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{{short description|Japanese singer and songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             =
| native_name      = 大原 ゆい子
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_name       = {{nihongo|Yuiko Ōhara|大原 由衣子|Ōhara Yuiko}}
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1992|02|05|mf=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Chiba Prefecture]], Japan
| genre            = [[Anison]]
| years_active     = 2012–present
| label            = [[Toho|Toho Animation Records]]
| website          = http://yuiko-ohara.com
}}
{{nihongo|'''Yuiko Ōhara'''|大原 ゆい子|Ōhara Yuiko|born February 5, 1992}}<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://yuiko-ohara.com/profile/|title=Official profile|publisher=[[Toho]]|language=ja|access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name="old-blog">{{cite web |title=Old blog profile |url=http://ameblo.jp/yuitube7 |publisher=[[Ameba (website)|Ameba]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713003731/http://ameblo.jp:80/yuitube7 |archive-date=July 13, 2013 |language=ja}}</ref> is a Japanese singer and songwriter from [[Chiba Prefecture]] who is affiliated with [[Toho|Toho Animation Records]]. Starting her career as a live performer in 2012, she would also participate in several auditions and competitions. She made her major debut in 2015 with the song "Magic Parade", which was used as the theme song to the short film ''[[Little Witch Academia|Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade]]''. Apart from ''Little Witch Academia'', her music has also been featured in [[anime]] series such as ''[[Land of the Lustrous (TV series)|Land of the Lustrous]]'', ''[[Teasing Master Takagi-san]]'', ''[[Hanebado!]]'', and ''[[Mushoku Tensei|Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation]]''.
==Biography==
Ōhara was born in [[Chiba Prefecture]] on February 5, 1992.<ref name="profile"/><ref name="old-blog"/> She had an interest in music since she was at least three years old, when her mother enrolled her in a music class.<ref name="eplus">{{cite web |url=https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/203495 |title=シンガーソングライター・大原ゆい子インタビュー「自分が歌っても歌わなくても、アニメに添った面白いことがたくさんできればいい |website=SPICE |publisher=Eplus Inc. |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja |date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> While in elementary, she became a member of her school's orchestra club, where she played the violin. In junior high school, she learned to play the guitar after being inspired by the music of artists such as [[Spitz (band)|Spitz]] and [[Yui (singer)|Yui]].<ref name="eplus"/> Her parents initially thought it would be better for her to enter university and pursue a profession, but later on would support her decision to enroll in a music vocational school.<ref name="eplus"/>
In 2012, Ōhara began performing at live venues in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toho artist profile |url=https://www.toho-ent.co.jp/artist/profile.php?id=8903 |publisher=[[Toho]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117104909/https://www.toho-ent.co.jp/artist/profile.php?id=8903 |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> She also began participating in various auditions and music competitions. In 2012, she was a finalist in an audition held by [[Sony]] and [[Lotte Corporation|Lotte]].<ref>{{cite web |title=歌のあるガムプロジェクト |url=http://www.utagum.jp/ |access-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119020215/http://www.utagum.jp/ |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |language=ja}}</ref> She was also a finalist in the 2014 iteration of the ''[[Miss iD]]'' idol audition sponsored by [[Kodansha]].<ref>{{cite web |title=11 大原 由衣子 Miss ID |url=https://www.transit-web.com/miss-id/2015/entry/11/ |publisher=Transit General Office |access-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101170928/https://www.transit-web.com/miss-id/2015/entry/11/ |archive-date=January 1, 2015 |language=ja}}</ref> Her major music break came in 2015, after passing an audition held by [[Toho|Toho Animation Records]] to perform the theme song for the [[anime]] short film ''[[Little Witch Academia|Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=『リトルウィッチアカデミア 魔法仕掛けのパレード』公開記念！主題歌担当、大原ゆい子インタビュー！ |url=https://www.lisani.jp/0000001686/ |publisher=LisAni |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja |date=October 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Little Witch Academia 2 Trailer Features Theme Song |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-13/little-witch-academia-2-trailer-features-theme-song/.91634 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=August 14, 2015}}</ref> That song, "Magic Parade", would be released as her major debut single on October 7, 2015.<ref name="enchanted">{{cite web |title=『リトルウィッチアカデミア 魔法仕掛けのパレード』主題歌「Magic Parade」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1145740/1/ |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref>
Ōhara's second single {{nihongo|"Hoshi o Tadoreba"|星を辿れば||"If You Follow the Stars"}} was released on February 22, 2017;<ref name="hoshi">{{cite web |title=星を辿れば |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1213113/1/ |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> its title track is used as the first ending theme to the ''Little Witch Academia'' anime television series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Little Witch Academia TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals Song Artists, January 8 Premiere |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-01/little-witch-academia-tv-anime-promo-video-reveals-song-artists-january-8-premiere/.109350 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=December 1, 2016}}</ref> Her third single {{nihongo|"Tōmei na Tsubasa"|透明な翼||"Transparent Wings"}} was released on May 24, 2017;<ref name="toumei">{{cite web |title=透明な翼 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1226086/1/ |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> its title track is used as the second ending theme to ''Little Witch Academia''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Little Witch Academia Anime's Video Previews 2nd Half, New Theme Songs |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-24/little-witch-academia-anime-video-previews-2nd-half-new-theme-songs/.113908 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=March 24, 2017}}</ref> Her fourth single {{nihongo|"Kirameku Hamabe"|煌めく浜辺||"Glittering Shore"}} was released on December 6, 2017;<ref name="kirameku">{{cite web|title=煌めく浜辺【アニメ盤】|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1256168/1/|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja}}</ref> the title track is used as the ending theme to the anime series ''[[Land of the Lustrous (TV series)|Land of the Lustrous]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yuiko Ōhara Performs Land of the Lustrous Anime's Ending Theme |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-15/yuiko-ohara-performs-land-of-the-lustrous-anime-ending-theme/.122746 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=October 15, 2017}}</ref> "Kirameku Hamabe" was also released as a mini-album on the same day.<ref name="kirameku-mini">{{cite web |title=煌めく浜辺【アーティスト盤】 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1256179/1/ |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref>
Ōhara released her fifth single {{nihongo|"Iwanaikedo ne."|言わないけどね。||"Do Not Say That."}} on February 14, 2018;<ref name="iwanaikedo">{{cite web |title=TVアニメ『からかい上手の高木さん』オープニングテーマ「言わないけどね。」(アニメ盤) |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1262841/1/ |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> the song is used as the opening theme to the anime series ''[[Teasing Master Takagi-san]]'' and was covered by [[Rie Takahashi]] as an ending theme for the show's second season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Yuiko Ōhara's Opening Theme |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-08/karakai-jozu-no-takagi-san-anime-2nd-promo-video-reveals-yuiko-ohara-opening-theme/.125012 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=December 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ota-suke.jp/news/250447|title=「からかい上手の高木さん2」10話ED「言わないけどね。」映像公開|work=Ota-Suke|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2019|language=ja}}</ref> Her sixth single {{nihongo|"High Stepper"|ハイステッパー}} was released on August 15, 2018;<ref name="stepper">{{cite web |title=ハイステッパー |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1285534/1/ |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> the title track is used as the ending theme to the anime series ''[[Hanebado!]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=YURiKA, Yuiko Ōhara Perform Hanebad! Badminton Anime's Theme Songs |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-02/yurika-yuiko-ohara-perform-hanebad-badminton-anime-theme-songs/.131093 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |date=May 2, 2018}}</ref>
In July 2018, it was announced that Ōhara had been chosen to serve as a brand ambassador of the [[Baseball Challenge League]] and would also perform the league's official support song.<ref>{{cite web |title=シンガーソングライター・大原ゆい子 BCリーグアンバサダー就任決定のお知らせ |url=http://www.bc-l.jp/bcl_news/33415 |publisher=[[Baseball Challenge League]] |access-date=November 17, 2018 |language=ja |date=July 31, 2018}}</ref>
In 2021, she began performing opening and ending themes for the [[anime]] television series ''[[Mushoku Tensei|Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation]]''; the songs were released in a compilation album on December 22, 2021.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=TVアニメ『無職転生～異世界行ったら本気出す～』Theme Song Collection |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1428009/1/ |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 5, 2021 |language=ja}}</ref> In 2023, it was announced that Ōhara had been married for a number of years and would be going on hiatus due to pregnancy.<ref>{{cite web |title=大原ゆい子、数年前に結婚&第1子妊娠を公表 アニソンや『みんなDEどーもくん!』歌のおねえさんで活躍 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2271352/full/ |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 5, 2024 |language=Japanese |date=May 23, 2023}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Peak Oricon rank <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/rank/|title=大原ゆい子のランキング|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|"Magic Parade"
* Release date: October 7, 2015<ref name="enchanted" />
|—
|-
|{{nihongo|"Hoshi o Tadoreba"|星を辿れば||"If You Follow the Stars"}}
* Release date: February 22, 2017<ref name="hoshi" />
|71
|-
|{{nihongo|"Tōmei na Tsubasa"|透明な翼||"Transparent Wings"}}
* Release date: May 24, 2017<ref name="toumei" />
|80
|-
|{{nihongo|"Kirameku Hamabe"|煌めく浜辺||"Glittering Shore"}}
* Release date: December 6, 2017<ref name="kirameku" />
|69
|-
|{{nihongo|"Iwanaikedo ne."|言わないけどね。||"Do Not Say That."}}
* Release date: February 14, 2018<ref name="iwanaikedo" />
|43
|-
|{{nihongo|"High Stepper"|ハイステッパー}}
* Release date: August 15, 2018<ref name="stepper" />
|61
|-
|{{nihongo|"Egao no Mahou"|えがおのまほう||"The Magic of Smile"}}
* Release date: April 24, 2019<ref>{{Citation|last=TOHO animation チャンネル|title=大原ゆい子「えがおのまほう」試聴動画／ＴＶアニメ「はなかっぱ」新OPテーマ|date=2019-04-10|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIf73h-Hg98|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref>
|—
|-
|{{nihongo|"Zero Centimeter"|ゼロセンチメートル}}
* Release date: July 17, 2019<ref>{{Citation|last=TOHO animation チャンネル|title=大原ゆい子「ゼロセンチメートル」ミュージックビデオ／「からかい上手の高木さん２」オープニングテーマ|date=2019-06-16|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke7de6mo6VE|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref>
|55
|}
=== Mini-albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Peak Oricon rank <ref name=":0" />
|-
|{{nihongo|"Kirameku Hamabe"|煌めく浜辺|Glittering Shore}}
* Release date: December 6, 2017<ref name="kirameku-mini" />
|—
|-
|{{nihongo|"TV Anime "Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki desu" Theme Song Collection"|TVアニメ『無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～』Theme Song Collection|TV Anime "Jobless Reincarnation: I Will Seriously Try If I Go to Another World" Theme Song Collection}}
* Release date: December 22, 2021<ref name=":1" />
|34
|-
|"Island Memories"
* Release date: July 13, 2022<ref name="Island">{{cite web|title=Island Memories|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1444077/1/|access-date=July 20, 2022|language=ja}}</ref>
|85
|}
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Peak Oricon rank <ref name=":0" />
|-
|{{nihongo|"Hoshi ni Namae wo Tsukeru Toki"|星に名前をつけるとき|When Naming The Stars}}
* Release date: September 25, 2019<ref name="album">{{cite web|title=星に名前をつけるとき|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/658331/products/1330980/1/|access-date=January 29, 2022|language=ja}}</ref>
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|}
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.yuiko-ohara.com Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
*{{anime News Network|people|149274}}
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[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Anime musicians]]
[[Category:Japanese women pop singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Singers from Chiba Prefecture]]
[[Category:21st-century Japanese singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:21st-century Japanese women singers]]