YUI Yoshioka – My New Idol
Sep 1 ‘09 Update – Replaced with a working video!
People who know me in person, have read my blog long enough or have browsed through my Last.FM will probably notice this about me: I absolutely hate rock music. Aside from Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, I have no other rock song on my iTunes playlist of 3,000 songs…
…that is, until yesterday.
While I was watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood last night, the opening song captured my ears – or rather my heart. It’s called Again by YUI (ユイ). There’s so much soul in her music that I could forgive the perpetual annoyance of the electric guitar. Her childish yet calming voice pierces through the normally unforgivable guitars, as if striving to overcome all obstacles just to reach whatever she’s trying to reach. (My soul, in my case.)
So like any Gen-Y’er, I wikied YUIand was just so, so, so impressed. YUI also known as Yoshioka Yui (吉岡 唯) writes her own songs, plays the acoustic guitar, the electric guitar, the bass, the piano and even the drums! She could just be her own band – if only she could clone herself 4 times over. Coupled with her childhood struggles and her dramatic climb to fame, it’s really hard not to respect someone as talented and dedicated as her. (Of course, her childhood drama could all be a marketing ploy. But who cares, this girl’s got talent).
I shall stop gushing like a fan girl and just let you experience it yourselves.
Can’t wait to go home, pick up my guitar and start learning to play her songs! YUI <3!
Dear Readers, do you have any idols? Who and why do you like him/her?
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Bamboo Forest - PunIntended • May 5th, 2009
She’s amazing.
Cobalt Paladin • May 5th, 2009
You should watch her in the movie “Midnight Sun” and from there, I think you’ll like her song “Skyline”.
Sigg3 • May 5th, 2009
So, where’s the rock you promised?
Hmm.. your page makes one of my CPU peak at 100%. Status bar says “Read i1.ytimg.com”. Check your scripts. Using Iceweasel (firefox) 3.0.6 on Zenwalk GNU/Linux.
Ivy • May 5th, 2009
@Sigg3: What rock did I promise? Sorry, I’m growing senile. :S
i1.ytimg.com is YouTube’s image server. Apparently, it only appears when a YouTube clip embedded in a Wordpress site and surfed on Firefox 3. Not sure why that is. But it stops when you click on the video.
Read this dude’s post on it because I don’t really understand what he’s saying except for the fact that it’s a Firefox issue.
Thanks for letting me know though. I don’t use Firefox much anymore. I’ve “graduated” to a more lightweight Google Chrome.
Lissy • May 5th, 2009
You’re one of three friends I have on lastfm and I have no idea what you listen to, lol. I’ll have to come back and listen later since I’m at work.
Chiui • May 6th, 2009
I’ve always loved rock music. Haha.. I pretty much loved all music genres except for pinoy ballad and some old folk songs. That Yui’s good. Thanks for sharing! I like Korean rock, though. If you know EVE, they have both K-rock and J-rock songs, but they’ve disbanded, I think. Cause the vocalist died.
Sigg3 • May 6th, 2009
@ivy: okay. Just a heads up. My X server crashed while exiting the site yesterday. *fingers crossed*
Katy • May 8th, 2009
My current idols are A BOYBAND!! Never would I thought after the Backstreet Boys disappeared from the face of the earth that I’d obsess with a boy band before. But then they’re a Korean boyband.. SS501. <3 Sigh.
Gel • May 8th, 2009
I don’t really have any idols but there are a few bands which I like. I can be pretty diverse with the music I listen to but one of the few genres I don’t listen to is rap. That’s one thing I couldn’t stand.
Ivan Chew • May 11th, 2009
The youtube video was removed, unfortunately. Anyway, I think it’s not so much “rock” or “boy bands” or “pop”. I think if certain songs just strike a chord at a personal level, we should enjoy them regardless of genres. I’m into rock guitar instrumentals (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson). I compose and post some guitar instrumentals at my art/ music blog (included the link in the comment website field). Maybe you’d like to do a musical mash-up.
annariana • May 30th, 2009
i loved yui’s songs since FOREVER! yes, good choice there ivy. i personally recommend yui’s Namidairo for ur hearing pleasure
parpar_ • July 7th, 2009
love her voice
sun-mi • July 7th, 2009
(anyong haseo)
wow, she’s amazing from now on she’s my new idol
wow this is the first day that i discover her songs.
i like ”goodbye days” i seen the movie last night ”midnight sun”
it makes me cry.i remember my first friend in seoul.
were both ahh u know im from wonder girls.we both have same luck
tnx yui.
forest bamboo • July 7th, 2009
@sun-mi:
whos your friend, is it a boy?
yeah i understand,because i know your schedule,u can only open your account every wed. i heard that to your boss ”JYP”
hack i’ve seen u last month in seoul. ur so hot
Sarath San • September 1st, 2009
I don’t normally listen to rock.. I listen to some once in a while but then I got addicted when I first heard Rolling Star from bleach. I went to buy all the Yui CDs and there isn’t one song I don’t like from her. She definately rocks my soul with her music.
STEVE WILLARD • September 18th, 2009
=)
Steve Willard • September 18th, 2009
Eu amo YUI… comei a gostar dela depois que peguei emprestado o CD ada minha amiga…….
desde então eu NÃO PARO DE OUVILA……