Generasia would not be possible without tokyograph and all the wonderful people who've contributed over the past 15 years. Thank you!

Difference between revisions of "Matsutoya Yumi"

m
(added most of discography, will add rest later)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
[[File:Matsutoya Yumi 2009.jpg|thumb|275px|Matsutoya Yumi (2009)]]
+
[[File:Matsutoya Yumi 2009.jpg|thumb|280px|Matsutoya Yumi promoting ''[[And I Will Dream Again...|AND I WILL DREAM AGAIN...]]'' (2009)]]
  
−
'''Matsutoya Yumi''' (松任谷由実) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter currently under [[Capital Records|Capital Records]]. She debuted in 1972 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.
+
<div align="justify">
−
 
+
'''Matsutoya Yumi''' (松任谷由実) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer-songwriter, arranger, 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.
−
 
 
−
==<span class="mw-headline">Profile</span>==
 
  
 +
==Profile==
 
* '''Name:''' Matsutoya Yumi (松任谷由実)
 
* '''Name:''' Matsutoya Yumi (松任谷由実)
 
* '''Maiden Name:''' Arai Yumi (荒井由実)
 
* '''Maiden Name:''' Arai Yumi (荒井由実)
 
* '''Nickname:''' Yuming (ユーミン)
 
* '''Nickname:''' Yuming (ユーミン)
 
* '''Pen Name:''' Kureta Karuho (呉田軽穂)
 
* '''Pen Name:''' Kureta Karuho (呉田軽穂)
−
* '''Birth Date:''' January 19, 1954
+
* '''Birth Date:''' January 19th, 1954
−
* '''Birthplace:''' Hachioji, Tokyo Prefecture
+
* '''Birth Place:''' [[Wikipedia:Hachiōji, Tokyo|Hachiouji]], [[Tokyo Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
−
* '''[[Blood Type]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>''' O
+
* '''[[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 (Arai Yumi album)|Hikoukigumo]]'' in 1973. She married music arranger, composer, and producer [[Matsutoya Masataka]] in 1976, who had previously arranged her album ''[[The 14th Moon|THE 14th MOON]]''.
  
−
==<span class="mw-headline">Early Life</span>==
+
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.
  
−
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.
+
Her vocal characteristics has a slight forced, nasal character. She does not display any high pitched over-tones, often expected of female [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singers.  
 +
</div>
  
−
She debuted as a singer with a first her album "[[Hikokigumo|Hikokigumo]]" in 1973. Since then, she has made many albums, "[[Yuming Brand|Yuming Brand]]," "[[Pearl Pierce|Pearl Pierce]]," "[[No-side|No-side]]," "[[Da Di Da|Da Di Da]]," "[[Delight Slight Light Kiss|Delight Slight Light Kiss]]," "[[Love Wars|Love Wars]]," "[[Heaven's Door|Heaven's Door]]," "[[Dawn Purple|Dawn Purple]]," and so on. She married [[Matsutoya Masataka|Matsutoya Masataka]] who had arranged her album in 1976.
+
==Discography==
 +
===Studio Albums===
 +
* [1973.11.20] [[Hikoukigumo (Arai Yumi album)|Hikoukigumo]] (ひこうき雲; ''Vapour Trail'') <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1974.10.05] [[Misslim|MISSLIM]] <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1975.06.20] [[Cobalt Hour (album)|COBALT HOUR]] <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1976.11.20] [[The 14th Moon|THE 14th MOON]] (14番目の月) <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1978.03.05] [[Benisuzume (album)|Benisuzume]] (紅雀; ''Red Munia'')
 +
* [1978.11.05] [[Ryuusenkei '08]] (流線形'80; ''Streamlined '80'')
 +
* [1979.07.20] [[Olive (Matsutoya Yumi)|OLIVE]]
 +
* [1979.12.01] [[The Gallery in My Heart]] (悲しいほどお天気)
 +
* [1980.06.21] [[Toki no Nai Hotel (album)|Toki no Nai Hotel]] (時のないホテル; ''Timeless Hotel'')
 +
* [1980.12.01] [[Surf & Snow|SURF & SNOW]]
 +
* [1981.05.21] [[Mizu no Naka no Asia e|Mizu no Naka no ASIA e]] (水の中のASIAへ; ''To Asia Inside the Water'')
 +
* [1981.11.01] [[Sakuban Oaishimashou]] (昨晩お会いしましょう; ''We'll Meet Overnight'')
 +
* [1982.06.21] [[Pearl Pierce|PEARL PIERCE]]
 +
* [1983.02.21] [[Reincarnation (Matsutoya Yumi album)|REINCARNATION]]
 +
* [1983.12.01] [[Voyager (Matsutoya Yumi)|VOYAGER]]
 +
* [1984.12.01] [[No Side (album)|NO SIDE]]
 +
* [1985.11.30] [[Da Di Da|DA・DI・DA]]
 +
* [1986.11.29] [[Alarm a la Mode|ALARM à la mode]]
 +
* [1987.12.05] [[Before the Diamond Dust Fades... (album)|before the DIAMOND DUST fades...]] (ダイアモンドダストが消えぬまに)
 +
* [1988.11.26] [[Delight Slight Light Kiss|Delight Slight Light KISS]]
 +
* [1989.11.25] [[Love Wars (album)|LOVE WARS]]
 +
* [1990.11.23] [[The Gates of Heaven (album)|THE GATES OF HEAVEN]] (天国のドア)
 +
* [1991.11.22] [[Dawn Purple (album)|DAWN PURPLE]]
 +
* [1992.11.27] [[Tears and Reasons|TEARS AND REASONS]]
 +
* [1993.11.26] [[U-Miz|U-miz]]
 +
* [1994.11.25] [[The Dancing Sun|THE DANCING SUN]]
 +
* [1995.12.01] [[Kathmandu (album)|KATHMANDU]]
 +
* [1997.02.28] [[Cowgirl Dreamin']]
 +
* [1997.12.05] [[Wave of the Zuvuya|WAVE OF THE ZUVUYA]] (スユアの波)
 +
* [1999.11.17] [[Frozen Roses]]
 +
* [2001.06.06] [[Acacia (Matsutoya Yumi)|acacia]] (アケイシャ)
 +
* [2002.11.20] [[Wings of Winter, Shades of Summer]]
 +
* [2004.11.10] [[Viva! 6x7|VIVA! 6X7]]
 +
* [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)
  
−
==<span class="mw-headline">Career</span>==
+
===Best Albums===
 +
* [1976.06.20] [[Yuming Brand|Yuming brand]] <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1977.12.25] [[Album (Matsutoya Yumi)|ALBUM]]
 +
* [1998.11.06] [[Neue Musik]]
 +
* [2001.11.14] [[Sweet, Bitter Sweet~Yuming Ballad Best|sweet,bitter sweet~YUMING BALLAD BEST]]
 +
* [2002.03.20] [[Yuming the Greatest Hits|Yuming THE GREATEST HITS]]
 +
* [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'')
  
−
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 her album release of ''Sakuban Oaisimashō'' (昨晩お会いしましょう) in 1981, until ''<nowiki>Cowgirl Dreamin''</nowiki>'' in 1997, she had seventeen consecutive albums chart on the #1 Oricon Chart. She likes to dress up, and hardly two of the photos on her CD covers and in the CD booklets look like they were of the same person.
+
===Other Albums===
 +
* [1986.06.25] [[Yuming Visualive Da Di Da|YUMING VISUALIVE DA・DI・DA]] (Live Album)
 +
* [1996.12.07] [[Yumi Arai the Concert With Old Friends (album)|Yumi Arai The Concert with old Friends]] (Live Album)
 +
* [2003.12.17] [[Yuming Compositions: Faces|Yuming Compositions:FACES]] (Self Cover)
  
−
==<span class="mw-headline">Vocal</span>==
+
===Singles===
 +
* [1972.07.05] [[Henji wa Iranai]] (返事はいらない; ''Your Response Isn't Needed'') <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1973.11.05] [[Kitto Ieru (Arai Yumi)|Kitto Ieru]] (きっと言える; ''Surely One Can Say'') <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1974.04.20] [[Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara]] (やさしさに包まれたなら; ''If Enveloped in Tenderness'') <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1974.10.05] [[12-gatsu no Ame]] (12月の雨; ''December's Rain'') <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1975.02.20] [[Rouge no Dengon]] (ルージュの伝言; ''A Message in Lipstick'') <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1975.10.05] [[Ano Hi ni Kaeritai]] (あの日にかえりたい; ''I Want to Go Back to That Day'') <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1976.03.05] [[Kageri Yuku Heya]] (翳りゆく部屋; ''Darkening Room'') <small>(as '''Arai Yumi''')</small>
 +
* [1977.05.05] [[Shiokaze ni Chigirete]] (潮風にちぎれて; ''Scattering Things Into the Sea Breeze'')
 +
* [1977.11.05] [[Tooi Tabiji]] (遠い旅路; ''Distant Journey'')
 +
* [1978.03.05] [[Harujion Himejion]] (ハルジョオン・ヒメジョオン; ''[[Wikipedia:Erigeron philadelphicus|Philadelphia Fleabane]]・[[Wikipedia:Erigeron annuus|Annual Fleabane]]'')
 +
* [1978.07.20] [[Irie no Gogo 3-ji]] (入江の午後3時; ''Cove at 3:00 p.m.'')
 +
* [1978.10.05] [[Futou wo Wataru Kaze]] (埠頭を渡る風; ''The Wind Across the Pier'')
 +
* [1979.06.20] [[Kishuu]] (帰愁; ''Returning Sorrow'')
 +
* [1980.03.20] [[Esper|ESPER]]
 +
* [1980.05.21] [[Day Dream (Matsutoya Yumi)|DAY DREAM]] (白日夢)
 +
* [1980.08.05] [[Hoshi no Rouge Rain]] (星のルージュリアン; ''Star of Red Rain'')
 +
* [1981.06.21] [[Mamotte Agetai]] (守ってあげたい; ''I Want to Protect You'')
 +
* [1981.11.01] [[Yuuyami wo Hitori]] (夕闇をひとり; ''Alone at Dusk'')
 +
* [1983.08.25] [[Dandelion~Osozaki no Tanpopo]] (ダンデライオン～遅咲きのたんぽぽ; ''Late Blooming Dandelion'')
 +
* [1984.02.01] [[Voyager ~Hizuke no Nai Bohyou~|VOYAGER ~Hizuke no Nai Bohyou~]] (日付のない墓標; ''Dateless Gravestone'')
 +
* [1985.08.01] [[Metropolis no Katasumi de]] (メトロポリスの片隅で; ''In the Corner of a Metropolis'')
 +
* [1987.11.05] [[Sweet Dreams (Matsutoya Yumi)|SWEET DREAMS]]
 +
* [1989.06.28] [[Anniversary~Mugen ni Calling You|ANNIVERSARY~Mugen ni CALLING YOU]] (無限に; ''Infinitely'')
 +
* [1993.07.26] [[Manatsu no Yoru no Yume (Matsutoya Yumi)|Manatsu no Yoru no Yume]] (真夏の夜の夢; ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'')
 +
* [1994.07.27] [[Hello, My Friend|Hello, my friend]]
 +
* [1994.10.24] [[Haru yo, Koi]] (春よ、来い; ''Spring, Come'')
 +
* [1995.11.13] [[Rondo (Matsutoya Yumi)|Rondo]] (輪舞曲)
 +
* [1996.07.15] [[Machibuse (Matsutoya Yumi)|Machibuse]] (まちぶせ; ''Performing an Ambush'')
 +
* [1996.10.16] [[Saigo no Uso]] (最後の嘘; ''Last Lie'')
 +
* [1997.01.29] [[Kokuhaku (Matsutoya Yumi)|Kokuhaku]] (告白; ''Confession'')
 +
* [1997.11.12] [[Sunny Day Holiday|Sunny day Holiday]]
 +
* [1999.11.03] [[Lost Highway]]
 +
* [2000.09.20] [[Partnership|PARTNERSHIP]]
 +
* [2001.01.11] [[Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni (Matsutoya Yumi)|Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni]] (幸せになるために; ''In Order to Become Happy'')
 +
* [2001.04.25] [[7 Truths 7 Lies~Virgin Road no Kanata de|7 TRUTHS 7 LIES~Virgin Road no Kanata de]] (ヴァージンロードの彼方で; ''At the Other Side of Virgin Road'')
 +
* [2003.02.05] [[Setsugekka (Matsutoya Yumi)|Setsugekka]] (雪月花; ''Snow, Moon, and Flowers'')
 +
* [2005.06.01] [[Tsuiteyuku wa]] (ついてゆくわ; ''To Follow'')
 +
* [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'')
  
−
Her vocal characteristics has a slight forced, nasal character. She does not display any high pitched, over-tones, often expected of female singers.
+
===Box Sets===
 +
* [1999.01.27] [[Yumi Matsutoya 1978-1989|YUMI MATSUTOYA 1978-1989]]
 +
* [2004.02.18] [[Yumi Arai 1972-1976|YUMI ARAI 1972-1976]]
  
−
{{stub}}
+
==External Links==
 +
* [http://yuming.co.jp/ Officical Website]
 +
* [http://www.emimusic.jp/artist/yuming/ Profile @ EMI Music Japan]
 +
* Japanese Wikipedia: [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/松任谷由実 松任谷由実]
  
−
[[Category:Artists]] [[Category:J-Pop]] [[Category:iTunes Artists]]
+
[[Category:Artists]]
−
[[Category: 1954 Births]]
+
[[Category:iTunes Artists]]
−
[[Category: Tokyo Artists]]
+
[[Category:J-Pop]]
 +
[[Category:Lyricists]]
 
[[Category:Songwriter]]
 
[[Category:Songwriter]]
−
[[Category:Lyricists]]
 
 
[[Category:Composers]]
 
[[Category:Composers]]
 +
[[Category:1954 Births]]
 +
[[Category:Tokyo Artists]]
 +
[[Category:Blood Type O]]

Revision as of 13:03, 13 February 2010

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

Matsutoya Yumi (松任谷由実) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, arranger, 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.

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

External Links

Retrieved from "http://www.generasia.com/w/index.php?title=Matsutoya_Yumi&oldid=79821"