Ami Onuki
Encyclopedia
is a member of the pop
group PUFFY
.
She has co-hosted several Japanese TV shows with the "cool" half of PUFFY, Yumi Yoshimura
, including the talk show Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Puffy
, part of a morning show called Saku-Saku, and the 2006 series Hi Hi Puffy Bu
, in which Ami and Yumi perform one given task each week to comedic effect.
She married Teru
, the vocalist of the rock
band Glay
, and announced the birth of their baby girl on her blog in March 2003. Rumors of a divorce have persisted on the internet, particularly in the West. These rumors have mostly been ignored by the Japanese media and have never been confirmed by Ami or Teru. On PUFFY's 2007 greatest hits album Hit & Fun, Ami is pictured both on the CD cover and within the CD insert clearly wearing both an engagement and wedding ring on her left ring finger, and she continues to wear her wedding ring in pictures on the PUFFY Staff Diary.
On Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
, she and is vocally portrayed by Japan
ese-born American actress Janice Kawaye
. In the show, her hair is pink and done in the classic odango atama hairstyle famously first worn by Usagi Tsukino
from the Sailor Moon
media franchise
.
released on 1997/08/06.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group PUFFY
Puffy
Puffy can refer to one of the following:* Puffy or Puffy AmiYumi , a Japanese pop duo** Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, animation series about fictional adventures of Puffy AmiYumi** Puffy: P.S...
.
She has co-hosted several Japanese TV shows with the "cool" half of PUFFY, Yumi Yoshimura
Yumi Yoshimura
is a member of the Japanese pop duo PUFFY, along with Ami Onuki.She was born in Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan. In 1995, she learned that there was a talent search underway in Tokyo. She successfully tried out and was paired with Ami Onuki to form the group PUFFY.From 1999 to 2003 she was married to singer...
, including the talk show Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Puffy
Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Puffy
Pa Pa Pa Pa Puffy was a variety TV show which aired in Japan from October 1, 1997 to March 27, 2002. Re-aired as a PUFFY 10-year anniversary broadcast for a short time in 2006...
, part of a morning show called Saku-Saku, and the 2006 series Hi Hi Puffy Bu
Hi Hi PUFFY Bu
"Hi Hi PUFFY Club", more accurately titled "Hi Hi PUFFY Bu" is PUFFY's reality television series, which premiered on TV Asahi on 5 July 2006. The show stars both Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura, and its opening credits include them in a cel-shaded manga...
, in which Ami and Yumi perform one given task each week to comedic effect.
She married Teru
Teru (musician)
Teruhiko "Teru" Kobashi is the vocalist of Japanese rock band GLAY. He married singer Ami Onuki from pop group PUFFY in April 2002, and she gave birth to their daughter in March 2003...
, the vocalist of the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Glay
Glay
Glay is a rock/pop band from Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan formed by guitarist Takuro and vocalist Teru in high school in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also composed songs using elements of different styles such as reggae and gospel...
, and announced the birth of their baby girl on her blog in March 2003. Rumors of a divorce have persisted on the internet, particularly in the West. These rumors have mostly been ignored by the Japanese media and have never been confirmed by Ami or Teru. On PUFFY's 2007 greatest hits album Hit & Fun, Ami is pictured both on the CD cover and within the CD insert clearly wearing both an engagement and wedding ring on her left ring finger, and she continues to wear her wedding ring in pictures on the PUFFY Staff Diary.
On Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
is an American-Japanese animated series from Cartoon Network, produced by Renegade Animation. The show was created by Sam Register, who also serves as the series' executive producer....
, she and is vocally portrayed by Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese-born American actress Janice Kawaye
Janice Kawaye
Janice Kawaye is a Japanese-American actress, notable for providing the voice of Jenny "XJ-9" Wakeman on My Life as a Teenage Robot, Ami on Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Sarah on Invader Zim, Gi on Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Kioko and Julia on All Grown Up! and Yuzu Kurosaki on Bleach...
. In the show, her hair is pink and done in the classic odango atama hairstyle famously first worn by Usagi Tsukino
Usagi Tsukino
is a fictional character in the Sailor Moon metaseries and the main protagonist of the franchise, as well as its title character. Her civilian name, , becomes Serena Tsukino in the English-language versions...
from the Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
media franchise
Media franchise
A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting and trademarks of an original work of media , such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game. Generally, a whole series is made in a particular medium, along with merchandising and endorsements...
.
Instruments
Ami can play:- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(PUFFY SPIKE DaisakusenPUFFY SPIKE DaisakusenThis DVD contains from the Puffy AmiYumi Spike tour. During the guitar solo of Sui Sui, Ami Onuki's guitar strings snap.-Song List:*Boogie Woogie No...
- Owaranai Uta) - HarmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
(Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru MichiKore ga watashi no ikiru michi"Kore ga Watashi no Ikirumichi" is the 2nd single released by the Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi on October 7, 1996. It sold over 1.5 million copies and was their first #1 hit....
) - TimpaniTimpaniTimpani, or kettledrums, are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum, they consist of a skin called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionally made of copper. They are played by striking the head with a specialized drum stick called a timpani stick or timpani mallet...
(Jet Tour '98Jet Tour '98Puffy AmiYumi performs 16 songs from their 98' Jet tour.-Song List:*Jet Keisatsu*Kore ga Watashi no Ikirumichi*Nehorina Hahorina*Cake Is Love*Circuit no Musume*Talalan*Honey*Haru no Asa*V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N*Puffy no Tourmen*DE RIO*Ai no Shirsuhi...
- Ai no ShirushiAi no shirushi"Ai no shirushi" is the 6th single released by Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi. It was released on March 14, 1998. This song was written and composed by Masamune Kusano of band Spitz. Some of this song was played in the film Waterboys. They also sang a Chinese Mandarin version of it on their album...
) - TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
(Cosmic*Wonder)
Solo Solo
- Onna no ko, Otoko no ko (Girls and Boys)
- Love Depth
- Honey
- That Sweet Smile
- Be Someone Tonight
- Snacks
- Tadaima (I'm Home)
Solo Single
On July 2, 1997, Ami and Yumi each released her own solo single before their original solo album, Solo SoloSolo Solo
solosolo was PUFFY's second album. It was the group's solo album. Each one sang their own set of songs. It was released in 1997.-Track listing:Disc 1 by Ami Onuki#"" - #"Love Depth" -...
released on 1997/08/06.
Track listing
- Honey
- Tadaima (I'm Home)
- Honey (Original Karaoke)
- Tadaima (Original Karaoke)
External links
- Home at Epic
- Hit & Run (Japanese management)
- Bar None Records
- Sony Music Artists Inc
- Puffy AmiYumi World