Akeboshi
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| Background information | ||
| Born |  Yokohama, Japan |
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| Genre(s) | J-POP | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician | |
| Years active | 2003-present | |
| Label(s) | Epic Records Japan | |
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Matsu Takako | |
| Website | http://www.akeboshi.com/ | |
Akeboshi (明星) is a Japanese popular music singer. He is mainly known for the song 'Wind' (pronounced as in "winding"), which was used as the ending theme to the anime Naruto for the first twenty-five episodes.
Akeboshi was born in 1978 in Yokohama. He learned to play the piano when he was three years old, later learning to play the guitar. He studied music in Liverpool, and his time there has heavily influenced his music. Before his major debut, he produced two of the songs on Matsu Takako's fourth album, a piece of life.
Akeboshi's songs are mainly sung in Japanese, but there are some notable songs that are sung in English, such as 'Night and day', 'Money', and 'Wind'. Another thing of note about Akeboshi's music is that he rarely uses the basic 4/4 time signature. 'Wind' and 'Kamisama no Shitauchi' for example, are both written in 5/8.
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[edit] Akeboshi (album)
Akeboshi's debut album, Akeboshi, was released on June 22, 2005 on Epic Records Japan.
- Wind
- Night and day
- Hey there
- No wish
- 秋風のうた (Akikaze no uta) (autumn breeze song)
- 廃墟のソファ (Haikyo no sofa) (ruins of a sofa)
- A nine days' wonder
- White reply
- Faerie punks
- Morning high
- Tall boy
- The audience
- 神様の舌打ち (Kamisama no shitauchi) (tut-tut God)
Most of these tracks are taken from the mini-albums.
[edit] Mini-albums
So far, Akeboshi has released four mini-albums and one single, Rusty lance.
[edit] Stoned town
Stoned town was released August 8, 2002.
- Wind
- 秋風のうた (Akikaze no uta) (autumn breeze song)
- No wish
- 廃墟のソファ (Haikyo no sofa) (ruins of a sofa)
[edit] White reply
White reply was released June 18, 2003. A limited edition version was released on May 13, 2003. It contained an extra song, called 'Not real'.
- Tall boy
- Morning high
- White reply
- Money
[edit] Faerie punks
Faerie punks was released March 10, 2004.
- Hey there
- Night and day
- 神様の舌打ち (Kamisama no shitauchi) (tut-tut God)
- Faerie punks
[edit] Yellow moon
Yellow moon was released April 19, 2006. The title track was used for the thirteenth Naruto ending theme.
- Yellow moon (edit)
- Peruna
- One step behind the door
- 花火 (Hanabi) (fireworks)
- Yellow moon
- Deep end
[edit] Rusty lance (single)
Rusty lance was released October 19, 2005.
- Rusty lance
- Sounds
- Writing over the sign
[edit] Work with Matsu Takako
Matsu Takako's single, Toki no Fune, released September 2004, contains two songs composed by Akeboshi. The title track is another version of 'A nine days' wonder', though the lyrics are different and there are some small changes to the melody. The song was used in the drama RUNAWAY, which is a remake of the movie The Fugitive. The single also contains a cover of 'White reply'.
