Juju discography | |
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Studio albums | 7 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Video albums | 5 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 31 |
Tribute albums | 4 |
The discography of Japanese pop and jazz vocalist Juju consists of six studio albums, four tribute albums, two extended plays, two live albums, five video albums and numerous singles. Juju debuted as a singer in 2001, collaborating with artists such as DJ Masterkey, Spontania (then known as Hi-Timez) and worked on the soundtrack for the film Kyōki no Sakura.
In 2004 while still based in New York, Juju released her debut single with Sony Music Entertainment Japan, "Hikari no Naka e". [1] She had her first successful single in 2006 with the song "Kiseki o Nozomu Nara...", however reached widespread fame in 2008 when "Kimi no Subete ni", the song of her long-time collaborators, Spontania, became a hit single, managing to be certified Million by the RIAJ. [2] This was followed by the successful tracks "Sunao ni Naretara" (2008), an answer song to ""Kimi no Subete ni", and "Ashita ga Kuru Nara" (2009), a duet with R&B singer Jay'ed used as the theme song for the film April Bride (2009).
In 2010, Juju released Request , a tribute album featuring covers of songs by Japanese female vocalists. Led by a cover of My Little Lover's "Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho)", the album was certified double platinum and became Juju's most successful album in her career. [3] [4] In 2014 to celebrate the 10th year since her debut with Sony, she released a follow-up album to this, Request II.
In 2011 and 2013, Juju released albums compiling her renditions of jazz standards, Delicious and Delicious: Juju's Jazz 2nd Dish. In 2012, Juju released an MTV Unplugged album, featuring a live concert recorded in New York. In 2013, Juju recorded Gift, a live concert album collaborating with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra.
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) [5] [upper-alpha 1] | Certifications | ||||||
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JPN [6] | KOR Overseas [7] [upper-alpha 2] | TWN East Asian [11] [upper-alpha 3] | ||||||||
Wonderful Life |
| 13 | — | — | 42,000 | |||||
What's Love? |
| 3 | — | — | 265,000 | |||||
Juju |
| 2 | 49 | — | 145,000 |
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You |
| 1 | 43 | 17 | 353,000 |
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Door |
| 2 | — | — | 106,000 |
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What You Want |
| 4 | — | — | 107,000 |
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I |
| 1 | — | — | 90,000 [upper-alpha 4] |
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"—" denotes items that did not chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) [5] | Certifications | |
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JPN [6] | TWN East Asian [11] [upper-alpha 3] | ||||
Request |
| 1 | — | 482,000 |
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Delicious |
| 5 | — | 120,000 |
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Delicious: Juju's Jazz 2nd Dish |
| 11 | — | 53,000 | |
Request II |
| 3 | 18 | 115,000 |
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Snack Juju: Yoru no Request |
| 4 | — | 152,000 [upper-alpha 5] |
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Delicious: Juju's Jazz 3rd Dish |
| 11 | — | 23,000 | |
Ore no Request |
| 7 | — | 80,000 [upper-alpha 6] | |
Yūmin o Meguru Monogatari (ユーミンをめぐる物語) |
| 5 | — | 29,932 [20] | |
Snack Juju: Night Request "Mama Came Back" |
| 6 | — | 15,925 [21] |
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) [5] |
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JPN [6] | |||
Open Your Heart: Sugao no Mama de (素顔のままで, "Staying Honest") |
| 16 | 36,000 |
My Life |
| 117 | 2,000 |
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) [5] | Certifications | |
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JPN [6] | KOR Overseas [7] [upper-alpha 2] | ||||
Best Story (Love Stories) |
| 2 | 45 | 285,000 |
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Best Story (Life Stories) |
| 1 | 44 | 308,000 |
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Timeless |
| 5 | — | 19,000 | |
Your Story |
| 1 | — | 174,000 [upper-alpha 7] |
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Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) [5] |
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JPN [6] | |||
MTV Unplugged Juju |
| 15 | 20,000 |
Gift |
| 15 | 24,000 |
JUJU BIG BAND JAZZ LIVE “So Delicious,So Good” |
| 22 | |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) [5] | Certifications | Album | ||||
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JPN Oricon [6] | JPN Hot 100 [23] [upper-alpha 8] | TWN East Asian [11] [upper-alpha 3] | |||||||
"Hikari no Naka e" (光の中へ, "Into the Light") | 2004 | — | — | — | Open Your Heart | ||||
"Cravin'" | — | — | — | ||||||
"Kiseki o Nozomu Nara..." (奇跡を望むなら..., "If You Wish for a Miracle...") [upper-alpha 9] | 2006 | 85 | 62 [upper-alpha 10] | — | 9,000 |
| Wonderful Life | ||
"Natsu no Hana" (ナツノハナ, "Summer Flower") | 2007 | 78 | — | — | 7,000 | ||||
"Wish for Snow" | 55 | — | — | 3,000 | Non-album single | ||||
"Donna ni Tōkute mo..." (どんなに遠くても..., "No Matter How Far...") | 2008 | 84 | 56 | — | 3,000 | What's Love? | |||
"Sora" (空, "Sky") | 88 | 49 | — | 1,000 | |||||
"Sunao ni Naretara" (素直になれたら, "If I Could Be Honest") (Juju featuring Spontania) | 6 | 2 | — | 84,000 | |||||
"I Can Be Free" | — | ||||||||
"Yasashisa de Afureru Yō ni" (やさしさで溢れるように, "Like It's Overflowing with Kindness") | 2009 | 11 | 3 | — | 18,000 | ||||
"Ashita ga Kuru Nara" (明日がくるなら, "If Tomorrow Comes") (Juju with Jay'ed) | 2 | 1 | 18 | 150,000 | Juju | ||||
"Present" | 29 | 14 | — | 7,000 |
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"Sakura Ame" (桜雨, "Cherry Blossom Rain") | 2010 | 20 | 8 | — | 8,000 |
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"Ready for Love" | — | ||||||||
"S.H.E." | — | ||||||||
"Last Kiss" | — | Request | |||||||
"Trust in You" | 30 | 18 | — | 7,000 |
| You | |||
" Hello, Again (Mukashi Kara Aru Basho) " (昔からある場所, "A Place from Long Ago") | 15 | 19 | — | 24,000 | Request | ||||
" Kono Yoru o Tomete yo " (この夜を止めてよ, "Stop this Night") | 10 | 12 | — | 80,000 | You | ||||
"Negai" (願い, "Wish") | 2011 | 14 | — [upper-alpha 11] | — | 12,000 |
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"Sayonara no Kawari ni" (さよならの代わりに, "Instead of a Goodbye") | 39 |
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"Mata Ashita..." (また明日..., "See You Tomorrow...") | 9 | 11 | — | 47,000 | |||||
"You" | 28 | 65 | — | 6,000 | |||||
"Beloved" | 92 | Non-album single | |||||||
"Lullaby of Birdland" | 59 | 30 | — | 3,000 | Delicious | ||||
"Mizuiro no Kage" (みずいろの影, "Aqua Shadow") | — | ||||||||
"Sign" | 2012 | 11 | 8 | — | 26,000 |
| Door | ||
"Tadaima" (ただいま, "I'm Home!") | 7 | 6 | — | 29,000 |
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"Arigatō" (ありがとう, "Thank You") | 10 | 24 | — | 13,000 | |||||
"Dreamer" | 2013 | 20 | 10 | — | 7,000 | ||||
"Distance" | 14 | 8 | — | 13,000 |
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"Mamotte Agetai" (守ってあげたい, "I Want to Protect You") | 27 | 7 | — | 8,000 |
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"Door" | 2014 | 25 | 30 | — | 8,000 | ||||
"Hot Stuff" | 7 |
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"Last Scene" (ラストシーン, Rasuto Shīn) | 7 | 5 | — | 38,000 |
| What You Want | |||
"Hold Me, Hold You" | 2015 | 15 | 13 | — | 8,000 | ||||
"Hajimari wa Itsumo Gūzen ni" (始まりはいつも突然に, "Beginnings Are Always Out of the Blue") | — [upper-alpha 12] | ||||||||
"Playback" | 10 | 4 | — | 15,000 |
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"With You" | 15 | 20 | — | 6,000 | |||||
"What You Want" | 26 | 8 | — | 11,000 |
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"Roppongi Shinjuu" | 2016 | 17 | 22 | — | 8,000 | Snack JUJU ~Yoru no Request~ | |||
"Love Is Over" | — | ||||||||
"Believe Believe" | 25 | 27 | — | 5,000 | I | ||||
"Anata Igai Daremo Aisenai" | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Because of You" | 2017 | 24 | 56 | — | 4,000 | I | |||
"Iiwake" | 11 | 12 | — | 6,000 | |||||
"Tokyo" | 2018 | 17 | 6 | — | 7,000 |
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"Metro" | 20 | 55 | — | 3,000 | Delicious ~JUJU's Jazz 3rd Dish~ | ||||
"Mirai" (ミライ, "Future") | 2019 | 23 | 36 | — | 4,000 [84] | Your Story | |||
"Stayin' Alive" | 2020 | 12 | 28 | — | 11,000 [85] | ||||
"Kanade" | 19 | — | — | 5,000 | Ore no Request | ||||
"La La La Love Song" | — | ||||||||
"Kotae Awase" (こたえあわせ, "Checking Answers") | 2021 | 15 | 40 | — | 6,098 | TBA | |||
"—" denotes items that did not chart, were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) [5] | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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JPN Oricon [6] | JPN Hot 100 [23] [upper-alpha 8] | JPN RIAJ Digital Track Chart [upper-alpha 13] [upper-alpha 14] | |||||||||
"In-Mail" (Dohzi-T featuring Juju) | 2003 | 79 | — | — | 4,000 | Dai San no Otoko | |||||
"Kimi no Subete ni" (君のすべてに, "All of You") (Spontania featuring Juju) | 2008 | 7 | 3 | — | 83,000 | Music | |||||
"Last Vacation" (DJ Hasebe featuring Ryo-Z, Pes (from Rip Slyme) & Juju) | 2010 | — | — | 34 | Something Wonderful | ||||||
"Eien wa Tada no Ichibyō Kara" (永遠はただの一秒から, "Forever Is Just a Second Away") (Jay'ed featuring Juju) | 2011 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 6,000 | Your Voice | |||||
"Time for Christmas" (Glay featuring Juju) | — | 63 | — | Hope and the Silver Sunrise | |||||||
"All You Need Is Love" (among Japan United with Music) | 2012 | 11 | 11 | — | 26,000 | Non-album single | |||||
"Akai Kajitsu" (赤い果実, "Red fruit") (Fujifabric featuring Juju) | 2021 | — | — | — | I Love You | ||||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart, were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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JPN Hot 100 [23] [upper-alpha 8] | JPN RIAJ Digital Track Chart [upper-alpha 14] | ||||||||||
"Wet Dreams" (Juju featuring Kieru Makyu) | 2001 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
"Infatuation" | 2004 | — | — | ||||||||
"My Life" | 2008 | 50 | — | My Life / What's Love? | |||||||
"The Rose" | 2009 | — | 14 |
| "Ashita ga Kuru Nara" (single) | ||||||
" There Will Be Love There (Ai no Aru Basho) " (愛のある場所, "Place with Love") | 2010 | 43 | 21 | Request | |||||||
" Tsutsumikomu Yō ni... " (つつみ込むように…, "Like Being All Wrapped Up") | 78 | 30 | |||||||||
"Mō Koi Nante Shinai" (もう恋なんてしない, "I'll No Longer Do Things Like Love") | 2011 | — [upper-alpha 15] | 20 | We Love Mackey | |||||||
"Take Five" | 2013 | 14 | — | Delicious: Juju's Jazz 2nd Dish | |||||||
"Hoshizukiyo" (星月夜, "Night of Moon and Stars") | 44 | — | Door | ||||||||
"Anniversary" | 2014 | 70 | — | Request II | |||||||
"Ito" (糸, "Thread") | 100 | — | |||||||||
" Yumemiru Chanson Ningyō " (夢みるシャンソン人形, "Dreaming Chanson Doll") [101] | 2015 | — | — | "What You Want" (single) | |||||||
"Viva la Vida" [upper-alpha 16] | 2016 | — [upper-alpha 17] | — | Timeless | |||||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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JPN RIAJ monthly ringtones [upper-alpha 18] [103] | JPN RIAJ Digital Track Chart [upper-alpha 14] | ||||||||||
"What's Love?" | 2009 | 25 | — | What's Love? | |||||||
"Soba ni Ite" (そばにいて, "Come to My Side") | 2010 | — | 7 | Juju | |||||||
"First Love" | — | 5 | Request | ||||||||
"Time Goes By" | — | 24 | |||||||||
"Will" | — | 76 | |||||||||
" Gips " (ギブス, Gibusu, "Orthopedic cast") | — | 98 | |||||||||
"Kotoba ni Dekinai" (言葉にできない, "Unable to Put It into Words") | — | 99 | "Kono Yoru o Tomete yo" (single) | ||||||||
"Love Again" | 2011 | — | 4 | "Mata Ashita..." (single) / You | |||||||
"Hana ga Meguru Tokoro e" (花がめぐるところへ, "To Where There Are Flowers All Around") | 2012 | — | 14 | "Tadaima" (single) | |||||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Sex Friend" (セックスフレンド, Sekkusu Furendo) (K Dub Shine featuring Juju) | 2001 | Save the Children |
"Meaning of Life" (DJ Masterkey featuring Hi-Timez + Juju) | Daddy's House Vol. 1 | |
"First and Last" (DJ Hiro featuring Juju) | 2002 | Harlem Recordings Presents Harlem Ver. 1.0 |
"Family (Is One of Nature's Masterplaces)" | Kyōki no Sakura Original Soundtrack | |
"I Confess" | ||
"Kako no Nai Mirai" (過去のない未来, "Pastless Future") | ||
"Hi-Timez" (Hi-Timez and Juju) | Change the Game | |
"First and Last (String of Love Mix)" (DJ Hiro featuring Juju) | Harlem Recordings Presents Harlem Ver. 1.7 | |
"Thru" (A Kid Called Roots featuring Juju) | 2003 | Harlem Recordings Presents Harlem Ver. 2.0 |
"Horoscope Love" (Chris featuring Juju) | Love Me or Not | |
"Free Your Mind" (DJ Masterkey featuring Juju) | Daddy's House Vol. 2 | |
"Come, Fly with Me" | 2005 | Jam Films S Original Soundtrack |
"How You Feel" (Hi-Timez featuring Juju) | Goo Goo Hoo | |
"Sakura Saku Koro" (桜咲く頃, "When Cherry Blossoms Bloom") (One Draft featuring Juju) | 2007 | "Furusato" (single) |
"Another Day" (Bliss featuring Juju) | Tokyo Calling 2 | |
"Go My Way" (Nobodyknows featuring Juju) | Vulgarhythm | |
"Best Friends" (Dohzi-T featuring Mummy-D, Juju) | One Mic | |
"The Power of Love" | Tribute to Celine Dion | |
"Corcovado" | Jobiniana: Ai to Hohoemi to Hana | |
"Live! Together (Tokyo Girls Anthem)" (Delta Goodrem and Juju) | 2008 | Delta (Japanese Deluxe Edition) |
"Funtime" (Pax Japonica Groove featuring Juju) | Pax Japonica Groove | |
"In-Mail ('08 Ver.)" (Dohzi-T featuring Juju) | 12 Love Stories | |
"Yume no Tsuzuki" (ユメノツヅキ, "The Next Part of the Dream") (Jazztronik featuring Juju) | JTK | |
"Now, and Now" (I-Dep featuring Juju) | 2009 | Pop Out!! What!!! |
"Is It Over?" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Juju) | 2010 | Timeless Fly |
"My Favorite Things" (Juju featuring Toku) | 2014 | Kids Jazz CD |
"Suki" (すき, "Like") [104] | Watashi to Dorikamu: Dreams Come True 25th Best Covers | |
"Yuki no Christmas" (雪のクリスマス, "Christmas Snow") | 2015 | Watashi to Drecom 2 -Drecom Wonderland 2015 Kaisai Kinen Best Covers- |
"Will" | 2016 | MIKA NAKASHIMA TRIBUTE |
"Waraereba" (笑えれば, "If you can laugh") | 2017 | Ulfuls Tribute ~Best of Girl Friends~ |
"Yasashisa de Afureru You ni" (やさしさで溢れるように, "Like Overflowing with Kindness") | 2020 | Sing for One ~Minna to Tsunagaru. Ashita e Tsunagaru.~ |
Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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JPN DVD [6] | JPN Blu-ray [6] | ||
Juju 10.10.10 Special Live Request |
| 45 | — |
2011.10.10 Special Live at Blue Note Tokyo |
| 170 | 84 |
MTV Unplugged Juju |
| 34 | 30 |
Juju-en Zenkoku Tour 2012 at Nippon Budōkan (ジュジュ苑全国ツアー2012 at 日本武道館, "Juju Garden Tour 2012 at Nippon Budokan") |
| 22 | 20 |
Juju Best Story Arena Tour 2013 |
| 51 | 66 |
JUJU SUPER LIVE 2014 - JUJU-En 10th Anniversary Special- at SAITAMA SUPER ARENA |
| 29 | 31 |
JUJU BEST MUSIC CLIPS |
| 50 | 55 |
-JUJU En Special- Snack JuJu at Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyougijou Daiichi Taiikukan (-ジュジュ苑スペシャル- スナックJUJU at 国立代々木競技場 第一体育館, "-JUJU En Special- Snack JuJu at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 1 Gymnasium") |
| 23 | 50 |
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