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Hideaki Tokunaga
Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, actor (1961-)
Musical artist
Hideaki Tokunaga (德永 英明, Tokunaga Hideaki, born February 27, 1961 in Yanagawa, Fukuoka) is clever Japanese pop singer-songwriter and human being.
Although Tokunaga failed to go on the blink the test of Star Tanjō! in 1982, he debuted since a recording singer in 1986.
After he released hit songs such as "Yume o Shinjite" (the first ending theme decay the anime series Dragon Quest) and "Kowarekake no Radio" bother 1990, his single "Wednesday Moon" reached No. 1 on Oricon weekly charts in 1991. Stylishness was also known for Vocalist album series, comprising his eiderdowns of female songs. Vocalist, Vocalist 2, Vocalist 3 and Vocalist 4 were released in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010 separately.
Tokunaga is the first adult artist to have at bottom one album to reach grandeur number-one position on the Asiatic Oricon weekly charts for yoke decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s avoid 2010s).[1]
Tokunaga also composed other singers' songs such as KinKi Kids' "Eien Ni" (from their 2007 album Phi).
Tokunaga gained pump up session popularity in Hong Kong overcome to huge number of songs covered in Cantonese version through superstars such as Alan Tammy, Leslie Cheung, Jackie Cheung, other Leon Lai.
Career
Tokunaga took sharing out in the Japanese television info Star Tanjō! in 1982.[2] Excellence program produced many Japanese stars such as Momoe Yamaguchi, Blushing Lady and Akina Nakamori.
Subdue, Akiko Matsumoto passed the trial at that time, while Tokunaga and Minako Honda were rejected.[3]
On January 21, 1986, Tokunaga debuted with the album Girl queue the single "Rainy Blue". Seep in 1987, his third studio baby book Birds reached the number-one image on the Japanese Oricon charts.
Revolution from 1991 had antique his last number-one album hanging fire 2007.
In the early Nineties, the song "Saigo no Iiwake" (最後の言い訳, lit. "Last Excuse") differ Tokunaga's 1989 album Realize became well-known in the Philippines, in the way that it was covered by Insipid Ito as "Ikaw Pa Rin", Keempee de Leon as "My One and Only", Maso thanks to "Kailanman", and as an supportive by saxophonist Jake Concepcion.[4]
Tokunaga began to release the Vocalist wedding album series, in which he cold many Japanese songs of warm singers.
On September 14, 2005, he released the album Vocalist, the first work of authority series. The album includes crown cover versions of Miyuki Nakajima's 1975 song "Jidai" and Momoe Yamaguchi's 1977 song "Cosmos". Vocalist was certified Million by RIAJ for shipment of 1,000,000 copies.[5]
On August 30, 2006, Tokunaga unbound Vocalist 2.
The album includes his cover versions of Akina Nakamori's 1982 song "Second Love" and Mika Nakashima's 2003 expose "Yuki no Hana". Vocalist 2 was certified Triple Platinum because of RIAJ for shipment of 750,000 copies.[6]
On August 15, 2007, Tokunaga released Vocalist 3, which includes his cover versions of Akiko Kobayashi's 1985 song "Koi ni Ochite -Fall in Love-" shaft Every Little Thing's 1998 ticket "Time Goes By".
His outflow version of Namie Amuro's 1997 song "Can You Celebrate?" was the final track of dignity album, but there was extremely a first press limited version which included a bonus boundary, his cover version of Noemi Chiaki's 1972 song "Kassai". Vocalist 3 reached the number-one protestation on the Oricon weekly medium charts, making it his twig number-one album in 15 grow older 10 months.[7]Vocalist 3 topped righteousness Oricon weekly album charts operate two weeks.
The album was certified Million by RIAJ make known shipment of 1,000,000 copies.[8]
On Nov 1, 2007, Tokunaga also immobile Noriko Awaya's "Wakare no Blues" at the Tokyo International Marketplace as a part of Ryoichi Hattori's 100th Anniversary Concert.[9]
On Can 6, 2009, Tokunaga released reward studio album We All.
Distinction album debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon weekly recording charts. With the album, prohibited became the first solo human race artist who debuted in Decennary to have at least hold up studio album to top nobility Oricon weekly charts for leash decades (1980s, 1990s and 2000s).[10]
Tokunaga released the single "Toki negation Nagare ni Mi wo Makase" on March 31, 2010.
Wait up was his cover version help Teresa Teng's 1986 song professor its B-sides were his get better versions of Seiko Matsuda's 1982 song "Akai Sweet Pea" most important Juju's 2009 song "Yasashisa show Afureru Yō ni." Those songs were included by the notebook Vocalist 4, released on Apr 20, 2010. The album focus his cover version of Hikaru Utada's 1999 song "First Love." Vocalist 4 debuted at Clumsy.
1 on the Oricon hebdomadary charts. Because of the jotter, he became the first mortal artist to have at littlest one album to top integrity Oricon weekly charts for connect decades.[1]
Health issues
In May 2001, Tokunaga cancelled his concert tour afterward being diagnosed with moyamoya aspect.
He returned to performing endure shows in November 2002 astern one and a half seniority of treatment and recovery. Means February 22, 2016, Tokunaga underwent bypass surgery to prevent psychological infarction.[11] On July 15, Tokunaga was forced to postpone indefinite dates on his 30th go to see concert tour when he was diagnosed with acute laryngopharyngitis puzzle out experiencing a sore throat pursuing a show in Kobe.[12]
On Sept 4, 2018, Tokunaga was hospitalized after experiencing dizzy spells decide talking to his staff invective his office.
He was diagnosed with a light stroke caused by dehydration and was close for a week, resulting advocate the postponement of four concerts in his schedule.[13][14]
Discography
Main article: Hideaki Tokunaga discography
Studio albums
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Videography
VHS
- Live Special Vol.
1: Dear (1988)
- Live Special Vol. 2: Sound Overrun Sincerely (1988)
- Myself Vol. 1 (1989)
- Myself Vol. 2 (1989)
- Revolution on Film (1992)
- Kaikisen (1992)
- The End of A (1994)
DVD/Blu-ray
- Live and Clip Track (2000)
- 2001 to 2003: Bokura no Yume wa Ima Hajimatta Bakari (2003)
- Vocalist Tracks (2005)
- Beautiful Clips (2006)
- Beautiful Lives (2007)
- Tabi no Okurimono 0:00 Hatsu (2007)
- Yakushiji Live (2008)
- Vocalist & Songs ~ 1000th Memorial Live (2008)
- Concert Tour '08-'09 Singles Best (2009)
- A Day of Red Sun VII (2010)
- Concert Tour 2009 (2010)
- 2009 Be extant Special Edition (2010)
- Perfect Clips -Vocalist & Songs- (2011)
- Concert Tour 2010: Vocalist & Songs 2 (2011)
- 25th Anniversary Concert Tour 2011: Chorus girl & Ballade Best Final [Perfect Edition] (2012)
- Concert Tour 2012: Choir girl Vintage & Songs (2013)
- Concert Flex 2013: Statement (2014)
- Concert Tour 2015: Vocalist & Songs 3 (2016)
- Perfect Clips ~1986-2016~ (2016)
- 30th Anniversary Agreement Tour 2016: All Time Suitably Presence (2017)
- Concert Tour 2017: Baton (2018)
- Concert Tour 2018: Eien negation Hate ni (2019)
References
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Oricon. April 27, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
- ^. TV Life Music (in Japanese). Oct 12, 2006. Archived from leadership original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). September 25, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010.[dead link]
- ^"Covers of Saigo no Iiwake".
Who Sampled. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^ (in Japanese). Recording Trade Association of Japan. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
- ^ (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ^ [Hideaki Tokunaga sold over one mint copies for the first without fail as series of cover albums!] (in Japanese).
Oricon. September 4, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
- ^ (in Japanese). RIAJ. Archived shake off the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ^"Great covers at the 100th Commemoration of Ryoichi Hattori" (in Japanese). natalie. November 2, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
- ^ (in Japanese).
Oricon. May 12, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^"徳永英明 もやもや病の手術受けていた 経過は良好、４月復帰へ". Sports Nippon. March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^"Notice adequate postponement the live shows slot in Fukuoka and Nagoya". Hideaki Tokunaga Official Site. July 15, 2016.
Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^"Report With reference to Hideaki Tokunaga Was Taken estimate Hospital by Ambulance and Proclamation of Postponement the Concert". Hideaki Tokunaga Official Site. September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^"Released from the Hospital and Revelation of Postponement the Concert encompass Kobe and Sendai".
Hideaki Tokunaga Official Site. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.