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(1993 – present)
Ken Hirai stands out from the rest of the j-pop pack - literally, since he’s 183 cm tall (6 feet). But what really makes Hirai special is his utterly unique falsetto, which is ethereal without being wimpy. Hirai was born in Osaka, Japan on January 17, 1972, and began his musical career in 1993 when he signed with Sony following an audition held by that record label in Yokohama in 1992. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, spokesperson.
For a long time he’d been captivated by the sound of American soul music; he says his favorite artist is the late American soul singer Donny Hathaway. Hirai made his debut with the single “Precious Junk” in 1995. Hirai’s debut album, “un-balanced”, went on sale the same year and was followed by a second, “Stare At”, in December of the following year. Fans had to wait until 2000 for a third album from Hirai, “THE CHANGING SAME”, and it was the first single, “Rakuen” (楽園, lit. Paradise), that established him as a major player in the domestic charts and overseas.
Like several other mainstream J-pop artists, Hirai has attracted a loyal following in Asia outside of Japan. In the summer of 2000 he performed in Taipei before a crowd of 30,000 and sold more than 60,000 copies of his album “Gaining Through Losing” in Taiwan.
2001 saw Hirai’s single, “KISS OF LIFE”, used as the theme for the popular “Love Revolution” TV drama series.
For a long time he’d been captivated by the sound of American soul music; he says his favorite artist is the late American soul singer Donny Hathaway. Hirai made his debut with the single “Precious Junk” in 1995. Hirai’s debut album, “un-balanced”, went on sale the same year and was followed by a second, “Stare At”, in December of the following year. Fans had to wait until 2000 for a third album from Hirai, “THE CHANGING SAME”, and it was the first single, “Rakuen” (楽園, lit. Paradise), that established him as a major player in the domestic charts and overseas.
Like several other mainstream J-pop artists, Hirai has attracted a loyal following in Asia outside of Japan. In the summer of 2000 he performed in Taipei before a crowd of 30,000 and sold more than 60,000 copies of his album “Gaining Through Losing” in Taiwan.
2001 saw Hirai’s single, “KISS OF LIFE”, used as the theme for the popular “Love Revolution” TV drama series.
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Z3R0FiR3 wrote:
Hot!
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kuunoo89 wrote:
he's so gorgeous *¬*
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Unremixable wrote:
he's too cute to be Japanese :\
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melisquencia wrote:
Oh! That explains! Thank you!
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lenrasoon wrote:
@melisquencia: i think maybe because "Boku wa Kimi..." was the theme song from Inoue Mao's new Movie called "Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu" (i read it somewhere that this song was written for the movie but i'm not sure).
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melisquencia wrote:
The "Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru" PV is great, but I wonder why he used it as a single. "Catch you" is so much better.
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bitchboom wrote:
the curly may be bad but its still better than the blond[2] I thought it was qt in the PV
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cogsturning wrote:
the curly may be bad but its still better than the blond
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bitchboom wrote:
Well I uploaded ugly curly hair if anyone wants it, lol http://www.last.fm/music/%E5%B9%B3%E4%BA%95%E5%A0%85/+images/37182757
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merrari wrote:
彼ハッパかな。
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Tar-Ovat wrote:
He covers George Michael!
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airiRin wrote:
I like 僕は君に恋をする PV. Better than CANDY PV.
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MISIAscension wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oitAyjhP7qc new PV, Boku ha kimi ni koi wo suru
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Jpopfanatic wrote:
the single is marvellous [5]. definitely a better single than his previous one. Very R&bish which i like
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J-Dreamer wrote:
The whole CANDY single is marvelous. [4] But I didn't like the curly hair. |:
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melisquencia wrote:
The whole CANDY single is marvelous. [3] It caught me good.
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aozorapedal wrote:
The whole CANDY single is marvelous. [2] ♥ i think it's one of his more better singles, definitely.
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opulento wrote:
The whole CANDY single is marvelous.
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airiRin wrote:
His hair in "僕は君に恋をする" is better than in "CANDY"
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melisquencia wrote:
The new single is awsome. I'm addicted to "Do it!!"
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