Oe Senri (大江千里) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, musician, and jazz pianist.
History[]
Oe was born in Tokyo but his family moved very shortly after his birth to Fujiidera, Osaka. At the age of three Oe began taking piano lessons and became an avid Western pop music fan in elementary school. In 1974, he tried out for the televised Star Tanjou! talent scouting contest but did not pass. He tried again in 1975, this time to the Yamaha Popular Song Contest, and made it to the final rounds of his region. Although he was not the winner, he became determined to eventually enter the entertainment industry.
In 1980, Oe joined his university's Light Music club and began performing around his campus with various student bands. Finally in 1981 he got his break when he was street scouted by CBS/Sony. However, due to the fact that he was still studying at university, his major debut under the label was delayed. He also began taking singing lessons sponsored by his label. In early 1983, Oe was sent north and began performing on local television stations and at live music events in Sapporo. He became incredibly popular in the region, so in May 1983 he finally made his major label debut under Epic Records. However because of his frequent traveling between Tokyo to perform his entertainment duties and Osaka for college, he was rarely in anything but printed media. He graduated from university in Spring 1984 and moved to Tokyo to pursue his entertainment career full time.
In 2007, Oe announced that he would be retiring from his career in pop music and would be attending the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City to study Jazz music. After a five year hiatus, he returned to entertainment in 2012 and began releasing instrumental piano compositions, which he still does regularly to this day.
Discography[]
Studio Albums[]
- [1983.05.21] WAKU WAKU
- [1984.03.23] Pleasure
- [1985.03.21] Misei-nen (未成年)
- [1985.12.04] Chibusa (乳房)
- [1986.11.26] AVEC
- [1987.06.21] OLYMPIC
- [1988.07.21] 1234
- [1989.10.21] redmonkey yellowfish
- [1990.09.21] APOLLO
- [1991.09.26] HOMME
- [1992.12.02] Rokko Oroshi Fuita (六甲おろしふいた)
- [1994.02.28] Giant Steps
- [1996.05.02] SENRI HAPPY
- [1998.05.21] ROOM 802
- [2000.09.06] Solitude
- [2001.09.05] first class
- [2002.11.07] Untitled Love Songs
- [2005.04.20] Ghost Rider (ゴーストライター)
- [2012.09.06] boys mature slow
- [2013.09.06] Spooky Hotel
- [2015.02.14] Collective Scribble
- [2016.09.07] answer july
- [2018.09.15] Boys & Girls
- [2019.09.04] Hmmm
Best Hits Albums[]
- [1989.03.25] Sloppy Joe
- [1994.11.21] Sloppy Joe Ⅱ
- [1998.12.02] WINTER JOE
- [1999.12.01] 2000 JOE
- [2003.01.01] THE LEGEND
- [2006.04.19] Sloppy Joe Ⅲ
- [2011.02.23] GOLDEN☆BEST OE SENRI (GOLDEN☆BEST 大江千里)
- [2013.11.27] Sloppy Joe Ⅰ & Ⅲ
Self-Cover Album[]
- [2003.12.03] home at last 〜Senri Sings Senri〜
Live Album[]
- [2006.03.24] Live "ghost note" at Motion Blue YOKOHAMA
Instrumental Albums[]
- [2003.05.21] 12-Kagetsu (12ヶ月)
- [2005.10.05] ghost note
Other Albums[]
- [2007.05.02] Unto kosho Dokkoisho (うんとこしょ どっこいしょ)
- [2010.12.22] Duo
Singles[]
- [1983.05.21] Wallabies Nugisutete (ワラビーぬぎすてて)
- [1983.08.25] GIRLFRIEND (ガールフレンド)
- [1983.12.01] Futatsu no Shukudai (ふたつの宿題)
- [1984.03.05] BOYS & GIRLS
- [1984.07.21] ROMANCE (ロマンス)
- [1984.11.01] Junin Toiro (十人十色)
- [1985.03.06] REAL
- [1985.11.01] FRIEND (フレンド)
- [1986.02.26] COSMOPOLITAN (コスモポリタン)
- [1986.10.22] Kimi to Ikitai (きみと生きたい)
- [1986.12.01] Bedtime Stories
- [1987.05.21] YOU
- [1987.12.01] POWER
- [1988.06.21] GLORY DAYS
- [1988.10.21] Kore kara (これから)
- [1989.07.14] Onegai Tengoku (おねがい天国)
- [1989.09.21] Radio ga yonde iru (ラジオが呼んでいる)
- [1989.10.21] WE ARE TRAVELLIN' BAND
- [1990.04.21] Tawawa no Kajitsu (たわわの果実)
- [1990.07.21] dear/million kiss
- [1990.09.07] APOLLO
- [1990.12.01] Aitai (あいたい)
- [1991.07.18] Kakkou warui fura Rekata (格好悪いふられ方)
- [1992.07.22] HONEST
- [1992.11.06] Arigatou (ありがとう)
- [1993.07.21] Gunbai wa Dotchi ni Agaru (軍配はどっちにあがる)
- [1993.11.01] Yuki no Wakare (雪の別れ)
- [1994.02.21] Kimi wo motome Tsudzukeru kagiri (きみを求め続けるかぎり)
- [1994.08.01] Natsu no Kesshin (夏の決心)
- [1994.11.21] Shiroi yuki Maiorita (白い雪まいおりた)
- [1995.04.21] Nandomo Sakenda (何度も叫んだ)
- [1996.02.21] Sayonara mo iezu ni (さよならも言えずに)
- [1996.05.22] Happy Honeymoon
- [1997.07.01] HYPERACTIVE DINOSAUR
- [1998.03.01] Two of us
- [1998.05.02] Ao no Satetsu (碧の蹉跌)
- [1998.10.21] New Republic!/Akiuta (New Republic!/秋唄)
- [1999.07.23] Yakyu no Natsu (野球の夏)
- [2000.08.23] BILLBOARD (ビルボード)
- [2001.07.18] Kiseki (奇跡)
- [2001.11.21] This Christmas
- [2002.05.22] Oyasumi (おやすみ)
- [2002.07.24] Let it be, SWEET
- [2002.10.09] EQUAL (イコール)
- [2007.09.19] Shijima no Basho (静寂の場所)
Videos[]
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Watanabe Marina[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In his pop music days he was famous for always wearing large, dark rimmed glasses. He retired these glasses around 2000, but since his redebut as a jazz musician, he occasionally wears them.
- He was often associated with Oginome Yoko in the 1980s, as he was known as the "Busiest College Student in Japan" by the media and she was the "Busiest High School Student in Japan."
- He is a big fan of the women's theater troupe Takarazuka Revue
- When asked why he was transitioning into Jazz music so late in his career, Oe stated that it was always his real dream to be a jazz pianist from even before his debut, but it was much easier to debut into pop music.