| Masami Okui | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Makkun |
| Born | March 13, 1968 |
| Origin | Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture. |
| Genre(s) | JPOP/JROCK |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Years active | 17 |
| Associated acts |
JAM Project, r.o.r/s |
| Website | http://www.makusonia.com/ |
- This is a Japanese name; the family name is Okui.
Masami Okui (奥井 雅美 Okui Masami?), born March 13 1968) is a J-Rock/J-Pop singer who was born in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture. She began her professional musical career at age 21 as a concert backup singer. From almost the very beginning of her career, Masami has sung themes for anime tv and movies. She is especially well known for her songs from Revolutionary Girl Utena, Slayers, Sorcerer Hunters, Di Gi Charat, Magic User's Club, Jungle de Ikou, Akihabara Dennou Gumi, Ray the Animation and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. She has performed material for 51 singles and released 17 albums to date (including her work with JAM Project and Chihiro Yonekura).
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History
- 1989, November - Her musical career began. She started as a concert backup singer for Yuki Saito
- 1993, released her first single "Dare Yori mo Zutto". This was for the anime OAV The Girl from Phantasia
- 2003 - she teamed up with fellow artist Chihiro Yonekura to form the group r.o.r/s (an acronym for "Reflections of Renaissance/Sounds.)
- 2003 - Debuted as a member of the supergroup JAM Project with the single: "Little Wing". This song became the opening title track for the noted anime series Scrapped Princess.
- 2003 - Became the music producer of her own record label, evolution.
Discography
Albums: Collaborations |
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|---|---|---|
| Title | With | Release Date |
| Dazzle | Chihiro Yonekura as r.o.r/s |
Dec. 26, 2003 |
| Freedom (JAM Project Best Collection II) |
JAM Project | Sept. 3, 2003 |
| JAM-ISM (JAM Project Best Collection III) |
JAM Project | Sept. 23, 2004 |
| Olympia (JAM Project Best Collection IV) |
JAM Project | April 5, 2006 |
| Big Bang (JAM Project Best Collection V) |
JAM Project | July 4, 2007 |
External links
- Masami Okui's official website (Japanese)
- evolution-m: Masami's independent record label(Japanese)
- Masami Okui fansite (English)
- Mac-kun: Spirit of the Sunflower (English)
- J-music Ignited: Masami Okui (English)
- Website dedicated to JAM singers. (Portuguese)
- Masami Okui @ J-Music Italia (Italian)
