Yuki Maeda

Yuki Maeda 前田 有紀
Also known as	Yukidon
Born	August 28, 1979 (1979-08-28) (age 32)
Origin	Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Enka
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Teichiku, Zetima, Rice Music
Associated acts	Akagumi 4, Salt5, H.P. All Stars
Website	Hello! Project.com

Yuki Maeda (前田 有紀, Maeda Yuki^?, born August 28, 1979 in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese enka singer within Hello! Project. She started her career under the renowned enka record label Teichiku in 2000 with her debut single "Naki Usagi", but did not have any charting singles in Japan until she signed with Up-Front Works and their label Zetima in 2003. In mid-2004 she was transferred to another Up-Front Works label, Rice Music.

Discography

The following CDs are released by Teichiku, Zetima, and Rice Music.^[1]

Singles

#	Title	Release date	Peak rank
1	"Naki Usagi" (鳴きうさぎ?)	April 12, 2000	–
2	"Tokyo You Turn" (東京 You ターン, Tōkyō You Tān?)	January 1, 2001	–
3	"Tokyo, Yoimachigusa" (東京, 宵町草。?)	February 21, 2002	–
4	"Tokyo Kirigirisu" (東京きりぎりす?)	July 16, 2003	#134[2]
5	"Sarasara no Kawa" (さらさらの川?, "The River of Rustling")	January 1, 2004	#130[3]
6	"Nishishinjuku de Atta Hito" (西新宿で逢ったひと?, "The People Who Met in Nishinshinjuku")	September 29, 2004	#83[4]
7	"Omae no Namida o Ore ni Kure" (お前の涙を俺にくれ?)	July 26, 2006	#182[5]
8	"Ai Ai Daiko" (相愛太鼓?)	September 26, 2007	–
9	"Kenchana ~Daijōbu~" (ケンチャナ～大丈夫～?)[6]	February 25, 2009	–

References

1. ^ "Maeda Yuki discography" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. http://www.helloproject.com/disco/15/index.html. Retrieved February 24, 2007. 
2. ^ "You Taiju: Tokyo Kirigirisu" (in Japanese). http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=512866&samecd=2&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=10063824. Retrieved February 24, 2007. 
3. ^ "You Taiju: Sarasara no Kawa" (in Japanese). http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=528447&samecd=1&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=10068251. Retrieved February 24, 2007. 
4. ^ "You Taiju: Nishi Shinjuku de Atta Hito" (in Japanese). http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=563681&samecd=1&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=10075776. Retrieved February 24, 2007. 
5. ^ "You Taiju: Omae no Namida o Ore ni Kure" (in Japanese). http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=660395&samecd=1&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=40392615. Retrieved February 24, 2007. 
6. ^ "Kenchana ~Daijōbu~" (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/ricemusic/05/s_09/. 

External links

• Official Hello! Project profile
• ThePPN: Maeda Yuki

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