Mayo Okamoto (岡本 真夜, Okamoto Mayo, born January 9, 1974, in Nakamura, Kōchi) is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter.[1] Her 1995 debut single "Tomorrow" peaked at number 1 on the Oricon weekly single charts. She released her greatest hits album Rise 1 in 2000. The album topped the Oricon weekly album charts.
Expo 2010 Shanghai China theme song plagiarism
It was alleged that the promotional song for Expo 2010 Shanghai China, "Right Here Waiting for You 2010", was plagiarized from Okamoto's 1997 song "Sonomama no Kimi de Ite".[2] Okamoto's agency later announced that the Expo Committee subsequently requested permission to use the song, to which Okamoto's agency agreed.[3]
Discography
Albums
Sun&Moon (1995/6/10)
Pureness (1996/3/16)
Smile (1997/3/5)
Hello (1998/4/29)
Crystal Scenery (1998/12/9) (mini-album)
Mahō no Ring ni Kiss o Shite (魔法のリングにkissをして) (1999/8/4)
Dear... (2002/3/20)
Saikai (Kimi ni Tsuzuru) (再会〜君に綴る〜) (2005/5/18)
Wonderful Colors (2006/1/25) (mini-album)
Soul Love (2006/12/6)
seasons (2008/10/29)
Crystal Scenery II (2009/05/27)
Compilations
Mayo Okamoto Best Rise 1 (2000/5/31)
Mō Ichido Ano Koro no Sora o (もう一度あの頃の空を) (2003/10/22)
