So unique! An artist and singer from Saitama
When you hear “an artist from Saitama,” does anyone immediately come to mind? Even when it’s about an artist you love, it can be surprising to learn, “Whoa, they’re from there!” From household-name legends to famous actors and actresses who have also made their mark as singers… Finding an artist from your hometown gives you a little thrill, doesn’t it? Saitama has produced many artists, including Gen Hoshino, who is now a national star, and many more besides! I hope this article helps you discover new music and artists to love.
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Super unique! Artists and singers from Saitama (ages 21–30)
Better than being alive.Ikarashi Takashi
Takashi Igarashi, the vocalist of syrup16g—a band hugely popular among people who are struggling mentally—is from Urawa, Saitama Prefecture (now Saitama City).
Fans affectionately call him “Gacchan.” It’s said that he bought his first guitar with money he saved from a part-time job at a local café.
His lyrics are relentlessly negative, yet they possess a strange charm that, paradoxically, conveys a powerful sense of affirmation.
mermaidNOKKO
NOKKO is a singer-songwriter from Urawa, Saitama Prefecture, who also made her mark as the vocalist of REBECCA.
Released in 1994 as her fifth single, this song was used as the theme for the Fuji TV drama “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” and became a major hit, reaching No.
2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
AliensHorikomi Takaki, Horikomi Yasuyuki
Takaki Horigome and Yasuyuki Horigome, members of Kirinji, are brothers from Sakado City in Saitama Prefecture.
This song was released in 2000 as Kirinji’s sixth single.
Since March 2017, it has been used as the theme song for a LINE Mobile commercial and has become one of Kirinji’s signature songs.
Never Ending DreamTakamizawa Toshihiko, Sakurai Ken
Sakurai Ken of THE ALFEE is from Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, and Takamizawa Toshihiko is from Warabi City, Saitama Prefecture.
This song was released in 1996 as their 43rd single.
It was used as the theme song for the Nippon TV drama “Miracle Romance,” and it reached No.
4 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
Fragments of SummerMorita Go
Gō Morita, a member of V6 and also of Coming Century, is from Kasukabe City in Saitama Prefecture, and this song was released in 1998 as their debut single.
It was the first single by Coming Century, consisting of Gō Morita, Ken Miyake, and Junichi Okada, and it was used as the CM song for Calpis “Calpis Water.”
remainingYoshizawa Kayoko
Kayoko Yoshizawa is a singer-songwriter from Kawaguchi City in Saitama Prefecture, and this song was released in 2017 as her second single.
It’s a ballad about a woman left behind by the changing seasons from summer to autumn, a number she had been performing live for some time and one that fans had long hoped would be officially recorded.
Continuation of our encounterWatanabe Mayu
When it comes to the ultimate idol among idols, isn’t Mayu Watanabe the first who comes to mind? Even within AKB48, she remained a quintessential, traditional idol until her graduation.
Her signature song “Deai no Tsuzuki” was featured in the drama “Tatakau! Shoten Girl,” in which she starred.
Be sure to keep an eye on her work as an actress as well.
