Motohiro Hata
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is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted under the major label BMG Japan in 2006 with the single .
In 1999, he performed at his first big concert at the F.A.D Yokohama live house, after a referral by one of his friends.
In 2004, he released an independent EP, . In 2006 he was signed to Augusta Records after catching the attention of one of the staff members. He was the opening act of Augusta Camp 2006 in July. He debuted with the single .
His 2008 single , was his first top 20 hit, reaching #15 on Oricon
charts. "Kimi, Meguru, Boku" was used as the opening theme for the anime series Itazura na Kiss
. Since then, he has had six top 20 singles and two top 10 albums.
In 2010, his song "Tōmei Datta Sekai" premiered as the opening for the seventh season of Naruto: Shippuden.
Biography
Hata is the youngest of three brothers. He moved to Yokohama when he was 2. He began playing guitar at 3, after his eldest brother got 3,000 yen from a friend. In junior high school, he begin writing songs, and in high school started working fully as a musician.In 1999, he performed at his first big concert at the F.A.D Yokohama live house, after a referral by one of his friends.
In 2004, he released an independent EP, . In 2006 he was signed to Augusta Records after catching the attention of one of the staff members. He was the opening act of Augusta Camp 2006 in July. He debuted with the single .
His 2008 single , was his first top 20 hit, reaching #15 on Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts. "Kimi, Meguru, Boku" was used as the opening theme for the anime series Itazura na Kiss
Itazura na Kiss
is a popular shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Tada. Itazura na Kiss began to be serialized and published in 1991 by Shueisha through Margaret Magazine. It became successful very quickly and became the manga series that Tada became known for in Japan...
. Since then, he has had six top 20 singles and two top 10 albums.
In 2010, his song "Tōmei Datta Sekai" premiered as the opening for the seventh season of Naruto: Shippuden.
Discography
- Orange no Haikei no Akai Seibutsu (2004) (independent EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - Bokura o Tsunagu Mono (2007) (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - Contrast (2007)
- Alright (2008)
- Best of Green Mind '09 (2010) (acoustic album)
- Documentary (2010)