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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
- Appearances
- 171 (1996–2026)
- By 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
- Debut work
- Believe〜あなただけ映したい〜
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
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. 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?
Born August 19, 1972 (age 54).
Where is Chihiro Yonekura from?
Chihiro Yonekura is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Chihiro Yonekura do?
Chihiro Yonekura works as Singer-songwriter.
What is Chihiro Yonekura known for?
Notable works include Butterfly Kiss, Yakusoku no Basho e.