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Yumi Shizukusa

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Native name
  
滴草 由実

Origin
  
Kagoshima, Japan

Years active
  
2002–present

Birth name
  
滴草 由実

Instruments
  
Vocals, piano

Record labels
  
Giza Studio, Being Inc.

Yumi Shizukusa Yumi Shizukusa Discography 7 Albums 7 Singles 144 Lyrics 13

Born
  
July 9, 1984 (age 32) (
1984-07-09
)

Occupation(s)
  
Singer-songwriter, actress, illustrater

Albums
  
CONTROL Your touch, THE PAINTED SOUL, Yumi Shizukusa II, BLUE, ENDLESS SUMMER

Genres
  
J-pop, Contemporary R&B, Rock music, Soul music

Associated acts
  
Mai Kuraki, Aika Ohno, YOKO Black. Stone

Similar
  
Rina Aiuchi, Mai Kuraki, KG, Aya Kamiki, Tak Matsumoto

Profiles

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Yumi Shizukusa (滴草 由実, Shizukusa Yumi, born on July 9, 1984) is a Japanese R&B and pop singer.

Contents

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-tonight?"-and-"CONTROL-Your-touch"">-tonight?"-and-"CONTROL-Your-touch"">2002-2003: Audition, success with "Don't you wanna see me tonight?" and "CONTROL Your touch"

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In April, 2002, she won the 1st place on the audition called "Super Starlight Contest" brought by Giza Studio. After that, she appeared on some compilations like "GIZA studio MAI-K & FRIENDS HOTROD BEACH PARTY" and "DAY TRACK: Lady Mastersoul".

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On July 2, 2003, she released her first single "Don't you wanna see me <oh> tonight?". It peaked at No. 35 on the Oricon Singles Chart and gained many radio plays.

On December 3, her debut studio album "CONTROL Your touch" was released.

2004: "Yumi Shizukusa Ⅱ"

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On April 14, she released the lead single from her 2nd album "Yumi Shizukusa Ⅱ", "Kokoro wa itsumo Rainbow Color". It achieved weak success, charting at No. 84 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

On October 27, 2004, she released her second studio album "Yumi Shizukusa Ⅱ". It includes "I'm in Love" featuring Wyclef Jean.

2005-2006: Comeback in popularity and "Hana kagari"

On February 9, 2005, she released her 6th single "Hana kagari". It was used in Japanese famous TV mystery drama "Kyoto Chiken no Onna" and gained many airplays.

On December 15, 2005, she released her 1st digital single "Communication break out" on iTunes. It peaked at No. 1 on the iTunes Chart.

On March 1, 2006, her third studio album "Hana Kagari" was released.

2007-2010: "I still believe" and duet with KG

On May 30, 2007, she released her 8th single "I still believe: Tameiki". It was used in one of the most popular Japanese anime Case Closed and peaked at No. 50 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

On October 29, she released 10th single "GO YOUR OWN WAY". It performed moderate success with the usage in Case Closed.

Her 4th studio album "THE PAINTED SOUL" was released on December 3, 2008.

On August 19, 2009, she released her first extended play "ENDLESS SUMMER". It peaked at No. 1 on the iTunes R&B Albums Chart.

On February 24, she appeared on KG's album "Love for you" and sang "Kanawanai Koi demo" with him. This song gained moderate success on iTunes.

After that, she went silent about for 3 years.

2013-2014: Comeback in the music scene

Her 5th studio album "A woman's heart" was released on December 18, 2013. It achieved weak success though it was praised from critics.

On June 11, she released her first compilation album "#10 story: best of Yumi Shizukusa". It includes two new songs.

2015-present: "BLUE"

On July 22, 2015, she released her 6th studio album "BLUE", which was acclaimed by critics. It includes the song "Everytime", which was produced by a Grammy-nominated producer starRo.

Songs

GO YOUR OWN WAYTHE PAINTED SOUL · 2008
All my lifeBLUE · 2015
TAKE ME TAKE MECONTROL Your touch · 2003

References

Yumi Shizukusa Wikipedia