| Yuzu | |
| Native Name: | ゆず |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Yokohama, Japan |
| Years Active: | 1996[1] –present |
| Current Members: | Yūjin Kitagawa Kōji Iwasawa |
is a Japanese pop rock duo who debuted in 1997. Its members are and . Both of the band members come from Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, and attended Okamura Junior High School.[2] Their songs,[3] "Reason",[4] and were used as ending themes of the anime series Hunter × Hunter (2011).[5] [6]
Yuzu started out as street musicians. At first, the band's name was "Light's", but Kitagawa disliked it, so they changed the name to "Yuzu". At that time, Kitagawa was eating a yuzu sherbet, so he named the band after the fruit. The fans of Yuzu are called "Yuzukko (ゆずっ子)".
| Album details | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications | ||
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| JPN Oricon [7] | |||||
| Yuzu Ikka (ゆず一家) |
| 6 |
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| Yuzuen (ゆずえん) |
| 1 |
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| Tobira (トビラ) |
| 1 |
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| Yuzu Moa (ユズモア) |
| 2 |
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| Sumire (すみれ) |
| 1 |
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| 1 〜One〜 |
| 1 |
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| Ribbon (リボン) |
| 1 |
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| Wonderful World |
| 3 |
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| Furusato |
| 1 |
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| 2-NI- |
| 1 |
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| Land |
| 1 |
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| Shinsekai (新世界) |
| 2 |
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| Towa |
| 2 |
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| Big Yell |
| 2 |
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| Yuzutown |
| 2 |
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| People |
| 2 |
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| Sees |
| 4 |
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| Zukan (図鑑) |
| 3 |
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| Album details | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications | ||
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| Yuzu no Moto (ゆずの素) |
| 8 | |||
| Yuzuman (ゆずマン) |
| 29 |
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| Yuzuman no Natsu (ゆずマンの夏) |
| 1 |
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| Yuzu Smile (ゆずスマイル) |
| 1 |
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| JPN Oricon | ||||||||||||
| Kajiki ~ Sakura Saku-hen~ (歌時記 〜サクラサク篇〜) |
| 2 |
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| Kajiki: Futari no Biggu (Eggu) Shō-hen (歌時記～ふたりのビッグ（エッグ）ショー篇～) |
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| Futari Sankaku 2015.8.15 〜 Midori no hi 〜 (二人参客 2015.8.15〜緑の日〜) |
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Futari Sankaku 2015.8.16 〜 Kiiro no hi 〜 (二人参客 2015.8.16〜黄色の日〜) |
| 2 | ||||||||||
| Ninin Sankyaku Yuzu Mega Mix |
| 44 | ||||||||||
| Yuzu Nomi 〜 Hakushu Kassai 〜 Higawari Zenkyoku-shū + 1 (ゆずのみ〜拍手喝祭〜 日替わり全曲集+1) |
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| YUZU ARENA TOUR 2022 SEES -ALWAYS with you- |
| 2 | ||||||||||
| YUZU ARENA TOUR 2022 PEOPLE -ALWAYS with you- |
| 1 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes items which did not chart. | ||||||||||||
| Album details | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications | ||
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| Home [1997–2000] |
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| Going [2001–2005] |
| 2 |
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| Yuzu no Ne [1997–2007] (ゆずのね1997–2007) |
| 2 |
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| Yuzu You [2006–2011] |
| 1 |
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| Yuzu Iroha [1997–2017] (ゆずイロハ1997–2017) |
| 1 |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | |||
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| JPN Oricon [12] | JPN Billboard [13] [14] | ||||||
| "Summer Color" (夏色) | 1998 | 17 | × |
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| Yuzu Ikka | |
| "Boy" (少年) | 10 | × | |||||
| "Empty" (からっぽ) | 4 | × |
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| Yuzuen | ||
| "Someday" (いつか) | 1999 | 4 | × |
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| "Goodbye Bus" (サヨナラバス) | 4 | × |
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| "Sentimental" (センチメンタル) | 3 | × |
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| "Friend's Song" (友達の唄) | 2 | × |
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| "Outta Mind / Garbage Star" (心のままに/くず星) | 2 | × | Tobira | ||||
| "Ah, The Days of Youth" (嗚呼、青春の日々) | 2000 | 1 | × |
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| "Flightless Bird" (飛べない鳥) | 1 | × |
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| "3 Count" (3カウント) | 2001 | 2 | × |
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| Yuzu Moa | |
| "Again 2" (アゲイン2) | 2002 | 1 | × |
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| "Songs of Love" (恋の歌謡日) | 3 | × |
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| Yuzu Iroha [1997–2017] | ||
| "Until We Meet Again" (またあえる日まで) | 2 | × |
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| Sumire | ||
| "Blue" (青) | 2003 | 4 | × |
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| "Breathing" (呼吸) | 5 | × |
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| "3 Lines / Horizontal Line" (3番線/水平線) | 5 | × |
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| "Violet" (スミレ) | 4 | × |
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| "Priority to Pedestrians / Dark" (歩行者優先/濃) | 1 | × |
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| 1 〜One〜 | ||
| "Sakuragichō / Hobby's Width / Map of Dreams" (桜木町/シュミのハバ/夢の地図) | 2004 | 3 | × |
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| "Bridge of Glory" (栄光の架橋) | 2 | × |
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| "We Are F. Marinos"(ウィーアー エフ・マリノス) | 2005 | x | x | ||||
| "Super Express / The Sun Will Rise Again" (超特急/陽はまた昇る) | 2 | × |
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| Ribbon | ||
| "Spring Breeze" (春風) | 2007 | 3 | × | Wonderful World | |||
| "Story" (ストーリー) | 2008 | 2 | 3 |
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| "Yesterday and Tomorrow" | 4 | 4 | Furusato | ||||
| "Shish Kebab" (シシカバブー) | 2 | 2 | |||||
| "I Wanna See You" (逢いたい) | 2009 | 3 | 1 |
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| "Strawberry" (いちご) | 2 | 2 | |||||
| "Rainbow" (虹) | 2 | 1 | |||||
| "Cherry Blossom Encounter / My Life" (桜会/マイライフ) | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 2-NI- | |||
| "Journey to Love" (慈愛への旅路) | 5 | 4 | |||||
| "From" | 2 | 2 | |||||
| "Hey-Peace" (Hey和) | 2011 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| "Fly" (翔) | 5 | 3 | Land | ||||
| "With You" | 2012 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| "See Ya Tomorrow" (また明日) | 7 | 5 | |||||
| "Reason" | 2013 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| "Friend: Time of Departure" (友 ～旅立ちの時～) | 5 | 3 | Shinsekai | ||||
| "The Rain Will Turn to Hallelujah / I Want to Protect You" (雨のち晴レルヤ/守ってあげたい) | 3 | 2 | |||||
| "Hyori Ittai" (表裏一体) | 4 | 2 | |||||
| "Charm" (ヒカレ) | 2014 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| "OLA!!" | 2015 | 6 | — | Towa | |||
| "Owaranaiuta" (終わらない歌) | 5 | — | |||||
| "Muscat" (マスカット) | 2018 | 10 | — | ||||
| Release date | Title | Japanese | Artists | |
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| November 29, 2006 | "Christmas no Yakusoku" | クリスマスの約束 | Yuzuoda (Yuzu, Kazumasa Oda) | |
| May 23, 2007 | "Original Soundtrack Single Eiga 「Syaberedomo Syaberedomo」" | Original Soundtrack Single 映画「しゃべれども しゃべれども」 | ||
| July 11, 2007 | "Music" | ミュージック | Golden Circle feat. Yohito Teraoka/Yumi Matsutoya/Yuzu | |
| May 13, 2009 | "Two You" | two友 | Yuzuguren (Yuzu, Kimaguren) |
See also: 55th Japan Record Awards. The Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show held annually in Japan by the Japan Composer's Association.|-| 2013| Land| Best Album Award| |-| 2017| Yuzu| Special Award| |}