Mioko Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口美央子) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer of popular music.
Yamaguchi's music career began on F-Label, where she released a trilogy of albums where she sang and played keyboards. She also composed most of her own songs. After the album Tsukihime (Japanese: 月姫; Moonlight Princess) in 1983, she changed her focus to providing music to others.[1] Yamaguchi has composed songs for artists such as Yuki Saito[2] and Yukari Tamura.[3] In addition, she has composed music for anime, including Ranma 1/2[4][5] and Pokonyan!.[6] She has composed over 400 songs overall.
After over 30 years, Yamaguchi began releasing new music herself, beginning with Tokisakashima (Japanese: トキサカシマ) in late 2018.[7][8][9] She also reissued her original albums on CD for the first time.
Discography
edit- Studio albums
- 夢飛行 (1980)
- Nirvana (1981)
- 月姫 (1983)
- トキサカシマ (2018)
- Floma (2019)
- フェアリズム (2022)
- Compilation
- Anju (1985)
- EP
- Floma Mini (2020)
References
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- ^ "Love♡parade". Oricon. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "EQUALロマンス". Uta-Net. PAGE ONE. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Shy. "Japanese Synthpop Utahime Mioko Yamaguchi: Up-and-Coming U.S. Journalist Unravels Yamaguchi's '80s Trilogy and Latest Work". Tokion. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "幸福のプレゼント". Hoick. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "山口美央子、35年ぶりとなる4thアルバム『トキサカシマ』 松武秀樹との制作過程を語る". Real Sound. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Cunningham, Ed. "Mioko Yamaguchi". The Glow.
- ^ Shibasaki, Yuji. "山口美央子の華麗なる復活――再評価のいまシンセの歌姫に迫る". Mikiki. Retrieved 19 May 2024.