Toshihiko Tahara

Toshihiko Tahara
Also known as Toshi,[1] Toshi-chan
Born (1961-02-28) February 28, 1961
Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
Origin Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupation(s) singer, actor, tarento[2]
Years active 1979–present
Website www.toshihikotahara.com

Toshihiko Tahara (田原俊彦, born February 28, 1961) is a Japanese idol singer, a solo vocalist, affiliated with Johnny & Associates.[3] In the 1980s he had a number of number 1 singles in Japan. He was awarded a Japan Music Award in 1983 for the song "Saraba... Natsu" (さらば・・・夏). He was part of the Tanokin Trio.

Biography

Tahara is from Kofu, the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture.[4] He started acting in 1978, and officially debuted in June 1980, aged 19, with his first single 「哀愁でいと（NEW YORK CITY NIGHTS）」, which made it to no. 2 in the Oricon Chart. Tahara was noted for his dancing skills, which he showed during songs like "Dakishimete Tonight" (抱きしめてTONIGHT) (1988) and "Kakkotsukanai ne" (かっこつかないね) (1988).[5] In 1983 at the age of 22, he was featured in a 40" minute dance show and music documentary Love Forever directed by Umetsugu Inoue.

Tahara was invited to perform in the prestigious NHK year-end programme 「Kohaku Uta Gasen」from 1980 - 1986.

He made a comeback, 33 years after his debut, in June 2012 with the release of his 68th single, titled "Mr. Big".[6] On June 19, 2013, he released his first original album in 15 years.[7] In 2014, he celebrated the 35th anniversary of his debut.[4][8][9]

Selected discography and filmography

This is a list of Toshihiko Tahara's "master works" as listed on the Oricon website.[2]

Film

Tanokin Super Hit Series

Selected awards

References

  1. ↑ Henri Bultynck (2005). François Glorieux: een leven voor de muziek. Maklu. pp. 112–. ISBN 978-90-8575-003-1.
  2. 1 2 "田原俊彦のプロフィール" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  3. ↑ Look Japan, Volume 40, Issue 457 - Volume 41, Issue 480. Look Japan, Limited. 1994.
  4. 1 2 "田原俊彦　横須賀生まれでも「山梨県甲府市出身」と語る理由". News - Post Seven (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  5. ↑ "田原俊彦LIVEに元CHA-CHA木野がバックダンサーとして復活". News - Post Seven (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  6. ↑ "【オリコン】トシちゃん、18年8ヶ月ぶりTOP30返り咲き". 2012-06-26.
  7. ↑ "【オリコン】田原俊彦、20年ぶりアルバムTOP30返り咲き". Oricon. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  8. ↑ Scoopie News (2014-08-25). "田原俊彦が『ライオンのごきげんよう』で、ジャニー喜多川氏に言及して反響" (in Japanese). Excite Japan. Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  9. ↑ "元CHA-CHA木野正人　ジャニーズ合宿所での田原俊彦の思い出". News - Post Seven (in Japanese). Shogakukan Inc. 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  10. ↑ http://tanokin.main.jp/tanokin_movie01.html
  11. ↑ Zahlten, Alexander (2017-09-15). The End of Japanese Cinema: Industrial Genres, National Times, and Media Ecologies. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822372462.
  12. ↑ http://tanokin.main.jp/tanokin_movie04.html
  13. ↑ http://www.ihkmusic.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=VE11901&txtParam=0&txtCat=%BC@%B1%A1%A4%F9
  14. ↑ Ameba News (2009-10-25). "田原俊彦と近藤真彦の歌が奇跡のシンクロ" (in Japanese). Excite News. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
    Ameba News (2009-10-25). "田原俊彦と近藤真彦の歌が奇跡のシンクロ" (in Japanese). Livedoor News. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  15. ↑ "Profile". Toshihiko Tahara official web site (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-04-27.
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