YUI Explains Why She Stopped Her Career (2012.12.07) [English subs]

[@pkthao90]

I started listening to yui when I was 16...I’m now 30. I’ll always love and support you yui! Thank you for the subs.

[@Hide_316]

I was so sad when she stopped her solo career in 2012. So from that date, I wanted to learn how to play guitar.

[@pkthao90]

@@Hide_316 me too. Her music inspired me so much and I had dreams of going to her concert. Hoping one day she’ll come back as YUI.

[@Hide_316]

@@pkthao90 Have you listened her album NATURAL?. I could feel the same nostalgic like ten years before.

[@pkthao90]

@@Hide_316 what?! What is natural???

[@Hide_316]

@@pkthao90 YUI's new album. She re_recorded some songs from her solo career, with FLOWER FLOWER band.

[@hanifzulbakeri9258]

I'm a big fan of YUI since i was high school, now i'm 32. The very first time I heard her voice singing Goodbye Days, my heart melt and instantly felt in love with her voice. Then her songs become anime openings, it was awesome then after that some become OST for popular J movies. Till now no matter if she has quit singing, I will always be your fan. Thank you for all your lovely and inspiring songs.

[@Milk27]

I felt the same

[@Ramencafe]

YUI is lovely for asking interviewer lady the same question. It's rare to see something like that during interviews.

[@sipenarekbecha7193]

yup, a simple & warm gesture yet so meaningful from her 🤗

[@wedhusgimbal]

she actually violated the interview rule for television

[@satya.atmaja]

​@@wedhusgimbalwhat rule?

[@wedhusgimbal]

@@satya.atmaja cannot ask back to the interviewer, even she meant well

[@mastershooter64]

yea it makes it feel more natural and not like a scripted interview lol

[@greyfox3954]

She described depression without using this word at all, so beautifully. I shed some tears because I can absolutely understand 😢

[@maxhall4766]

I love you yui and always will your music has brought me out of the deepest darkest depressions. I learned Japanese just to indulge in your art. Love you hope you make music again but support you even if you dont

[@abdullakc]

I was around 18 when I started listening to her. Now am 33. I still wait for her to sing as before. Love from Kuwait

[@munchforlife]

She still sound good. She appeared on The first take

[@Raffa-ChillA]

She meant about previous record company and music industry made her "IDOL".She didn't wanna be puppet for marketing.She is strong and she made the right decision no matter what people/fans say "i miss old yui" That's why i love and respect her. She is a one of a kind.She is definitely not a just a idol or singer. She is a professional singer/song writer who can write songs whatever she wants. If you listen to her song, "high way chance" or other songs. You know what she was saying which hit me so hard...I relate to what she was saying so much when i had struggle to live in this corruped society.. Always love you who you are. She can't say here everything what she wanted to say. I dislike japanese these type stupid interviewer.I mean this is their job tho. In any country, music and movie, any industry force artists change to someone else.

[@Javs7_7_7]

Well said. I just became a YUI fan myself. She is very talented.

[@hanyanama9308]

​@@Javs7_7_7not just talented, she one of the most brilliant artist at her era,all her song was so unique and good to listening to

[@kuroneko1711]

ゆいちゃんの話を聞いて思い出したけど、私は接客業をしてたときストレスで声が出なくなった。家族にも言えず、家族とも会話ができなくなって悩んでた。 その時にゆいちゃんの曲を含め、色んな音楽を聴いて、誰もいないとこで歌うことはできたから歌っていたら自然と声が出るようになった。 ものすごい自分語りになってしまったけど(笑)ゆいちゃんの曲にいつも救われた。ありがとう。

[@user-su5us3wf7x]

声が出なくなる程頑張ったあなたは凄い！ 辛かったと思います。 yuiの歌で声がでる様になった！ 人に寄り添う力を持つ歌い手である証明。 yuiの凄い影響力にも感服。

[@ナナ-o4r]

flower flowerのコーヒーっていう曲を聞くとYUIの葛藤が一発でわかるから是非聞いてほしい。 フラフラの曲は全部「やりたい音楽！」って感じで聞いてて気持ちが良い！！！✨ YUIもyuiも私にとっては同じ唯一無二の憧れの存在！これからもずっと大好き！

[@mmmxdcxrv2969]

Even in speaking, her voice is so calming ❤️

[@Bgarcia-1097]

I started listening to YUI when I was 14... now I'm currently 25 and I will forever be grateful for her beautiful music. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@wakwakk23]

Same with you, mates! I started listening to YUI when I was 16. Now I’m 32 :) and her songs are the only Japanese songs that I could memorize by heart. She was & is my inspiration, the reason why I’ve composed songs & played the guitar in my teenage years and continued up until now.

[@ShinySwalot]

Thank you for putting this up... I'm a late fan of her songs, wayyyy past when she was active, hence I know little of her person. It's very interesting to hear some of her actual thoughts of that period

[@ワッツ-d7b]

頑張ったんだよね、それほど。人が想像出来ないくらい。だから限界が来たんだよね。有難う。素敵なYUIを。

[@astrokits]

Always supporting YUI. She's been my favourite singer since I was a teenager, and her songs still cheer me up.

[@Volodymyr-h6b]

Hi from Ukraine. Peace to all of you. I have started listening to her when I was at a university, so when I was about 16. I am 34 now and I like her vibe, her songs, her performances. I thank her for her art.

[@takaorobinson8719]

Best wishes for victory from a Japanese that served in the US army.

[@Volodymyr-h6b]

​@@takaorobinson8719 I really appreciate it. Your words mean a lot to me.

[@natanaelandrean]

I stan yui since I was young. Now that yui comeback (she released the newest version of her old songs!), I start to listen to her music again and look for video about her. Thank you for uploading video about yui with subs!

[@NikoCat11]

Thank you for these subs, these are special moments for me to understand, as I grew up with her. Thank you all! This brings tears to my eyes.

[@yuitan21]

i would like to slap the coffee song to all her bosses who made her feel drowned and exhausted during this time... i miss this old YUI but i am glad she's finding her own voice where she's free to express.

[@yuitan21]

i hope she is not feeling the same these days. i just wish her happiness and continue what she loves doing.

[@meisterigi007]

I hope she's doing better now... love from the Philippines 🇵🇭

[@tafferchuck1349]

I started listening to Yui when I was like 16, had to go to an internet cafe just to listen to her, and always bought myself delicious peach gummies. Now the problems I had back then I realize were so dumb. Regardless, I will never not love Yui. Her voice, her personality, her passion, her message, her feeling. It's like.... a soul of a puppy.

[@fiqsar7]

Living legend. One of My favourite singer. Queen of Acoustic for me.

[@cokolatpowder4125]

hope that she finally finds the peace and system that support her now so nice of her to give back the question to the MC tho

[@manusiabiasa5904]

I will never find any musician like Yui anymore, she just so special to me in many ways.

[@roz6034]

好きな音楽ではないにしろ　みんなの青春や思い出の曲になってるの化け物すぎる… この時の年齢のYuiのやりたかった音楽を聴ける世界線にも行きたいね

[@minmin_7287]

でもバラードなど正直フラフラよりYUIの楽曲が凄く好き、、歌詞も編曲も、深くてどこか寂しげでイメージが合ってた

[@多田努-j2r]

同感です 。 たしか 編曲 アレンジャー？は この頃の YUI 、ずっと同じ人だよね 。 アレンジ が 8 割 、ってのは … 言い過ぎかな 。 ソニー の チカラを 感じてたよ 、正直 。 それにしても 世界観 は 作るものじゃなくて 。 たぶん わき上がってきて しまう … みたいな感じ ww 自分は YUI の そこ❗に 惚れました 、たぶん 今も 😇

[@joseshusband]

I was around 13 years old when I started listen to Yui, now I'm 20 💗🌸

[@lh2227]

I started listening to YUI when I was 10... now I'm 25...CHE.R.RY, Highway Chance, Rolling Star, and Goodbye Days are my favorites... My wishes for her to stay safe, healthy... I love her voice so much

[@faieziabubakar207]

Glad she still in the business.. taking rest now and then is normal..but come back is always amazing to us fans

[@pauljuntilla2862]

She became my first and only J-Pop idol when I started listening to her when I was around 15-17 y.o. I'm 34 now and I still know her songs by heart.

[@elderaze]

Bleach - Life!

[@stillfangirlingtoday1468]

Same, I listened to her albums again after 10 years of not hearing it once and was quite surprised to see I still also remember her lyrics by heart. It's proof of how impactful she was for an entire generation that got to know her music.

[@teachertim916]

same here!

[@doyouknow280-k7i]

きっと、真っ直ぐ過ぎるんだろうな。物理的にも精神的にも(避けがたく)ゆがみ切ったぐちゃぐちゃな世界にあって、真っ直ぐな人ほど心を病んでいく。世界のゆがみの中をスルスル抜けていくために、自分自身を歪めることができない。どうしてもできない。"限界"って言葉を口にすることも、もはや限界だったんじゃないかな。このインタビューは、観ていてあまりにもかわいそうになる。やめたらいいのに、狂ったフリして暴れて楽になればいいのに。ずっと、自分が悪い、自分がいけない、自分が変わらないと、って内に内に怒りをぶつけてるように見える。そんなことしてないで、周りに当たり散らしたらいいのに。度を超えた優しさと、度を超えた真っ直ぐさは、一人の人間の中に共存させちゃいけない。ましてや、こんな小さな女の子に。 また歌えるようになって、ほんとに良かった。この声がこの世から亡くならなくて、ほんとに良かった。

[@glorious77iguana2]

yui began my journey into Japanese music. thank u yui love from INDIA

[@ビオ]

この時のYUI顔が凄く疲れてますね…

[@ramil9678]

そう、確かに

[@kenjarkamcham]

I started listening to her when I was 10 now I am 24 and still listen to all of her old songs ❣️

[@asoun6]

終始アナウンサーの表情会話の温度感と合ってなくない？？？ 2:59

[@kakakakatsu]

凄く好きだった、とても好きだった。もう戻れないけれど。

[@grevtvfre]

"Im helpless" kind of feeling. I felt this

[@たーくん-l2b]

これ リアルタイムで見てたけど、YUIちゃんの口から洋次郎くんの名前出た時 好きなアーティスト同士が繋がってる感じがすごく良かった

[@markdeguzman6556]

Seiko Matsuda could be a good adviser on how to stay long in the industry. I miss YUI's voice. She can also sing other's composition if she don't have her creative juices come out at the moment. I have her songs in spotify.

[@naigino1]

Yui is very pretty and has a very beautiful singing voice. Best wishes to Yui Hime-sama

[@set7618]

She should do more songs 😭😭 her voice is so angelic

[@ty4lyf3]

Its sad this is happening to such a wonderful musician yet again. I hope she finds her own way and can be at peace from the music business.

[@nes.vucheck5210]

She has the band now. Its called Flower Flower

[@vainloriusgaming2872]

I love Yui from 2009 until now. Almost everyday always listening her song. And she still so beautiful until now 😳

[@ねこまんま-r6x]

自分のやりたいことをやるのがアーティスト。ゆいは今やっと本当のアーティストになれたのかな

[@sumbawalandspecialist6782]

You are my teenage memories and still one of my favorite singer. Thank you yui for the good memories! 😢🙂

[@関吉彩]

YUI復活して欲しい。

[@Rhodonyte]

I love Yui I will always love her music it reminds me of easy times

[@吉岡たかあき-g4r]

YUIのファンで当時一人で休止のこと考えて結論が自分の違う方向で売れてしまって大人たちにその方向に半ば強制的に向かされてたんだろうなって思ってたんだけど YUIのその後見るとその考察はあながち間違ってなかったんだなって思ってる。

[@xzmako9346]

音楽は人の心を動かし、元気を与える強さを持ってます。確かに本当の笑顔を届けるには自分に素直でなければとてもできない、輝けない。でもどんな困難であっても希望を捨てずに信じ続けて欲しいです。信じていれば命は枯れず、それを乗り越えた姿は今までにもなかった輝きを発すると思います。その曲はきっと成長した姿でありながら多くの人々を照らし、心も開き、枯れた命にも再び光を宿らせる力があるのかもしれません。

[@ともひろムラカミ]

お前誰やねん

[@mushiHK]

Always support Yui 🌻 Happy to have her in my teenage and until now ❤️

[@muhammadkhevin3197]

i started listenung to yui when i was 12, im now 25 :((

[@Sayurawesome11]

Seeing everyone here is old is weird but i kinda know the feeling Hope someday she appear out of nowhere again or have a happy life

[@nes.vucheck5210]

She has band now. It called Flower Flower

[@edgeoftheworld9505]

@@nes.vucheck5210 she have a family or nah?

[@dollyjay4585]

Rather than burnout, i think she mostly felt frustrated that she couldnt do what style for her own songs the way she wants to do, need to produce songs in every 2 months and being controlled mostly by her company .. Sadly, shes one of the most talented artist, but they milking profit by pressuring her... -_-

[@バトルヘッズ-y1b]

金になる仕事かやりたい仕事か、自分自身悩むタイミングでこの動画を見つけてすごい刺さる

[@Nandinandito]

4:22 piano arrangement of My Generation!

[@猫パンチ-d3i]

やりたかった音楽と会社は売れる音楽を出したい。このころは売れてるけど「好きな音楽」ではなかったんだろうね。 今のほうが楽しそう✨

[@SunDanceMusicCH]

miss her so much :(

[@jasubion2377]

YUI and Avril are my childhood girl crushes..

[@user-gv2fj3vy4i]

限界…というフレーズ一つで すぐに精神的な方、だと伝わった その後の 音楽的なところでですか？ の質問がデリカシー…? と、感じた

[@johnwickwinchester6545]

Been a fan of her since BLEACH anime when I was 17 now 30. Still A Fan. Love Her ❤️

[@wowbddlz8334]

한국팬입니다. 하고싶은 거 하세요. 저는 지금 재즈를 전공하고있지만, 당신의 음악으로 중학교, 고등학교를 아름답게 채울 수 있었습니다. 가끔 당신의 음악이 생각나요. 아주 오랫동안 잊고있었던 친구와 대화하는 느낌이 들어요. 나의 감정에 따라, 나의 인생의 길에 따라 당신이 하고싶은 이야기의 방향 또는 색은 그에맞춰 변동하죠. 당신의 음악에 한계를 만났다고 하는 것은.. 아마 지금 뿐이지 않을까 생각합니다. 당신의 재능을 믿고 있습니다. 유일무이 하다고 늘 느껴왔고, 당신은 우리 추억 그리고 현재에도 존재합니다. 기다릴게요. 당신이 당신이 원하는 음악을 하고싶을때까지 나중에 어디선가 당당한 뮤지션으로 인사할 수 있길 바랍니다. Big Love from Korea ❤

[@kherubim1]

I miss YUI-sama.😢

[@山ちゃん-r6n]

表情に疲労感が出てるなぁ〜😔

[@匿名希望-h5i]

そんな事ないよ

[@abhishekmanohar4493]

Yui fullmetal fan from India. Please resume your career.

[@salmiahmunir9993]

Love from Malaysia ❤️

[@wenyuanliang1807]

her voice gives me power

[@flintthuang]

偶尔再次听到她的歌，感觉回到了十多年前

[@Rちゃん-x2q]

フラワーフラワーもどうなっちゃうんでしょうか…MV公開延期のあと新情報ないままですよね。

[@jerichodelosama1269]

To put it simply she got burned out 🥺

[@dollyjay4585]

Yes exactly.. The fact that she needs to produce songs : singles every 2-3 months and full album every single year, non-stop live performances.. This is so sad :( Shes such a multitalented artist but the comp broke her a lot.. :( also she cant do much street performances as much as she loves to do..

[@RingoAira]

だいすきyuiさん😊

[@freyb.6975]

Yui is the best girl

[@michaelninada2759]

That's why I did not receive new song of bossu yui ☹️😭😭

[@skyfallunoPretzel]

Pls let the lady take a break

[@AhsaniTakwim]

mirip melody banget sekilas

[@sweetreader_05]

She's having resemblance to Yeng Constantino.

[@somerandomfatguy.3384]

I feel like many artist in even western industries probably have felt the way, YUI have described her self thus producing crappy unoriginal song and just doing it for either out of contract obligation or fear of irrelevancy.

[@bastomihuda]

So its all about idealism, just like common artist complex

[@サジパン]

復帰？🥺

[@5dfootballunited5d16]

Sony似乎俾太多壓力了, 而且限制佢創作空間, 睇下Life,Rolling Star到Gloria同甚麼Hello, 落差太大, 完全係轉曬genre... 要限制創作歌手去做商業化表演實在大鑊 去到後期it’s all too much已經變曬唱法同技巧 似乎當年既Life同again先係屬於佢既真音樂 Hello...就實在不倫不類

[@sheet3335]

This interview happened in year 2012? or Yui left year 212

[@YUILover]

Both

[@又吉秀光-t3r]

❣️

[@luimax1730]

Iｆｅｅｌ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｐａｉｎｆｕｌ　ａｆｔｅｒ　ｕ　ｓｔｏｐ　ｎｅｗ　ｍｕｓｉｃ

[@wherewerewegaming3885]

She's one and only. Every time I see a Street Performer with a guitar, It always her that reminds me of, not Ed Sheeran lol

[@onedestiny88]

Yui cwwannnnnn

[@chicha400]

偉いです。

[@blahlol5047]

Yui 's full name is what?

[@naotomushi]

It's not publicized, but her real name is Yui Yoshioka.

[@熱気バサラ-w3t]

8年間やったら、休むだろw

[@ばっきー-s3w]

なんか疲れた顔に見える😭😭

[@NitenIchi]

All i care about is money money

[@user-kk27]

加藤アナはYUIさんの大ファンなん？何かウキウキしてないか？(笑)

[@hindubodhkongpala]

Yeh? Limit ? She needs to know "ducky walk". Walk with the ducks. The real life bird's. It's the only way out to enlightenment. They are silent sight creatures. When you are silent sight with them. They take over your music. When you play the recording back, you are looking at them, being puwitr roop, true form. Make it easier for yourself. Know the difference. When you respect Nihon-Japon from far away, you find: Hsien fooka-toku. Easy, Yui. "Puwitr roop, keval ek drsti dekh.". The true virtue form, = the only clear sight. Hey Yui. I still listening to you. Bye bye.

[@F4gardens]

she look like goodhousewife

[@alanodulio1920]

Its called burnout

[@sara.cbc92]

I have listened to both. Yui has been strongly influenced by Avril and this type of Western folk pop music isn't popular in Japan. Japanese are crazy about mainstream music like K-Pop. Japanese artists that have real singer songwriter abilities are often not very popular Chihiro Onitsuka, Rie Fu, Milet, YUI etc

[@dollyjay4585]

YUI debuts in 2005 and she's very popular since then throughout her solo career all her singles got spot no 1 in oricon chart. She is no 1 artist in sony music. The way she decided to stop her solo career because the management overworking her to the point she got anxiety and panic attack and got hospitilized twice during her career so she decided to take a break 6 months in 2008 and resume her works in 2009. Also another reasons she already stated in this vid she been asked to do musics in the way she doesnt want to. Do reminder she stopped her solo career in 2012 during her peak of popularity and that time kpop slowly dominating but she still very well known. But 2013, she continue her singing career but not as solo, she create FLOWER FLOWER band with diff genre and image from YUI and still active till now but she's tone down all the activities bacause she has family now.

[@user-sc3oh1bw4z]

just like what previous reply said. YUI WAS VERY POPULAR. she even had overseas concert back then. back then before mainstream music platform exist, and when japan still gatekept their musics from overseas fans. you just don't know it.

[@SP-kc7bv]

これ転載をフジテレビ許可してるの？

[@けんぱけん]

@パンニハムハサムニダ わろた

[@多田努-j2r]

なに 言ってんか 分からんよ … たぶん 頭ん中 死んでたんだわ 、この頃 福岡モン は 男も女も これ 、って思ったら 行くとこまで 行くけね (笑)💦 そーゆー 土地がら ww 仕方ないよね 、 そやけ 魂 ( ソウル )に 触れる てか 、近くなるんかね 。 沖縄も そうやね 。 ハワイ も そうやね 。 土地がら ww この番組の時の YUIの 顔 、 傷だらけになって これでもかっ 、ってくらい ボロボロやん 。 誰にも 分からんくらい 疲れてしまったんやろうね 。

[@3sfd]

皆藤、的外れだな。きっかけは有りましたか？←って。おかしいだろ

[@あらみ-d2u]

皆藤？訂正した方いいのでは？

[@3sfd]

@@あらみ-d2u このインタビュー自体も きついものなんだ。

[@3sfd]

@@あらみ-d2u ああ。カトパンか。これ。皆藤ちゃんと カトバン似てるから 間違えました。