Maki Ohguro 大黒 摩季 | |
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| Born | (1969-12-31)31 December 1969 (age 55) Sapporo,Hokkaido, Japan |
| Genres | J-Pop |
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| Years active | 1989–2010 2015–present |
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| Website | maki-ohguro |
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| Years active | 2016 - |
| Subscribers | 85.6k[1] |
| Total views | 77,817,868 million times[1] |
Last updated:January 15, 2024 | |
Maki Ohguro (大黒 摩季,Ōguro Maki, born December 31, 1969) is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter fromSapporo,Hokkaido under B-Gram Records label.
In 1989, she passedBeing Inc.'s singers audition, the "3rd BAD".[2]
In 1992, she debuted with the single "Stop Motion" released underB-Gram Records. Her second single "DA・KA・RA" sold 1.1 million copies and won the Japan Record Grand Prix Newcomer Award of the Year. Because of her rare public appearances, she was originally known as a phantom singer, likeIzumi Sakai ofZard.[3] Her famous songs are "DA・KA・RA", "Chotto", as well as others. "Anata Dake Mitsumeteru", the first ending theme forSlam Dunk, was the number 2 song for the month of January 1994,[4] and is certified as a Million record, selling 1,087,160 copies.[5] She joined in production of albums and singles in position of backing chorus for various artist includingField of View,Wands,Deen,Zard and many others.
In 1999, she released a compilation albumMaki Ohguro Best of Best -All Singles Collection-, then left Being Inc. In 2002,Satoshi Takebe suggested they form a rock band to support Ohguro. It includedLuna Sea drummerShinya,hide with Spread Beaver bassist Chirolyn, and guitarist Shinjiroh Inoue.[6] Ohguro signed withEMI Music Japan in 2003. With a lineup of Takebe, Shinya, The Street Sliders guitarist Kouhei Tsuchiya andJudy and Mary bassist Yoshihito Onda, Maki Ohguro and Friends (大黒摩季とフレンズ,Ōguro Maki to Furenzu) released the cover albumCopy Band Generation Vol. 1 on 17 March 2004. They temporarily reunited for a tour in October 2007.[7] On 25 August 2010, the same day her studio albumSuppin was released, Ohguro announced a hiatus from music activities due to ovarian illness which resulted inhysterectomy due to multiple miscarriages.[8][9][10]
After six-years of hiatus, in June 2016 she announced resume of her music activities under her debut company, Being Inc.[11] Two months later on 10 August, she released new digital single "Higher Higher".[12][13] On 18 November 2016 Maki has made her television appearance after 18 years inMusic Station program.[14]
Since February 2017 she is performing her live tourMaki Ohguro 2017 Live-STEP!! ~Higher↗↗Higher↗↗Chuunen yo Atsuku Nare!! Greatest Hits +~ in 47 prefectures.[15] At the end of May, Ohguro participated as a guest artist at the annual touring ice showFantasy on Ice in Makuhari, where she performed to her song "La La La" in the finale amongst others.[16] In September 2017, she released her first single after hiatus titled "Lie,Lie,Lie", which was used in media as an opening theme for Anime television seriesCase Closed.[17][18][19] Ohguro provided backing vocals for three songs onLuna Sea's 2017 albumLuv, and later performed at their Lunatic Fest at Makuhari Messe on 24 June 2018.[20]
So far she has released 37 singles, 15 studio albums and 6 best-of albums.[21]
On March 11, 2022, Ohguro participated in theShuichi "Ponta" Murakami tribute concert "One Last Live", performing "Respect" (withMiho Fukuhara) and "La La La". She also joinedMie in performing thePink Lady hit single "Wanted (Shimei Tehai)".[22]
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