Yuko Suzuhana

Japanese musician and poet
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  • Japanese music
  • folk
  • J-pop
  • classic
  • rock
  • jazz fusion
  • folk metal
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • composer
  • lyricist
  • pianist
  • poet
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2010–presentLabels
  • Avex Trax (2014–2019)
  • Universal (2019–present)
Websiteyuko-suzuhana.com
Musical artist

Yuko Suzuhana (鈴華 ゆう子) (Japanese pronunciation: [jɯ̟ːko̞ sɨᵝzɨᵝha̠na̠]) is a Japanese singer, Shigin master, Kenshibu master, composer, pianist, radio presenter, and cultural ambassador best known as the leader of Wagakki Band.[1][2]

Biography

At the age of three, Yuko Suzuhana began studying classical piano, as both her parents are piano teachers. She began studying Shigin and Kenshibu at the age of five. After graduating from Ibaraki Prefectural Mito Daini Senior High School, Suzuhana studied at the Tokyo College of Music. After working as pianist and lecturer in a piano class, she started singing in the classical pop unit Asty, formed with her pianist and violinist classmates at the university.[3][4]

In 2011, Suzuhana won the grand prize in the Youth Division of the National Ginpo Concours sponsored by Nippon Columbia. In February 2012, Suzuhana co-founded the folk-classical band Hanafugetsu with shakuhachi player Daisuke Kaminaga and koto player Kiyoshi Ibukuro. A year later, she conceived a band that fused the traditional and modern sides of Japanese culture, leading to the formation of Wagakki Band.

In 2016, Suzuhana released her first solo album Cradle of Eternity.[5] In March 2017, she was appointed Ambassador in the Ibaraki and Mito prefectures. In June 2019, Suzuhana transferred her office and label from Avex Trax to Universal Music Japan. On June 28, 2021, Suzuhana announced the restart of her solo career with the music video "Campanula", which premiered on her YouTube channel on June 30.[6]

Personal life

On August 21, 2022, Suzuhana revealed that she married Wagakki Band and Hanafugetsu koto player Kiyoshi Ibukuro on March 4, 2020, and she was pregnant with their first child.[7][8] She gave birth to a baby girl on November 24, being hospitalized since September 19, after a show, as Wagakki Band finished their Vocalo Zanmai 2 tour in her absence.[9][10]

Discography

Albums

Solo albums

Title Album details Peak
positions
JPN
Oricon
[11]
Cradle of Eternity 6

Asty

Title Album details
Harukaze
  • Released: May 15, 2010
  • Formats: CD
Sweet Drops
  • Released: October 28, 2010
  • Formats: CD
Acoustic -Nature-
  • Released: April 28, 2012
  • Formats: CD

Yukari

Title Album details
Biluce
  • Released: October 25, 2012
  • Formats: CD

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Album
"Senka no Tomoshibi" 2016 Cradle of Eternity
"Campanula" 2021 Non-album single

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Yuko Suzuhana Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  2. ^ "和楽器バンド鈴華ゆう子、誕生日に初のソロワンマンライブ開催". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  3. ^ "校長より［平成30年度］". Mito Second High School (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  4. ^ "Tokyo College of Music Journal, January 2017" (PDF) (in Japanese). Tokyo College of Music. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  5. ^ "鈴華ゆう子、ソロデビュー秘話を明かす". BARKS (in Japanese). 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  6. ^ "鈴華ゆう子（和楽器バンド）、ソロ再始動第一弾SGアートワーク＆MVティザー公開". BARKS.jp (in Japanese). 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  7. ^ "この度、和楽器バンドのVocalの鈴華ゆう子と箏のいぶくろ聖志の結婚、および二人の間に新しい命が授かりましたことをご報告させていただきます。" [We would like to announce the marriage of Wagakki Band's vocalist Yuko Suzuhana and koto player Kiyoshi Ibukuro, as well as the birth of a new life between them.]. Wagakki Band Official Website. Ignite Management Corp. 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  8. ^ "８人組ロックグループ「和楽器バンド」鈴華ゆう子＆いぶくろ聖志が結婚発表　第１子妊娠も報告". Nikkan Sports. 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  9. ^ "お知らせ" [News]. Wagakki Band Official Website. Ignite Management Corp. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  10. ^ いぶくろ聖志, Kiyoshi Ibukuro. "鈴華ゆう子出産のご報告" [Yuko Suzuka's birth report]. Note. Kiyoshi Ibukuro. BSMPL. Retrieved November 25, 2022. 鈴華ゆう子出産のご報告 9月19日より体調不良にて入院しておりました鈴華ゆう子ですが、11月23日深夜に体調が急変し、24日の朝7時に医師と相談をさせてもらい予定日より早い段階ではありましたが、緊急手術という判断をしました。 そして、11月24日の昼過ぎには第一子の女の子を出産することができました [Yuko Suzuhana has been hospitalized due to her poor physical condition since September 19th, but her condition changed suddenly in the middle of the night of November 23rd. Even though it was still in too early to give birth, it was decided to have emergency surgery. She was therefore able to give birth to our first child, a girl, in the early afternoon of November 24th.]
  11. ^ "鈴華ゆう子の作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2021-05-15.

External links

  • v
  • t
  • e
  • Yuko Suzuhana
  • Machiya
  • Beni Ninagawa
  • Kiyoshi Ibukuro
  • Asa
  • Daisuke Kaminaga
  • Wasabi
  • Kurona
Studio albumsLive albums
  • Wagakki Band 1st US Tour Shōgeki: Deep Impact
CompilationsExtended plays
  • React
  • Starlight
Singles
  • "Phony"
Other songs
  • "Senbonzakura"
Videos
  • Vocalo Zanmai Dai Ensoukai
  • Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2016 Nippon Budokan: Akatsuki no Utage
  • Wagakki Band 1st US Tour Shōgeki: Deep Impact
  • Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2017 Tokyo Taiikukan: Yuki no Utage/Sakura no Utage
  • Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2018 Yokohama Arena: Ashita e no Kōkai
  • Wagakki Band Daishinnenkai 2019 Saitama Super Arena 2 Days: Ryūgū no Tobira
  • Manatsu no Daishinnenkai 2020 Yokohama Arena: Tenkyū no Kakehashi
  • Daishinnenkai 2021 Nippon Budokan: Amanoiwato
  • Daishinnenkai 2022 Nippon Budokan: Yasoukenbunroku
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