PROFILE
Name: Yui
Birthdate: March 26, 1987
Height: 5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Weight: 45 kg
Blood Type: AB
Western Zodiac: Aries
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Hobbies: Movies, reading, acoustic guitar, and badminton
Favorite place: Shingu beach, Niimiya sea
DISCOGRAPHY
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. Even though she is often uncomfortable when talking to people, she still enjoys communicating with her audiences at street performances in the Tenjin district of Fukuoka.
Her professional career began in March 2004, when she sang three songs at an audition hosted by Sony Music Japan, 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", 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.
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 23, Yui released her first major debut single, Feel My Soul, which sold over 100,000 copies. Yui's next three singles, Tomorrow's Way, Life, and Tokyo, did not chart as high as Feel My Soul did and were only moderate successes by comparison. She then released From Me to You as her first full album, which was also a moderate success. A few months later, Yui starred in a movie released on June 17, 2006, titled Taiyou No Uta-Midnight Sun,[1] which was screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Yui's 5th single, [[Good-bye Days], was written for Taiyou No Uta ("Midnight Sun") and is by far her highest selling single, at 200,000 copies sold. I Remember You, her next single, did fairly well, boosted by Good-bye Days' popularity. Soon after, Yui's 7th single Rolling Star was chosen by the anime series Bleach to be the 5th opening theme song; her third single, Life, had previously been chosen as the 5th ending theme song. CHE.R.RY, her 8th single, was used a song for the KDDI au Listen Mobile Service CM. Her second album, Can't Buy My Love, fared well on the Oricon charts, staying two weeks at #1 and selling over 400,000 copies.
She is to release her 9th single, My Generation/Understand, on 13 June 2007. This is the first time Yui has released a double A-side single.
ALBUMS
From Me to You is the first full album by the Japanese artist Yui. It was released February 22, 2006. The album recently returned onto the Oricon Top 20 album charts due to the promotion of Yui's 5th single, "Good-bye Days", and movie Midnight Sun. This album sold more than 190,000 copies.
Tracklist
01. Merry Go Round
02. Feel My Soul
03. Ready to Love
04. Swing of Lie
05. Life
06. Blue Wind
07. I Can't Say
08. Simply White
09. Just My Way
10. Tomorrow's Way
11. I Know
12. Tokyo
13. Spiral & Escape
Can't Buy My Love is the second album of Japanese singer and songwriter Yui. The album was released April 4, 2007 and got #1 on the Oricon charts.
Tracklist CD
01. How Crazy
02. Rolling Star
03. It's All Right
04. I Remember You
05. Ruido
06. CHE.R.RY
07. Thank You My Teens
08. Umbrella
09. Highway Chance
10. Happy Birthday to You You
11. Winding Road
12. Good-bye Days
13. Why?
Tracklist DVD
01. Feel My Soul
02. Tomorrow's Way
03. Life
04. Tokyo
SITES:
Officiale site: http://www.yui-net.com/
Fansite: http://www.yui-fan.com/
Site of the movie she was in: http://www.taiyonouta.jp/
Credits to Fenna of AF ^^,