Japanese Celebrity Profile - Mayu Kitaki

Mayu Kitaki

Born in Ibaragi on 8/24/1982. From an early age, she was fond of soul, motown and international music (her favorites are Carol King, and Sheryl Crow). A friend of Mayu introduced her to a music producer who was astonished by her talent and bright personality. Mayu has a regular MC slot on Fuji TV's FACTORY8 and BS Asahi's GREAT plus FULL". Mayu also has a regular column titled "@RAMDOM" on Bar-f-Out and GETON, and frequently appear on fashion magazines (Though she is not a professional model, her good taste in fashion respected by young girls.)

Kitaki Mayu has worked with a strong sound production team with various top producers on her 5 singles and the forthcoming album.

2/19/00: Debut with single PLANET'S TEARS ("Taiyo wo yumemite") produced by Cosmic Village. Mayu's sweet looks and the music appealed to young club scene audience.

11/22/00: 2nd single release FLOWER produced by Zentaro Watanabe (hit maker, known for his solo unit ATAMI, and as a producer for Chara and hitomi). The coupling song of the single is ALL MY LOVE - produced by the hottest unit "AKAKAGE" - cute and kitsch tune.

2/15/01: Mayu made a huge break with DO YOU REMEMBER ME? which was used as the ending theme song of TV drama "kabachitare!". It is a cover track of 80's pop tune by Yuki Okazaki. The 4th single "Love and Peace" released on 2001/5/23 is produced by Fukanuma (Plagues) - the greatest pop tune!

10/24/01: 5th single "Nakanaide" - produced by Masayuki Ishii

Her first album TRICOLOR ("Torikororu") has been released in December 2001.