Yanokami
{{Short description|Japanese music duo}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Yanokami
| image = yanokami.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Akiko Yano (left) and Rei Harakami (right)
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Japan
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|electronica}}
| years_active = 2007–2011
| label = Yamaha Music
| website = {{url|https://www.yanokami.com}}
| current_members =
| past_members =
}}
Yanokami (stylized as yanokami) was a Japanese music duo consisting of Akiko Yano and Rei Harakami.
History
Yanokami was formed by Akiko Yano and Rei Harakami in 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.rbbtoday.com/article/2007/08/03/44006.html|title=矢野顕子×レイハラカミの"yanokami"、MySpaceでアルバム配信|website=RBB Today|language=ja|date=3 August 2007|access-date=4 February 2020}}
The duo's debut studio album, Yanokami, was released on 8 August 2007.{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/2934|title=[矢野顕子] yanokami最新アルバム全曲フル配信|website=Natalie|language=ja|date=3 August 2007|access-date=4 February 2020}} It peaked at number 24 on the Oricon Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/423894/products/719076/1/|title=yanokami {{!}} ヤノカミ|website=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=4 February 2020}} An English-language version of the album, titled Yanokamick, was released on 12 March 2008.{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/4489|title=yanokami、くるりカバー含む1stアルバム英語版発売|website=Natalie|language=ja|date=7 December 2007|access-date=4 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/6054|title=yanokami英語詞アルバムの全曲フル試聴がスタート|website=Natalie|language=ja|date=13 March 2008|access-date=4 February 2020}} It peaked at number 234 on the Oricon Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/423894/products/751199/1/|title=yanokamick -yanokami English version- {{!}} ヤノカミ|website=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=4 February 2020}}
On 14 December 2011, the duo posthumously (as Harakami had died 5 months prior) released a studio album, titled Tōku wa Chikai, and its instrumental version, titled Tōku wa Chikai: Reprise.{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/59745|title=スペシャyanokami特番でライブ＆トーク、観覧希望者募集|website=Natalie|language=ja|date=17 November 2011|access-date=4 February 2020}} They peaked at number 58 and 134, respectively, on the Oricon Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/423894/products/941484/1/|title=遠くは近い {{!}} ヤノカミ|website=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=4 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/423894/products/941485/1/|title=遠くは近い -reprise- {{!}} ヤノカミ|website=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=4 February 2020}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Yanokami (2007)
- Yanokamick (2008)
- Tōku wa Chikai (2011)
- Tōku wa Chikai: Reprise (2011)
=EPs=
- Yanokami EP (2007)
- iTunes Live from Tokyo (2007)
=Singles=
- "Bamboo Music" (2011)
References
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External links
- [https://www.yanokami.com Official website]
- {{Discogs artist|Yanokami|Yanokami}}
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Category:Japanese pop music groups