# Yuki Koyanagi

Yuki Koyanagi (小柳 ゆき, Koyanagi Yuki, born January 26, 1982) is a Japanese pop singer. She released her first single, "Anata no kisu o kazoemashô – You Were Mine" on September 15, 1999. This song was a huge hit in Japan and made the 17-year-old a sensation overnight. Her second album, Expansion, sold over 1.3 million copies, and it features her biggest chart hit, "Aijo". She has done several albums (in English) of cover songs, including disco and movie standards.
After a break of several years, her album Sunrise was released in March 2007.

## Life and career

Koyanagi was born in Saitama City, Japan. She is known for singing the English version of "Cross Colors", the ending theme of Dynasty Warriors 4. Before that, she worked with Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men who wrote most of the songs on and produced her album Intimacy. She performed the songs in English, without understanding what she was singing.
Yuki sang the American and Japanese National Anthems during the 2006 World Baseball Classic in Tokyo. She also sang the Japanese National Anthem for an international soccer match between Japan and Trinidad & Tobago in 2006.

## Discography
### Albums
#### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon | Sales (JPN) | Certifications |
| Freedom | Released: 25 November 1999 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 6 | 523,000 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| Expansion | Released: 23 August 2000 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 | 1,293,000 | RIAJ: 3×Platinum |
| My All... | Released: 30 May 2001 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 4 | 264,000 | RIAJ: 2×Platinum |
| Buddy | Released: 21 August 2002 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 6 | 76,000 | |
| Type | Released: 25 September 2003 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 39 | 18,000 | |
| I'll Be Travelin' Home | Released: 24 November 2004 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 61 | 7,000 | |
| Sunrise | Released: 21 March 2007 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 70 | 6,000 | |

#### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon | Certifications |
| Koyanagi the Ballads 1999-2001 | Released: 28 November 2001 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 13 | RIAJ: Gold |
| My All: Yuki Koyanagi Singles 1999-2003 | Released: 28 January 2004 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 14 | |
| The Best Now & Then: 10th Anniversary | Released: 24 February 2010 Label: Nayutawave Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 54 | |
| The Best of Yuki Koyanagi Eternity: 15th Anniversary | Released: 25 September 2013 Label: Nayutawave Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 145 | |
| The Best of Yuki Koyanagi 2015 Here for You: Universal Selection | Released: 25 February 2015 Label: Nayutawave Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 171 | |

#### Cover albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon | Sales (JPN) | Certifications |
| Koyanagi the Covers Product 1 | Released: 24 May 2000 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 | 750,000 | RIAJ: 2×Platinum |
| Koyanagi the Disco | Released: 26 March 2003 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 58 | 16,000 | |
| Koyanagi the Covers Product 2 | Released: 25 September 2003 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 29 | 29,000 | |
* FREEDOM (1999/11/25)
* Koyanagi the Covers PRODUCT 1 (2000/5/24)
* EXPANSION (2000/8/23)
* Koyanagi the Live in Japan 2000 (2001/2/28)- 2 discs
* my all... (2001/5/30)
* KOYANAGI the BALLADS 1999～2001 (2001/11/28)
* intimacy (2002/4/24)
* buddy (2002/8/21)
* KOYANAGI THE LIVE IN JAPAN 2001－2002 (2002/11/27)- 4 discs
* KOYANAGI the DISCO (2003/3/26)
* KOYANAGI the COVERS PRODUCT 2 (2003/9/25)
* Type (2003/9/25)
* Acoustic Concert at Orchard Hall (2003/11/12)- 2 discs
* MY ALL＜YUKI KOYANAGI SINGLES 1999－2003＞ (2004/1/28)- CD+DVD
* I'll Be Travelin' Home (2004/11/24)
* Sunrise (2007/3/21)
* The Best Now&Then ～10th Anniversary～ (2010/2/24)
* Prelude (2019/9/4)

### Singles

* あなたのキスを数えましょう ～You were mine～ (1999/9/15)- JAP #7
* fairyland (trans@k feat. 小柳ゆき) (1999/10/27)
* あなたのキスを数えましょう Opus II (with trans@k) (Anata no Kisu o Kazoemashou) (2000/1/26)
* 愛情 (Aijou) (2000/4/12)- JAP #3
* be alive (2000/7/26)
* Koyanagi the Christmas (2000/11/15)
* DEEP DEEP (2001/4/25)
* beautiful world (2001/4/25)
* my all... (2001/6/13)
* remain～心の鍵～ (remain～Kokoro no Kagi) (2001/11/21)
* HIT ON (2002/2/14)
* Endless (2002/7/10)
* Lovin' you (2002/10/17)
* ON THE RADIO (2003/3/5)
* 恋のフーガ／会いたい (Koi no Fuga / Aitai) (2003/8/6）- JAP #36
* Love knot～愛の絆～ (Love Knot – Ai no Kizuna) (2004/1/28)
* Crystal Days (2004/11/24)
* 最後に記憶を消して (Saigo ni Kiwoku wo Keshite) (2005/4/27)
* Fair Wind (2006/5/10)
* 誓い (Chikai) (2006/10/11)
* we can go anywhere (2008/10/15) [1'669 copies sold – 2 weeks]
* MacArthur Park (Donna Summer) / All at Once (2012.07.25)

### Video/DVDs

* KOYANAGI THE MOVIES PRODUCT 1 (2000/09/27)
* KOYANAGI THE BUDOKAN KOYANAGI THE LIVE IN JAPAN 2000 (2001/07/11)
* KOYANAGI THE MOVIES PRODUCT 2 (2001/09/05)