My Take
To me, Yumi Yoshimura will always be one half of PUFFY, that gloriously unbothered duo who made looking effortless into an art form. She and Ami sang like they'd just rolled off the couch, and somehow that laid-back, shoulders-down vibe is exactly what hooks you and won't let go. I love that there's real craft hiding under the chill: she plays guitar, the pair charmed their way across the Pacific into American cartoon-land, and they pulled it off without ever shouting "look at me." That's the trick I admire most, the calm that still has a spine running through it. A girl from Neyagawa in Osaka quietly soundtracking living rooms worldwide? Honestly, that's a lot cooler than it sounds, and I'm here for every loose, breezy minute of it.
Overview
Yumi Yoshimura is a Japanese singer, voice actress, guitarist, and translator born on January 30, 1975, in Neyagawa, Osaka. She is best known as one half of the pop duo PUFFY (internationally known as Puffy AmiYumi), whose official site is puffyamiyumi.com. In addition to her music career, she has worked as a voice actress abroad and plays guitar. Her debut date is not publicly known.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yumi Yoshimura
- Name (Japanese)
- 吉村由美
- Reading
- よしむら ゆみ
- Born
- January 30, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit (卯)
- Origin
- Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Singer / Voice Actress / Guitarist / Translator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.puffyamiyumi.com
- Xhttps://x.com/yumi_puffy
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%89%E6%9D%91%E7%94%B1%E7%BE%8E
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.