Kousuke Atari is a J-Pop artist, born July 13, 1980, on Amami island, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Hailing from Amami-Oshima in southern Japan, Atari Kousuke (中孝介) is a folk singer currently signed to Epic Records Japan. He is a self-trained musician, and performs in the difficult shima-uta (island-song) style of his hometown.
While his style of music is close to mainstream pop, his vocals have an undoubtedly traditional Japanese flavor, and his inspiration still comes from his traditional roots.

Albums

• [1999.04.04] Atari (アタリ) (Indies)
• [2000.07.30] Kurudando (くるだんど) (Indies)
• [2002.06.09] Shodon (諸鈍) (Indies)
• [2004.09.03] Notus (ノトス) (Indies)
• [2006.11.03] Chu Dong Xin Xian (触動心弦)
• [2007.07.11] Yurai Bana (ユライ花; The First Flower)
• [2007.07.13] Hua Jian Dao (花間道)
• [2008.10.01] Kizuna Uta (絆歌; Bond Songs)

Mini-Albums

• [2005.09.07] Materia (マテリヤ) (Indies)
• [2006.10.11] Natsukasha no Shima (なつかしゃのシマ; The Island I Miss)

Singles

• [2006.03.01] Sorezore ni (それぞれに; In Each and Every)
• [2006.06.28] Omoide no Sugu Soba de / Mahiru no Hanabi (思い出のすぐそばで / 真昼の花火; Right Next to Memories / Midday Fireworks)
• [2007.04.11] Hana (花; Flower)
• [2007.11.14] Tane wo Maku Hibi (種をまく日々; The Days When Seeds are Scattered)
• [2008.04.09] Haru (春; Spring)
• [2008.09.03] Kizuna (絆; bonds)
• [2009.03.25] Koi (恋; Love)

Collaborations/Other

• [2002.07.24] Various Artists - Amami Shima Uta (#2. Asabanabushi #9. Kurudando, #13. Rankanhashi)
• [2004.05.26] Various Artists - Okinawa Songs ~Watashita Uta~ (#14. IRAYOI Tsukiyo Hama)
• [2005.12.21] Masayoshi Yamazaki Tribute Album - One More Time, One More Track (#3. HOME)
• [2008.08.22] Cape No.7 OST - Heidenröslein
  Heidenröslein
  "Heidenröslein" or "Heideröslein" is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published in 1799. It was written in 1771 during Goethe's stay in Strasbourg when he was in love with Friederike Brion, to whom the poem is addressed...
  
  (wild rose)(Van Fan & Kousuke Atari)

Movies

• Cape No. 7
  Cape No. 7
  Cape No. 7 ) is a 2008 Taiwanese romance comedic music-drama film written and directed by Wei Te-Sheng, his first full-length motion picture. The film is in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese with significant lines in Japanese. Before its commercial release, the film was world premiered on June 20,...
  
  (2008) - Teacher / Himself - Singer
• "Taipei Exchanges
  Taipei Exchanges
  Taipei Exchanges is a 2010 Taiwanese comedy film directed by Hsiao Ya-chuan and starring Kwai Lun-mei.-Cast:* Kwai Lun-mei as Doris* Zaizai Lin as Joise* Chang Han as Chun-Ching* Kousuke Atari as Japanese Singer...
  
  " (2010) - Singing Customer/ Tourist

Trivia

• The song "Natsu Yuuzora (夏夕空; Summer Evening Sky)" was used as the ending theme in the 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 Natsume Yujincho. He also did another song, titled "Kimi no Kakera (君ノカケラ; Pieces of You)", for the third season's ending theme.
• The single "Tane wo Maku Hibi (種をまく日々; The Days When Seeds are Scattered)" was used as the thirteenth ending theme in the 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 Bleach
  Bleach (manga)
  is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Noriaki "Tite" Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a —a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki...
  
  

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