Yuuri (singer-songwriter)

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Yuuri
優里
Born (1994-03-23) March 23, 1994 (age 30)
Makuhari, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2019–present
LabelsAriola Japan
Websitewww.yuuriweb.com

Yuuri (優里, born March 23, 1994) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He is currently signed under the record label Ariola Japan.

Career[edit]

He began his singing career as a vocalist for the four-man rock band, The Bugzy, until they disbanded in May 2019. After the group's disbandment, he began performing live on the streets of Tokyo.[1] On October 10, 2019, Yuuri was singing [「花 」-0714-] by My First Story on the street at the scrambled intersection in Shibuya. It became a hot topic when My First Story vocalist Hiro, jumped in and sang the second verse of the song with him.[2] After this incident, Yuuri was called out from the crowd to perform spontaneously for the encore final performance on November 30 when My First Story was holding a concert in Saitama Super Arena as a part of their country-wide tour "My First Story Tour 2019." Yuuri's originally composed "Kakurenbo" whose recording was supervised by Hiro and My First Story's [「花」 -0714-] were performed together.[3] On December 1, Yuuri released "Kakurenbo" independently. It ranked in 4th place on the general chart on iTunes Japan, and the music video garnered over 40 million views.[4] On the same day, MY FIRST STORY'S version of "Kakurenbo" was also released.[5]

On February 28, 2020, he released his second independent song, titled "Kagome", which later topped the USEN indies chart on March 18.[6] He made his official debut with Sony Music on August 9 with his single "Peter Pan".[7] On October 25, his second major single, "Dry Flower" was released.[8]

On February 1, 2021 "Dry Flower" exceeded over 100 million streams on the Streaming Songs chart on Billboard Japan.[9] He achieved this number after charting for 13 weeks, becoming the first solo male artist to achieve this, and overall third artist to achieve this following LiSA's "Homura" which broke the record after 7 weeks of charting, and BTS' "Dynamite" which took 11 weeks.[10] On March 22, 2021, "Kakurenbo" also exceeded over 100 million streams on Billboard Japan’s Streaming Songs chart.[11] It is the first time in Billboard Japan history for an artist to have two songs exceed 100 million streams only 8 months after their major debut.[12]

On September 1, 2021, "Dry Flower" exceeded 400 million streams on Billboard Japan’s Streaming Songs chart. Since it exceeded 400 million streams within 44 weeks of charting, Yuuri became the first and fastest solo male artist to achieve this record, and the second artist overall following BTS’ "Dynamite."[13] He also became the first Japanese artist and solo male artist to exceed 500 million streams on December 22, 2021.

His first studio album Ichi was released on January 12, 2022.[14] He also released his first non-Japanese single, the English version of "Dry Flower" called "Dried Flowers" on January 31, 2022.[15]

Personal life[edit]

When Yuuri was in elementary school, he was influenced by his mother who listened to Western rock music, so he often listened to artists such as Bon Jovi, Queen, and AC/DC. Bon Jovi inspired him to become a singer and pursue music as a career. When he entered high school, he started listening to Japanese artists such as Bump of Chicken and Spitz.[16] He started his Youtube channel 「Yuuri Channel Official 」in March 2020. Since its inception, the channel has garnered over 217 million views and gained over 1 million subscribers.[17] There are 4 main members that create and participate in the channel's content including Yuuri. The other three members are Jun, Genta, and Nari. The contents of the channel range from song covers performed by Yuuri, to karaoke challenges with other guests, and other various contents relating to music, and a new video is uploaded daily.

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Details Peak positions Sales Certifications
JPN
[18] 		JPN
Hot
[19]
Ichi
(壱; One)
  • Released: January 12, 2022
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 4 3
Ni
(弐; Two)
  • Released: March 29, 2023
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 1
Poem – 80's
(詩-80's)
  • Released: October 4, 2023
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 7 9
Hibiku (響)
  • Released: November 29, 2023
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 10 —

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN
[24] 		JPN
Hot
[25] 		KOR
[26] 		WW
[27]
Independent
"Kakurenbo"
(かくれんぼ; "Hide-and-seek") 		2019 — 25 — — Ichi
"Kagome"
(かごめ) 		2020 — — — —
Major
"Peter Pan"
(ピーターパン) 		2020 — 39 — —
  • RIAJ: Platinum (st.)[28]
 Ichi
"Dry Flower"
(ドライフラワー) 		— 2 — 48
  • RIAJ:
    • 2× Platinum (dig.)[29]
    • Platinum (st.)[28]
"Infinity"
(インフィニティ) 		2021 20 37 — —
  • RIAJ: Silver (st.)[28]
"Sakurabare"
(桜晴) 		— 66 — —
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.)[28]
"Hikousen"
(飛行船; "Airship") 		— 46 — —
"Shutter"
(シャッター) 		— 18 — —
  • RIAJ: Platinum (st.)[28]
"Natsune"
(夏音) 		— 23 — —
"Betelgeuse"
(ベテルギウス) 		— 2 124 116
  • RIAJ:
"Mizukiri -Piano ver.-"
(ミズキリ -piano ver.-) 		2022 — — — — Non-album single
"Wo"
(うぉ) 		— 54 — — Ni
"Time Machine"
(タイムマシン) 		— 65 — —
"The Day We Become Eternal Love, Not Lovers"
(恋人じゃなくなった日) 		2023 — 41 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

As featured artist[edit]

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Till I"
(SawanoHiroyuki[nZk:Yuuri) 		2021 IV

Productions[edit]

  • April 30, 2021 – Jun Miyasaka "Shutter": Lyrics and composition by Yuuri.[30]
  • December 24, 2021 – Junta "Waraeyo": Lyrics co-written by Yuuri and CHIMERAZ. Composition by Yuuri.
  • March 23, 2022 – BAK "Time Machine": Lyrics and composition by Yuuri.
  • April 20, 2022 – Little Glee Monster 「心に空を」(The sky inside my heart)
  • April 28, 2022 – Ai Tomioka "Rapunzel": Lyrics and composition by Yuuri.
  • May 26, 2022 – Maruri "Sukidayo": Lyrics and composition by Yuuri.
  • August 24, 2022 – Hey! Say! JUMP "Bitter Chocolate": Lyrics and composition by Yuuri.
  • July 1, 2023 – Tomorrow X Together (TXT) "Hydrangea Love": Producer, Lyrics and composition by Yuuri.[31]

Appearances[edit]

Radio[edit]

THE FIRST TAKE[edit]

  • Premiered July 10, 2020 – "Kakurenbo" THE HOME TAKE
  • Premiered October 30, 2020 – "Dry Flower" THE FIRST TAKE
  • Premiered October 1, 2021 – "Shutter" THE FIRST TAKE
  • Premiered October 13, 2021 – "BETELGEUSE" THE FIRST TAKE
  • Premiered August 19, 2022 – "Leo" THE FIRST TAKE
  • Premiered August 31, 2022 – "Tag" THE FIRST TAKE

Music videos[edit]

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s) Link
"Kakurenbo" 2019 Elizabeth Miyaji [1]
"Kagome" 2020 [2]
"Peter Pan" Ichiro Yatsui [3]
"Dry Flower" Elizabeth Miyaji [4]
"Hikousen" 2021 Kentaro Shima [5]
"Betelgeuse" Misato Kato [6]
"Leo" 2022 Mai Sakai [7]
"Shutter" Santa Yamagishi [8]
"Wo" Daiki Kamoshita [9]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
Billboard Japan Music Awards 2021 Hot 100 of the Year "Dry Flower" Won [32]
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022 Best Ending "Infinity"
(from anime SK8 the Infinity) 		Nominated [33]
Japan Gold Disc Awards 2022 New Artist of the Year Yuuri Won [34]
JASRAC Awards 2021 Bronze Award Won [35]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2021 Song of the Year Won [36]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yuuri's "Kakurenbo" is too sad! Tears to say goodbye to a girlfriend that is never coming back". UtaTen. June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Yuuri (October 9, 2019). "Today's street live While singing 花0714, Hiro himself appeared and sang the 2nd verse! It was my first time being so nervous while playing the guitar! He even took a picture and uploaded it on Instagram… It was so cool, if you could, please listen to my songs as well! lol". Instagram. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Yuuri (December 5, 2019). "MY FIRST STORY's Saitama Arena tour ends with a performance by Yuuri". Natalie Music. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Singer-songwriter Yuuri appeared on "The Home Take" and performed a special arrangement of "Kakurenbo"". Billboard JAPAN. July 10, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. ^ MY FIRST STORY [@myfirststory_of] (November 30, 2019). "(Notice) The songs performed during the encore of the Saitama performance today are now available on iTunes! MY FIRST STORY 1. Identity 2. Kakurenbo https://t.co/86JVhQ4Ql4 Also, the guest performer of the encore song himself, Yuuri's, Kakurenbo has also been released!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Yuuri [@yuuri_official] (March 21, 2020). "I got 1st place on the USEN indies chart…this is all thanks to everyone. I'm glad that "Kagome" has reached so many people. Thank you" (Tweet). Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Yuuri's major debut has been decided! His debut with "Peter Pan" will be released!". OKMusic. Japan Music Network. July 13, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Yuuri's single "Dry Flower" will be released on October 25". Billboard JAPAN. October 17, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "Yuuri's "Dry Flower" exceeds 100 million streams in 13 weeks becoming the fastest solo male artist". Sponichi Annex. Sports Nippon. January 28, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Yuuri's "Dry Flower" exceeds over 100 million streams, becoming the third fastest artist in history". Billboard JAPAN. January 27, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "Yuuri's "Kakurenbo" has been streamed over 100 million times". Billboard JAPAN. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Played 200 million times at an astonishing speed, two factors that make Yuuri's music successful". Billboard JAPAN. April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "Yuuri's "Dry Flower" exceeds over 400 million streams, becoming the first and fastest solo male artist".
  14. ^ @yuuri_official (January 11, 2022). "My first album 「壱」(Ichi) has been released! I was very happy to receive comments from everyone on Flag Day! Since my album has been released, I would be very happy if you could listen to it! https://va.lnk.to/knC9xK I really want to hold a concert soon! I hope that「壱」(Ichi) reaches many people!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @yuuri_official (January 31, 2022). "Dried Flowers (English Ver.) has been released! https://va.lnk.to/cqknHs I'll be very happy if everyone listens to the English version as well!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Interview with "Dry Flower's" Yuuri | How was the hit song 'Kakurenbo" with over 25 million streams created? And the after story in "Dry Flower"?". 音楽ナタリー. October 25, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "Yuuri Channel Official – YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "優里のアルバム" [Yuuri Albums] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  19. ^ "Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  20. ^ "Yuuri CD Certifications" (Enter 優里 into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  21. ^ オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年03月27日～2023年04月02日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking March 27, 2023 to April 2, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  22. ^ オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年10月02日～2023年10月08日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking October 2, 2023 – October 8, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  23. ^ オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年11月27日～2023年12月03日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking November 27, 2023 – December 3, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  24. ^ "優里のシングル" [Yuuri Singles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  25. ^ "Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  26. ^ Circle Digital Chart positions:
  27. ^ "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  28. ^ a b c d e f "Yuuri Streaming Certifications" (Enter 優里 into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  29. ^ a b "Yuuri Download Certifications" (Enter 優里 into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  30. ^ "Yuuri's newly written song "Shutter" will be released today on "Yuuri Channel [Official] YouTube Channel" with a part of the MV and the inside story leading up to the song! The full MV will be released for the first time at 19:00 tomorrow!" (Press release). April 29, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  31. ^ "TOMORROW X TOGETHERの新曲"紫陽花のような恋 (Hydrangea Love)"が #畑芽育 主演ドラマ『最高の生徒　～余命1年のラストダンス～』主題歌に。7月5日にリリースされる日本2ndアルバム『SWEET』に収録。恋愛を「紫陽花」に例えたラブソング。作詞作曲は 優里。" (Press release). June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  32. ^ "BTS & Yuuri Top Billboard Japan's 2021 Year-End Charts". Billboard. December 9, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  33. ^ Schneider, Michael (January 18, 2022). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022 Nominations Include '86 Eighty-Six,' 'Jujutsu Kaisen,' 'Oddtaxi'". Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  34. ^ "The Japan Gold Disc Award 2022 | Winners" (in Japanese). Japan Gold Disc Award. March 13, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  35. ^ "40th JASRAC Awards". JASRAC. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  36. ^ "Winners | 2021 Video Music Awards Japan" (in Japanese). MTV Video Music Awards Japan. December 18, 2021. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

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