Yuki Maeda
Person · female · Japan · Kōchi-shi · born 1979 · recording since 2000
Japanese enka musician
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Also known as Yuki Maeda · 前田有紀 · 前田有紀
Timeline
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: 鳴きうさぎ
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
Biography
Biography
Yuki Maeda (前田 有紀, Maeda Yuki; born August 28, 1979) is a former Japanese enka singer within Hello! Project. She started her career under the enka record label Teichiku in 2000 with her debut single "Naki Usagi", but did not have any charting singles in Japan until she signed with Up-Front Works and their label Zetima in 2003. In mid-2004 she was transferred to another Up-Front Works' label, Rice Music.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks
1ケンチャナ〜大丈夫〜2ソウルの雨3鳴きうさぎ4東京Youターン5東京、宵町草。6東京きりぎりす7帰りそびれた故郷は8さらさらの川9それは不思議10西新宿で逢ったひと11月列車12お前の涙を俺にくれ13風海峡14相愛太鼓15ざんざ恋しぐれ16ケンチャナ〜大丈夫〜 (サビ部分・韓国語バージョン)2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
1釜山発2ソウルの雨3ケンチャナ 〜大丈夫〜4サランヘ〜愛してる〜5永縁6ミアネヨ 〜ごめんなさい〜7釜山発 (韓国語バージョン)8釜山港へ帰れ
Single · 11
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 鳴きうさぎSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 22:221鳴きうさぎ4:14 2鳴きうさぎ (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:14 3鳴きうさぎ (一般用メロ入りカラオケ)4:14 4本気で叱って (歌入り)4:50 5本気で叱って (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:50 | 2 April 2000 | ||
| 2001 | 東京YouターンSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 20:221東京Youターン4:00 2東京Youターン (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:00 3東京Youターン (一般用メロ入りカラオケ)4:00 4黄昏miss you4:11 5黄昏miss you (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:11 | 1 January 2001 | ||
| 2002 | 東京、宵町草。Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 22:041東京、宵町草。4:19 2東京、宵町草。 (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:19 3東京、宵町草。 (一般用メロ入りカラオケ)4:19 4故郷の唄が聞こえる4:35 5故郷の唄が聞こえる (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:32 | 21 February 2002 | ||
| 2003 | 東京きりぎりすSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 15:461東京きりぎりす4:03 2帰りそびれた故郷は3:52 3東京きりぎりす (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:02 4帰りそびれた故郷は (オリジナル・カラオケ)3:49 | 16 July 2003 | ||
| 2004 | さらさらの川Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 17:021さらさらの川4:24 2それは不思議4:09 3さらさらの川 (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:23 4それは不思議 (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:06 | 1 January 2004 | ||
| 2004 | 西新宿で逢ったひとSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 21:201西新宿で逢ったひと4:19 2月列車4:14 3西新宿で逢ったひと (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:18 4月列車 (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:14 5西新宿で逢ったひと (男性キー・カラオケ)4:15 | 29 September 2004 | ||
| 2006 | お前の涙を俺にくれSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 19:151お前の涙を俺にくれ4:48 2風海峡4:51 3お前の涙を俺にくれ(オリジナル・カラオケ)4:47 4風海峡(オリジナル・カラオケ)4:49 | 26 July 2006 | ||
| 2007 | 相愛太鼓Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 19:301相愛太鼓5:14 2ざんざ恋しぐれ4:32 3相愛太鼓 (original karaoke)5:14 4ざんざ恋しぐれ (original karaoke)4:30 | 26 September 2007 | ||
| 2009 | ケンチャナ〜大丈夫〜Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 20:381ケンチャナ〜大丈夫〜4:10 2ソウルの雨4:05 3ケンチャナ〜大丈夫〜 (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:10 4ケンチャナ〜大丈夫〜 (半音下げ・カラオケ)4:10 5ソウルの雨 (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:03 | 25 February 2009 | ||
| 2010 | ミアネヨ 〜ごめんなさい〜Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks1ミアネヨ 〜ごめんなさい〜 2永縁 3ミアネヨ 〜ごめんなさい〜 (オリジナル・カラオケ) 4ミアネヨ 〜ごめんなさい〜 (半音下げ・カラオケ) 5永縁 (オリジナル・カラオケ) | 7 April 2010 | ||
| 2011 | 釜山発Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks1釜山発 2サランヘ〜愛してる〜 3釜山発 (韓国語バージョン) 4釜山発 (オリジナル・カラオケ) 5サランヘ〜愛してる〜 (オリジナル・カラオケ) | 25 May 2011 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Yuki Maeda head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| シスターラビッツ(band) | — | 31 March 2009 | |
| SALT5(band) | 2003 | 2003 | |
| H.P.オールスターズ(band) | 2004 | 2004 |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7255bcbf-015d-4349-bf05-b492f33bac7bdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7255bcbf-015d-4349-bf05-b492f33bac7bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054828genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054828seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki_Maedabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki_Maeda
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Wikidata: Q1054828 · MusicBrainz: 7255bcbf-015d-4349-bf05-b492f33bac7b
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