Star Kingdom! Artist and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture
When you hear “artists from Kanagawa,” do any come to mind right away?
Even when it’s about your favorite artists, it can be surprising to realize, “Oh, they’re from there!”
From venerable legends to idols and that hugely popular musician…
Finding artists from your own hometown gives you a little thrill, doesn’t it?
Kanagawa has produced many nationally beloved artists like Southern All Stars, Yuzu, and Ikimono-gakari,
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Star Kingdom! Artists/Singers from Kanagawa Prefecture (Ages 31–40)
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KYONO and UEDA are from Yokohama.
At first, their style wasn’t this kind of loud rock—more like pop, or maybe an easier-to-listen-to punk—but they gradually got cooler.
Still, I think they were pioneers of today’s mixture rock bands.
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Kii Kitano is from Yokosuka City in Kanagawa Prefecture, and this was released in 2010 as her first single.
The song was used in the commercial for Kit Kat’s “Post Office × Kit Kat 2010 Exam Student Support Project,” in which Kii Kitano appeared, marking her debut as a singer.
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Kenji Ozawa is from Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and this was released in 1994 as his fifth single.
After being featured as the song for Shiseido’s “Hair Essence Shampoo” commercial and as the opening theme for Nippon TV’s show Rakka Onna, it was cut as a single from the album LIFE.
With this song, he made his first appearance on NHK’s Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Tokyo TowerNakamura Emi
A singer-songwriter from Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
With approachable yet powerful vocals rooted in hip-hop, jazz, and J-pop, and punchy, hard-hitting lyrics, they’re a compelling newcomer whose ten-year journey from debut to the major stage speaks to their resilience—an artist to watch in the years ahead.
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NATSU, the vocalist of Sentimental Bus, is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Akinori, the keyboardist, is from Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
It was released in 1999 as Sentimental Bus’s fourth major-label single.
The song was used in Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s Pocari Sweat commercial and became the band’s biggest hit.
It is also a popular song for cheering at high school baseball games.
Star Kingdom! Artists/Singers from Kanagawa Prefecture (41–50)
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Yusuke Kamiji, known as Yusuke, is from Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and this was released in 2009 as his third single.
The song uses the melody from Johann Pachelbel’s classical piece Canon, and it was featured as the theme song for the Marukome “Liquid Miso” commercial in which he appeared.
It reached No.
2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
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hide is from Yokosuka City.
He had been working as a solo artist, but starting with the previous single, ROCKET DIVE, he completely changed his visual style.
It became pop and catchy, yet still cool, and the first time I saw it I was so moved I got chills.
This song was released 10 days after hide passed away, but when I watch this music video, I still can’t believe he’s gone.