:Yuiko Ōhara

Ōhara was born in Chiba Prefecture on February 5, 1992. She had an interest in music since she was at least three years old, when her mother enrolled her in a music class.{{cite web |url=https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/203495 |title=シンガーソングライター・大原ゆい子インタビュー「自分が歌っても歌わなくても、アニメに添った面白いことがたくさんできればいい |website=SPICE |publisher=Eplus Inc. |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja |date=August 17, 2018}} While in elementary, she became a member of her school's orchestra club, where she played the violin. In junior high school, she learned to play the guitar after being inspired by the music of artists such as Spitz and Yui. Her parents initially thought it would be better for her to enter university and pursue a profession, but later on would support her decision to enroll in a music vocational school.

In 2012, Ōhara began performing at live venues in Tokyo.{{cite web |title=Toho artist profile |url=https://www.toho-ent.co.jp/artist/profile.php?id=8903 |publisher=Toho |access-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117104909/https://www.toho-ent.co.jp/artist/profile.php?id=8903 |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}} She also began participating in various auditions and music competitions. In 2012, she was a finalist in an audition held by Sony and Lotte.{{cite web |title=歌のあるガムプロジェクト |url=http://www.utagum.jp/ |access-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119020215/http://www.utagum.jp/ |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |language=ja}} She was also a finalist in the 2014 iteration of the Miss iD idol audition sponsored by Kodansha.{{cite web |title=11 大原 由衣子 Miss ID |url=https://www.transit-web.com/miss-id/2015/entry/11/ |publisher=Transit General Office |access-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101170928/https://www.transit-web.com/miss-id/2015/entry/11/ |archive-date=January 1, 2015 |language=ja}} Her major music break came in 2015, after passing an audition held by Toho Animation Records to perform the theme song for the anime short film Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade.{{cite web |title=『リトルウィッチアカデミア 魔法仕掛けのパレード』公開記念！主題歌担当、大原ゆい子インタビュー！ |url=https://www.lisani.jp/0000001686/ |publisher=LisAni |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja |date=October 6, 2015}}{{cite web |title=Little Witch Academia 2 Trailer Features Theme Song |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-13/little-witch-academia-2-trailer-features-theme-song/.91634 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=August 14, 2015}} That song, "Magic Parade", would be released as her major debut single on October 7, 2015.{{cite web |title=『リトルウィッチアカデミア 魔法仕掛けのパレード』主題歌「Magic Parade」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1145740/1/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}}

Ōhara's second single {{nihongo|"Hoshi o Tadoreba"|星を辿れば||"If You Follow the Stars"}} was released on February 22, 2017;{{cite web |title=星を辿れば |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1213113/1/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}} its title track is used as the first ending theme to the Little Witch Academia anime television series.{{cite web |title=Little Witch Academia TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals Song Artists, January 8 Premiere |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-01/little-witch-academia-tv-anime-promo-video-reveals-song-artists-january-8-premiere/.109350 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=December 1, 2016}} Her third single {{nihongo|"Tōmei na Tsubasa"|透明な翼||"Transparent Wings"}} was released on May 24, 2017;{{cite web |title=透明な翼 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1226086/1/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}} its title track is used as the second ending theme to Little Witch Academia.{{cite web |title=Little Witch Academia Anime's Video Previews 2nd Half, New Theme Songs |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-24/little-witch-academia-anime-video-previews-2nd-half-new-theme-songs/.113908 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=March 24, 2017}} Her fourth single {{nihongo|"Kirameku Hamabe"|煌めく浜辺||"Glittering Shore"}} was released on December 6, 2017;{{cite web|title=煌めく浜辺【アニメ盤】|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1256168/1/|publisher=Oricon|language=ja}} the title track is used as the ending theme to the anime series Land of the Lustrous.{{cite web |title=Yuiko Ōhara Performs Land of the Lustrous Anime's Ending Theme |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-15/yuiko-ohara-performs-land-of-the-lustrous-anime-ending-theme/.122746 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=October 15, 2017}} "Kirameku Hamabe" was also released as a mini-album on the same day.{{cite web |title=煌めく浜辺【アーティスト盤】 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1256179/1/ |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}}

Ōhara released her fifth single {{nihongo|"Iwanaikedo ne."|言わないけどね。||"Do Not Say That."}} on February 14, 2018;{{cite web |title=TVアニメ『からかい上手の高木さん』オープニングテーマ「言わないけどね。」(アニメ盤) |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1262841/1/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}} the song is used as the opening theme to the anime series Teasing Master Takagi-san and was covered by Rie Takahashi as an ending theme for the show's second season.{{cite web |title=Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Yuiko Ōhara's Opening Theme |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-08/karakai-jozu-no-takagi-san-anime-2nd-promo-video-reveals-yuiko-ohara-opening-theme/.125012 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=December 8, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ota-suke.jp/news/250447|title=「からかい上手の高木さん2」10話ED「言わないけどね。」映像公開|work=Ota-Suke|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2019|language=ja}} Her sixth single {{nihongo|"High Stepper"|ハイステッパー}} was released on August 15, 2018;{{cite web |title=ハイステッパー |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1285534/1/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}} the title track is used as the ending theme to the anime series Hanebado!.{{cite web |title=YURiKA, Yuiko Ōhara Perform Hanebad! Badminton Anime's Theme Songs |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-02/yurika-yuiko-ohara-perform-hanebad-badminton-anime-theme-songs/.131093 |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=May 2, 2018}}

In July 2018, it was announced that Ōhara had been chosen to serve as a brand ambassador of the Baseball Challenge League and would also perform the league's official support song.{{cite web |title=シンガーソングライター・大原ゆい子 BCリーグアンバサダー就任決定のお知らせ |url=http://www.bc-l.jp/bcl_news/33415 |publisher=Baseball Challenge League |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja |date=July 31, 2018}}

In 2021, she began performing opening and ending themes for the anime television series Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation; the songs were released in a compilation album on December 22, 2021.{{cite web |title=TVアニメ『無職転生～異世界行ったら本気出す～』Theme Song Collection |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1428009/1/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=November 5, 2021 |language=ja}} In 2023, it was announced that Ōhara had been married for a number of years and would be going on hiatus due to pregnancy.{{cite web |title=大原ゆい子、数年前に結婚&第1子妊娠を公表 アニソンや『みんなDEどーもくん!』歌のおねえさんで活躍 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2271352/full/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=November 5, 2024 |language=Japanese |date=May 23, 2023}}

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• [https://www.yuiko-ohara.com Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
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