Kan (musician)

KAN
Birth name Kan Kimura (木村 和)
Born (1962-09-24) September 24, 1962
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Years active 1986–present
Labels
Website www.kimurakan.com

Kan Kimura (木村 和, Kimura Kan, born September 24, 1962), known by his stage name Kan (commonly stylized as KAN), is a Japanese singer-songwriter.

In 1986, Kan wrote the background music for the film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, and started his recording career the following year.[1] He is best known for the chart-topping hit "Ai wa Katsu", released as a single in 1990.[2] It sold over 2 million copies and won the 33rd Japan Record Award, bringing the artist into prominence.[3] Subsequently, he spawned five top-ten singles and four top-ten albums on the Japanese record chart during the first half of the 1990s.[4]

Kan has released 33 singles and 15 studio albums. According to the Oricon, he has sold over 4.6 million copies of albums and singles in his home country.[5][6]

Discography

Singles

Year Single Details Peak chart positions
JPN
[7]
1987 "TV no Naka ni" (テレビの中に)
  • Released: April 25, 1987
  • B-Side: "Celluloid City mo Hi ga Kurete" (セルロイドシティも日が暮れて)
 —
"Bracket"
  • Released: October 25, 1987
  • B-Side: "Boku no Genuine Kiss" (僕のGENUINE KISS)
 —
1988 "Daijōbu I'm All Right" (だいじょうぶI'M ALL RIGHT)
  • Released: June 25, 1988
  • B-Side: "France ni Tsuita Hi" (フランスについた日)
 —
"Over You"
  • Released: November 25, 1988
  • B-Side: "Never Leave"
 —
1989 "Tokyo Life" (東京ライフ)
  • Released: May 1, 1989
  • B-Side: "Kimi kara Me ga Hanasenai" (君から目がはなせない)
 —
"Regrets"
  • Released: September 1, 1989
  • B-Side: "All I Want Is You"
 —
1990 "Kenzen Anzen Kōseinen" (健全 安全 好青年)
  • Released: May 25, 1990
  • B-Side: "Seishun Kokudō 202" (青春国道202)
 —
"Ai wa Katsu" (愛は勝つ)
  • Released: September 1, 1990
  • B-Side: "Soredemo Furarete shimau Yatsu" (それでもふられてしまう男)
 1
1991 "In the Name of Love"
  • Released: April 25, 1991
  • B-Side: "Tokidoki Kumo to Hanashi o Shiyō" (ときどき雲と話をしよう)
 5
"Propose"
  • Released: July 11, 1991
  • B-Side: "Koi suru Kimochi" (恋する気持ち)
 5
1992 "Koppa Mijikai Koi" (こっぱみじかい恋)
  • Released: January 21, 1992
  • B-Side: "Tokyo Life" (New Recording)
 9
"Iezu no I Love You" (言えずのI LOVE YOU)
  • Released: March 25, 1992
  • B-Side: "Day by Day"
 13
"Shinu made Kimi o Hanasanai" (死ぬまで君を離さない)
  • Released: October 22, 1992
  • B-Side: "KAN no Christmas Song" (KANのChristmas Song)
 18
1993 "Marui Oshiri ga Yurusenai" (まるいお尻が許せない)
  • Released: January 21, 1993
  • B-Side: "Long Vacation"
 15
"Mayumi" (まゆみ)
  • Released: April 21, 1993
  • B-Side: "France ni Tsuita Hi" (フランスについた日) (New Recording)
 17
"Itsumo Majime ni Kimi no Koto" (いつもまじめに君のこと)
  • Released: November 17, 1993
  • B-Side: "Hayaku Futtekure" (はやくふってくれ)
 32
1994 "Sunshine of My Heart"
  • Released: November 26, 1994
  • B-Side: "Kimitachi wa Umakuiku" (君たちはうまく行く)
 47
1995 "Subete no Kanashimi ni Sayonara Suru Tame ni" (すべての悲しみにさよならするために)
  • Released: January 25, 1995
  • B-Side: "Rival"
 42
"Tokyo ni Koi" (東京に来い)
  • Released: May 10, 1995
  • B-Side: "Nerima Bijin" (練馬美人)
 59
1996 "Man"
  • Released: May 27, 1996
  • B-Side: "Zoku Rival" (続ライバル)
 50
"Namida no Yuyake" (涙の夕焼け)
  • Released: August 26, 1996
  • B-Side: "Permanent Dragon"
 78
1997 "Songwriter"
  • Released: August 27, 1997
  • B-Side: "Kimi o Matsu" (君を待つ)
 63
"Dora Dora Drive Daisakusen" (ドラ・ドラ・ドライブ大作戦)
  • Released: December 25, 1997
  • B-Side: "Kekkon Shinai Futari" (結婚しない二人) (Live)
 86
1998 "Saint Petersburg" (サンクト・ペテルグルブ～ダジャレ男の悲しきひとり旅, Dajare Otoko no Kanashiki Hitoritabi)
  • Released: February 5, 1998
  • B-Side: "Kimi o Matsu" (君を待つ)
 86
"Eigo de Gomen" (英語でゴメン)
  • Released: September 25, 1998
  • B-Side: "Saint Petersburg" (Live)
 73
1999 "Happy Time, Happy Song"
  • Released: February 5, 1999
  • B-Sides: "Venus" (女神, Megami)
 68
"Kotoshi mo Koshite Futari de Christmas o Iwau" (今年もこうして二人でクリスマスを祝う)
  • Released: November 25, 1999
  • B-Sides: "Angel" (天使, Tenshi), "Labyrinth" (迷宮, Meikyu)
 89
2001 "Close to Me"
  • Released: January 24, 2001
  • B-Sides: "Kohitsuji" (子羊), "Rock Shiren no Koi" (ロック試練の恋)
 68
"Superfaker"
  • Released: September 26, 2001
  • B-Sides: "Karasu" (カラス), "Tokidoki Kumo to Hanashi o Shiyō" (ときどき雲と話をしよう)
 89
2006 "Curry Rice" (カレーライス)
  • Released: February 22, 2006
  • B-Side: "I Love You"
 54
"Sekai de Ichiban Suki na Hito" (世界でいちばん好きな人)
  • Released: November 29, 2006
  • B-Sides: "Cherry", "Tokyo Nettai Squeeze" (東京熱帯SQUEEZE)
 56
2010 "Yokereba Issho ni" (よければ一緒に)
  • Released: February 10, 2010
  • B-Sides: "Bye Bye Bye"
 56
2011 "Listen to the Music"
  • Released: December 7, 2011
  • B-Side: "Christmas Song"
 70

Albums

Studio albums
Year Details Peak chart positions
JPN
[8]
1987

Terebi no Naka ni (テレビの中に)

  • Released: April 25, 1987
  • Label: Polydor
 —

No-No-Yesman

  • Released: October 25, 1987
  • Label: Polydor
 —
1988

Girl to Love

  • Released: June 25, 1988
  • Label: Polydor
 86
1989

Happy Title: Kōfuku Senshuken (HAPPY TITLE-幸福選手権)

  • Released: June 21, 1989
  • Label: Polydor
 89
1990

Yakyū Senshu ga Yume datta (野球選手が夢だった)

  • Released: July 25, 1990
  • Label: Polydor
 2
1991

Yukkuri Furo ni Tsukaritai (ゆっくり風呂につかりたい)

  • Released: May 22, 1991
  • Label: Polydor
 2
1993

Tokyoman

  • Released: February 25, 1993
  • Label: Polydor
 3

Firm Wills of a Timid Man (弱い男の固い意志, Yowai Otoko no Katai Ishi)

  • Released: December 10, 1993
  • Label: Polydor
 13
1994

Shinonome (東雲)

  • Released: November 26, 1994
  • Label: Polydor
 21
1996

Man

  • Released: May 27, 1996
  • Label: Polydor
 12
1998

Tigersongwriter

 24
1999

Kremlinman

  • Released: April 21, 1999
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
 31
2001

Gleam and Squeeze

  • Released: September 26, 2001
  • Label: BMG Funhouse
 49
2006

Haruka naru Mawarimichi no Mukou de (遥かなるまわり道の向こうで)

 27
2010

Kanchigai mo Hanahadashii Watashi no Jinsei (カンチガイもハナハダしい私の人生)

  • Released: March 10, 2010
  • Label: Up-Front Works/zetima
 24
Live albums
Year Details Peak chart positions
JPN
[8]
2008

Live Hikiatari-Battari #7: Ultra Tabun (LIVE　弾き語りばったり #7 〜ウルトラタブン〜 全会場から全曲収録)

  • Released: November 19, 2008
  • Label: zetima
 42
Compilation albums
Year Details Peak chart positions
JPN
[8]
1992

Mezurashii Jinsei (めずらしい人生)

  • Released: February 28, 1992
  • Label: Polydor
 4
1997

The Best Singles First Decade

  • Released: September 3, 1997
  • Label: Polydor/Mercury
 31
1999

Treasure Collection

 —
2004

Golden Best

 —
2005

KAN: Best 10

  • Released: November 9, 2005
  • Label: Universal
 —
2007

Ideas: The Very Best of KAN

 38
2010

Songs out of Bounds

  • Released: October 27, 2010
  • Label: Up-Front Works/zetima
 78

References

  1. ↑ movie.goo.ne.jp "日本殉情伝 おかしなふたり ものくるほしきひとびとの群 : goo 映画" [Nippon Junjo Den Okashi na Futari : Cast]. goo.ne.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  2. ↑ 芸能 > ３６５日　あの頃ヒット曲ランキング　> 1991年1月 > 愛は勝つ／ＫＡＮ　ＦＭから200万枚超のセールス　友人の恋愛相談がヒント. Sports Nippon; sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese). January 16, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  3. ↑ 第33回日本レコード大賞 [The 33rd Record Awards Winners]. jacompa.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Composers Association. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  4. ↑ "　オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Original Confidence. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  5. ↑ Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4871310884.
  6. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ "　KANのCDシングルランキング" [KAN: Peak positions and weeks on chart]. Original Confidence. Retrieved September 24, 2012.Note: Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards, and part of the information are currently unavailable
  8. 1 2 3 "　KANのCDアルバムランキング" [KAN: Peak positions and weeks on chart]. Original Confidence. Retrieved September 24, 2012.Note: Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards, and part of the information are currently unavailable
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