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Yui

Japanese singer-songwriter (1987-)

PersonAge 39humanQ249719

Also known as Yui Yoshioka · Yoshioka Yui

Born: March 26, 1987
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2016-07-13
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Birthplace: Koga
Citizenship: Japan
Occupation: singer-songwriter
, actor
, musician
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Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese

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Yui Yoshioka , known mononymously as YUI, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In her solo career, she sold more than 5 million physical copies in Japan. She is popular in Japan and in surrounding countries, ranking number one in 2011 Count Down TV "Dearest Female Artist" and Music Station "Artist You Most Want to Marry" polls, as well as Radio Television Hong Kong's "Most Popular Japanese Artist".

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SSong to the Sun2006 · 2006 film by Norihiro Koizumi

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Sex or gender: female
Discography: Yui discography
Genre: J-pop
pop rock
folk-pop
Website: yui-net.com
Instrument: guitar
voice
Blood type: AB
Label: Studioseven Recordings
Name in native language: Yui Yoshioka
Field of work: music composing
Given name: Yui
Start of work period: 2004
Voice type: soprano
Different from: Ibi
Social media followers: 1,997(January 11, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 73188028
2,146(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 73188028
Member of: Flower Flower

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