Yanokami

Yanokami
Yanokami
	Akiko Yano (left) and Rei Harakami (right)
Background information
Origin	Japan
Genres	Pop; electronica;
Years active	2007–2011
Labels	Yamaha Music
Past members	Akiko Yano; Rei Harakami;
Website	www.yanokami.com

Yanokami (stylized as yanokami) was a Japanese music duo consisting of Akiko Yano and Rei Harakami.

History[edit]

Yanokami was formed by Akiko Yano and Rei Harakami in 2003.^[1]

The duo's debut studio album, Yanokami, was released on 8 August 2007.^[2] It peaked at number 24 on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[3] An English-language version of the album, titled Yanokamick, was released on 12 March 2008.^[4]^[5] It peaked at number 234 on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[6]

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.^[7] They peaked at number 58 and 134, respectively, on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[8]^[9]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Yanokami (2007)
Yanokamick (2008)
Tōku wa Chikai (2011)
Tōku wa Chikai: Reprise (2011)

EPs[edit]

Yanokami EP (2007)
iTunes Live from Tokyo (2007)

Singles[edit]

"Bamboo Music" (2011)

References[edit]

^ "矢野顕子×レイハラカミの"yanokami"、MySpaceでアルバム配信". RBB Today (in Japanese). 3 August 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "[矢野顕子] yanokami最新アルバム全曲フル配信". Natalie (in Japanese). 3 August 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "yanokami | ヤノカミ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "yanokami、くるりカバー含む1stアルバム英語版発売". Natalie (in Japanese). 7 December 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "yanokami英語詞アルバムの全曲フル試聴がスタート". Natalie (in Japanese). 13 March 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "yanokamick -yanokami English version- | ヤノカミ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "スペシャyanokami特番でライブ＆トーク、観覧希望者募集". Natalie (in Japanese). 17 November 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "遠くは近い | ヤノカミ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "遠くは近い -reprise- | ヤノカミ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2020.

External links[edit]

Official website
Yanokami discography at Discogs

[1] "矢野顕子×レイハラカミの"yanokami"、MySpaceでアルバム配信". RBB Today (in Japanese). 3 August 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[2] "[矢野顕子] yanokami最新アルバム全曲フル配信". Natalie (in Japanese). 3 August 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[3] "yanokami | ヤノカミ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[4] "yanokami、くるりカバー含む1stアルバム英語版発売". Natalie (in Japanese). 7 December 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[5] "yanokami英語詞アルバムの全曲フル試聴がスタート". Natalie (in Japanese). 13 March 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[6] "yanokamick -yanokami English version- | ヤノカミ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[7] "スペシャyanokami特番でライブ＆トーク、観覧希望者募集". Natalie (in Japanese). 17 November 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[8] "遠くは近い | ヤノカミ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[9] "遠くは近い -reprise- | ヤノカミ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2020.

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