[Artists from Akita Prefecture] A comprehensive showcase from famous popular singers to up-and-coming bands

HomeworkItō Sachiko

Sachiko Ito / Homework

Sachiko Ito is a singer-songwriter from Oga City.

In 1999, she participated in the TEEN’S MUSIC FESTIVAL as a member of TEAR DROP and won the Teens Grand Prize.

She has since pursued a solo career, and Homework is a single that was released in July 2001.

Grandfather’s Clock (ZuZu version)Ito Hideshi

Grandfather's Clock (Zuuzu Version)

Singer-songwriter Hideshi Ito, who continues to be active mainly in the Tokai region, is from Yurihonjo City in Akita Prefecture.

He gained nationwide recognition for his attempt to cover classic songs in his native Akita dialect.

After its nationwide release in 2003, his cover of “Grandfather’s Clock” sold 200,000 copies.

TearsongKumi Iwamoto

Rui-sho (Tearful Chant) Song: Komi Iwamoto ~Songs Are Life~

Enka singer Kumi Iwamoto is from Ugo Town in Ogachi District, Akita Prefecture, and also serves as the town’s tourism ambassador.

Her third single, “Ruishō,” released in 1997, her third year after debut, features an upbeat and lively tone, and with this song she made an appearance on the Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

Broadcast-prohibited songyamahira kazuhiko

Yamaira Kazuhiko - Banned Songs

This is Kazuhiko Yamahira, a singer-songwriter from Iitagawa, Minamiakita District, Akita Prefecture (now Katagami City).

He made his album debut in 1972 with the release of Broadcast-Prohibited Songs, and the title track, true to its name, was banned from broadcast, which became a hot topic.

Say that you’re alive.Tomokawa Kazuki

Kazuki Tomokawa / Say You're Alive

This is Kazuki Tomokawa, a folk singer who debuted in 1974.

He is also active as a painter.

In junior high school, he encountered the works of poet Chuya Nakahara and began writing poetry himself.

Around the age of 20, after hearing songs by Nobuyasu Okabayashi, he set his sights on becoming a folk singer, was discovered by Ryudo Uzaki, and made his debut.

Heart PearlAsano Masumi

Go! Princess Precure Vocal Album 1 Track 04

Masumi Asano, known as “Masumin,” is active not only as a singer but also as a voice actress and a children’s story author.

She appears in Go! Princess Precure as Cure Mermaid, and “Heart Pearl” is one of the character songs.

TOKYO Chewing GumMC MISAKI（RHYMEBERRY）

[MV] RHYMEBERRY – Tokyo Chewing Gum

MC MISAKI, a native of Akita Prefecture, joined the idol rap unit RHYMEBERRY as a member in 2015 after the group was formed in 2011.

She graduated from the group in 2017, and RHYMEBERRY itself disbanded in 2019.

At the live show where she announced her graduation from RHYMEBERRY, she declared she would take on the idol audition program Last Idol.

On that show, she performed under her real name, Misaki Kimura, as a member of the unit Someday Somewhere formed within the program.

She ended her entertainment career in 2021.

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