Shunsuke Kiyokiba (清木場 俊介, Kiyokiba Shunsuke) (born January 11, 1980, in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese pop singer who debuted in 2001 with the then six-member vocal and dance group, Exile, as their vocalist under the name, Shun. In 2004, he participated in the tribute album for Yutaka Ozaki (尾崎豊) under his full name Shunsuke Kiyokiba as a solo artist. On January 19, 2005, his solo debut single "Itsuka..." (いつか…) was released. After four-and-a-half years with Exile, in March 2006, Kiyokiba announced his withdrawal from the group to focus on his solo career as a rock artist.
Shunsuke Kiyokiba 清木場 俊介 | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1980 Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | kiyokiba |
In July 2011, he recorded the duet "I Believe" with South Korean singer Shin Hye-sung of Shinhwa.[1]
Biography
editBackground
editAccording to his official website, Kiyokiba has played in a band since he was in middle school. Even after the band broke up when he was 18, he still played the guitar in the tunnels in his hometown, alongside others who shared the same interest. By the age of 20, he has worked in the construction business, and has managed a team of teen workers in the field. Then, he participated in a vocal audition organized by a local television station and won. Later, he was signed by the record company, and was brought to Tokyo as one of EXILE's vocalists.
Music career highlights
edit- September 27, 2001 – debuted as EXILE's vocalist, SHUN
- March 24, 2004 – took part in Yutaka Ozaki's tribute album, officially beginning his solo career as Shunsuke Kiyokiba
- January 19, 2005 – released solo debut single "Itsuka...".
- October 19, 2005 – released solo debut album under solo name "Kiyokiba Shunsuke".
- March 27, 2006 – announced withdrawal from EXILE, effective March 29, 2006
- October 21 – December 11, 2006 – performed first nationwide solo live tour
- March 28, 2007 – released nationwide live tour DVD
- September 17, 2008 – announced leave from LDH and Avex Record Label
- January 11, 2009 – announced on his birthday and last Tour day of Rock&SoulII that he's now signed with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- March 18, 2009 – released his last album "SONGS 2005–2008" with Avex Rhythm Zone.
- July 8, 2009 – released first album "Rockin' the Door" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- September 2, 2009 – released first single "JET" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- September 30, 2009 – released second album "FLYING JET" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- May 5, 2010 – released his live DVD: "Otoko Matsuri 2009 Uijin −2009.11.20 Akasaka Blitz-"
- September 29, 2010 – released second single "Mahou no Kotoba" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- October 27, 2010 – released third single "Yale" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records. And he released his mini album in rental edition "Ballad Selection"
- November 24, 2010 – release third album "ROCK & SOUL" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- May 25, 2011 – released his live video "Documentary Music Video Ube Sanbusaku Kanzen Ban"
- June 29, 2011 – released live album "ROCK & SOUL 2010–2011 LIVE"
- July 27, 2011 – released his live video "Nippon Budokan −2011.4.24 ROCK & SOUL 2010–2011 TOUR FINAL-"
- November 23, 2011 – released first cover single "Sakura Iro Mau koro / Melody" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- December 7, 2011 – released his fourth album "LOVE SONGS ~BALLAD SELECTION~". Also released his 2nd live album "ROLLING MY WAY −2011.9.30 at Zepp Sendai-" under Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- August 29, 2012 – released fourth single "Fighting Man" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- November 28, 2012 – released fifth single "again" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- February 6, 2013 – released fifth album "FIGHTING MEN" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- November 2, 2013 – released his limited edition single "Honey"
- December 17, 2013 – released his live album DVD "ROCK&SOUL 2013 "FIGHTING MEN" TOUR FINAL 2013.7.13 at Osakajo Hall.
- May 21, 2014 – released sixth single "Shiawase na Hibi wo Kimi to" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- July 23, 2014 – released seventh single "Rock Star" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- September 10, 2014 – released sixth album "MY SOUNDS" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- June 24, 2015 – released eighth single "Kiseki" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- August 19, 2015 – released ninth single "Kagerou" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- February 8, 2017 – released tenth single "Tomo e" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
- March 29, 2017 – released seventh album "REBORN" with Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.
Other highlights
edit- May 14 – June 19, 2004, and September 17 – December 5, 2005 – held two solo exhibitions of poetry, calligraphy, and photography, in Fukuoka, Osaka, Tokyo, and Sapporo, drawing 32000 attendees.[2]
- February 10, 2007 – debuted as an actor in the motion picture, Tengoku wa mattekureru (天国は待ってくれる), alongside Yoshihiko Inohara (井ノ原快彦) from V6 and Aya Okamoto (岡本綾). It has reached No. 9 on Japan's box-office ranking during its first week of release.[3]
Special terminologies
editEno hundert elf
editIn spring 2007, Kiyokiba has begun his new brand of clothing line under this name, which came from the number "111" in German. This number is linked to his birthday, January 11, which can sometimes be abbreviated as "0111" or "111".
Kiyokibasstars
editOn April 26, 2006, Kiyokiba launched KIYOKIBASSTARS, his official bass fishing website, promoting his hobby of topwater style fishing. There are four official members in his Kiyokibasstars fishing group. His fishing trips to Lake El Salto in Mexico and Lake Castaic in California have been filmed and officially released into DVDs.
Utaiya
editKiyokiba often referred to himself as "utaiya" (唄い屋). It is a label found on the back of his CDs and in video footage of his DVDs. In February 2007, the website UTAIYA.COM was launched, which stated:
UTAIYA is the persons who sing a song with all our heart and soul.[4]
It is a website which promotes the new artists, Raine Kawane (川根来音) and Shouta Nishihiro (西広しょうた).
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title (Japanese) | Title (Romanized) | Release date | Sales | Catalog No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | いつか… | Itsuka... | January 19, 2005 | CD+DVD: RZCD-45170/B CD: RZCD-45171 | |
| 2 | さよなら愛しい人よ… | Sayonara itoshii hito yo... | August 3, 2005 | CD+DVD: RZCD-45261/B, 45262/B CD: RZCD-45263/45264 | |
| 3 | 人間じゃろうが！／さよならの唄…。 | Ningen jarou ga!/Sayonara no uta.... | March 29, 2006 | CD+DVD: RZCD-45383/B CD: RZCD-45384 | |
| 4 | believe／僕の毎日 | believe/Boku no mainichi | August 2, 2006 | CD+DVD: RZCD-45420/B CD: RZCD-45421 | |
| 5 | 天国は待ってくれる | Tengoku wa mattekureru | February 7, 2007 | CD+DVD: RZCD-45513/B CD: RZCD-45514 | |
| 6 | 五日間……バックレよう | Itsukakan......Bakkure you | July 18, 2007 | CD: RZCD-45602 | |
| 7 | 最後の夜 | Saigo no Yoru | July 18, 2007 | CD: RZCD-45603 | |
| 8 | – | SAKURA | December 12, 2007 | CD+DVD: RZCD-45792/B CD: RZCD-45793 | |
| 9 | 愛のかたち | Ai no Katachi | February 6, 2008 | CD+DVD: RZCD-45816/B CD: RZCD-45817 | |
| 10 | 今。 | Ima. | April 23, 2008 | CD+DVD: RZCD-45900/B CD: RZCD-45901 | |
| 11 | – | JET | September 2, 2009 | Limited Ed CD: VICL36531 Regular Ed CD: VICL36532 | |
| 12 | 魔法の言葉 | Mahou No Kotoba | September 29, 2010 | CD: VICL36609 | |
| 13 | エール | Yell | October 27, 2010 | CD: VICL36617 | |
| 14 | 桜色舞うころ／メロディー | Sakura Iro Mau koro / Melody | November 23, 2011 | CD: VICL36673 | |
| 15 | – | Fighting Man | August 29, 2012 | Limited Ed CD: VICL36173 Regular Ed CD: VICL36174 | |
| 16 | – | again | November 28, 2012 | Limited Ed CD: VICL36742 Regular Ed CD: VICL36743 | |
| 17 | 幸せな日々を君と | Shiawase na Hibi wo Kimi to | May 21, 2014 | CD: VICL36908 | |
| 18 | ROCK★STAR | Rock Star | July 23, 2014 | CD: VICL36941 | |
| 19 | 軌跡 | Kiseki | June 24, 2015 | CD: VICL37058 | |
| 20 | 蜉蝣 ～カゲロウ | Kagerou: Kagerou | August 19, 2015 | CD: VICL37099 | |
| 21 | 友へ | Tomo e | February 8, 2017 | 9,216 | CD:VICL37244 |
Albums
edit| Title (Japanese) | Title (Romanized) | Release date | Sales | Catalog No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 清木場俊介 | Kiyokiba Shunsuke | October 19, 2005 | CD+DVD: RZCD-45285/B CD: RZCD-45286 | |
| 1 (live) | 清木場俊介 LIVE "祭" | Kiyokiba Shunsuke LIVE "matsuri" | December 20, 2006 | CD: RZCD-45494 | |
| 2 | – | IMAGE | September 5, 2007 | CD+DVD: RZCD-45648/B CD: RZCD-45649 | |
| 2 (live) | 清木場祭2007 | Kiyokibamatsuri2007 | April 23, 2008 | CD: RZCD-45898 | |
| 3 | 清木場俊介SONGS 2005–2008 | Kiyokiba Shunsuke SONGS 2005–2008 | March 18, 2009 | CD+DVD: RZCD46161/B CD: RZCD46162 | |
| 4 | – | Rockin' the Door | July 8, 2009 | CD+DVD: VIZL335 CD: VICL63342 | |
| 5 | – | FLYING JET | September 30, 2009 | CD+DVD: VIZL350 CD: VICL63390 | |
| 6 | – | ROCK & SOUL | November 24, 2010 | CD+DVD: VIZL369 CD: VICL63696 | |
| 3 (live) | – | ROCK & SOUL 2010–2011 LIVE | June 29, 2011 | CD: VICL63750 | |
| 7 | LOVE SONGS 〜BALLAD SELECTION〜 | LOVE SONGS: BALLAD SELECTION | December 7, 2011 | CD+DVD: VIZL446 CD: VICL63808 | |
| 4 (live) | ROLLING MY WAY −September 30, 2011, at Zepp Sendai- | ROLLING MY WAY -September 9, 2011, at Zepp Sendai- | December 7, 2011 | CD: VICL63835 | |
| 8 | – | FIGHTING MEN | February 6, 2013 | CD+DVD: VIZL515 CD: VICL63988 | |
| 5 (live) | ROCK&SOUL 2013 "FIGHTING MEN" TOUR FINAL 2013.7.13 at大阪城ホール | ROCK&SOUL 2013 "FIGHTING MEN" TOUR FINAL 2013.7.13 at Osaka-Jo Hall | December 17, 2013 | CD: NCS876 | |
| 9 | 唄い屋・BEST Vol.1 | Utaiya Best Vol.1 | March 5, 2014 | CD+DVD: VIZL599 CD: VICL64078 | |
| 10 | – | MY SOUNDS | September 10, 2014 | CD+DVD VIZL706 CD: VICL64202 | |
| 11 | – | FACT | September 16, 2015 | CD+DVD VIZL874 CD: VICL64414 | |
| 12 | – | REBORN | March 29, 2017 | 11,690 | CD+DVD VIZL1135 CD: VICL64763 |
DVD
edit| Title (Japanese) | Title (Romanized) | Release date | Catalog No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 清木場俊介 LIVE TOUR 2006 それ行け！ オッサン少年の旅 |
Kiyokiba Shunsuke LIVE TOUR 2006 sore yuke! ossan shonen no tabi |
March 28, 2007 | RZBD-45535/B |
| 2 | 清木場俊介 VIDEO CLIPS |
Kiyokiba Shunsuke VIDEO CLIPS |
February 6, 2008 | RZBD-45815 |
| 3 | 清木場俊介 LIVE TOUR 2007 "まだまだ! オッサン少年の旅" OSSAN BOY'S TOUR BACK AGAIN |
Kiyokiba Shunsuke LIVE TOUR 2007 "Madamada! Ossan Shonen no Tabi" OSSAN BOY'S TOUR BACK AGAIN |
March 5, 2008 | RZBD-45840 |
| 4 | 清木場俊介 Live Tour 2008 Rock & Soul日本武道館 | Kiyokiba Shunsuke LIVE TOUR 2008 Rock & Soul Nippon Budoukan | August 27, 2008 | RZBD-45991 |
| 5 | 清木場俊介 Live Tour 2008–2009 Rock & Soul II | Kiyokiba Shunsuke LIVE TOUR 2008–2009 Rock & Soul II | March 18, 2009 | VIBL578 |
| 6 | −November 29, 2009 赤坂BLITZ- | Otoko Matsuri 2009 Uijin −2009.11.20 Akasaka Blitz- | May 5, 2010 | VIBL-655 |
| 7 | −January 31, 2010 FLYING JET TOUR 2009～2010 TOUR FINAL- | Nippon Budokan −2010.1.31 FLYING JET TOUR 2009–2010 Tour Final- | June 9, 2010 | VIBL-669 |
| * | – | KIYOKIBASSTARS | November 24, 2010 | BMD-0143 |
| 8 | ドキュメンタリー・ミュージックビデオ 宇部三部作 完全版 | Documentary Music Video Ube Sanbusaku Kanzen Ban | June 25, 2011 | VIBL-609 |
| 9 | 日本武道館 -April 24, 2011, ROCK & SOUL 2010–2011 TOUR FINAL- | Nippon Budokan −2011.4.24 ROCK & SOUL 2010–2011 TOUR FINAL- | July 27, 2011 | VIBL-610 |
| 10 | 男祭 2011 | Otoko Matsuri 2011 | March 14, 2012 | VIBL-627 |
| 11 | – | CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2011 LOVE SONGS FOR WOMEN | March 14, 2012 | VIBL-631 |
| * | – | Walkin' with Fate KIYOKIBA SHUNSUKE | * | * |
| 12 | – | CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2012 "WHITE ROCK" | March 27, 2013 | VIBL-672 |
| 13 | ROCK&SOUL 2013 "FIGHTING MEN" TOUR FINAL 2013.7.13 at大阪城ホール | ROCK&SOUL 2013 "FIGHTING MEN" TOUR FINAL 2013.7.13 at Osaka-Jo Hall | December 17, 2013 | NBS-715 |
| 14 | – | 10th Anniversary Acoustic Live "MY SOUNDS" 2014.5.6 at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL | September 10, 2014 | VIBL-717 |
| 15 | ROCK&SOUL 2014 "MY SOUNDS" TOUR FINAL 2014.12.14 at 東京国際フォーラム ホールA | ROCK&SOUL 2014 "MY SOUNDS" TOUR FINAL 2014.12.14 at Tokyo International Forum Hall A | March 18, 2015 | VIBL-745 |
| 16 | 男祭2015 "CRAZY JET" 2015.5.5 at TSUTAYA O-EAST | Otokomatsuri 2015 "Crazy Jet" 2015.5.5 at Tsutaya O-East | September 16, 2015 | VIBL-774 |
| 17 | ROCK&SOUL 2015 "FACT" 2015.12.13 at 東京国際フォーラム ホールA | ROCK&SOUL 2015 "FACT" 2015.12.13 at Tokyo International Forum Hall A | March 16, 2016 | VIBL-802 |
| 18 | – | LIVE HOUSE TOUR「RUSH」 2016.9.24 at YOKOHAMA Bay Hall | February 8, 2017 | VIBL-829 |
| 19 | – | CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2016 「WHITE ROCK III」 | March 29, 2017 | VIBL-839 |
| 20 | – | LIVE HOUSE TOUR 2017 "ONE ROAD" at Zepp DiverCity | March 5, 2018 | VIBL-758 |
| 21 | 男祭2017 "LIVE OR DIE" at KAWASAKI CLUB CITTA | Otoko-matsuri 2017 "Live or Die" at Kawasaki Club Citta | VIBL-756 |
Other releases
edit| Song Title in Japanese (Romanized) |
From single or album | Release date | Catalog No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ふたつの心 (Futatsu no kokoro) |
GREEN ～A TRIBUTE TO YUTAKA OZAKI (various artists) |
March 24, 2004 | CD: SECL-68 |
| 2 | ありがとう (Arigatou) |
real world / ありがとう (EXILE vs Kiyokiba Shunsuke) |
June 30, 2004 | CD: RZCD-45135 |
| 3 | 例えば…ボクが。 (Tatoeba... boku ga.) |
HEART of GOLD 〜STREET FUTURE OPERA BEAT POPS〜 (EXILES) |
September 29, 2004 | CD: RZCD-45144 |
References
edit- ^ Choe, MinJi "Shin Hye Sung Nails Number One Spot on Taiwanese Music Chart" Mnet News. July 29, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2012
- ^ kiyokiba.net, Profile from kiyokiba.net
- ^ goo, 映画興行成績ランキング
- ^ UTAIYA, UTAIYA.COM
External links
edit- kiyokiba.net – Official site (in Japanese)
- KIYOKIBASSTARS – Kiyokiba's official bass fishing site (in Japanese)
- 映画 『天国は待ってくれる』 公式サイト – Tengoku wa mattekureru official site (in Japanese)
- UTAIYA OFFICIAL WEBSITE – Artists under Kiyokiba's Utaiya label (in Japanese)
- ENO HUNDERT ELF – Official site of Kiyokiba's clothing line (in Japanese)
- KiyokibaCh – Official Kiyokiba YouTube channel (in Japanese)
- J!-ENT Special Feature: Kiyokiba Shunsuke – J!-ENT's feature article on Kiyokiba Shunsuke (in English)