Kyosuke Himuro

Kyōsuke Himuro
Also known as Himurock
Born October 7, 1960
Origin Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Genres Rock, pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1979–present
Labels Toshiba-EMI
Associated acts Boøwy, Spinach Power, Death Penalty
Website himuro.com

Kyosuke Himuro (氷室 京介 Himuro Kyōsuke, born October 7, 1960 in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He was a member of the rock group Boøwy from 1981 to 1988. After the group disbanded he started a successful solo career, becoming one of Japan's best-selling artists. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked Himuro at number 76 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts.[1] He currently lives in Los Angeles, California,[2] where he purchased a palatial residence in Beverly Hills in 2004, which was previously owned by Shaquille O'Neal.

History

He has frequently played music with Steve Stevens, best known as the backing guitarist Billy Idol. For example, Stevens participated in Himuro's album as a guitarist and his concert tour after his album I·De·A.

On August 22, 2004, he held a concert, entitled "21st Century Boøwys VS Himuro", at the Tokyo Dome. He sang many Boøwy songs, the first time in sixteen years.

"Wild Romance" was used as the ending theme music for the Japanese dubbed version of Van Helsing.

Most recently, Himuro's song "Calling", from his 1989 album Neo Fascio, was used in the ending credits to the highly anticipated 2005 CG Film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. The film's director, Tetsuya Nomura, has noted that Himuro's music has been highly influential in his own work, and when asked about his contribution to the film, Himuro said that he was happy his work would be used in "the best CG movie ever made in Japan".

On August 5 and 6, 2006, he held a concert called "Kyosuke Himuro + Glay 2006 at Ajonomoto-Stadium "Swing Addition"" with Japanese band Glay in Ajinomoto Stadium. In addition, Himuro released first collaborated single with Glay called "Answer" on August 2, 2006.

The Japanese release of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete features a new ending song by Himuro, replacing the original use of "Calling". "Safe and Sound" is the title and it features My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way. "Safe and Sound" was released on the iTunes Store on April 29, 2009. However, the North American release does not contain "Safe and Sound", but instead continues to feature "Calling".

Himuro donated 669,220,940 yen (around 8.7 million USD) to Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate prefectures, for recovery after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Glay feat. Kyosuke Himuro
Kyosuke Himuro feat. Gerard Way

Compilations

Live albums

Others

Home videos

Cover songs

Himuro has covered several songs. Although "Keep the Faith" was composed by Himuro himself.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.76". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Himuro Kyosuke donates 669 million yen to the disaster area". tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 氷室京介のアルバム売り上げランキング. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 氷室京介のシングル売り上げランキング. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 "氷室京介のDVD売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-07-04.

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