Junji Yayoshi Explained

Junji Yayoshi
Native Name:	弥吉 淳二
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	1968 5, df=y^[1]
Birth Place:	Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Instrument:	Guitar
Years Active:	1994–2018

was a Japanese guitarist and record producer.

Biography

He was a former member of the music unit stereo criminals. After the dissolution of the unit, he made a full-scale start of activities as a guitarist, provided, arranged, and produced his music to other artists. He was a support guitarist for Kōji Kikkawa and aiko, and also worked for them as an arranger.^{[2] [3]}

He served as the second generation guitarist of the back band Gyakutai Glycogen of singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena, whom he married in November 2000 (announced in January 2001).^{[4] [5]} They divorced in January 2002.^{[2] [5]}

In 1999, he co-produced Kaori Kawamura's solo project "Sorrow" which resumed her music activities.^{[6] [7]}

From 2009 to 2010, he produced a single and album for Shunsuke Kiyokiba, in which he helped in making the rock sounds.^[8]

He died at hospital due to illness at 21:31 on 26 January 2018. He was 49. According to Yahyoshi's affiliation office, he had been fighting illness for about two and a half years until his death, but said he was not releasing the details of his illness.^[2]

Works, arrangements, productions

• a flood of circle – "Best Ride," "Hana" (arrangement-production)
• Kana Uemura "Taisetsu na Hito" recorded track "Ashioto" (arrangement)
• Catsuomaticdeath (production)
• Kaori Kawamura (Sorrow) – Sorrow, Macaroni (work-arrangement, production)
• Shunsuke Kiyokiba – "Jet," "Mahō no Kotoba," "Ale," "Kawaranai Koto," "again," Rock & Soul (arrangement-production)
• Cool Joke – "Undo" (arrangement)
• go!go!vanillas – Kameleon Lights recorded tracks "Bilin Girl," "Counter Action" (arrangement-production)
• Hiroya Komeiji (arrangement-production)
• Maika Shiratori (joint work-arrangement, co-production)
• Strange Nude Cult – "Sorairo no Finale/Hana o Kau" (arrangement-production)
• Naomi Tamura – "Casablanca Dandy" (Kenji Sawada cover. Joint with Hitoshi Takaba)
• Tsubaki – "Style," "Hanabi" (co-composition, production)
• Shintaro Hazama – Bourbon Street, Simple Man (production)
• Maria (arrangement)
• melody. – "Haruka" (arrangement)

Support

• aiko
• Mao Abe
• Kaori Kawamura
• Kōji Kikkawa
  • Shunsuke Kiyokiba Hiroya Komeiji
• Ringo Sheena
• Maika Shiratori
• Naomi Tamura
• Lost in Time

References

Citations

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20111014100445/http://musicman-net.com/townprofile_mu0573p.html. 弥吉淳二 Junji YAYOSHI. ja. Musicman.net. 14 October 2011. 2 April 2018.
2. Web site: ギタリスト弥吉淳二さん死去 49歳 椎名林檎、吉川晃司、aikoらサポート. ja. Oricon News. 30 January 2018. 2 April 2018.
3. Web site: NONA REEVES – 吉川晃司が若手アーティストと競演. ja. Music Natalie. 1 June 2007. 2 April 2018.
4. Web site: 椎名林檎、妊娠!. ja. Barks. 29 January 2001. 2 April 2018.
5. Web site: 清木場俊介、弥吉淳二さん悼む「言葉にならないくらいに悔しくて残念です」. ja. Sports Hochi. 30 January 2018. 2 April 2018.
6. Web site: BAND PROFILE. Sorrow Official Website. 16 October 2014. 2 April 2018.
7. Web site: Kawamura. Kaori. 29 April 2009. グラン•トリノ. ja. Kaori Kawamura official blog. 2 April 2018.
8. Web site: 元EXILE清木場、死去した弥吉さんに感謝つづる「悩んでる時にとてもお世話になった方」. Mimi Man. ja. Rittor Music. 31 January 2018. 2 April 2018.