{"id":386,"date":"2009-02-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-02-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-09T00:00:00","slug":"hideaki-tokunaga-%E5%BE%B3%E6%B0%B8%E8%8B%B1%E6%98%8E","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/hideaki-tokunaga-%E5%BE%B3%E6%B0%B8%E8%8B%B1%E6%98%8E\/","title":{"rendered":"Hideaki Tokunaga (\u5fb3\u6c38\u82f1\u660e)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fukuoka is the birthplace of many famous people, and some of my favorite Japanese music artists are from here. I would like to introduce some of them from time to time. <\/p>\n

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Hideaki Tokunaga, born 1961, has been in the music scene since the mid-80`s, most famous for his light melancholic voice coupled with soulful love ballads. I think he might be rather shy, because he doesn`t say much on music shows, even when the hosts are trying to rile him up. He is originally from Yanagawa in the Fukuoka prefecture. <\/p>\n

In 2006 he debuted in NHK`s Kouhaku, singing his most famous song, \u58ca\u308c\u304b\u3051\u306eRadio<\/a>. Incidentally, that`s when I first noticed him, and I fell in love with the song instantly. It`s a song about reminiscing one`s youth, and I think it matches perfectly with his voice. <\/p>\n

Some of his other famous songs include Rainy Blue<\/a> and \u8f1d\u304d\u306a\u304c\u3089\u2026<\/a>. He released a couple of singles last year as well. For more information, here is his official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He was actually in Fukuoka performing this last Sunday, but it was sold out \ud83d\ude41<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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