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Yui

1987 - Today

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Yui Yoshioka (born March 26, 1987), known mononymously as Yui (stylized as YUI or yui), is a Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In her solo career, she sold more than 5 million physical copies in Japan. She is popular in Japan and in surrounding countries, ranking number one in 2011 Count Down TV "Dearest Female Artist" and Music Station "Artist You Most Want to Marry" polls, as well as Radio Television Hong Kong's "Most Popular Japanese Artist". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yui has received more than 69,066 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Yui is the 2,082nd most popular singer (down from 1,993rd in 2019), the 1,713th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,571st in 2019) and the 27th most popular Japanese Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 69k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Yui ranks 2,082 out of 4,381. Before her are Polina Gagarina, Sana, Rudy Vallée, Johnny Tillotson, Alesha Dixon, and Bappi Lahiri. After her are Liu Huan, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Amalie Materna, David Miller, Craig David, and Cristian Castro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Yui ranks 160. Before her are Naya Rivera, Yuma Asami, James Maynard, Polina Gagarina, Im Se-mi, and Ryan Guzman. After her are Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Barış Arduç, Fabio Fognini, Aaron Carter, Sergio Llull, and Alex Pereira.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yui ranks 1,713 out of 6,245. Before her are Yuma Asami (1987), Yuko Takeuchi (1980), Sana (1996), Kazumi Kishi (1975), Tatsuya Fujiwara (1982), and Masushi Ouchi (1943). After her are Mari Iijima (1963), Seiji Maehara (1962), Yukitaka Omi (1952), Tetsuji Hashiratani (1964), Tsunku (1968), and Tak Matsumoto (1961).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Yui ranks 27. Before her are Mika Nakashima (1983), Tomohisa Yamashita (1985), Kōji Wada (1974), Momo Hirai (1996), Kyōko Koizumi (1966), and Sana (1996). After her are Tak Matsumoto (1961), Koshi Inaba (1964), Sakura Miyawaki (1998), Koda Kumi (1982), Daimaou Kosaka (1973), and Ken Hirai (1972).

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