Judy and Mary ジュディ アンド マリー

Hakodate Otani College

MUSICIAN

Judy and Mary

J-rock, J-Punk, NEW WAVE, VISUAL KEI

Aquarius

~Judy and Mary~
Members

Isoya Yuki (磯谷有希) (Vocals)
Name: YUKI
Maiden Name: Isoya Yuki (磯谷有希)
Married Name: Kuramochi Yuki
Nicknames: Yukky, Yukiss, Sarah
Birthday: February 17, 1972
Birthplace: Hakodate, Hokkaido Japan
Height: 156 cm
Weight: 46 kg
Blood Type: A
Spouse: YO-KING (Kuramochi Youichi)

Onda Yoshihito (恩田快人) (Bass)
Name: Onda Yoshihito (恩田快人)
Birthday: December 13, 1963
Birthplace: Kobe (Hyogo Prefecture)
Height: 176 cm
Weight: 54 kg
Blood Type: A

Asanuma Takuya (浅沼拓也) (Guitar)
Name: Asanuma Takuya (浅沼拓也)
Stage Name: TAKUYA
Pen Name: Takky
Birthday: September 9, 1971 (Showa 46)
Birthplace: Kyoto, Japan
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 63 kg
Blood Type: O

Igarashi Kohta (五十嵐公太) (Drums)
Name: Igarashi Kohta (五十嵐公太)
Birthday: January 17, 1963
Birthplace: Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Blood Type: O
Origin Japan
Genre(s) Rock
J-Pop
Punk
Years active 1991–2001
Label(s) Epic/Sony Records

Judy and Mary was a Japanese multi-genre band known for their innovative punk, rock, and pop meldings of noisy but melodic music in the 1990s. They formed in 1991 when bassist Yoshihito Onda (恩田 快人, Onda Yoshihito?) met vocalist Yuki Isoya (磯谷 有希, Isoya Yūki?) in Hakodate, Hokkaidō. Much later, drummer Kohta Igarashi (五十嵐 公太, Igarashi Kōta?) and guitarist Takuya Asanuma (浅沼 拓也, Asanuma Takuya?) were added to round out the group.

In 1992, they released their independent album Be Ambitious with an accompanying video on Chainsaw Records. They were picked up by Epic/Sony Records and released their first major label single, Power of Love in 1993. Their first debut major label album, J.A.M, was released in 1994. With each release they grew in popularity until they became one of the most popular and well-known bands in Japan. One of their songs, Sobakasu, was used as the first opening theme for the popular and famous anime TV series Rurouni Kenshin and sold over 2 million copies.

In all, they released seven albums, three compilation albums and twenty-two singles. Judy and Mary broke up in March 2001 following the WARP Tour Final held at the Tokyo Dome, where fans bid them a tearful farewell. The concert is available on DVD.

Yuki is now enjoying a successful solo career, under the name YUKI. Takuya is also currently a solo artist. Onda has joined a new band called the Hot Rod Crue.
The band made their indie debut in 1992 with their mini-album, "Be Ambitious" and made their major debut in 1993 with the single "POWER OF LOVE". The band is best known for their noisy but melodic pop and "cute punk" music in the 1990s. After multiple hiatuses the band finally disbanded in 2001. According to a 2005 episode of Music Station the band was listed as being the 44th best-selling artist in Japan with compiled sales of over 14,130,000. A more recent figure brings the bands sales to over 14,737,920 in Japan alone.