Tatsuya Ishii (石井竜也, Ishii Tatsuya), also known as Tatuya Ishii (born September 22, 1959) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, artist, and industrial designer from Ibaraki Prefecture.
Tatsuya Ishii | |
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| Also known as | Carl Smoky Ishii |
| Born | September 22, 1959 |
| Origin | Ibaraki, Japan |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, artist, industrial designer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Japan |
| Formerly of | Kome Kome Club |
| Website | t-stone |
| Tatsuya Ishii | |
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| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2021 - |
| Subscribers | 6.51k[1] |
| Total views | 456,975 thousand times[1] |
Last updated: January 15, 2024 | |
Biography
editIn 1985, he debuted as vocalist in the band Kome Kome CLUB (米米CLUB, Kome Kome CLUB). In 1992, their single "Kimi ga Iru Dake de" (君がいるだけで, Kimi ga Iru Dake de) won the Japanese record first prize. After Kome Kome Club's breakup in 1997, he began a solo career. His first solo single was released in 1997. To date, he has released 20 singles and 12 albums in his solo career. He has written and produced numerous songs for special events in Japan.
In addition to his musical career, Ishii has executed a number of different projects, including acting as the spatial coordinator for HEP Five, coordination producer for the "Suzuka 8-Hour Endurance Races", the producer of "The Forest Fairy's Ball" for Expo 2005, and recently the producer of "Ground Angel in Hiroshima", an event commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. He has held private art exhibitions such as "Daydream Art Gallery" in 1997, and in 1999, "Expo Ishii 1999 Show Ten". Ishii also acts as a radio personality for FM Yokohama on his weekly radio show Yokohami. As an industrial designer, he has managed many designs for items like PCs and accessories, tableware, furniture, and often produces the costumes and stages for his concerts. He is also a writer, and has written numerous books. He had a monthly magazine publication that ran for two years called Monthly Ishii Wideshow (月刊石井 WIDESHOW, Gekkan Ishii WIDESHOW).
Alongside his many artistic talents, Ishii has also produced two films, ACRI ~The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius (1996) and Kappa (1994). In addition to producing ACRI, Ishii teamed up with artists Char and Ariga Nobuo to produce a soundtrack for the movie, under the band name ACRI.
Ishii's song "River" also was used as the second ending to the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Seed.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [2] | ||
| H |
|
22 |
| Deep |
|
10 |
| Guy |
|
20 |
| Roman (浪漫) |
|
20 |
| Theater |
|
22 |
| Nipops |
|
34 |
Hane (羽)
|
|
51 |
| Nylon King |
|
39 |
| Sketch |
|
50 |
| Hidokei (日時計) |
|
51 |
| Pendulum |
|
44 |
| Chandelier |
|
45 |
| Moon & Earth |
|
31 |
| Love |
|
23 |
| White Canvas |
|
26 |
| Shine |
|
28 |
| Stone |
|
23 |
| Black Diamond |
|
23 |
| Diamond Memories |
|
35 |
| Love Diamonds |
|
45 |
| Touchable |
|
28 |
| Lost Message |
|
31 |
| Deeper |
|
36 |
| Lost Message: Chaos |
|
26 |
EPS
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [2] | ||
| Dance Nylon |
|
39 |
| Heart Voices |
|
31 |
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [2] | ||
| Ishi: Best of Best (石 〜Best of Best〜) |
|
18 |
| Ishi Ni: Best of Best (石弐 〜Best of Best〜) |
|
34 |
Singles
edit| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[2] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "White Moon in the Blue Sky" | 12 | Sony Music |
| 1998 | "Rhythm/Kaerou: You Are My Place" (リズム/帰ろう 〜you are my place〜) | 32 | |
| "Anshin Shiroyo" (安心しろよ) | 37 | ||
| "Hana Matsuri" (花まつり) | 35 | ||
| "Hi Tension Love" | 28 | ||
| 1999 | "Ashita ni Tsuzuku Michi" (朝日につづく道) | 36 | |
| 2000 | "Golden Fish & Silver Fox" | 40 | |
| 2001 | "Tōku e" (遠くへ…) | 14 | |
| 2002 | "Anata ni" (あなたに) | 20 | |
| "Koukai" (コ・ウ・カ・イ) | 22 | ||
| "Kimi wo Tsurete" (君をつれて) | 30 | ||
| 2003 | "Yume no Mayoi Michi de/Silhouette Romance" (夢の迷い道で/シルエット・ロマンス) | 36 | |
| "River/Mizuiro no Ame" (RIVER/みずいろの雨) | 40 | ||
| "River: Gundam Seed Edition" | 22 | ||
| "Ground Angel" | 62 | ||
| 2004 | "Mirai: Mada Minu Jidai yo" (未来〜まだ見ぬ時代よ〜) | 52 | |
| "Kimi wa Rambadanbamba" (君はランバダンバンバ) | |||
| 2005 | "Kokoro no Kotoba" (心の言葉) | ||
| "Ai no Chikara" (愛の力) | 75 | ||
| "Ground Angel in Hiroshima" | 101 | ||
| 2007 | "Kimi ni Modorou/Kumo" (君に戻ろう/雲) | 30 | |
| 2008 | "Tabi no Tochuu de" (旅の途中で) | 46 | |
| "Aira no Daichi" (AIRAの大地) | 43 | ||
| 2009 | "Dance in Love" | 33 | |
| 2010 | "Ocean Drive" (featuring K) | 37 | |
| "The Wave of Love" (featuring ANRI) | 44 | ||
| "Walking" (featuring Peabo Bryson) | 38 | ||
| 2011 | "Hana Hitohira" (はなひとひら) | 46 | |
| "Where Is Heaven" | 52 | ||
| 2015 | "Tobe-Jump-Show" (飛〜JUMP〜翔) | 44 |
Collaboration singles
edit| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[2] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Kaze no Komori Uta: Ashita no Kimi e" (愛のWAVE)
|
1 | Toshiba Emi |
| 2002 | "Moon Dancer"
|
49 | Sony Records |
| 2006 | "Kamen"
|
3 | Rhythm Zone |
| 2008 | "Mahou no Kagami: The Dream Goes On" (魔法の鍵〜The Dream Goes On)
|
13 | Walt Disney |
| 2012 | "Kaze no Komori Uta: Ashita no Kimi e" (風の子守歌 〜あしたの君へ〜)
|
54 | Avex Io |
| 2014 | "Wakaretemo Suki na Hito" (別れても好きな人)
|
8 | Sony Music Records |
| 2024 | Marine Blue Memories
|
[3] | Sony Music Records |
Videography
editVideo albums
edit| No. | Release | Title | Serial No.+Formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 20 June 1998 | Drag-On Films: The Legend of Dragon Slayers | SRVM-5632 |
| 2nd | 8 September 1999 | Trans Films | SRVM-5666 |
| 3rd | 21 January 2000 | The Circus Films Circus Shonen Dan Natsu no Yo no Yume | SRVM-5675 |
| 4th | 1 April 2000 | Space Hawaiian Films | SRVM-5687 |
| 5th | 18 October 2000 | Dragasian Films | SRVM-5708（VHS） SRBL-1093（DVD） |
| 6th | 4 December 2002 | A.N: Complete "Art Nude" DVD Box | SRBL-1155/8 |
| 7th | 5 March 2003 | Zero Cube: Complete "Zero City" DVD Box | SRBL-1173/4 |
| 8th | 26 March 2003 | Art Nude 1998 | SRBL-1176 |
| 9th | Art Nude 1999 | SRBL-1177 | |
| 10th | Art Nude 2000 | SRBL-1178 | |
| 11th | Art Nude 2002 | SRBL-1179 | |
| 12th | Zero City: HAL | SRBL-1180 | |
| 13th | Zero City: AQI | SRBL-1181 | |
| 14th | 24 July 2003 | Nylon Club | SRBL-1191 |
| 15th | 7 December 2005 | 2005 Two Tone Tour | SRBL-1270/1 |
| 16th | 8 February 2006 | Nylon Club Super Deluxe | SRBL-1273 |
| 17th | 26 April 2006 | Cocorock Forest Concert: Tōmei Mori no Yōsei | SRBL-1280 |
| 18th | 31 May 2006 | Ishyst | SRBL-1281 |
| 19th | 28 June 2006 | Sketch: Book of Ground Angel | SRBL-1283 |
| 20th | 27 July 2006 | Dance Nylon: Nylon Long Live de Aimaseu | SRBL-1285 |
| 21st | 30 May 2007 | Tatuya Ishii Symphony Dreams | SRBL-1321/3 |
| 22nd | 2 July 2008 | Pendulum | SRBL-1344 |
| 23rd | 26 November 2008 | TMusic Tree Live: Tsukihi no tō | SRBL-1384 |
| 24th | 26 August 2009 | Chandelier Scandal | SRBL-1397/8 |
| 25th | 22 December 2010 | Rin'ne shūgetsu in Yakushiji | SRBL-1449 |
| 26th | 19 October 2011 | Ingot | SRBL-1477/82 |
| 27th | 21 December 2011 | Moonlight Orchestra | SRBL-1511 |
| 28th | 27 March 2013 | Moonlight Dance Party | SRBL-1569 |
| 29th | 26 March 2014 | White Moonlight | SRBL-1610/2 SRBL-1613 |
| 30th | 25 March 2015 | Pegasus | SRBL-1652/3 |
| 31st | 3 February 2016 | Arrows Head | SRBL-1690/3 |
| 32nd | 22 February 2017 | Black Diamond Reflection | SRBL-1738 |
| 33rd | 28 November 2018 | Tatuya Ishii Concert Tour 2018: Jin | SRXL-190 |
| 34th | 11 March 2020 | Oh! Ishii Live | SRXL-231/2 SRBL-1890 |
Music videoclips
edit| No. | Release | Title | Serial No.+Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 20 February 1999 | Troublemaker | SRVM-5642 |
| 2nd | 19 April 2000 | Pregasia | SRVM-5692（VHS） SRBL-1050（DVD） |
Documentaries
edit| No. | Release | Title | Serial No.+Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 21 February 2001 | Dragon Spirit Vol.1 | SRVM-5721（VHS） SRBL-1119（DVD） |
| 2nd | 25 April 2001 | Dragon Spirit Vol.2 | SRVM-5724（VHS） SRBL-1122（DVD） |
| 3rd | 4 July 2001 | Dragon Spirit Vol.3 | SRVM-5729（VHS） SRBL-1125（DVD） |
Directed movies
edit| No. | Release | Title | Serial No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 December 2007 | Kappa | PCBP51613 |
| 2nd | ACRI | PCBP51614 |
Filmography
editTelevision cameo
editTatsuya Ishii guest starred in the Canadian science fiction TV series Sanctuary; he briefly appears as the head of the Tokyo Sanctuary at the beginning of the Season 2 finale "Kali", which aired on SyFy on January 15, 2010. His character, Onryuji, head of the Tokyo Sanctuary, returned in two subsequent episodes, in Seasons 3 and 4.
References
editExternal links
edit- (in Japanese) Tatsuya Ishii's official website
- (in Japanese) Tatsuya Ishii's Sony Music Japan website
- (in Japanese) Kome Kome Club official website (Sony Music Corporation)