Mai Kuraki is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer. Kuraki debuted in 1999 with the single, "Love, Day After Tomorrow". In 2000, she released her debut album, Delicious Way, which debuted at number-one and sold over 2,210,000 copies in its first week. Kuraki is one of a few female artists in Japan to have their first four studio albums to debut at top of the Oricon album chart.
Mai Oshima is a singer and a former member of the Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48.
Rythem's eleventh single is titled "Sakura Uta" (桜唄) and it was released on February 28, 2007 under Sony Music Entertainment Japan label. The single was meant to be released in time for the spring season of 2007. The title track was used as the ending theme for the anime series Deltora Quest. This single peaked at the #42 spot in the Oricon weekly charts.
Hikari is the 14th single by Japanese singer Mai Hoshimura. It was released on August 20, 2008 under the Sony Music Entertainment label. The title track was used as the theme song for the TBS TV drama Tomorrow: Hi wa Mata Noboru (Tomorrow〜陽はまたのぼる〜). The single peaked at number 14 in the Oricon charts selling 7,883 units on its first week. This is currently Mai Hoshimura's most successful single after her singles "Get Happy", "Sakura Biyori", and her previous single "Regret" which are her first three top 30 entries on the Oricon charts since she started her singing career.
"Puzzle"/"Revive" is Mai Kuraki's thirty-first single, released as a double A-side on April 1, 2009. "Puzzle" was used for the thirteenth Detective Conan film Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser, and "Revive" was used as the twenty-fifth opening theme for the Detective Conan TV series.
Fuse of Love is the fifth studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on August 24, 2005, over two years after If I Believe.
"Beautiful" is Mai Kuraki's thirty-second single, released on June 10, 2009. The single comes in two formats: limited CD+DVD edition and regular edition. It sold 29,446 copies in its first week and peaked at #2.
Perfect Crime is the second studio album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on July 4, 2001 by Giza Studio.
"Stay by My Side" a song recorded by Japanese singer Mai Kuraki from her debut album Delicious Way (2000). It was released on March 15, 2000 as the album's second single. The track was written by Kuraki herself, Aika Ohno, and Cybersound. The single debuted atop on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, becoming Kuraki's first number-one single on that chart.
"Stand Up" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki from her second studio album, Perfect Crime (2001). It was released as the third single from the album on April 18, 2001. The lyrics to the song were penned by Kuraki and the track was produced by Akihito Tokunaga. The single peaked at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It has sold about 476,000 copies in Japan as of October 2014. The single's jacket image was compared to that of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run (1975).
All My Best is the second greatest hits album by Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter, Mai Kuraki. It was released on September 9, 2009, to commemorate her tenth anniversary in the music business. The album was issued in seven formats: a regular 2CD, a limited 2CD+DVD, a limited microSD, a USB flash drive, a MiniDisc, a compact cassette and an LP album. The album debuted at the top of the Japanese Oricon weekly album chart with sales over 137,050.
"Kiss" is Japanese recording artist, Mai Kuraki's sixteenth single released on April 30, 2003. The single peaked at number 3 on the Oricon singles chart and spent three weeks in the top 20 of the chart. It stayed on the chart for nine weeks, the last being July 7, 2003. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 100,000 copies.
Future Kiss is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Mai Kuraki. It was released on 17 November 2010, by Northern Music. The album was originally scheduled to released on 20 October 2010; however, it was pushed back to 17 November 2010.
"Your Best Friend" is the single by Japanese singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki. It was released on 19 October 2011 through Northern Music, as the third single from her tenth studio album Over the Rainbow. The song served as the theme song to the Japanese animated television series Case Closed.
"Try Again" is a song by Japanese singer songwriter Mai Kuraki, taken from her third compilation album Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope (2014). It was released on 6 February, 2013 by Northern Music. The song was written by Kuraki herself and her long-time collaborator Akihito Tokunaga.
Smile is the eleventh studio album by Japanese singer Mai Kuraki. It was released on February 15, 2017, through Northern Music.
"Togetsukyo " is a song by Japanese singer songwriter Mai Kuraki, taken from her fourth compilation album Mai Kuraki x Meitantei Conan Collaboration Best 21: Shinjitsu wa Itsumo Uta ni Aru! (2017). It was released on April 12, 2017 on physical format and April 19, 2017 on digital format by Northern Music and served as the theme song to the 2017 Japanese animated film Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter. "Togetsukyo " is a Gagaku-inspired ballad. The song was written by Kuraki herself and her long-time collaborator Akihito Tokunaga. The song was later included on Kuraki's twelfth studio album Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō.
Mai Kuraki x Meitantei Conan Collaboration Best 21: Shinjitsu wa Itsumo Uta ni Aru! is the fourth greatest hits album by Japanese singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki. It was released on 25 October 2017 by Northern Music, in celebration of Kuraki's long-time collaboration with the Japanese animation Case Closed. The album features all the songs Kuraki has written for the animation.
Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō is the twelfth studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Mai Kuraki. It was released on October 10, 2018, via Northern Music.
