Yuko Hara

Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriterInstrument(s)Vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizersYears active1974–presentLabelsVictor Entertainment, Victor TAISHITA LabelWebsiteSouthern All Stars

Yuko Hara (原 由子 Hara Yūko, born December 11, 1956, in Yokohama, Japan, nicknamed "Harabo") is the keyboardist for Southern All Stars.^[1] She is also a vocalist and writes many of her own songs.

She is married to Keisuke Kuwata, the multi-instrumentalist frontman for the Southern All-Stars, and bandleader of the Kuwata band. Together, they have two sons. Her parents' home is a tempura restaurant in Yokohama.

Discography

Original albums

• Yuko Hara ga Kataru Hitotoki (はらゆうこが語るひととき, When Yuko Hara Talks to You) (1981)
• Miss Yokohamadult Yuko Hara 2nd (1983)
• Mother (1991)

Compilation albums

• Loving You (1998)
• Hallad (ハラッド, Haraddo) (2010)

Cover albums

• Tokyo Tamoure (東京タムレ) (2002)

Singles

• "I Love You wa Hitorigoto" (I Love Youはひとりごと, I Love You Is a Soliloquy) (1981)
• "Usagi no Uta" (うさぎの唄, Rabbit Song) (1981)
• "Tanjōbi no Yoru" (誕生日の夜, Birthday Night) (1982)
• "Koi wa, Gotabō Mōshiagemasu" (恋は、ご多忙申し上げます, Love Means Busyness) (1983)
• "Yokohama Lady Blues" (横浜 Lady Blues) (1983)
• "Ajisai no Uta" (あじさいのうた, Hydrangea Song) (1987)
• "Girl" (ガール, Gāru) (1988)
• "Kaiju no Uta" (かいじゅうのうた, Monster Song) (1988)
• "Tameiki no Bell ga Naru Toki" (ためいきのベルが鳴るとき, When the Sighing Bell Rings) (1988)
• "Aishite Aishite Aishichatta no yo" (愛して愛して愛しちゃったのよ, I've Loved You Loved You Loved You So Much) (1990) (with Inamura Orchestra)
• "Heart Setsunaku" (ハートせつなく, The Heart Is Painful) (1991)
• "Jin Jin" (じんじん) (1991)
• "Makeru na Onna no Ko!" (負けるな女の子!, Girls, Don't Give Up!) (1991)
• "Minna Ii Ko" (みんないい子, Everyone's a Good Kid) (1997) (with Shingo Katori)
• "Namida no Tenshi ni Hohoemi o" (涙の天使に微笑みを, Smiling at the Angel of Tears) (1997)
• "Daisuki!Happy end" for the Japanese release of Hoodwinked!.^[2][3][4][5]
• "Yume o Chikatta Ki no Shita de" (夢を誓った木の下で, Under the Tree Where We Swore to Our Dreams) (2007) (as Harafūmi, with Fūmidō)
• "Yume o Arigatō" (夢をアリガトウ, Thank You for the Dreams) (2009)

Radio Drama

• Dr.Slump(1981)-She voiced Arale.

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