Official Hitomi Yaida Thread
 

Yaida Hitomi (or "Yaiko") is a J-Pop artist on the Aozora label. She has often been compared to Shiina Ringo due to her dedication to both music as well as singing, writing and composing her own songs.
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Profile:
Name: Yaida Hitomi (矢井田瞳)
Nickname: Yaiko
Birthday: July 28, 1978
Birth Place: Osaka, Japan
Blood Type: A

Discography:
Albums:
[2000.10.25] Daiya-monde
[2001.10.31] Candlize
[2002.10.09] i/flancy
[2003.10.29] Air/Cook/Sky
[2005.08.15] Here today-gone tomorrow
[2006.11.22] IT'S A NEW DAY
Other
[2002.01.23] U.K. COMPLETION (Yaiko)
[2003.02.19] Music Pool 2002 (Yaiko)
[2004.07.28] Single collection
[2004.07.28] Single collection / Yaiko's selection
[2004.12.01] Yaiko's selection
[2005.12.07] Sound Drop~MTV Unplugged & Acoustic Live 2005~
Singles:
[2000.05.03] Howling (Indies)
[2000.07.12] B'coz I Love You
[2000.09.22] I Like 2 (Yaiko)
[2000.10.04] My Sweet Darlin'
[2001.01.01] Darling Darling (Yaiko)
[2001.01.24] I'm Here Saying Nothing
[2001.06.27] Look Back Again/Over the Distance
[2001.09.27] Buzzstyle
[2002.01.23] Ring my bell
[2002.07.10] ANDANTE
[2002.12.04] Mikansei no Melody
[2003.04.23] Kodoku na Cowboy
[2003.09.10] Hitori Jenga
[2004.03.17] Chapter01
[2004.10.27] Monochrome Letter
[2005.07.06] Mawaru Sora
[2006.03.15] Go My Way
[2006.06.21] STARTLiNE
[2006.11.01] Hatsukoi
DVD/VHS:
[2001.04.02] The First Reflection
[2001.11.28] SUMMER LIVE SOUND OF CLOVER
[2002.07.03] Candle in the lives
[2002.07.03] Candle in the eyes
[2002.07.03] Casket of Candleyes
[2003.03.29] Sparkles of light
[2004.01.28] Live Completion '03 - I can fly, can you?
[2005.02.14] Music in the Air - dome live 2004
[2005.12.07] Hitomi Yaida MTV Unplugged
Compilation:
[2005.03.30] VENUS JAPAN (#3 Chapter01)
[2006.06.21] Death Note Tribute (#2 37.0℃)

Yaida Hitomi - STARTLiNE (youtube)
Wiki

I love Hitomi Yaida very much : D

Where's the Yaiko love? I can't believe her official thread only has one post. Does anyone else love her? I discovered her a long while ago, before her fifth album was even released, and I had forgotten about her for awhile, but I'm once again listening to her music because it's just so awesome. Life's Like a Love Song is without a doubt one of the absolute most beautiful songs of all time.

She used to make excellent music...however after Air/Cook/Sky, her songs became completely mediocre never to rise again. She can't release anything appealing anymore.

Mikansei no Melody is one of the best JPOP songs ever.

^agreed

her first couple of albums were fantastic!

i got ITS A NEW DAY for my birthday when it came out, and i think ive listened to it once.
shes just become flat....:/

I've only listened to CANDLIZE and I loved it, (the tags were screwed though and I got rid of it xD). She's really interesting, I wouldn't mind listening to her stuff again. (Anyone wanna upload a fave album for me? :innocent )

I went on Google and found these links:

Air/Cook/Sky

Candlize

The tags are all good too. Those are my two favorite albums. i/flancy is a close third though, if not a tie for second.

But I agree with IB. I haven't been hooked to any of her newer songs (i.e. those past A/C/K). They just don't grab me the way some of her older ones did. Her voice is still just as unique, but the style is perhaps too typical.

^ Thanks :D It usually happens when you get into an artist though, their style is almost recycled, maybe a few tweaks here and there but same stuff in general.

*revives thread with new info!*

From JPM:

More info about the pregnancy, from Tokyograph:

oh thats good to hear.

i cant believe shes 30 though. for some reason i always think shes sooo young.