Kiyoshi Hikawa Brings the Southern Winds With Upcoming Album!

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Enka star Kiyoshi Hikawa announced that he will be releasing a brand new album, 南風吹けば (Minami Kaze Fukeba), June 8. This will be latest release by the artist since  “南風” (“Minami Kaze”) back in January and will include “千年先までも” (“Chitose Saki Made mo”), which was composed by Raymond Matsuya, and “紫のタンゴ” (“Murasaki Tango”), written by Reiko Yukawa. The album will feature twelve tracks in total and be available in two editions: a CD-only standard edition and a limited edition which will come with a bonus DVD. The DVD will contain the music video for “Murasaki Tango". The music video, produced in a studio near Tokyo, is a lively work featuring professional tango dancers and Hikawa’s expression of duality by changing make-up and costumes.

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the preview for his track “Minami Kaze” along with the pre-order links for Minami Kaze Fukeba below!

Standard edition 

Limited edition 

Kiyoshi Hikawa「Minami Kaze Fukeba」

01.南風

02.そこまで春が...

03.出発

04.筑後川

05. みちのく恋女

06. 澄海岬

07. 五島の船出

08. 明日への道

09. 千年先までも

10. 紫のタンゴ

11. 星空のメモリーズ

12. 大地の子守唄

Kiyoshi Hikawa Goes Live With Butterflies In New Release

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Enka singer and superstar Kiyoshi Hikawa has revealed that he will be dropping a brand-new live-DVD titled Kiyoshi Hikawa Live -Papillon- which is set to be released on March 2nd. Kiyoshi Hikawa has been working in the industry since 2000 and has become one of the most popular enka singers coming out of Japan. Hikawa has gained more prominence with younger audiences with his song “Genkai Toppa × Survivor” which is used as the opening theme for mega-popular shonen anime Dragon Ball Super. This performance was done for the Wowow television station in Japan and didn’t have a live audience. Additionally, it was part of his twenty-year celebration. Kiyoshi Hikawa Live -Papillon- is being released in a single DVD-only format and is up for pre-order which is posted below along with the complete track-listing for his live performance.

Kiyoshi Hikawa Live -Papillon-

Kiyoshi Hikawa 「Kiyoshi Hikawa Live -Papillon-」

1 キニシナイ (Kinishinai)

2 Never give up

3 Going my way

4 Papillon

5 不思議の国 (Fushigi no Kuni)

6 確信 (Kakushin)

7 限界突破×サバイバー (Genkai Toppa × Survivor)

8 青い鳥 (Aoi tori)

9 おもひぞら (Omohizora)

10 Love Song

11 ボヘミアン・ラプソディ (Bohemian Rhapsody)

12 笑っていこうぜ (Emitte Ikouze)

13 This is love

14 hug

15 碧し (Aoshi)

Kiyoshi Hikawa Says Hello to Galileo With Upcoming Album!

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Enka industry staple Kiyoshi Hikawa announced that he will be releasing a brand new album, Papillon -Bohemian Rhapsody-, June 9. His album cultivating the theme of “living on the preciousness of life”, Hikawa looks to shake things up for the upcoming decade. Popular tracks include hits like “限界突破×サバイバー “ (“Limit Break X Survivor”), which was performed at the 2019 NHK Kohaku Uta, along with “碧し” (“Aoshi”), which popular music group GReeeeN wrote and composed for Hikawa. Of course, as the title of the album implies, Hikawa will also take on the daunting task of covering legendary band Queen’s hit track “Bohemian Rhapsody”. 

The album will be released with fourteen tracks and two editions lovingly called Type A and Type B. Type A will be released with a CD and DVD which will include music videos of various tracks on the album while Type B will be a CD-only release. 

Check out the preview for his track “Papillon” along with the pre-order links for both editions of Papillon -Bohemian Rhapsody- below!

Papillon -Bohemian Rhapsody- Type A

Papillon -Bohemian Rhapsody- Type B

Kiyoshi Hikawa「Papillon -Bohemian Rhapsody- 」

CD

01. Papillon

02. 不思議の国

03. キニシナイ

04. 確信

05. 限界突破×サバイバー

06. 青い鳥

07. Love Song

08. This is love

09. 碧し

10. おもひぞら

11. Never give up

12. Going my way

13. 笑っていこうぜ！

14. ボヘミアン・ラプソディ

Type A DVD

01. Papillon

02. 不思議の国

03. キニシナイ directed by HK

04. おもひぞら directed by HK

05. 確信 directed by HK

Kiyoshi Hikawa is okay with new single

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Enka singer Kiyoshi Hikawa revealed he will be releasing a brand new single titled “Daijobu / Mogami no Sendo” which will be released August 27. This release follows Kiyoshi’s project Shin, Enka Meikyoku Collection 9 Daijobu / Saijo no Sendo which came out June 4. “Daijobu / Mogami no Sendo” will serve as a celebration of Kiyoshi’s presence in the industry for twenty years now. The single is being released in three editions total, each CD-only but featuring its own unique cover art. There will be a total of nine tracks and each edition will feature its own track. Each edition will also include a melody music sheet and an application card. The full track listing will be posted below and pre-order links are right here.

Type D Edition

Type E Edition

Type F Edition

To people outside of Japan, Kiyoshi is probably best known for the second opening of Dragon Ball Super.

Kiyoshi Hikawa [Daijobu / Mogami no Sendo]

Type D

1 大丈夫 (Daijobu)

2 最上の船頭 (Mogami no Sendo)

3 あなたがいるから (Anata ga irukara)

4 大丈夫 (Daijobu) Original Karaoke

5 最上の船頭 (Mogami no Sendo) Original Karaoke

6 あなたがいるから (Anata ga irukara) Original Karaoke

7 大丈夫 (Daijobu) Lower Half-tone Karaoke

8 最上の船頭 (Mogami no Sendo) Lower Half-tone Karaoke

9 あなたがいるから (Anata ga irukara) Lower Half-tone Karaoke

Type E

1 大丈夫 (Daijobu)

2 最上の船頭 (Mogami no Sendo)

3 カシスソーダを飲みながら (Cassis Soda wo Nominagara)

4 大丈夫 (Daijobu) Original Karaoke

5 最上の船頭 (Mogami no Sendo) Original Karaoke

6 カシスソーダを飲みながら (Cassis Soda wo Nominagara) Original Karaoke

7 大丈夫 (Daijobu) Lower Half-tone Karaoke

8 最上の船頭 (Mogami no Sendo) Lower Half-tone Karaoke

9 カシスソーダを飲みながら (Cassis Soda wo Nominagara) Lower Half-tone Karaoke

Type F

1 大丈夫 (Daijobu)

2 最上の船頭 (Mogami no Sendo)

3 きよしの令和音頭 (Kiyoshi no Reiwa Ondo)

4 大丈夫 (Daijobu) Original Karaoke

5 最上の船頭 (Mogami no Sendo) Original Karaoke

6 きよしの令和音頭 (Kiyoshi no Reiwa Ondo) Original Karaoke

7 大丈夫 (Daijobu) Lower Half-tone Karaoke

8 最上の船頭 (Mogami no Sendo) Lower Half-tone Karaoke

9 きよしの令和音頭 (Kiyoshi no Reiwa Ondo) Lower Half-tone Karaoke

King and Prince wins big at Japan Golden Disc Awards!

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The thirty-third Japan Golden Disc Awards ceremony happened this past week and none other than Johnny’s new group King & Prince took home the gold, becoming 2018’s New Artist. 

There were certainly other points of interest from the award show. For the second year in a row, Amuro Namie became Artist of the Year for domestic side—with this being her third time winning the award overall. While not surprising, with their hit movie taking Japan, the band Queen took Artist of the Year for the western side—it has been fourteen years since they have last done so. Korean group BTS also won the award for Best Asian Artist while—also not surprising—Kiyoshi Hikawa won Best Enka Singer of the Year.

Check out a full breakdown of the winners below!

▽Winners of the 33rd Annual Japan Golden Disc Awards
■Artist of the year
【Domestic】Amuro Namie（Second year consecutively, third time overall ）
【Western】Queen（Fourteen years since last won and second overall） 

■Best Asian Artist of the year
【Asia】BTS

■Best Enka or Traditional Artist of the year
Kiyoshi Hikawa

■New Artist of the year
【Domestic 】King ＆ Prince
【Western】Alan Walker
【Asia】SEVENTEEN 

■Album of the year
【Domestic】『Umi no Oh, Yeah!!』（Southern All-Stars）
【Western】『Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack』（Queen）
【Asian】『FACE YOURSELF』（BTS） 

■Single of the Year
「Teacher Teacher」（AKB48）

■Song of the year/ Most popular downloaded
【Domestic】「Lemon」（Kenshi Yonezu）
【Western】「The Middle」（Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey）
【Asia】「Candy Pop」（TWICE） 

■Best Music Video
【Domestic】『namie amuro Final Tour 2018 ～Finally～』（Amuro Namie）
【Domestic】『ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2017-2018 「untitled」』（Arashi）
【Domestic】『Hey! Say! JUMP I/Oth Anniversary Tour 2017-2018』（Hey! Say! JUMP）
【Western】『From From The Vault: No Security - San Jose 1999』（The Rolling Stones）
【Asia】『2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III THE WINGS TOURIN JAPAN ～SPECIAL EDITION～ at KYOCERA DO』（BTS） 

■Special Award
「U.S.A.」DA PUMP