Paris Match

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 an homage to the British musical group The Style Council, whose album Café Bleu features a song titled "The Paris Match". 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) Song for You (November 21, 2002) Quattro (June 25, 2003) Volume One Plus (April 21, 2004) ♭5 (July 16, 2004) 5th Anniversary (March 30, 2005) After Six (March 24, 2006) Our Favourite Pop (January 24, 2007) BEST OF PARIS MATCH (June 20, 2007) Remix & Rare "White" (June 20, 2007) 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) Our Favourite Pop II - Tokyo Style (November 23, 2022)