Yuki Koyanagi

Yuki Koyanagi (小柳 ゆき, Koyanagi Yuki, born January 26, 1982) is a Japanese pop singer. She released her first single, "Anata no kisu o kazoemashô – You Were Mine" on September 15, 1999. This song was a huge hit in Japan and made the 17-year-old a sensation overnight. Her second album, Expansion, sold over 1.3 million copies, and it features her most biggest chart hit, "Aijo". She has done several albums (in English) of cover songs, including disco and movie standards.

Yuki Koyanagi
小柳ゆき
Birth name小柳由紀 (Koyanagi Yuki)
Also known as小柳 ゆき (Koyanagi Yuki)
Born (1982-01-26) January 26, 1982
OriginSaitama City, Saitama, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1998–present
LabelsWarner Music, Nayutawave
Websiteyuki-koyanagi.jp

After a break of several years, her album Sunrise was released in March 2007.

Life and career

Koyanagi was born in Saitama City, Japan to a Trinbagonian-American father and a Japanese mother. She is known for singing the English version of "Cross Colors", the ending theme of Dynasty Warriors 4.[1] Before that, she worked with Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men who wrote most of the songs on and produced her album Intimacy. She performed the songs in English, without understanding what she was singing.[2]

Yuki sang the American and Japanese National Anthems during the 2006 World Baseball Classic in Tokyo. She also sang the Japanese National Anthem for an international soccer match between Japan and Trinidad & Tobago in 2006.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales (JPN) Certifications
JPN
Oricon

Freedom
  • Released: 25 November 1999
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
6 523,000
Expansion
  • Released: 23 August 2000
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
1 1,293,000
  • RIAJ: 3×Platinum
My All...
  • Released: 30 May 2001
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
4 264,000
  • RIAJ: 2×Platinum
Buddy
  • Released: 21 August 2002
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
6 76,000
Type
  • Released: 25 September 2003
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
39 18,000
I'll Be Travelin' Home
  • Released: 24 November 2004
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
61 7,000
Sunrise
  • Released: 21 March 2007
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
70 6,000

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
JPN
Oricon

Koyanagi the Ballads 1999-2001
  • Released: 28 November 2001
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
13
My All: Yuki Koyanagi Singles 1999-2003
  • Released: 28 January 2004
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
14
The Best Now & Then: 10th Anniversary
  • Released: 24 February 2010
  • Label: Nayutawave
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
54
The Best of Yuki Koyanagi Eternity: 15th Anniversary
  • Released: 25 September 2013
  • Label: Nayutawave
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
145
The Best of Yuki Koyanagi 2015 Here for You: Universal Selection
  • Released: 25 February 2015
  • Label: Nayutawave
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
171

Cover albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales (JPN) Certifications
JPN
Oricon

Koyanagi the Covers Product 1
  • Released: 24 May 2000
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
1 750,000
Koyanagi the Disco
  • Released: 26 March 2003
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
58 16,000
Koyanagi the Covers Product 2
  • Released: 25 September 2003
  • Label: Warner Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
29 29,000
  • FREEDOM (1999/11/25)
  • Koyanagi the Covers PRODUCT 1 (2000/5/24)
  • EXPANSION (2000/8/23)
  • Koyanagi the Live in Japan 2000 (2001/2/28)- 2 discs
  • my all... (2001/5/30)
  • KOYANAGI the BALLADS 1999~2001 (2001/11/28)
  • intimacy (2002/4/24)
  • buddy (2002/8/21)
  • KOYANAGI THE LIVE IN JAPAN 2001-2002 (2002/11/27)- 4 discs
  • KOYANAGI the DISCO (2003/3/26)
  • KOYANAGI the COVERS PRODUCT 2 (2003/9/25)
  • Type (2003/9/25)
  • Acoustic Concert at Orchard Hall (2003/11/12)- 2 discs
  • MY ALL<YUKI KOYANAGI SINGLES 1999-2003> (2004/1/28)- CD+DVD
  • I'll Be Travelin' Home (2004/11/24)
  • Sunrise (2007/3/21)
  • The Best Now&Then ~10th Anniversary~ (2010/2/24)
  • Prelude (2019/9/4)

Singles

  • あなたのキスを数えましょう ~You were mine~ (1999/9/15)- JAP #7
  • fairyland (trans@k feat. 小柳ゆき) (1999/10/27)
  • あなたのキスを数えましょう Opus II (with trans@k) (Anata no Kisu o Kazoemashou) (2000/1/26)
  • 愛情 (Aijou) (2000/4/12)- JAP #3
  • be alive (2000/7/26)
  • Koyanagi the Christmas (2000/11/15)
  • DEEP DEEP (2001/4/25)
  • beautiful world (2001/4/25)
  • my all... (2001/6/13)
  • remain~心の鍵~ (remain~Kokoro no Kagi) (2001/11/21)
  • HIT ON (2002/2/14)
  • Endless (2002/7/10)
  • Lovin' you (2002/10/17)
  • ON THE RADIO (2003/3/5)
  • 恋のフーガ/会いたい (Koi no Fuga / Aitai) (2003/8/6)- JAP #36
  • Love knot~愛の絆~ (Love Knot – Ai no Kizuna) (2004/1/28)
  • Crystal Days (2004/11/24)
  • 最後に記憶を消して (Saigo ni Kiwoku wo Keshite) (2005/4/27)
  • Fair Wind (2006/5/10)
  • 誓い (Chikai) (2006/10/11)
  • we can go anywhere (2008/10/15) [1'669 copies sold – 2 weeks]
  • MacArthur Park (Donna Summer) / All at Once (2012.07.25)

Video/DVDs

  • KOYANAGI THE MOVIES PRODUCT 1 (2000/09/27)
  • KOYANAGI THE BUDOKAN KOYANAGI THE LIVE IN JAPAN 2000 (2001/07/11)
  • KOYANAGI THE MOVIES PRODUCT 2 (2001/09/05)

References

  1. "DYNASTY WARRIORS 4 INCLUDES NEW J-POP SINGLE". KOEI North America. February 13, 2006. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007.
  2. Drake, Kate (July 8, 2002). "Soul Sister Tokyo-Style". TIME Asia. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010.
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