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YUKI promoting "Ureshikutte Daki Au yo" (2010)

YUKI is a Japanese singer/song-writer formerly part of JUDY AND MARY. She made her solo debut in 2002.

Profile

  • Name: YUKI
  • Maiden Name: Isoya Yuki (磯谷有希)
  • Married Name: Kuramochi Yuki (倉持有希)
  • Nicknames: Yukky, Yukiss, Sarah
  • Birthday: February 17, 1972
  • Birthplace: Hokkaido Japan
  • Height: 156 cm
  • Weight: 46 kg
  • Blood Type: A
  • Spouse: YO-KING (Kuramochi Youichi)
  • Family: Two Sons (names not public), Mother (Ryouko), Father (Mou), Older sister (Yukari), Little brother (Taminori)

Information

Career

YUKI promoting Stand Up! Sister (2002)

YUKI's first appearance in the music scene was in 1993 as the lead singer and lyricist of Judy and Mary. YUKI and Onda Yoshihito had formed the group in 1992 after meeting on a film set. Judy and Mary enjoyed huge success in the 90's, releasing seven albums, twenty-two singles and embarking on several national stadium tours throughout their 10-year career. During a Judy and Mary hiatus in 1999, YUKI joined the short-lived supergroup NiNa, singing alongside Kate Pierson of the B=52's and released two singles and one album with the group, all of which were well-received. Also during the hiatus, in November of 1999, YUKI collaborated with singer and friend Chara on her single, "Ai no Hi 3tsu Orange" which sold well over 200,000 copies and reached number six on the Oricon charts. Judy and Mary resumed activities in 2000, but by 2001 the band had completed their final tour and disbanded. Following JAM's break-up, YUKI joined the experimental all-girl rock band Mean Machine as back-up vocalist, lyricist and one of two drummers. The group released two singles and one album. In 2002 she debuted as a solo artist with "the end of shite" and has been enjoying a successful solo career ever since.

Aside from music, YUKI is involved in fashion, photography, radio, and writing. During the 90s, YUKI was a popular radio personality, hosting "All Night Nippon" (オールナイトニッポン) from 1994-1996. During the height of Judy and Mary's popularity YUKI contributed a monthly illustrated journal page for What's In magazine, titled "YUKI no Hateshinai Tawagoto" ("YUKIの果てしない戯言";"YUKI's Endless Nonsense"). Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, YUKI created dozens of pages for What's In and those pages were later compiled and published in her three autobiographies, "Girly Swing", "Girly Boogie", and "Girly Tree". YUKI still occassionally creates these pages for her official fan club newsletters and certain special occasions. Finally, YUKI is also a member of the photography group Sleep with stylists/artists Omori Youko and Hirano Fumiko. Along with photography collections, they also produce limited-edition clothing and often contribute to the art for YUKI's music.

Throughout her career YUKI has collaborated with many artists, including such musicians as: GLAY, HALCALI, Suneohair, Caravan, GING NANG BOYZ, Chara, Andy Sturmer, Sukima Switch, K, members of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra and NONA REEVES, and Higurashi Aiha of Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her. The song "Sayonara Dance" features music by Carole King and the song "Birthday" features music by KT Tunstall.

Music

YUKI promoting Humming Bird (2003)

YUKI is one of Japan's most recognized vocalists, known for her unique voice, popular fashion style and energetic live performances. Her musical style has changed significantly over the course of her career. During the early 90s, she and Judy and Mary played punk, with evident influence from bands like The Ramones, REBECCA, and The Sex Pistols. By the end of the 1990's the band's musical style had developed from punk, to pop-punk, and into experimental pop-rock. YUKI proved her love of classic rock with her side projects, NiNa and Mean Machine, as well as her first solo album, "PRISMIC". Her second album, "commune" experimented with an acoustic sound. Her third album "joy" marked a drastic shift in her musical style from rock to pop.

YUKI is also know for her music videos. Her debut video, "the end of shite" was contriverstial due to it's provocative and sexual imagery. Some of her best-known are the triad of videos directed by the late Nagi Noda. These videos were "Stand Up! Sister", "Sentimental Journey", and "Hummingbird" - "Sentimental Journey" was so popular it landed Noda a job with Coca Cola directing commericials. The video for "Home Sweet Home" won the "Best Shooting Award" in 2004, and in 2005 YUKI won "Best Video of the Year" for "JOY" (directed by Takeshi Nakamura). Hirano Fumiko has directed 7 of YUKI's music videos, from "Yorokobi no Tane" to "COSMIC BOX", and "Rendezvous" is nominated for the "Best Shooting Award" 2009. YUKI's most recent video, "Ureshikutte Daki Au yo" was directed by Isshin Inudo, director of movies "Touch" and "Gu Gu Neko Datte aru."

Like Chara, Shiina Ringo, and other female Japanese musicians, YUKI is often compared to Icelandic musician Bjork. Her voice is very distinctive due to it's high pitch and nasality; however, her voice is powerful and she is noted for having wide range and excellent pitch. Though primarily a singer and lyricist, YUKI can also play guitar, drums, tenor sax, piano, pianica, and harmonica. She wrote or co-wrote the majority of the lyrics for JUDY AND MARY and continues to write her own lyrics as a solo artist, with very few exceptions. Her lyrics are often considered strange or abstract; they generally focus on the theme of love. YUKI is also a songwriter, having composed several of her songs, including the single "66db" and several other tracks on "PRISMIC."

Personal Life

YUKI promoting Home Sweet Home (2004)

In September 2000, YUKI married Magokoro Brothers frontman, YO-KING. She gave birth to their first son on April 18, 2003, however the child died from unknown causes on March 17, 2005. YUKI gave birth to her second son on August 29, 2006. In February 2009 it was announced via her official homepage that YUKI was due to give birth to her third child in June. It was reported by Eltha that she gave birth to her third son on May 31st, 2009. [1]

YUKI and YO-KING have written one known song together, "Densetsu no Futari" on HALCALI's album "Ongaku no Susume".

Recent Activity

To date, YUKI has released five albums, twenty singles, six DVDs and six biographical books. Her achievements include three #1 albums and sixteen Top 10 singles.

Following a break during which she gave birth to her 3rd child, YUKI release her 19th single, "COSMIC BOX." On Chritsmas day, 2009, it was announced that YUKI would release her 5th studio album on March 10th 2010; it will have the same title as her 20th single "[Ureshikutte Daki Au yo," which will be released less than one month prior on February 17th, 2010. On February 12th, one week before her 38th birthday, YUKI performed "Ureshikutte Daki Au yo (single)|[Ureshikutte Daki Au yo]]" on Music Station's 1000th episode special; it was her first television performance in 5 years.

Trivia

  • Before forming JUDY AND MARY, YUKI had worked as a tour guide and a beautician.
  • GLAY is from the same home town as YUKI (Hakodate), and she and the band have been acquaintances since the late 1980s. YUKI has also occasionally appeared on GLAY albums.
  • YUKI cites 1980s band REBECCA as a huge source of inspiration. (As she said: "私の音楽はここから始まった"; "the place where my music began")
  • Since first breaking into the top 40 with the release of JUDY AND MARY's 1994 single, "Hello! Orange Sunshine," not one of YUKI's albums or singles (including side projects Mean Machine and NiNa) has dropped below #38 on the Oricon Charts. Only 3 singles have charted at #30 or below, and only 6 of all albums and singles have charted below #20.
  • YUKI has appeared on over fifty Top 20 releases (albums and singles) since August, 1994.

Discography

YUKI promoting "JOY" (2005)
YUKI promoting "Melancholinista" (2006)
YUKI promoting "Biscuit" (2007)
YUKI promoting "Kisha ni Notte" (2008)
YUKI promoting "COSMIC BOX" (2009)

Albums

Singles

Other Singles

  • [2005.01.23] JOY (Vinyl)
  • [2007.05.25] Biscuit (Cell Phone Release)
  • [2008.12.03] Message (メッセージ) (Limited Digital Release)

DVDs

UMDs

Tours / Concerts

  • [2002.05.01] PRISMIC TOUR 2002 (Tour Start Date)
  • [2002.08.10] Rock in Japan Festival 2002 (Grass Stage)
  • [2002.08.11] J-WAVE LIVE 2000+2
  • [2003.12.08] From Diva's County
  • [2004.01.25] Soul of Donto 2004
  • [2004.05.08] Sony Music Festival 2004
  • [2004.07.03] Diva's County (with guests Mocchi and Ring)
  • [2004.07.25] MEET THE WORLD BEAT 2004
  • [2004.08.21] HIGHER GROUND 2004
  • [2004.08.29] J-WAVE LIVE 2000+4
  • [2004.09.20] SWEET LOVE SHOWER 2004
  • [2004.09.22] Sweet Home Rock'n Roll Tour (Tour Start Date)
  • [2004.12.02] Joy to the Music, Joy to the World
  • [2005.01.30] Soul of Donto 2005
  • [2005.03.25] YUKI TOUR "joy" (Tour Start Date)
  • [2005.07.31] HIGHER GROUND 2005
  • [2005.08.05] Rock in Japan Festival 2005 (Grass Stage)
  • [2005.08.21] J-WAVE LIVE 2000+5
  • [2005.09.03] Otodama ~Fountain Soul Sound~ (OTODAMA～音泉魂～)
  • [2005.09.04] TREASURE 052 with ZIP-FM ～walking on air～
  • [2005.09.15] SMA Bali 3 Carnival (SMAバリ3カーニバル)
  • [2006.01.27] Soul of Donto 2006 -7th Anniversary-
  • [2007.11.02] YUKI LIVE "5-Star"(Tour Start Date)
  • [2008.03.22] Suido Hashi YUKI 2008 (水道橋ユキ2008)
  • [2008.04.17] YUKI concert New Rhythm Tour 2008 (Tour Start Date)
  • [2008.06.04] YUKI live Blitz Pop Generation
  • [2008.06.22] Hot Stuff 30th Anniversary "Black and Blue"

Collaborations

Books & Publications

  • [1997.02.??] YUKI Girly Rock
  • [1997.02.01] YUKI Girly Swing
  • [2000.06.01] YUKI Girly Folk
  • [2000.06.01] YUKI Girly Boogie
  • [2003.09.??] SLEEP - Footsteps of Dream
  • [2004.03.01] Girly Rock Mini
  • [2004.03.01] Girly Swing Mini
  • [2004.03.01] Girly Folk Mini
  • [2004.03.01] Girly Boogie Mini
  • [2004.03.20] YUKI Girly Wave
  • [2004.03.20] YUKI Girly Tree
  • [2005.11.29] Guitar Accompaniment YUKI Songbook
  • [2006.11.29] Piano Accompaniment YUKI Best Selection ~ Fugainaiya
  • [2006.12.25] Band Score YUKI BEST
  • [2007.02.28] Guitar Accompaniment YUKI Best Selection ~ Fugainaiya
  • [2007.10.09] Piano Solo YUKI the end of shite ~ Hoshikuzu Sunset
  • [2008.05.28] Band Score YUKI Best ~ Kisha ni Notte

Producer

External Links

  1. ↑ http://beauty.oricon.co.jp/news/66176/

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