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Yoko Takahashi 高橋 洋子 | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | YAWMIN |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | August 28, 1966
Genres | Pop rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1991–present |
Yoko Takahashi (高橋 洋子, Takahashi Yōko, born August 28, 1966) is a Japanese singer, who is best known for her work throughout the 1990s, most particularly for her singles which were performed for and featured in anime, most notably the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise.
Career
Takahashi began her career in 1991, and released her first album, Pizzicato, in 1992, which reached #28 on the Oricon weekly charts. In the following years, she released the albums Kugatsu no Sotsugyō which charted, and Watashi wo Mitsukete, which did not achieve the same success of her previous albums.
In 1995, she released the single A Cruel Angel's Thesis (残酷な天使のテーゼ, Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze), which was used as the opening song in the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. The song has received gold and platinum certifications, charted on the Oricon weekly chart numerous times, and has frequently been cited as one of the most influential songs used in anime.[1] She has remixed and released several versions of the single, which have been met with the same commercial success.
In 1996, she released the album Living with Joy. Following her achievements with music, she continued to release singles and albums throughout the 2000s and 2010s, for which she was met with mixed success.
Takahashi's other works in anime includes performing an "acid bossa" version of "Fly Me to the Moon", and "Tamashii no Refrain" (魂のルフラン, Tamashī no Rufuran) "Soul's Refrain", the closing theme of Evangelion: Death and Rebirth.
She also performed "Metamorphose", the opening theme to studio Gainax's 20th anniversary series, This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, the ending theme "Yoake Umarekuru Shōjo" (夜明け生まれ来る少女, "The Girl Who was Born at Dawn") for the anime Shakugan no Shana (灼眼のシャナ, "Blazing-Eyed Shana"), and the opening theme "Aoki Flamme" (蒼き炎, Aoki Honō, "Blue Flame") for Pumpkin Scissors (パンプキン・シザーズ, Panpukin Shizāzu).
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Information | Oricon chart peaks | |||
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Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly | ||
1992 | Pizzicato
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— | 75 | — | — |
1993 | Kugatsu no Sotsugyō
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— | 85 | — | — |
1994 | Watashi wo Mitsukete
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— | — | — | — |
1996 | Living with Joy
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— | — | — | — |
1997 | ~refrain~ The songs were inspired by Evangelion
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— | 6 | — | 193 |
Li-La
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— | 10 | — | — | |
1999 | HARMONIUM
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2001 | AÜM
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— | — | — | — |
2003 | L'ange de métamorphose
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— | — | — | — |
2005 | Sore wa Toki ni Anata wo Hagemashi, Toki ni Sasae to Naru Mono
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— | 90 | — | — |
2010 | 20th Century Boys & Girls ~20 Seiki Shounen Shoujo~
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— | 152 | — | — |
2013 | Uchu no Uta
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— | — | — | — |
2015 | 20th Century Boys & Girls 2 ~20 Seiki Shounen Shoujo 2~
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— | — | — | — |
Koi ni Samusa wo Wasure
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— | — | — | — | |
2019 | EVANGELION EXTREME
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Compilation albums
Year | Information | Oricon chart peaks | |||
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Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly | ||
1996 | BEST PIECES
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— | 65 | — | — |
1999 | BEST PIECES II
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2001 | Super Value
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2004 | Golden Best
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2007 | Takahashi Yoko Best 10
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Essential Best
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2010 | Best Selection
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2017 | YOKO SINGS FOREVER
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