Ken the 390
Ken the 390 |
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Birth name |
Takeshi Sakuma (佐久間健, Sakuma Takeshi) |
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Born |
(1981-06-17) June 17, 1981 |
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Genres |
R&B, Japanese hip hop |
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Occupation(s) |
singer, rapper, songwriter |
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Years active |
1999-Present |
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Labels |
Rhythm Zone, Da.Me.Records |
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Associated acts |
Thelma Aoyama,Taro Soul, Dohzi-T, Maki Goto, Hatsune Okumura, SATOMI', Mummy-D, Tiara, Deji, ROMANCREW, Coma-Chi, Maya, Cypress Ueno |
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Website |
Official site |
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Takeshi Sakuma (佐久間健, Sakuma Takeshi, born June 17, 1981), aka Ken the 390 (Ken za Sankyūmaru), is a Japanese hip hop and R&B singer/rapper. He is an artist of the Rhythm Zone label owned by the Avex Group.
Life and career
In 1999, Ken the 390 helped in founding the Da.Me.Records label that helped the Japanese hip hop industry to rise.
His debut album, Prologue, was released in Japan on March 25, 2006.
The latest album with a title name of Fantastic World was released on October 8, 2008.
Discography
- Studio albums
- 2006: Prologue (Da.Me.Records, JP)[1]
- Here's Demons [鬼さんこちら]
- 3 Oceans [オーシャンズ3]
- LOVE
- Seize the Stars [星をつかめ]
- Time Radio [ラジオの時間]
- Arts & Yabekuri [しゃべくり芸]
- Hajimari Jazz [はじまりのJAZZ]
- Tokyo's Falling Rain [小雨降る東京]
- Walkin'
- Passing Each [すれ違い]
- Whisper of the Heart [耳をすませば ]
- Storage [記憶]
- Back in the Days (part 2)
- Owaranai's Lullaby [終わらないララバイ]
- Prologue [プロローグ]
- Cool Band
- H.I.P. (featuring Mummy-D & Tiara)
- Tonight's the Night
- Super Way to Rap [超・ラップへの道] (featuring Taro Soul & Deji)
- With the Wind... [風を受けて...]
- Summer Madness [サマーマッドネス]
- Alternative [二者択一]
- Big Nature [ビッグネイチャー]
- Tell Me What U Want (featuring ROMANCREW)
- Miss You (featuring Coma-Chi)
- 7-Day War [七日間戦争]
- Back in the Days (part 3)
- Touch the Sky
- My Hometown [マイホームタウン]
- 2007: More Life (Da.Me.Records, JP)[3]
- More Life
- Mid-Summer Dream [真夏の夢]
- Midnight Dating [ミッドナイトデート] (featuring Maya)
- Wrap! ! [ラップ!!] (featuring Cypress Ueno)
- Big Pay Back
- Cross Over (featuring aticus)
- Rainy Sunday [雨の日曜日] (featuring Aya Masaru of ROMANCREW & Maya)
- Free
- Rainbow [虹]
- 44
- Good Life
- Fantastic World
- 390 Theme [390のテーマ]
- I Gotcha
- Shooting Star [シューティングスター]
- Reach Word [届かないWORD]
- Fresh Snow (Virgin Snow) [新雪(Virgin snow)]
- Flow
- Intro
- One (featuring Cimba)
- Ame no Furu Machi (雨の降る街)
- I Get So High (featuring Mihiro)
- Music
- Kowa re Yasui Mono (壊れやすいもの)
- What's Generation (featuring Rau Def, Shun, Koperu and SKY-HI from AAA)
- Soba ni Iru (そばにいる)
- Heartbeat (Taro Soul and Ken the 390 featuring May J.)
- Slow (Tokubetsu na Hi) (Slow〜特別な日〜)
- Me...
- Sekai no Owari (世界の終わり)
- Afra to Saue Chinza 390 (Run, Bear, Run!!) (AFRAとサ上鎮座390〜RUN!!BEAR RUN!!〜) (bonus)
- Stay (DJ Komori remix) (featuring Shota Shimizu) (bonus)
- The Door (Gunhead remix) (featuring Coma-Chi and Baby M) (bonus)
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