Yuki Kuramochi (倉持 有希), known professionally as Yuki (stylized as YUKI), is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. She is best known as the lead vocalist for Judy and Mary. She founded Judy and Mary in 1991 and became a solo artist in 2002. She has also been a member of the bands NiNa (1999, with Kate Pierson of the B-52's, bassist Mick Karn of Japan, former members of the Japanese New Wave band the Plastics Masahide Sakuma and Takemi Shima, and session drummer Steven Wolf) and Mean Machine (alongside Chara, 2001).

Biography

Yuki was born Yuki Isoya (磯谷 有希) in Hakodate, Hokkaido. After graduating from Hakodate Otani College, she worked as a beautician. She met Yoshihito Onda who visited Hakodate to make a movie, The Triple Cross. The meeting triggered the formation of Judy and Mary in 1992. After Judy and Mary disbanded, Yuki made her solo debut in 2002. She married Magokoro Brothers frontman Yoichi Kuramochi in September 2000, and gave birth to her first child, a boy, on April 18, 2003. However, the child died from unknown causes (SIDS) on March 17, 2005. She gave birth to a second child on August 29, 2006, and a third child in June 2009.

Backup band

Band Astro

They perform in her tour or recording.

The Urah

They performed in her tour or recording in 2010.

Discography

Original albums

Other albums

Singles

As lead artist

• charted on monthly Chaku-uta Reco-kyō Chart †Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009

As featured artist

DVDs

Books

Appearances

Movies

Radio