Hideki Saijo

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Hideki Saijō (西城 秀樹 Saijō Hideki, real name: Tatsuo Kimoto (木本 龍雄 Kimoto Tatsuo), born April 13, 1955 in Hiroshima -) is a Japanese singer and television celebrity most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song YMCA, called Young Man. Although the original version was gay-inspired, Saijō's version was intended to seriously inspire "young men".

Saijō's career went downwards after his initial stardom, until he was at the point of making a living doing infomercials on Japanese TV.

He gained popularity again in the 90s in the cartoon Chibi Maruko-chan and a cover of the Enrique Iglesias song Bailamos.

[edit] Discography

• Koisurukisetsu (1972)
• Chance wa ichido (1972)
• Jonetsunoarashi (1973)
• Chigireta ai (1973)
• Ai no jujika (1973)
• Bara no kusari (1974)
• Hageshii koi (1974)
• Kizudarakeno rola (1974)
• Kono ai tokimeki (1975)
• Koi no boso (1975)
• Shiroi kyokai (1975)
• Kimiyo dakarete atsukunare (1976)
• Jaguar (1976)
• Wakaki shishitachi (1976)
• Last scene (1976)
• Boomerang street (1977)
• Botanwo hazuse (1977)
• Boots wo nuide choshokuwo (1978)
• Anatato ainotameni (1978)
• Honoo (1978)
• Blue sky blue (1978)
• Young man (1979)
• Hop step jump (1979)
• Yuki ga areba (1979)
• Ainosono (1980)
• Oretachi no jidai (1980)
• Nemurenuyoruni (1980)
• Santa maria no inori (1980)
• Little girl (1981)
• Sentimental girl (1981)
• Gypsy (1981)
• Minami jujisei (1982)
• Seishoujo (1982)
• Gyarando (1983)
• Night game (1983)
• Do you know (1984)
• Dakishimete jiruba (1984)
• Ichimankonen no ai (1985)
• Udenonakae Ainotsubasa (1985)
• Tsuioku no hitomi (1986)
• Rain of dream (1986)
• Yakusoku no tabi (1986)
• New York girl (1987)
• Blue sky (1988)
• Hashire Shojikimono (1991)
• Sayyea Jan-go (1994)
• Tasgareyo sobani ite (1995)
• Moment (1997)
• 2R Kara Hajimeyou (1998)
• Saigono ai (1999)
• Tokino kizahashi (2000)
• Jasmine (2001)