Most Viewed Artist Profiles

• Preview 01. Kiyoshiro Imawano

  Known as "King of Rock", and sometimes "King of Live (performance)", Kiyoshiro Imawano was one of the Japan music scene's most revered and prolific figures for forty years, working...

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• Preview 02. Chara

  With her wild earthy look and distinctive voice, Chara is one of the most easily identifiable artists on the music scene. Making music that is at the same time innocent and mature, clean and dirty,...

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• Preview 03. Tomomi Ogawa

  Birthplace: Hyogo Prefecture Blood type: A Height: 157 cm

  TOMOMI, the bass and writer of majority of their songs. Like HARUNA, she also dreamed of becoming a dancer but rock n’ roll opened...

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• Preview 04. Yumiko Ishijima
• Preview 05. Puffy

  Puffy (comprising Yumi Yoshimura and Ami Onuki) debuted in 1996 with the single "Asia No Junshin (Pure Heart of Asia)", which sold more than 1 million copies. The duo specialize in an upbeat...

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• Preview 06. Char

  Along with Tomoyasu Hotei, Char is one of Japan's few bona fide guitar heroes, and after a long and eventful career he has become firmly ensconced as one of the Japanese music scene's elder statesmen....

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• Preview 07. Mami Sasazaki

  Sasazaki Mami has the best guitar skills among the girls, and serves as the lead guitarist in SCANDAL. She often amazes fans that come to see them live with her dexterity and skill with the electric...

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• Preview 08. Chage and Aska

  Chage and Aska were THE J-pop success story in the late '80s and early '90s. The two natives of Fukuoka Prefecture first came to the public's attention by winning the 1979 Yamaha Popular Song Festival,...

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• Preview 09. The Peanuts

  The Peanuts were one of Japan's first pop sensations, and one of the few that has become well known internationally. The duo comprised identical twin sisters Emi and Yumi Ito, born Hideyo and Tsukiko...

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• Preview 10. Haruna Ono

  Birthplace: Aichi Prefecture Blood type: A Height: 153 cm

   

  HARUNA, the eldest among the group and also serves as the leader. A girl who had a passion for dancing and dreamed of...

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• Preview 11. Asuca Hayashi

  Jaws dropped when Asuca Hayashi began singing at Toshiba-EMI's Music Talks showcase event in Tokyo in late 2002. Just 13 at the time, the diminutive (154 cm tall) Hayashi displayed an amazingly mature,...

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   Hideto Matsumoto was born in St Joseph's Hospital, Midorigaoka, Yokosuka, on December 13, 1964. He entered kindergarten in 1968, studying English for three years, followed by...

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• Preview 13. Kodo
  Drumming group Kodo has taken the art of playing Japanese taiko drums to new heights both musically and as spectacle, achieving international fame in the process. Kodo traces its origins to Ondekoza, which...

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• Preview 14. Rina Suzuki

  RINA, the youngest among the group and serves as the drummer. A girl that always has a smile painted on her face when performing – showing that performing and music is nothing but love. She’s...

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• Preview 15. Kyu Sakamoto

  Kyu Sakamoto has the distinction of being the only Japanese artist to ever to score a #1 hit internationally. His song "Ue o Muite Aruko", known outside Japan as "Sukiyaki", went...

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• Preview 16. YUI

  YUI is a Japanese singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress. She is currently signed to Studioseven Recordings and attached to the talent agency Stardust Promotion. ...

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• Preview 17. Kahimi Karie

  Undisputed "it-girl" during Shibuya-kei's bubbliest years, Kahimi Karie began her career as a music photographer. Tapped for a vocal performance on another album by her boyfriend at the time,...

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• Preview 18. Yutaka Ozaki

  Death sells. That's the cynical conclusion one reaches when looking at the career of tragic Japanese rock 'n' roller Yutaka Ozaki. Since he died at age 26 on April 25, 1992, Ozaki has become mythologized...

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• Preview 19. Gackt

  One of the best-known figures in Japanese history is Minamoto no Yoshitsune, the brave but doomed 12th-century warrior who exemplifies the archetype of the bishonen - a young man of extraordinary,...

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• Preview 20. Judy and Mary

  Comprising Yuki Isoya (vocals), Yoshihito Onda (keyboards), Kohta Igarashi (drums), and Takuya Asanuma (guitar), Judy and Mary played pop punk that was defined by Yuki's distinctive vocal style, superb...

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