Toshinori Yonekura

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Toshinori Yonekura
米倉利紀
Birth name米倉利徳, (Yonekura, Toshinori)
Born (1972-10-21) October 21, 1972 (age 52)
Origin Osaka, Japan
Genres Pop, R&B
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer, composer, actor
Years active1992–present
Labels Geneon Entertainment (1992–2001)
Warner Music Group (2001–2007)
Universal Music Group (2008)
Website toshinoriyonekura.com

Toshinori Yonekura (米倉 利紀, Yonekura Toshinori) born October 21, 1972, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer originally from Toyonaka, Osaka. Known as "Yone" to fans, Toshinori made his major label debut with the single "Mikan no Android" in 1992 on Geneon Entertainment. Aside from his own music career, Yonekura has crafted songs for some of Japan's best known acts such as KinKi Kids, Hiromi Go, Akiko Wada, and SMAP. In 2008, he made his first foray into acting joining the Japanese production of the Broadway musical, Rent .

Contents

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions Certifications
JPN
Oricon
[1]
Bella Donna74
Liberta
  • Released: March 25, 1993
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
37
Passione
  • Released: October 27, 1993
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
34
Adesso
  • Released: July 27, 1994
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
20
Amore
  • Released: November 22, 1995
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
23
Mad Phat Natural Things
  • Released: October 10, 1996
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
20
I
  • Released: January 28, 1998
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
5
Flava
  • Released: February 10, 1999
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
3
Power
  • Released: February 23, 2000
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
13
O
  • Released: February 15, 2001
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
11
Roots of Style 16
With You
  • Released: February 26, 2003
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Format(s): CD
20
Sang My Thang
  • Released: August 24, 2005
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Format(s): CD
29
Fall Back
  • Released: August 23, 2006
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Format(s): CD
28
Samurai Quality
  • Released: September 19, 2007
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
43
Sensitive Sources28
Through You
  • Released: June 27, 2012
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
31
sTYle72
  • Released: February 13, 2013
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
41
Rough Lux
  • Released: February 12, 2014
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
15
Streamline
  • Released: January 21, 2015
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
33
Switch
  • Released: February 3, 2016
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
30
Smoky Rich
  • Released: February 8, 2017
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
23
Analog
  • Released: January 23, 2019
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
23
[2]
Pink Elephant
  • Released: January 22, 2020
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
22
[3]
Green Giraffe
  • Released: January 20, 2021
  • Label:
    • Tokuma Japan
    • Style72
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
31
Purple Penguin
  • Released: January 26, 2022
  • Label: Style72
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
25
Black Lion
  • Released: March 1, 2024
  • Label: Style72
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
25
Blue Hippopotamus
  • Released: May 15, 2024
  • Label: Style72
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
22
Orange Gorilla
  • Released: February 26, 2025
  • Label: Style72
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
41

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions Certifications
JPN
Oricon
Cool Jamz
  • Released: March 22, 1995
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
13
Yone's Body and Soul
  • Released: September 16, 1998
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
4
Ballads
  • Released: June 27, 2001
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
49
Yone's Body and Soul II
  • Released: September 27, 2001
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
40
Single Collection 1992–1996
  • Released: March 27, 2002
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
—
Single Collection 1996–2001
  • Released: March 27, 2002
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
—
Single Collection Side B 1992–2001
  • Released: April 24, 2002
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
—
Best Selection
  • Released: January 22, 2003
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
—
Yone's Body and Soul III
  • Released: October 12, 2005
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Format(s): CD
56
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: October 8, 2008
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Format(s): CD, digital download
153
20th Anniversary Best: Requested Tunes
  • Released: April 25, 2012
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Format(s): CD
109
Besties: Side-A
  • Released: February 7, 2018
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Format(s): CD
36
Besties: Side-B Plus
  • Released: February 7, 2018
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Format(s): CD
37

Remix albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
JPN
Oricon
Mad Phat Natural Things Side-B
  • Released: March 26, 1997
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
96

Cover albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
JPN
Oricon
Utabito
  • Released: August 26, 2015
  • Label: Tokuma Japan
  • Format(s): CD/DVD
36

Live albums

List of live albums
TitleDetails
Gotta Crush on...Volume.Seven 2008 "Here I Am"
  • Released: July 5, 2008
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format(s): CD/DVD

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak positions
JPN
Oricon
Sweet Kisses
  • Released: September 13, 2000
  • Label: Pioneer LDC
  • Format(s): CD
12
Gift
  • Released: November 28, 2001
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Format(s): CD
29
Smile Again
  • Released: June 9, 2004
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Format(s): CD
17

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
JPN
Oricon
"Mikan no Android"1992—Bella Donna
"Nasty Groove"73Non-album single
"Delicacy ni Ame ga Furu"—Liberta
"Furerareru to Komaru"1993—
"Kitto Dekinai Jitto Shinai"94Passione
"Gōjō na Kuchibiru"199475Adesso
"Emergency"65
"Fragile"37Non-album single
"Spark"199523Amore
"Mujaki na Kimi ga Itoshii"46
"Aishiteru Aishitenai"199647Mad Phat Natural Things
"Gotcha!"59
"We Kept Missing Each Other..."48
"Yes, I Do."
(with Big Horns Bee)		199739I
"Love in the Sky"29
"Nothin' to Lose"199833Flava
"Tsuki to Taiyō"37
"Sore Nari..."33
"Keep This Love"199937
"Good Time"27Power
"Do Something Real"200043
"Kiseki (Heart)"25O
"Like, Love, Need..."200130
"Yokogao"27Roots of Style
"Coming Soon"200227With You
"Manhattan, NY*****"200330
"Jōnetsu Shakunetsu"200527Sing My Thang
"Whatsoever"200650Fall Back
"Likable"200739Samurai Quality
"Hands"2008—Sensitive Sources
"Respect/Disrespect"Not released on CD
"One to Love (No Question)"
"Superwoman/Superman"2009
"Out of Control"2010Through You
"My Dear Friend"
"Suki"2015Rough Lux
"All I Want Is You (Very Merry Christmas)"2016Non-album single

References

  1. ↑ "米倉利紀の作品" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年02月04日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on February 4, 2019]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2020年02月03日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on February 3, 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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