Akeboshi

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Akeboshi

Background information
Born Yokohama, Japan
Genre(s) J-POP
Years active 2003–present
Label(s) Epic Records Japan INC.
Website http://www.akeboshi.com/

Akeboshi (明星) is a male Japanese popular music singer. He is mostly known for the song Wind (pronounced as in "winding"), used as the ending theme to the anime Naruto for the first twenty-five episodes.

Akeboshi was born in 1978 in Yokohama. He learned to play the piano when he was three years old. After that, he also learned to play the guitar. Akeboshi studied music in Liverpool. His time in England has heavily influenced his music. Before his major debut, he produced for singer, Matsu Takako, for many of the songs in her fourth album a piece of life.

Akeboshi's songs are mainly sung in Japanese, but there are some notable songs that are sung in English, such as Night and day , 'Money', and Wind . Another remarkable thing about Akeboshi's music is that he rarely uses the basic 4/4 time signature. Wind and 'Kamisama no Shitauchi' for example, are both written in 5/8.

Contents

[edit] Akeboshi (album)

Akeboshi's debut album Akeboshi was released on June 22, 2005 on Sony Music Japan.

  1. Wind
  2. Night and day
  3. Hey there
  4. No wish
  5. Akikaze no uta
  6. 廃墟のソファ (Haikyou no sofa)
  7. A nine days' wonder
  8. White reply
  9. Faerie punks
  10. Morning high
  11. Tall boy
  12. The audience
  13. 神様の舌打ち (Kamisama no shitauchi)

Most of these tracks are taken from the mini albums.

[edit] Mini albums

Akeboshi has released four mini-albums and a single so far. His latest release is the single Rusty Lance. The mini-album Yellow Moon was released April 19, 2006.

[edit] Stoned town

Stoned town was released August 8, 2002.

  1. Wind
  2. Akikaze no uta
  3. No wish
  4. 廃墟のソファ (Haikyo no sofa) (translation: ruins of a sofa)

[edit] White reply

White reply was released June 18, 2003. A limited edition version was released on May 13, 2003. It contained an extra song, called 'Not real'.

  1. Tall boy
  2. Morning high
  3. White reply
  4. Money

[edit] Faerie punks

Faerie punks was released March 10, 2004.

  1. Hey there
  2. Night and day
  3. 神様の舌打ち (Kamisama no shitauchi) (translation: tut-tut God)
  4. Faerie punks

[edit] Yellow moon

Yellow moon was released April 19, 2006. The title track was featured as the thirteenth Naruto ending single.

  1. Yellow moon (edit)
  2. Peruna
  3. One step behind the door
  4. 花火 (Hanabi) (translation: Fireworks)
  5. Yellow moon
  6. Deep end

[edit] Rusty lance (single)

Rusty lance was released October 19, 2005.

  1. Rusty lance
  2. Sounds
  3. Writing over the sign

[edit] Matsu Takako - Toki no Fune

Matsu Takako's Toki no Fune single, released September 2004, contains two songs composed by Akeboshi. The title track is another version of A nine days' wonder. The lyrics are different and there some small changes have been made in the melody. The song was used in the drama RUNAWAY, which is a remake of the movie The Fugitive. The single also contains a cover of White Reply.

[edit] External links

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