Mayo Okamoto
Appearance
Mayo Okamoto | |
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Born | January 9, 1974 |
Origin | Nakamura, Kōchi, Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | |
Website | www |
Mayo Okamoto (
Expo 2010 Shanghai China theme song plagiarism[edit]
It was alleged that the promotional song for Expo 2010 Shanghai China, "Right Here Waiting for You 2010", was plagiarized from Okamoto's 1997 song "Sonomama no Kimi de Ite".[2] Okamoto's agency later announced that the Expo Committee subsequently requested permission to use the song, to which Okamoto's agency agreed.[3]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Sun&Moon (1995/6/10)
- Pureness (1996/3/16)
- Smile (1997/3/5)
- Hello (1998/4/29)
- Crystal Scenery (1998/12/9) (mini-album)
- Mahō no Ring ni Kiss o Shite (
魔法 のリングにkissをして) (1999/8/4) - Dear… (2002/3/20)
- Saikai (Kimi ni Tsuzuru) (
再会 〜君 に綴 る〜) (2005/5/18) - Wonderful Colors (2006/1/25) (mini-album)
- Soul Love (2006/12/6)
- seasons (2008/10/29)
- Crystal Scenery II (2009/05/27)
Compilations[edit]
- Mayo Okamoto Best Rise 1 (2000/5/31)
- Mō Ichido Ano Koro no Sora o (もう
一度 あの頃 の空 を) (2003/10/22)
Singles[edit]
- Tomorrow (1995/5/10)
- Forever (1996/2/12)
- Alone (1996/11/5)
- Sonomama no Kimi de Ite (そのままの
君 でいて) (1997/1/16) - Nakechauhodo Setsunaikedo (
泣 けちゃうほど せつないけど) (1997/3/5) - Sayonara/Hoshizora no Sanpomichi (サヨナラ/
星空 の散歩道 ) (1997/11/19) - Daijōbudayo (
大丈夫 だよ) (1998/2/25) - Omoide ni Dekinakute (
想 い出 にできなくて) (1998/4/16) - Everlasting (1998/11/18)
- Takaramono (
宝物 ) (1999/2/10) - Kono Hoshizora no Kanata (この
星空 の彼方 ) (1999/7/7) - Hapihapi Birthday/Itoshii Hito yo (Remember Me) (ハピハピ バースデイ/
愛 しい人 よ~remember me~) (2001/12/21) - Dear… (2002/3/13)
- Life (2003/1/22)
- Ai to Iu Na no Hana (
愛 という名 の花 ) (2003/3/19) - Kakegae nai Hito yo (かけがえない
人 よ) (2005/1/13) - Utsukushiki Hito (
美 しき人 ) (2005/4/20) - Itsuka Kitto (いつかきっと) (2005/11/30)
- Dōsōkai (Dear My Friends) (
同窓会 ~Dear My Friends~) (2006/10/25) - Destiny (2008/8/6)
Videos[edit]
- Pureness '96 (1996/8/21)
- Mayo Okamoto Smile Tour '97(VHS) (1997/9/19)
- Mayo Okamoto Smile Tour '97(DVD) (2000/6/28)
- Mayo Okamoto Hello Tour '98(VHS) (1998/10/21)
- Mayo Okamoto Hello Tour '98(DVD) (2000/6/28)
- Mayo Okamoto Tour '99 – Maho no Ring (2000/4/5)
- Mayo Okamoto Tour 2000 -RISE- (2001/11/8)
- Mayo Okamoto Clip 1995–1998 (2002/4/3)
- Mayo Okamoto Clip 1998–2002 (2002/4/3)
References[edit]
- ^ "
岡本 真夜 のプロフィール". November 11, 2022. - ^ "Shanghai Expo song cut after plagiarism charges". The China Post. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Mainichi: "
岡本 真夜 :上海 万博 PR曲 に盗作 された疑 いの「そのままの君 でいて」が正式 決定 " (April 19, 2010) Archived April 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 22, 2010. (in Japanese)
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Mayo Okamoto at Oricon (in Japanese)
Categories:
- Japanese women singer-songwriters
- Japanese singer-songwriters
- Japanese women pop singers
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Kōchi Prefecture
- Singers from Kōchi Prefecture
- 20th-century Japanese women singers
- 20th-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century Japanese women singers
- 21st-century Japanese singers
- Nippon Crown artists