Bin Uehara

Bin Uehara
Background information
Birth name Rikiji Matsumoto
Born (1908-08-26)August 26, 1908
Akita Prefecture, Japan
Died July 29, 1944(1944-07-29) (aged 35)
New Guinea
Genres Ryūkōka
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 19361943

Bin Uehara (上原 敏 Uehara Bin, August 26, 1908 July 29, 1944) was a Japanese popular music (ryūkōka) singer and soldier. He was known for using naniwa-bushi's kobushi vocalism in Japanese popular music. He was killed in action during the eastern New Guinea campaign during the Pacific War.[1][2]

Life

Uehara was born as Rikiji Matsumoto in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan.[2] He graduated from Senshu University, and made his professional debut with the song "Tsukimi Odori" (月見踊り lit. "Moon-viewing Dance") under the Japanese division of Polydor Records in 1936.[2] His famous songs included the 1937 song "Ruten" (流転 lit. "Stream-rolling"). His vocal style, called kobushi, became popular as the more emphatic form among modern enka singers.[3]

Uehara became a soldier in 1943, went to New Guinea, and was killed in battle on July 29, 1944.[4]

Legacy

In 1976, a monument honoring him was established in his home city of Ōdate.[5]

Discography

References

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  1. 名歌手たち、それぞれの終戦 (in Japanese). JANJAN. 2006-10-05. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  2. 1 2 3 "上原敏" [Uehara Bin]. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten (日本人名大辞典) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  3. "Special 2. Japanese popular music (4)" (in Japanese). Toshiba. November 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  4. "Bin Uehara" (in Japanese). Ōdate City. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  5. ジャングルの鎮魂歌 ~上原敏と戦後~ (in Japanese). Fuji Television. 2000-09-18. Retrieved 2009-05-30.



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