Chage

Chage (born 6 January 1958, in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture)[2] is a Japanese musician and radio personality. His real name is Shuji Shibata (柴田 秀之, Shibata Shūji). He dropped out from Japan University of Economics. He changes his name from Chage (チャゲ, from 1979 to 1989), CHAGE (1989 to 2008), and Chage (since 2009).[3] He is also a singer-songwriter, and he is the main vocalist and lyricist-composer of Chage and Aska.

Chage
Birth nameShuji Shibata
Born (1958-01-06) 6 January 1958
Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • singer
  • radio personality
  • photographer
Instruments
Years active1979–
Labels
WebsiteOfficial website

Discography

Singles

As Yuko Ishikawa and Chage
Year Title
1984"Futari no Ai Land / Nagisa no Chikai"

Original singles
Year Title Notes
1998"Tokyo Tower / Undo"
2008"waltz / Boys Life Hanagoyomi"From Naoto Otomo Produce Popular Week Chage Concert on 1 March 2008
2010"Mawase Ōkina Chikyūgi / Muteki no Umi e The Fishes"
2011"Tokyo Moon / Tōkuhe Ikitai"

Limited singles
Year Title Notes Ref.
2012"Go! Go! Go! / Tokyo Moon Futari no Ai Land –Chagettles Cover Version–"
2014"Chage Fan Meeting Tour 2014 –Aoi Handkerchief o...–"Live sound source of "Aishiteru" and "Nagai Tsuitachi"
2015"Tenshi ga kureta Hammer"[4]

Albums

Original albums
Year Title Notes
19982nd
2008Aishiteru
2010&C
2015hurray!Mini album
2016Another Love Song

Best albums
Year Title
1998Chakū Chage Seisen-shū
Chage Best Songs / Prologue

Project albums
Year Title
1999Treasure Box Vol. 1
2009Many Happy Returns

Limited albums
Year Title Link
2011Chage Live Tour 10-11 "Mawase Ōkina Chikyūgi"iTunes Store
2013Chage no Chakai 2012 –Za Ai Tōyoko Hama–iTunes Store

Live albums
Year Title
2016Chage Live Tour 2016 –Mō hitotsu no Love Song–

Videography
Year Title Form Std. Product No. Ref.
1998Chage "Ōini Utau" in BudōkanVHSTOVF-1292
2001Feeling PlaceDVDYCBR-00005
2005missing pagesCGSIR 902102[5]
2009Chage Concert Tour 2008 AishiteruPOBD-22005
2010Chage Document 2009 –Hibi Sunawachikore Sora–CGDVD902101
2011Chage Live Tour 10-11 "Mawase Ōkina Chikyūgi"POBD-22042
2015Chage Live Tour 2014 –equal–POBD-22080
2016Chage Live Tour 2014 –Tenshi ga kureta Hammer–UPBY-5039

Books, photo collections
Year Title Code
1994Tsuki ga Iiwake o shi teruISBN 4-87728-030-8
1997Tsuki ga Iiwake o shi teru: Bunko-banISBN 4-87728-426-5
2009Kasha'! Shashin de Tsuzuru Shiawasena OnpuISBN 978-4-584-13156-5

Limited editions
Fan clubs
Year Title
1996Chage In U.S.A. Well, Well, Well The Video of Chage & Aska Tug of C&A Vol.5
Venues, shops
Year Title Ref.
1999
2012[6]
2013[7]
2014[8]
2015[9]

Filmography
  • Bold' indicates that the programme is still airing

Radio
Year Title Network
1989Super FM Magazine: Chage no Noru SoruTokyo FM
1994Chage no Radi-ō
1998Chage no Treasure Box
2003Konya wa Chage RacchoAir-G'
2007Day Break Friday: Chage no Daybreak TimeJFN
2010Chage no Oto
2011Chage no Big Special: Mayonaka no Ongaku-shitsuTokyo FM

Television
Year Title Network
1998P-StockFuji TV
2008Collab Lab: Yume no Ongaku KōbōWOWOW
2009M LiveTBS
2016Shabekuri DJ Chage no Music Hour!Kayo Pops Channel

Guest
Year Title Network
2015Utage! Haru no Saiten! Ano Dai Hit Kyoku Utai Odoru Utage no 2-jikan SPTBS

Advertisements
Year Title Ref.
1998NEC Kigyō CM
2011Mister Donut "Cool Misted"[10]

References
  1. "UNIVERSAL SIGMAのアーティスト一覧" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  2. "BIOGRAPHY - Chage" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  3. "表記も変わったChageの宝箱的30周年作品『Many Happy Returns". Barks (in Japanese). 9 Apr 2009. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  4. "Chage、新曲「天使がくれたハンマー」配信開始。ミュージックビデオも公開". Baraks (in Japanese). 16 Jul 2015. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  5. "missing pages" (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  6. "Chage New single GO! GO! GO!". Special Site (in Japanese). Rock Dam Artists. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  7. "『Chageの茶会2012～座・藍燈横濱～』Blu-ray 1月23日発売決定！". Chage and Aska Official Site (in Japanese). Rock Dam Artists. 5 Dec 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-06-25. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  8. "Chageリリース情報". Chage and Aska Official Site (in Japanese). Rock Dam Artists. 1 Apr 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  9. "Blu-ray / DVD｜ChageLiveTour2014". Special Site (in Japanese). Rock Dam Artists. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  10. "仲里依紗とChageが熱唱！ミスド新CMに「Chage&リイサ」が登場". Walker plus (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. 7 Jun 2011. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
Official website
Record companies
Blogs
Regular radio programmes
  • [http://Chage%20no%20Oto Official website] (in Japanese)
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