Demon Kogure
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previously known as Demon Kogure, is a Japanese
musician
, entertainer, journalist
and sumo
commentator
. He is the frontman of the heavy metal
band Seikima-II
, and is known for always working entirely in character.
He's released over 30 albums, and sold over 10 million cd's during his music career.
with a degree in social science. His elder sister, Yumiko Kogure, is a former Tokyo Broadcasting System
newscaster
.
In December 1982, he and Damian Hamada formed Seikima-II
. In accordance to their "prophecy" and after completing their "world conquest", the band disbanded at the end of the century on December 31, 1999 at 23:59:59. They have reunited for reunion tours in 2005 and 2010.
He released his first solo work in 1990, and after Seikima-II disbanded focused on his solo career.
In 1994 Demon appeared on Larry King Live
, becoming the first Japanese musician to do so.
) masquerading in the human realm. He is the former vice-king of Jigoku (Hell
) and the founder of Akumakyō (a demoniac religion).
Kogure preached his "religion" as the leader of , a religious group whose aim is to conquer the earth via heavy metal music
.
In 2007, he changed his recording label to Avex Trax
, and in mid-2009 changed his persona to Demon Kakka ("His Excellency Demon").
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| 1996 || "" || ||
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| 1999 || "Man on the Silver Mountain" || Various Artist || Super Rock Summit Rainbow Eyes
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| 2001 || "Wisdom of Nature" || || Amii-Phonic
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| 2002 || "" || Various Artist || Skill and a Shout It Lets Out
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| 2006 || "L←→R" || Various Artist || Death Note Tribute
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| 2007 || "Under My Martial Law" || MCU
|| A.K.A
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| 2009 || "" || Various Artist ||
Dragon Ball Kai Song Collection
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| 2010 || "" || Damijaw ||
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| 2010 || "Search For Light" || Grand Illusion || Brand New World
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| 2010 || "Time To Turn Over" || Takashi O'Hashi || Independent Souls Union
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| 2011 || "" || Various Artist ||
Dragon Ball Kai Complete Song Collection
|}
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, entertainer, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and sumo
Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
commentator
Sportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
. He is the frontman of the heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Seikima-II
SEIKIMA-II
is a Japanese heavy metal band formed by guitarist Damian Hamada in 1982.According to the mythology created by the band, Seikima-II is a group of "Akuma" , from the futuristic hyper-evolved dimension "Makai", that are preaching a religion, in order to propagate Satan through the use of heavy metal...
, and is known for always working entirely in character.
He's released over 30 albums, and sold over 10 million cd's during his music career.
Biography
Demon attended Toin Gakuen High School and graduated with honors from Waseda UniversityWaseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
with a degree in social science. His elder sister, Yumiko Kogure, is a former Tokyo Broadcasting System
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
newscaster
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
.
In December 1982, he and Damian Hamada formed Seikima-II
SEIKIMA-II
is a Japanese heavy metal band formed by guitarist Damian Hamada in 1982.According to the mythology created by the band, Seikima-II is a group of "Akuma" , from the futuristic hyper-evolved dimension "Makai", that are preaching a religion, in order to propagate Satan through the use of heavy metal...
. In accordance to their "prophecy" and after completing their "world conquest", the band disbanded at the end of the century on December 31, 1999 at 23:59:59. They have reunited for reunion tours in 2005 and 2010.
He released his first solo work in 1990, and after Seikima-II disbanded focused on his solo career.
In 1994 Demon appeared on Larry King Live
Larry King Live
Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly....
, becoming the first Japanese musician to do so.
Persona
Demon is an Akuma (an evil kind of kamiKami
is the Japanese word for the spirits, natural forces, or essence in the Shinto faith. Although the word is sometimes translated as "god" or "deity", some Shinto scholars argue that such a translation can cause a misunderstanding of the term...
) masquerading in the human realm. He is the former vice-king of Jigoku (Hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
) and the founder of Akumakyō (a demoniac religion).
Kogure preached his "religion" as the leader of , a religious group whose aim is to conquer the earth via heavy metal music
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
.
In 2007, he changed his recording label to Avex Trax
Avex Trax
, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
, and in mid-2009 changed his persona to Demon Kakka ("His Excellency Demon").
Albums
| Release date | Title | Name holder | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 1990 | Fitzbeat/CBS Sony Sony Music Entertainment Japan is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry.... |
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| September 21, 1995 | Demon as Bad Man | Demon Kogure | Ki/oon Records Ki/oon Records is a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan.-Artists:Their artists include L'Arc-en-Ciel, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, FLOW, Home Made Kazoku, Puffy AmiYumi, Polysics, Pushim, chatmonchy, Denki Groove, The Babystars, DOES, Guitar Wolf, Miki Furukawa, Nico Touches the Walls, plingmin,... |
| October 25, 2000 | Astrodynamics | ! [Exclamation] | Ariola Japan Ariola Japan , is a Japanese record label precedently part of BMG Japan and now subsidiary of Sony Music Japan. It is home to both former BMG Japan artists and new artists, including Buck-Tick, The Cro-Magnons, Deen, GO!GO!7188, Kenichi Asai, AZU, Takako Matsu, Misia, Kazumasa Oda, Seamo, Shikao Suga, Sukima... |
| February 14, 2002 | Symphonia | His Excellency Demon Kogure | BMG Japan |
| October 8, 2003 | When The Future Loves The Past | His Excellency Demon Kogure | BMG Japan |
| January 24, 2007 | Girls' Rock | Demon Kogure | Avex Trax Avex Trax , listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan... |
| January 30, 2008 | Girls' Rock √ Hakurai | Demon Kogure | Avex Trax |
| February 11, 2009 | Girls' Rock ~Tiara~ | Demon Kogure | Avex Trax |
Singles
| Release date | Title | Name holder | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 21, 1995 | Love Romance | Demon Kogure | Ki/oonRecords |
| September 20, 2000 | Age of Zero! | ! [Exclamation] | BMG Japan |
| January 14, 2009 | Demon Kogure | Avex Trax |
Compilation
| Release date | Title | Name holder | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2005 | Le Monde de Demon | , ! [Exclamation], His Excellency Demon Kogure | BMG Japan |
| January 20, 2010 | Girls' Rock Best | Demon Kakka | Avex Trax |
VHS/DVD
| Release date | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| December 12, 1993 | His Excellency Demon Kogure Dinner Show: | Ki/oon Records |
| April 26, 2006 | Demon Kogure: "In The Naked Lens" | BMG Japan |
| September 26, 2007 | Demon's Rock Show! | Avex Trax |
| September 24, 2008 | √ Hakurai Culture Rock Show! | Avex Trax |
| January 20, 2010 | Demon's Rock Expo ~The Live~ | Avex Trax |
Album appearance
| Release year | Song | Artist | Album/CD single |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Rolling Boys in Town" (chorus) | 1234 | |
| 1988 | " (chorus)" | ||
| 1991 | "" | ||
| 1992 | "Venus" | Points-3 | |
| 1993 | "" | unknown | |
| 1995 | "" | ||
| 1995 | "" | unknown | |
| 1996 |
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| 1996 || "" || ||
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| 1999 || "Man on the Silver Mountain" || Various Artist || Super Rock Summit Rainbow Eyes
|-
| 2001 || "Wisdom of Nature" || || Amii-Phonic
|-
| 2002 || "" || Various Artist || Skill and a Shout It Lets Out
|-
| 2006 || "L←→R" || Various Artist || Death Note Tribute
|-
| 2007 || "Under My Martial Law" || MCU
MCU
-Universities:* Manila Central University, Philippines* Marine Corps University, United States Marine Corps graduate school offering courses in military education*Ming Chuan University,Taiwan-Other organizations:...
|| A.K.A
|-
| 2009 || "" || Various Artist ||
Dragon Ball Kai Song Collection
|-
| 2010 || "" || Damijaw ||
|-
| 2010 || "Search For Light" || Grand Illusion || Brand New World
|-
| 2010 || "Time To Turn Over" || Takashi O'Hashi || Independent Souls Union
|-
| 2011 || "" || Various Artist ||
Dragon Ball Kai Complete Song Collection
|}
Video game appearance
| Release year | Game | Console | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Famicom and MSX2 | Kogure played the main character who needs to save his band members in 4 areas. | |
| 1993 | unknown | Kogure appeared in this game. | |
| 1996 | Nintendo Super Famicom | Kogure composed the entire soundtrack for the game. | |
| 1996 | unknown | Kogure wrote music for one of the characters. | |
| 1998 | G.O.D Pure | Sony PlayStation | Kogure wrote music for this game. |
| 1998 | Sony PlayStation | Kogure voiced some characters for this game. | |
| 2009 | Trick x Logic season 1 | Sony PSP | Kogure voiced one of main characters for this game. |
| 2009 | Trick x Logic season 2 | Sony PSP | Kogure voiced one of main characters for this game. |
Movies/short film/OVA
| Year | Title | Character/role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Wanna-Be's Wanna-Be's is a 1986 Japanese direct-to-video animation and comic book written by Toshimichi Suzuki. Kenichi Sonoda created the character designs of the animated version.- Cast :*Eriko Hara as Miki Morita*Miki Takahashi as Eri Kazama*Shuuichi Ikeda as Tetsuma Kidou... |
Himself |
| 1989 | Godzilla vs. Biollante Godzilla vs. Biollante is a 1989 science fiction kaiju film written and directed by Kazuki Ōmori. It was the seventeenth film to be released in the Godzilla franchise and the second in terms of the franchise's Heisei period... |
Himself |
| 1989 | Batman Batman (1989 film) Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Michael Keaton in the title role, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl and Jack Palance... |
Joker Joker (comics) The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin... (Jack Nickelson) (Japanese dub) |
| 1990 | Urotsukidoji Urotsukidoji is a Japanese manga and an Original Video Animation releases.-History:Urotsukidōji was created by Toshio Maeda, in 1986, and was a huge departure from his earlier works in that it mixed erotica with humor, and the supernatural... II: Legend of the Demon Womb |
Münchhausen II |
| 1992 | Humane Society | Himself |
| 1997 | video game | |
| 1998 | Rudra Shags! | video game |
| 2003 | unknown | |
| 2008 | Himself, he's also the writer and director of this short film |
Books
| Release year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NESCO | ||
| 1988 | NBS | A book with a cassette tape | |
| 1988 | NBS | ||
| 1993 | Madra | ||
| 1994 | NBS |