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Kenshi Yonezu

Japanese singer-songwriter

Kenshi Yonezu (米津 玄師, Yonezu Kenshi) is a Japanese male musician. He began his music career in Vocaloid as Hachi (stylized as HACHI), and grows up to one of the most successful singer-writer in Japan.[1]

Kenshi Yonezu
米津玄師
Also known asHachi (ハチ)
Born (1991-03-10) March 10, 1991 (age 33)
Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Years active2009 (2009)–present
Labels
  • Balloom Records
  • Universal Sigma Records
  • Sony Music Japan

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Album
2012 diorama
2014 YANKEE
2015 Bremen (ブレーメン)
2017 BOOTLEG
2020 STRAY SHEEP

Vocaloid albums

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Year Album
2010 Bouquet and Burial at Sea (花束と水葬, Hanataba to Suisō)
2010 Official Orange

Singles

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Year Single
2013 Santa Maria (サンタマリア)
2013 MAD HEAD LOVE/Poppin' Apathy (MAD HEAD LOVE/ポッピンアパシー, MAD HEAD LOVE/Poppin Apashi)
2015 Flowerwall (フラワーウォール, Furawa Woru)
2015 Unbelievers (アンビリーバーズ, Ambiribazu)
2016 LOSER/Number Nine (LOSER/ナンバーナイン, LOSER/Namba Nain)
2017 orion
2017 Peace Sign (ピースサイン, Pisusain)
2018 Lemon
2018 Flamingo/TEENAGE RIOT (フラミンゴ/ティーンエイジ・ライオット, Furamingo/Tin-eiji Raiotto)
2019 Horse and Deer (馬と鹿, Uma to Shika)
2021 Pale Blue
2022 M Eighty Seven (M八七, M Hachijū Nana)
2022 KICK BACK
2023 Spinning Globe (地球儀, Chikyūgi)

As Composer, Lyricist, and Producer

Year Single
2017 Uchiage Hanabi (打上花火) - DAOKO × Kenshi Yonezu
2018 Paprika (パプリカ, Papurika) - Foorin
2019 Finding Fault (まちがいさがし, Machigai Sagashi) - Masaki Suda
2020 Paprika (English ver.) - Foorin team E
2020 Kite (カイト, Kaito) - Arashi

As featured artist

Year Single
2016 NANIMONO - (Yasutaka Nakata featuring Kenshi Yonezu)
2017 Uchiage Hanabi (打上花火) - (DAOKO × Kenshi Yonezu)

Awards

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Year Ceremony Award work Result Ref.
2015 57th Japan Record Awards Excellent Album Award Bremen Won [2]
2017 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Best Opening "Peace Sign"
(from anime My Hero Academia Season 2) 		Won [3]
2018 Japan Record Awards Special Award Won [4]
Album of the Year Bootleg Won
Billboard Japan Music Awards Artist of the year Won [5]
Space Shower Music Awards Song of the Year Uchiage Hanabi Won [6]
10th CD Shop Awards Grand Prize Bootleg Won [7]
MTV VMAJ Best Video of the Year Lemon Won [8]
2019 Space Shower Music Awards Song of the Year Won [9]
Japan Record Awards Special Award Won [10]
2020 The 34th Japan Gold Disc Award Special Awards Won [11]
62nd Japan Record Awards Special Award Won [12]
Billboard Japan Music Awards Top album of the Year Stray Sheep Won [13]

References

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  1. ↑ [1], Singer Kenshi Yonezu Dominated J-Pop in 2019.
  2. ↑ "57th Japan Record Awards nominations" (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ Trumbore, Dave (February 26, 2018). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards winners revealed: Who took home the Big Prize?". Collider. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ "60th Japan Record Awards winners and nominees announced". SBS PopAsia. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Japan announce top 20 artists of 2018". SBS PopAsia. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  6. ↑ "WINNERS SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2018" (in Japanese). Space Shower Networks. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ 第10回CDショップ大賞2018 米津玄師が大賞を獲得 [10th CD Shop Awards 2018, Kenshi Yonezu wins the Grand Prize] (in Japanese). Lawson HMV Entertainment. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ "＜MTV VMAJ 2018＞最優秀ビデオ賞は米津玄師「Lemon」。ライブイベントで受賞者ら豪華競演". BARKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  9. ↑ "WINNERS". SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2019 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  10. ↑ "『第61回輝く！日本レコード大賞』各賞受賞者＆曲が決定".
  11. ↑ "The 34th Japan Gold Disc Award".
  12. ↑ "62nd Japan Record Awards".
  13. ↑ "YOASOBI Tops Billboard Japan's 2020 Year-End Charts With Song Not Released on CD". Billboard.
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