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* [http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/puffyamiyumi/ Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Cartoon)] | * [http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/puffyamiyumi/ Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Cartoon)] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffy_Amiyumi English Wikipedia: Puffy Amiyumi] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffy_Amiyumi English Wikipedia: Puffy Amiyumi] |
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PUFFY (Puffy AmiYumi in the US) is a Japanese pop / rock duo under Sony Music Entertainment.
Members
Information
PUFFY (Puffy AmiYumi in the US due to legal issues with Sean Combs) started in 1995 when Tokyo native Ami and Osaka native Yumi entered a talent search in Tokyo. The scouts liked what they heard from each and paired them up. Puffy's 1996 debut single, "Asia No Junshin" sold over a million copies and set them on their way to superstardom. Their debut mini-album amiyumi and follow-up singles and full albums also sold into the millions in Japan alone.
With success came a chance to host their own television variety show. "Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Puffy" aired from 1999 to 2002 on TV Asahi.
In 2001, they set their sights on America. Bar None Records, an independent label in the US, released their North American debut Spike on June 5th of that year; 8 months after its release in Japan. A cult following and growing popularity in the states lead to a chance to do the opening theme for a cartoon called Teen Titans on the Cartoon Network in early 2003.
The network took their association with the girls a step further when they decided to create a cartoon centered around them. In November 2004, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (also known as "The Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Show") debuted in the US on the Cartoon Network. Each episode features live-action skits of Ami and Yumi along with three adventures of an animated Ami and Yumi. They perform the opening theme song and the cartoons also feature their J-Pop hits. The show has set record ratings for the network.
The duo celebrated their 10th anniversary together in 2005.
Discography
Albums
- [1998.04.01] JET CD
- [1999.06.23] FEVER*FEVER
- [2000.10.12] SPIKE
- [2003.01.22] NICE.
- [2004.03.31] 59
- [2006.06.28] Splurge
- [2007.09.26] honeycreeper
- [2009.06.17] Bring it!
Other Albums
- [1997.08.06] solosolo (dual solo album)
- [1996.07.22] amiyumi (mini-album)
- [1999.12.31] PRMX (remix album)
- [2000.07.05] THE VERY BEST OF PUFFY / amiyumi JET FEVER (best album)
- [2002.02.20] THE HIT PARADE (cover album)
- [2003.09.18] PRMX TURBO (remix album)
- [2005.05.11] Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Music From The Series (soundtrack album)
- [2007.02.14] Hit & Fun (best album)
- [2009.03.25] PUFFY AMIYUMI×PUFFY (cover album)
Singles
- [1996.05.13] Asia no Junshin (アジアの純真)
- [1996.10.07] Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michii (これが私の生きる道)
- [1997.03.12] Circuit no Musume (サーキットの娘)
- [1997.04.16] Nagisa ni Matsuwaru Et Cetera (渚にまつわるエトセトラ)
- [1997.12.12] MOTHER / Nehorina Hahorina (ネホリーナハホリーナ)
- [1998.03.14] Ai no Shirushi (愛のしるし)
- [1998.08.29] Tararan / PUFFY no Tourmen (たららん / パフィーのツアーメン)
- [1999.04.01] Nichiyoubi no Musume (日曜日の娘)
- [1999.06.09] Yume no Tameni (夢のために)
- [2000.04.05] Umi he to / Pool ni te (海へと / プールにて)
- [2000.09.27] Boogie Woogie No.5 (ブギウギNo.5)
- [2001.04.25] Atarashii Hibi (あたらしい日々)
- [2001.12.05] Aoi Namida (青い涙)
- [2002.02.06] Hurricane (ハリケーン)
- [2002.11.20] Akai Buranko / Planet Tokyo (赤いブランコ)
- [2004.02.11] SUNRISE
- [2005.07.13] Hajimari no Uta / Nice Buddy (はじまりのうた / ナイスバディ)
- [2005.11.16] Hi Hi
- [2006.04.12] Moguralike (モグラライク)
- [2006.05.24] Tokyo I'm On My Way
- [2006.09.20] Hazumu Rhythm (with Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) (ハズムリズム)
- [2006.11.22] Hataraku Otoko (働く男)
- [2007.07.18] boom boom beat / Oedo Nagareboshi IV (お江戸流れ星)
- [2007.09.05] Oriental Diamond / Kuchibiru Motion (オリエンタル・ダイヤモンド / くちびるモーション)
- [2008.05.21] All Because Of You
- [2008.07.06] My Story (マイストーリー)
- [2009.02.25] Hiyori Hime (日和姫)
- [2009.07.29] Dareka ga (誰かが)
Compilation / Other
- [2001.06.20] Japan For Sale (Asia No Junshin)
- [2002.03.18] Japan For Sale Volume 2 (Atarashii Hibi)
- [2003.11.26] Marching Puffy - Puffy Cover Album
- [2004.05.19] Yamaguchi Momoe Tribute Thank You For... (Hito Natsu no Keiken)
- [2004.09.01] Magokoro COVERS (Ningen wa Mou Owari da!
- [2006.12.13] Jewel Songs ~Seiko Matsuda Tribute & Covers~ (Tenshi no Wink)
- [2007.10.24] UNICORN Tributes (Hataraku Otoko)
- [2007.10.24] Okuda Tamio Covers (Kenkou)
- [2009.03.18] JUDY AND MARY 15th Anniversary Tribute Album (mottö)
US Releases
- [2001.05.01] SPIKE
- [2002.02.20] An Illustrated History
- [2003.08.12] NICE.
- [2004.11.16] Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Music From The Series (soundtrack album)
- [2006.07.25] Splurge
DVDs
- [2000.10.12] FEVER FEVER DVD
- [2000.07.05] CLIPS
- [2000.10.12] JET TOUR '98
- [2000.10.12] JET DVD
- [2000.10.12] TOUR! PUFFY! TOUR!
- [2000.10.12] RUN! PUFFY! RUN!
- [2001.04.25] Spike Daisakusen
- [2002.12.18] Rolling Debut Revue ~CANADA, U.S.A TOUR 2002
- [2005.05.11] FUNCLIPS FUNCLUB
- [2006.12.20] TOUR! PUFFY! TOUR! 10 FINAL