Masaharu Fukuyama

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Masaharu Fukuyama
福山雅治
Born February 6, 1969
Origin Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Genre(s) J-pop
Years active 1990–present
Label(s) BMG Japan
(1990–1999)
Universal Music
(2000–present)
Website Official Homepage (Japanese)
Notable instrument(s)
Guitar

Masaharu Fukuyama (福山 雅治 Fukuyama Masaharu?, born February 6, 1969) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. Among fans, he is known as Masha, Masha-nii, or Fuku-chan. He debuted in 1990 with single Tsuioku no Ame on Naka and still remains active and popular to this date.

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[edit] Biography

While he can also be seen in television dramas, Fukuyama Masaharu is best known for his singing career and remains popular in Japan. Since his debut in 1990, he steadily gained popularity. In 1993, he made his first appearance in Kōhaku Uta Gassen, where only successful J-pop and enka artists are invited to perform. In 1994, he had his very first platinum selling single It's Only Love/Sorry Baby. A year later, Hello became his second single to sell over a million copies. Squall, Sakura Zaka, and Niji are few of the songs that have made particular outstanding marks in Masaharu's career. Good night was his breakout single which gained a lot more audiences to his music because of its tie-up with a drama.

His hobbies are biking and photography. In 2000, he was sent to Sydney to cover the Olympic Games by TV Asahi as a photographer. He also has a late-night Saturday radio show, Allnight Nippon. This versatile actor/singer has also appeared in numerous advertisements for companies such as Panasonic, Suzuki, Suntory, Fujifilm, Xylish, Kewpie, and Pocari Sweat. He celebrated his 15 years in showbiz anniversary with a series of concerts.

[edit] Trivia

  • Fukuyama, who was once a self-proclaimed heavy-smoker, has now quit smoking. The quality of his voice has shown marked improvement since, which is good news to all his fans.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  1. Kioku no Ame no Naka (追憶の雨の中 Middle of a Remembered Rain) (1990)
  2. Access (アクセス Akusesu) (1990)
  3. Kaze o Sagashiteru (風をさがしてる Looking for the Wind) (1991)
  4. Woh Wow/Tada Boku ga Kawatta (WOH WOW／ただ僕がかわった Woh Wow/I Did Change) (1991)
  5. Good Night (Good night) (1992)
  6. Yakusoku no Oka (約束の丘 Promised Hill) (1992)
  7. Melody/Baby Baby (MELODY/BABY BABY) (1993)
  8. All My Loving/Koibito (All My Loving／恋人 All My Loving/Lover) (1993)
  9. It's Only Love/Sorry Baby (IT'S ONLY LOVE／SORRY BABY) (1994)
  10. Hello (HELLO) (1995)
  11. Message/Ima Kono Hito Toki ga Tōi Yume no Yō ni (Message／今このひとときが遠い夢のように Message/This Person Seems Like a Far off Dream) (1995)
  12. Heart (Heart) (1998)
  13. Peach!! (Peach!!) (1998)
  14. Heaven/Squall (HEAVEN／Squall) (1999)
  15. Sakurazaka (桜坂 Cherry Blossom Hill) (2000)
  16. Hey! (HEY!) (2000)
  17. Gang★ (Gang★) (2001)
  18. Niji/Himawari/Sore ga Subete sa (虹／ひまわり／それがすべてさ Rainbow/Sunflower/That is Everything) (2003)
  19. Naitari Shinaide/Red x Blue (泣いたりしないで／RED×BLUE Don't Cry/RED x BLUE) (2004)
  20. Tōkyō (東京 Tokyo (2005)
  21. Milk Tea/Utsukusiki Hana (milk tea／美しき花 milk tea/Pretty Flower) (2006)
  22. Tōkyō ni mo Attanda/Muteki no Kimi (東京にもあったんだ／無敵のキミ It Was in Tokyo/Invincible You) (April 11, 2007)
Collaboration single
  • Kiss Shite (KISSして) (November 21, 2007) (released on the single KOH+, in collaboration with Kou Shibasaki )

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

  1. Dengon (伝言 Message) (1990)
  2. Lion (1991)
  3. Bros. (1991)
  4. Boots (1992)
  5. Calling (1993)
  6. On and On (1994)
  7. Sing a Song (1998)
  8. f (2001)
  9. Go-nen Mono (5年モノ Five Year Thing) (2006)

[edit] Other albums

  • M-Collection "Kaze o Sagasiteru" (M-COLLECTION「風をさがしてる」) (1995)
  • Birthday Present (1995)
  • FUKUYAMA MASAHARU Presents CX mon-9 drama "Perfect Love" Original songs book 「Rendezvous1」original soundtrack (1999)
  • MUGNUM COLLECTION 1999 "Dear" (1999)
  • fukuyama presents MAGNUM CLASSICS ～Kissin' in the holy night～ (2000)
  • The Golden Oldies (2002)
  • MAGNUM COLLECTION　「SLOW」(2003)
  • 山口百恵トリビュート　Thank you for...「秋桜」をカバー (2004)
  • FUKUYAMA PRESENTS FUKUYAMA MASAHARU 15th. Anniversary Album CHUEI YOSHIKAWA『Acoustic Fukuyamania』(2005)
  • FUKUYAMA MASAHARU　『another works』remixed by PISTON NISHIZAWA (2006)

[edit] DVDs

  • Bros. (2001)
  • Start (2001)
  • Fukuyamania (December 12, 2001)
  • Fukuyama Masaharu Eggs Live: Osaka Dome/Club Eggsite (December 12, 2001)
  • Aa, Daikansha-sai!! (嗚呼、大感謝祭!! Ah, Big Thanks!!) (March 26, 2003)
  • Mata Aō! Mata Yarō na!! (また逢おう!またやろうな!! Let's Meet Again! Let's Do It Again, Yeah!!) (December 14, 2005)

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