Paris Match

Biography

paris match (パリス・マッチ, Parisu Matchi) is a Japanese musical group formed in 1998 by composer/arranger Yosuke Sugiyama and lyricist Tai Furusawa with vocalist Mari Mizuno. They debuted in 2000 with the album volume one. The group's name is a homage to the British musical group The Style Council, whose album Café Bleu features a song titled "The Paris Match".
The music of paris match is a fusion of diverse musical genres including bossa nova, jazz, acid-jazz, soul, blue-eyed soul, AOR, and house.

Albums

Volume One (April 21, 2000)
PM2 (August 1, 2001)
Type III (June 1, 2002)
Quattro (June 25, 2003)
♭5 (July 16, 2004)
After Six (March 24, 2006)
Flight 7 (February 13, 2008)
Passion8 (June 24, 2009)
to the nines (October 6, 2010)
edition 10 (November 21, 2012)
11 (December 16, 2015)
ROUND 12 (June 24, 2020)
Le 13e (August 6, 2025)

Compilation and reissue albums

Volume One Plus (April 21, 2004)
5th Anniversary (March 30, 2005)
Our Favourite Pop (January 24, 2007)
BEST OF PARIS MATCH (June 20, 2007)
All Time Classics (December 11, 2019)
Our Favourite Pop II - Tokyo Style (November 23, 2022)

Singles

"Happy-go-round" (November 22, 2000)
"Desert Moon" (April 4, 2001)
"Kiss" (July 18, 2001)
"Deep Inside" (November 21, 2001)
"Saturday" (June 5, 2002)
"Summer Breeze" (July 23, 2003)
"Taiyō no kiss" (太陽の接吻) (November 5, 2003)
"Koi no kizashi" (恋の兆し) (March 24, 2005)
"Voice" (November 23, 2005)