Iwai Yukiko
Iwai Yukiko (岩井由紀子) was a Japanese pop singer and Onyanko Club member #19.
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Profile
- Stage Name: Yuuyu (ゆうゆ)
- Birthdate: May 26, 1968
- Birthplace: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
- Height: 151cm
- Weight: 38kg
Information
Iwai became the 19th member of Onyanko Club on June 1985 and participate on their first album KICK OFF. Later on, Takai Mamiko and her would go to form the group Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi and released their debut single on October 1985. She become a front vocal for the group's songs after her lead debut on the single "Osaki ni Shitsurei".
She debuted as a solo singer on April 1987 with the single "Tenshi no Bodyguard". When Onyanko Club broke up later that year in August, she changed her name to her nickname, Yuuyu. She released more singles, her own video games, and appeared as regular guests on various TV shows.
In 1997, she retired from show business and married a businessman. She participated in the 2002 reunion with other Onyanko Club members.
Discography
Studio Albums
- [1987.07.29] Yuuyu Kousen (ゆうゆ光線)
- [1987.12.16] Iyaa! (いやっ!)
- [1988.07.21] Summer Tasty
- [1988.12.14] Kotteru ne (こってるネ!)
Best Albums
- [1989.03.21] Best da Mon ne! (ベストだもんね!)
- [2002.02.20] My Kore! Kushon Yuuyu BEST (MY これ!クション ゆうゆBEST)
- [2004.05.19] 87-89 Bokura no Best Ushiroyubi Dai Hyakka package 3 "Yuuyu" da Mon ne (87-89 ぼくらのベスト うしろゆび大百科 package3「ゆうゆ」だもんね!)
- [2007.08.17] Yuuyu SINGLES Complete (ゆうゆSINGLESコンプリート)
- [2008.07.16] Yuuyu Kousen + Single Collection (ゆうゆ光線+シングルコレクション)
- [2010.04.21] My Kore! Lite Yuuyu (Myこれ!Lite ゆうゆ)
Singles
- [1987.03.25] Tenshi no Bodyguard (天使のボディガード) (Yuuyu with Onyanko Club)
- [1987.07.22] -3℃
- [1987.10.28] 25 Cent no Mangetsu (25セントの満月)
- [1988.01.21] Tsuite Ikenai -Ganbare Boyfriend- (ついて行けない-がんばれボーイフレンド-)
- [1988.04.21] Hidari Mune Atari (左胸あたり)
- [1988.07.27] Sayonara Shigan (サヨナラ志願)
- [1988.11.30] Hoshizora no Gangster (星空のギャングスター)
- [1989.02.08] Mou Ichido Peter Pan (もう一度ピーターパン)
Compilations / Others
- [1999.02.24] J-POP Hit Parade HISTORY OF wp 1986~1998
- [2002.09.19] My Kore! Kushon Catalog VOL.2
- [2002.12.04] BOMB presents "Eien no '80 Otakara Idol Ooshuugou!"
Videos
- [1988.03.01] Yuuyu First Concert Bokura wa Genki na Yuuyu In (ゆうゆファーストコンサート ぼくらは元気なゆうゆ印)
Games
- [1990] Yuuyu no Quiz GO!GO! (ゆうゆのクイズでGO!GO!)
Books
- [1987.06] Yuuyu (ゆうゆ)
- [1988.03] Hidari Mune Atari (左胸あたり)
- [1991.10] Yukiko Amairo no Toki (由紀子 亜麻色のとき)
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