Paris Match (band)

For the French weekly magazine, see Paris Match.
paris match
OriginJapan
GenresShibuya-kei, jazz, soul
Years active1998 - present
LabelJVC Entertainment (2000-)
MembersMari Mizuno
Yosuke Sugiyama
Past membersTai Furusawa
WebsiteOfficial website Instagram

paris match (パリス・マッチ, Parisu Matchi) is a Japanese musical group formed in 1998 by composer/arranger Yosuke Sugiyama and lyricist Tai Furusawa with vocalist Mari Mizuno. They debuted in 2000 with the album volume one. The group's name is a homage to the British musical group The Style Council, whose album Café Bleu features a song titled "The Paris Match".[1]

The music of paris match is a fusion of diverse musical genres including bossa nova, jazz, acid-jazz, soul, blue-eyed soul, AOR, and house.

Discography

Albums

  • Volume One (April 21, 2000)
  • PM2 (August 1, 2001)
  • Type III (June 1, 2002)
  • Quattro (June 25, 2003)
  • ♭5 (July 16, 2004)
  • After Six (March 24, 2006)
  • Flight 7 (February 13, 2008)
  • Passion8 (June 24, 2009)
  • to the nines (October 6, 2010)
  • edition 10 (November 21, 2012)
  • 11 (December 16, 2015)
  • ROUND 12 (June 24, 2020)[2]
  • Le 13e (August 6, 2025)[3]

EP

  • Song for You (November 21, 2002)

Compilation and reissue albums

Singles

  • "Happy-go-round" (November 22, 2000)
  • "Desert Moon" (April 4, 2001)
  • "Kiss" (July 18, 2001)
  • "Deep Inside" (November 21, 2001)
  • "Saturday" (June 5, 2002)
  • "Summer Breeze" (July 23, 2003)
  • "Taiyō no kiss" (太陽の接吻) (November 5, 2003)
  • "Koi no kizashi" (恋の兆し) (March 24, 2005)
  • "Voice" (November 23, 2005)

References

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_match_(band)