Junji Yayoshi
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Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- J-pop
- rock
- Guitarist
- composer
- arranger
- record producer
Junji Yayoshi 弥吉 淳二 | |
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| Born | 17 May 1968[1] Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 26 January 2018 (aged 49) |
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| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1994–2018 |
Junji Yayoshi (弥吉 淳二, Yayoshi Junji, 17 May 1968 – 26 January 2018) was a Japanese guitarist and record producer.
He was a former member of the music unit stereo criminals.[a] After the dissolution of the unit, he made a full-scale start of activities as a guitarist, provided, arranged, and produced his music to other artists. He was a support guitarist for Kōji Kikkawa and aiko, and also worked for them as an arranger.[2][3]
He served as the second generation guitarist of the back band Gyakutai Glycogen of singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena, whom he married in November 2000 (announced in January 2001).[4][5] They divorced in January 2002.[2][5]
In 1999, he co-produced Kaori Kawamura's solo project "Sorrow" which resumed her music activities.[6][7]
From 2009 to 2010, he produced a single and album for Shunsuke Kiyokiba, in which he helped in making the rock sounds.[8]
He died at hospital due to illness at 21:31 on 26 January 2018. He was 49. According to Yahyoshi's affiliation office, he had been fighting illness for about two and a half years until his death, but said he was not releasing the details of his illness.[2]
