- MAY
Infobox musical artist
Name = MAY
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Background = solo_singer
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Alias = Mei, メイ, 메이
Born = Birth date and age|1982|5|6|mf=y
Origin =Seoul ,South Korea
Genre =J-Pop ,K-Pop ,Modern rock ,Folk rock , Rock and Pop
Instrument = Acoustic guitar
Occupation =Singer ,Songwriter andComposer
Years_active = 2006 - present
Label =Avex Trax ,CJ Music and Doremi Media
URL = [http://www.mayland.jp/index.html MAY's official website]MAY ("also known as": Mei, メイ, 메이) is a Korean singer, well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle". She speaks Korean, Japanese, and EnglishFact|date=May 2008.
MAY was born on
May 6 ,1982 inSeoul ,South Korea . She started her music career in South Korea in late 2005 singing "Miracle", a well known song in South Korea. Within a month she was chosen byAvex 's Show Case Live because she was able to speak Japanese. By early 2006 she was signed to Avex Trax in Japan, and had a contract to publish her firstEP "WONDERLAND" withCJ Music in South Korea, which charted at #23 in the Korean top 200 and sold 743 copies within the first week. Within 3 months, MAY released her second EP "SMILE" with a different publisher, Doremi Media in South Korea, and it charted at #27 and sold 695 copies in the first week. By 2007, MAY had released her first Japanese Album "a Little Happiness" which charted at #77 onOricon .Profile
*Date of Birth:
May 6 ,1982
*Age: 25
*Height: 167cm
*Blood Type: A
*Horoscrope: Taurus
*Favourite Things: bead art, baking cookies
*Favourite Artists: Jewel, Ando Yuko
*Favourite Authors: Asada Jiro, 江国香織
*Favourite Movie: "Hana and Alice ", "Love Letter ", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"Biography
2005-2006:Between South Korea and Japan
"WONDERLAND"
MAY is a Korean artist who made her debut in 2006 but wasn't able to gain any success on any releases. MAY started her music career singing "Miracle" as a theme song along with a
F.I.R. cover song "Lydia" as an insert song for a popularSeoul Broadcasting System (SBS) weekend drama "Friends" in late 2005. OnMarch 7 2006 MAY had a contract with CJ Music releasing her first EP ormini album entitled "WONDERLAND" that featured seven songs. MAY did not gain much success with her first released charted at #23 on Korean top 200."SMILE"
Three months later, on
June 2 ,2006 , May released her second EP or mini album "SMILE" with a different publisher, Doremi Media. "SMILE" reached #27 in the chart. She also covered another song from F.I.R., "Fly Away". MAY released two versions of "SMILE": a first press limited version with her "M" symbol, and a regular version without the "M" symbol."a Little Happiness"
Early in 2005, Avex launched a project called Show Case Live. It featured samples of eight upcoming artists, including MAY. She signed under the Avex label later that year. On
February 21 2006 , MAY released her first single "WONDERLAND", which failed to chart onOricon . Before MAY's "SMILE" EP, she released her second single "Kienai Niji" on May, 2006 also fail to chart. OnJuly 26 2006, MAY released "SURRENDER (c/w LYDIA)", her third single, which gained her little success. MAY released her fourth single in autumn onNovember 8 2006. ByJanuary 10 2007 , Sarai no Kaze was released as her fifth single, also her first single to chart at #132 sold 518 copies on the first week. By end of the month MAY released her first album "a Little Happiness" chart at #77.2007-present: MAY's first tour around Japan
Onna Gokoro and tour
MAY is about to set off a tour in 2007 after releasing her sixth single "Onna Gokoro" on
April 4 , 2007.The "M" Symbol
MAY uses a M symbols to represent her own name. Usually, the M symbols appear on her website and covers of her singles, albums, and EPs.
Discography
Korean EP
Other recordings
*a-nation'06 BEST HIT LIVE / V.A - Compilation ja icon Avex Trax:featured MAY songs::*WONDERLAND::*SURRENDER::*FLY AWAY
References
External links
* [http://www.mayland.jp/index.html MAY's Official website]
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/artists/382510/ MAY's Oricon Page]
* [http://wiki.theppn.org/MAY MAY's THEPPN page]
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