, also known as Tatuya Ishii (born September 22, 1959) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, artist, and
industrial designer
Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in advance of the manufactur ...
from
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
.
Biography
In 1985, he debuted as vocalist in the band . In 1992, their single won the Japanese record first prize. After
Kome Kome Club
is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1982 which achieved commercial success by blending soul and funk musical styles. They also use the style of ''rakugo''.
History 1982–1997: Commercial success
Kome Kome Club was founded in 1982 by vocalist T ...
's breakup in 1997, he began a solo career. His first solo single was released in 1997. To date, he has released 20 singles and 12 albums in his solo career.
He has written and produced numerous songs for special events in Japan.
In addition to his musical career, Ishii has executed a number of different projects, including acting as the spatial coordinator for
HEP Five
HEP is a major shopping mall and entertainment center in the Umeda commercial district of Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is a shopping mall consisting of a HEP Five and HEP Navio.
HEP stands for "Hankyu Entertainment Park". The building is operated ...
, coordination producer for the "Suzuka 8-Hour Endurance Races," the producer of "The Forest Fairy's Ball" for
Expo 2005
Expo 2005 was a World Expo held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. Japan has also hosted Expo '70 Osaka (World Expo), Expo '75 Okinawa (Specialised Expo), ...
, and recently the producer of "GROUND ANGEL in Hiroshima," an event commemorating the 60th anniversary of the
Hiroshima bombing
The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the on ...
. He has held private art exhibitions such as "Daydream Art Gallery" in 1997, and in 1999, "EXPO ISHII 1999 SHOW TEN." Ishii also acts as a radio personality for
FM Yokohama
FM Yokohama 84.7 is a radio station based in Yokohama, Japan owned by the Yokohama FM Broadcasting Company, a joint venture of Nippon Broadcasting System, Kanagawa Prefectural Government and Bank of Yokohama. This station was featured in the Xbox ...
on his weekly radio show YOKOHAMI. As an industrial designer, he has managed many designs for items like PCs and accessories, tableware, furniture, and often produces the costumes and stages for his concerts. He is also a writer, and has written numerous books. He had a monthly magazine publication that ran for two years called .
Alongside his many artistic talents, Ishii has also produced two films, ''ACRI ~The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius'' (1996) and ''Kappa'' (1994). In addition to producing ACRI, Ishii teamed up with artists Char and Ariga Nobuo to produce a soundtrack for the movie, under the band name ACRI.
Ishii's song River also was used as the second ending to the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Seed.
Discography
Studio albums
*''H'' (1998)
*''Deep'' (1999)
*''Guy'' (2000)
*''Roman'' (2002)
*''Theater'' (2002)
*''Nipops'' (2003)
*''Hane'' (2003)
*''Nylon King'' (2004)
*''Sketch'' (2005)
*''Hidokei'' (2007)
*''Tatuya Ishii's Acrism'' (2007)
*''Tatuya Ishii's Kappa Gensō'' (2007)
*''Pendulum'' (2008)
*''Chandelier'' (2009)
*''Moon & Earth'' (2011)
*''Heart Voices'' (2012)
*''Love'' (2012)
*''White Canvas'' (2013)
*''Shine'' (2014)
*''Stone'' (2015)
*''Black Diamond'' (2016)
*''Diamond Memories'' (2017)
*''Love Diamonds'' (2019)
*''Touchable'' (2020)
Television cameo
Tatsuya Ishii guest starred in the Canadian science fiction TV series
''Sanctuary''; he briefly appears as the head of the Tokyo Sanctuary at the beginning of the Season 2 finale "Kali", which aired on
SyFy
Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Lau ...
on January 15, 2010.
External links
*
Tatsuya Ishii's official website*
Tatsuya Ishii's Sony Music Japan website*
Kome Kome Club official website(Sony Music Corporation)
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1959 births
Living people
Japanese male singer-songwriters
Japanese singer-songwriters
Japanese male pop singers
Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists