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'''Kuraki Mai''' (倉木麻衣) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer. She originally released songs with a more [[R&B]] feel, though later she switched to a mainstream pop sound. She had an unsuccessful US release under the name '''Mai-K'''. Kuraki Mai also has sung two duets with Singaporean superstar [[Sun Yan Zi]].
 
'''Kuraki Mai''' (倉木麻衣) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer. She originally released songs with a more [[R&B]] feel, though later she switched to a mainstream pop sound. She had an unsuccessful US release under the name '''Mai-K'''. Kuraki Mai also has sung two duets with Singaporean superstar [[Sun Yan Zi]].
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
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* '''Stage Name:''' Kuraki Mai (倉木麻衣)
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* '''Stage Name:''' Kuraki Mai (倉木麻衣), Mai-K
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* '''Real Name:''' Aono Mai (青野真衣)
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* '''Birth Name:''' Aono Mai (青野真衣)
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* '''Nick Name:''' Mai-K
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* '''Birthdate:''' {{bda|1982|10|28|mf}}
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* '''Birth Date:''' October 28, 1982
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* '''Birthplace:''' [[Wikipedia:Funabashi|Funabashi, Chiba, Japan]]
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* '''Birth Place:''' [[Funabashi]], [[Chiba]], [[Japan]]
 
 
* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' B
 
* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' B
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* '''Height:''' 162cm
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* '''Bands / Groups:'''
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* '''Weight:''' 45kg
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** [[16voices]] (2015&ndash;)
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* '''Hobbies:''' Watching movies, making accessories, listening to music, drawing
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* '''Labels:'''
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* '''Favorite Artists:''' Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Lauryn Hill, Backstreet Boys
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** [[Bip! Records]] (1999)
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* '''Favorite Colours:''' Black, white, pink, red, orange
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** [[GIZA studio]] (1999&ndash;2007)
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* '''Favorite Food:''' Fruit, pasta
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** [[Northern Music]] (2007&ndash;)
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* '''Favorite Musical Genre:''' R&B
 
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* '''Respects:''' Her parents
 
  
 
==Information==
 
==Information==
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[[Image:Secret of my heart Promo.jpg|thumb|200px|Kuraki Mai promoting [[Secret of My Heart|Secret of my heart]] (2000)]]
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[[Image:Secret of my heart Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|Kuraki Mai promoting "[[Secret of My Heart (single)|Secret of my heart]]" (2000)]]
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Kuraki Mai (also known as Mai-K to her fans) had always wanted to be a singer ever since she saw a movie about Michael Jackson's life and watched Whitney Houston's concert videos. Around her second year in junior high school, she began making demo tapes, hoping that she would get a record deal.
 
Kuraki Mai (also known as Mai-K to her fans) had always wanted to be a singer ever since she saw a movie about Michael Jackson's life and watched Whitney Houston's concert videos. Around her second year in junior high school, she began making demo tapes, hoping that she would get a record deal.
  
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Her chance to sing came when she was in junior high school when a member of staff from [[GIZA studio]] caught her fresh talent and immediately sent her to Cybersound Studio in Boston to record her US debut single, "[[Baby I Like]]" under the pseudonym '''Mai-K''' which eventually became her nickname. The studio staff were so impressed with her vocal abilities that they encouraged her to go back to Japan and record. She did so and released her Japanese debut single, "[[Love, Day After Tomorrow]]" on December 8 the same year. Love, Day After Tomorrow hit the top spot in the [[Oricon]] Chart, selling more than 1 million copies. Since her debut at sixteen, her singles and albums have never failed to reach top 3 positions on the charts.
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Her chance to sing came when she was in junior high school when a member of staff from [[GIZA studio]] caught her fresh talent and immediately sent her to Cybersound Studio in Boston to record her US debut single, "[[Baby I Like]]" under the pseudonym '''Mai-K''' which eventually became her nickname. The studio staff were so impressed with her vocal abilities that they encouraged her to go back to Japan and record. She did so and released her Japanese debut single, "[[Love, Day After Tomorrow]]" on December 8 the same year. Love, Day After Tomorrow hit the top spot in the [[Oricon]] Chart, selling more than 1 million copies. Since her debut at sixteen, her singles and albums have never failed to reach top 10 positions on the charts.
  
 
Kuraki has worked with a some of GIZA's most talented composers such as [[Tokunaga Akihito]] from [[doa]], songwriter [[Ohno Aika]] and guitarist for [[GARNET CROW]], [[Okamoto Hitoshi]]. Kuraki has also collaborated with [[Matsumoto Tak|TAK MATSUMOTO]] (guitarist from [[B'z]]) in "[[Imitation Gold (Matsumoto Tak)|Imitation Gold]]" and Singaporean singer, [[Sun Yan Zi]] (Stephanie Sun).
 
Kuraki has worked with a some of GIZA's most talented composers such as [[Tokunaga Akihito]] from [[doa]], songwriter [[Ohno Aika]] and guitarist for [[GARNET CROW]], [[Okamoto Hitoshi]]. Kuraki has also collaborated with [[Matsumoto Tak|TAK MATSUMOTO]] (guitarist from [[B'z]]) in "[[Imitation Gold (Matsumoto Tak)|Imitation Gold]]" and Singaporean singer, [[Sun Yan Zi]] (Stephanie Sun).
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* She owns a Border Collie dog named "Casper"
 
* She owns a Border Collie dog named "Casper"
 
* She holds the Oricon record for the most consecutive top 10 single hits for a female solo artist since her debut. As all of her singles have charted, this record is still growing.
 
* She holds the Oricon record for the most consecutive top 10 single hits for a female solo artist since her debut. As all of her singles have charted, this record is still growing.
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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[[Image:FAIRY TALE Promo.jpg|thumb|200px|Kuraki Mai promoting [[Fairy Tale|FAIRY TALE]] (2002)]]
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[[Image:FAIRY TALE Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|Kuraki Mai promoting ''[[Fairy Tale|FAIRY TALE]]'' (2002)]]
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[[Image:Love, needing Promo.jpg|thumb|200px|Kuraki Mai promoting [[Love, Needing|Love, needing]] (2005)]]
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[[Image:Love, needing Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|Kuraki Mai promoting "[[Love, Needing|Love, needing]]" (2005)]]
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[[Image:Ichibyou Goto ni Love for you Promo.jpg|thumb|200px|Kuraki Mai promoting [[Ichibyou Goto ni Love for You|Ichibyou Goto ni Love for you]] (2008)]]
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[[Image:Ichibyou Goto ni Love for you Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|Kuraki Mai promoting "[[Ichibyou Goto ni Love for You|Ichibyou Goto ni Love for you]]" (2008)]]
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===Albums===
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[[Image:Kuraki Mai.jpg|thumb|300px|Kuraki Mai promoting ''[[Touch Me!|touch Me!]]'' (2009)]]
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* [2000.06.28] [[Delicious Way|delicious way]]
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[[Image:EienYoriNagakupromo.jpg|thumb|300px|Kuraki promoting "[[Eien Yori Nagaku / Drive Me Crazy|Eien Yori Nagaku / Drive me crazy]]" (2010)]]
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* [2001.07.04] [[Perfect Crime|PERFECT CRIME]]
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[[Image:Kuraki Mai - Koyoi wa Yume wo Misasete promo.jpg|thumb|300px|Kuraki Mai promoting "[[Koyoi wa Yume wo Misasete]]" (2018)]]
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[[Image:Kuraki Mai - Let's GOAL! promo.jpg|thumb|300px|Kuraki Mai promoting ''[[Let's Goal! ~Barairo no Jinsei~|Let's GOAL! ~Barairo no Jinsei~]]'' (2019)]]
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===Studio Albums===
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* [2000.06.28] [[Delicious Way (album)|delicious way]]
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* [2001.07.04] [[Perfect Crime (Kuraki Mai album)|PERFECT CRIME]]
 
* [2002.01.22] [[Secret of My Heart (album)|Secret of my heart]] ('''Mai-K''')
 
* [2002.01.22] [[Secret of My Heart (album)|Secret of my heart]] ('''Mai-K''')
 
* [2002.10.23] [[Fairy Tale|FAIRY TALE]]
 
* [2002.10.23] [[Fairy Tale|FAIRY TALE]]
 
* [2003.07.09] [[If I Believe]]
 
* [2003.07.09] [[If I Believe]]
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* [2004.01.01] [[Wish You the Best|Wish You The Best]] (Best Album)
 
 
* [2005.08.24] [[Fuse of Love|FUSE OF LOVE]]
 
* [2005.08.24] [[Fuse of Love|FUSE OF LOVE]]
 
* [2006.08.02] [[Diamond Wave (album)|DIAMOND WAVE]]
 
* [2006.08.02] [[Diamond Wave (album)|DIAMOND WAVE]]
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* [2008.01.01] [[One Life|ONE LIFE]]
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* [2008.01.01] [[One Life (Kuraki Mai album)|ONE LIFE]]
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* [2009.01.21] [[Touch Me!|touch Me!]]
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* [2009.01.21] [[Touch Me! (album)|touch Me!]]
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* [2009.xx.xx] [[Mai Kuraki Best "Merry Music!"|Mai Kuraki BEST "MERRY MUSIC!"]] (10th Anniversary Best Album)
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* [2010.11.17] [[Future Kiss (album)|FUTURE KISS]]
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* [2012.01.11] [[Over the Rainbow (Kuraki Mai)|OVER THE RAINBOW]]
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* [2017.02.15] [[Smile (Kuraki Mai)|Smile]]
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* [2019.08.14] [[Let's Goal! ~Barairo no Jinsei~|Let's GOAL! ~Barairo no Jinsei~]] (Let’s GOAL! ～薔薇色の人生～; ''Rose-Colored Life'')
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* [2021.10.27] [[Unconditional Love (Kuraki Mai album)|unconditional L♡VE]]
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===Best Albums===
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* [2004.01.01] [[Wish You the Best|Wish You The Best]]
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* [2009.09.09] [[All My Best|ALL MY BEST]]
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* [2014.05.30] [[Request Best "My & Mai"|REQUEST BEST "MY & MAI"]] <small>(Fanclub Only)</small>
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* [2014.11.12] [[Mai Kuraki Best 151A -Love & Hope-|MAI KURAKI BEST 151A -LOVE & HOPE-]] <small>(15th Anniversary)</small>
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* [2017.10.25] [[Kuraki Mai x Meitantei Conan Collaboration Best 21 -Shinjitsu wa Itsumo Uta ni Aru!-|Kuraki Mai × Meitantei Conan COLLABORATION BEST 21 -Shinjitsu wa Itsumo Uta ni Aru!-]] (真実はいつも歌にある！)
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* [2019.12.25] [[Mai Kuraki Single Collection ~Chance for You~|Mai Kuraki Single Collection ~Chance for you~]]
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===Other Albums===
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* [2018.10.10] [[Kimi Omofu ~Shunkashuutou~]] (君 想ふ ～春夏秋冬～; ''Thinking of You ~Four Seasons~'') <small>(Concept Album)</small>
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===Box===
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* [2012.12.19] [[Mai Kuraki Symphonic Collection in Moscow]]
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===Mini-Albums===
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* [2024.07.03] [[Forever for You|forever for YOU]]
  
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
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* [1999.12.08] [[Love, Day After Tomorrow]]
 
* [1999.12.08] [[Love, Day After Tomorrow]]
 
* [2000.03.15] [[Stay by My Side|Stay by my side]]
 
* [2000.03.15] [[Stay by My Side|Stay by my side]]
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* [2000.04.26] [[Secret of My Heart|Secret of my heart]]
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* [2000.04.26] [[Secret of My Heart (single)|Secret of my heart]]
 
* [2000.06.07] [[Never Gonna Give You Up|NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP]]
 
* [2000.06.07] [[Never Gonna Give You Up|NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP]]
 
* [2000.09.27] [[Simply Wonderful]]
 
* [2000.09.27] [[Simply Wonderful]]
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* [2001.02.07] [[Tsumetai Umi / Start in My Life|Tsumetai Umi / Start in my life]] (冷たい海; ''Cold Sea'')
 
* [2001.02.07] [[Tsumetai Umi / Start in My Life|Tsumetai Umi / Start in my life]] (冷たい海; ''Cold Sea'')
 
* [2001.04.18] [[Stand Up (Kuraki Mai)|Stand Up]]
 
* [2001.04.18] [[Stand Up (Kuraki Mai)|Stand Up]]
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* [2001.06.06] [[Always|always]]
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* [2001.06.06] [[Always (Kuraki Mai)|always]]
 
* [2001.08.29] [[Can't Forget Your Love / Perfect Crime -Single Edit-|Can't forget your love / PERFECT CRIME -Single Edit-]]
 
* [2001.08.29] [[Can't Forget Your Love / Perfect Crime -Single Edit-|Can't forget your love / PERFECT CRIME -Single Edit-]]
 
* [2002.01.17] [[Winter Bells]]
 
* [2002.01.17] [[Winter Bells]]
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* [2002.10.04] [[Like a Star in the Night|Like a star in the night]]
 
* [2002.10.04] [[Like a Star in the Night|Like a star in the night]]
 
* [2002.12.04] [[Make My Day|Make my day]]
 
* [2002.12.04] [[Make My Day|Make my day]]
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* [2003.03.05] [[Time After Time ~Hana Mau Machi de~|Time after time ~Hana Mau Machi de~]] (Time after time ～花舞う街で～)
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* [2003.03.05] [[Time After Time ~Hana Mau Machi de~|Time after time ~Hana Mau Machi de~]] (Time after time ～花舞う街で～; ''In the Town of Dancing Flowers'')
 
* [2003.04.30] [[Kiss (Kuraki Mai)|Kiss]]
 
* [2003.04.30] [[Kiss (Kuraki Mai)|Kiss]]
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* [2003.05.28] [[Kaze no Lalala]] (風のららら)
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* [2003.05.28] [[Kaze no Lalala]] (風のららら; ''Lalala of the Wind'')
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* [2004.05.19] [[Ashita e Kakeru Hashi]] (明日へ架ける橋)
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* [2004.05.19] [[Ashita e Kakeru Hashi]] (明日へ架ける橋; ''The Bridge to Tomorrow'')
 
* [2005.01.26] [[Love, Needing|Love, needing]]
 
* [2005.01.26] [[Love, Needing|Love, needing]]
 
* [2005.03.23] [[Dancing]] (ダンシング)
 
* [2005.03.23] [[Dancing]] (ダンシング)
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* [2007.11.28] [[Silent Love ~Open My Heart~ / Be With U|Silent love ~open my heart~ / BE WITH U]]
 
* [2007.11.28] [[Silent Love ~Open My Heart~ / Be With U|Silent love ~open my heart~ / BE WITH U]]
 
* [2008.03.19] [[Yume ga Saku Haru / You and Music and Dream]] (夢が咲く春; ''Spring of Blossoming Dreams'')
 
* [2008.03.19] [[Yume ga Saku Haru / You and Music and Dream]] (夢が咲く春; ''Spring of Blossoming Dreams'')
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* [2008.07.09] [[Ichibyou Goto ni Love for You|Ichibyou Goto ni Love for you]] (一秒ごとに Love for you)
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* [2008.07.09] [[Ichibyou Goto ni Love for You|Ichibyou Goto ni Love for you]] (一秒ごとに Love for you; ''Love for You Every Second'')
 
* [2008.11.26] [[24 Xmas Time|24 Xmas time]]
 
* [2008.11.26] [[24 Xmas Time|24 Xmas time]]
 
* [2009.04.01] [[Puzzle / Revive|PUZZLE / Revive]]
 
* [2009.04.01] [[Puzzle / Revive|PUZZLE / Revive]]
 
* [2009.06.10] [[Beautiful (Kuraki Mai)|Beautiful]]
 
* [2009.06.10] [[Beautiful (Kuraki Mai)|Beautiful]]
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* [2010.03.03] [[Eien Yori Nagaku / Drive Me Crazy|Eien Yori Nagaku / Drive me crazy]] (永遠より ながく; ''Longer than Eternity'')
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* [2010.08.31] [[Summer Time Gone|SUMMER TIME GONE]]
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* [2011.03.09] [[1000 Mankai no Kiss]] (1000万回のキス)
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* [2011.05.25] [[Mou Ichido (Kuraki Mai)|Mou Ichido]] (もう一度; ''Once More'')
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* [2011.10.19] [[Your Best Friend]]
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* [2012.08.15] [[Koi ni Koishite / Special Morning Day to You|Koi ni Koishite / Special Morning day to you]] (恋に恋して; ''In Love with Love'')
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* [2013.02.06] [[Try Again (Kuraki Mai)|TRY AGAIN]]
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* [2014.08.27] [[Muteki na Heart / Stand by You|Muteki na Heart / STAND BY YOU]] (無敵なハート; ''Unbeatable Heart'')
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* [2017.04.12] [[Togetsukyou ~Kimi Omofu~]] (渡月橋 ～君 想ふ～; ''Togetsu-kyo Bridge ~Thinking of You~'')
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* [2019.03.20] [[Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai / Barairo no Jinsei]] (きみと恋のままで終われない　いつも夢のままじゃいられない／薔薇色の人生)
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* [2021.06.02] [[Zero Kara Hajimete|ZERO Kara Hajimete]] (ZEROからハジメテ; ''Starting from ZERO'') <small>(DVD Single)</small>
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===Digital Singles===
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* [2010.06.09] [[Chance for You|chance for you ~cinema ver.~]]
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* [2011.04.11] [[Anata ga Iru Kara (Kuraki Mai)|Anata ga Iru Kara]] (あなたがいるから)
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* [2011.09.07] [[Anata ga Iru Kara (Kuraki Mai)|Anata ga Iru Kara ~Fantasy on Ice 2011~]] (あなたがいるから ～Fantasy on Ice 2011～)
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* [2013.08.17] [[Reach for the Sky|Reach for the sky ~RE:GGAE Summer 2013 Ver.~]]
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* [2015.05.20] [[Serendipity]]
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* [2016.07.30] [[Sawage Life|SAWAGE☆LIFE]]
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* [2017.01.11] [[Yesterday Love|YESTERDAY LOVE]]
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* [2018.03.02] [[We Are Happy Women|WE ARE HAPPY WOMEN]]
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* [2018.03.09] [[Do It! (Kuraki Mai)|Do it!]]
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* [2018.03.16] [[Light Up My Life]]
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* [2018.08.08] [[Koyoi wa Yume wo Misasete]] (今宵は夢を見させて)
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* [2019.01.06] [[Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai|Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai (TV Size)]] (きみと恋のままで終われない　いつも夢のままじゃいられない)
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* [2019.01.13] [[Barairo no Jinsei (Kuraki Mai)|Barairo no Jinsei (TV Size)]] (薔薇色の人生)
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* [2021.03.06] [[Zero Kara Hajimete|ZERO Kara Hajimete]] (ZEROからハジメテ; ''Start from zero'')
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* [2021.04.21] [[Can You Feel My Heart|Can you feel my heart]]
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* [2021.08.01] [[Hitori Janai (Kuraki Mai)|Hitori Janai]] (ひとりじゃない; ''Not Alone'')
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* [2022.10.04] [[Secret, Voice of My Heart|Secret, voice of my heart]]
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* [2023.10.28] [[Unraveling Love ~Sukoshi no Yuuki~]] (少しの勇気; ''A Little Courage'')
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* [2023.12.22] [[You & I (Kuraki Mai)|You & I]]
  
 
===Vinyls===
 
===Vinyls===
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* [1999.11.27] [[Baby I Like|BABY I LIKE]]
 
* [1999.11.27] [[Baby I Like|BABY I LIKE]]
 
* [2000.03.08] [[Love, Day After Tomorrow]]
 
* [2000.03.08] [[Love, Day After Tomorrow]]
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* [2001.05.03] [[Stand Up / Yes or No|Stand Up / YES or NO]]
 
* [2001.05.03] [[Stand Up / Yes or No|Stand Up / YES or NO]]
  
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===VHS / DVD===
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===Video Releases===
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* [2000.11.08] [[First Cut (Kuraki Mai)|FIRST CUT]]
 
* [2000.11.08] [[First Cut (Kuraki Mai)|FIRST CUT]]
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* [2001.09.19] [[Experience First Live 2001|Mai Kuraki & Experience First Live 2001 in Zepp Osaka]]
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* [2001.09.19] [[Experience First Live Tour 2001|Mai Kuraki & Experience First Live 2001 in Zepp Osaka]]
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* [2001.11.21] [[Experience First Live Tour 2001 Eternal Moment|Mai Kuraki & Experience First Live Tour 2001 ETERNAL MOMENT]]
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* [2001.11.21] [[Experience First Live Tour 2001|Mai Kuraki & Experience First Live Tour 2001 ETERNAL MOMENT]]
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* [2002.04.03] [["Loving You..." Tour 2002 Final 2.27 YOKOHAMA ARENA|Mai Kuraki "Loving You..." Tour 2002 Final 2.27 YOKOHAMA ARENA]]
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* [2002.04.03] [["Loving You..." Tour 2002 Final 2.27 Yokohama Arena|Mai Kuraki "Loving You..." Tour 2002 Final 2.27 YOKOHAMA ARENA]]
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* [2002.05.15] [["Loving You..." Tour 2002 Complete Edition|Mai Kuraki "Loving You..." Tour 2002 Complete Edition]]
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* [2002.05.15] [["Loving You..." Tour 2002 Final 2.27 Yokohama Arena|Mai Kuraki "Loving You..." Tour 2002 Complete Edition]]
 
* [2004.01.07] [[My Reflection]]
 
* [2004.01.07] [[My Reflection]]
 
* [2005.01.05] [[5th Anniversary Edition "Grow, Step by Step"|Mai Kuraki 5th Anniversary Edition "Grow, Step by Step"]]
 
* [2005.01.05] [[5th Anniversary Edition "Grow, Step by Step"|Mai Kuraki 5th Anniversary Edition "Grow, Step by Step"]]
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* [2007.08.22] [[Brilliant Cut ~Mai Kuraki Live & Document~|Brilliant Cut ~Mai Kuraki Live & Document~]]
 
* [2007.08.22] [[Brilliant Cut ~Mai Kuraki Live & Document~|Brilliant Cut ~Mai Kuraki Live & Document~]]
 
* [2009.05.06] [[Live Tour 2008 "Touch Me!"|Mai Kuraki Live Tour 2008 "touch Me!"]]
 
* [2009.05.06] [[Live Tour 2008 "Touch Me!"|Mai Kuraki Live Tour 2008 "touch Me!"]]
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* [2009.12.23] [[10th Anniversary Live Tour "Best"|10TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE TOUR "BEST"]]
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===Collaborations===
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* [2011.10.19] [[Happy Happy Halloween Live 2010|HAPPY HAPPY HALLOWEEN LIVE 2010]]
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* [2011.11.23] [[Strong Heart]]
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* [2003.10.21] [[EXPERIENCE]] featuring '''MAI KURAKI''' - [[I Just Can't Stop Loving You|I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU]]
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* [2012.03.14] [[Mai Kuraki Premium Live One for All, All for One|Mai Kuraki Premium Live One for all, All for one]]
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* [2003.10.08] [[Matsumoto Tak|TAK MATSUMOTO]] featuring '''Kuraki Mai''' - [[Imitation Gold (Matsumoto Tak)|Imitation Gold]] (イミテイション・ゴールド)
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* [2012.08.15] [[Mai Kuraki Live Tour 2012 ~Over the Rainbow~|Mai Kuraki Live Tour 2012 ~OVER THE RAINBOW~]]
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* [2009.05.27] [[ZARD]] - [[Sunao ni Ienakute]] ~featuring '''Mai Kuraki'''~ (素直に言えなくて)
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* [2013.07.03] [[Mai Kuraki Symphonic Live -Opus 1-]]
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* [2013.12.04] [[Mai Kuraki Live Project 2013 "Re:"|MAI KURAKI LIVE PROJECT 2013 "RE:"]]
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* [2014.03.26] [[Mai Kuraki Symphonic Live -Opus 2-]]
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* [2014.02.26] [[Wake Me Up (Kuraki Mai)|Wake me up]]  
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* [2015.06.27] [[15th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Live Project 2014 BEST “Ichi-go ichi-e” ～Premium～]]
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* [2016.01.27] [[Mai Kuraki Symphonic Live -Opus 3-]]
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* [2017.01.11] [[Yesterday Love|YESTERDAY LOVE]] <small>(Video Single)</small>
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* [2017.08.16] [[Mai Kuraki Live Project 2017 "Sawage Live"|Mai Kuraki Live Project 2017 “SAWAGE☆LIVE”]]
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* [2019.11.27] [[Mai Kuraki Live Project 2018 "Red It Be ~Kimi omou Shunka Shuto~"|Mai Kuraki Live Project 2018 "Red it be ~Kimi omou Shunka Shuto~"]] (君想ふ 春夏秋冬)
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* [2020.06.24] [[20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Live Project 2019 "Let's Goal! ~Barairo no Jinsei~|20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Live Project 2019 "Let's GOAL！~Barairo no Jinsei~]]
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* [2022.12.08] [[Mai Kuraki Live Project 2021 "Unconditional Love"|Mai Kuraki Live Project 2021 "unconditional L♡VE"]]
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* [2023.11.15] [[Mai Kuraki Premium Symphonic Concert 2022]]
  
 
===Compilations / Other===
 
===Compilations / Other===
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* [2002.12.18] [[GIZA studio Masterpiece Blend 2002|GIZA studio Masterpiece BLEND 2002]] (Disc 1 #1 ''Feel fine!'', #12 ''Ride on time''; Disc 2 #2 ''Give me one more chance'', #13 ''DON'T WORRY BABY'')
 
* [2002.12.18] [[GIZA studio Masterpiece Blend 2002|GIZA studio Masterpiece BLEND 2002]] (Disc 1 #1 ''Feel fine!'', #12 ''Ride on time''; Disc 2 #2 ''Give me one more chance'', #13 ''DON'T WORRY BABY'')
 
* [2003.01.10] [[Sun Yan Zi]] - [[To Be Continued...]] (#14 ''My Story, Your Song'')
 
* [2003.01.10] [[Sun Yan Zi]] - [[To Be Continued...]] (#14 ''My Story, Your Song'')
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* [2003.10.21] [[EXPERIENCE]] featuring '''MAI KURAKI''' - [[I Just Can't Stop Loving You|I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU]]
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* [2003.10.08] [[Matsumoto Tak|TAK MATSUMOTO]] featuring '''Kuraki Mai''' - [[Imitation Gold (Matsumoto Tak)|Imitation Gold]] (イミテイション・ゴールド)
 
* [2003.11.26] [[The Hit Parade (Matsumoto Tak)|THE HIT PARADE]] (#5 ''Imitation Gold'')
 
* [2003.11.26] [[The Hit Parade (Matsumoto Tak)|THE HIT PARADE]] (#5 ''Imitation Gold'')
 
* [2003.12.10] [[The Best of Detective Conan 2|THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 2]] (#1 ''always'', #3 ''Time after time ~Hana Mau Machi de~'', #5 ''Winter Bells'', #7 ''Kaze no Lalala'', #9 ''Start in my life'')
 
* [2003.12.10] [[The Best of Detective Conan 2|THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 2]] (#1 ''always'', #3 ''Time after time ~Hana Mau Machi de~'', #5 ''Winter Bells'', #7 ''Kaze no Lalala'', #9 ''Start in my life'')
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* [2004.09.29] [[Sport! Memorial ~Sweat and Tears~|Sport! MEMORIAL ~Sweat and Tears~]] (#3 ''Make my day'', #9 ''Come on! Come on!'')
 
* [2004.09.29] [[Sport! Memorial ~Sweat and Tears~|Sport! MEMORIAL ~Sweat and Tears~]] (#3 ''Make my day'', #9 ''Come on! Come on!'')
 
* [2005.04.14] [[Hills Bread Cafe Vol. 2|Hills Bread Cafe Vol. 2]]
 
* [2005.04.14] [[Hills Bread Cafe Vol. 2|Hills Bread Cafe Vol. 2]]
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* [2006.12.13] [[The Best of Detective Conan ~The Movie Themes Collection~|THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN ~The Movie Themes Collection~]] (#4 ''Time after time ~Hana Mau Machi de~'', #6 ''always'')
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* [2007.07.04] [[The Best of Tales]] (#6 ''Key to my heart'')
 
* [2008.08.06] [[The Best of Detective Conan 3|THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 3]] (Disc 1 #8 ''Growing of my heart''; Disc 2 #8 ''Shiroi Yuki'')
 
* [2008.08.06] [[The Best of Detective Conan 3|THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 3]] (Disc 1 #8 ''Growing of my heart''; Disc 2 #8 ''Shiroi Yuki'')
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* [2008.12.24] [[GIZA studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece BLEND ~LOVE Side~]] (#1 ''Love, Day After Tomorrow'')
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* [2008.12.24] [[GIZA studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece Blend ~Love Side~|GIZA studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece BLEND ~LOVE Side~]] (#1 ''Love, Day After Tomorrow'')
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* [2008.12.24] [[GIZA studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece BLEND ~FUN Side~]] (#16 ''Feel fine!'')
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* [2008.12.24] [[GIZA studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece Blend ~Fun Side~|GIZA studio 10th Anniversary Masterpiece BLEND ~FUN Side~]] (#16 ''Feel fine!'')
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* [2009.05.27] [[ZARD]] - [[Sunao ni Ienakute]] ~featuring '''Mai Kuraki'''~ (素直に言えなくて)
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* [2011.02.10] [[ZARD]] - [[ZARD Single Collection ~20th Anniversary~]] (Disc 6 #15 ''Sunao ni Ienakute ~featuring Mai Kuraki~'')
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* [2011.03.18] [[Love One Another]] ('''Kuraki Mai''' & [[wikipedia:Michael Africk|Michael Africk]])
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* [2011.05.25] [[Kiri ni Sumu Akuma Original Soundtrack]] (#22 ''Shudaika 「Mou Ichido」 Instrumental)
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* [2011.06.01] [[NERDHEAD]] - [[Doushite Suki Nandarou]] featuring '''Mai.k''' (どうして好きなんだろう)
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* [2011.10.26] [[NERDHEAD]] - [[BEHIND the TRUTH]] (#5 ''Kotoba ni Dekinai Hodo ni Suki na Noni feat. Mai.K'' ,#11 '' Doushite Suki Nandarou feat. Mai.K'')
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* [2011.10.26] [[NERDHEAD]] - [[Kotoba ni Dekinai Hodo ni Suki na Noni]] feat. '''Mai.K''' (言葉にできないほど好きなのに)
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* [2011.12.14] [[The Best of Detective Conan 4|THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 4]] (DISC1:#3 ''PUZZLE'', #4 ''Ichibyou Goto ni Love For You'', #6 ''REVIVE'', #10 ''SUMMER TIME GONE'', DISC2: #7 ''Tomorrow is the last time'')
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* [2012.05.30] [[NERDHEAD]] - [[Cruise With You|CRUISE WITH YOU]] (#5 ''Kotoba ni Dekinai Hodo ni Suki na Noni feat. '''Mai.K''' (DJ MITSU THE BEATS Remix)'')
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* [2014.10.22] [[The Best of Detective Conan 5|THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 5]] (#3 ''TRY AGAIN'', #11 ''Koi ni Koishite'', #14 ''Your Best Friend'')
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* [2017.03.22] [[Gekijou-ban Meitantei Conan Shudaikashuu ~"20" All Songs~]] (Disc 1 #5 ''Always'', Disc 1 #7 ''Time after time ~Hana Mau Machi de~'', Disc 2 #3 ''Puzzle'')
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* [2017.10.18] [[BREAKERZ]] - ''[[X (BREAKERZ)|X]]'' (Disc 1 #9 ''Hirari Mai Chiruhana no You ni'' feat. '''Kuraki Mai''')
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* [2020.03.25] [[The Best of Detective Conan 6|THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 6]] (CD1: #1 ''DYNAMITE'', #11 ''Barairo no Jinsei'', CD2: #1 ''Muteki na Heart'', #5 ''SAWAGE☆LIFE'', #6 ''YESTERDAY LOVE'', #8 ''Togetsukyou ~Kimi Omofu~'', #12 ''Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai'')
  
 
==Books==
 
==Books==
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* [http://www.mai-kuraki.com Official Website]
 
* [http://www.mai-kuraki.com Official Website]
 
* [http://kuraki.livedoor.jp Official Blog]
 
* [http://kuraki.livedoor.jp Official Blog]
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* [http://twitter.com/mai_k_staff Official Twitter]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/user/MaiKuraki Official Youtube]
  
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Kuraki Mai promoting unconditional L♡VE (2021)

Kuraki Mai (倉木麻衣) is a Japanese pop singer. She originally released songs with a more R&B feel, though later she switched to a mainstream pop sound. She had an unsuccessful US release under the name Mai-K. Kuraki Mai also has sung two duets with Singaporean superstar Sun Yan Zi.

Profile

Information

Kuraki Mai promoting "Secret of my heart" (2000)

Kuraki Mai (also known as Mai-K to her fans) had always wanted to be a singer ever since she saw a movie about Michael Jackson's life and watched Whitney Houston's concert videos. Around her second year in junior high school, she began making demo tapes, hoping that she would get a record deal.

Her chance to sing came when she was in junior high school when a member of staff from GIZA studio caught her fresh talent and immediately sent her to Cybersound Studio in Boston to record her US debut single, "Baby I Like" under the pseudonym Mai-K which eventually became her nickname. The studio staff were so impressed with her vocal abilities that they encouraged her to go back to Japan and record. She did so and released her Japanese debut single, "Love, Day After Tomorrow" on December 8 the same year. Love, Day After Tomorrow hit the top spot in the Oricon Chart, selling more than 1 million copies. Since her debut at sixteen, her singles and albums have never failed to reach top 10 positions on the charts.

Kuraki has worked with a some of GIZA's most talented composers such as Tokunaga Akihito from doa, songwriter Ohno Aika and guitarist for GARNET CROW, Okamoto Hitoshi. Kuraki has also collaborated with TAK MATSUMOTO (guitarist from B'z) in "Imitation Gold" and Singaporean singer, Sun Yan Zi (Stephanie Sun).

Despite Kuraki infrequent TV and magazine appearances, she has a very large fan base and was often compared to Utada Hikaru because of their similar R&B styles.

On March 21st 2005, Kuraki graduated from Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto where she studied modern culture and society.

On June 2007, she left GIZA studio and transferred to NORTHERN MUSIC.

On February 13th, 2009, Kuraki made her first appearance as a guest on Music Station, to promote the album touch Me!.

Trivia

  • She owns a Border Collie dog named "Casper"
  • She holds the Oricon record for the most consecutive top 10 single hits for a female solo artist since her debut. As all of her singles have charted, this record is still growing.

Discography

Kuraki Mai promoting FAIRY TALE (2002)
Kuraki Mai promoting "Love, needing" (2005)
Kuraki Mai promoting "Ichibyou Goto ni Love for you" (2008)
Kuraki Mai promoting touch Me! (2009)
Kuraki promoting "Eien Yori Nagaku / Drive me crazy" (2010)
Kuraki Mai promoting "Koyoi wa Yume wo Misasete" (2018)
Kuraki Mai promoting Let's GOAL! ~Barairo no Jinsei~ (2019)

Studio Albums

Best Albums

Other Albums

Box

Mini-Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Vinyls

Video Releases

Compilations / Other

Books

myself music

  • [2002.02.15] myself music

External Links

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