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My Take
I'll be honest, my brain files Chihiro Yonekura under "that crystal-clear voice that scored a chunk of my anime memories," and I mean that as the highest compliment. She's a Yokohama-born singer-songwriter who came up in the '90s, and "Butterfly Kiss" is the kind of song that, the second the intro hits, just yanks me straight back to a specific couch and a specific TV. What I respect most is that she writes her own words and music and keeps singing them in her own voice, no chasing trends, no variety-show clowning for attention. There's a quiet stubbornness to that, an artist who just keeps tending her own lane while the noise moves on. Decades in, the voice still soars clean and bright on those big choruses, and honestly that consistency is its own flex. I'm a low-key, long-haul fan of hers.
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Overview
Chihiro Yonekura is a Japanese singer-songwriter born on August 19, 1972, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She attended Tokai University and has built a career writing and performing her own songs. She is widely known for her signature tracks "Butterfly Kiss" and "Yakusoku no Basho e" (Toward the Place of Promise). She has maintained an official website and an active presence on X (formerly Twitter).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chihiro Yonekura
- Name (Japanese)
- 米倉千尋
- Reading
- よねくら ちひろ
- Born
- August 19, 1972 (age 54)
- Origin
- Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
2. Background
- University
- Tokai University
3. Works & records
Works summary
- Works
- 171
- By year (titles with a known year)
- 1996: 2, 1997: 1, 1998: 1, 1999: 2, 2000: 2, 2001: 2, 2002: 2, 2003: 5, 2004: 2, 2005: 4, 2006: 6, 2007: 1, 2008: 4, 2009: 5, 2010: 2, 2011: 7, 2012: 4, 2013: 4, 2014: 3, 2015: 2, 2016: 1, 2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2019: 4, 2021: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2025: 5, 2026: 2, year unknown: 91
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Signature work | Butterfly Kiss |
| Signature work | Yakusoku no Basho e |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.yonekurachihiro.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/yonekurachihiro
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B1%B3%E5%80%89%E5%8D%83%E5%B0%8B
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q840501
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Chihiro Yonekura born?
Chihiro Yonekura was born on August 19, 1972 and is 54 years old.
Where is Chihiro Yonekura from?
Chihiro Yonekura is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Chihiro Yonekura do?
Chihiro Yonekura works as Singer-songwriter.
Where did Chihiro Yonekura study?
Chihiro Yonekura attended Tokai University.
What is Chihiro Yonekura known for?
Chihiro Yonekura's notable works include Butterfly Kiss, Yakusoku no Basho e.
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