Yoshifumi Ushima

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Yoshifumi Ushima
Born	9 September 1966 (1966-09-09) Sukumo, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Died	7 August 2022 (2022-08-08) (aged 55)
Other names	Yû Sakata

Yoshifumi Ushima (Japanese: 鵜島仁文; 9 September 1966 - 7 August 2022) was a Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist, arranger and music producer.

Born in Sukumo, Ushima made his professional debut in 1994 composing and performing "Flying in the Sky", the opening song of the anime series Mobile Fighter G Gundam; he later wrote and performed other songs for the anime, notably "Trust You Forever", as well as songs of other anime series and films.^[1] Ushima also served as composer and songwriter for other artists, notably Chihiro Yonekura, AKB48, Yusuke and Shinnosuke Furumoto.^[1][2]

Ushima died on 7 August 2022 due to ruptured esophageal varices caused by his chronic cirrhosis, at the age of 55.^[2] A commemorative concert featuring among others MIQ and Yurika was held on 22 September 2022 in Tokyo.^[3]

Albums

• 1995 - Free Judgement
• 1996 - Sleepless Dreamer
• 2007 - FIRE BIRD
• 2018 - EARTH WIND

Singles

• 1994 - FLYING IN THE SKY
• 1994 - Trust You Forever
• 1995 - BACK TO THE GROUND

• Yoshifumi Ushima discography at Discogs
• Yoshifumi Ushima at IMDb