Junji Yayoshi

Junji Yayoshi
弥吉淳二
Junji Yayoshi 弥吉淳二
Born	17 May 1968; Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died	26 January 2018 (aged 49)
Genres	J-pop; rock;
Occupations	Guitarist; composer; arranger; record producer;
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1994–2018

Junji Yayoshi (弥吉淳二, Yayoshi Junji, 17 May 1968 – 26 January 2018) was a Japanese guitarist and record producer.

Biography

He was a former member of the music unit stereo criminals.^[a] After the dissolution of the unit, he made a full-scale start of activities as a guitarist, provided, arranged, and produced his music to other artists. He was a support guitarist for Kōji Kikkawa and aiko, and also worked for them as an arranger.^[2]^[3]

He served as the second generation guitarist of the back band Gyakutai Glycogen of singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena, whom he married in November 2000 (announced in January 2001).^[4]^[5] They divorced in January 2002.^[2]^[5]

In 1999, he co-produced Kaori Kawamura's solo project "Sorrow" which resumed her music activities.^[6]^[7]

From 2009 to 2010, he produced a single and album for Shunsuke Kiyokiba, in which he helped in making the rock sounds.^[8]

He died at hospital due to illness at 21:31 on 26 January 2018. He was 49. According to Yahyoshi's affiliation office, he had been fighting illness for about two and a half years until his death, but said he was not releasing the details of his illness.^[2]

Works, arrangements, productions

A Flood of Circle – "Best Ride," "Hana" (arrangement-production)
Kana Uemura "Taisetsu na Hito" recorded track "Ashioto" (arrangement)
Catsuomaticdeath (production)
Kaori Kawamura (Sorrow) – Sorrow, Macaroni (work-arrangement, production)
Shunsuke Kiyokiba – "Jet," "Mahō no Kotoba," "Ale," "Kawaranai Koto," "again," Rock & Soul (arrangement-production)
Cool Joke – "Undo" (arrangement)
go!go!vanillas – Kameleon Lights recorded tracks "Bilin Girl," "Counter Action" (arrangement-production)
Hiroya Komeiji (arrangement-production)
Maika Shiratori (joint work-arrangement, co-production)
Strange Nude Cult – "Sorairo no Finale/Hana o Kau" (arrangement-production)
Naomi Tamura – "Casablanca Dandy" (Kenji Sawada cover. Joint with Hitoshi Takaba)
Tsubaki – "Style," "Hanabi" (co-composition, production)
Shintaro Hazama – Bourbon Street, Simple Man (production)
Maria (arrangement)
melody. – "Haruka" (arrangement)

Support

aiko
Mao Abe
Kaori Kawamura
Kōji Kikkawa
Shunsuke Kiyokiba
Hiroya Komeiji
Ringo Sheena
Maika Shiratori
Naomi Tamura
Lost in Time

References

Notes

^ Their old band name was AXXL

Citations

^ ^a ^b "弥吉淳二 Junji YAYOSHI" (in Japanese). Musicman.net. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ギタリスト弥吉淳二さん死去 49歳椎名林檎、吉川晃司、aikoらサポート" (in Japanese). Oricon News. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "NONA REEVES – 吉川晃司が若手アーティストと競演" (in Japanese). Music Natalie. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "椎名林檎、妊娠!" (in Japanese). Barks. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "清木場俊介、弥吉淳二さん悼む「言葉にならないくらいに悔しくて残念です」" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "BAND PROFILE". Sorrow Official Website. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ Kawamura, Kaori (29 April 2009). "グラン•トリノ" (in Japanese). Kaori Kawamura official blog. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "元EXILE清木場、死去した弥吉さんに感謝つづる「悩んでる時にとてもお世話になった方」". Mimi Man (in Japanese). Rittor Music. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[axxl-2] Their old band name was AXXL

[musicman-1] "弥吉淳二 Junji YAYOSHI" (in Japanese). Musicman.net. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[oricon-3] "ギタリスト弥吉淳二さん死去 49歳椎名林檎、吉川晃司、aikoらサポート" (in Japanese). Oricon News. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[4] "NONA REEVES – 吉川晃司が若手アーティストと競演" (in Japanese). Music Natalie. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[5] "椎名林檎、妊娠!" (in Japanese). Barks. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[hochi-6] "清木場俊介、弥吉淳二さん悼む「言葉にならないくらいに悔しくて残念です」" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[7] "BAND PROFILE". Sorrow Official Website. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[8] Kawamura, Kaori (29 April 2009). "グラン•トリノ" (in Japanese). Kaori Kawamura official blog. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[9] "元EXILE清木場、死去した弥吉さんに感謝つづる「悩んでる時にとてもお世話になった方」". Mimi Man (in Japanese). Rittor Music. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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