I. Yutaka Ozaki
Yutaka Ozaki was born on November 29, 1965, in Tokyo's Tanigaya Ward to a family of civil servants, and attended Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School in 1981.He made his debut in 1983 with the songs "Map of the Seventeen Years Old" and "Night of the Fifteen Years Old", and his debut album, "Map of the Seventeen Years Old," was released the same year, making him an instant star of the Japanese music scene. instantly became a shining star in the Japanese singing scene.
Recommended singles: I LOVE YOU, 15 nights (ライブ) and OH MY LITTLE GIRL.
II. Kazumasa Oda
Oda Kazumasa (おだかずまさ, born September 20, 1947) is a well known male singer who currently lives in a suburb of Tokyo. He was born in Yokohama, Japan and graduated from the Waseda Institute of Technology.
Kazumasa Oda founded the band Off Course in early 1969 with his high school friend Yasuhiro Suzuki, and was the lead singer of the band, which officially disbanded on February 26, 1989, after Off Course held a farewell concert at Tokyo Dome. In the fall of 1989, Kazumasa Oda released his first single "Little TOKYO" (小東京), which was the first single after the band's breakup.
Recommended singles: Oh! ?Yeah!, ラブストーリーは突然に, 君との思い出, and others.
Three: Masaharu Fukuyama
Masaharu Fukuyama (February 6, 1969-) is a Japanese singer, actor, songwriter, radio DJ, music producer, photographer, and Nagasaki hometown ambassador. His representative works include Hatori Love, Galileo the Explorer, and The Legend of Ryoma.
Fukuyama is the prototype of Naoki Irie, the hero of Kaoru Tabata's popular manga Naughty Kisses (also known as Kiss and Kiss, Mischievous Kisses, or Waltz of the Dreams); an evergreen figure in the Japanese entertainment industry; a recognized all-around talent; and a man who has always been at the top of the heap with a high level of support for the past 20 years.
Masaki Fukuyama: a new character in the new Doraemon "3D Glasses," the 3-hour SP, and the theatrical version of "New Nobita and the Iron Man Corps"; a big star that Shizuka adores; modeled after Fukuyama himself.
Four, Hirai Kin?
Ken Hirai was born in Osaka. His song "Gaining Through Losing" was the cover of "Meteor Garden" theme song "Meteor Rain", which was a hit back then, and it was because of this song that Chinese music lovers first heard of him. In fact, Hirai Ken participated in a talent show organized by Sunny Music in 1992, and made his debut in 1995 with the theme song "precious junk" from the Japanese drama "Miracle Restaurant". After a period of lukewarm success, he was bored for 5 years, and finally in 2000, he spat out his boredom with "Paradise", turning from black to red, and from then on, he walked into the ranks of popular singers.
Today, Hirai Ken, who is one of the most important figures in Japan's music industry, dreamed of becoming a singer when he was a child. In 1992, when he was still attending Yokohama City University's Faculty of Commerce, Hirai took part in the audition organized by Sonny Music ('92 sony music entertainment audition "breath") and was selected from among 7,500 people. In 1993, Hirai was officially signed to sony and was actively involved in composing lyrics. on May 13, 1995, Hirai made his official debut with the theme song for the Japanese drama <Miracle Diner>.
Recommended singles: Stay With Me, why, Hitomi, KISS OF LIFE, etc.
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V. Shota Shimizu?
In February 2008, Shota Shimizu made his official debut, and released his debut work "HOME" by Nippon Shinyaku Music, which reached No.5 on Oricon's weekly CD singles sales chart, a record high among male singer-songwriters between the ages of 10 and 19. In April, he released his new album "Jennings" in Lyfe, which is the first album by Jennings, and was released in the same year. In April, she sang with Jennings on the song "Midnight Train", which was included in the Japanese version of her new album "Lyfe Change", and in June, she released her new single "Aishiteru (アイシト)". Aishiteru (アイシテル, I love you)" was released in June.
Shota's greatest attraction is his voice, which is very strong and infectious. Although he looks like a kid in private, he is reassuringly simple without much grooming or the usual youthful fickleness. His manager and the staff around him describe him as a sincere and modest child, sometimes a gentleman beyond his age. It's true that Shota doesn't stand out from the crowd of clean-cut-looking male stars, but listen to his songs carefully, and he's the kind of healer who can sing his way into people's hearts.
Representative works: forever love, the wind, love, 366 days, home, love story, love forever, jun ga twilight street, and so on.
Six, Moriyama Naotaro?
Born on April 23, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan. His pure singing voice has been called by the media as "21st Century Bard" "Japan's once-in-a-century great voice". He plays mainly guitar.
Representative works: "High School Third Year Student", "Sakura" (さくら)、"Music Pungent Excitement" (新たなる香辛料を求めて)、"If Born Hard"(生きてることが辛いなら), and so on.
VII. Yoshitomo Kuwata: ?
Yasu Kuwata, February 26, 1956 was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Mosaaki City, he is the "Southern Star" vocalist and guitarist Yoshitsugu Kuwata is also responsible for the "Southern Star" the main lyrics of the major composers and songwriters, can be described as the soul of the "Southern Star" character.
In 1987, he released his first solo single "Sadness", and in 1991, he formed "SUPER CHIMPANZEE" with Takeshi Kobayashi and others as part of "Acoustic Revolution". In addition to his musical activities, Yoshisuke Kuwata has been performing every year since 1993 for the fight against AIDS, including "World of Light" with Minsheng Okuda and "Miracle Earth" with Mr. Children.
Recommended singles: Tomorrow Haruru Kana, Juni Sayonara, White Lovers, True Summer Fruits, Tsunami, Dance! Baby, Shadow Mage, Konan Servant De Ryo Kattara, Nanda's Elegy, Sorely Walking ベイビー! etc.
Eight, Tamaki Koji
Tamaki Koji, born in Hokkaido, rose to prominence in the eighties with the band "SafeZone", one of the most familiar Japanese pop singers to the Chinese, who once led his band SafeZone to China for a concert. At that time, Chinese audiences were not yet very enthusiastic about foreign pop music, and applauded and applauded more out of politeness than anything else, so the real start of the acceptance of Koji Tamaki started with his cover versions by Hong Kong singers - he was the Japanese singer most covered by Hong Kong stars, from Leon Lai, Aaron Kwok, Leslie Cheung, Jacky Cheung and other big names. singers have all covered his songs by name.
2001's latest album, "Spades", was described by Koji Tamaki as a song he would cry over. From the band, singer to actor, Japan's love songs, Koji Tamaki is always the most natural side of the presentation in front of the eyes of everyone, and always holding a guitar, he created a work, but often with the most real feeling, the most simple words to move the hearts of the people, and it is no wonder that the Chinese artists are competing for covers of his many popular works.
Recommended singles: Tianyuan, Xingkanaiで, Blessing, For you, Mr. lonely, Jun Dakeを, あなたに, Mortal, Light, Farewell to Sorrow, プレゼント, Say goodbye to Sorrow, etc.
Nine, Nakakaosuke?
From Amami Oshima Island, Japan, Nakahyosuke began to learn "island singing" in high school, and won the Best New Artist Award at the Amami Folk Music Awards in 2000; in 2005, he was ranked No. 5 on the annual indie charts; and in March 2006, he released his first single, "Separate Soaring". In March 2006, she released her debut single, "Each One Soars Far".
In his high school years, he was touched by Chitose's songs and began to learn island songs on his own. While studying at the Faculty of Social Anthropology at the University of the Ryukyus, she continued to sing Shimako and won the Best Newcomer Award at the Amami Folk Music Grand Prix in 2000. In the same year, she won the Best Overall Award at the Japan Folk Music Association Amami Joint Grand Prix.
Recommended singles: Tripping, Hana, Thoughts of Izumi no Sugisoba De, Natsuyuko, and others.
Ten, Yamazaki Masayoshi
Born on December 23, 1972 in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, he grew up in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. He is 176 centimeters tall and 61 kilograms. He started his music career in high school as a member of a band with his classmates. 1995 saw the release of his first single, "Moonlight Shines", but it did not receive much attention. 1996 saw him as the lead in the movie "The Moon and the Cabbage", which was filmed in Gunma and he composed the theme song "One More Time, One More Chance" for the movie. Yamazaki's fame really opened up after that when he composed the theme song "One More Time, One More Chance" for the movie, which charted at #29. The song was covered by Hong Kong singer Chung Chi Cheng in "One More Time".
Yamazaki does all the songwriting, and his lyrics show his unique worldview. His music style is folk-rock, and he specializes in guitar and blues harmonica. Currently **** releasing 12 singles, five original albums, live concert videos and albums, sheet music, books, etc., as well as participating in movies, serials, broadcasts and commercials, he is an all-around entertainer.
Recommended singles: One More Time, One More Chance, Saraba Lovers, etc.
Recommended singles: One More Time, One More Chance, Saraba Lovers, etc.
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Japanese music is divided into two categories: Japanese traditional music and Japanese popular music. Japanese traditional music is called Bongaku in Japanese. It is often used as an antonym for "yokai", which refers to Japanese traditional music other than Western music. In contrast to the seven-note scale of Western music, modern bongaku is a five-note scale (only do mi fa la si), and the beats of bongaku are mostly even-numbered beats of two or four beats, with almost no odd-numbered beats, and there are a great number of vocal pieces, but fewer instrumental pieces.
Japanese pop music (English: Japanese POP, often abbreviated to J-POP) is Japanese popular music. The name was coined by a Japanese radio station, J-WAVE, in 1988, and has since been widely used in Japan to refer to Western-influenced modern music, including pop, R&B, rock, dance, hip-hop, and soul music.
Japan has the world's largest physical music market. In 2011, for example, its physical record market (counting only sales of singles, albums, and music videos) was worth about $3.1 billion annually, or 30% of the world market, and the level of music production in Japan is among the best in the world.
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