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Yui (born [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] in [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]) is a [Only registered and activated users can see links. ][Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. She is currently signed to [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].
Biography
Initial career
Yui began writing poems in ninth grade. At the age of sixteen, she started to become interested in music more and more and she expressed her desire to pursue a musical career to the band [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] at the end of a concert they held. The band recommended her to join a private music school and soon, she dropped out of high school and began studying songwriting and guitar at a [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] in her hometown of [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].[Only registered and activated users can see links. ][Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Aspiring to become a professional, she carried her guitar around and sang at local places at the entrance of Tenjin station in Fukuoka. Even though she was shy, she still enjoyed doing street performances. She released her debut single "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]" under the indie label Leaflet Records, coupled with the track "I Know". The pressing was limited to only 2000 copies.
She then released 2 more singles, under the same indies label, but under the alias Skyblue. Both singles failed to chart.
From Me to You (2005-2006)
Her professional career began in March 2004 when she sang three songs at an audition hosted by [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] from the recommendation of the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] she attended.[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Despite the audition rule that a participant could only sing two songs, all of the judges gave her the highest score possible which caused a fierce scramble among record labels to sign her. She first sang "Why Me" (a song later included in her major label debut single), followed by "It's Happy Line" and "I Know".
Upon leaving her hometown in Fukuoka for [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], Yui wrote the song "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]". She was planning its release on an indie label as a tribute to her hometown. However, when the song caught the ears of [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] producer Mr. Yamaguchi, who just happened to see the demo video clip, he claimed that Yui's voice haunted him so much that he went out of his way to visit the recording studio all by himself. He even made his channel's prime time drama [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] use Yui's debut track.
On [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], Yui released her first major debut single, "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]". The music in Fukigen na Gene was mainly based on her songs such as "Feel My Soul" and "It's Happy Line". With the drama tie-in Feel My Soul managed to sell over 100,000 copies and her single managed to chart at #8 on Oricon Weekly Charts in its first week. Her next three singles, "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]" (theme song for the Japanese movie, "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]"), "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]", and "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]" did not chart as high as Feel My Soul did and were only moderately successful in comparison. After the release of four singles, Yui released her debut album [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], which was another moderate success with sales of more than 200,000 copies.
Can't Buy My Love (2006-2007)
Midnight Sun
Yui made her acting debut in the full-length Japanese feature film [Only registered and activated users can see links. ],[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] released on [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. The film was screened at the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Yui attended [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and received Best Newcomer Award for "Midnight Sun". Prior to the release of the movie, however, Yui had released her 5th single "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]" which is by far her highest selling single at 200,000 copies sold. "Good-bye Days" was written specifically for the film as are all three tracks featured on this single are featured in the movie. The single also has the track "It's Happy Line" as the third track, which was originally released on her debut single of the same title.
Her next single, "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]", did fairly well in terms of sales boosted by "Good-bye Days"' popularity. Soon after, Yui's 7th single "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]" was chosen as the 5th opening theme song for the anime series [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]", her 8th single, was used as a song for the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] au Listen Mobile Service commercial. She released her second album [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] on April 4th 2007, which fared well on the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] charts, staying for two weeks at #1 and shattering her entire previous album's record sales in one week. So far, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] has managed to sell over 660,000 copies. Due to the success of "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]", Yui's previous album, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] charted once again to add another 9k copies to the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] counting.
I Loved Yesterday (2007-Present)
Yui released her 9th single "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]" on [Only registered and activated users can see links. ][Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. It was her first double A-side single. "My Generation" was used as the theme song for the drama "Seito Shokun!", and "Understand" was chosen as the theme song for the movie "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]".[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] It charted at #1 on the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Weekly Charts for the first week of its release. Her 10th single, "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]" was released on [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and the title track is the theme song to the Japanese film, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] played the lead role in the film.
During this time, her first two albums were re-released in alternate covers presumably from her "Love & Truth" photoshoot. Her first live DVD "Thank You My Teens" was released on [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], which contained footage of one of Yui's concert during her second live tour. On [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], Yui opened her first Live show at [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. The tickets for the concert were sold out.[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Her first single of 2008, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ], was released for sale on February 27, 2008.[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] It is the theme song for the Japanese drama "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]". Yui was asked to make a "mysterious and sad sounding" song for the drama tie-in, and she composed the song "Namidairo" as such. Incidentally, the chorus of the song was created by Yui during the time she made her singing debut. A week following the release of her 11th single, the promotional video of a new song "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]", was released. The song was used as the theme song for the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] "Watering KissMint" commercial. "Laugh Away" was released as a digital single on [Only registered and activated users can see links. ][Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and also included on her third album which would later be released.
Her third studio album was released on [Only registered and activated users can see links. ][Only registered and activated users can see links. ] titled [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. It charted at #1 on the [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Weekly Charts and was a moderate success, selling only a little behind her sophomore album. The 10th track on the album, titled "Oh Yeah" was used as the opening theme song to the morning Japanese show "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]". The limited edition version of the album came with a DVD which included music videos of her previous singles and live footage of her [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] show. Yui's third tour, named '"Oui" ~I Loved Yesterday~' is expected to start in May and end in July.[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Yui is expected to release a new single, entitled "[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]" on [Only registered and activated users can see links. ][Only registered and activated users can see links. ].[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Discography
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Albums
[2006.02.22] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] #4
[2007.04.04] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]#1
[2008.04.09] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]#1
Singles
[2004.12.24] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
[2005.02.23] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
[2005.06.22] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
[2005.11.09] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
[2006.01.18] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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[2006.09.20] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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[2007.06.13] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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Beauty Saber and cute Dark Saber.... Which one should I choose?...
rolling star and life are my favs. shes so beautiful
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Nah nah, but the truth is her voice isnt that great or have any special. In that J-entertainment industry, Yui is too young to stand on the same place as Ai, Mika, Aya yet.... not mention about Kaori, Tomoko, Kumi, Utada, Yuki, Miwa, Izumi, etc... The word "Diva" can't be use lightly, because a Diva is an outstanding singer for "years".
If Yui dont change her style of singing and song I doubt that will be a problem for her to climb up.
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Clanad after story, should or shouldnt watch it... hump
There are too many good sries in this fall. Going to watch Kanagi and Rosario 2
But I like her voice... It's so original and unique. And many people in japan likes her... Although it's true that she's not a diva... not yet..... But I think that's not impossible if it's Yui....
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Beauty Saber and cute Dark Saber.... Which one should I choose?...
06-17-2008, 05:18 PM
YUI, the young J-Diva
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Izumi, etc... The word "Diva" can't be use lightly, because a Diva is an outstanding singer for "years".
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