Masami Okui
Masami Okui | |
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Native name | 奥井 雅美 |
Born |
Itami, Japan | March 13, 1968
Occupation | |
Years active | 1993–present |
Website |
makusonia |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instruments | Vocals, Drums, Guitar |
Masami Okui (奥井 雅美 Okui Masami, born March 13, 1968) is a Rock/Pop/Anison singer who was born in Itami, Hyōgo, Japan. She began her professional musical career at age 21 as a concert backup singer.
From almost the very beginning of her career, Masami has sung themes for anime TV and movies. She is especially well known for her songs from Revolutionary Girl Utena, Tales of Eternia The Animation, Slayers, Sorcerer Hunters, Di Gi Charat, Magic User's Club, Jungle de Ikou, Akihabara Dennou Gumi, Ray the Animation, He Is My Master and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. She has performed material for more than 50 singles and 20 albums to date (including her work with JAM Project and Chihiro Yonekura). She is best known for her song Shuffle in the Yugioh Opening Okui hosts @Tunes, an anime music news program, on the Japanese anime television network Animax.
History
- 1989 - November - Her musical career began. She started as a concert backup singer for Yuki Saito.
- 1993 - released her first single "Dare Yori mo Zutto" for the anime OAV The Girl from Phantasia.
- 1995 - sang together with Megumi Hayashibara for anime TV series Slayers.
- 2003 - teamed up with fellow artist Chihiro Yonekura to form the group r.o.r/s (an acronym for "Reflections of Renaissance/Sounds).
- 2003 - debuted as a member of the supergroup JAM Project with the single: "Little Wing", the opening title track for the noted anime series Scrapped Princess.
- 2003 - left Starchild Records. Became the music producer of her own record label, evolution.
- 2011 - ended her evolution label and left Geneon Universal Entertainment, signing over to Lantis.
Discography
Maxi Singles
Year | Title | Oricon chart peaks | Album | |||
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Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly | |||
1993 | "Dare yori mo zutto..." | — | — | — | — | Gyuu |
"Yume ni Konnichiwa -Tanoshii Willow Town-" | — | — | — | — | BEST-EST | |
1994 | "I Was Born To Fall in Love" | — | 92 | — | — | Gyuu |
"REINCARNATION" | — | 83 | — | — | ||
"My Jolly Days" | — | 92 | — | — | ||
"It's DESTINY" | — | 80 | — | — | ||
1995 | "Get Along" " (featuring Megumi Hayashibara) |
— | 36 | — | — | BEST-EST |
"MASK" " (featuring Kasumi Matsumura) |
— | 48 | — | — | V-sit | |
1996 | "Shake it" | — | 81 | — | — | |
"Jama wa Sasenai" | — | 9 | — | — | ||
"Naked Mind" | — | 38 | — | — | Ma-KING | |
1997 | "J" | — | 79 | — | — | |
"Rinbu -Revolution-" | — | 26 | — | — | ||
"Souda, zettai." | — | 45 | — | — | ||
1998 | "Birth" | — | 32 | — | — | Do-Can |
"Shu -AKA-" | — | 32 | — | — | ||
"Never Die" | — | 32 | — | — | Her-Day | |
1999 | "Key" | — | 49 | — | — | |
"Tenshi no Kyuusoku" | — | 20 | — | — | ||
"Labyrinth/Toki ni Ai wa" | — | 29 | — | — | ||
"Sore wa Totsuzen Yattekuru" | — | 44 | — | — | NEEI | |
"Only One, No. 1" | — | 34 | — | — | ||
2000 | "Over The End" | — | 45 | — | — | |
"Turning Point" | — | 47 | — | — | ||
"CUTIE" | — | 45 | — | — | ||
"Just do it" | — | 60 | — | — | ||
2001 | "Sora ni Kakeru Hashi" | — | 28 | — | — | Devotion |
"Megami ni Naritai ~for a yours~" | — | 43 | — | — | ||
"Shuffle" | — | 55 | — | — | ||
"DEPORTATION ~but, never too late~" | — | 53 | — | — | ||
2002 | "Happy Place" | — | 86 | — | — | Crossroad |
2003 | "SECOND IMPACT" | — | 56 | — | — | ReBirth |
2004 | "Olive" | — | 69 | — | — | Dragonfly |
2005 | "TRUST" | 26 | 37 | — | — | God Speed |
2006 | "Mitsu" | — | 79 | — | — | |
"Zero -G-" | 39 | 64 | — | — | Evolution | |
"Wild Spice" | — | 82 | — | — | ||
2007 | "Remote Viewing" | — | 96 | — | — | Masami Life |
"It's My Life" | 41 | 97 | — | — | ||
"RING" | — | 160 | — | — | ||
"INSANITY" | 46 | 57 | — | — | Akasha | |
2008 | "Melted Snow" | — | 121 | — | — | |
2009 | "Starting Over" | — | 92 | — | — | i-magination |
"Miracle Upper WL" " (featuring May'n) |
31 | 67 | — | — | ||
"Sparking/No Dream, No Life" | — | — | — | — | — | |
2010 | "Renka Tairan" | 27 | 35 | — | — | |
2012 | "Sora no Uta" | 29 | 38 | — | — | |
Albums
- Star Child
- Gyuu
- V-sit
- Ma-KING
- Do-Can
- BEST-EST
- Her-Day
- NEEI
- Li-Book 2000
- S-mode #1
- Devotion
- Masami Kobushi (マサミコブシ)
- King Records
- Evolution
- Dragonfly
- God Speed
- Evolution
- Masami Life
- Ooku (大奥)
- Tribute to Masami Okui ~Buddy~
- Akasha
- Self-Satisfaction
- i-magination
- Self-Satisfaction II
- Lantis
- Love Axel
- Symbolic Bride
Videos
- Star Child
- Ma-KING Concert '97
- Do-can Diary
- A-Day
- Live in Hibiya -no cut-
- B-Day
- Document '00
- Birth Live '01
- C-Day
- Live Devotion
- King Records
- V-mode -10th Anniversary-
- Evolution
- GIGS 2004 ReBirth
- GIGS 2005 Dragonfly
- GIGS 2006 GodSpeed
- GIGS 2006 Evolution
Other works
Lyrics and Composition
- Reiko Abe, Ui Miyazaki, Tomoe Ohmi - Egao Misete (エガオヲミセテ), Love Prisoner, Dream Girls
- Akira Ishida - Secret ~Dare ka no Message~ (Secret〜誰かのメッセージ〜), But But But
- Mayumi Iizuka - Memorial Song
- Ikuko - Angel of Light
- Tomoe Ohmi - Utakata (ウタカタ), Hi no Hana (火ノ花), Float ~Sora no Kanata E~ (float〜空の彼方へ〜), Still Love, Yuunagi (夕凪), Return to Love, Happy Days
- Mami Kingetsu - Candle Light ga Kieru Koro ni Wa (キャンドルライトが消える頃には)
- Mariko Koda - Moonlight Angel ~Ashita ni Mukatte~ (Moonlight Angel〜明日に向かって〜)
- Takehito Koyasu - Sennichite (千日手)
- Nobuo Tobita - Ranbu (乱舞)
- Sakura Nogawa - KAKERA, Girl's☆Pleasure
- Yuko Mizutani - Ryouki ~Heaven & Hell~ (領域〜Heaven&Hell〜)
- Hikaru Midorikawa - more than words
- Ui Miyazaki - Adoration, Kurenai, Phosphor
Composition
- Yuri Amano - Soshite (そして)
- Yoko Ishida - Ienai Kara (言えないから), believing, proof of life, power of love, Kimirashii Speed de (君らしいスピードで), "Because I Cannot Say It" (言えないから Ienai Kara)
- Tomoe Ohmi - Watashi to Anata no 60-byoukan (私とあなたの60秒間)
- Takehito Koyasu - Kuri Hiroi (栗ひろい), Iyokan (いよかん)
- Takehito Koyasu & Masaya Onosaka - Dai Yuusha Monogatari (大勇者物語)
- Yumi Touma - Alone
- Megumi Hayashibara & Masami Suzuki - Otome no Ino (乙女の祈)
- Tomoko Ishimura - Ame no Faraway (雨のFaraway)
- FURIL (Kyoko Hikami, Yuko Miyamura, Yukana) - Tokimeki Nagara For You (ときめきながらFor You)
- Hikaru Midorikawa - We are...
Lyrics
- Masaaki Endoh - Jewel, Happy Ice Cream, Ai no Tane (あいのたね)
- Tomoe Ohmi - Junai Hakusho (純愛白書)
- KAORI - Kagairibi篝火
- Yumi Kakazu - Koishimasho Nebarimasho (恋しましょ ねばりましょ)
- Mikuni Shimokawa - Kohaku
- Masami Suzuki - Futsū no Shiawase (ふつうのしあわせ)
- Hiroki Takahashi - Honesty
- Megumi Hayashibara & Yuri Shiratori & Akiko Hiramatsu - Issho ni (いっしょに)
- Rica Matsumoto - Someday
- Nana Mizuki - Transmigration
- Ui Miyazaki - Fates, Satisfaction, Strategy
- Isao Yamagishi - 1 2 3
Other events
- Animelo Summer Live 2005 The Bridge
- Animelo Summer Live 2006 Outride
- Animelo Summer Live 2007 Generation A
- Animelo Summer Live 2008 Challenge
- Expo TNT 16 - Mexico - October 2008 with JAM Project
- Animelo Summer Live 2009 Re:Bridge
- Animelo Summer Live 2010 Evolution
- Anisama Girl's Night
- Anisama in Shanghai
- Animelo Summer Live 2011 Rainbow
- Expo TNT GT 6 - Mexico - February 2012
External links
- Masami Okui's official website (Japanese)
- evolution-m: Masami's independent record label(Japanese)
- J-music Ignited: Masami Okui (English)
- Masami Okui @ J-Music Italia (Italian)
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