Yu Hayami( 早見 優, born 2 September 1966) is a Japanese singer and television personality. In 2011, the Japanese music television program Music Station listed her as the 50th all-time best-selling
idol in
Japan, with 2,850,000 records sold. Her first single,
急いで!初恋 (Hurry up! First Love), released April 21, 1982 ended up winning a
Japan Record Award for best new artist. This early success was capitalized on with a string of hit albums throughout the 1980s and a best of collection in the early 1990s. Her last studio album,
MOMENTS, was released on December 12, 1988. She has appeared i…
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