Keiko Utoku
Keiko Utoku (宇徳敬子, Utoku Keiko, born April 7, 1967 in Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan) is a Japanese singer and songwriter under UK Sweet label.[2]
Keiko Utoku 宇徳 敬子 | |
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| Born | April 7, 1967 Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan[1] |
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| Website | uk-dream |
Biography
Keiko made her debut with a chorus part in the band B.B.Queens then joined with J-pop female band Mi-Ke from 1991 to 1993, before starting a solo career. As a child, Utoku listened to a lot of music, including music made by Momoe Yamaguchi. She has written and sung many songs, such as "Wasurenagusa", and Sonic the Hedgehog fans remember her for her vocal work in the original version of the Sonic CD video game's opening and closing themes in Japan and Europe, "Sonic – You Can Do Anything" and "Cosmic Eternity – Believe In Yourself" in 1993.
At recent dates, she has released 15 singles, 5 digital singles, 4 studio albums, 1 mini and 2 best albums.[3]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[4] |
Certifications |
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| JPN Oricon [5] | ||||
| Suna Dokei (砂時計) |
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1 | 406,000 |
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| Koori (氷) |
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2 | 197,000 |
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| Mengetsu ~Rhythm~ (満月 ～rhythm～) |
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8 | 83,000 | |
| Yorokobi no Hana ga Saku ~True Kiss~ (よろこびの花が咲く ～True Love～) |
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72 | 4,000 | |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[4] |
Certifications |
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| The Best "Eternity" |
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63 | 9,000 | |
| Keiko Utoku Complete Best ~Single Collection~ |
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106 | ||
| Slow Life to Watashi ~Organic Cafe~ (スローライフと私 ～Organic Cafe～) |
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80 | ||
Remix albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Cool City Production Vol. 7 UK Sweet ~Utoku Keiko~ |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[4] |
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| Shingetsu ~Rainbow~ (新月 ～Rainbow～) |
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74 | ||
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[4] | Certifications | Album |
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| "Good-by Morning" (with Fusanosuke Kondo) |
1992 | 19 | 289,000 |
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Woman Dream Original Soundtrack |
| "Anata no Yume no Naka Sotto Shinobikomitai" (あなたの夢の中 そっと忍び込みたい) |
1993 | 17 | 135,000 | Suna Dokei | |
| "Mabushii Hito" (まぶしい人) |
14 | 209,000 | |||
| "Aisazu ni wa Irarenai" (愛さずにはいられない) |
1994 | 10 | 147,000 | ||
| "Dokomade mo Zutto" (どこまでもずっと) |
25 | 98,000 | |||
| "Anata wa Watashi no Energy" (あなたは 私の ENERGY) |
1995 | 10 | 80,000 | Koori | |
| "Fushigi na Sekai" (不思議な世界) |
13 | 91,000 | |||
| "Anata ga Sekai Ichi" (あなたが世界) |
1996 | 20 | 48,000 | ||
| "Message" (メッセージ) |
32 | 25,000 | |||
| "Hikari to Kage no Roman" (光と影のロマン) |
1997 | 20 | 54,000 | Mengetsu ~Rhythm~ | |
| "Michi Shio no Mangetsu" (満ち潮の満月) |
49 | 11,000 | |||
| "Kaze no You ni Jiyuu ~Free as the Wind~" (風のように自由 ～free as the wind～) |
1998 | 33 | 12,000 | ||
| "Don't Forget Me" | 90 | 2,000 | |||
| "Realize" | 1999 | 56 | 5,000 | Yorokobi no Hana ga Saku ~True Kiss~ | |
| "Taisetsu ni Omou et Cetera" (大切に想うエトセトラ) |
2000 | 44 | 7,000 | ||
| "Happy Way" | 2014 | 125 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Destiny ~Kiseki no Kagayaki~" (Destiny ～キセキの輝き～) | |||||
References
- Official basic information about singer (in Japanese) http://berock.jp/profile.html
- Inc., Nielsen Business Media (1994-10-29). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. pp. 58–. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - Discography (in Japanese) http://berock.jp/biography.html
- 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 September 4, 2014.
- 宇徳敬子の作品. Oricon. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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