Suneohair

Suneohair スネオヘアー
Birth name	Kenji Watanabe 渡辺健二[1]
Also known as	Suneohair
Born	May 6, 1971
Origin	Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Indie rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, song-writer, music producer
Years active	1998 – Present
Labels	Cafe au Label (1998 – 2002) Sony Epic Records (2002 – 2010) Starchild (2010 – present)
Website	Suneohair's Official Website

Suneohair (スネオヘアー Suneoheā) is the performing name of Kenji Watanabe. He is best known for his contributions to the soundtrack of the anime adaptation of Honey & Clover and Honey and Clover II, for which he provided the ending themes "Waltz" (ワルツ) and "Split" (スプリット). He has also provided the ending themes for Arakawa Under the Bridge and Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge, namely "Sakasama Bridge" (逆様ブリッジ) and "Akai Coat" (赤いコート) respectively. More recently, he provided the ending theme to the Anime Sukitte Ii na yo, "Slow Dance".

Discography

Independent Albums

Studio Albums

Year	Album Title	Chart Position	Certifications
		JP	JP
1999	SUN!NEO!AIR! Released: February 17, 1999 Label: Cafe au Label	–	–

Mini-Albums

Year	Album Title	Chart Position	Certifications
		JP	JP
1999	Natsu Yori Released: July 27, 1999 Label: Cafe au Label	–	–
	No Pants Life Released: November 19, 1999 Label: Cafe au Label	–	–
2000	Fuyu No Tsubasa Released: February 22, 2000 Label: Cafe au Label	–	–

Major Label Albums

Studio Albums

Year	Album Title	Chart Position	Certifications
		JP [2]	JP
2002	Sunestyle Released: October 9, 2002 Label: Sony Epic Records	46	–
2003	a watercolor Released: July 24, 2003 Label: Sony Epic Records	25	–
2004	Fork Released: December 15, 2004 Label: Sony Epic Records	23	–
2005	Kanashimi Released: December 7, 2005 Label: Sony Epic Records	16	–
2007	Skirt Released: February 21, 2007 Label: Sony Epic Records	26	–
2008	Birthday Released: November 12, 2008 Label: Sony Epic Records	28	–
2011	Suneohair [3] Released: August 24, 2011 Label: Starchild	63	–
2013	8 Eight [4] Released: May 22, 2013 Label: Starchild	69	–

Mini-Albums

Year	Album Title	Chart Position	Certifications
		JP [2]	JP
2003	Tokyo Bivouac Released: November 19, 2003 Label: Sony Epic Records	40	–
2010	Sakasama Bridge Released: June 23, 2010 Label: Starchild	44	–
	Akai Coat Released: December 8, 2010 Label: Starchild	68	–

Compilation Albums

2009 – BEST

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Position	Certifications	Album
		JP [2]	JP
2001	"Filter / Genzai Ichi"	–	–
	"Kou Shite Wa Irarenai"	–	–
2002	"Ivory"	–	–	Sunestyle
	"Wake Mo Shiranaide"	–	–
2003	"Over The River"	170	–
	"Uguisu"	82	–	a watercolor
	"Seikou Toutei"	78	–
2004	"Hikou"	45	–	Fork
	"Strike"	35	–
	"Tenohira"	131	–
2005	"Waltz"	20	–	Kanashimi
	"Kanashimi Rock Festival"	50	–
2006	"headphone music"	61	–	Skirt
	"Split"	34	–
2007	"Yasashii Uta"	62	–
	"Tsutaete Yo / Kimagure Na Kisetsu No Sei De"	79	–	Birthday
2008	"Iitai Koto Wa Itsumo"	76	–
	"Kyouhansha"	91	–
2009	"Rodeo"	68	–	BEST
2012	"Slow Dance"	103	–	8 Eight

References

1. "Suneohair's Official Site Profile Section". Retrieved 2007-09-07.
2. スネオヘアーのシングル売り上げランキング Retrieved May 31, 2011
3. 7th Album「スネオヘアー」3年振りとなるフルアルバム発売決定！ Retrieved July 1, 2011
4. 【スネオへアー】5/22発売NEW ALBUM「８ エイト」アートワーク発表！ Retrieved April 23, 2013

External links

• Suneohair's Official Website