Kiyoshi Hikawa
Kiyoshi Hikawa | |
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Native name | æ°·å· ãよ㗠|
Birth name | Kiyoshi Yamada (山田 清志) |
Born |
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan | September 6, 1977
Genres | Enka, KayÅkyoku, Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels |
Columbia Music Entertainment (2000–present) |
Website |
columbia |
Kiyoshi Hikawa (æ°·å· ãよ㗠Hikawa Kiyoshi) is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977 in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.[1] His real name is Kiyoshi Yamada (山田 清志 Yamada Kiyoshi)[1] and he is known as "The Prince of Enka" (æ¼”æŒç•Œã®è²´å…¬å Enkakai no KikÅshi) due to his young age and popularity.[2] When he is marketing non-enka music, he goes by the name KIYOSHI, using capitalized letters of the roman alphabet, instead of kanji or hiragana.
His record company is Columbia Music Entertainment, and his agency is Nagara Productions. He was given his stage name by Takeshi Kitano,[1] who initially supported his career. Today, Hikawa makes frequent appearances on NHK KayÅ Concert (NHKæŒè¬¡ã‚³ãƒ³ã‚µãƒ¼ãƒˆ), as well as NHK's annual KÅhaku Uta Gassen.
History
As a high school student, Hikawa was a member of the school's performing arts club (芸能部 geinÅ-bu) and trained to be a singer. It is unusual for a young person in his 20s to take up the style of enka professionally. Hikawa decided to become an enka singer when he found that his singing of traditional songs had an effect on the residents of the nursing homes he visited. After graduation from high school in 1995, Hikawa travelled to Tokyo, where he became an apprentice under the supervision of Hideo Mizumori. He served under Mizumori for three years.
In 2000, Hikawa made his professional debut with his single "Hakone Hachiri no HanjirÅ."[3]
Hikawa released the single "Hatsukoi Ressha" on February 9, 2005. It became his first number-one single on the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts. In 2006, he won the grand prix award by his song "Ikken" at the 48th Japan Record Awards. On February 4, 2009, he released single "RÅkyÅku Ichidai", which became his second number-one single on the Oricon weekly charts. On May 20, 2009, he released album Enka Meikyoku Collection 10: RÅkyÅku Ichidai, which debuted at No. 2 on the Oricon weekly album charts only behind Eminem's album Relapse. He released his second single of the year, "Tokimeki no Rumba", on August 19, 2009. The single debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon weekly charts with the first week sales of about 68,000 copies, making him the first solo enka singer to make three number-one singles in Oricon history.[4] He released album Enka Meikyoku Collection 11: Tokimeki no Rumba on November 11, 2009.
Characteristics
Hikawa is popular with young and old people alike. Although enka is in a downward trend in Japan, Hikawa is responsible for popularizing enka amongst the 20s demographic, who traditionally do not listen to it. Hikawa usually dresses in trendy casual clothes, sometimes appearing in the more traditional kimono normally worn by enka singers.
World-wide exposure
Hikawa has traveled around the world, including to the United States. In 2003, he was the guest of honor at Hawaii's week-long Aloha Festival, where he participated in a parade with various Japan-based hula halau, and ended the week with a concert.
Discography
Singles
- "Hakone Hachiri no HanjirÅ" (ç®±æ ¹å…«é‡Œã®åŠæ¬¡éƒŽ, February 2, 2000) Number 11
- "ÅŒi Okkake OtojirÅ (Seishun-hen)" (大井追ã£ã‹ã‘音次郎~é’春編~, February 21, 2001) Number 8
- "Kiyoshi no Zundoko Bushi" (ãよã—ã®ã‚ºãƒ³ãƒ‰ã‚³ç¯€, February 6, 2002) Number 5
- "Hoshizora no Akiko" (星空ã®ç§‹å, August 21, 2002) Number 3
- "Hakkun no Shiro" (白雲ã®åŸŽ, February 19, 2003) Number 3
- "Kiyoshi no Dodonpa" (ãよã—ã®ãƒ‰ãƒ‰ãƒ³ãƒ‘, January 21, 2004) Number 4
- "Banba no ChÅ«tarÅ" (ç•ªå ´ã®å¿ 太郎, July 7, 2004) Number 2
- "Hatsukoi Ressha" (åˆæ‹åˆ—車, February 9, 2005) Number 1
- "Omokoge no Miyako" (é¢å½±ã®éƒ½, July 6, 2005) Number 2
- "Ikken" (一剣, March 3, 2006) Number 2
- "Aba yo" (ã‚ã°ã‚ˆ) and "Kiyoshi no SÅran Bushi" (ãよã—ã®ã‚½ãƒ¼ãƒ©ãƒ³ç¯€, May 9, 2007) Numbers 3 and 2
- "Genkai Funauta" (玄海船æŒ, February 13, 2008) Number 2
- "AishÅ« no Mizuumi" (å“€æ„ã®æ¹–, October 1, 2008) Number 4
- "RÅkyÅku Ichidai" (浪曲一代, February 4, 2009) Number 1
- "Tokimeki no Rumba" (ã¨ãã‚ãã®ãƒ«ãƒ³ãƒ, August 19, 2009) Number 1
- "Shamisen Tabigarasu" (三味線旅ãŒã‚‰ã™, March 24, 2010) Number 2
- "Niji-iro no Bayon" (虹色ã®ãƒã‚¤ãƒ¨ãƒ³, August 25, 2010) Number 3
- "Ano Ko to Nogiku to Watashi Bune" (ã‚ã®å¨˜ã¨é‡ŽèŠã¨æ¸¡ã—舟, February 2, 2011) Number 3
- "JÅnetsu no Mariacchi" (情熱ã®ãƒžãƒªã‚¢ãƒƒãƒ, September 21, 2011) Number 2
- "Sakura" (æ«», February 8, 2012) Number 2
- "Saigo to kimeta hito dakara (最後ã¨æ±ºã‚ãŸå¥³ã ã‹ã‚‰, September 19, 2012)
- "Shigure no Minato" (ã—ãã‚Œã®æ¸¯, February 13, 2013)
- "Manten no Hoshi" (満天ã®çž³, August 28, 2013)
- "Ohtone Nagarezuki" (å¤§åˆ©æ ¹ãªãŒã‚Œæœˆ, January 29, 2014)
- "Choito Kimagure Wataridori" (ã¡ã‚‡ã„ã¨ãã¾ãれ渡り鳥, September 17, 2014)
- "Sasurai BojÅ" (ã•ã™ã‚‰ã„慕情, March 4, 2015)
- "Miren Gokoro" (ã¿ã‚Œã‚“心, February 2, 2016)
Pop single
- "Kiyoshi Kono Yoru" (ãよã—ã“ã®å¤œ, November 21, 2001) Number 14
Most recent single
- "Itoshi no Te Quiero • Otokobana (Single version)" (æ„›ã—ã®ãƒ†ã‚ーム• 男花, September 29, 2015)
Albums
Mini albums
- Matatabi Enka Meikyokusen (è‚¡æ—…æ¼”æŒå曲é¸, June 21, 2000)
- Matatabi Enka Meikyokusen II / Hakone Hachiri no HanjirÅ (è‚¡æ—…æ¼”æŒå曲é¸ï¼©ï¼©ï¼ç®±æ ¹å…«é‡Œã®åŠæ¬¡éƒŽ, October 21, 2000) Number 68
- ÅŒi Okkake OtojirÅ (大井追ã£ã‹ã‘音次郎, November 21, 2001) Number 30
Full albums
- Enka Meikyoku Collection ÅŒi Okkake OtojirÅ: Seishunhen (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション 大井追ã£ã‹ã‘音次郎~é’春編~, June 21, 2001) Number 6
- Jikiden Original Karaoke (ç›´ä¼ã‚ªãƒªã‚¸ãƒŠãƒ«ã‚«ãƒ©ã‚ªã‚±, June 21, 2001)
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 2: Kiyoshi no Zundoko Bushi (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション2~ãよã—ã®ã‚ºãƒ³ãƒ‰ã‚³ç¯€ï½ž, May 22, 2002) Number 8
- Ginga: Hoshizora no Akiko (銀河~星空ã®ç§‹å~, November 22, 2002) Number 6
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 3: Hakkun no Shiro (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション3~白雲ã®åŸŽï½ž, May 21, 2003) Number 4
- Otokogi (ç”·æ°—, November 19, 2003) Number 7
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 4 Banba no ChÅ«tarÅ (æ¼”æŒåæ›²ã‚³ãƒ¬ã‚¯ã‚·ãƒ§ãƒ³ï¼”ã€€ç•ªå ´ã®å¿ 太郎, September 1, 2004) Number 5
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 5 Hatsukoi Ressha (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション5 åˆæ‹åˆ—車, May 18, 2005) Number 2
- Enka JÅ«niban ShÅbu!: Omokoge no Miyako (æ¼”æŒå二番å‹è² ï¼ï½žé¢å½±ã®éƒ½ï½ž, November 23, 2005) Number 5
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 6: Ikken (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション6~一剣~, June 28, 2006) Number 5
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 7: Abayo, Kiyoshi no SÅran Bushi (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション7~ã‚ã°ã‚ˆãƒ»ãよã—ã®ã‚½ãƒ¼ãƒ©ãƒ³ç¯€ï½ž, September 19, 2007) Number 2
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 8: Genkai Funauta (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション8~玄海船æŒï½ž, May 21, 2008) Number 2
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 9: AishÅ« no Mizuumi (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション9~哀æ„ã®æ¹–~, December 10, 2008) Number 4
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 10: RÅkyÅku Ichidai (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション10~浪曲一代~, May 20, 2009) Number 2
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 11: Tokimeki no Rumba (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション11~ã¨ãã‚ãã®ãƒ«ãƒ³ãƒï½ž, November 11, 2009) Number 2
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 12: Shamisen Tabigarasu (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション12~三味線旅ãŒã‚‰ã™ï½ž ~, June 23, 2010) Number 4
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 13: Niji-iro no Bayon (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション13~虹色ã®ãƒã‚¤ãƒ¨ãƒ³ï½ž, November 10, 2010) Number 2
- Enka Meikyoku Collection 14: Ano ko to Nogiku to Watashi Bune (æ¼”æŒå曲コレクション14~ã‚ã®å¨˜ã¨é‡ŽèŠã¨æ¸¡ã—舟~, June 1, 2011) Number 5
References
- 1 2 3 Hikawa Kiyoshi: Profile. (Japanese) Columbia Music Entertainment. Accessed May 6, 2008.
- ↑ デイリースãƒãƒ¼ãƒ„社 (2013-09-22). "「月刊 æ°·å·ãよã—ã€ï¼’5日発売ã®ç¬¬ï¼’弾テーマã¯ã€Œèª•ç”Ÿæ—¥ã€/ãŠçŸ¥ã‚‰ã›/デイリースãƒãƒ¼ãƒ„ online". Daily Sports. Kobe Shimbun. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ↑ Hikawa Kiyoshi - Oricon Style Music. (Japanese) Oricon, Inc. Accessed May 6, 2008.
- ↑ æ°·å·ãよã—3å† é”æˆï¼ æ¼”æŒã‚½ãƒå²ä¸Šåˆ3作目ã®é¦–ä½ç²å¾—ã«ã€Œå¥‡è·¡ã§ã™ã€ (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
Preceded by Amika Hattan |
Japan Record Award for Best New Artist 2000 |
Succeeded by w-inds. |
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