Yui Yokoyama
Yui Yokoyama 横山由依 | |
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| Also known as | Yuihan, Yui (ゆいはん、ゆい) |
| Born | December 8, 1992 |
| Origin | Kyoto, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Labels | King Records |
Yui Yokoyama (横山由依, Yokoyama Yui; born December 8, 1992 in Kyoto) is a Japanese singer, actor and member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 and NMB48. She debuted in 2010 in Team K and now is in Team A.[1] She is part of the senbatsu, having been voted #19 and #15 in the AKB48 3rd and 4th senbatsu elections. Since 2011, Yokoyama is also a member of the group Not Yet.[2][3][4]
Biography
Born in Kyoto, Japan, Yokoyama failed SKE48's 2nd generation auditions but passed AKB48's 6th round of auditions for the 9th generation Research Students on September 20, 2009. Yokoyama was the first 9th generation Research Student to be promoted at AKB48 Tokyo Matsuri on October 10, 2010.
Yokoyama was ranked for the first time in AKB48's 3rd Senbatsu Sousenkyo as #19, and gained a place in the senbatsu for "Flying Get". In the 4th Senbatsu Sousenkyo, Yokoyama increased her ranking to #15.
In the AKB48 Tokyo Dome Concert, it was announced that Yokoyama would join NMB48 and therefore hold a concurrent position between AKB48's Team A and NMB48. In November, Yokoyama was a senbatsu member for NMB48's 6th single "Kitagawa Kenji".
Yokoyama ranked #3 in AKB48's 3rd Janken Taikai.
Discography
AKB48 singles
- 2010
- Did not participate in single "Chance no Junban" (チャンスの順番)
- "ALIVE"
- 2011
- Did not participate in single "Sakura no ki ni narou" (桜の木になろう)
- "Guuzen no Juujiro"
- "Everyday, Katyusha" (Everyday、カチューシャ)
- "Yankee Soul" (ヤンキーソウル)
- "Flying Get" (フライングゲット)
- "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama" (青春と気づかないまま)
- "Yasai Uranai" (野菜占い) - as Yasai Sisters 2011
- "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" (風は吹いている)
- "Noël no Yoru"
- "Zero-Sum Taiyou"
- 2012
- "Give Me Five!"
- "Hitsujikai no Tabi"
- "Manatsu no Sounds Good!"
- "Gugutasu no Sora"
- "Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..."
- "Gingham Check"
- "Uza"
- "Kodoku na Hoshizora"
- "Eien Pressure"
- "Totteoki Christmas"
- "HA!"
NMB48
Not Yet singles
Variety shows
References
- ^ "AKB48公式サイト｜メンバー情報" (in Japanese).
- ^ "AKB48大島優子率いる新ユニット「Not yet」デビュー決定！" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^ "AKB48新ユニットNot yet、本日AX公演で初お披露目" (in Japanese). Natalie (Natasha, Inc.). 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^ "AKB48 creates new sub-unit with Oshima, Kitahara, Sashihara, Yokoyama". Tokyograph. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-06-17.