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  • Formed: 1997, Yokohama, Japan
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Wonderful World," "Yuzumore," "Yuzuman Natsu"

Biography

Yuzu are a mainly acoustic Japanese pop/rock duo with a lush and upbeat sound, made of Kitagawa Yujin and Iwasawa Koji, who started the band in 1997 while they still attended the high school in Yokohama (the group was initially named Lights). Beginning their career as street musicians, Yuzu soon went pro, releasing their debut EP, Yuzu No Su, in October 1997 via Senha & Co., a subsidiary of Toy's Factory, with which they've stuck ever since. For the next several years the band kept an intense record schedule: the second mini-album Yuzuman and the debut LP Yuzu Ikka came out in 1998; in 1999 there were two studio albums (Kajiki Sakura Saku Hen and Yuzuen) as well as four singles; and another full-length, Tobira, arrived in 2000. The hard work was worth it -- the band achieved a considerable level of success, with Yuzuman selling more than 200,000 copies and Yuzu Ikka staying in the charts for 17 months. Taking a two-year break from recording, Yuzu resumed a stable schedule again in 2002, releasing three albums in 2002-2004, and then following those long-players with Ribbon in 2006. By that time, they already had enough material for several best-of compilations, which came out in 2005 and 2007, the 2007 collection Yuzu No Ne: 1997-2007 entering the yearly Oricon Album Top 80 -- a feat repeated by their single "Harukaze," done with the violinist Hakase Tarou. In 2007 the band also provided the song "Ashita Tenki Ni Nare" for the movie Shaberedomo Shaberedomo. The album Wonderful World, produced by the composer Joe Hisaishi (a longtime collaborator of famous anime director Hayao Miyazaki) and recorded with a 70-piece orchestra, was released in 2008. ~ Alexey Eremenko, All Music Guide
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Yuzu
Origin Japan
Genres J-Pop, Folk music
Years active 1997–present
Labels Senha and Company, Toy's Factory
Members
Yujin Kitagawa (vocals, guitar, harmonica, kazoo, whistle), Kōji Iwasawa (vocals, guitar, blues harp, kazoo)

Yuzu (ゆず?) is a Japanese popular music duo. Its members are Yujin Kitagawa (北川悠仁 Kitagawa Yujin?, born January 14, 1977) and Kōji Iwasawa (岩沢厚治 Iwasawa Kōji?, born October 14, 1976). Both of the band members come from Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and attended Okamura Junior High School.

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Discography

Yuzu started out as street musicians. At first, their band name was “Lights”, but Kitagawa disliked it, so they changed the name to “Yuzu”. At that time, Kitagawa was eating a Yuzu sherbet, so he named the band after the fruit. (Incidentally, Iwasawa was eating vanilla ice cream. So the band name might have been Vanilla. Sometimes Iwasawa tells this story) The fans of Yuzu are called “Yuzukko”.

Singles

  Release Date Title Japanese
1st March 6, 1998 Natsuiro 夏色
2nd September 18, 1998 Shōnen 少年
3rd November 11, 1998 Karappo からっぽ
4th January 20, 1999 Itsuka いつか
5th March 17, 1999 Sayonara Bus サヨナラバス
6th August 18, 1999 Sentimental センチメンタル
7th September 29, 1999 Tomodachi no Uta 友達の唄
8th November 25, 1999 Kokoro no Mama ni
Kuzuboshi		 心のままに
くず星
9th May 31, 2000 Aa, Seishun no Hibi 嗚呼、青春の日々
10th October 18, 2000 Tobenai Tori 飛べない鳥
11th May 23, 2001 Three Count 3カウント
12th February 13, 2002 Again Two アゲイン2
13th February 20, 2002 Koi no Kayōbi 恋の歌謡日
14th October 17, 2002 Mata Aeru Hi Made またあえる日まで
15th February 5, 2003 Ao 青
16th February 12, 2003 Kokyū 呼吸
17th February 19, 2003 Sanban-sen
Suiheisen		 3番線
水平線
18th February 26, 2003 Sumire スミレ
19th October 22, 2003 Hokōsha Yūsen
Nō		 歩行者優先
濃
20th June 2, 2004 Sakuragicho
Shumi no Haba
Yume no Chizu		 桜木町
シュミのハバ
夢の地図
21st July 22, 2004 Eikō no Kakehashi 栄光の架橋
22nd November 9, 2005 Chōtokkyū
Hi wa Mata Noboru		 超特急
陽はまた昇る
23rd March 7, 2007 Harukaze 春風
24th February 6, 2008 Story ストーリー
25th June 25, 2008 Yesterday and Tomorrow
26th November 5, 2008 Shishikababū シシカバブー
27th April 22, 2009 Aitai 逢いたい
28th July 29, 2009 Ichigo いちご
29th September 2, 2009 Niji 虹

Collaboration singles

Release Date Title Japanese Artist
November 29, 2006 Christmas no Yakusoku クリスマスの約束 Yuzuoda (Yuzu , Kazumasa Oda)
May 23, 2007 Original Soundtrack Single Eiga 「Syaberedomo Syaberedomo」 Original Soundtrack Single 映画「しゃべれども しゃべれども」
July 11, 2007 Music ミュージック Golden Circle feat. Yohito Teraoka/Yumi Matsutoya/Yuzu
May 13, 2009 Two You two友 Yuzuguren (Yuzu , Kimaguren)

Albums

Independent Album

  Release Date Title Japanese
1st (Mini) October 25, 1997 Yuzu no Moto ゆずの素

Original Albums

  Release Date Title Japanese
1st (Mini) February 21, 1998 Yuzuman ゆずマン
2nd July 23, 1998 Yuzu Ikka ゆず一家
3rd October 14, 1999 Yuzuen ゆずえん
4th November 1, 2000 Tobira トビラ
5th March 6, 2002 Yuzu Moa ユズモア
6th March 19, 2003 Sumire すみれ
7th September 15, 2004 1 〜ONE〜 1 〜ONE〜
8th January 18, 2006 Ribbon リボン
9th January 16, 2008 Wonderful World 　
10th October 7, 2009 Furusato FURUSATO　

"Best of" Albums

  Release Date Title Japanese
"Best of" Album June 8, 2005 Home [1997-2000]
Going [2001-2005]		 Home [1997-2000]
Going [2001-2005]
"Best of" Album (backsides) October 3, 2007 Yuzu no Ne 1997-2007 ゆずのね 1997-2007

DVDs

  • TOBIRA TOUR 2000-2001 (May 6, 2001)
  • Rokkasen Kin Gin (December 26, 2001)
  • Futari no Biggu (Eggu) Sho -2jikan 53fun TOKYO DOME Kanzen Nokattoban- (December 26, 2001)
  • Live Films ふたり Futari (January 23, 2002)
  • Live Films ふたり秋味 Futari Akiaji (January 23, 2002)
  • Live Films スタジアムツアー　満員音(楽)礼～熱闘！Bomb踊り～ Sutajiamu Manin On(raku)satsu ~Netto! Bomb Odori~ (January 23, 2002)
  • Live Films ユズモラス完全版 (August 2002)
  • Koi no Kayobi 恋の歌謡日 (August 7, 2002)
  • Rokkasen Kurenai 録歌選　紅 (January 22, 2003)
  • Rokkasen Sumire 録歌選　菫 (May 21, 2003)
  • Live Films Sumire (October 22, 2003)
  • Live Films 夏休み子供コンサート　ゆずスマイル (October 2003)
  • Live Films 夢の地図 Yume no Chizu (February, 2005)
  • Live Films 1～ONE～ (April 2005)
  • Rokkasen 1 ~ONE~ 録歌選 1～ONE～
  • Live Films GO HOME (November 16, 2005)
  • 今夜君を迎えに行くよ (November 2005)
  • Yuzu sumairu konsaato 2006 ~ Nihon no Uta~ ゆずスマイルコンサート2006 ～にほんのうた～(September 2006)
  • Live Films リボン (October 4, 2006)

VHS

  • Futari (March 17, 1999)
  • Rokkasen Kin (February 16, 2000)
  • Rokkasen Gin (February 16, 2000)
  • Futari Akiaji (April 12, 2000)
  • TOBIRA TOUR 2000-2001 (April 4, 2001)
  • Futari no Biggu (Eggu) Sho -2jikan 53fun TOKYO DOME Kanzen Nokattoban- (December 26, 2001)
  • Sutajiamu Manin On(raku)satsu -Netto! Bomb Odori- (January 23, 2002)
  • Koi no Kayobi (August 7, 2002)
  • Rokkasen Kurenai (January 22, 2003)
  • Rokkasen Sumire (May 21, 2003)
  • Sumire (October 22, 2003)

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