# Yumiko Takahashi

Yumiko Takahashi (高橋 由美子, Takahashi Yumiko, born 7 January 1974, in Ōmiya-ku (formerly Ōmiya), Saitama, Saitama) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is nicknamed "Good-P" short for Good Personality. She has had prominent roles in a number of television series, feature films and stage productions. As a singer she has released ten albums.
She has been represented with several agencies, including Big Apple, Hirata Office, Toho Entertainment, and Konni.

## Discography

Those not listed in the publisher is released from Victor Entertainment (formerly Victor music industry).

### Singles

| Date | Title | Notes |
| 21 Apr 1990 | Step by Step/Kimi ni Tomaranai – My Girl, My Life | NTV anime Mashin Hero Wataru 2 theme song |
| 21 Sep 1990 | Fight!/Niji no Kanatani | NTV anime Mashin Hero Wataru 2: Super Fighting Story theme song |
| 21 Jan 1991 | Egao no Mahō/Kaze no Oka | |
| 5 Jun 1991 | To-ki-me-ki/Alps no Shōjo | Cover of the same masterpiece of Megumi Asaoka, a girl in the Alps of Coupling also a cover of Asaoka |
| 16 Oct 1991 | Genki! Genki! Genki!/Suki nante Ienai kurai | Game software Sega CD Yumimi Mix ending theme |
| 5 Feb 1992 | Itsuka Aou ne/Ano Ni kara Boku wa | |
| 3 Jun 1992 | Cote d'Azur de Aimashou/Taiyō no Ballerina | Garfield image song broadcasting at Wowow |
| 21 Oct 1992 | Achichitchi -fire version-/Konnani soba ni Iru | Another version of the songs included in the album paradise; Sega CD software game Yumimi Mix opening Theme |
| 16 Dec 1992 | Daisuki/Futari no Symphony | Theatre version Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song theme song |
| 24 Feb 1993 | Good Love/My Melodies | CX drama Onegai Darling! theme song |
| 23 Jun 1993 | Hajimari wa Ima/Deaerutteīne | NTV Ultra Seven O'Clock opening theme |
| 3 Nov 1993 | yell/Anata dake o | NTV drama Mōhitotsu no J-League insert song |
| 21 Jan 1994 | Tomodachide īkara/Kondo Deaeru Tokiniha | EX drama Minami-kun no Koibito theme song |
| 21 Apr 1994 | Good-bye Tears/Point 1 | TX anime Haō Taikei Ryū Knight theme song |
| 22 Jun 1994 | Sonna no Muri!/Omoide agenai | NHK E Soriton: Kin no Ono Gin no Ono image song |
| 21 Oct 1994 | 3-Nen Sugita Koro ni wa/Jikan o Tomete | |
| 24 May 1995 | Suki... Demo Suki/Aisazu ni Irarenai | EX drama Saikō no Koibito theme song |
| 22 Nov 1995 | Saijōkyū I like you/Nani mo Ienakute | |
| 3 Mar 1996 | Makete mo ī yo/Hitori kiri no Yoake | CX drama Īhitabidachi: 4tsu no Sotsugyō ending theme |
| 24 Jul 1996 | Will You Marry Me?/Chottomatte chōdai, keda mono-san | TBS series Sekai Ulrun Taizai-ki Ending Theme |
| 22 Jan 1997 | Ima made donna Koi o shite kita 'ndarou/Dōni kashite! | EX drama Nagare Itashichinin insert song |
| 22 Oct 1997 | Waratteru dake janai/Cotton Time | NTV series Mogmog Gombo ending theme |
| 23 Jul 1998 | Futari no Kyori/Okujō | |
| 24 Feb 1999 | Rasen no Tsuki/Restart | Virtually her last single |

### Albums

* Original albums
| Date | Title | No. | Notes |
| 16 Dec 1990 | Scarlet | VICL-2045 | The first edition came with a mini photo book |
| 21 Jul 1991 | Peace! | VICL-174 | In the first edition, colour photograph (person's face picture) disc label |
| 4 Mar 1992 | dream | VICL-275 | |
| 22 Jul 1992 | Paradise | VICL-323 | |
| 24 Mar 1993 | Reality | VICL-386 | |
| 21 Jul 1993 | Prelude | VICL-427 | |
| 21 Jul 1994 | Tenderly | VICL-551 | |
| 23 Nov 1994 | Working on Xmas Day | VICL-23075 | Limited Edition |
| 7 Aug 1996 | Everything is Fine | VICL-797 | |
| 21 Nov 1997 | Kibun Jōjō | VICL-60153 | |
* Best albums
| Date | Title | No. | Notes |
| 16 Dec 1993 | Steps -Single Collection- | VIZL-15 | First Press CD Book Package |
| 16 Dec 1993 | Steps -Single Collection- | VICL-491 | Normal Edition |
| 21 Jun 1995 | for Boys | VICL-5278 | Selection by male staff |
| 21 Jun 1995 | for Girls | VICL-5279 | Selection by female staff |
| 22 Sep 2004 | Steps -Single Collection- | VICL-41114 | Recurring machine |
| 16 Sep 2009 | Golden Best | VICL-63455 | Re-released 18 Aug 2010 |
| 29 Sep 2010 | Complete Single Collection "The Steps" 20th Anniversary Special Edition | VIZL-393 | 5 discs (4 CDs + 1 DVD) |
| 22 Apr 2015 | Golden Best | VICL-70164 | SHM re-released |
| 20 Sep 2015 | Deluxe Pack 25th Anniversary Special | VIZL-869 | 2 CDs + Photo Album |

### Omnibus

| Year | Title | Label |
| 2006 | Hi Kōnin! Seikima II Cover Album Voice | BMG Japan |

### Musical Recordings

| Year | Title | Production | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Mozart! | Toho | Nannerl Mozart | Japan premiere live recording board; Yoshio Inoue edition, Akinori Nakagawa version end of sale end (out of print) |
| 2003 | Les Misérables | Toho | Fantine | Performance casting in 2003; participated in Toho E-0308Y (Yuichiro Yamaguchi (Orange) version) and Toho E-308B (Tetsuya Bessho (Green) version), while 4 patterns were released |
| 2005 | Mozart! | Toho | Nannerl Mozart | Highlight Studio Recording CD |
| 2006 | Golf The Musical | Parco Theater | Ruri Itoman | Live CD |

### Other already released song recording board
#### Soundtracks

| Date | Title | No. | Songs |
| 16 Dec 1992 | Chibi Maruko-chan –My Favorite Song: Original Soundtrack | MVCD-10001 | "Daisuki" |
| 24 Mar 1993 | Oshare Kozō wa Hana 'maru': Original Soundtrack | VICL-382 | "Hare nochi Kumori no chi Hare" |
| 7 Jun 1995 | Saikō no Koibito: Original Soundtrack | | "Suki... Demo suki (drama version)", "Suki... Demo suki (Instrumental)" |

#### Mashin Hero Wataru series

| Date | Title | Notes |
| 21 Jun 1990 | Mashin Hero Wataru 2: Ongaku-hen I | "Step by Step", "Kimi ni Tomaranai –My Girl, My Love–" |
| 21 Nov 1990 | Mashin Hero Wataru 2: Chō Gekitō-hen Ongaku-hen I | "Fight!", "Niji no kanata ni" |
| 21 Mar 1991 | Mashin Hero Wataru 2: Sotsugyō Kinen Best Album: Vocal Collection | Four songs |
| 3 Dec 1997 | Mashin Hero Wataru Single Collection -1988 May–1993 Sept.- | Four songs |
| 24 Sep 2014 | Mashin Hero Wataru CD-Box Vocal Complete Collection | VTZL-78; four songs; new interview posting |
| 25 Sep 2020 | Mashin Hero Wataru 2: Music Collection | Four songs |

#### Haō Taikei Ryū Knight series

| Date | Title | Songs |
| 21 Jul 1994 | Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: CD Cinema 1 "Bravo Toride no Kettō" | "Good-bye Tears (short version)" |
| 24 Aug 1995 | Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Original Soundtrack 1 | "Good-bye Tears", "Good-bye Tears (Instrumental)" |
| 23 Nov 1995 | Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Adeu Legend Original Soundtrack 1 | "Good-bye Tears", "Point 1 (Instrumental)" |
| 3 Apr 1996 | Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Vocal Collection | "Good-bye Tears", "Point 1" |

#### Compilations

| Date | Title | No. | Songs |
| 21 Jul 1991 | I Love "Dance Number" 'July, 1991' | | "To-ki-me-ki", "Egao no Mahō" |
| 24 Feb 1993 | Eiga mitaina Koi shitai -Love me like a Movie- | | "Daisuki" |
| 30 Nov 1994 | '94 Anime Shudaika Collection | | "Good-bye Tears" |
| 12 Jul 1995 | Saishin Anime Shudaika-shū | | "Good-bye Tears" |
| 16 Nov 1995 | Saishin Anime Shudaika-shū: TV-Radio-hen | | "Good-bye Tears" |
| 22 Nov 1995 | Ladies' Pops Hit Collection | | "Suki... Demo suki" |
| 3 Nov 1999 | 20 Seiki Best Idol History Victor Entertainment-hen 1 | | "Fight!" |
| 3 Nov 1999 | 20 Seiki Best Idol History Victor Entertainment-hen 2 | | "Tomodachide īkara" |
| 21 Aug 2002 | Emotion 20 Shūnenkinen Theme Collection: TV-hen | | "Good-bye Tears" |
| 21 Aug 2002 | Emotion 20 Shūnenkinen Theme Collection: OVA & Gekijō-hen | | "Point 1" |
| 22 Sep 2005 | Anime Song Selection: Idol-hen | | "Step by Step" |
| 19 Dec 2007 | Debut! –Victor Idol Pops: Debut Single History– | | "Step by Step" |
| 21 May 2008 | Heroine! Aishi no Joyū Song Collection 1970 - 90s | | "Itsuka Aou ne" |
| 24 Sep 2008 | The Victor Recordings/Victor Recordings (7) 1988-1997 | VICL-62915 - 6 | "Tomodachide īkara" |
| 19 Sep 2012 | Idol! Idol! Aidoru! 80's-90's | | "Tomodachide īkara" |
| 21 Nov 2012 | Debut! –Victor Idol Pops: Debut Single History– (re-release) | | "Step by Step" |
| 26 Dec 2012 | Kyōhei Tsutsumi Golden History Nante ttatte Idol | VICL-63974 - 5 | "Genki! Genki! Genki!" |
| 19 Mar 2014 | Idol Pops Golden Age | VICL-41345 | "Tomodachide īkara" |

### LD/VHS

| Date | Title | Notes |
| 27 Mar 1991 | Sweet Dressing | |
| 27 Sep 1991 | Promotion -Yumiko Takahashi First Live | LD version was recorded live audio track called "Kaizoku-ban" on Side-2 |
| 27 Mar 1992 | Wonderland | As the initial version, not only the VHS version but also the S-VHS version were sometimes released |
| 6 Nov 1992 | Yumiko Takahashi Concert '92 Natsuda! Yumiko da! Zenin Shūgō! | |
| 21 Apr 1993 | Profile | |
| 21 May 1993 | Aquarium | |
| 7 Dec 1994 | Yumiko Takahashi Concert Tenderly Tour '94 | At the same time a video CD version was also released |
(LD and VHS versions exist for all of the above works, and the DVD version was released on 19 November 2008)
| Date | Title | Publisher | Notes |
| 20 Apr 1992 | Minami no Shima ni Ikōyo | Adex | Person's image video, songs are not included; VHS version only |