Come on, do we really need an introduction? Basic Profile from YUI-net.com: Stage name: YUI Birthday 1987.3.26 Horoscope ARIES Birth Place 福岡 Fukuoka, Japan Height 155cm Blood Type AB Favorite Place 新宮の海 Shinguu Beach Hobbies 映画鑑賞 Watching movies、読書 Reading Likes アコースティックギター Acoustic Guitar、Badminton Involvement with STEREOPONY In her 29 August 2008 “YUI Diary” blog entry, YUI mentioned that she would take a break for a while from all public appearances after this new album to re-energize herself. With this break, she would be able to fully concentrate on next year’s song production. During this break, she contributed a song, “I Do It” to Okinawan girl band Stereopony. It was released as their third single on April 22, 2009 and as ringtone (chaku uta) on March 18, 2009. YUI also joined Stereopony on stage at their final live before disbanding and sang "I do it" with them, which she and lead vocalist Aimi co-wrote. After returning from her most recent hiatus, YUI announced involvement with a band called FLOWER FLOWER. Other Works: Spoiler YUI’s songs are featured in the following Japanese dramas, movies, & commercial campaigns: Fukigen na Gene (Drama, 2005) Main Theme song: YUI – feel my soul Hinokio (Film, 2005) Main Theme song: YUI – Tomorrow’s way BLEACH (Anime, 2005) 5th Ending Theme: YUI – LIFE Taiyō no Uta タイヨウのうた Song of the Sun (Film, 2006) Theme & Insert Songs: YUI for Amane Kaoru – Good-bye days, YUI – It’s happy line, YUI – Skyline BLEACH (Anime, 2007) 5th Opening Theme: YUI – Rolling star KDDI au Listen Mobile Service (CM, 2007) Commercial: YUI – CHE.R.RY Seito Shokkun! (Drama, 2007) Main Theme song: YUI – My Generation Dog in a Side Car Saido Ka ni Inu (Film ,2007) Main Theme song: YUI - Understand Closed Note (Film, 2007) Main Theme song: YUI – LOVE & TRUTH 4 Shimai Tantei Dan (Drama, 2008) Main Theme song: YUI – Namidairo Glico “Watering KissMint” (CM, 2008) Commercial/Digital Single Only: YUI – Laugh away Sony Walkman NW-S638FK Series Promotion (CM, 2008) Commercial: YUI – I’ll be Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Anime, 2009) 1st Opening Theme: YUI – again Kaiji (Film, 2009) Theme & Insert song: YUI – It’s all too much/Never Say Die Perfect Report (Drama, 2010) Tie-in Title song: YUI – Rain U-Can Campaign & Sony Walkman “PlayYou” Campaign (CM, 2011) Commercial: YUI – It’s My Life/Your Heaven Paradise Kiss (Film , 2011) Main Theme song: YUI – HELLO ~Paradise Kiss~ Theme song: YUI – YOU Mobage CM (Commercial, 2011) Commercial: YUI – Green a.live Kaito Royale (Drama, 2011) Theme song: YUI – Lock On YUI’s Songs featured outside of Japan: Hong Kong Singer Fiona Sit covers “Tomorrow’s Way” re-titled as “Dear Fiona” in 2007. Korean Pop and Rock Band called Bay (베이) covered ”Good-bye days” in 2007. In 2010, the film, Taiyou no uta, was re-produced as a Korean musical production where YUI’s songs were recreated in the Korean language (including “it’s happy line,” “Skyline,” and “Good-bye days”).
Doesn't seem like it. Nothing reported by YUI-Lover about a new single yet. http://www.yui-lover.com/
She seems to be performing a number of new songs but no word on an actual release, just a lot of live performances for now
[NEWS] yui stricken by panic disorder...hospitalized after mixing medication and alcohol! <a class="postlink" href="http://forum.yui-lover.com/topic/6736994/1/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://forum.yui-lover.com/topic/6736994/1/</a>
it seems most of musicians make same mistake... jimi hendrix died when he mixed medication and alcohol. so we can say being a musician is really hard.
Anyone can put themselves in the hospital from washing meds, including over the counter stuff, with alcohol. Not just musicians. Fortunately, yui has a mother and boyfriend that caught the problem and got her hospitalized. I would hope she's learned her lesson, and won't do it again. The majority of us will never come close to understanding how "hard" being a professional musician is. At Sakuracon, someone wanted to high-five Shiho and she wanted none of it. Whether she was just tired, hung over, or starting to get burnt out from essentially on a working vacation, we'll never know. The point I'm trying to make is that everyone makes an error in judgement from time to time; it only becomes a mistake if you don't learn from it and don't do anything to correct it. If yui does have some kind of panic disorder, as long as she takes her medicine and tries to identify the root of her problem, she'll be fine, at least I think so.
In other news... YUI announces marriage and pregnancy (to those who haven't seen it in Chat yet). http://www.yui-lover.com/yui-announces-marriage-and-pregnancy/
I'm actually surprised, I figured once she had her children she wouldn't return to music. But based on what I've seen it seems she's getting ready for a live with Flower Flower. I really don't think she'll make a return to singing as "YUI" especially as her children get older.
