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'''Yuguchi Aimi''' (湧口愛美) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]]/[[J-Rock|rock]] artist under [[Victor Entertainment Inc.]]'s [[Sweetstar|Sweetstar]] sub-label.
 
'''Yuguchi Aimi''' (湧口愛美) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]]/[[J-Rock|rock]] artist under [[Victor Entertainment Inc.]]'s [[Sweetstar|Sweetstar]] sub-label.
  
 
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==Profile==
==<span class="mw-headline">Profile</span>==
 
 
 
 
* '''Birthdate:''' 1985.08.01
 
* '''Birthdate:''' 1985.08.01
 
* '''Hometown:''' Tokyo
 
* '''Hometown:''' Tokyo
* '''[[Blood Type]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>''' O
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* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' O
 
* '''Height:''' 157 cm
 
* '''Height:''' 157 cm
* '''Favorite Musicians:''' [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjork Bjork], [[YUKI]], [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avril_Lavigne Avril Lavigne]
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* '''Favorite Musicians:''' [[Wikipedia:Bjork|Bjork]], [[YUKI]], [[Wikipedia:Avril_lavigne|Avril Lavigne]]
 
 
==<span class="mw-headline">Information</span>==
 
 
 
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 252px">[[Image:Aimi13.png|[[Image:250px-Aimi13.png|250px|Cover of 3rd Single Hono no Onna]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:Aimi13.png|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>Cover of 3rd Single [[Hono no Onna]]</div></div></div>
 
 
 
===<span class="mw-headline">Song Star</span>===
 
 
 
Aimi's career first began on [[Song Star|Song Star]] (歌スタ), a remade version of [[Star is Born!|Star is Born!]], a televised singing audition show which some famous acts like [[Foxxi misQ|Foxxi misQ ]], [[Ito Chiaki|Ito Chiaki ]], and [[Takahiro Tasaki]] have participated in. The program set contestants against each other slightly like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol American Idol] in the hopes of winning a recording contract as a solo artist or joining a group. The year Aimi participated in the show the prize was a contract at [[Sweetstar|Sweetstar]] ( newly created at the time. ) and [[Asanuma Takuya|Asanuma Takuya ]] that season was one of the judges for the show. Along with Aimi, [[Matsubara Shizuka|Matsubara Shizuka ]] also won the competition and contract with [[Sweetstar|Sweetstar]] with the two contestants ending up in a tie for first place.
 
 
 
===<span class="mw-headline">Music</span>===
 
 
 
Aimi's debut single titled [[Smile.]] was composed by [[JUDY AND MARY|JUDY AND MARY ]] lead guitarist [[Asanuma Takuya|Asanuma Takuya ]]. Ironically one of Aimi's favorite singers' is [[YUKI]], former lead vocalist of [[JUDY AND MARY|JUDY AND MARY ]]. [[Smile.]] was a small hit. The single peaked at #197 on [[Oricon]] and stayed on the charts for 1 week. A year later Aimi released [[Que Sera Sera]], her follow up single to her debut. [[Que Sera Sera]] had the same type of rhythm and sound like her debut but didn't garner as much attention as [[Smile.]] But unlike her debut Aimi wrote the lyrics and [[Mr. Children]] drummer [[Hideya Suzuki|Hideya Suzuki]] also made an appearance in the song with the credit of a "Guest Drummer". During the year of [[Que Sera Sera]] , Aimi released an announcement titled "Lets record a happy song together" on her official website. "Lets record a happy song together" called the attention of professional and amateur musicians to audition for Aimi. Whoever would win would record Aimi's next single. Then a year later Aimi released [[Hono no Onna]] , a slightly different single having more techno-club like sounds than her last two. Written and produced by "Let's record a happy song together" winner [[Eiji Sugiura|Eiji Sugiura ]], Hono no Onna also like [[Que Sera Sera]] didn't garner as much attention as well not even cracking in the top 200 of the [[Oricon]] charts.
 
 
 
===<span class="mw-headline">amtm</span>===
 
 
 
After the release of Aimi's third single, Aimi teamed up with '''Brother TOM''' and released a collaboration single titled [[Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~|Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~]] under the group name of [[amtm|amtm]]. [[Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~|Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~]] is a cover of the popular song "Young Folks" by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bjorn_and_John Peter Bjorn and John], a Swedish indie rock band. The single was released 4.27.2007 which included the same type of cartoon promotional video the original song "Young Folks" had.
 
  
==<span class="mw-headline">Discography</span>==
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==Information==
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===Song Star===
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Aimi Yuguchi's career first began on [[Song Star|Song Star]] (歌スタ), a remade version of [[Star is Born!|Star is Born!]], a televised singing audition show which some famous acts like [[Foxxi misQ|Foxxi misQ ]], [[Ito Chiaki|Ito Chiaki ]], and [[Takahiro Tasaki]] have participated in. The program set contestants against each other slightly like [[Wikipedia:American_idol|American Idol]] in the hopes of winning a recording contract as a solo artist or joining a group. The year Yuguchi participated in the show the prize was a contract at [[Sweetstar|Sweetstar]], which was newly created at the time, and [[Asanuma Takuya|Asanuma Takuya]] that season was one of the judges for the show. Along with Yuguchi, [[Matsubara Shizuka|Matsubara Shizuka ]] also won the competition and contract with [[Sweetstar|Sweetstar]] with the two contestants ending up in a tie for first place.
  
===<span class="mw-headline">Singles</span>===
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===Debut===
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Yuguchi's debut single titled [[Smile.]] was composed by [[JUDY AND MARY|JUDY AND MARY ]] lead guitarist [[Asanuma Takuya|Asanuma Takuya ]]. Ironically one of Aimi's favorite singers' is [[YUKI]], former lead vocalist of [[JUDY AND MARY|JUDY AND MARY ]]. [[Smile.]] peaked at #197 on [[Oricon]] and stayed on the charts for 1 week. A year later Aimi released [[Que Sera Sera (Yuguchi Aimi)|Que Ser Sera]], her follow up single to her debut. Yuguchi wrote the lyrics and [[Mr. Children]] drummer [[Hideya Suzuki|Hideya Suzuki]] also made an appearance in the song with the credit of a "Guest Drummer". During the year of [[Que Sera Sera (Yuguchi Aimi)|Que Ser Sera]] , Aimi released an announcement titled "Lets record a happy song together" on her official website. "Lets record a happy song together" called the attention of professional and amateur musicians to audition for Yuguchi. Whoever would win would produce Yuguchi's next single. A year later Yuguchi released [[Hono no Onna]]. The single was written and produced by "Let's record a happy song together" winner [[Eiji Sugiura|Eiji Sugiura ]]. Hono no Onna, like [[Que Sera Sera (Yuguchi Aimi)|Que Ser Sera]] didn't chart on [[Oricon]].
  
[[Image:Aimi4.png|[[Image:100px-Aimi4.png]]]] [[Image:Aimi5.png|[[Image:100px-Aimi5.png]]]] [[Image:Aimi6.jpg|[[Image:100px-Aimi6.jpg]]]] [[Image:Aimi7.jpg|[[Image:100px-Aimi7.jpg]]]] [[Image:Aimi8.jpg|[[Image:100px-Aimi8.jpg]]]]
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===amtm===
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After the release of Aimi's third single, Aimi teamed up with "Brother TOM" and released a collaboration single titled [[Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~|Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~]] under the group name of [[amtm]]. [[Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~|Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~]] is a cover of the popular song "Young Folks" by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bjorn_and_John Peter Bjorn and John], a Swedish indie rock band. The single was released 4.27.2007 which included the same type of cartoon promotional video the original song "Young Folks" had.
  
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==Discography==
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===Singles===
 
* [2005.10.25] [[Smile.]]
 
* [2005.10.25] [[Smile.]]
* [2006.07.05] [[Que Sera Sera]] (ケセラセラ)
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* [2006.07.05] [[Que Sera Sera (Yuguchi Aimi)|Que Sera Sera]] (ケセラセラ; ''What Will Be Will Be'')
 
* [2006.12.20] [[Hono no Onna]] (炎の女)
 
* [2006.12.20] [[Hono no Onna]] (炎の女)
  
===<span class="mw-headline">Collaborations / Other</span>===
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===Collaborations/ Other===
 
 
[[Image:Aimi10.png|[[Image:100px-Aimi10.png]]]]
 
 
 
 
* [2007.4.25] [[Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~|Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~]] (炎恋はビヨーン~No Mo-so No Love~)
 
* [2007.4.25] [[Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~|Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~]] (炎恋はビヨーン~No Mo-so No Love~)
  
==<span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span>==
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==External Links==
 
 
 
* [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/aimi/ Official Website]
 
* [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/aimi/ Official Website]
 
* [http://www.amtm.info/ amtm]
 
* [http://www.amtm.info/ amtm]
* [http://mriswith.org/aimi/ Happy] English Fansite
 
 
 
  
  
 
[[Category:Artists]] [[Category:J-Pop]] [[Category:J-Rock]] [[Category:Tokyo Artists]] [[Category:Blood Type O]] [[Category:1985 Births]]
 
[[Category:Artists]] [[Category:J-Pop]] [[Category:J-Rock]] [[Category:Tokyo Artists]] [[Category:Blood Type O]] [[Category:1985 Births]]

Latest revision as of 11:19, 8 December 2010

Yuguchi Aimi promoting Hono no Onna.

Yuguchi Aimi (湧口愛美) is a Japanese pop/rock artist under Victor Entertainment Inc.'s Sweetstar sub-label.

Profile

Information

Song Star

Aimi Yuguchi's career first began on Song Star (歌スタ), a remade version of Star is Born!, a televised singing audition show which some famous acts like Foxxi misQ , Ito Chiaki , and Takahiro Tasaki have participated in. The program set contestants against each other slightly like American Idol in the hopes of winning a recording contract as a solo artist or joining a group. The year Yuguchi participated in the show the prize was a contract at Sweetstar, which was newly created at the time, and Asanuma Takuya that season was one of the judges for the show. Along with Yuguchi, Matsubara Shizuka also won the competition and contract with Sweetstar with the two contestants ending up in a tie for first place.

Debut

Yuguchi's debut single titled Smile. was composed by JUDY AND MARY lead guitarist Asanuma Takuya . Ironically one of Aimi's favorite singers' is YUKI, former lead vocalist of JUDY AND MARY . Smile. peaked at #197 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for 1 week. A year later Aimi released Que Ser Sera, her follow up single to her debut. Yuguchi wrote the lyrics and Mr. Children drummer Hideya Suzuki also made an appearance in the song with the credit of a "Guest Drummer". During the year of Que Ser Sera , Aimi released an announcement titled "Lets record a happy song together" on her official website. "Lets record a happy song together" called the attention of professional and amateur musicians to audition for Yuguchi. Whoever would win would produce Yuguchi's next single. A year later Yuguchi released Hono no Onna. The single was written and produced by "Let's record a happy song together" winner Eiji Sugiura . Hono no Onna, like Que Ser Sera didn't chart on Oricon.

amtm

After the release of Aimi's third single, Aimi teamed up with "Brother TOM" and released a collaboration single titled Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~ under the group name of amtm. Koi wa Biyon ~No Mo-so No Love~ is a cover of the popular song "Young Folks" by Peter Bjorn and John, a Swedish indie rock band. The single was released 4.27.2007 which included the same type of cartoon promotional video the original song "Young Folks" had.

Discography

Singles

Collaborations/ Other

External Links