Yuka Masaki

Yuka Masaki ( Japanese 真 崎 ゆ か , Masaki Yuka ; born March 4, 1986 in Saitama Prefecture , Japan ) is the stage name of a J-pop singer with R&B influences. Her real name is Yamazaki Yuka ( Japanese 山崎 友 加 ). She began her career in 2009 when she signed her first recording deal with the Universal Music Japan record company .

Life

Yuka Masaki played from middle school to high school as a handball player in a club. She was even selected for the Japanese Under-16s. After high school, she signed up for a music school in Tokyo , where she became enthusiastic about African American music .

After graduating from high school, she started a career as a singer and sang in small clubs, even in concert halls, in Tokyo. She gave an average of almost ten gigs a month, and gained the attention of Japanese and South Korean record companies through further auditions . This led to her eventually signing a recording deal with Universal Music Japan.

On February 16, 2011, together with the Japanese singer KG , she released her first single in CD format: Last Kiss feat. KG .

Discography

Albums

publication	title	Chart position *	Sales *	annotation
September 21, 2011	Love space	120 (2 weeks)	-	1st studio album
0August 8, 2012	Tears of Heart	170 (1 week)	560	2nd studio album
"-" means no chart entry, no information or no publication. * Charts and sales for Japan only .

Singles

publication	title	Chart position *		Sales *	annotation
		Oricon	RIAJ DL	Oricon
March 11, 2010	Love song	-	-	-	1. Download single
0December 8, 2010	Everlasting Love feat. Hiro Fusakawa	-	84	-	2. Download single
February 16, 2011	Last Kiss feat. KG	90	19th	-	1. Single
0March 9, 2011	Secret love	-	84	-	Promo single
April 27, 2011	Motto Aishitakatta も っ と 愛 し た か っ た I wanted to love you more	113	13	-	2nd single
May 25, 2011	Summer Rain	-	-	-	3. Download single
June 15, 2011	It's love	-	-	-	4. Download single
July 20, 2011	Lady luck	-	-	-	3. Single
	Onaji Negai de 同 じ 願 い で In the same wish	-	26th	-	Download single with KG
17th August 2011	Change Myself	147	-	-	4. Single
January 25, 2012	Eien wa Nakute mo 永遠 は な く て も Forever without	-	-	-	5. Download single
March 14, 2012	Negai feat. KJ 願 い wish	-	-	-	5. Single
April 18, 2012	Lovin 'you	-	-	-	6. Download single
May 23, 2012	I need you	-	-	-	7. Download single
04th July 2012	Sweet Pain feat. Shion	-	-	-	6. Single
"-" means no chart entry or no information or no publication. * Charts and sales for Japan only.

Music videos

1. Love Song (2010) directed by Murakami Tatsuya.
2. Last Kiss feat. KG (2011) shot by Murakami Tatsuya.
3. Motto Aishitakatta (2011) shot by Tada Takuya.
4. Lady Luck (2011) directed by Naga Soe Masashi.
5. Change Myself (2011) directed by Tada Takuya.
6. Eien wa Nakute mo (2011)
7. Negai feat. KJ (2012)
8. Sweet Pain feat. Shion (2012)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} mdpr.jp Interview with Masaki Yuka (Japanese): 今 最 注目 の 新 世代 ア ー テ ィ ス ト 真 崎 ゆ か 、 SEXY BODY の 秘訣 を 語 る モ デ ル プ レ ス 独占 イ ン ータ ビ ュ December 2011. Viewed on December 10, 2011
2. ↑ music UP's interview with Masaki Yuka (Japanese) ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Viewed December 10, 2011 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Generasia Masaki Yuka: Discography (English)
4. ↑ Space Shower TV Love Song Details (Japanese) Viewed 10 December 2011
5. ↑ Space Shower TV Details for "Last Kiss feat. KG" (Japanese) Viewed 10 December 2011
6. ↑ Space Shower TV Motto Aishitakatta Details (Japanese) Viewed December 10, 2011
7. ↑ Space Shower TV Lady Luck Details (Japanese) Viewed 10 December 2011
8. ↑ Space Shower TV Change Myself Details (Japanese). Viewed December 10, 2011

Web links

• Official Website (Japanese)
• Official Universal Music Japan Profile
• Official Japanese blog
• Masaki Yuka on Twitter