(born June 24, 1953) is Japanese

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income ...

of Korean descent.

Biography

Chinfa Kan was born in

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, Japan as a second-generation

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. He graduated from Shizuoka Prefectural Hamamatsu-Nishi Senior and Junior High Schools. While attending

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, he took up

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writing and participated in the college's short song festivals. Kan made his debut as a lyricist in 1979 with

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' "Shampoo", which was composed, arranged, and produced by

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. He then wrote numerous hit songs with

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. Kan also wrote lyrics for artists such as

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, and

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. In 1984, Kan won the Best Lyrics Award for Mariko Takahashi's "Momoiro Toiki" at the 26th Japan Record Awards. A year later, he won the Grand Prix for Nakamori's " Meu amor é..." Kan also wrote screenplays for the films ''Inamura Jane'' (1990) and ''Tokyo no Kyūjitsu'' (1991).

Works

Lyrics

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* "Kanashimi ga Tomaranai" ;

* "

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" * " Valenti" * " Quincy" * " Merry Chri" ;

* "Kaettekita Tsubame" ;

* "Gizagiza Heart no Komoriuta" * "Kamisama Help!" ;

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* "Club Zipangu" ;

* "Goldfinger '99" * "Ienai yo" * "Kemono wa Hadaka ni Naritagaru" * "Koi wa Shumishumi" * "Mirror Ball Fantasy" ;

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* "Atarashii Sekai" ;

Tomoyo Harada is a Japanese actress, singer, and lyricist, and was a popular idol in the 80's. She was cast in numerous films and TV-series since her beginning in 1982 in the leading role of the original TV series '' Sailorfuku to kikanju''. Her first role i ...

* "Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima" * "Aijō Monogatari" * "Sōshun Monogatari" ;

* "Kanashimi ga Ippai" ;

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* "Tsurugi no Mai" * "Lila no Saku koro Barcelona" ;

Hiromi Iwasaki is a Japanese female singer who debuted in 1975. Her younger sister Yoshimi Iwasaki is also a singer. In 1981 she was awarded the Silver Prize at the Tokyo Music Festival for her song "Koimachigusa". Her representative songs are "" — "Roman ...

* "Suteki na Kimochi" * "Hatachi no Koi" ;

Yoshimi Iwasaki is a Japanese singer and actress. She is notable for singing most of the various theme songs for the anime television series ''Touch'' along with Yumekojo. In 2008, she joined the fantasy band Sound Horizon for the release of their 6th story C ...

* "

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" ;

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* "Mō Aenai ka mo Shirenai" ;

* "Zenbu Dakishimete" * "Ame no Melody" * "Natsu no Ōsama" ;

* "Makka na Onna no Ko" * "Adesugata Namida Musume" * "Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo" * "Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge" * "Koi no Beginner" * "Presentation" * "Flapper" * "Kaze no Falsetto" ;

Masahiko Kondō or Matchy is a Japanese singer, lyricist, actor, racing car manager and former semi-professional racing driver. He was a member of the Tanokin Trio. Kondō is also a semi-professional racing driver and a racing team owner. He founded the racing t ...

* "Aa, Gutto" * "Naite Mirya Ijan" ;

Shizuka Kudo , known by her maiden name , is a Japanese singer, actress and former idol, born in Hamura, Tokyo, Japan. She was a member of Onyanko Club between May 1986 and September 1987 and went on to have a successful solo career with 11 number-one hits. ...

* "Futari ni Sasete" ;

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* "Dakishimetai" * "Chinese Kiss" ; Mie * "Call Girl -Maria at Dawn-" ;

Yoko Minamino , also known as Nanno (ナンノ), is a Japanese actress and singer. She graduated from Horikoshi High School. She played Saki Asamiya in the second season of the live action ''Sukeban Deka'' TV series replacing fellow idol star Yuki Saitō. She ...

* "Hazukashi Sugite" * "Approach" * "Namida wa Doko e Itta no" * ''Snowflakes'' ;

Hiroko Moriguchi (born June 13, 1968 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan), better known by her stage name is a female Japanese singer and tarento. Moriguchi is affiliated with the talent agency NoReason Inc., where she also serves as Second Production Departme ...

* "Sumire no Kimochi (Try Me Again)" ;

* "

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" * "Namida no Katachi no Earring" * "October Storm" * "Dramatic Airport (Kita Wing Part II)" * " Meu amor é..." * " Akaitori Nigeta" ;

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* "Hitori Botchi no Yoru Sora ni" ;

* " Cry No More" ;

* "

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" * "

Witches Witchcraft traditionally means the use of magic or supernatural powers to harm others. A practitioner is a witch. In medieval and early modern Europe, where the term originated, accused witches were usually women who were believed to have use ...

" * " Rosécolor" ;

Yōko Oginome , real name , is a former pop idol, actress and voice actress, who gained popularity in the mid-1980s. Her fans often call her Oginome-chan. She is represented by the talent management firm Rising Production. Career Oginome spent most of her e ...

* " Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari" ;

Yukiko Okada was a Japanese singer and actress, active in the mid-1980s. After winning a nationwide television show at age 15 in 1983, she debuted as an Japanese idol, idol in 1984. Her death by suicide two years later led to a number of copycat suicides, a ...

* "Oka no Ue no High School" * "Shiokaze no Love Letter" * "Koi no Doubles" * "Me wo Samashite, Darling" * "Anata wo Wasureru Mahō ga Areba" * "Shōyō Note" ;

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* "Wasure China no Aoi Tori" ; Pink Lady * "Body & Soul" ;

Hideki Saijo was a Japanese singer and television celebrity most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song " Y.M.C.A.," called " Young Man." In the 1970s, he was called with Goro Noguchi and Hiromi Go. Although the origina ...

* "Natsu no Imōto" * "Whispering Night" ;

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* "Namida ga Tomaranai (How! Aw! Ya!)" * "Karui Kimochi no Julia" * "Nagisa no Pitecan Trops" ;

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* "Utsukushii Natsu" ;

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* "Dear" * "Sutezerifu" ;

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* "Papillon" * "Ichiba ni Ikō" * "Splash" * "Yasashii Kiss no Mitsukekata" * "Shanti" * "Pasio" ;

Shonentai was a three-member Japanese idol group under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. They debuted on December 12, 1985. The group lead an annual musical ''Playzone'' from 1986 to 2008 for about 957 performances with a total attendance of over 1 ...

* "Kimi Dake ni" ;

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* "Stay My Blue (Kimi ga Koishikute)" * "Shichigatsu Nanoka" ;

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* " Nagisa no Subete" ;

Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe Omega Tribe (Japanese: ; sometimes stylized as Ωmega Tribe) was a Japanese soft rock and city pop project that was led by producer Koichi Fujita, with the bands being handled by industry veterans Tetsuji Hayashi, Tsunehiro Izumi, and Hiroshi ...

* " Summer Suspicion" * " Asphalt Lady" * " Kimi no Heart wa Marine Blue" * " Riverside Hotel" * "

Futari no Natsu Monogatari Futari no Natsu Monogatari - Never Ending Summer ( Japanese: ふたりの夏物語 Never Ending Summer, English: "Summer Story for Two of Us - Never Ending Summer"), also known as Futari no Natsu Monogatari, is the fifth single by Kiyotaka Sugiya ...

" * " Silence ga Ippai" * " Glass no Palm Tree" ; Mizue Takada * "China Lights" ; Mariko Takahashi * "Momoiro Toiki" ;

Misato Watanabe is a Japanese pop singer. Discography Albums * ''Eyes'' (2 October 1985) * ''Lovin' you'' (2 July 1986) * ''Breath'' (15 July 1987) * ''Ribbon'' (28 May 1988) * ''Flower bed'' (1 July 1989) * ''Tokyo'' (7 July 1990) * '' Lucky'' (6 July 1991) ...

* "I'm Free" ;

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* " Kekkon Shiyoune" ;

* "Shampoo" * "Hajimete no Shiawase" ;

Takuro Yoshida is a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946 in Okuchi, Kagoshima and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Mark II" on June 1, 1970. His 1972 recording of "Tabi no Yado" sold over one m ...

* "Tomo Ari" * "Zenbu Dakishimete" ;

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themes * "

Choudenshi Bioman is Toei Company's eighth installment in the Super Sentai metaseries. Its 51 episodes aired on TV Asahi from February 4, 1984 to January 26, 1985, replacing ''Kagaku Sentai Dynaman'' and was replaced by ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' with a movie b ...

Screenplays

* ''Inamura Jane'' (1990, film) * ''Tokyo no Kyūjitsu'' (1991, film) * '' Down the World: Mervil's Ambition'' (1994, video game) * ''

Galerians is a 1999 survival horror video game developed by Polygon Magic for the PlayStation. The game follows a boy named Rion who discovers he has psychic powers. He has amnesia, and in the process of learning his identity, he discovers that he is hum ...

'' (1999, video game) * '' Galerians: Rion'' (2002, OVA)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kan, Chinfa 1953 births Japanese lyricists Japanese people of Korean descent Japanese screenwriters People from Hamamatsu Living people