Masami Okui

Masami Okui (奥井 雅美code: ja is deprecated , Okui Masami, lahir 13 Maret 1968 di Itami, Prefektur Hyogo), adalah wanita penyanyi lagu anime dan produser musik asal Jepang. Selain itu, ia juga dikenal sebagai penyanyi J-pop. Penggemar memanggilnya sebagai Makkun (まっくんcode: ja is deprecated ). Selain sebagai "Okui Masami" (dalam aksara kanji) dan "Masami Okui" (dalam romaji), ia pernah menggunakan nama "okui,masami" dalam album-album yang dirilisnya.

Biografi

Masami pernah kuliah di Universitas Seni Osaka (Osaka Geijutsu Daigaku), namun tidak tamat. Karier sebagai penyanyi dimulai bulan November 1989 dengan menjadi vokal latar untuk Yuki Saitou, kemudian berkarya bersama Harada Tomoyo, Wink, Yumi Matsutouya dan seniman lagi.

Sejak tahun 1993, Okui menandatangani kontrak rekamannya yang pertama dengan "Star Child" untuk King Records, dan ia mulai menyanyi lagu tema untuk anime. Lagu anime pertamanya berjudul "Dare Yori mo Zutto" dari OVA Girl From Phantasia. Masami Okui telah menggejala sukses mayor, dan ia ada ketenaran akbar di Jepang.

Ia telah menyanyi lagu tema untuk serial anime seperti The Wind in the Willows, Tekkaman Blade II, Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Great Paradise Battle!!, Slayers, Sorcerer Hunters, Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko, Jungle de Ikou!, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Cyber Team in Akihabara, Di Gi Charat, Tales of Eternia, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, He Is My Master, Ray The Animation, dan Muteki Kanban Musume.

Pada tahun 2003, Okui bercantum bersama artis bung Chihiro Yonekura pada membentuk grup vokal r.o.r/s (akronim untuk "Reflections of Renaissance/Sounds"). Juga ia bercantum seperti anggota di supergrup JAM Project bercantum singel: "Little Wing". Lagu ini menggejala gelar pembukaan untuk serial anime mendengar Scrapped Princess. Kemudian ia menggejala produser musik di ia perusahaan rekaman memiliki, evolution.

Diskografi

Singel

Star Child

• Dare Yori mo Zutto... (21 Agustus 1993)

1. Dare Yori mo Zutto... (誰よりもずっと…)
2. Dare Yori mo Zutto... (off vocal version)

• Yume ni Konnichiwa -Tanoshii Willow Town- (26 November 1993)

1. Yume ni Konnichiwa -Tanoshii Willow Town- (夢にこんにちは-楽しいウイロータウン-)
2. Liverpool e Oide (リバプールへおいで)
3. Yume ni Konnichiwa -Tanoshii Willow Town- (off vocal version)
4. Liverpool e Oide (off vocal version)

• I WAS BORN TO FALL IN LOVE (21 Januari 1994)

1. I WAS BORN TO FALL IN LOVE
2. FULL UP MIND
3. I WAS BORN TO FALL IN LOVE (off vocal version)
4. FULL UP MIND (off vocal version)

• REINCARNATION (5 Maret 1994)

1. REINCARNATION
2. Ryoute ippai no Yume (両手いっぱいの夢)
3. REINCARNATION (off vocal version)
4. Ryoute ippai no Yume (off vocal version)

• My Jolly Days (5 Agustus 1994)

1. My Jolly Days
2. BEATS the BAND
3. My Jolly Days (off vocal version)
4. BEATS the BAND (off vocal version)

• It's DESTINY -Yatto Meguri Ae ta- (21 Desember 1994)

1. It's DESTINY -Yatto Meguri Ae ta- (It's DESTINY-やっと巡り会えた-)
2. Live Alone... Sennen tattemo (Live alone…千年たっても)
3. It's DESTINY -Yatto Meguri Ae ta- (off vocal version)
4. Live Alone... Sennen tattemo (off vocal version)

• Get along (24 Mei 1995)
• Megumi Hayashibara & Masami Okui

1. Get along
2. KUJIKENAIKARA!
3. Get along (off vocal version)
4. KUJIKENAIKARA! (off vocal version)

• MASK (3 November 1995)
• Kasumi Matsumura & Masami Okui

1. MASK
2. LOVE IS FIRE
3. MASK (off vocal version)
4. LOVE IS FIRE (off vocal version)

• Shake it (24 Januari 1996)

1. Shake it
2. Lonely soul
3. Shake it (off vocal version)
4. Lonely soul (off vocal version)

• Jama wa Sasenai (24 April 1996)

1. Give a reason
2. Jama wa Sasenai (邪魔はさせない)
3. Give a reason (off vocal version)
4. Jama wa Sasenai (off vocal version)

• naked mind (5 Desember 1996)

1. naked mind
2. Niji no youri (虹のように)
3. naked mind (off vocal version)
4. Niji no youri (off vocal version)

• J (5 Maret 1997)

1. J
2. spirit of the globe
3. J (off vocal version)
4. spirit of the globe (off vocal version)

• Rinbu -revolution- (21 Mei 1997)

1. Rinbu -revolution- (輪舞-revolution-)
2. I can't...
3. Rinbu -revolution- (off vocal version)
4. I can't... (off vocal version)

• Souda, zettai. (21 Juni 1997)

1. Souda, zettai. (そうだ、ぜったい。)
2. Precious wing
3. Souda, zettai. (off vocal version)
4. Precious wing (off vocal version)

• Birth (22 Mei 1998)

1. Birth
2. Taiyou no Hana (太陽の花)
3. Birth (off vocal version)
4. Taiyou no Hana (off vocal version)

• Shu -AKA- (7 Agustus 1998)

1. Shu -AKA- (朱-AKA-)
2. Koishimasho Nebarimasho (恋しましょ ねばりましょ)
3. Shu -AKA- (off vocal version)
4. Koishimasho Nebarimasho (off vocal version)

• Never die (27 November 1998)

1. Never die
2. Naritai (なりたい)
3. Never die (OVA size version)
4. Never die (off vocal version)

• Key (13 Maret 1999)

1. Key
2. Te mo hira no Hahen (手のひらの破片)
3. Key (off vocal version)
4. Te mo hira no Hahen (off vocal version)

• Tenshi no Kyuusoku (8 Mei 1999)

1. Tenshi no Kyuusoku (天使の休息)
2. Ru-Ru-Ru (ルルル)
3. Tenshi no Kyuusoku (off vocal version)
4. Ru-Ru-Ru (off vocal version)

• labyrinth / Toki ni Ai wa (2 Juli 1999)

1. labyrinth
2. Toki ni Ai wa (時に愛は)
3. labyrinth (off vocal version)
4. Toki ni Ai wa (off vocal version)

• Sore wa Totsuzen yattekuru (26 November 1999)

1. Sore wa Totsuzen yattekuru (それは突然やってくる)
2. eternal promise [DECK version]
3. Sore wa Totsuzen yattekuru (instrumental)
4. eternal promise [DECK version] (instrumental)
5. labyrinth (Live)
6. Toki ni Ai wa [ITARU version] (Live)

• only one, No.1 (3 Desember 1999)

1. only one, No.1
2. only one, No.1 (off vocal version)

• OVER THE END (26 April 2000)

1. OVER THE END
2. Moon
3. OVER THE END (instrumental)
4. Moon (instrumental)
5. OVER THE END (MOZAMBIQUE club mix)

• TURNING POINT (21 Juli 2000)

1. TURNING POINT
2. CHAOS
3. TURNING POINT (instrumental)
4. CHAOS (instrumental)
5. CUTIE (KENJI KITAJIMA remix)

• CUTIE (21 Juli 2000)

1. CUTIE
2. CUTIE (off vocal version)

• Just do it (3 Agustus 2000)

1. Just do it
2. Just do it (instrumental)

• Sora ni Kakeru Hashi (7 Februari 2001)

1. Sora ni Kakeru Hashi (空にかける橋)
2. I'd love you to touch me
3. Sora ni Kakeru Hashi (off vocal version)
4. I'd love you to touch me (off vocal version)

• Megami ni naritai -for a yours- (21 Maret 2001)

1. Megami ni naritai -for a yours- (女神になりたい-for a yours-)
2. Megami ni naritai -for a yours- (off vocal version)
3. only one, No.1 (Live)

• Shuffle (25 April 2001)

1. Shuffle
2. Ano hi no Gogo (あの日の午後)
3. Shuffle (instrumental)
4. Ano hi no Gogo (instrumental)
5. Shuffle (D.V mix)

• DEPORTATION -but, never too late- (25 Juli 2001)

1. DEPORTATION -but, never too late-
2. Jounetsu (情熱)
3. DEPORTATION -but, never too late- (instrumental)
4. Jounetsu (instrumental)
5. DEPORTATION -but, never too late- (A.C version)

• HAPPY PLACE (22 Agustus 2002)

1. HAPPY PLACE
2. Iiwake (いいわけ)
3. DEVOTION (Live)

King Records

• SECOND IMPACT (27 November 2003)

1. SECOND IMPACT
2. PURE
3. MESSAGE
4. SECOND IMPACT (instrumental)
5. PURE (instrumental)
6. MESSAGE (instrumental)

evolution

• Olive (8 Desember 2004)

1. Olive
2. SNOWY
3. Troubadour -Ginyuu Shijin- (Troubadour-吟遊詩人-)
4. Olive (instrumental)
5. SNOWY (instrumental)
6. Troubadour -Ginyuu Shijin- (instrumental)

• TRUST / A confession of TOKIO (11 Mei 2005)

1. TRUST
2. A confession of TOKIO
3. TRUST (instrumental)
4. A confession of TOKIO (instrumental)

• MITSU -mitsu- (25 Januari 2006)

1. MITSU (蜜-mitsu-)
2. Paradise Lost
3. Sora ni Kakeru Hashi [Unplugged Version]
4. MITSU -mitsu- (instrumental)
5. Paradise Lost (instrumental)
6. Sora ni Kakeru Hashi [Unplugged Version] (instrumental)

• zero -G- (10 Mei 2006)

1. zero -G-
2. Gift
3. zero -G- (instrumental)
4. Gift (instrumental)

• WILD SPICE (9 Agustus 2006)

1. WILD SPICE
2. Lunatic Summer
3. WILD SPICE (instrumental)
4. Lunatic Summer (instrumental)

• Remote Viewing (26 Januari 2007)

1. Remote Viewing
2. Haitoku no KISS -Love of a fallen angel- (背徳のKISS-Love of a fallen angel-)
3. Remote Viewing (instrumental)
4. Haitoku no KISS -Love of a fallen angel- (instrumental)

• It's my life (4 Juli 2007)

1. It's my life
2. -w-
3. It's my life (instrumental)
4. -w- (instrumental)

Index Music

• RING (25 Juli 2007)

1. RING
2. RING [Ballade Version]
3. RING (instrumental)
4. RING [Ballade Version] (instrumental)

Lantis

• INSANITY (21 November 2007)

1. INSANITY
2. Total Eclipse
3. INSANITY (off vocal)
4. Total Eclipse (off vocal)

Album

Star Child

• Gyuu
• V-sit
• Ma-KING
• Do-can
• BEST-EST
• Her-Day
• NEEI
• Li-Book 2000
• S-mode #1
• DEVOTION
• Masami Kobushi (マサミコブシ)

King Records

• crossroad
• angel's voice
• ReBirth
• S-mode #2
• S-mode #3

evolution

• Dragonfly
• God Speed
• evolution
• Masami Life

Video

• Ma-KING Concert'97
• Do-can diary
• A-Day
• Live in Hibiya -no cut-
• B-Day
• document'00
• Birth Live'01
• C-Day
• Live Devotion
• V-mode -10th Anniversary-
• GIGS 2004 ReBirth
• GIGS 2005 Dragonfly
• GIGS 2006 GodSpeed

Buku

• Masa MIYABI (雅 MIYABI)

Peran-peran penting

Radio

• Makkun no E.B Club (まっくんの E.B Club)
• OVER THE END→TURNING POINT
• KISS3
• Masami Okui O-Live (奥井雅美 O-Live)

Televisi

• @Tunes.
• M－VOICE (TV Osaka: Assistant)

Pranala luar

• (Jepang) Situs resmi Masami Okui
• (Jepang) evolution-m: label indie produksi Masami
• (Jepang) Masami Okui di Anison Database
• (Inggris) Situs penggemar Masami Okui
• (Inggris) Mac-kun: Spirit of the Sunflower
• (Inggris) J-music Ignited: Masami Okui