Yu Yu

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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | yu-yu (ゆゆ) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Date of birth: | unknown |
| Place of birth: | Kyoto, Japan |
| Genres: | J-pop |
| Years active: | 2010-2014 |
| Labels: | [Rhythm Zone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_Zone "wikipedia:Rhythm Zone") |
| Website: | [yuyu-ege.jp](https://yuyu-ege.jp/) |
Main article: [yu-yu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:yu-yu "wikipedia:ja:yu-yu")
**yu-yu** (ゆゆ / 友癒 ,*yu-yu*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))[[N 1]](#cite_note-1), real name unknown, is a Japanese singer based in Kyoto.
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Song themes in Detective Conan](#Song_themes_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 Drama themes](#Drama_themes)
* [3 See also](#See_also)
* [4 Footnotes](#Footnotes)
+ [4.1 Notes](#Notes)
+ [4.2 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yu-yu&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
yu-yu's artist name comes "friends" (友) and the hyphen symbolizes "joining hands together". The youngest of three sisters, she grew up surrounded with music. After graduating from [Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doshisha_Women%27s_College_of_Liberal_Arts "wikipedia:Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts"), she debuted in 2010 with her single "Always", which reached number 8 on the national musical charts[](#cite_note-2).
In 2011, she was selected to sing the theme song for the [Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo "Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo") drama series and later in November 2013 was selected as the theme song performer for [Bandai Namco](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai_Namco "wikipedia:Bandai Namco")'s video game [God Eater 2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Eater_2 "wikipedia:God Eater 2")[](#cite_note-3). Later in February 2014 she sung the theme song for animated movie [Buddha 2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_(manga) "wikipedia:Buddha (manga)"). After her concert, on June 3, 2014, she announced that she was taking a break from her singing career and closed her blog and social media accounts[](#cite_note-4).
Despite still being on hiatus, she has released limited-edition songs, including "Hoshikuzu no Sunadokei", which reached third place on the Oricon charts[](#cite_note-5). She got married in 2017 and now runs a café in Saijō, Ehime, with her husband.
## Song themes in Detective Conan[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yu-yu&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Song themes in Detective Conan")]
### Drama themes[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yu-yu&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Drama themes")]
* **[Kimi to Zutto...](/wiki/Kimi_to_Zutto... "Kimi to Zutto...")** - Drama series
* **[Sakura Uta](/wiki/Sakura_Uta "Sakura Uta")** - [Drama Special 4](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo_and_the_Kyoto_Shinsengumi_Murder_Case "Shinichi Kudo and the Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder Case")