Heartsdales was a
Japanese hip hop group composed of two sisters, Yumi Sugiyama (Sugiyama Yumi (杉山ユミ))
[1] and Emi Sugiyama (Sugiyama Emi (杉山エミ))
[2], known by their stage names Rum and Jewels, respectively.Emi was born on
December 4 1976 in
Tokyo,
Japan. Her family moved to the
Yonkers area of
New York about the time that Yumi was born (
December 17 1981). They lived there for 13 years.Some time later, Emi and Yumi appeared on the TV entertainment-audition program ASAYAN. Their performance on ASAYAN landed them a contract. They adopted the name "Heartsdales" as a reference to the city
Hartsdale, New York.
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