Koji Wada
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is a Japanese rock singer. He first debuted in 1999 with his first single "Butter-Fly", the theme song of the anime Digimon Adventure
. He's currently under the King Records (Japan) recording label.
& Wormmon
's Theme) and in "3 Primary Colors" (the Tamers
' theme), along with AiM. More recently, he has released an album called The Best Selection ~Welcome Back!~. It contains several of his earlier works as well as two new songs, titled "Pierce" and "Kimi no Keshiki." On August 1, 2008, he debuted a mini-album titled ever, which contained five brand new songs. His most current complete album, called Kazakami no Oka Kara (風上の丘から), was sold at his live concerts in Japan throughout the end of 2009 in commemoration of his 10th anniversary in music, and it was released worldwide on January 11, 2010. His latest concerts will be held in Japan on August 21. It is a collaboration between himself and AiM, and their two-person unit is called "KALEIDO☆SCOPE".
Wada has contributed songs to six of the seven Digimon
anime
series (with one of his songs reused for the seventh, to which he contributed no new songs), including opening themes for the first five of them. He also performed two songs used as ending themes of the series, "Innocent ~Mujaki na Mama de~" (イノセント～無邪気なままで～) and "an Endless Tale" (with AiM). He starred in various other songs for the series, such as "Bokura no Digital World" (the "memorial" theme for the Adventure
series), "Yūki o Uketsugu Kodomo-tachi e" and also several Christmas
songs. He also performed a song for Transformers: Robots in Disguise
.
On 4 October 2011, Wada announced via his blog that he is putting his career on hold in order to deal with a sudden metastasized cancer which had previously seen treatment in 2003.
". This happened one year after Ayumi Miyazaki
visited Brazil in another convention "ExpoAnime Brasil". He also visited the state of Rio Grande do Sul
in Brazil on October 14, 2007, during the Anima Weekend event. On December 15–16th 2007, he made a live presentation in the "Anime Festival XL" event in Santiago, Chile. In August 2008, he released a mini-album named "ever", which contains five original songs, with four of them composed and written by himself. In December 2008 he was performing in the "Animeku 08", in February the "AniCon", and in July the "Anime Friends" (Both in 2010) Events from "Yamato", in Brazil and Argentina. On June 5–6, 2010, he did 2 concerts in Monterrey
, Mexico in the Santa Lucia Arena at the "Dengeki Live", a jpop event and anime convention. In response to his metastasized cancer in 2011, he cancelled two appearances planned for Chile and Peru.
Digimon Adventure
is a Japanese animated television series created in 1999 by Toei Animation based on the Digimon virtual pet made by Bandai. It is the first series of the Digimon anime "metaseries"...
. He's currently under the King Records (Japan) recording label.
Life and career
Wada was born in Kyoto, Japan. In 2003, Wada released his first original album, All of My Mind, which included many of his previous works. He also collaborated in Ōta Michihiko's self-cover album Mirai e no Message ~Ōta Michihiko Self-Cover~, featuring in two tracks – a cover version of "Hontō no Tsuyosa" (本当の強さ) (KenKen Ichijouji
is a fictional character in the Digimon Adventure 02 anime series.Ken is the final member of the 02 DigiDestined, partnered with Wormmon and holder of the Crest of Kindness. Unlike the other 02 DigiDestined, he lives in Tamachi, which is next to Odaiba...
& Wormmon
Wormmon
Wormmon is a Digimon creature from the Japanese Digimon media franchise that comprises anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media."Wormmon" is the name that all members of this particular Digimon species share...
's Theme) and in "3 Primary Colors" (the Tamers
Digimon Tamers
is the third animated series based on the Japanese Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States. The story takes place initially in a "alternative" universe, on a world much like Earth where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games,...
' theme), along with AiM. More recently, he has released an album called The Best Selection ~Welcome Back!~. It contains several of his earlier works as well as two new songs, titled "Pierce" and "Kimi no Keshiki." On August 1, 2008, he debuted a mini-album titled ever, which contained five brand new songs. His most current complete album, called Kazakami no Oka Kara (風上の丘から), was sold at his live concerts in Japan throughout the end of 2009 in commemoration of his 10th anniversary in music, and it was released worldwide on January 11, 2010. His latest concerts will be held in Japan on August 21. It is a collaboration between himself and AiM, and their two-person unit is called "KALEIDO☆SCOPE".
Wada has contributed songs to six of the seven Digimon
Digimon
, short for , is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga and video games. The franchise's eponymous creatures are monsters of various forms living in a "Digital World", a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks.-Conception and...
anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series (with one of his songs reused for the seventh, to which he contributed no new songs), including opening themes for the first five of them. He also performed two songs used as ending themes of the series, "Innocent ~Mujaki na Mama de~" (イノセント～無邪気なままで～) and "an Endless Tale" (with AiM). He starred in various other songs for the series, such as "Bokura no Digital World" (the "memorial" theme for the Adventure
Digimon Adventure 02
, also commonly referred as Digimon Zero Two, is the direct sequel to the previous series and takes place three years after the original series. With most of the original characters now in junior high school, the Digital World was supposedly secure and peaceful. However, a new evil has appeared in...
series), "Yūki o Uketsugu Kodomo-tachi e" and also several Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
songs. He also performed a song for Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Transformers: Robots in Disguise, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series and serves as a self-contained universe separate from any of the other existing Transformers universes...
.
On 4 October 2011, Wada announced via his blog that he is putting his career on hold in order to deal with a sudden metastasized cancer which had previously seen treatment in 2003.
International appearances
In July 2007, Wada made his first show in Brazil, doing a solo presentation and singing along other invited Japanese singers on the "Anime FriendsAnime Friends
Anime Friends is an annual anime convention held in São Paulo, Brazil during the month of July.-Event history:...
". This happened one year after Ayumi Miyazaki
Ayumi Miyazaki
Ayumi Miyazaki or Ayumi for short, born August 25, 1971, is a Japanese singer and composer.Ayumi Miyazaki has sung several songs in the Digimon series. He sang the evolution theme song for Digimon Adventure called "Brave Heart" and the two evolution theme songs for Digimon Adventure 02, called...
visited Brazil in another convention "ExpoAnime Brasil". He also visited the state of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
in Brazil on October 14, 2007, during the Anima Weekend event. On December 15–16th 2007, he made a live presentation in the "Anime Festival XL" event in Santiago, Chile. In August 2008, he released a mini-album named "ever", which contains five original songs, with four of them composed and written by himself. In December 2008 he was performing in the "Animeku 08", in February the "AniCon", and in July the "Anime Friends" (Both in 2010) Events from "Yamato", in Brazil and Argentina. On June 5–6, 2010, he did 2 concerts in Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, Mexico in the Santa Lucia Arena at the "Dengeki Live", a jpop event and anime convention. In response to his metastasized cancer in 2011, he cancelled two appearances planned for Chile and Peru.
All of My Mind
- Starting Over
- Butter-Fly (April 23, 1999) (Digimon AdventureDigimon Adventureis a Japanese animated television series created in 1999 by Toei Animation based on the Digimon virtual pet made by Bandai. It is the first series of the Digimon anime "metaseries"...
) - Seven (April 23, 1999)
- Target ~Akai Shōgeki~ (ターゲット～赤い衝撃～) (Target ~Red Crash~) (April 26, 2000) (Digimon Adventure 02Digimon Adventure 02, also commonly referred as Digimon Zero Two, is the direct sequel to the previous series and takes place three years after the original series. With most of the original characters now in junior high school, the Digital World was supposedly secure and peaceful. However, a new evil has appeared in...
) - The Biggest Dreamer (April 2, 2001) (Digimon TamersDigimon Tamersis the third animated series based on the Japanese Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States. The story takes place initially in a "alternative" universe, on a world much like Earth where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games,...
) - Kaze (風)
- Egao (笑顔)
- Boku wa Boku Datte (僕は僕だって) (c/w "Target ~Akai Shōgeki~")
- Modern Love
- Kimi-iro no Mirai -Yume- (君色の未来-ゆめ-) (c/w Honō no Overdrive)
- Break Up
Kazakami no Oka Kara
- billow
- Hikari Sasu Basho e (光り射す場所へ) (Towards the Place Where Light Shines)
- Ai no Kishi (愛の騎士) (Knight of Love)
- Dai・Jou・Bu☆ (ダイ・ジョウ・ブ☆) (It's Alright)
- cogito, ergo sum ~Aishuu~ (cogito.ergo sum ~哀愁~) ( I Think, Therefore I am ~Sorrow~)
- cogito, ergo sum (I Think, Therefore I am)
- Kimi ga Ita Kara (君がいたから) (Because You Were Here)
- Anata no Soba de (あなたの傍で) (By Your Side)
- Kakusei (覚醒) (Awakening)
- Natsu no Kaze ni Hukarete (夏の風に吹かれて) (Blowing In the Summer Wind)
- SEM BARREIRAS ~Kegarenaki Jidai e~ ( SEM BARREIRAS ~汚れなき時代へ~) (Without Barriers ~Towards an Era Without Dishonor~) (with Ricardo Cruz)
- Always
- Eien no Takaramono II (永遠の宝物 II) (Eternal Treasure II)
- Kazakami no Oka Kara (風上の丘から) (From the Windward Hill)
Other songs
- Eien no Takaramono (永遠の宝物) (Eternal Treasure) (September 2006)
- Grace
- Pierce
- Shōjo no mama de (少女のままで) (Remaining a Girl)
- Starting Over / Say Again (November 7, 2001)
- bravery (August 1, 2008)
- sketch (August 1, 2008)
- Hanabi Jack (ハナビジャック) (August 1, 2008) (Fireworks Jack)
- Kami HiKōki (紙飛コウキ) (August 1, 2008) (Paper Airplane)
- Kimi to Kisetsu to Hidamari to (キミと季節と陽だまりと) (August 1, 2008) (You, the Seasons, and the Sunshine)
- Honō no Overdrive ~Car Robot Cybertron~ (炎のオーバードライブ～カーロボットサイバトロン～) (Opening Theme) (May 24, 2000)
- FIRE!! / With the Will (April 24, 2002) (Digimon FrontierDigimon Frontieris the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002. After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages, the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train to the Digital World. Once there, they meet two secondary characters, Bokomon and Neemon, who act as guides, and tell the...
) - Innocent ~Mujaki na mama de~ (イノセント～無邪気なままで～) (May 22, 2002)
- an Endless tale ) (November 22, 2002) (featuring AiM)
- Hirari (ヒラリ) (November 5, 2006) (Digimon SaversDigimon SaversDigimon Data Squad, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series, and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon franchise. It was produced by Toei Animation, and aired every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. on the Fuji TV network. In addition, a tie-in movie called Ultimate Power! Burst Mode...
) - Miracle Maker (February 2003) (feat. AiM & Takayoshi TanimotoTakayoshi Tanimoto, born , is a Japanese vocalist known for his talents as an anison. Some of his works include "One Vision," which is the Matrix Evolution theme for Digimon Tamers, he also does the main theme for DarkKnightmon and Kiriha in part 2 of Digimon Xros Wars, two of the three opening songs for the anime...
as "Spirit of Adventure") - Daybreak (c/w "Innocent ~Mujaki na Mama de~")
- for the future (c/w "Hirari")
- Haruka na Okurimono (遥かな贈りもの) (c/w "an Endless tale") (featuring AiM)
- Yūki o Uketsugu Kodomo-tachi e (勇気を受け継ぐ子供達へ) (with AiM, Michihiko OhtaMichihiko Ohtais a Japanese singer, composer and arranger who has worked for several anime series such as Bubblegum Crash and Digimon.In the Digimon series, Ohta wrote three of the four opening themes: "Target ~Akai Shougeki~", "The Biggest Dreamer" and "FIRE!!" - almost every Evolution theme - "brave heart",...
, Ayumi MiyazakiAyumi MiyazakiAyumi Miyazaki or Ayumi for short, born August 25, 1971, is a Japanese singer and composer.Ayumi Miyazaki has sung several songs in the Digimon series. He sang the evolution theme song for Digimon Adventure called "Brave Heart" and the two evolution theme songs for Digimon Adventure 02, called...
, Takayoshi TanimotoTakayoshi Tanimoto, born , is a Japanese vocalist known for his talents as an anison. Some of his works include "One Vision," which is the Matrix Evolution theme for Digimon Tamers, he also does the main theme for DarkKnightmon and Kiriha in part 2 of Digimon Xros Wars, two of the three opening songs for the anime...
, Sammy, and Hassy) - Mirai e no Tobira ~Ano Natsu no Hi Kara~ (未来への扉～あの夏の日から～) (with AiM, Michihiko Oota, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Sammy, and Hassy)
- Days (with Hassy, AiM, Kanako ItoKanako Itois a female Japanese singer from Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan. She has sung many songs that have appeared in video games and anime. One of her notable songs in games is , the "bad end" ending theme to the visual novel School Days. Itō has also sung songs for a drama CD and anime adaptations of School...
, and Sammy) - WE ARE Xros Heart (August 1, 2010 ) (Digimon Xros WarsDigimon Xros Warscontains the sixth and seventh anime television series in the Digimon franchise by Akiyoshi Hongō, produced by Toei Animation. It follows a boy named Taiki Kudō who utilizes the power of joining together Digimon in order to save the Digital World...
) - The Hero who Dances in the Sky! X5! (December 1, 2010) (Digimon Xros Wars)