Yumi Yoshimura

Yumi Yoshimura (吉村 由美; "Yoshimura Yumi", born January 30, 1975) is one half of the J-Pop duo Puffy AmiYumi (known in Japan as "PUFFY").

She was born in Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan. In 1975, she learned that there was a talent search underway in Tokyo. She successfully tried out and was paired with Ami Onuki to form the group PUFFY.

From 1999 to 2003 she was married to singer Takanori Nishikawa (better known under his music alias T.M. Revolution). After the Japanese media accused Yumi of having an affair, Nishikawa filed for divorce. [http://www.takanori-nishikawa.com/turbo_other_puffy.shtml]

From February 2003 to April 2003 she lived in Los Angeles and went to school to learn the English language. Yumi speaks Japanese, some English, some Spanish, and a little French. She also speaks some Hungarian and Portuguese at the beginning of "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi."

She has hosted the hit talk show Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Puffy alongside Ami Onuki in Japan, which aired from 1999 to 2002.

On November 19, 2004, PUFFY's show "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi" began airing on Cartoon Network in the United States. She is voiced by Grey DeLisle in her animated form and she herself appears in the show's live action segments.

She starred as Dendou-Jitensha in the 2002 film "Mohou-han" (Copycat Killer). [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1703581/] She also starred as Ryoko Tajima in the 2004 film "Inu to arukeba: Chirori to Tamura" (Walking the Dog) and as Nozomi Akai in the Japanese horror film "The Neighbor No. 13"(Rinjin 13-gô), which was released in 2005.

Instruments

Yumi can play:
*Guitar
*Harmonica (Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi)
*Piano (2001:a halfway of space odyssey - Watashi no Nozomi)
*Lead vocals
*Timpani (Jet Tour '98 - Ai no Shirushi)
*Saxophone (Cosmic*Wonder)

olo songs

Yumi has also sung several solo songs:

AmiYumi

*Nagaiki Shitene (I Want You to Live a Long Time)

olo Solo

*Tennen no Beauty (Natural Beauty)
*Kyouki na Futari (Perfect Couple)
*Hanabi (Fireworks)
*V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N
*Sorenarini (Hold Out As Long As You Can)
*Ai no Aura (Aura of Love)
*Watashi no Nozomi (My Hope)

Jet-CD

*Tetsugaku (Philosophy)

The Hit Parade

*Hi-Teen Boogie (Late-Teens Boogie)

Fever*Fever

*Nannari to Naru Deshou (Anything can become a habit)

pike

*This is the Song of Sweet Sweet Season When Cherry Garcia Blossoms Bloom

plurge

*Rakuda no Kuni (Camel Country, Cameland)

olo Single

On 2 July 1997, each member of PUFFY released their own solo single before their original solo album, Solo Solo was released on the 6 August 1997.

Track listing

#V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N
#Kyouki na Futari (Perfect Couple)
#V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N (Original Karaoke)
#Kyouki na Futari (Original Karaoke)

External links

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* [http://www.puffyamiyumiworld.com/ Puffy AmiYumi World]