(born 1964) is a Japanese musician, producer, and designer.

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Fujiwara was born in

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. He moved to

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at eighteen and became a standout in the

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street fashion scene. During a trip to

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in the early 1980s he was introduced to hip hop; taking American records back to Tokyo, he became one of Japan's first hip hop

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, and is credited with popularizing the genre in Japan. He subsequently went into music producing, specializing in

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es."Hiroshi Fujiwara: International Man of Mystery"
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's "HTM" line, and the "Fenom" line for Levis. He launched his first brand, Good Enough, in the late 1980s. Good Enough eventually gave way to a new project: Fragment Design, the brand which Fujiwara dedicates most of his time as a creative to in today's time. In 2003, he appeared in the film '' Lost in Translation''. As a musician, he has collaborated with many artists, among them are his friends

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, Ua, and

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. In 2003 he designed a guitar for Clapton which was custom made by Martin Guitars for some performances in Japan. After an initial run of eight, Martin built a total of 476 of these ornate black guitars. Another Fujiwara-Clapton guitar followed in 2006. In 2008, Fujiwara made a rare public appearance in the U.S. and participated in the Imprint Culture Lab's Cult of Collaboration panel.Imprintlab site
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External links

Blog at Honeyee.com

Interview with Hiroshi at Theme Magazine

Interview with Hiroshi at Complex.com
(English)
The Cult of Collaboration panel at Imprint Culture Lab 2008

HF x jeffstaple 1on1 at Imprint Culture Lab 2008

Advisory Staff Blog

Fujiwara Hiroshi at Instagram
1964 births Japanese male musicians Japanese musicians Japanese fashion designers Living people Musicians from Mie Prefecture People from Ise, Mie {{japan-musician-stub

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