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And\u014d is part of the Horipro talent agency.[1]Table of Contents  Biography[edit]Early life and career[edit]Debut and success[edit]Artistry[edit]Recording process[edit]Influences[edit]Collaborations[edit]Character[edit]Discography[edit]Singles[edit]Studio albums[edit]Albums[edit]Mini albums[edit]Cover albums[edit]Compilation[edit]DVDs[edit]Piano Score[edit]Filmography[edit]Acting[edit]Movies[edit]TV[edit]Commercial[edit]Theme songs[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Biography[edit]Early life and career[edit]Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, as a child, music was never a special hobby of And\u014d; rather she had more of an interest towards drawing. During her college years, driven by her strong interest in creating things, And\u014d decided to pursue a film making career. However, unable to catch a break with the studios, she then followed her friends and family’s advice to join a talent agency in hopes of becoming an actor. This landed her a few spots as an extra in TV dramas.One of the auditions for a play she passed during her Junior year at Ferris University required her to sing on stage. At that time, one of the evaluators was Oricon music charts founder S\u014dk\u014d Koike and by his recommendation, she decided to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter.Before debuting as a singer, And\u014d appeared as a regular in the popular TV drama “Ikebukuro West Gate Park” (2000) and the 1999 movie “Saimin”.Debut and success[edit]In 2002, And\u014d sent film director Yukihiko Tsutsumi, whom she had gotten to know on the set of “Ikebukuro West Gate Park” a demo tape of “Rinjin ni Hikari ga Sasu Toki”. Upon hearing her demo, Tsutsumi decided he had to include it in the movie he was then directing, 2LDK, as ending theme. She was credited as Yuuko Ando (\u5b89\u85e4\u3086\u3046\u5b50).In July 2003, And\u014d debuted under the Avex-owned sub-label, Cutting Edge, with the mini album “Sally”. That same year she performed live for the first time at a convention concert held for Avex shareholders.In November 2005, And\u014d’s “Nouzenkatsura (Reprise)” was used in Gekkeikan’s commercial for the “Tsuki” liquor. Because And\u014d was not credited on the actual commercial, the company was flooded with inquiries from people wanting to know the name of the singer, who for a period was confused to be Clammbon’s Ikuko Harada. The song, based on a poem written by her grandmother over the loss of her husband, propelled And\u014d’s second full album, Merry Andrew into the Top 10. The album was certified gold with over 100,000 copies sold. Following the success of the song, And\u014d was branded by the media as the “late-blooming princess” and “singer-songwriter of the next generation”.In December 2006, And\u014d embarked on her first live tour.In April 2009, she released her first compilation album which featured a variety of songs handpicked by And\u014d herself. That same year, she wrote and performed the ending theme song, “Paxmaveiti”, for the Nintendo DS video game Professor Layton and the Last Specter.[2] On 8 August 2010, she appeared at the World Happiness 2010 rock festival in Tokyo.Artistry[edit]Recording process[edit]And\u014d writes and composes almost all of her songs, except for the occasional covers and collaborations with other artists. And\u014d’s recording process consists of writing lyrics and composing melodies which she then records a cappella and passes over to Ry\u016bji Yamamoto who is responsible for all her songs’ arrangements. Yamamoto arranges Ando’s demos based on these recordings. Pre-production meetings are held with Yamamoto, And\u014d and her producer, Yuji And\u014d, where they decide on the final direction for a track and select the musicians for the recording.Influences[edit]Like many other singer-songwriters before her, Ando’s greatest influence is Chara, whom she first discovered through a friend in high school. For her big audition at Avex, And\u014d sang Chara’s “Break These Chain”. Another artist And\u014d listens to and lists as influence is Naoko Ken. Her lyrics tend to have happy endings. This has also been remarked in an interview by movie director and friend Yukihiko Tsutsumi, when he called her a “big happy end freak”. Another influence is Yellow Magic Orchestra, whose 1983 song “Kimi ni Mune Kyun” she covered in her 2009 record Paxmaveiti.[3]Collaborations[edit]In recent years, And\u014d has started composing and writing for other artists, such as Yui Aragaki and Hisayo Inamori, as well as collaborating with them on her own songs. And\u014d also often records covers of songs from the 70’s and 80’s for her singles which she calls the “serious adult covers series”.Character[edit]Since her debut, And\u014d has been blogging on her official website under the name of “Nee-yan”, which her staff and fans have adopted as a nickname for her.She has a hard time managing stress and pressure and is said to often feel ill and nervous before going on stage. She enjoys performing however dislikes MC-ing.The only instrument she can play is the basic rhythm guitar.On her radio show, she is known for answering her listeners’ questions in a very direct and honest manner.Ever since her debut, And\u014d has taken charge of her own make-up and styling. This has appealed to female fans and landed her many fashion magazine gigs.On her first appearance on the Music Station television program, she revealed she that prefers staying indoors and seldom leaves her home.And\u014d takes part in the creative process for many of her music videos and has collaborated with many directors on MVs such as “Sally”, “Dramatic Record”, “Wasuremono no Mori”, “Rinjin ni Hikari ga Sasu Toki” and “Utai Zen’ya”. She also draws many of her CD covers, for which she is credited as \u00dcchary Andrew.As a child she loved watching the Kon Ichikawa directed “Kosuke Kindaichi” series and since then has been a fan of novelist Seishi Yokomizo’s work, to the point of creating a special corner called “Yokomizo Seishi no Nazo wo Toke.” (\u6a2a\u6e9d\u6b63\u53f2\u306e\u8b0e\u3092\u89e3\u3051\u3002, Solve the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery.) on her J-Wave radio show “Oh! My Radio” .She attended the same middle and high school as fellow singer-songwriter Hitoto Yo.Yukihiko Tsutsumi is often seen at her concerts and has branded her the “best female singer of the last few years” on his blog.She is allergic to crustaceans and therefore does not eat lobster or crab. She also dislikes bananas.She often cuts her hair haphazardly, which she ends up regretting most of the time.When driving her car, she gets angry easily, and when she is, she switches to the Kansai dialect, which she was brought up speaking.She dreams of one day building a home where she can live happily with her family.On the morning show “Mezamashi TV”, she commented on sharing the same name pronunciation as news anchor Y\u016bko And\u014d, saying “I feel inexcusable for having the same name as such a well-rounded person, (compared) I’m a pretty useless human being”.In May 2011, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child on her official blog. Ando announced the birth of the child in the October of the same year.[4]Discography[edit]Singles[edit]YearInformationWeeklySinglesChartAlbum2004Mizuiro no ShirabeJapanese Title: \u6c34\u8272\u306e\u8abf\u3079Released: 23 June 2004139Middle Tempo Magic2005Anata to Watashi ni Dekiru KotoJapanese Title: \u3042\u306a\u305f\u3068\u79c1\u306b\u3067\u304d\u308b\u4e8bReleased: 27 April 2005103Merry AndrewLost Child109Samishigariya no KotobatachiJapanese Title: \u3055\u307f\u3057\u304c\u308a\u5c4b\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u9054Released: 5 October 2005352006TEXAS45shabon songsThe Still Steel DownReleased: 25 October 2006432007Unabara no TsukiJapanese Title: \u6d77\u539f\u306e\u6708Released: 17 October 200712chronicle.2008ParallelJapanese Title: \u30d1\u30e9\u30ec\u30ebReleased: 19 March 2008202009Paxmaveiti \u30e9\u30d5\u30de\u30d9\u30c6\u30a3 -\u541b\u304c\u50d5\u306b\u304f\u308c\u305f\u3082\u306e-Released: 25 November 200926JAPANESE POP2011Kagayakashiki HibiReleased: 30 November 2020Japanese Title: \u8f1d\u304b\u3057\u304d\u65e5\u300553Kanchigai2015360 \u00b0 SurroundReleased: 29 July 2015Japanese Title: 360\u00b0\u30b5\u30e9\u30a6\u30f3\u30c959Itadaki Mono2017Ame to PantsuReleased: 3 June 2017Japanese Title: \u96e8\u3068\u3071\u3093\u3064\u2014ITALAN2018Tantei MonogatariReleased: 8 April 2018Japanese Title: \u63a2\u5075\u7269\u8a9eKore de \u012b nda yoReleased: 8 August 2018Japanese Title: \u3053\u308c\u3067\u3044\u3044\u3093\u3060\u30882019Koish\u012bReleased: 12 June 2019Japanese Title: \u604b\u3057\u3044BarometzKanReleased: 27 July 2019Japanese Title: \u94512021Sh\u014dgekiReleased: 3 February 2021Japanese Title: \u885d\u648349Kongtong RecordingsReadyReadyReleased: 10 August 2021Japanese Title: ReadyReady\u2014Studio albums[edit]Albums[edit]#InformationWeeklyAlbumsChartsSales1stMiddle Tempo MagicReleased: 8 September 200464\u20142ndMerry AndrewReleased: 25 January 2006Chart Run: 13 weeks10[5]30,000 copies3rdshabon songsReleased: 14 February 2007Chart Run: 6 weeks630,000 copies4thchronicle.Released: 21 May 2008Chart Run: 7 weeks1132,217 copies5thJAPANESE POPReleased: 8 September 2010Chart Run: 7 weeks1018,000 copies6thKanchigaiJapanese Title: \u52d8\u9055\u3044Released: 28 March 2012Chart Run: 4 weeks16\u20147thGood-ByeReleased: 2 October 2013Chart Run: 4 weeks136,559 copies8thAnata ga Neteru Aida niJapanese Title: \u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u5bdd\u3066\u308b\u9593\u306bReleased: 28 January 2015Chart Run: 4 weeks29\u20149thItadaki MonoJapanese Title: \u9802\u304d\u7269Released: 2 March 2016Chart Run: 3 weeks2110thItalanReleased: 27 June 2018Chart Run: 2 weeks5811thBarometzReleased: 26 August 2020Chart Run: 2 weeks4412thKongtong RecordingsReleased: 17 November 2021Chart Run: 1 weeks47Mini albums[edit]Sally (9 July 2003)And Do, Record. (28 January 2004)Acoustic Tempo Magic. (12 March 2014)Cover albums[edit]Otona no Majime na Cover Series (2 March 2011)Compilation[edit]The Best ’03-’09 (15 April 2009)DVDs[edit]The Moon and the Sun. (19 April 2006)Tour 2008 “Encyclopedia.” Final (7 January 2009)Piano Score[edit]Yuko Ando Selection For Piano (22 July 2006)Filmography[edit]Acting[edit]Movies[edit]Mamotte Agetai! (1999)Saimin (1999)A Drop of the Grapevine (2014)And So the Baton Is Passed (2021)[6]TV[edit]Commercial[edit]Theme songs[edit]Splash Dream (Date FM, February 2004)Middle Tempo Magic (North Wave, July\u2013December 2004)Oh! 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