Japanese singer-songwriterMai Kurakihas released twenty-fivevideo albumsand threevideo singles,and been featured in sixty-six music videos, two television series, and eleven commercials. Kuraki debuted in 1999, while she was still in high school, throughGiza Studio.The label initially marketed Kuraki in the United States under the name Mai K, and released the single "Baby I Like" (1999). However, the single was a commercial failure which prompted the label to send her back to Japan. There, they released her single "Love, Day After Tomorrow",which peaked at number two on theOriconSingles Chart and was certified million by theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAJ). The second single, "Stay by My Side"became her first number one single on the chart. Kuraki's debut album,Delicious Way,topped the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified triple million by the RIAJ.[1]
In 2001, her second albumPerfect Crimewas released, and it became another million seller, certified quadruple-platinum by the RIAJ. "Winter Bells",released in 2002 became her second number one single on the Oricon Singles Chart, and its parent album,Fairy Tale,topped the Albums Chart. It sold over 700,000 copies in Japan and earned a triple-platinum certification from the RIAJ. The albumsIf I Believe(2003),Wish You the Best(2004),Fuse of Love(2005), andDiamond Wave(2005) all charted within the top three of the Albums Chart. BothIf I BelieveandWish You the Bestpeaked at number one on the Albums Chart. The former sold over 400,000 copies and was certified two-times platinum by the RIAJ while the latter sold more than 950,000 copies and was certified million by the RIAJ. Kuraki's next studio album release,One Life(2008) charted outside the top 10, peaking at number 14 on the Albums Chart.[1]However, the follow-up toOne LifetitledTouch Me!(2009) peaked at number one, earning a gold certification. Her second compilation albumAll My Best(2009) sold over 250,000 copies in Japan and was certificated platinum. The follow-up albumsFuture Kiss(2010) andOver the Rainbow(2012) peaked at number 3 and 2, respectively, on the Oricon Albums Chart. Her third compilation albumMai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope(2014) sold over 67,000 copies and was certificated gold. Her 11th albumSmile(2017) sold only 29,000 copies in Japan and failed commercially but its follow-up singleTogetsukyo (Kimi Omou)become her best-selling song in 2010's.
She has also collaborated withTak MatsumotoofB'zon the single "Imitation Gold",which peaked at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart. In 2009, she was featured on the single" Sunao ni Ienakute "byZard,a rearranged version of the band's 1999 song of the same title. The single peaked at number five on the Oricon Singles Chart.
Music videos
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Director | Video album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Baby I Like" | 1999 | Masashi Ohishi | First Cut |
| "Love, Day After Tomorrow" | First Cut Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Stay by My Side" | 2000 | ||
| "Stay by My Side" (Dream on Version) |
First Cut | ||
| "Secret of My Heart" | First Cut Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Never Gonna Give You Up" | First Cut Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Simply Wonderful" (Radio Edit) | |||
| "Reach for the Sky" | — | My Reflection Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Tsumetai Umi" | 2001 | ||
| "Stand Up" | |||
| "Always" | |||
| "Can't Forget Your Love" | My Reflection Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Winter Bells" | 2002 | My Reflection Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Feel Fine!" | My Reflection Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Like a Star in the Night" | My Reflection Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Ride on Time" | — | ||
| "Key to My Life" | |||
| "Make My Day" | My Reflection Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Time After Time (Hana Mau Machi de)" | 2003 | ||
| "Kiss" | |||
| "Kaze no La La La" | |||
| "If I Believe" | My Reflection | ||
| "Same" | |||
| "Tonight, I Feel Close to You" (withStefanie Sun) |
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| "Ashita e Kakeru Hashi" | 2004 | Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Love, Needing" | 2005 | Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Dancing" | Nigel Dick | Making of Dancing Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "P.S My Sunshine" | — | Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "I Sing a Song for You" | — | ||
| "Growing of My Heart" | Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Best of Hero" | 2006 | ||
| "Diamond Wave" | Diamond Wave Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Diamond Wave" (iTunesExclusive Version) |
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| "Shiroi Yuki" | Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Season of Love" | 2007 | Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Silent Love (Open My Heart)" | |||
| "Be with U" | |||
| "One Life" | 2008 | — | |
| "Yume ga Saku Haru" | Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Ichibyōgoto ni Love for You" | Ichibyōgoto ni Love for You Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "24 Xmas Time" | 24 Xmas Time Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Touch Me!" | 2009 | — | |
| "Puzzle" | Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Revive" | Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Beautiful" | Beautiful Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Watashi no, Shiranai, Watashi." | Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope | ||
| "Eien Yori Nagaku" | 2010 | Eien Yori Nagaku/Drive me crazy Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Drive Me Crazy" | Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Summer Time Gone" | |||
| "1000 Mankai no Kiss" | 2011 | Over the Rainbow Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Mou Ichido" | Over the Rainbow Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Your Best Friend" | Your Best Friend Over the Rainbow Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Brave Your Heart" (with Alex Ru) |
2012 | Over the Rainbow | |
| "Stay the Same" | |||
| "Koi ni Koishite" | Koi ni Koishite/Special Morning Day to You Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Hakanasa" | Mai Kuraki Symphonic Collection in Moscow Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Try Again" | 2013 | Try Again Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Wake Me Up" | 2014 | Wake Me Up Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Muteki na Heart" | Muteki na Heart Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Stand by You" | Stand by You Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | ||
| "Serendipity" | 2015 | Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Yesterday Love" | 2017 | Atsunori Toshi | Yesterday Love Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You |
| "Togetsukyo (Kimi Omou)" | Takeshi Ohno | Togetsukyo (Kimi Omou) Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Koyoi wa Yume wo Misasete" | — | 2018 | Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You |
| "Hanakotoba" | Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō | ||
| "Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai" | 2019 | Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai/Barairo no Jinsei Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You | |
| "Barairo no Jinsei" | |||
| "Makenaide" | — | ||
| "Zero kara Hajimete" | 2021 | Takeshi Ohno | Zero kara Hajimete |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Director | Video album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Imitation Gold" (Tak Matsumotofeaturing Mai Kuraki) |
2003 | — | — |
| "My Story, Your Song" (Stefanie Sunfeaturing Mai Kuraki) | |||
| "Sunao ni Ienakute" (Zardfeaturing Mai Kuraki) |
2009 | Zard Music Video Collection: 25th Anniversary | |
| "Doushite Suki nandaro?" (Nerdhead featuring Mai-K) |
2011 | Takuya Tada | Doushite Suki nandaro? |
| "Kotoba ni Dekinai Hodo Suki nanoni" (Nerdhead featuring Mai-K) |
Naokazu Mitsuishi | — |
Video albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN DVD |
JPN Blu-ray |
TWN [2][A] | |||||
| First Cut |
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1 | — | — | |||
| Mai Kuraki & Experience First Live 2001 in Zepp Osaka |
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— | — | — | |||
| Mai Kuraki & Experience First Live Tour 2001 Eternal Moment |
|
2 | — | — | |||
| Mai Kuraki "Loving You..." Tour 2002 Final 2.27 in Yokohama Arena |
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— | — | — | |||
| Mai Kuraki "Loving You..." Tour 2002 Complete Edition |
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2 | — | — | |||
| My Reflection |
|
1 | — | — |
| ||
| Mai Kuraki 5th Anniversary Edition Grow, Step by Step |
|
7 | — | — | |||
| Mai Kuraki Live Tour 2005 Like a Fuse of Live and Tour Documentary of "Chance for You" |
|
6 | — | 2 | |||
| Brilliant Cut: Mai Kuraki Live & Document |
|
6 | — | 4 | |||
| Mai Kuraki Live Tour 2008 "Touch Me!" |
|
4 | — | 3 | |||
| 10th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Live Tour "Best" |
|
10 | — | 8 | |||
| Happy Happy Halloween Live 2010 |
|
9 | — | 4 | |||
| Mai Kuraki Premium Live One for All, All for One |
|
9 | — | 5 | |||
| Mai Kuraki Live Tour 2012: Over the Rainbow |
|
6 | — | 3 | |||
| Mai Kuraki Symphonic Collection in Moscow |
|
15 | — | 3 | |||
| Mai Kuraki Symphonic Live: Opus 1 |
|
14 | — | 5 | |||
| Mai Kuraki Live Project 2013 "Re:" |
|
10 | — | — | |||
| Mai Kuraki Symphonic Live: Opus 2 |
|
34 | — | 3 | |||
| 15th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Live Project 2014 BEST “151A” ～Premium～ |
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4 | 30 | — | |||
| Mai Kuraki Symphonic Live: Opus 3 |
|
40 | 45 | — | |||
| Mai Kuraki Live Project 2017: Sawage Live |
|
9 | 9 | — | |||
| Mai Kuraki Live Project 2018 "Red It be: Kimi Omou Shunkashūtō" |
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18 | 21 | — | |||
| 20th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Live Project 2019 "Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei" |
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12 | 17 | — | |||
| Mai Kuraki Live Project 2021 "Unconditional Love" |
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16 | 18 | — | |||
| Mai Kuraki Premium Symphonic Concert 2022 |
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TBA | |||||
| "—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music chart, or items that did not chart. | |||||||
Video singles
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN DVD |
JPN Blu-ray |
JPN Hot 100 | |||
| Strong Heart |
|
4 | — | 63 | 20,000 |
| Wake Me Up |
|
2 | — | 75 | 12,000 |
| Yesterday Love |
|
3 | 6 | —[B] | 6,100 |
| Zero kara Hajimete |
|
1 | — | —[C] | 8,000 |
Television roles
edit| Year | Television show | Character | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2002 | Mai-K TV | Host | |
| 2019 | Case Closed | Herself (voice role) | "The Scarlet School Trip (Bright Red Arc)" "The Scarlet School Trip (Crimson Love Arc)" (Episode 927, 928) |
| Fhit Music: Mai Kuraki | Herself | ||
| Non-fiction W: Mai Kuraki First Documentary | Documentary |
Commercials
edit| Year | Companies | Brands/products |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Coca-Cola Japan | Sokenbicha |
| 2002-2003 | Shiseido | Sea Breeze |
| 2005 | Dwango | |
| 2009 | Being Giza Studio | |
| 2009-2011 | Kosé | Esprique Precious |
| 2012 | NGW Japan | Icefield |
| 2015 | West Japan Railway Company | San'yō Shinkansen40th anniversary campaign |
| 2016-2017 | U-Can | Speak Master |
| 2018-2019 | Parco | Chinese New Yearcampaign |
| 2018-2019 | Kyoto | Travel campaign |
| 2019- | Cleverlyhome |
Notes
edit- ^Positions were taken from 2006 week 8 forMai Kuraki Live Tour 2005 Like a Fuse of Live and Tour Documentary of "Chance for You",2007 week 34 forBrilliant Cut: Mai Kuraki Live & Document,2009 week 18 forMai Kuraki Live Tour 2008 "Touch Me!",2009 week 52 for10th Anniversary Mai Kuraki Live Tour "Best",2011 week 44 forHappy Happy Halloween Live 2010,2011 week 49 forStrong Heart: From Mai Kuraki Premium Live One for All, All for One,2012 week 33 forMai Kuraki Live Tour 2012: Over the Rainbow,2013 week 51 forMai Kuraki Symphonic Collection in Moscow,2013 week 27 forMai Kuraki Symphonic Live: Opus 1,and 2014 week 13 forMai Kuraki Symphonic Live: Opus 2.
- ^"Yesterday Love" did not enter theBillboardJapan Hot 100Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Japan Hot Animation Chart.[6]
- ^"Zero kara Hajimete" did not enter theBillboardJapan Hot 100Chart, but peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Japan Top Download Songs Chart.[7]
References
edit- ^abEremenko, Alexey."Mai Kuraki – Biography".AllMusic.Rovi Corporation.RetrievedSeptember 4,2014.
- ^"G-Music Audio/Video Chart"(in Chinese). G-Music.RetrievedSeptember 3,2014.
- ^"【 thương mộc ma y ×BARKS liên tái đối đàm 】 đệ tam hồi ( 2001 niên ～2002 niên ) “Thập đại の khoảnh の tư はませた ca từ を thư いていたなと tư うんです. Tảo く đại nhân になりたいと” "(in Japanese). Barks. Global Plus Inc. May 30, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon July 3, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 4,2014.
- ^"Mai Kuraki" Loving You… "Tour 2002 Final 2.27 YOKOHAMA ARENA"(in Japanese). Northern Music.RetrievedSeptember 4,2014.
- ^ゴールドディスク nhận định tác phẩm nhất lãm 2004 niên 12 nguyệt(in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedSeptember 5,2014.
- ^"Billboard Japan Hot Animation ( 2017/01/23 phó け )".Billboard Japan.Retrieved2021-01-06.
- ^"Billboard Japan Top Download Songs ( 2021 niên 3 nguyệt 22 nhật phó )".Billboard Japan.Retrieved2021-03-17.