Mai Kuraki

Name: Mai Kuraki
Japanese name: 倉木麻衣, 仓木麻衣
Birthday: 28th October 1982
Birthday place: Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Profession: Singer, songwriter
Blood Type: B
Active Since: 8th December 1999 to now
Quote: “Let it be”
Genre: J-pop, pop

Mai Kuraki (倉木 麻衣, Kuraki Mai?) is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer from Funabashi, Chiba. Kuraki debuted in 1999 with the single, "Love, Day After Tomorrow". In 2000, she released her debut album, Delicious Way, which debuted at number-one and sold over 2,210,000 copies in its first week. Kuraki is one of a few female artists in Japan to have their first four studio albums to debut atop of the Oricon album chart.

In 2009, Kuraki saw a revival in her popularity. Her eighth studio album, Touch Me!, debuted atop the Oricon album charts; becoming her first number-one album in five years. Kuraki holds the record for being the only female artist to have all of her singles consecutively debut in the Top 10 since her debut. To date, Kuraki has six number-one albums and two number-one singles.