FictionJunction Yuuka
FictionJunction Yuuka | |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2003–2014, 2019 |
Labels | Victor |
Spinoff of | FictionJunction |
Past members | Yuki Kajiura Yuuka Nanri |
Website | www |
FictionJunction Yuuka (フィクションジャンクション・ユウカ, Fikushon Jankushon Yūka, stylized as FictionJunction YUUKA) is a pop duo from Japan consisting of Yuuka Nanri (vocals) and composer Yuki Kajiura (composition, lyrics and keyboards). It is part of Kajiura's solo project FictionJunction.
Biography
[edit]The pair first met at Minami Aoyama Shōjo Kagekidan (
Their first recording was "Akatsuki no Kuruma" (
After a hiatus of exactly a year, "Honoh no Tobira" (
On November 23, 2005, the duo released their debut album, Destination which placed on the Oricon weekly rankings at #9.
On May 10, 2006, FictionJunction Yuuka released their fifth single after approximately eight months. That year, they also recorded a song, "Aikoi", for the Tsubasa Chronicle anime series, which was not released as a single but instead included in the anime's fourth original soundtrack. In November of that same year, they released the opening theme for Sunrise's Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto, "Kōya Ruten" (
FictionJunction Yuuka held their first live concert entitled Premium Live 2007 on February 8 and February 15 of 2007.[2] A new album, Circus was announced and it was released on July 4 of the same year.. As Kajiura is handling the music for upcoming anime El Cazador de la Bruja, their seventh single, "Romanesque", became the ending theme of the anime above. El Cazador de la Bruja was produced by Bee Train, whose anime productions FictionJunction Yuuka has also done songs for previously.
Discography
[edit]Singles
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1 | Hitomi no Kakera (
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2 | Inside Your Heart
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3 | Akatsuki no Kuruma (
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4 | Honoh no Tobira (
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5 | Silly-Go-Round
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6 | Kōya Ruten (
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7 | Romanesque
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Albums
[edit]# | Information |
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1 | Destination
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2 | Circus[4]
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DVD & Blu-ray Releases
[edit]Year | Title | Information |
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2009 | FictionJunction YUUKA ~Yuki Kajiura Live Vol. 4 Part I~ Everlasting Songs Tour 2009 | The limited edition came with a photo booklet, the PV for "Nostalgia", and an exclusive case. |
2014 | Yuki Kajiura LIVE vol.#11 FictionJunction YUUKA 2days Special 2014.02.08~09 Nakano Sunplaza |
FictionJunction
[edit]FictionJunction Yuuka performed alongside her fellow FJ peers in Yuki Kajiura LIVE Vol. #4 Everlasting Songs Tour 2009. She is credited as a vocalist for the FictionJunction Club single "sing a song" which was released on March 16, 2012.
Singles/Albums
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1 | Everlasting Songs (FictionJunction Album)[5][6][7]
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2 | Parallel Hearts (FictionJunction Single)[9]
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3 | Sing A Song / Silent Moon (FictionJunction Club Limited Single)
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Appearances
[edit]TV
[edit]- NHK - Pop Joins the World
- NHK - PopJam
Concerts
[edit]- Victor Dreamin' Xmas ☆ 2006 in Omotesandō (Victor Dreamin' Xmas ☆ 2006 in
表参道 ) - (December 23, 24, and 25, 2006 - Year-end concert for Victor Entertainment artists. - Premium Live 2007 (February 8 and 15, 2007) - First solo concert.
- Yuki Kajiura Live Vol. #4 Everlasting Songs Tour 2009 - Part 1 of 2 part performance (July 7-12, 2009)
- Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#10 “Kaji Fes.2013″ (May 13, 2013)
- Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#11 “elemental” FictionJunction Yuuka 2Days Special (February 8-9, 2014)
- FlyingDog 10th Anniversary Live ”Inu Fes." (February 2, 2019)
External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) Official site
- (in Japanese) Official blog
References and notes
[edit]- ^ Though their first single was "Hitomi no Kakera", "Akatsuki no Kuruma" was actually recorded and released in an anime soundtrack previously.
- ^ FJY blog Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine:January 29, 2007 entry. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
- ^ Yuuka Nanri @ Chinese Wikipedia
- ^ FJY blog: April 27, 2007 entry. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ^ FictionJunction#Everlasting Songs FictionJunction First Album
- ^ a b http://www.fictionjunction.com 2009/02、FictionJunction
名義 での初 アルバム、「everlasting songs」がリリースされます。今 までサントラ等 に収録 されたFJ名義 曲 、楽曲 提供 曲 のセルフカヴァー等 の他 、YUUKAが歌 うOVA [ツバサ春雷 記 ] のED、「記憶 の森 」も収録 されます。 - ^ a b http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/tsubaholi/tsubasa/cast.html Tsubasa Shunraiki Staff.
- ^ http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/fj/everlastingsongs/ FictionJunction Official Website - Everlasting songs: Linear notes by Yuki Kajiura.
- ^ FictionJunction#Parallel Hearts First Single
- ^ http://www.axive.jp/index.php/archives/2777 Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Axive - Parallel Hearts
- ^ https://fictionjunction.com/discography/3623/ https://fictionjunction.com/discography/3623/FJC
会員 限定 )sing a song / silent moon