Kiyoe Yoshioka
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|吉岡聖恵|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kiyoe Yoshioka
| native_name = 吉岡 聖恵
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|2|29}}
| birth_place = Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
| years_active = 1999–present
| label = Epic Records Japan
| current_member_of = Ikimonogakari
| website = {{URL|https://www.yoshiokakiyoe.com/}}
}}
{{nihongo|Kiyoe Yoshioka|吉岡 聖恵|Yoshioka Kiyoe|born February 29, 1984}} is a Japanese singer and vocalist. She is best known for being the lead vocalist of the band Ikimonogakari since its founding in 1999. She has also been active as a solo singer, releasing her first album Utairo in 2018. In 2022 her song "Dekoboko" was used as the first opening theme to the anime series A Couple of Cuckoos.
Biography
Yoshioka was born in Shizuoka on February 29, 1984.{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.yoshiokakiyoe.com/#profile |website=Kiyoe Yoshioka official website |publisher=Epic Records Japan |access-date=June 24, 2022 |language=Japanese}} She moved to Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture when she was five years old. She had an interest in music from an early age, learning to play the piano at the age of five. She would go on to study music at the Showa University of Music Junior College.{{cite web |title=吉岡聖恵 - CDJournal |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/a/yoshioka-kiyoe/232895 |publisher=CDJournal |access-date=June 24, 2022 |language=Japanese}}
Yoshioka's music career began in 1999 when she became vocalist of the band Ikimonogakari. The band would temporarily disband the following year, but would reform in 2003. It made its major debut in 2006 with the release of the single "Sakura", with Yoshioka as vocalist.
In 2010, Ikimonogakari performed the song "Egao", which was used as the theme song to the anime film Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened.{{cite web |title=いきものがかり、7月発売シングル"笑顔"は〈劇場版ポケモン〉主題歌 |url=https://tower.jp/article/news/2013/04/15/n05 |publisher=Tower Records |access-date=June 24, 2022 |language=Japanese |date=April 15, 2013}} Yoshioka made a vocal cameo in the film, voicing an Eevee.{{cite web |title=いきものがかり・吉岡聖恵、劇場版「ポケモン」のイーブイ役で声優初挑戦 |url=https://eiga.com/news/20130516/3/ |access-date=June 24, 2022 |language=Japanese |date=May 16, 2013}}
Yoshioka started a solo career after Ikimonogakari went on hiatus in 2017.{{cite web |title=いきものがかり "放牧1年3か月" 吉岡聖恵が初めて語った「不仲説と解散」 |url=https://www.jprime.jp/articles/-/11951?display=b |access-date=June 24, 2022 |language=Japanese |date=March 21, 2018}} Her first solo release, an album titled {{nihongo|Utairo|うたいろ}}, was released on October 24, 2018.{{cite web |title=うたいろ |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/446894/products/1294811/1/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=June 24, 2022 |language=Japanese}} The album included the official recording of "World in Union" for the following year's Rugby World Cup. While Ikimonogakari resumed its activities later that year, Yoshioka would continue her solo career.{{cite web |title=いきものがかり、活動再開「もっとこの３人で」 |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000161368 |publisher=Barks |access-date=June 24, 2022 |language=Japanese |date=November 2, 2018}}
Yoshioka released her first solo single {{nihongo|"Massara"|まっさら}} on December 22, 2021.{{cite web |title=まっさら |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/446894/products/1430534/1/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=June 24, 2022 |language=Japanese}} Her second single, {{nihongo|"Dekoboko"|凸凹}}, was released on June 15, 2022;{{cite web |title=凸凹 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/446894/products/1443241/1/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=June 24, 2022 |language=Japanese}} the title song was used as the first opening theme to the anime television series A Couple of Cuckoos.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=A Couple of Cuckoos Anime's English-Subtitled Video Unveils More Cast, Opening Song, April Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-16/a-couple-of-cuckoos-anime-english-subtitled-video-unveils-more-cast-opening-song-april-debut/.181576|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 24, 2022|date=January 16, 2022}}
Personal life
In 2020, Yoshioka announced that she had married a person outside the entertainment industry. In June 2022 she announced that she was pregnant with her first child.{{cite web |title=いきものがかり･吉岡聖恵 妊娠を報告｢新しい命を大切に育みながら｣ 2020年に一般男性と結婚 |url=https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/culture/b203348b87794144a69a3c40ae1ca048 |publisher=Nippon TV |access-date=June 24, 2022 |language=Japanese |date=June 20, 2022}} In October 2022, she announced the birth of her child. {{Cite web |title=Ikimonogakari's Yoshioka Kiyoe announces the birth of her 1st child |url=https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2022/10/ikimonogakaris-yoshioka-kiyoe-announces-the-birth-of-her-1st-child |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=tokyohive}}
Discography
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.yoshiokakiyoe.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ann|people|125054}}
- {{Musicbrainz|33c7490a-bb3c-47f0-908d-0d351327e06c}}
{{Ikimonogakari}}
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Category:Japanese rock musicians
Category:21st-century Japanese singers
Category:21st-century Japanese women singers
Category:Singers from Shizuoka (city)
Category:People from Atsugi, Kanagawa