Everything about May totally explained
MAY (
also known as: Mei, メイ, 메이) is a
Korean singer, well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle". She speaks
Korean,
Japanese, and English.
MAY was born on
May 6,
1982 in
Seoul,
South Korea. She started her music career in South Korea in late 2005 singing "Miracle", a well known song in South Korea. Within a month she was chosen by
Avex's Show Case Live because she was able to speak Japanese. By early 2006 she was signed to Avex Trax in Japan, and had a contract to publish her first
EP "WONDERLAND" with
CJ Music in South Korea, which charted at #23 in the Korean top 200 and sold 743 copies within the first week. Within 3 months, MAY released her second EP "SMILE" with a different publisher, Doremi Media in South Korea, and it charted at #27 and sold 695 copies in the first week. By 2007, MAY had released her first Japanese Album "a Little Happiness" which charted at #77 on
Oricon.
Profile
Biography
2005-2006:Between South Korea and Japan
WONDERLAND
MAY is a Korean artist who made her debut in 2006 but wasn't able to gain any success on any releases. MAY started her music career singing "Miracle" as a theme song along with a
F.I.R. cover song "Lydia" as an insert song for a popular
Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) weekend drama "Friends" in late 2005. On
March 7 2006 MAY had a contract with CJ Music releasing her first EP or
mini album entitled "WONDERLAND" that featured seven songs. MAY didn't gain much success with her first released charted at #23 on Korean top 200.
SMILE
Three months later, on
June 2,
2006, May released her second EP or mini album "SMILE" with a different publisher, Doremi Media. "SMILE" reached #27 in the chart. She also covered another song from F.I.R., "Fly Away". MAY released two versions of "SMILE": a first press limited version with her "M" symbol, and a regular version without the "M" symbol.
a Little Happiness
Early in 2005, Avex launched a project called Show Case Live. It featured samples of eight upcoming artists, including MAY. She signed under the Avex label later that year. On
February 21 2006, MAY released her first single "WONDERLAND", which failed to chart on
Oricon. Before MAY's "SMILE" EP, she released her second single "Kienai Niji" on May, 2006 also fail to chart. On
July 26 2006, MAY released "SURRENDER (c/w LYDIA)", her third single, which gained her little success. MAY released her fourth single in autumn on
November 8 2006. By
January 10 2007, Sarai no Kaze was released as her fifth single, also her first single to chart at #132 sold 518 copies on the first week. By end of the month MAY released her first album "a Little Happiness" chart at #77.
2007-present: MAY's first tour around Japan
Onna Gokoro and tour
MAY is about to set off a tour in 2007 after releasing her sixth single "Onna Gokoro" on
April 4, 2007.
The "M" Symbol
MAY uses a M symbols to represent her own name. Usually, the M symbols appear on her website and covers of her singles, albums, and EPs.
Discography
Korean EP
| Album # |
Album cover |
Album information |
Copies sold |
| 1st |
|
"WONDERLAND" Released: March 7, 2006
Korean top SalesPoint position: #31
Korean top 200 position: #23
|
743 |
| 2nd |
|
"SMILE" Released: June 2, 2006
Korean top SalesPoint position: #38
Korean top 200 position: #27
|
693 |
Japanese studio albums
| Album # |
Album cover |
Album information |
Copies sold |
| 1st |
|
"" Released: January 31, 2006
Oricon top 200 weekly position: #77
|
N/A |
Japanese singles
| Single # |
Single cover |
Single information |
Top position |
Sold Copies |
| 1st |
|
"WONDERLAND" Released: February 21 2006
Studio Album: a Little Happiness
| Fail to Chart | |
N/A
|
| 2nd |
|
"Kienai Niji" » Alternate Title:
"Breeze of Wind"
or "消えない虹"
Released: May 17 2006
Studio Album: a Little Happiness
Fail to Chart | |
N/A
|
| 3rd |
|
"SURRENDER (c/w LYDIA)" Released: July 26, 2006
Studio Album: a Little Happiness
| Fail to Chart | |
N/A
|
| 4th |
|
"Kogarashi no Junjo"
» Alternate Title:
"The Rainbow Which Does Not Vanish"
or "木枯らしの純情"
Released: November 10, 2006
Studio Album: a Little Happiness
Fail to Chart | |
N/A
|
| 5th |
|
"Sarai no Kaze"
» Alternate Title:
"Natural Cold Wintry Wind"
or "サライの風"
Released: January 10, 2007
Studio Album: a Little Happiness
#132 | |
508
|
| 6th |
|
"Onna Gokoro"
Alternate Title:
"It is time"
or "オンナゴコロ"
Released: April 4, 2007
Studio Album: TBD
Fail to Chart | |
N/A
|
| 7th |
|
"KIZUNA / toki wo tomete"
Released: December 19, 2007
Studio Album: TBD
TBD | |
TBD
|
Other recordings
a-nation'06 BEST HIT LIVE / V.A - Compilation Avex Trax » featured MAY songs
:*WONDERLAND » :*SURRENDER
:*FLY AWAYFurther Information
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