Yu Takahashi (singer-songwriter)
Yu Takahashi | |
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Born | December 26, 1983 |
Origin | Amuse (2008–2020) Warner Music Japan (2010–present) |
Website | takahashiyu |
Yu Takahashi (高橋 優, Takahashi Yū, born December 26, 1983) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted on a major label in 2010, with his singles "Subarashiki Nichijō" and "Honto no Kimochi".
Biography
Takahashi grew up in Yokote, Akita, in the Tōhoku region of Japan.[2] He started to learn the electric guitar in his final year of middle school, and in high school became the vocalist of a hardcore copy band for two years, performing such songs as Hide with Spread Beaver's "Pink Spider".[3] During high school, he bought a cheap acoustic guitar, and began writing songs.[2][3] His band broke up as the members went their separate ways, and Takahashi moved to Sapporo to attend a university.[1][2] He performed in a band in Sapporo as well, however, due to the band dissolution (one member's love life took priority) Takahashi decided to become a solo musician.[2]
In February 2002, Takahashi released his debut album, the self-produced Sepia, of which only 200 copies were produced.
Takahashi moved to Tokyo in January 2008, to further his music career there.
A year later, Takahashi made his major label debut under
Since the summer of 2016, he has hosted AKITA CARAVAN MUSIC FES every year in his hometown Akita Prefecture.[11]
He announced to leave Amuse Inc. on June 30, 2020.[12] Then he set up a personal office with his manager.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[13] |
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JPN [14] | |||
Sepia | — | — | |
Mugon no Bōryoku (無言の暴力, "The Violence of Silence") | — | — | |
Agura (胡座~agura~, "Crossed Legged") |
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— | — |
Real Time Singer Songwriter (リアルタイム・シンガーソングライター, Riaru Taimu Shingā Songuraitā) |
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8 | 34,000 |
Kono Koe (この声, "This Voice") |
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9 | 22,000 |
Break My Silence |
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9 | 20,000 |
Ima, Soko ni Aru Meimetsu to Gunjō (今、そこにある明滅と群生) |
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6 | 21,000 |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[13] |
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JPN [14] | |||
Yu Takahashi Best 2009-2015: Warau Yakusoku (高橋優 BEST 2009-2015 『笑う約束』, "Laughing Promise")[16] |
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3 | 55,000 |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[13] |
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JPN [14] | |||
Bokura no Heisei Rock 'n' Roll (僕らの平成ロックンロール, "Our Heisei Era Rock 'n' Roll")
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242 | 1,700 |
Bokura no Heisei Rock 'n' Roll 2 (僕らの平成ロックンロール②, "Our Heisei Era Rock 'n' Roll 2") |
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13 | 13,000 |
Singles
As a lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[13] | Certifications | Album | |
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Oricon Singles Charts [14] |
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"Kodomo no Uta" (こどものうた, "Song for Youth") | 2009 | — | — | — | Bokura no Heisei Rock 'n' Roll | |
"Subarashiki Nichijō" (素晴らしき日常, "The Amazing Everyday") | 2010 | 57 | 5 | 5,000 | Real Time Singer Songwriter | |
"Honto no Kimochi" (ほんとのきもち, "Real Feelings") | 24 | 10 | 9,000 |
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"Fukuwarai" (福笑い, "Lucky Laugh") | 2011 | 15 | 4 | 14,000 |
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"Genjitsu to Iu Na no Kaibutsu to Tatakau Monotachi" (現実という名の怪物と戦う者たち, "Those Who Fight the Monster Known as Reality") | — | |||||
"Dare ga Tame ni Kane wa Naru" (誰がために鐘は鳴る, "For Whom The Bell Tolls") | 20 | 9 | 8,000 | Kono Koe | ||
"Dare mo Inai Daidokoro" (誰もいない台所, "A Kitchen with No One In") | 14 | 17 | 8,000 | |||
"Sotsugyō" (卒業, "Graduation") | 2012 | 9 | 3 | 12,000 | ||
"Hi wa Mata Noboru" (陽はまた昇る, "The Sun Will Rise Again") | 18 | 9 | 12,000 | Break My Silence | ||
"(Where's) The Silent Majority?" | 2013 | 12 | 8 | 8,000 | ||
"Onaji Sora no Shita" (同じ空の下, "Under the Same Sky") | 15 | 6 | 9,000 | |||
"Pioneer" (パイオニア, Paionia) | 2014 | 12 | 13 | 8,000 | Ima, Soko ni Aru Meimetsu to Gunjō | |
"Tabibito" (旅人, "Voyager") | 86 | |||||
"Taiyō to Hana" (太陽と花, "The Sun and Flowers") | 12 | 5 | 16,000 |
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"Ashita wa Kitto Ii Hi ni Naru" (明日はきっといい日になる, "Tomorrow Will Surely Be a Good Day") | 2015 | 12 | 15 | 11,000 | Non-album single |
As a featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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JPN Hot 100 [A] | |||
"Feel" (among Unborde All Stars) |
2016 | 53 | Feel + Unborde Greatest Hits |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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Billboard Japan Hot 100 [A] | |||
"Shōnen de Are" (少年であれ, "As a Boy") | 2011 | 59 | Real Time Singer Songwriter |
"Kimama Love Song" (気ままラブソング, "A Love Song My Way") | 2012 | 70 | Kono Koe |
"Yoake o Matteiru" (夜明けを待っている, "Waiting for the Dawn") | 2013 | 39 | Bokura no Heisei Rock 'n' Roll 2 |
"Bowling" (ボーリング, "Bōringu") | 46 | ||
"Candy" | — | Break My Silence | |
"Asu e no Hoshi" (明日への星, "Star to Tomorrow") | 2014 | 53 | Ima, Soko ni Aru Meimetsu to Gunjō |
"Oyasumi" (おやすみ, "Good Night") | — |
Video albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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JPN [14] | ||
Takahashi Yu Live Tour: Kono Koe tte Dare? Takahashi Yu ja Nai? 2012 at Shibuya Kōkaidō 2012.7.1 (高橋優LIVE TOUR~この声って誰?高橋優じゃなぁい? 2012 at 渋谷公会堂2012.7.1, "Yu Takahashi Live Tour: Whose Voice Is That? Isn't It Yu Takahashi? at Shibuya Public Hall July 1, 2012") |
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21 |
Takahashi Yu Music Video-shū 2009—2013: Danyū (高橋優MUSIC VIDEO集2009—2013 男優, "Yu Takahashi Music Video Collection 2009—2013: Actor") |
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28 |
Takahashi Yu 2013 Nippon Budōkan: You Can Break the Silence in Budokan (高橋優2013日本武道館) |
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7 |
Notes
- ^ a b c Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Subarashiki Nichijō",[18] "Honto no Kimochi",[19] "Fukuwarai",[20] "Shōnen de Are",[20] "Dare ga Tame ni Kane wa Naru",[21] "Dare mo Inai Daidokoro",[22] "Sotsugyō",[23] "Kimama Love Song",[24] "Hi wa Mata Noboru",[25] "Yoake o Matteiru",[26] "Bowling",[26] "(Where's) The Silent Majority?",[27] "Onaji Sora no Shita",[28] "Pioneer",[29] "Tabibito",[29] "Taiyō to Hana",[30] "Asu e no Hoshi",[31] "Ashita wa Kitto Ii Hi ni Naru",[32] "Feel".[33]
References
- ^ a b c d 歪んだ時代を生きる子供へ向けた高橋優「こどものうた」. Barks (in Japanese). July 14, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 高橋 優 – アミューズ オフィシャル ウェブサイト. Amuse (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ a b "高橋優『7月度『oricon power next』の高橋優が奏でる、"素晴らしき日常"!』". Oricon (in Japanese). July 7, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "高橋優、『Q10』とのコラボ弾き語り教室ライヴを発表!". CDJournal (in Japanese). October 21, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ 僕らの平成ロックンロール. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "高橋優、CMナレーションは三宅裕司が起用!". CDJournal (in Japanese). July 20, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. August 2, 2010. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ 素晴らしき日常. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ ほんとのきもち. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "高橋優、『Q10』教室で弾き語り". Barks (in Japanese). November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "acmf".
- スポーツ報知. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "高橋優のリリース一覧" [A look at Yu Takahashi's Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "無言の暴力 – TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". Tower Records (in Japanese). Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "高橋優、新曲「明日はきっといい日になる」でMv初監督".
- ^ "Hot 100|JAPAN Charts|Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. August 2, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
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- ^ a b "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. July 11, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. October 31, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. January 30, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. March 26, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. August 20, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ a b "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. January 14, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. April 22, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ a b "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. March 24, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ^ レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. July 17, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
External links
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Warner label site (in Japanese)
- Yu Takahashi on Twitter
- Yu Takahashi on Instagram
- Rin to...inc.