Puffy (パフィー, Pafī?, romanized as PUFFY in Japan) or Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock duo. They are currently signed onto Sony Music Japan. The group continues to go by the moniker of PUFFY in
... Puffy (パフィー, Pafī?, romanized as PUFFY in Japan) or Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock duo. They are currently signed onto Sony Music Japan. The group continues to go by the moniker of PUFFY in Japan, but due to legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, they have adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi outside of Japan.
Ami Onuki, whose nickname is "Jane", and Yumi Yoshimura, nicknamed "Sue", were scouted by Sony-affiliated talent agencies and put together in the mid-1990s, and soon Puffy-mania would begin. Puffy-mania reached its peak in 1998–1999, following the release of their Jet CD and the Jet tour.
Their first release "Asia no Junshin" sold a million records and their success has continued with several more full-length releases (totaling 14 million sales in Japan). Read more