Suneohair

Suneohair
スネオヘアー
Birth name Kenji Watanabe 渡辺健二[1]
Also known as Suneohair
Born May 6, 1971 (1971-05-06) (age 40)
Origin Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Genres Indie rock
Occupations Singer, song-writer, music producer
Years active 1998 – Present
Labels Cafe au Label (1998 – 2002)
Sony Epic Records (2002 – 2010)
Starchild (2010 – present)
Website Suneohair's Official Website

Suneohair (スネオヘアー Suneoheā?) is the performing name of Kenji Watanabe. He made his solo debut in 1999 with SUN!NEO!AIR.

He is best known for his contributions to the soundtrack of the anime adaptation of Honey & Clover and Honey and Clover II, for which he provided the ending themes "Waltz" (ワルツ?) and "Split" (スプリット?). He has also provided the ending themes for Arakawa Under the Bridge and Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge, namely "Sakasama Bridge" (逆様ブリッジ?) and "Akai Coat" (赤いコート?) respectively.

Contents

Discography

Independent Albums

Studio Albums

Year Album Title Chart Position Certifications
JP JP
1999 SUN!NEO!HAIR!
  • Released: February 17, 1999
  • Label: Cafe au Label
 – –

Mini-Albums

Year Album Title Chart Position Certifications
JP JP
1999 Natsu Yori
  • Released: July 27, 1999
  • Label: Cafe au Label
 – –
No Pants Life
  • Released: November 19, 1999
  • Label: Cafe au Label
 – –
2000 Fuyu No Tsubasa
  • Released: February 22, 2000
  • Label: Cafe au Label
 – –

Major Label Albums

Studio Albums

Year Album Title Chart Position Certifications
JP JP
2002 Sunestyle 46 [2] –
2003 a watercolor 25 [2] –
2004 Fork 23 [2] –
2005 Kanashimi 16 [2] –
2007 Skirt 26 [2] –
2008 Birthday 28 [2] –
2011 Suneohair [3] 63 [2] –

Mini-Albums

Year Album Title Chart Position Certifications
JP JP
2003 Tokyo Bivouac 40 [2] –
2010 Sakasama Bridge 44 [2] –
Akai Coat
  • Released: December 8, 2010
  • Label: Starchild
 68 [2] –

Compilation Albums

2009 – BEST

Singles

Year Single Chart Position Certifications Album
JP JP
2001 "Filter / Genzai Ichi" – –
"Kou Shite Wa Irarenai" – –
2002 "Ivory" – – Sunestyle
"Wake Mo Shiranaide" – –
2003 "Over The River" 170 [2] –
"Uguisu" 82 [2] – a watercolor
"Seikou Toutei" 78 [2] –
2004 "Hikou" 45 [2] – Fork
"Strike" 35 [2] –
"Tenohira" 131 [2] –
2005 "Waltz" 20 [2] – Kanashimi
"Kanashimi Rock Festival" 50 [2] –
2006 "headphone music" 61 [2] – Skirt
"Split" 34 [2] –
2007 "Yasashii Uta" 62 [2] –
"Tsutaete Yo / Kimagure Na Kisetsu No Sei De" 79 [2] – Birthday
2008 "Iitai Koto Wa Itsumo" 76 [2] –
"Kyouhansha" 91 [2] –
2009 "Rodeo" 68 [2] – BEST

References

  1. ^ "Suneohair's Official Site Profile Section". http://www.suneohair.com/profile/index.html. Retrieved 2007-09-07. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y スネオヘアーのシングル売り上げランキング Retrieved May 31, 2011
  3. ^ 7th Album「スネオヘアー」3年振りとなるフルアルバム発売決定！ Retrieved July 1, 2011

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