Paris Match (band) explained

paris match
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Japan
Genre:	Shibuya-kei, jazz, soul
Years Active:	1998 - present
Label:	JVC Entertainment (2000-)
Website:	Official website Instagram
Current Members:	Mari Mizuno Yosuke Sugiyama
Past Members:	Tai Furusawa

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

Volume One Plus (April 21, 2004)
5th Anniversary (March 30, 2005)
Our Favourite Pop (January 24, 2007)
BEST OF PARIS MATCH (June 20, 2007)
All Time Classics (December 11, 2019)^[4]
Our Favourite Pop II - Tokyo Style (November 23, 2022)^[5]

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)

External links

Notes and References

paris match official site
Web site: paris match、4年半ぶりのアルバム「ROUND 12」発売. ナタリー. Japanese. May 7, 2020. May 12, 2020.
Web site: paris match ニューアルバム『Le 13e』2025年8月6日発売. Japanese. June 25, 2025. July 25, 2025.
Web site: All Time Classics - Album by paris match. Apple Music. July 25, 2025.
Web site: paris match｜15年ぶりのカバーアルバム『OUR FAVOURITE POP II ～TOKYO STYLE～』とリマスターSHM-CD『OUR FAVOURITE POP 2022 Remaster』が11月23日同時発売. Japanese. September 28, 2022. January 9, 2023.