山口美央子 (Japanese singer and composer)

Mioko Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口美央子) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer of popular music. Yamaguchi's music career began on F-Label, where she released a trilogy of albums where she sang and played keyboards. She also composed most of her own songs. After the album Tsukihime (Japanese: 月姫; Moonlight Princess) in 1983, she changed her focus to providing music to others. Yamaguchi has composed songs for artists such as Yuki Saito and Yukari Tamura. In addition, she has composed music for anime, including Ranma 1/2 and Pokonyan!. She has composed over 400 songs overall. After over 30 years, Yamaguchi began releasing new music herself, beginning with Tokisakashima (Japanese: トキサカシマ) in late 2018. She also reissued her original albums on CD for the first time. Studio albums 夢飛行 (1980) Nirvana (1981) 月姫 (1983) トキサカシマ (2018) Floma (2019) フェアリズム (2022) LOVE & SALT (2025) Compilation Anju (1985) EP Floma Mini (2020) Singles Koi Wa Shunkan (Japanese: 恋は春感) (1983) Oricon number 22 "Profile". Mioko Yamaguchi. Music Airport. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2022. "Yours". Uta-Net. Retrieved 5 May 2022. "Love♡parade". Oricon. Retrieved 5 May 2022. "EQUALロマンス". Uta-Net. PAGE ONE. Retrieved 5 May 2022. Thompson, Shy. "Japanese Synthpop Utahime Mioko Yamaguchi: Up-and-Coming U.S. Journalist Unravels Yamaguchi's '80s Trilogy and Latest Work". Tokion. Retrieved 19 May 2024. "幸福のプレゼント". Hoick. Retrieved 5 May 2022. "山口美央子、35年ぶりとなる4thアルバム『トキサカシマ』 松武秀樹との制作過程を語る". Real Sound. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2022. Cunningham, Ed. "Mioko Yamaguchi". The Glow. Shibasaki, Yuji. "山口美央子の華麗なる復活――再評価のいまシンセの歌姫に迫る". Mikiki. Retrieved 19 May 2024. シングル売上TOP1作品. Oricon News. Official website Twitter Facebook