[Singing Real Estate King] Masao Sen’s Easy-to-Sing Songs | A Must-See for People in Their 70s
Masao Sen, an enka singer who enjoyed great success from the 1960s through the late 1970s, is also known as the “singing real estate king,” having achieved tremendous success in real estate alongside his singing career.
Although he later experienced a tumultuous life, including business and transaction failures that left him with 250 billion yen in debt, his career as a singer has continued for many years, and he remains highly popular today.
In this feature, we’ve selected some of Masao Sen’s most singable songs.
A former vocal instructor also provides commentary, so be sure to read to the end!
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[Singing Real Estate King] Masao Sen’s Easy-to-Sing Songs | A Must-See for People in Their 70s (11–20)
Song of YouthSen Masao
Known as a masterpiece from his later years, “Song of Youth.” Released as the coupling track when the new version of the classic “Yaima” came out, it’s arranged to match the single’s overall mood, resulting in a very relaxed and warm tone.
It does feature kobushi ornamentation, but since it’s the type characteristic of Masao Sen—where he completely stops the voice briefly to shape the phrase—the difficulty is minimal.
It’s very easy to sing even for beginners to enka, so consider adding it to your repertoire.
In conclusion
Masao Sen’s kobushi vocal ornamentation is distinctive.
Rather than smoothly sliding the pitch up and down, he often completely stops the voice and then changes the pitch from there.
This style of kobushi is relatively easy, so his songs are generally easy to sing to begin with, and among them, the songs introduced this time are particularly easy to sing.
If you want to get closer to the original, try incorporating the aforementioned kobushi style into your singing!