Sayuri

Sayuri
Sayuri performing in Shibuya, Tokyo, February 2016.
Native name さユり
Born (1996-06-07) June 7, 1996
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Other names Sanketsu Shōjo Sayuri (酸欠少女さユり)
Occupation
Years active 2010–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels Ariola Japan[1]
Website sayuri-web.com

Sayuri[lower-alpha 1] (さユり[lower-alpha 2]) is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter, affiliated with Yamaha Music.

Biography

In 6th grade, Sayuri was impressed by the fact that, despite being idols, Kanjani Eight formed a band. They inspired her to take up guitar as a hobby. Sayuri began composing music during her second year of junior high school, aspiring to the lyrics and songwriting of Kanjani Eight.[2]

Afterwards, under the name Asuka, she joined an acoustic duo called LONGTAL based in Fukuoka, she started performing in the streets and live houses of places like Hiroshima, Osaka, and Nagoya. By this time, she had dropped out of high school.

In 2012, as part of LONGTAL, Sayuri was awarded the Grand Prix at the finals of the fifth Music Revolution, a competition sponsored by Yamaha Music.[3] Afterwards, she became active as an indie artist. She adopted the name Sanketsu Shōjo Sayuri (酸欠少女さユり, lit. "Hypoxia Girl Sayuri") which is symbolic of her calling herself a 2.5-dimensional parallel singer-songwriter.

She moved to Tokyo in 2013.

She held her first solo live in March 2015 at Tsutaya O-nest in Tokyo. Later that year, Sayuri made her major debut at 18, performing the ending theme song for Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace.[4]

On December 7, 2016, she collaborated with Yojiro Noda of RADWIMPS to release her 4th single "Furaregai Girl." Concerning the single, Yojira said, "I had already composed the song and created the lyrics, but I knew that I couldn't sing it. For a while, I searched for the true owner of the song. Then, by chance, I was in the recording studio next to Sayuri. I listened to her CD, and in that moment, something that was only a vague silhouette of a song became crystal clear. It was a song that she was meant to sing."

On March 1, 2017, Sayuri released her fifth single "Parallel Line," which was featured as the ending song to the anime adaptation of Scum's Wish. She released her first album Mikazuki no Koukai on May 17, 2017. It reached first on Oricon's Daily Album Ranking[5] and 3rd on its Weekly Album Ranking. This was a significant jump from her previous singles and a milestone in her career.[6] She released her sixth single "Tsuki to Hanataba" (月と花束, Moon and Bouquet) on February 28, 2018; the song is used as the ending theme of anime Fate/Extra Last Encore.[7]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
Oricon
Weekly		 Billboard
Japan
2017 Mikazuki no Koukai (ミカヅキの航海, Crescent Moon Voyage)
  • Released: May 17, 2017
  • Label: Ariola Japan (BVCL-791~2, BVCL-793~4, BVCL-795)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD
 3[8] 4[9]

Singles

Year Title Peak chart position Release date Album
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[10] Billboard Japan[11]
2015 "Mikazuki" (ミカヅキ, Crescent Moon) 20 35 August 25, 2015 Mikazuki no Koukai
2016 "Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna" (それは小さな光のような, It Is Like A Small Light) 17 15 February 24, 2016
"Ru-Rararu-Ra-Rurararu-Ra-" — — June 23, 2016
"Furaregai Girl" (フラレガイガール, Girl Who Should Be Rejected) 17 22 December 7, 2016
2017 "Parallel Line" (平行線, Heikousen) 10 10 March 1, 2017
2018 "Tsuki to Hanataba" (月と花束, Moon and Bouquet) February 28, 2018

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)[12]
2015 "Mikazuki" YKBX
"Chocolate"
2016 "Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna" YKBX
"Raise de Aou"
"Furaregai Girl" Nao Yoshigai
"Anonymous" Yasuhiro Arafune
2017 "Parallel Line"
"Birthday Song" Tani Atsushi
"Juu Oku nen" Tsuyoshi Inoue
2018 "Tsuki to Hanataba" Tani Atsushi

Awards and nominations

The following table lists out some of the most important awards received by the artist.

Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result
2012 Yamaha Music's 5th Music Revolution[3] Grand Prix "るーららるーらーるららるーらー" Won
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award[13] Won

Notes

  1. ↑ Her family name is unknown.
  2. ↑ While Sayuri's stage name uses the katakana character ユ for stylistic effect, her real name is spelled with the hiragana character ゆ. They are both pronounced IPA: [jɯ].

References

  1. ↑ "Mikiki | みずからを〈酸欠少女〉と表す2.5次元SSW・さユりが語る、乱歩作品への共感託した新シングル"ミカヅキ" | INTERVIEW | JAPAN". Mikiki (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "さユり×YKBX「ミカヅキ」対談 (1/4) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "ヒストリー The 5th Music Revolution JAPAN FINAL 大会結果 Music Revolution ～日本最大規模の音楽コンテスト＆音楽オーディション～" (in Japanese). Music Revolution. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ ""Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace" Anime Support Cast Announced". Crunchyroll. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ ""酸欠少女"さユり、1stアルバム『ミカヅキの航海』がオリコン デイリー1位獲得" (in Japanese). rockin'on.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ "シンガーソングライター・さユり 1stアルバムが自身初のオリコンTOP3入り、「クズの本懐」などタイアップ曲多数収録" (in Japanese). music.jp. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "T.M.Revolution, Sayuri Sing Fate/Extra Last Encore Anime's Theme Songs". Anime News Network. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "ミカヅキの航海 [Mikazuki no Koukai]" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Japan Hot Album Chart March 29, 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  10. ↑ "さユり". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  11. ↑ "Sayuri - Chart history". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  12. ↑ SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search. SPACE SHOWER TV. Retrieved on 2008-11-07. (in Japanese)
  13. ↑ "The 5th Music Revolution Japan Final - ヤマハ音楽振興会". YAMAHA MUSIC FOUNDATION. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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