Kōji Tamaki

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Kōji Tamaki (玉置 浩二, Tamaki Kōji, born September 13, 1958) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor. He has been well known as frontman of the rock band Anzen Chitai that debuted in 1982 and enjoyed a successful career, particularly during the 1980s. In the 1990s, he also began his career as a solo artist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese vocalists.

Kōji Tamaki
玉置 浩二
Born (1958-09-13) September 13, 1958 (age 66)
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
GenresPop rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, actor, lyricist
InstrumentsVocal, guitar
Years active1973–2008, 2009–present
LabelsSony Music Entertainment Japan, Kitty Records, BMG Japan, Universal Music Japan
Websitesaltmoderate.com
Koji Tamaki
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
Subscribers206k[1]
Total views86,586,469 million times[1]

Last updated: January 15, 2024

In 2014, he was ranked first by a panel of 200 experts for the best ever singing voice in Japan.[2] Moreover, in 2021 Koji was voted as the greatest active male Japanese singer, with 190 experts agreeing that he is a "living national treasure of music" and that he portrays an "unparalleled mass of expressiveness and emotion which only seems to get better with age".[3]

Biography

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As a vocalist and a songwriter of the band, Tamaki spawned multiple successful compositions which were mostly co-written by lyricists including Gorō Matsui and Yōsui Inoue, by the time that the group suspended their career in 1993.

In 1987, Tamaki released the first solo single "All I Do", and continued his solo career after Anzen Chitai went into hiatus (1993–2001, 2004–2009). Throughout his solo career, he has released 23 singles and over a dozen studio albums. His song "Den-En" released as a single in 1996 became a massive hit, which reached the number-two on the Japanese Oricon charts and sold in excess of 900,000 copies.

Tamaki has also been known as an actor who has appeared in seven feature films and numerous television dramas. He has started acting career for the first time on "Prussian Blue no Shozo", the 1986 motion picture he starred.

Anzen Chitai returned from a recess and released their new single "Aoi Bara/Wine Red no Kokoro (2010 version)" on March 3, 2010.

On his 2012 album Offer Music Box, Tamaki — who composed the original song — covered Yuki Saito's song "Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa", which was used as the first theme song for the anime television series Maison Ikkoku.[4]

Discography

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Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Album Label Chart positions
JPN
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1987 All I Do Kitty Records 2
1993 Akogare (あこがれ) 4
Karinto Kouba no Entotsu no Ue ni (カリント工場の煙突の上に) Sony Music Entertainment Japan 17
1994 Love Song Blue 18
1996 Cafe Japan 4
1997 Junk Land 9
1998 Grand Love 12
1999 Winered no Kokoro (ワインレッドの心, Wainreddo no Kokoro) BMG Funhouse 11
2000 Nisemono 19
2001 Spade (スペード, Supēdo) 19
2005 Kyou to Iu Kono Hi wo Ikiteikou (今日というこの日を生きていこう) Sony Music Entertainment Japan 26
2006 Present 25
2007 Wakusei (惑星) 30
2014.3.19 Gold 30

Cover albums

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Year Album Label Chart positions
JPN
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1999 Wine Red no Kokoro Funhouse 11
2012 Offer Music Box Space Shower Music 31
2014.11.19 Great Stars (群像の星) Space Shower Music 31
2020 Chocolate Cosmo Nippon Columbia 21

Live albums

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Year Album Label Chart positions
JPN
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1995 T Sony Music Entertainment Japan 49
2005 Live!!; "Kyou to Iu Kono Hi wo Ikiteikou" (LIVE!! 『今日というこの日を生きていこう』) 64
2006 "Hassan Da-!!"; '06 Present Tour Live ('06 PRESENT TOUR LIVE "発散だー!!") 60
2008 Koji Tamaki '07; "Wakusei" Tour Live (☆惑星☆TOUR LIVE) 154
2015.12.16 Live Concert Tour 2015 (玉置浩二LIVE旭川市公会堂) Space Shower Music 73
2024.2.21 Tamaki Kōji Concert Tour 2022 (玉置浩二 Concert Tour 2022 故郷楽団 35th ANNIVERSARY ~星路(みち)~ in 仙台) TBA

Compilation albums

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Year Album Label Chart positions
JPN
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1994 Anzen Chitai/Tamaki Kouji Best Kitty -
1995 Tamaki Koji Best Songs For You -
1997 Early Times: Koji Tamaki in Kitty Records Kitty Enterprise -
1998 Denen Koji Tamaki Best Sony 19
2003 Best Harvest BMG Japan 65
Golden Best Tamaki Kōji Early Times Price Universal Music Japan -
2011 GOLDEN☆BEST Tamaki Kouji 1993-2007 Sony Music Direct 229
2017 All Time Best 11
2022 The Best Album 35th Anniversary: Melody Nippon Columbia 12

Singles

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Year Album Chart positions
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Label
1987 "All I Do" 10 Kitty Records
1989 "Ki Tsu I" (キ・ツ・イ) 7
"Hyouten" (氷点) 12
"I'm Dandy" 10
"Ikanaide" (行かないで) 16
1993 "Call" (コール) 22
"Genki na Machi" (元気な町) 41 Sony
1994 "Love Song" 35
1995 "Star" 90
1996 "Melody" (メロディー) 49
"Den-En" (田園) 2
1997 "Mr. Lonely" 14
1998 "Rookie" 49 Funhouse
"Happy Birthday" 69
1999 "Nijiiro Datta" (虹色だった) 26
2000 "aibo" 54
2001 "Kono Rhyzhm de" (このリズムで) 96
2004 "Shiawase no Lamp" (しあわせのランプ) 83 Sony
2005 "Aisaretai Dakesa" (愛されたいだけさ) 35
"Itsumo Dokoka de" (いつもどこかで) 48
"Present" (今日というこの日を生きていこう) 13
2006 "Lion" 60
2007 "Wakusei" (惑星) 67
2013 "Junjou" (純情) 62 Saltmoderate
"Search Light" (サーチライト) 32
2022 "Michi" (星路 (みち)) 23 Nippon Columbia
"Beautiful World" 26

Videography

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No. Release Title
Kitty Records
1st 1987.11.01 "All I Do" Filmed in U.K
Sony Records
2nd 1995.11.01 Saikou Desho?!
3rd 1997.03.21 Shall I Make it For You? Cafe Japan Tour
BMG Funhouse
4th 1998.03.21 We can Believe in our "Junk Land"
5th 1999.02.24 "Grand Love" a Life in Music
6th 2001.07.25 Kono Rhythm De
Sony Records
7th 2005.11.02 "Kyou to iu Kono Hi wo Ikiteikou" Live in Zepp Tokyo
8th 2006.12.05 '06 Present Tour Live
9th 2008.03.26 Koji Tamaki'07 Wakusei Tour Live
10th 2014.04.02 Koji Tamaki Music Videos 1996-2013
11th 2015.06.10 Gold Tour 2014
12th 2021.08.18 Chocolate cosmos: Koi no Omoide, Setsunai Koigokoro
13th 2021.12.08 Billboard classics Premium Symphonic Concert 2021 The Eurasian Renaissance
14th 2023.08.02 Tamaki Kōji 35th Anniversary Concert 35th Special Collections“Arcadia”&“Michi”

Filmography

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Television

References

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  1. ^ a b "About 【公式】玉置浩二 Koji Tamaki SALTMODERATE". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Japan's 10 best singing voices as chosen by people in the industry". Sora News. July 13, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "The 50 best active singers who are really good at singing selected by vocalists [Tell me the true ranking]". Televi Tokyo. April 4, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "OFFER MUSIC BOX 玉置浩二のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" ["Offer Music Box" Kōji Tamaki Profile from the Oricon Entertainer Encyclopedia Oricon Style] (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e "List of the Oricon Top 100 Charting Albums by Koji Tamaki". Yamachan Land (Japan's charts archives) – Albums Chart Daijiten. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
  6. ^ "秀吉の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "第9話 古畑任三郎「雲の中の死」記". The Television. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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