Ya-kyim
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| YA-KYIM | |
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| Origin | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Genre(s) | R&B Hip hop |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Label(s) | Victor Entertainment, Warner Music Japan |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Miku Alisa Yurie |
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YA-KYIM (ヤキーム; yakīmu) is a Japanese R&B and hip hop group. The group consists of one MC, Miku, and two singers, Alisa and Yurie.
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[edit] Background
Miku, Alisa, and Yurie have been friends since childhood. Together in 1999, they participated as dancers in Japan's largest hip-hop-based gathering, B BOY PARK, and it was also around that time that they began working as performers. They stayed active in Shibuya and officially became YA-KYIM in 2002, returning to the scene of B BOY PARK with a live performance.
Their professional debut on the music scene was in 2005 with the single Clap 'n Clap. However, they had also created music a year before their debut, contributing the song Woo, Woo, Wow to a mix CD by DJ Kaori.
At the beginning of their career, YA-KYIM appeared in street fashion popularized by B-girls, often performing in music videos with tilted hats and baggy clothing. However, around the time of release of the single "beauty x beauty", their appearance undertook a drastic change to a more adult, feminine look to coincide with their coming-of-age. Their music also shifted styles, showcasing a more mature sound.
Earlier in 2008, YA-KYIM performed a cover version of Can't Help but Wait by Trey Songz. Their official website marked this as an "answer song" to the original. The group also performed live with Trey Songz at various venues in Japan.
Their upcoming single, Super☆Looper, is set for release on May 28, 2008, and it will be the theme song for TV Asahi drama "Kimi hannin janai yo ne?" (キミ犯人じゃないよね？; You Aren't a Criminal, Are You?)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- [2006.03.08] STILL ONLY ONE
- [2006.08.02] Keep YA Style
- [2007.03.07] Can YA Feel?
[edit] Singles
- [2005.04.20] Clap 'n Clap
- [2005.08.03] Happy the Globe
- [2005.12.07] Elec-Trick
- [2006.11.01] beauty x beauty
- [2007.02.07] Superstar
- [2007.08.01] 20 ~twenty~
- [2008.05.28] Super☆Looper
[edit] Compilations
- [2004.09.29] DJ KAORI's "RIDE" into the PARTY (contributed one song, Woo, Woo, Wow)
- [2006.09.27] 'E'qual's 7 Days (contributed Dress Code)
