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| − | '''Ito Yuna''' (伊藤由奈) is a | + | '''Ito Yuna''' (伊藤由奈) is a Japanese-Korean singer and actress under [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Records]] hailing from [[Wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]]. She is most known for her debut single in 2005, "[[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]]", which was featured in a crucial scene in the hit movie ''[[NANA (film)|NANA]]''. In this same film she played the character [[Serizawa Reira]], the vocalist of the rival band, TRAPNEST. This single would debut at #2 on the [[Oricon]] weekly chart and eventually sell over 400,000 copies. Ito is also widely known for her third single, "[[Precious (Ito Yuna)|Precious]]", which was used as the theme song for movie ''[[LIMIT OF LOVE Umizaru]]''. In 2007, her debut album, ''[[Heart (Ito Yuna)|HEART]]'', reached #1 on Oricon weekly chart. |
==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
* '''Name:''' Ito Yuna (伊藤由奈) | * '''Name:''' Ito Yuna (伊藤由奈) | ||
* '''Birthday:''' September 20, 1983 | * '''Birthday:''' September 20, 1983 | ||
| − | * '''Birthplace:''' Los Angeles, California | + | * '''Birthplace:''' [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]], [[Wikipedia:California|California]], [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]] |
| + | * '''Raised:''' [[Wikipedia:Honolulu|Honolulu]], [[Wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]] | ||
| + | * '''[[Blood Type]]:''' A | ||
| + | * '''Height:''' 168 cm | ||
| + | * '''Ethnicity:''' Half-Japanese, half-Korean | ||
* '''Citizenship:''' American | * '''Citizenship:''' American | ||
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==Information== | ==Information== | ||
| − | [[Image:endlesspromo.jpg|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting [[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]] (2005)]] | + | [[Image:endlesspromo.jpg|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting "[[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]]" (2005)]] |
| − | [[Image:Yuna_photo.jpg|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting [[Stuck | + | [[Image:Yuna_photo.jpg|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting "[[Stuck on You|stuck on you]]" (2006)]] |
| − | [[Image:urbanpromo.jpg|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting [[Urban Mermaid]] (2007)]] | + | [[Image:urbanpromo.jpg|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting "[[Urban Mermaid]]" (2007)]] |
| − | [[Image:4236136.jpg|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting [[Wish (Ito Yuna)|WISH]] (2008)]] | + | [[Image:4236136.jpg|thumb|225px|Ito Yuna promoting ''[[Wish (Ito Yuna album)|WISH]]'' (2008)]] |
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| − | Ito Yuna | + | Ito Yuna graduated from [[Wikipedia:President William McKinley High School|McKinley High School]] in [[Wikipedia:Honolulu|Honolulu]], [[Wikipedia:Hawaii|Hawaii]]. Her parents own a Japanese restaurant in [[Wikipedia:Kaimuki, Hawaii|Kaimuki]]. Ito is half-Japanese, half-Korean as her father is Japanese and her mother is Korean. She speaks English as her native language, and Japanese as a second language. She can also write fluently in [[Wikipedia:Kana|kana]]. |
| − | + | Ito Yuna got her break acting in 2005 as [[Serizawa Reira]] in the movie ''[[NANA (film)|NANA]]'', and released her debut single from the movie, "[[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]]", as '''REIRA starring YUNA ITO'''. To make her debut even more exciting, Ito's label, [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Records]], did everything to keep any information about her a secret. When ''NANA'' opened in Japan, people praised the wonderful, "high-pitched", voice of Ito. She appeared on magazine covers, posters and eventually had her first TV appearance on ''[[MUSIC STATION]]'', singing "ENDLESS STORY". [[Nakashima Mika]], who starred as NANA, wrote a message to Ito, wishing her good luck for the performance and that she herself was sitting in front of the TV to follow her. The single debuted at #2 on the [[Oricon]] weekly chart. It was just below Nakashima's "[[Glamorous Sky|GLAMOROUS SKY]]", which was also from the ''NANA'', however, Ito's single went on to outsell Nakashima's. This feat put her at #20 on the [[2005 Oricon Top 100 Singles|top singles of 2005]] and #85 for [[2006 Oricon Top 200 Singles|2006]]. In 2005 she was voted "Best New Artist" in ''[[Best Hit Kayousai|Best Hit Kayousai 2005]]''. | |
| − | In | + | In 2006, her second single, entitled "[[Faith / Pureyes]]", was released, with "[[Faith (Ito Yuna)|Faith]]" being ending theme for the drama ''UNFAIR'' and "[[Pureyes]]" being the [[CM]] song for BIOCLEN ZERO. This single sold approximately 50,000 copies, which was a disappointment considering "ENDLESS STORY" had sold several times that amount. Next came Ito's biggest hit after ''NANA'': her third single, "[[Precious (Ito Yuna)|Precious]]", was the theme song to the movie ''[[LIMIT OF LOVE Umizaru]]''. It sold over 200,000 copies. |
| − | + | Riding on Ito's current success, Sony announced a two-month limited single project. The first was "[[Stuck on You|stuck on you]]", featuring "[[These Boots Are Made for Walkin'|These boots are made for walkin']]" (a [[Wikipedia:Nancy Sinatra|Nancy Sinatra]] [[Wikipedia:These Boots Are Made for Walkin'|cover]]) as the B-side. The following month came "[[Losin'|losin']]", the second ending theme for the Japanese broadcast of ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|LOST]]''. | |
| − | + | Next would come another ''NANA'' tie-in with Ito's sixth single, "[[Truth (REIRA starring YUNA ITO)|Truth]]", and second under the name '''REIRA starring YUNA ITO'''. "Truth" as well as the B-side, "[[Take Me Away (REIRA starring YUNA ITO)|Take Me Away]]", were used in the movie ''[[NANA 2]]'' where Ito reprized her role as Serizawa. Along with the jacket cover, the [[PV]] for "Truth" was shot in [[Wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]]. | |
| − | + | ==Trivia== | |
| + | * Her name, when written in Western form ("Yuna Ito" as opposed to "Ito Yuna"), becomes the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "unite". | ||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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===Albums=== | ===Albums=== | ||
* [2007.01.24] [[Heart (Ito Yuna)|HEART]] | * [2007.01.24] [[Heart (Ito Yuna)|HEART]] | ||
| − | * [2008.02.20] [[Wish (Ito Yuna)|WISH]] | + | * [2008.02.20] [[Wish (Ito Yuna album)|WISH]] |
* [2009.05.27] [[Dream (Ito Yuna)|DREAM]] | * [2009.05.27] [[Dream (Ito Yuna)|DREAM]] | ||
===Singles=== | ===Singles=== | ||
| − | * [2005.09.07] [[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]] ('''REIRA starring YUNA ITO''') | + | * [2005.09.07] [[Endless Story|ENDLESS STORY]] <small>('''REIRA starring YUNA ITO''')</small> |
* [2006.03.01] [[Faith / Pureyes]] | * [2006.03.01] [[Faith / Pureyes]] | ||
* [2006.05.03] [[Precious (Ito Yuna)|Precious]] | * [2006.05.03] [[Precious (Ito Yuna)|Precious]] | ||
| − | * [2006.08.09] [[Stuck | + | * [2006.08.09] [[Stuck on You|stuck on you]] |
* [2006.09.06] [[Losin'|losin']] | * [2006.09.06] [[Losin'|losin']] | ||
| − | * [2006.12.06] [[Truth]] ('''REIRA starring YUNA ITO''') | + | * [2006.12.06] [[Truth (REIRA starring YUNA ITO)|Truth]] <small>('''REIRA starring YUNA ITO''')</small> |
| − | * [2007.03.14] [[I'm Here]] | + | * [2007.03.14] [[I'm Here (Ito Yuna)|I'm Here]] |
| − | * [2007.06.27] [[Mahaloha]] ( | + | * [2007.06.27] [[Mahaloha]] ([[Wikipedia:Hawaiian language|Haw]]: ''Thanks and Love'') <small>('''Ito Yuna with [[Micro]] of [[Def Tech]]''')</small> |
* [2007.10.24] [[Urban Mermaid]] | * [2007.10.24] [[Urban Mermaid]] | ||
| − | * [2008.01.16] [[Anata ga Iru Kagiri ~A World To Believe In~|Anata ga Iru Kagiri ~A WORLD TO BELIEVE IN~]] (あなたがいる限り; ''As Long as You are Here'') ('''Ito Yuna | + | * [2008.01.16] [[Anata ga Iru Kagiri ~A World To Believe In~|Anata ga Iru Kagiri ~A WORLD TO BELIEVE IN~]] (あなたがいる限り; ''As Long as You are Here'') <small>('''Ito Yuna x [[Wikipedia:Celine Dion|Céline Dion]]''')</small> |
| − | * [2008.09.03] [[Miss You|miss you]] | + | * [2008.09.03] [[Miss You (Ito Yuna)|miss you]] |
* [2008.11.26] [[Koi wa Groovyx2|Koi wa groovy×2]] (恋はgroovy×2; ''Love is groovy groovy'') | * [2008.11.26] [[Koi wa Groovyx2|Koi wa groovy×2]] (恋はgroovy×2; ''Love is groovy groovy'') | ||
| − | * [2009.03.04] [[Trust You|trust you]] | + | * [2009.03.04] [[Trust You (Ito Yuna)|trust you]] |
* [2009.11.11] [[Let It Go (Ito Yuna)|Let it Go]] | * [2009.11.11] [[Let It Go (Ito Yuna)|Let it Go]] | ||
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* [2009.04.01] [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Original Soundtrack 04|Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 04]] (#30 ''trust you -Gundam 00 Version-'') | * [2009.04.01] [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Original Soundtrack 04|Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 04]] (#30 ''trust you -Gundam 00 Version-'') | ||
* [2009.04.29] [[Yume ga Kanau Uta]] (#3 ''ENDLESS STORY'') | * [2009.04.29] [[Yume ga Kanau Uta]] (#3 ''ENDLESS STORY'') | ||
| − | * [2009.07.08] [[ | + | * [2009.07.08] [[GUNDAM 00 Complete Best|GUNDAM 00 COMPLETE BEST]] (#9 ''trust you'') |
* [2009.07.22] [[GATE Original Soundtrack]] (#8 ''GATE'') | * [2009.07.22] [[GATE Original Soundtrack]] (#8 ''GATE'') | ||
| − | * [2010.02.24] [[ | + | * [2010.02.24] [[GUNDAM 30th Anniversary GUNDAM Songs 145|GUNDAM 30th ANNIVERSARY GUNDAM SONGS 145]] (Disc 9 #9 ''trust you'') |
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www.yunaweb.net/ Official Website] | * [http://www.yunaweb.net/ Official Website] | ||
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[[Category:J-Pop]] | [[Category:J-Pop]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:07, 14 March 2010
Ito Yuna promoting DREAM (2009)
Ito Yuna (伊藤由奈) is a Japanese-Korean singer and actress under Sony Music Records hailing from Hawaii. She is most known for her debut single in 2005, "ENDLESS STORY", which was featured in a crucial scene in the hit movie NANA. In this same film she played the character Serizawa Reira, the vocalist of the rival band, TRAPNEST. This single would debut at #2 on the Oricon weekly chart and eventually sell over 400,000 copies. Ito is also widely known for her third single, "Precious", which was used as the theme song for movie LIMIT OF LOVE Umizaru. In 2007, her debut album, HEART, reached #1 on Oricon weekly chart.
Contents
Profile
- Name: Ito Yuna (伊藤由奈)
- Birthday: September 20, 1983
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Raised: Honolulu, Hawaii
- Blood Type: A
- Height: 168 cm
- Ethnicity: Half-Japanese, half-Korean
- Citizenship: American
Information
Ito Yuna promoting "ENDLESS STORY" (2005)
Ito Yuna promoting "stuck on you" (2006)
Ito Yuna promoting "Urban Mermaid" (2007)
Ito Yuna promoting WISH (2008)
Ito Yuna graduated from McKinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her parents own a Japanese restaurant in Kaimuki. Ito is half-Japanese, half-Korean as her father is Japanese and her mother is Korean. She speaks English as her native language, and Japanese as a second language. She can also write fluently in kana.
Ito Yuna got her break acting in 2005 as Serizawa Reira in the movie NANA, and released her debut single from the movie, "ENDLESS STORY", as REIRA starring YUNA ITO. To make her debut even more exciting, Ito's label, Sony Music Records, did everything to keep any information about her a secret. When NANA opened in Japan, people praised the wonderful, "high-pitched", voice of Ito. She appeared on magazine covers, posters and eventually had her first TV appearance on MUSIC STATION, singing "ENDLESS STORY". Nakashima Mika, who starred as NANA, wrote a message to Ito, wishing her good luck for the performance and that she herself was sitting in front of the TV to follow her. The single debuted at #2 on the Oricon weekly chart. It was just below Nakashima's "GLAMOROUS SKY", which was also from the NANA, however, Ito's single went on to outsell Nakashima's. This feat put her at #20 on the top singles of 2005 and #85 for 2006. In 2005 she was voted "Best New Artist" in Best Hit Kayousai 2005.
In 2006, her second single, entitled "Faith / Pureyes", was released, with "Faith" being ending theme for the drama UNFAIR and "Pureyes" being the CM song for BIOCLEN ZERO. This single sold approximately 50,000 copies, which was a disappointment considering "ENDLESS STORY" had sold several times that amount. Next came Ito's biggest hit after NANA: her third single, "Precious", was the theme song to the movie LIMIT OF LOVE Umizaru. It sold over 200,000 copies.
Riding on Ito's current success, Sony announced a two-month limited single project. The first was "stuck on you", featuring "These boots are made for walkin'" (a Nancy Sinatra cover) as the B-side. The following month came "losin'", the second ending theme for the Japanese broadcast of LOST.
Next would come another NANA tie-in with Ito's sixth single, "Truth", and second under the name REIRA starring YUNA ITO. "Truth" as well as the B-side, "Take Me Away", were used in the movie NANA 2 where Ito reprized her role as Serizawa. Along with the jacket cover, the PV for "Truth" was shot in Scotland.
Trivia
- Her name, when written in Western form ("Yuna Ito" as opposed to "Ito Yuna"), becomes the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "unite".
Discography
Albums
Singles
- [2005.09.07] ENDLESS STORY (REIRA starring YUNA ITO)
- [2006.03.01] Faith / Pureyes
- [2006.05.03] Precious
- [2006.08.09] stuck on you
- [2006.09.06] losin'
- [2006.12.06] Truth (REIRA starring YUNA ITO)
- [2007.03.14] I'm Here
- [2007.06.27] Mahaloha (Haw: Thanks and Love) (Ito Yuna with Micro of Def Tech)
- [2007.10.24] Urban Mermaid
- [2008.01.16] Anata ga Iru Kagiri ~A WORLD TO BELIEVE IN~ (あなたがいる限り; As Long as You are Here) (Ito Yuna x Céline Dion)
- [2008.09.03] miss you
- [2008.11.26] Koi wa groovy×2 (恋はgroovy×2; Love is groovy groovy)
- [2009.03.04] trust you
- [2009.11.11] Let it Go
Digital Download
- [2009.03.23] Ima Demo Aitai yo... feat. Spontania (今でも 会いたいよ...; Right Now, I'm Missing You)
Compilation / Other
- [2005.09.28] NANA Original Soundtrack (#16 ENDLESS STORY (SOUNDTRACK VERSION))
- [2006.03.01] THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2006 (#12 ENDLESS STORY)
- [2005.12.20] NANA 2 Original Soundtrack (#22 Truth (NANA2 original soundtrack version))
- [2007.09.26] TRIBUTE TO CELINE DION (#1 MY HEART WILL GO ON)
- [2008.04.16] J-MOVIE SONGS (#3 Precious)
- [2008.09.24] Shiawase ni Narou Uta (#1 Precious)
- [2008.10.29] .LOVE (#5 ENDLESS STORY)
- [2009.01.28] Spontania feat. Ito Yuna - Ima Demo Zutto (今でもずっと; Now and Forever)
- [2009.04.01] Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 04 (#30 trust you -Gundam 00 Version-)
- [2009.04.29] Yume ga Kanau Uta (#3 ENDLESS STORY)
- [2009.07.08] GUNDAM 00 COMPLETE BEST (#9 trust you)
- [2009.07.22] GATE Original Soundtrack (#8 GATE)
- [2010.02.24] GUNDAM 30th ANNIVERSARY GUNDAM SONGS 145 (Disc 9 #9 trust you)
Filmography
External Links
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