(born October 14, 1950 in

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) is a

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musician and performer, most known for his contributions to the soundtracks of the ''

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'' anime series. He was born as Cheui Gwongsing (徐光星; Mandarin: ''Xu Guangxing''; Japanese: ''Jo Kōsei''). He also contributed his voice to the English-language song ''Que Sera Sera'' in the

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videogame

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and performed the Japanese translation of Secret Agent Man. He is also performing for the opening theme 『下弦の月』 (''Kagen no tsuki'', waning moon) of the anime series

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. Throughout his career he has been known as , , and . He is also known in English as "Charlie Corsey".

External links

Official Site @ charlie-kosei.com
(In Japanese) 1950 births Living people Japanese jazz musicians Japanese people of American descent Japanese people of Chinese descent Lupin the Third Musicians from Kobe Anime musicians {{Japan-musician-stub