Yuuki Ozaki Explained

Yuuki Ozaki
Birth Date:	1991 5, mf=33
Birth Place:	Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan
Origin:	Japan
Instrument:	Vocals, guitar
Genre:	Rock, pop
Occupation:	Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Associated Acts:	Bird Bear Hare and Fish Galileo Galilei, Livetune, Yoko Kanno
Years Active:	2007–present
Label:	SME Records
Website:	http://www.warbear.jp/

, is a Japanese musician, best known as the leading vocalist and songwriter for the bands Galileo Galilei and BBHF. He also performs under his solo project warbear. In 2014, he began releasing solo material. He announced his new band "Bird Bear Hare and Fish" (renamed BBHF in 2019) during his solo concert on January 27. He released his first full length solo album "warbear" in December 2017.

Biography

Yuuki Ozaki was born in Wakkanai, Hokkaido in 1991.^[1] At junior high school in 2007, he formed the band Galileo Galilei, and in 2008 won the Senkō Riot music contest, as well as an independent music contract.^[2] After releasing the extended play Ame Nochi Galileo (2009), the band made their major label debut under SME Records with the EP Hamanasu no Hana (2010). As a member of Galileo Galilei, he has released five albums: Parade (2011), Portal (2012), Alarms (2013), Sea and the Darkness (2016), and Bee and The Whales (2023).

Ozaki collaborated with Vocaloid producer Livetune to create the opening theme song for the anime Hamatora, "Flat", which was released in early 2014.^[3] In mid 2014, Ozaki collaborated with anime composer Yoko Kanno to create "Trigger", the opening theme song for the anime Terror in Resonance.^[4] Ozaki with his band frequently collaborate with Aimer, the singer who performed the ending theme song for the anime, where she provides vocal for "Bananafish Hamabe to Kuroi Niiji" in their fourth EP See More Glass and "Bed" in their fourth full-length album Sea and the Darkness. Ozaki was featured on the song "Nemuri no Mori", from his extended play Dareka, Umi o,Yuuki later announced while he was on tour that he is in a new band called Bird Bear Hare and Fish.^[5]

Discography

Albums

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Title!Album details

warbear

Released: December 6, 2017^[6] Label: SME Records Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales (JPN)^[7]	Album
		Oricon Singles Charts ^[8]	Billboard Japan Hot 100 ^[9]
"Flat" (Livetune adding Yuuki Ozaki from Galileo Galilei)	2014	48	—	3,000	To
"Trigger"		46	59	6,000	Non-album single

External links

• Official website for Galileo Galilei
  • Yuuki Ozaki on Instagram

Notes and References

1. Web site: ja:プロフィール . Profile . http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/galileogalilei/profile/ . ja . Sony . September 4, 2014.
2. Web site: INTERVIEW Galileo Galilei 2012年01月号掲載 . Skream! . ja . 2012 . December 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130821000608/http://skream.jp/interview/2012/01/galileo_galilei.php . August 21, 2013.
3. Web site: livetune、アニメ『ハマトラ』主題歌でGalileo Galilei尾崎とコラボ . Oricon . ja . December 5, 2013 . September 4, 2014.
4. Web site: 菅野よう子×Galileo尾崎、「残響のテロル」OP曲でタッグ . Natalie . ja . June 16, 2014 . September 4, 2014.
5. Web site: Galileo×Aimerコラボ曲、先行配信スタート . Natalie . ja . August 10, 2014 . August 10, 2014.
6. Web site: warbear ソニーミュージック オフィシャルサイト. www.sonymusic.co.jp. ja. 2018-08-10.
7. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree' . ja . . subscription . September 4, 2014.
8. Web site: ja:尾崎雄貴のリリース一覧 . List of Yuuki Ozaki's Releases . http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/515073/products/release/ . ja . . September 4, 2014.
9. Web site: Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN. Billboard . ja.