Yui (singer)

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YUI
Background information
Born	March 26, 1987 (age 20)
Origin	Fukuoka, Japan
Genre(s)	J-Pop, J-Rock, Alternative
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Instrument(s)	Singing, Acoustic Guitar
Years active	2004–Present
Label(s)	STUDIOSEVEN Recordings,Sony Music Japan
Website	http://www.YUI-net.com

Yui (official: YUI) is a Japanese J-pop/J-rock artist, born March 26, 1987 in Fukuoka, Japan. She is signed to Sony Music Records Japan.

1 Profile
2 Biography
3 Discography
- 3.1 Singles
- 3.2 Albums
4 Filmography
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Profile

Name: Yui
Birthdate: March 26, 1987
Height: 5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Weight: 45 kg
Blood Type: AB
Zodiac: Aries
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Hobbies: Movies, reading, acoustic guitar, and badminton
Favorite place: Shinguu beach, Niimiya sea

[edit] Biography

Yui began writing poems in ninth grade. At the age of sixteen, by recommendation of her mother, she began studying song, songwriting, and guitar at a private music school in her native Fukuoka. Aspiring to become a professional, she carried her guitar around and sang at local places such as the seashore of Shingu, and in the middle of the rice fields of Kaminofu.

In March 2004, she sang three songs at an audition hosted by Sony Music Japan, as opposed to the audition rule that a participant could only sing two songs. All judges evaluated her with the highest score, which caused a fierce scramble among labels. She first sang "Why Me", which was later coupled with her debut single, followed by "It's Happy Line" and "I Know", the latter of which was included on her indie single. Sitting cross-legged on the floor, she strummed her guitar and sang.

Upon leaving her home of Fukuoka for Tokyo, Yui wrote the song "Feel My Soul". She was planning its release on an indie label as a tribute to her hometown, when the song caught the ears of Fuji TV producer Mr. Yamaguchi, who happened to see the demo video clip. He claimed Yui's voice haunted him so much that he went out of his way to visit the recording studio himself. He even made his channel's prime time drama an extraordinary tie-in with Yui's debut track.

On February 23rd, Yui released her first major debut single, Feel My Soul, which sold over 100, 000. Yui's next three singles did not chart as high as Feel My Soul did and were only a moderate success compared to Feel My Soul. It wasn't until Yui's 5th single, Good-Bye Days, that YUI gained huge success. Good-Bye Days was written for the movie she starred in titled "Midnight Sun" and is by far her highest selling single. I remember You acquired moderate success also due to Good-Bye days success. Soon following, Yui's 7th single Rolling Star was chosen by the anime series Bleach to be the 5th opening theme song and Life was also chosen as the 5th ending theme song for Bleach.

Although she is uncomfortable talking to people, she enjoys communicating with her audience at street performances in the Tenjin district of Fukuoka.

Yui starred in a movie released on June 17, 2006, titled Midnight Sun,^[1] which was screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

#	Information	Sales	Name used
Indie Single	It's Happy Line Released: December 24, 2004 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: n/a	2,000	Yui
1st / Debut Single	Feel My Soul Released: February 23, 2005 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: 8 From Album: From Me to You	107,930	Yui
2nd	Tomorrow's Way Released: June 22, 2005 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: 15 From Album: From Me to You	32,291	Yui
3rd	Life Released: November 9, 2005 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: 9 From Album: From Me to You	44,708	Yui
4th	Tokyo Released: January 18, 2006 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: 15 From Album: From Me to You	20,123	Yui
5th	Good-bye Days Released: June 14, 2006 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: 3 From Album:Can't Buy My Love	239,599	Yui for Amane Kaoru
6th	I Remember You Released: September 20, 2006 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: 2 From Album:Can't Buy My Love	68,781	Yui
7th	Rolling Star Released: January 17, 2007 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: 4 From Album:Can't Buy My Love	164,924	Yui
8th	CHE.R.RY Released: March 7, 2007 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: 2 From Album:Can't Buy My Love	129,281	Yui
9th	My Generation／Understand Released: June 13, 2007 Oricon Top 20 Weekly Peak: N/A From Album:N/A	N/A	YUI

[edit] Albums

#	Cover	Information	Sales	Used Name
1st / Debut Album		From Me to You Released: February 22, 2006 Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: n/a From Singles: It's Happy Line, Feel My Soul, Tomorrow's Way, Life, Tokyo	193,194	Yui
2nd Album		Can't Buy My Love Released: April 4, 2007 Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: From Singles: Good-bye Days, I Remember You, Rolling Star, CHE.R.RY	n/a	Yui