Yuyoyuppe

Takehiro Mamiya (間宮丈裕, Mamiya Takehiro, born September 25, 1989), known professionally as Yuyoyuppe (ゆよゆっぺ), is a Japanese DJ, songwriter, producer, and singer, known for his Vocaloid music.

Yuyoyuppe
Birth name	Takehiro Mamiya[1]
Also known as	DJ'Tekina//Something DJ'Tekina//Something a.k.a. Yuyoyuppe Yuppemetal
Born	(1989-09-25) September 25, 1989 (age 35)
Origin	Ōarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan[2]
Genres	J-pop heavy metal metalcore alternative rock post hardcore hard rock dubstep
Occupations	DJ songwriter producer singer
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Vocaloid Yamaha Music

Early life

Takehiro Mamiya was born on September 25, 1989,^[3] when his parents were expecting a baby girl. He first learned to play the guitar in the sixth grade, by his father.^[4] First playing on piano and guitar in junior high school, he began to write music for club activities,^[5] and later performed on guitar and vocals in a band since high school.^[4]

Career

In 2008, Yuyoyuppe began to post videos on the video sharing service Nico Nico Douga,^[4] where he would become well known for his Vocaloid songs with elements of hard rock,^[6] with considerable success for his song "Hope", sung by Hatsune Miku.^[5] He would later join the band My Eggplant Died Yesterday as a vocalist.^[7]

On September 26, 2012, Yuyoyuppe released his debut album Story of Hope,^[6][8] as his first release on the label Yamaha Music which he joined that year.^[2] On January 16, 2013, he released the album Wall in the Presence: Yuppemism Edition to the iTunes Store.^[9] On July 7, 2014, he released the album Vocaloholic,^[10] and later that month, he left My Eggplant Died Yesterday to form a new band called Grilled Meat Youngmans.^[11]

Yuyoyuppe has produced music for other artists, such as Babymetal, for their debut album Babymetal.^[12] He has since written music for the band, including the song "Karate" from Metal Resistance. Finding appeal in the band's music, he was approached by the band's manager Kobametal to write a song, to which he obliged.^[13]

Mamiya also performs as a DJ under the stage name DJ'Tekina//Something, having performed at the Rock in Japan Festival and Summer Sonic Festival.^[14][15][16]

He is married to voice actress Hibiku Yamamura, who announced their marriage on Twitter on November 3rd, 2023.^[17]

Musical style

His music follows the genres of rock and metal.^[18]

Mamiya has expressed that although he has solid scheduling and deadlines, he follows his instincts while working, which loosens his fixation on them. He has also stated that distributing his music digitally allows for audiences abroad to discover his work.^[18]

Discography

As Yuyoyuppe

Title	Album details
Story of Hope	Released: September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26) Label: Yamaha Music Communications Formats: CD, DVD, digital download
Wall in the presence -Yuppeism edition-	Released: January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16) Label: Loid Format: Digital download
Vocaloholic (ぼかろほりっく)	Released: July 16, 2014 (2014-07-16) Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download
Yutori Dakara Honki ni Narenai (ゆとりだから本気になれない)	Released: October 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)[19] Label: Tokyo Logic, Yamaha Music Communications Formats: CD, digital download

As DJ'Tekina//Something

Title	Album details
DJ'Tekina//Something	Released: April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)[20] Label: Motoloid Format: CD, digital download
Kawa-EDM	Released: May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)[21] Label: Avex Japan Formats: CD
RED	Released: April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)[22] Label: Motoloid Format: CD, digital download
BLUE	Released: April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)[23] Label: Motoloid Format: CD, digital download

As Draw the Emotional

Title	Album details
Solitude freak	Released: September 6, 2009 (2009-09-06)[24] Label: Draw the Emotional Format: CD
DEAR	Released: November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15)[25] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: CD
For a sick boy	Released: February 7, 2010 (2010-02-07)[26] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: CD
I'm	Released: May 9, 2010 (2010-05-09)[27] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: CD
Collapse of the sky	Released: August 14, 2010 (2010-08-14)[28] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: CD
Wall in the presence. (old)	Released: October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20)[29] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: Digital download
Planetary suicide	Released: January 16, 2011 (2011-01-16)[30] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: CD
Draw the Emotional x AVTechNO!	Released: February 23, 2011 (2011-02-23)[31] Label: Karent Formats: Digital download
Funny party in the Fog	Released: March 13, 2011 (2011-03-13)[32] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: CD
Wall in the presence. (new)	Released: November 23, 2011 (2011-11-23)[33] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: CD
Ghost and your heart	Released: December 30, 2011 (2011-12-30)[34] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: CD
YUYOYU EP	Released: August 11, 2012 (2012-08-11)[35] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: CD
Seated With Liquor	Released: December 30, 2012 (2012-12-30)[36] Label: Draw the Emotional & Foreground Eclipse Formats: CD
"Inverted mind"	Released: August 16, 2014 (2014-08-16)[37] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: CD
Draw	Released: December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30)[38] Label: Draw the Emotional Formats: CD

With Naked Identity Created by King

Title	Album details
Naked Identity Created by King	Released: November 13, 2019 (2019-11-13)[39] Label: Naked Identity Created by King Format: CD
Enemy	Released: March 21, 2020 (2020-03-21)[40] Label: Naked Identity Created by King Formats: Digital download
BAD TRIP	Released: July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09)[41] Label: Naked Identity Created by King Formats: CD

Productions

Babymetal – Babymetal (2014)

• "Babymetal Death"
• "Megitsune"
• "Uki Uki ★ Midnight"
• "Rondo of Nightmare" (also lyricist and composer)

Momoiro Clover Z – Hakkin no Yoake (2016)

• ""Z" no Chikai"

Babymetal – Metal Resistance (2016)

• "Karate" (arranged as Yuppemetal; also lyricist and composer)
• "Yava!" (arranged as Yuppemetal)
• "From Dusk Till Dawn" (arranged as Yuppemetal; also composer)
• "GJ!" (arranged as Yuppemetal; also lyricist and composer)
• "Sis. Anger" (arranged as Yuppemetal)

Babymetal – Metal Galaxy (2019)

• "↑↓←→BBAB" (arranged as Yuppemetal)
• "Night Night Burn!" (arranged as Yuppemetal)
• "In the Name Of" (arranged as Yuppemetal)
• "Kagerou" (arranged as Yuppemetal; also composer)

Tokoyami Towa – Aster (2023)

• "ANEMONE"

Babymetal – The Other One (2023)

• "Monochrome" (arranged as Yuppemetal; also composer)
• "Believing" (arranged as Yuppemetal; also composer)

Remixes

As DJ'Tekina//Something

• Babymetal – "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" (Night of 15 mix) (2013; from Kawa-EDM)
• Babymetal – "Megitsune" (Tekina Remix) (2013)