Yoshida Tomoyo

Yoshida Tomoyo

Yoshida Tomoyo (吉田朋代) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, vocalist for the band TOKYO SUNSET BOYZ, and former member of the vocal project VOCALAND and the group GRUNION. Yoshida got her start in a music career when she auditioned for the group Lip's. Instead of being in the group, Yoshida was offered a solo career by the label Pony Canyon and took it. She made her debut in 1994 with the single "Mabushii Hitomi".

In 1997, Yoshida changed labels and went to avex. She then successfully auditioned for Kadomatsu Toshiki's vocal project VOCALAND and joined as a second generation member with the release of the single "Together". Then four years later in 2001, she joined the group GRUNION as a vocalist with Hayashi Tetsuji and Chip Hiroishi for a short while. She later joined the band TOKYO SUNSET BOYZ as a vocalist in 2007.

Profile

• Birthday: April 12, 1972 (1972-04-12)
• Birthplace: Morioka, Iwate Prefecture
• Blood Type: B

Discography

Albums

• [1994.04.21] White magic
• [1995.04.05] SINGLES
• [1995.05.19] DIAMOND EXPRESS

Singles

• [1994.02.18] Mabushii Hitomi (まぶしい瞳)
• [1994.06.01] Dare ni mo Naisho (誰にもナイショ)
• [1994.09.21] Kiseki ga Yattekuru (奇蹟がやって来る)
• [1994.12.07] Fuyu ga Kita! (冬がきた!)
• [1995.03.01] OPEN YOUR HEART
• [1996.01.19] Sweet Sweet Pain
• [1996.05.17] Uso da to Itte (嘘だと言って)
• [1997.08.20] Together (Yoshida Tomoyo from VOCALAND)
• [1998.03.25] Because you are
• [1998.09.09] Pride ~Mahiru no Tsuki~ (Pride〜真昼の月〜)

Compilations / Others

• [1994.05.20] GiRLPOP SenGen!~PONY CANYON Edition~ (#2 "Mabushii Hitomi")
• [1994.06.17] SUMMER NAVIGATION '94 vol. 1 "BEAT POPS" (#7 "Namiuchigiwa Tameiki")
• [1994.06.17] SUMMER NAVIGATION '94 vol.2 "BALLADS" (#1 "Furisosogu Hikari no Naka de")
• [1997.09.26] VOCALAND2 ~Male, Female & Mellow~

External Links

• Official Site
• Japanese Wikipedia: 吉田朋代