Yūko Hara
Yuko Hara (原 由子 Hara Yūko, born December 11, 1956, in Yokohama, Japan, nicknamed "Harabo") is the keyboardist for Southern All Stars. She is also a vocalist and writes many of her own songs. She is married to Keisuke Kuwata, the multi-instrumentalist frontman for the Southern All-Stars, and bandleader of the Kuwata band.
Also recorded as Hara Yūko · Yūko Kuwata · Kuwata Yūko
Yūko Hara
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- Name
- Yuko Hara
- Birth Name
- 桑田 由子 (Yuko Kuwata née Yuko Hara)
- Born
- 11 December 1956
- Birthplace
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Occupation
- Musician, singer-songwriter
- Nationality
- Japan
- Fields
- J-pop
- Education
- Aoyama Gakuin University
- Languages
- Japanese
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Biography
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Together, they have two sons. Her parents' home is a tempura restaurant in Yokohama. Her song Daisuki!Happy end is the theme song for the Japanese dub of Hoodwinked!.
Yuko Hara, keyboardist at the Southern All-Stars 30th Anniversary Concert
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Yuko Hara, keyboardist at the Southern All-Stars 30th Anniversary Concert
Yuko Hara.jpg: Kenji Mori derivative work: User:Clusternote · This image has been extracted from another file
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Yuko Hara • Birth Name — 桑田 由子 (Yuko Kuwata née Yuko Hara) • Born — 11 December 1956 • Birthplace — Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan • Instrument — Vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizers • Genre — * Rock • pop • blues • folk • kayōkyoku • Occupation — Musician, singer-songwriter • Years Active — 1974–present • Label — Victor Entertainment, Victor TAISHITA Label • Website — Southern All Stars
Original albums
Original albums
• Yuko Hara ga Kataru Hitotoki (1981) • Miss Yokohamadult Yuko Hara 2nd (1983) • Mother (1991)
Compilation albums
Compilation albums
• Loving You (1998) • Hallad (2010)
Cover albums
Cover albums
• Tokyo Tamoure (2002)
Singles
Singles
• "I Love You wa Hitorigoto" (1981) • "Usagi no Uta" (1981) • "Tanjōbi no Yoru" (1982) • "Koi wa, Gotabō Mōshiagemasu" (1983) • "Yokohama Lady Blues" (1983) • "Ajisai no Uta" (1987) • "Girl" (1988) • "Kaiju no Uta" (1988) • "Tameiki no Bell ga Naru Toki" (1988) • I've Loved You Loved You Loved You So Much (1990) (with Inamura Orchestra) • The Heart Is Painful (1991) • "Jin Jin" (1991) • "Makeru na Onna no Ko!" (1991) • Everyone's a Good Kid (1997) (with Shingo Katori) • "Namida no Tenshi ni Hohoemi o" (1997) • "Daisuki!Happy end" for the Japanese release of Hoodwinked!. • Under the Tree Where We Swore to Our Dreams (2007) (as Harafūmi, with Fūmidō) • Thank You for the Dreams (2009)
Radio Drama
Radio Drama
• Dr.Slump(1981)-She voiced Arale.
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- 1.Harris, Craig. Biography: Southern All Stars. Allmusic.
- 2.[サザンオールスターズ] 映画主題歌で原由子10年ぶり新曲. 音楽ナタリー.
- 3.原 由子、映画『ももへの手紙』で、5年ぶりの映画主題歌を手がける. BARKS. 2011-07-12.
- 4.原由子、大作アニメ映画に美しい主題歌書き下ろし. 音楽ナタリー.
- 5.リトル・レッド レシピ泥棒は誰だ！？ 日本語版.
- 6.リトル・レッド レシピ泥棒は誰だ!? : 関連ニュース. 映画.com.
- 7.原由子が映画主題歌を担当するのは、2007年公開の「リトル・レッド レシピ泥棒は誰だ!?」の主題歌「大好き！ハッピーエンド」以来約5年ぶり。 [画像ギャラリー 1/3]. 音楽ナタリー.
- 8.原由子、劇場アニメの主題歌を担当. BARKS. 2007-06-26.
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