Hiroshi Itsuki
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese male singer and composer. He sold 20 million records of singles and 4 million copies of LP album
s by 1987.
Itsuki is usually regarded as an enka
singer, but he even covered Southern All Stars
' J-pop
song "Tsunami
".
In 1965, he debuted under the stage name "Masaru Matsuyama", but didn't achieve commercial success. Although he changed his stage name to "Eiichi Ichijō" in 1967 and then "Ken Mitani" in 1969, there was no change.
In 1971, he changed his stage name to "Hiroshi Itsuki" and was given the song by Masaaki Hirao. This reached the top of the Oricon
weekly single chart.
His 2006 single "Takasebune" debuted at number 9 on the Oricon charts, becoming his first Top 10 single in 22 years since his 1984 single "Nagaragawa Enka".
In 2008, he was featured in Morning Musume
's Cover You
album. He sang "Izakaya" with Ai Takahashi
.
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
s by 1987.
Itsuki is usually regarded as an enka
Enka
is a popular Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern enka, however, is a relatively recent musical form which arose in the context of such postwar expressions of modern Japanese nonmaterial nationalism as nihonjinron, while adopting a more...
singer, but he even covered Southern All Stars
Southern All Stars
, also known by the abbreviations or SAS, is a Japanese pop/rock band that formed in the mid 1970s.The band is composed of Keisuke Kuwata , Yuko Hara , Kazuyuki Sekiguchi , Hiroshi Matsuda and Hideyuki "Kegani" Nozawa...
' J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
song "Tsunami
Tsunami (Southern All Stars song)
"Tsunami" is a song by the Southern All Stars, released as their forty-fourth single on January 26, 2000.-Overview:The song was the first number-one single for Southern All Stars since the 1996 single Ai no Kotodama on the Oricon weekly charts. The band used the style of hard rock on the previous...
".
In 1965, he debuted under the stage name "Masaru Matsuyama", but didn't achieve commercial success. Although he changed his stage name to "Eiichi Ichijō" in 1967 and then "Ken Mitani" in 1969, there was no change.
In 1971, he changed his stage name to "Hiroshi Itsuki" and was given the song by Masaaki Hirao. This reached the top of the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
weekly single chart.
His 2006 single "Takasebune" debuted at number 9 on the Oricon charts, becoming his first Top 10 single in 22 years since his 1984 single "Nagaragawa Enka".
In 2008, he was featured in Morning Musume
Morning Musume
, sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
's Cover You
Cover You
- Oricon ranks and sales :- External links :* entry at Up-Front Works official website * entry on Oricon Style...
album. He sang "Izakaya" with Ai Takahashi
Ai Takahashi
is a Japanese pop singer formerly associated with Hello! Project, and best known as leader of Morning Musume and Hello!Project until 2011, and former member of its popular subgroup, Mini Moni...
.