Yui Mizuno

Yui Mizuno
水野 由結
Mizuno in August 2015
Background information
Also known asYuimetal
Born (1999-06-20) June 20, 1999
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • dancer
Years active2010–2018
LabelsAmuse Inc.
Formerly of

Yui Mizuno (水野 由結, Mizuno Yui; born June 20, 1999), better known as Yuimetal, is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is a former member of the kawaii metal group Babymetal and the idol group Sakura Gakuin. After being absent since December 2017, Mizuno officially left Babymetal due to undisclosed health issues in October 2018. She is managed by the Amuse Inc. talent agency.

Early life

Yui Mizuno was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 20, 1999.[1] She has one older brother[2] and one younger brother.[3] She was a childhood fan of Karen Girl's, a group featuring her future Babymetal and Sakura Gakuin bandmate Suzuka Nakamoto, and had dreamed of joining the group after their music helped her endure a family member's life-threatening illness. She later became close friends with Karen Girl's member Ayami Mutō.[4] When Karen Girl's disbanded, she attended their farewell concert and met all three members. Later, during Babymetal's Legend "D" concert in 2012, the band performed a cover of the Karen Girl's song "Over the Future". Mizuno cited this as the moment her "dreams came true".[5]

Career

In August 2010, at the age of 11, Mizuno joined Sakura Gakuin, an idol group created by talent agency Amuse Inc. She joined at the same time as her future Babymetal bandmate Moa Kikuchi. Sakura Gakuin had not yet released its debut single.[1][6] During their audition, Mizuno and Kikuchi performed a duo dance cover of "Over the Future" by Karen Girl's, two former members of which (Ayami Mutō and future Babymetal lead singer Suzuka Nakamoto) had also recently joined Sakura Gakuin.[7]

Besides performing as a group, Sakura Gakuin members were also divided into smaller subgroups known as "clubs", which had their own songs. Mizuno and Kikuchi first became members of the "Baton Club" and its musical group Twinklestars. As backing singers and dancers, they were later teamed with lead singer Nakamoto in the "Heavy Music Club",[8] with the associated music group being named Babymetal. Each member was also given a corresponding stage name consisting of their first name followed by "metal", with Mizuno becoming "Yuimetal". Before the formation of this club, none of the three members knew what heavy metal was.[9]

Following Nakamoto's "graduation" from Sakura Gakuin in 2013, Babymetal continued as an independent band.[10] Mizuno "graduated" from Sakura Gakuin in 2015,[11] and began performing with Babymetal exclusively. Mizuno and Kikuchi have a writing credit under the name "Black Babymetal" on the first Babymetal album in 2014, having written "Song 4" together during a bus trip.[12] The second Babymetal album, Metal Resistance, was released in 2016 and would be Mizuno's last with the band.[13]

Mizuno was absent from the Babymetal concert Legend S: Baptism XX in December 2017 and subsequently from their American tour in May 2018, with no advance warning given to fans. Amid speculation about her status with the group, a representative of Babymetal's American management company 5B Management replied to an inquiry from Alternative Press Magazine, stating that "Yuimetal remains a member of the band, but she is not on this current U.S. tour".[14] However, she was also absent from Babymetal's European tour the following month. On October 19, Babymetal officially confirmed that she had left the group due to undisclosed health issues, stating that she had "expressed her desire to return to performing with the group [...] after last December's performance" but had ultimately decided to leave the band.[15] Mizuno explained that she "had a strong desire to stand on the stage again" but was "still not in good physical condition" and that she hoped to pursue her childhood dream of having a solo career in the future.[16][17] However, as of 2025, she has not been active in the entertainment industry since the announcement.

Associated acts

Discography

With Sakura Gakuin

With Babymetal

Filmography

Television

  • MW Dai-Zero-shō: Akuma no Game (MW－ムウ－ 第0章 ～悪魔のゲーム～) (2009)
  • Sagasō! Nippon Hito no Wasuremono (2009)
  • Kioku no Umi (2010)

Film

  • A Happy Birthday (2009)

References

  1. ^ a b "水野 由結 - アミューズ オフィシャル ウェブサイト". Amuse. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  2. ^ "祝★５０" [Celebration ★ 50]. Sakura Gakuin Ofisharu Burogu さくら学院オフィシャルブログ [Sakura Gakuin Official Blog] (in Japanese). 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
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  4. ^ "由結的さくら学院" [Sakura Girls, as Yui sees them]. Sakura Gakuin Ofisharu Burogu さくら学院オフィシャルブログ [Sakura Gakuin Official Blog] (in Japanese). 2010-09-13. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. ^ *"15歳" [15 Years Old]. Sakura Gakuin Ofisharu Burogu さくら学院オフィシャルブログ [Sakura Gakuin Official Blog] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  6. ^ "菊地 最愛 - アミューズ オフィシャル ウェブサイト". Amuse. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  7. ^ Mila Puspita (2013-09-25), Sakura Gakuin Yui&Moa Sakura Gakuin Entrance exam Over The Future], retrieved 2017-12-26
  8. ^ Hudson, Alex (10 July 2014). "Did Babymetal invent 'cute metal' and what is it?". BBC. UK. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  9. ^ McQuistan, Colin (2014-07-14). "An Interview With Babymetal - Bow Down to Your Kitsune". Huffington Post UK. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  10. ^ "12～13歳女の子の「ヘビメタアイドル」 「さくら学院 BABYMETAL」に世界が大注目" [12 to 13 Year Old Girls World's Hottest "Heavy Metal Idols" – Sakura Gakuin's BABYMETAL]. J-CAST (in Japanese). 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  11. ^ さくら学院が転入生6名迎え12名体制に、生徒会長は磯野莉音 [Sakura Gakuin welcomes 6 new members, bringing total to 12. Rinon Isono becomes Student Council President]. Natalie (in Japanese). Japan: Natasha, Inc. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  12. ^ "K-bleJungle intervista BABYMETAL (KJ on the Road)". Associazione Ochacaffè. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  13. ^ Childers, Chad (2016-04-01). "BabyMetal, 'Metal Resistance' - April 2016 Release of the Month". Loudwire. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  14. ^ Pettigrew, Jason (10 May 2018). "Yuimetal is still in BABYMETAL". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Important Announcement from BABYMETAL". Babymetal. October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  16. ^ "ファンの皆様へ". Amuse Inc. October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  17. ^ "BABYMETAL Parts Ways with YUIMETAL, Releases New Single 'Starlight'". 19 October 2018.
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