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Kawasaki, Tokyo, Japan (1941 – 1985)

Kyu Sakamoto, born Hisashi Oshima - December 10, 1941 - August 12, 1985 - was a popular Japanese singer and actor. He was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture as the youngest among 9 siblings and his parents; Hiroshi Sakamoto and Iku Sakamoto. His most popular song, Ue O Muite Aruko (“Looking up while walking”) known as Sukiyaki in the US, was a hit in Japan and topped the Billboard pop charts in the United States in 1963 — to date the first and only song sung entirely in Japanese to do so.

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1	Sukiyaki	220
2	上を向いて歩こう	42
3	China Nights (Shina No Yoru)	12
4	見上げてごらん夜の星を	6
4	Ue wo muite arukou	6
6	Hito wo koiuru	4
7	China Nights	3
7	ともだち	3
7	Ue o Muite Arukou	3
10	GOODBYE, JOE	2
10	マイ・ホーム・タウン	2
10	Kyu-chan no zuntatatta	2
10	世界の国からこんにちは	2
10	Sukiyaki (Japanese love song)	2
10	明日があるさ	2

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Erkan-Yilmaz

2012-04-12: 163,405 plays (22,222 listeners), 319 plays in your library

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enka_and_more

2 artists (from 793) are characteristic for enka, showa last.fm groups, 坂本九 (Kyu Sakamoto) is one of those 2, read more here: http://www.last.fm/user/enka_and_more/journal

November 2011
SomeSayPrayers

how cute was he?! :D

July 2011
bellamadel

Oh... he's actually adorable! ^^ So devastating about that plane crash... :(

April 2011
thariamon

adorrrbeees <3

April 2011
jmnixon95

かわいい！

March 2011
zunzmancer

сукия*ки..

December 2010
Rapture5212011

One of my all-time favorites is his recording of "Sukiyaki" which was a SMASHING HIT among the 'baby boomer' generation of the 60s & 70s. Thanks to the internet we still have the anytime ability to listen to his music which endures forever. I did some research & the lyrics are online which have been translated into English from the original Japanese. Yes the song is about the memories of a lost love. See more at www.findagrave.com <click on Famous Grave Search. Also more information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyu_Sakamoto which includes a detailed Biography. God bless~!

September 2010