| Yūji Oda | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 13, 1967 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
Yūji Oda (織田 裕二 Oda Yūji, born December 13, 1967) is a Japanese actor and singer.
Yuji Oda was born on 13 December 1967 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was born to an upper-middle-class family and attended the private academy of Touin Gakuen. Originally he had a promising career in sports, but had to give it up after a knee injury. He decided to enter drama school at the University of Pittsburgh, instead. He dropped out of Pitt later, but continued to pursue an acting career.
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In the late 1980s he launched his career with the release of two singles on records, though they didn't sell well.
In 1989 he appeared in the television drama Mama Haha Boogie, from which point he started to gain popularity as an actor, which also brought attention to his singing aspirations.
In 1991 he appeared in the enormously popular TV drama Tokyo Love Story, a breakout role. He then became a leading man in Japanese film and television, generally playing the role of a sympathetic character.
His most famous role is probably that of Aoshima, a police detective in the TV drama and movie series Odoru Daisousasen / Bayside Shakedown & Bayside Shakedown 2: Save the Rainbow Bridge.
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON THE ROAD | 1990-03-20 | Toshiba EMI | |
| Gyakufū (逆風) | 1991-07-12 | Toshiba EMI | |
| Oda Yūji SINGLES (織田裕二SINGLES) | 1991-10-30 | Toshiba EMI | |
| SONGS | 1991-12-10 | WEA Japan | |
| KODO (KODO－鼓動－ kodō) | 1992-02-19 | Toshiba EMI | |
| Kesshin (決心) | 1993-09-22 | Toshiba EMI | |
| SCREEN PLAY | 1994-09-07 | Toshiba EMI | |
| THE BEST | 1995-09-27 | Toshiba EMI | |
| River | 1995-12-06 | Mercury Music Entertainment | |
| Stay Here | 1996-11-11 | Mercury | |
| Stay Here+2 | 1997-03-26 | Mercury | |
| Shake!! | 1998-06-17 | Mercury | |
| THE BEST TRACKS | 1998-11-26 | Mercury | |
| My Pocket | 1999-09-29 | Mercury | |
| SECRET RENDEZ-VOUS | 2000-07-05 | Mercury | |
| Hot & Sweet-Sour Soup -BEST of LOVE SONG- | 2001-03-23 | Kitty MME | |
| 11 Colors | 2003-08-20 | Universal J | |
| Arigatō (ありがとう) | 2007-09-26 |
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Boom Boom Boom / Hold You Tight" | 1987-04-25 | WEA Japan | |
| "Shūmatsu dake wa shōnen" (週末だけは少年) | 1989-07-25 | WEA Japan | |
| "Utae nakatte love song" (歌えなかってラブ・ソング) | 1991-02-06 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Genzai, kono shunkan kara" (現在，この瞬間から) | 1991-06-07 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Happy Birthday" | 1991-11-06 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "KODO" | 1992-01-29 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Ano natsu ga kikoeru" (あの夏が聴こえる) | 1992-05-27 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Kesshin" (決心) | 1993-07-19 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "OVER THE TROUBLE" | 1994-07-08 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Never Rain" | 1994-10-05 | Toshiba EMI | |
| "Ai mademo usugu dakara" (愛までもうすぐだから) | 1995-11-08 | Mercury Music Entertainment | |
| "Mirage" | 1996-10-28 | Mercury | |
| "Love Somebody" | 1997-01-29 | with Maxi Priest | Mercury |
| "Over and Over Again" | 1997-07-16 | Mercury | |
| "Freedom" | 1998-02-04 | Mercury | |
| "Shake it UP" | 1998-05-13 | Mercury | |
| "Love Somebody" | 1998-10-28 | with Maxi Priest | Mercury |
| "SOMETHING TO SAY" | 1999-03-17 | Mercury | |
| "Together" | 1999-08-25 | Mercury | |
| "Sora no mukōmade" (空のむこうまで) | 2001-02-28 | Kitty MME | |
| "Son'namondarō" (そんなもんだろう) | 2002-11-13 | Universal J | |
| "We can be Heroes" | 2003-01-01 | Universal J | |
| "Love Somebody" | 2003-06-25 | with Maxi Priest | Universal J |
| "Love Somebody (CINEMA Version II)" | 2003-07-16 | with Mýa | Universal J |
| "Last Christmas"/"Wake Me Up GO! GO!" | 2004-11-03 | with Butch Walker | Epic Japan |
| "Hug, Hug" | 2007-04-25 | Universal J | |
| "All my treasures" | 2007-07-25 | ||
| "FEEL LIVE" | 2007-12-05 | ||
| "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | 2008-08-12 | as "UZ" |