The discography of Japanese
R&B and
pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Pop music, a musical genre
Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop! (British group), a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
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singer
Ken Hirai
is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and brand ambassador.
During his career, Hirai has released forty-seven singles and eleven studio albums as of January 2024. consists of ten
studio album
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s, two
compilation album
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s, one
remix album
A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson ('' Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'', 1971). As of 200 ...
, three
cover album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
s, thirteen
video albums and numerous singles and promotional singles. Hirai debuted as a musician under
Sony Music Records
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is opera ...
in 1995 with the single "
Precious Junk", but found success five years later with the single "
Lakuen" and his third album, ''
The Changing Same''.
Hirai's success continued through the 2000s, with the single "Ōki na Furudokei" (2002), a Japanese-language version of "
My Grandfather's Clock", an 1876 song by American composer
Henry Clay Work
Henry Clay Work (October 1, 1832, Middletown – June 8, 1884, Hartford) was an American songwriter and composer of the mid-19th century. He is best remembered for his musical contributions to the Union in the Civil War—songs documenting the ...
, "Hitomi o Tojite" (2004), the theme song for the film ''
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World
is a 2001 Japanese melodrama novel, written by Kyoichi Katayama and published by Shogakukan, which revolves around narrator Sakutaro Matsumoto's recollections of a school classmate whom he once loved.
It is also known as , which author Ka ...
'' and "
Pop Star
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" (2005), the theme song of the
Misaki Ito
(born May 26, 1977) is a Japanese actress and model. Her maiden name is .
Career
In 1999, Ito became the Asahi Beer "image girl" and a model under an exclusive contract to ''CanCam'' magazine. She also appeared in commercials for Gateway com ...
-starring drama ''
Kiken na Aneki''.
In addition to his studio albums, Hirai has released a series of acoustic cover albums entitled ''Ken's Bar'', named after a series of concept live concerts he performs.
Studio albums
All release dates pertain to their release in Japan, unless stated.
Compilation albums
Remix album
Cover albums
Singles
Promotional singles
Video albums
Music video collections
Live concerts
Other appearances
Notes
References
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Discographies of Japanese artists
Pop music discographies
Rhythm and blues discographies