Mioko Yamaguchi Explained

Mioko Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口美央子) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer of popular music.

Yamaguchi's music career began on F-Label, where she released a trilogy of albums where she sang and played keyboards. She also composed most of her own songs. After the album Tsukihime (Japanese: 月姫; Moonlight Princess) in 1983, she changed her focus to providing music to others.^[1] Yamaguchi has composed songs for artists such as Yuki Saito^[2] and Yukari Tamura.^[3] In addition, she has composed music for anime, including Ranma 1/2^{[4] [5]} and Pokonyan!.^[6] She has composed over 400 songs overall.

After over 30 years, Yamaguchi began releasing new music herself, beginning with Tokisakashima (Japanese: トキサカシマ) in late 2018.^{[7] [8] [9]} She also reissued her original albums on CD for the first time.

Discography

Studio albums

• 夢飛行 (1980)
• Nirvana (1981)
• 月姫 (1983)
• トキサカシマ (2018)
• Floma (2019)
• フェアリズム (2022)

Compilation

• Anju (1985)

EP

• Floma Mini (2020)

External links

• Official website
• Twitter
• Facebook

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile . Mioko Yamaguchi . 24 August 2011 . Music Airport . 5 May 2022.
2. Web site: Yours . Uta-Net . 5 May 2022.
3. Web site: Love♡parade . Oricon . 5 May 2022.
4. Web site: EQUALロマンス . Uta-Net . PAGE ONE . 5 May 2022.
5. Web site: Thompson . Shy . Japanese Synthpop Utahime Mioko Yamaguchi: Up-and-Coming U.S. Journalist Unravels Yamaguchi’s ’80s Trilogy and Latest Work . Tokion . 19 May 2024.
6. Web site: 幸福のプレゼント . Hoick . 5 May 2022.
7. Web site: 山口美央子、35年ぶりとなる4thアルバム『トキサカシマ』 松武秀樹との制作過程を語る . Real Sound . 5 May 2022 . 27 December 2018.
8. Web site: Cunningham . Ed . Mioko Yamaguchi . The Glow.
9. Web site: Shibasaki . Yuji . 山口美央子の華麗なる復活――再評価のいまシンセの歌姫に迫る . Mikiki . 19 May 2024.