita no Doshaburi de]] (虹の下のどしゃ降りで; ''In a Downpour of Rain Underneath a Rainbow'')
 
* [2007.09.05] [[Ningyo-hime no Yume]] (人魚姫の夢; ''A Dream of a Mermaid Princess'')
 
* [2007.09.05] [[Ningyo-hime no Yume]] (人魚姫の夢; ''A Dream of a Mermaid Princess'')
* [2010.05.26] [[Dance no You ni Dakiyoserutai / Baton Relay]] (ダンスのように抱き寄せたい / バトンリレー; ''A Dance Like Wanting to Embrace'')
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* [2010.05.26] [[Dance no You ni Dakiyosetai / Baton Relay]] (ダンスのように抱き寄せたい / バトンリレー; ''Wanting to Embrace Like a Dance'')
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* [2012.03.14] [[Koi wo Release]] (恋をリリース; ''Release the Love'')
  
 
===Box Sets===
 
===Box Sets===
 
* [1999.01.27] [[Yumi Matsutoya 1978-1989|YUMI MATSUTOYA 1978-1989]]
 
* [1999.01.27] [[Yumi Matsutoya 1978-1989|YUMI MATSUTOYA 1978-1989]]
 
* [2004.02.18] [[Yumi Arai 1972-1976]]
 
* [2004.02.18] [[Yumi Arai 1972-1976]]
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* [2013.07.31] [[Hikoukigumo (Matsutoya Yumi)|Hikoukigumo]] (ひこうき雲; ''Contrail'')
  
===VHS / DVDs===
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===Video Releases===
 
* [1982.03.21] [[Yuming Visual Volume 1]]
 
* [1982.03.21] [[Yuming Visual Volume 1]]
 
* [1983.03.21] [[Yuming Visual Volume 2]]
 
* [1983.03.21] [[Yuming Visual Volume 2]]
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* [2007.03.07] [[The Last Wednesday Tour 2006 ~Here Comes the Wave~|THE LAST WEDNESDAY TOUR 2006 ~HERE COMES THE WAVE~]]
 
* [2007.03.07] [[The Last Wednesday Tour 2006 ~Here Comes the Wave~|THE LAST WEDNESDAY TOUR 2006 ~HERE COMES THE WAVE~]]
 
* [2008.03.05] [[Yuming Spectacle Shangrila III -a Dream of a Dolphin-|YUMING SPECTACLE SHANGRILA III -A DREAM OF A DOLPHIN-]]
 
* [2008.03.05] [[Yuming Spectacle Shangrila III -a Dream of a Dolphin-|YUMING SPECTACLE SHANGRILA III -A DREAM OF A DOLPHIN-]]
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* [2012.03.14] [[Concert Tour 2011 Road Snow|CONCERT TOUR 2011 Road Snow]]
  
 
===Collaborations / Other===
 
===Collaborations / Other===
 
* [1984.05.25] [[Hi-Fi SET]] - [[Sings Yuming]]
 
* [1984.05.25] [[Hi-Fi SET]] - [[Sings Yuming]]
 
* [1985.03.06] [[Matsuda Seiko]] - [[Seiko-Train]]
 
* [1985.03.06] [[Matsuda Seiko]] - [[Seiko-Train]]
* [1985.06.01] '''Matsutoya Yumi''' {{·}} [[Oda Kazumasa]] {{·}} [[Zaitsu Kazuo]] - [[Ima Dakara]] (今だから; ''I Can Now'')
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* [1985.06.01] '''Matsutoya Yumi''' {{·}} [[Oda Kazumasa]] {{·}} [[Zaitsu Kazuo]] - [[Ima Dakara]]  
 
* [1986.07.21] [[REIMY]] - [[REIMY Brand|REIMY BRAND]]
 
* [1986.07.21] [[REIMY]] - [[REIMY Brand|REIMY BRAND]]
* [1988.04.06] [[Dakishimetai (V.A.)|Dakishimetai]] (抱きしめたい; ''I Want to Hold You'')
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* [1988.04.06] [[Dakishimetai]]  
 
* [1992.10.21] [[I'm Your Fan -Tribute to Yumi Matsutoya-]]
 
* [1992.10.21] [[I'm Your Fan -Tribute to Yumi Matsutoya-]]
* [1992.11.19] [[Ishii Tatuya|Carl Smokey Ishii]] & '''Matsutoya Yumi''' - [[Ai no Wave|Ai no WAVE]] (愛のWAVE; ''Wave of Love'')
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* [1992.11.19] [[Ishii Tatuya|Carl Smokey Ishii]] & '''Matsutoya Yumi''' - [[Ai no Wave|Ai no WAVE]]  
* [1993.04.21] [[Bread & Butter]] {{·}} [[Ishida Ayumi]] - [[Kureta Karuho Sakushi Shuu]] (呉田軽穂作詞集; ''Kureta Karuho's Song Lyrics Compilation'')
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* [1993.04.21] [[Bread & Butter]] {{·}} [[Ishida Ayumi]] - [[Kureta Karuho Sakushi Shuu]]  
* [1993.05.21] All Night-NIPPON Personalities - [[Ima, Boku-tachi ni Dekiru Koto]] (今、僕たちにできる事; ''Now, Things We're Able to Do'')
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* [1993.05.21] All Night-NIPPON Personalities - [[Ima, Boku-tachi ni Dekiru Koto]]  
* [1997.01.22] [["Ichigo Hakusho" wo Mouichido ~Arai Yumi Sakuhin Shuu]] (「いちご白書」をもう一度~荒井由実作品集; ''Seeing "Ichigo Hakusho" Again ~Arai Yumi's Work Compilation'')
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* [1997.01.22] [["Ichigo Hakusho" wo Mouichido ~Arai Yumi Sakuhin Shuu]]
* [1997.03.21] [[Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe ~Matsutoya Yumi Sakuhin Shuu]] (雨音はショパンの調べ~松任谷由実作品集; ''The Sound of Rain is Like Chopin's Melody'')
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* [1997.03.21] [[Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe ~Matsutoya Yumi Sakuhin Shuu]]  
* [1997.03.21] [[Himitsu no Hanazono ~Kureta Karuho Sakuhin Shuu]] (秘密の花園~呉田軽穂作品集; ''The Secret Garden'')
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* [1997.03.21] [[Himitsu no Hanazono ~Kureta Karuho Sakuhin Shuu]]
 
* [1999.09.22] [[Dear Yuming]]
 
* [1999.09.22] [[Dear Yuming]]
 
* [2000.01.21] '''Yuming''' + [[Pocket Biscuits]] - [[Millennium]]
 
* [2000.01.21] '''Yuming''' + [[Pocket Biscuits]] - [[Millennium]]
* [2002.10.17] [[Ichigoichie Sweets for my Spitz|Ichigoichie Sweets for my SPITZ]] (一期一会; ''Once-in-a-Lifetime Encounter'')
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* [2002.10.17] [[Ichigo Ichie Sweets for my Spitz|Ichigo Ichie Sweets for my SPITZ]] ''(#3 Kaede)''
 
* [2002.12.11] [[Queen's Fellows]]
 
* [2002.12.11] [[Queen's Fellows]]
 
* [2003.07.16] [[Over the Sky: Yuming International Cover Album|OVER THE SKY: Yuming International Cover Album]]
 
* [2003.07.16] [[Over the Sky: Yuming International Cover Album|OVER THE SKY: Yuming International Cover Album]]
* [2004.01.21] [[Singer Song-Writer kara no Okurimono Arai Yumi Sakuhin Shuu]] (シンガーソングライターからの贈り物 荒井由実作品集; ''A Present from Singer Song-Writers)
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* [2004.01.21] [[Singer Song-Writer kara no Okurimono Arai Yumi Sakuhin Shuu]]
 
* [2004.11.10] [[Yosui Tribute|YOSUI TRIBUTE]]
 
* [2004.11.10] [[Yosui Tribute|YOSUI TRIBUTE]]
 
* [2006.04.12] [[Hana Hajime to Crazy Cats]] + '''Yuming''' - [[Still Crazy For You|STILL CRAZY for YOU]]
 
* [2006.04.12] [[Hana Hajime to Crazy Cats]] + '''Yuming''' - [[Still Crazy For You|STILL CRAZY for YOU]]
 
* [2006.11.01] [[Friends of Love The Earth Project]] - [[Knockin' at the Door|Knockin' At The Door]]
 
* [2006.11.01] [[Friends of Love The Earth Project]] - [[Knockin' at the Door|Knockin' At The Door]]
* [2007.07.11] [[Golden Circle]] featuring [[Teraoka Yohito]] {{·}} '''Matustoya Yumi''' {{·}} [[Yuzu]] - [[Music (Golden Circle)|MUSIC]] (ミュージック)
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* [2007.07.11] [[Golden Circle]] featuring [[Teraoka Yohito]] {{·}} '''Matustoya Yumi''' {{·}} [[Yuzu]] - [[Music (Golden Circle)|MUSIC]]  
 
* [2007.11.21] [[Under the Blue Moon: Yuming International Cover Album|UNDER THE BLUE MOON: Yuming International Cover Album]]
 
* [2007.11.21] [[Under the Blue Moon: Yuming International Cover Album|UNDER THE BLUE MOON: Yuming International Cover Album]]
 
* [2009.04.08] [[Shouting at Yuming Rocks|Shouting at YUMING ROCKS]]
 
* [2009.04.08] [[Shouting at Yuming Rocks|Shouting at YUMING ROCKS]]
* [2009.10.21] [[Quruli Tribute]] (くるり鶏びゅ~と)
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* [2009.10.21] [[Quruli Tribute]]  
 
* [2009.12.09] [[Pure Lips~Yuming Compositions]]
 
* [2009.12.09] [[Pure Lips~Yuming Compositions]]
* [2009.12.25] [[Quruli]] to '''Yuming''' - [[Shirts wo Araeba]] (シャツを洗えば; ''We Wash Shirts'')
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* [2009.12.25] [[Quruli]] to '''Yuming''' - [[Shirts wo Araeba]]
  
 
==Compositions==
 
==Compositions==
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[[Category:J-Pop]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop]]
 
[[Category:Lyricists]]
 
[[Category:Lyricists]]
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[[Category:Composers]]
 
[[Category:Songwriter]]
 
[[Category:Songwriter]]
[[Category:Composers]]
 
 
[[Category:1954 Births]]
 
[[Category:1954 Births]]
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[[Category:Blood Type O]]
 
[[Category:Tokyo Artists]]
 
[[Category:Tokyo Artists]]
[[Category:Blood Type O]]
 

Latest revision as of 11:32, 8 November 2016

Matsutoya Yumi promoting AND I WILL DREAM AGAIN... (2009)

Matsutoya Yumi (松任谷由実) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and producer currently signed with EMI Music Japan. She debuted in 1972 with the single "Henji wa Iranai" under her maiden name Arai Yumi (荒井由実). She is one of the most famous singers in Japan. According to a 2005 episode of MUSIC STATION she is the 6th best selling artist (2nd female) in Japan, selling over 38,300,000 copies. Since then, more recent figures say she has sold over 42,000,000 copies.

Profile

  • Name: Matsutoya Yumi (松任谷由実)
  • Maiden Name: Arai Yumi (荒井由実)
  • Nickname: Yuming (ユーミン)
  • Pen Name: Kureta Karuho (呉田軽穂)
  • Birth Date: January 19th, 1954
  • Birth Place: Hachiouji, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
  • Blood Type: O

Information

She was born to a rich dry store owner and become intimate with music at a young age. She graduated from Tama University of the Arts where she studied music, and began to walk the way of music. Yumi debuted as a singer with the single "Henji wa Iranai" in 1972 and her first album Hikoukigumo in 1973. She married music arranger, composer, and producer Matsutoya Masataka in 1976, who had previously arranged her album THE 14th MOON.

She is a pioneer having opened up a new world of music by rich musical, witty songs. Her fans especially enjoy her bright stage settings and costumes which she is famous for. Beginning with the release of her album Sakuban Oaishimashou in 1981 until the release of Cowgirl Dreamin' in 1997, she had seventeen consecutive albums chart #1 on the Oricon charts. She likes to dress up, and hardly two of the photos on her CD covers and in the booklets look like they were of the same person.

Her vocal characteristics has a slight forced, nasal character. She does not display any high pitched over-tones, often expected of female Japanese pop singers.

Discography

Studio Albums

Best Albums

Other Albums

Singles

Box Sets

Video Releases

Collaborations / Other

Compositions

as Arai Yumi

as Kureta Karuho

as Matsutoya Yumi

Other Participations

External Links