- Ya-kyim
Infobox musical artist
Name = YA-KYIM
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Origin =Shibuya, Tokyo ,Japan
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Genre =R&B Hip hop
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Years_active = 2005-present
Label =Victor Entertainment ,Warner Music Japan
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URL = [http://www.ya-kyim.com/ Official Website]
Current_members = Miku
Alisa
Yurie
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Notable_instruments =YA-KYIM (ヤキーム; "yakīmu") is a Japanese
R&B andhip hop group. The group consists of one MC, Miku, and twosingers , Alisa and Yurie.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 byTrey 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?")Discography
Albums
* [2006.03.08] STILL ONLY ONE
* [2006.08.02] Keep YA Style
* [2007.03.07] Can YA Feel?ingles
* [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☆LooperCompilations
* [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")External links
* [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Profile/A019260.html YA-KYIM's Profile on the JVC Music Entertainment Official Website] (Japanese)
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