Ryūji Aoki
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese impressionist
and singer from Kōnan-ku, Yokohama
, Kanagawa Prefecture
. He is currently affiliated with the entertainment office Ken's Family. His father, Twotone Aoki
, is also an impressionist.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese impressionist
Impressionist (entertainment)
An impressionist or a mimic is a performer whose act consists of imitating the voice and mannerisms of others. The word usually refers to a professional comedian/entertainer who specializes in such performances and has developed a wide repertoire of impressions, including adding to them, often to...
and singer from Kōnan-ku, Yokohama
Konan-ku, Yokohama
is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 221,536 and a density of 11,150 persons per km²...
, Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
. He is currently affiliated with the entertainment office Ken's Family. His father, Twotone Aoki
Twotone Aoki
, better known by his stage name is a Japanese impressionist from Kanagawa Prefecture. His son, Ryūji Aoki, is also an impressionist.-Impression repertoire:*Eun-sook Kye*Keiko Fuji*Akira Fuse*Hiromi Go*Shinji Harada*Takao Horiuchi*Takashi Hosokawa...
, is also an impressionist.
Appearances
- 2005
- Nippon TVNippon Televisionis a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
Monomane Battle Taishō 34 - Nippon TV Monomane Battle Taishō 35
- November - Nippon TV Yo! Monomane Battle Akimatsuri in AX
- Nippon TV
- 2006
- January 3 - Nippon TV Monomane Battle Taishō 37
- March 22 - Nippon TV Monomane Battle Taishō 38
- October 8 - Nippon TV Monomane Battle Taishō 39
- December 18 - Nippon TV Monomane Battle Taishō 40
- 2007
- January 3 - Nippon TV Monomane Battle Taishō 41 (Won Best Monomane Artist Award (Singing: Shōwa Era Category))
- February - Nippon TV Radio de Culture, The Wide
- March 26 - Nippon TV Monomane Battle Taishō 42
- May 25 - NHK Kinyō Variety
- August 2 - Nippon TV Monomane Battle Taishō 44
- October 1 - Nippon TV Monomane Battle Taishō 45
- October 15 - Kansai TVKansai Telecasting Corporation, often called or , is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Osaka, serving the Kansai region of Japan...
Kaiketsu Emi Channel
- 2008
- January 2 - Nippon TV The M (as Hideaki TokunagaHideaki Tokunagais a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor.Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of Star Tanjō! in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as "Yume o Shinjite" and "Kowarekake no Radio" in 1990, his single "Wednesday Moon" reached No...
) - January 6 - Nippon TV Monomane Battle Taishō 46
- January 2 - Nippon TV The M (as Hideaki Tokunaga
- 2010
- February 1 - Nippon TV Hi Tele Kei Fuyu no Kanshasai Sakai 1 no Showtime
- December 21 - Nippon TV Monomane Grand PrixMonomane Grand Prixis a monomane variety owarai special program broadcast on Nippon Television on May 3, 2009. It is a renewal of Monomane Battle, which ended its broadcast on January 4 earlier that year...
2010 The Tournament (runner-up)
- 2011
- January 27 - TBS Hanamaru Market
Impression repertoire
- Akihito Okano (Porno GraffittiPorno Graffitti, also known as is a Japanese male rock band from Innoshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The band got their name from the album Pornograffitti by the band Extreme...
) - Akiko WadaAkiko Wadais a female Japanese singer and television performer of Korean ancestry, originally hailing from , Ikuno-ku, Osaka. Born Kim Bok-Ja , like many Zainichi Koreans, she also had a name for everyday use, which was Japanicized . On her selection of Japanese citizenship, her name became , which upon...
- Akira FuseAkira Fuseis a Japanese singer who was once married to Olivia Hussey. He debuted in 1965 with the single . His greatest hits are and . He currently makes consistent appearances on television, performs occasional seasonal tours, hosts a late night talk show, and is involved in a number of stage plays...
- Atsushi Satō (Exile)
- Chiharu MatsuyamaChiharu MatsuyamaChiharu Matsuyama is a famous Japanese folk singer and songwriter. First debuting with the single Tabidachi in 1977, success soon followed with the two hits Toki no Itazura and Kisetsu no Nakade....
- Eiko SegawaEiko Segawais a Japanese female enka singer and actress. Eiko is as tall as 168 cm height, comparatively taller than most female singers in Japan. She has her father with careers of singer, . Her 1986 single "Inochi Kurenai" reached #2 on the Japanese Oricon charts and sold 692,000 copies.-External links:*...
- GreeeenGReeeeNis a Japanese pop/rock/hip hop/breakbeat vocal group from Kōriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture, comprising the all-male four members Hide, Navi, 92, and Soh. They made their debut with Universal Music in 2007. Their logo image is of a mouthful of teeth, and the four Es indicate the number of members...
- Hibari MisoraHibari Misorawas an award-winning Japanese enka singer and actress. and was the first woman in Japan to receive the People's Honour Award, which was awarded posthumously for her notable contributions to the music industry. Misora recorded 1,200 songs, and sold 68 million records. After she died, consumer demand...
- Hideaki TokunagaHideaki Tokunagais a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor.Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of Star Tanjō! in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as "Yume o Shinjite" and "Kowarekake no Radio" in 1990, his single "Wednesday Moon" reached No...
- hyde (L'Arc-en-Ciel)
- Kaoru Kurosawa (GospellersGospellersThe Gospellers are a Japanese a cappella vocal group made up of Tetsuya Murakami, Kaoru Kurosawa, Yuji Sakai, Yoichi Kitayama and Yutaka Yasuoka....
) - Karyūdo
- Eun Sook Kye
- Keisuke KuwataKeisuke Kuwatahas gained fame as a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and frontman for the Southern All-Stars, as well as his own solo band, the Kuwata band. He has also done significant amount of scoring music for films. He went to Aoyama Gakuin University....
- Ken HiraiKen Hiraiis a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and spokesperson.During his career, Hirai has released 32 singles and 11 albums up until October 2010. According to Oricon, his single Hitomi Wo Tojite became the best-selling single...
- Kiyoshirō ImawanoKiyoshiro Imawano, born , was a Japanese rock musician, lyricist, composer, musical producer, and actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was dubbed "Japan's King of Rock". He formed and led an influential rock band RC Succession....
- Machiko Watanabe
- Masafumi AkikawaMasafumi Akikawais a Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has sung a broad range of genres, from classical to pop. He appeared on the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast....
- Masaharu FukuyamaMasaharu Fukuyamais a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. He is the best-selling male solo artist in Japan. He is a member of entertainment company Amuse, Inc. and is known for his low, deep voice. Among fans, he is...
- Masakazu TamuraMasakazu Tamurais a Japanese film and theatre actor.-Profile:Masakazu Tamura was born 1 August 1943 in Kyoto, Japan to Japanese actor Tsumasaburō Bandō. His brothers Takahiro and Ryō are also actors...
- Masatoshi MashimaMasatoshi Mashimais a guitarist who has performed with Japanese rock bands such as The Blue Hearts, The High-Lows and The Cro-Magnons. He was born in Hino and raised in Kodaira in Tokyo, Japan.His nickname while playing was "Marcy."-Solo albums:...
(The Blue HeartsThe Blue Heartswas a popular Japanese punk rock band that performed from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. In 2003, they were ranked by HMV Japan as number 19 on their list of 100 most important Japanese pop acts...
) - Masayoshi YamazakiMasayoshi Yamazakiis a Japanese singer-songwriter who plays guitar-driven blues, rock, and pop music, though he has also recorded piano ballads. Though he primarily plays the guitar, he also has played the drums, piano, percussion, saxophone, and glockenspiel on some albums....
- Michael JacksonMichael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
- Mika NakashimaMika Nakashimais a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
- Mr. ChildrenMr. Children, commonly called , is a Japanese rock band formed in 1988 by Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki. As a group, they are one of the most successful Japanese rock artists, having sold over 50 million records and creating the in the mid 1990s in Japan...
- Naotarō MoriyamaNaotaro Moriyamais a Japanese pop singer-songwriter born on April 23, 1976. His mother is Ryōko Moriyama, who is a well-known folk singer. He came out with the album "Kawaita Uta wa Sakana no Esa ni Chōdo Ii" in 2002, and distinguished himself by creating the song "Sakura"....
- Nobuteru MaedaNobuteru Maedais a Japanese male singer-songwriter from Atsugi, Kanagawa. He is signed onto Sony Music Japan. He is also a leader of rock band Tube. He released the hits "Sobani Maeda" and "Try Boy, Try Girl".- References :...
(TubeTube (band)TUBE is a Japanese pop/rock band. This group released most of its songs in April to July earning the phrase, "Summer comes with TUBE". There is an urban legend that Fuyumi Sakamoto who releases her songs only in winter, has never met TUBE or that she makes songs for TUBE and vice versa...
) - Ryūichi KawamuraRyuichi Kawamurais a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor and record producer. He is best known as lead singer of the rock band Luna Sea. After the group disbanded in 2000, Ryuichi went on to a successful solo career. In 2005 he formed Tourbillon with, fellow Luna Sea member, Inoran and Hiroaki Hayama...
- T-BolanT-BOLANT-Bolan was a Japanese rock band which debuted in 1991. Its members were vocal Arashi Moritomo, drummer Kazuyoshi Aoki, guitarist Takeshi Gomi, and bassist Hirofumi Ueno. The name of this band was inspired by T. Rex and its vocalist Marc Bolan.The band was formed in 1990. Their 1991 song...
- Takanori Hiura (classClass- General :* Class , a group of students attending a specific course or lesson** Lessons, in education** Classroom* Class , an analytical concept used differently to group phenomena from grouping as 'types' or 'kinds'...
) - Takashi HosokawaTakashi Hosokawa, born 細川貴志 on 15 June 1950, Makkari, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese male enka singer.In 1975, he debuted with song "Kokoro Nokori". Hosokawa immediately became one of the most popular enka and pop singers in Japan...
- Tsuyoshi DōmotoTsuyoshi Domotois a Japanese idol, singer, actor, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, writer and illustrator. Along with Koichi Domoto , he is a member of KinKi Kids, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Johnny & Associates.- Biography :Born in Nara, Domoto joined the...
(KinKi KidsKinKi Kidsis a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. Although the members share the same surname, the only relation they have to each other is that they both hail from the Kinki region, hence the duo's name....
) - Tsuyoshi NagabuchiTsuyoshi Nagabuchiis a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, poet, and human-rights advocate, who is a prominent figure in Japanese popular music.As a musician, he has sold more than 20 million records worldwide, and has appeared in various movies and television dramas...
- Wham!WHAM!Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
- Yasuhiro Yamane
- Yoshikazu Mela
- Yutaka OzakiYutaka Ozakiwas a popular Japanese musician.He is ranked at No. 23 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians by HMV.-Biography:He was born in Tokyo Setagaya Ward SDF Central Hospital to Kinue and Kenichi Ozaki. He has one older brother, Yasushi. Early in life, he was hospitalized with intestinal torsion and...