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Biography

Early life and music interest

Miyamoto started playing the piano at the age of four. Later, he enrolled to a vocal school around the same time he entered high school.

2002–2007

He made his singing debut with the single "Byakuya: True Light", the opening theme song for the anime ''D.N.Angel''. He was soon signed up by JVC music as a solo artist and started to release his own music. His first

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, '' Anges'' (meaning "angels" in French) contains many of the songs that were used in ''D.N.Angel'', namely "Michishirube" and live versions of "Byakuya: True Light", and "Caged Bird". He was cast with the role of

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''. However, it appears he has not done much voice-acting so far apart from this role and one or two minor roles in a few other anime including D.N.Angel. He has also started his own internet radio called ''Miyasoba'', which runs fortnightly. He covers a variety of things for each episode such as reading out letters/greetings he has received by post or email; previews of his new songs or some piano pieces he is still working on, as well as talking about what is new with his current life and plans. Miyamoto's CD album ''Piano n Piano'' was released in August 2007 and charted highly on the Japanese independent music charts.

2008–present

In 2008, Miyamoto signed to Tri-Arion and left Victor Entertainment. He changed his stage name to Shunn. His first single released under this new name is " Ihōjin/Sakura Sakukoro". Miyamoto performs at live jazz, classical and other musical events across Japan (mostly at a concert hall called 恵比寿天窓 Switch – a popular place with many semi-professional musician, including Hoshino Michiru (

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Discography

Studio albums

*2003: Anges *2005: '' For Someone Needs Love'' *2006: '' Talkin' Piano'' *2007: '' Piano'n Piano''

Singles

*2003: "

Byakuya (True Light) is a song by Shunichi Miyamoto. It was released as Miyamoto's debut CD single by Victor Entertainment on May 7, 2003. On the ''Oricon'' weekly singles chart, it placed at number twenty-eight. The TV version of the song was used as the opening song ...

" *2004: " Saigo No Kiss" *2005: "

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" *2008: " Ihōjin/Sakura Sakukoro"

Filmography

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References

External links

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Official website

Victor Entertainment website

Official blog

Shunichi Miyamoto
at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database
Shunichi Miyamoto
at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Miyamoto, Shunichi 1986 births 21st-century Japanese male musicians 21st-century Japanese pianists Japanese male pianists Japanese male voice actors Japanese pianists Living people Male actors from Tokyo Musicians from Tokyo University of Tsukuba alumni