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Tamaki Koji

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Tamaki Koji (玉置浩二) is a singer-songwriter, actor and a founding member of the band Anzen Chitai.

Profile[]

  • Name: Tamaki Koji (玉置浩二)
  • Birthday: September 13, 1958 (age 67)
  • Birthplace: Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Zodiac: Virgo Virgo

History[]

Tamaki was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido to a middle class family. His grandmother was a folk music instructor, so he was often present for her classes starting at the age of two. This led him to have a love of music an singing starting in early childhood.

Tamaki was popular at school due to his extroverted personality. He befriended a new student, Takezawa Yutaka, in middle school, and the pair started a band called Invaders (インベーダー), which would later be renamed to Anzen Chitai. Tamaki enrolled in high school but quickly dropped out to pursue a full time career in music. He made his debut with Anzen Chitai in 1982 to great success.

In 1987 Tamaki announced that he would be pursuing a solo career and leaving Anzen Chitai temporarily. Anzen Chitai went on hiatus in 1988. Tamaki rejoined the band in 1990 and activities resumed. However, he left Anzen Chitai again in 1994 due to burnout and stress, and began to focus on his solo activities. He rejoined the band in 2002 and was active with them for one year. In 2008, he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis, and announced that he would be taking a break from entertainment to focus on his health.

He returned to the entertainment industry in 2010. In 2016, he had surgery for diverticulitis, and took a one month hiatus from entertainment to recover. He has been active ever since.

Studio Albums[]

  1. [1987.08.10] All I Do
  2. [1993.03.24] Akogare (あこがれ)
  3. [1993.09.22] Karinto Kouba no Entotsu no Ue ni (カリント工場の煙突の上に)
  4. [1994.12.12] LOVE SONG BLUE
  5. [1996.09.13] CAFE JAPAN
  6. [1997.09.21] JUNK LAND
  7. [1998.05.27] GRAND LOVE
  8. [2000.04.26] Nisemono (ニセモノ)
  9. [2001.03.28] Spade (スペード)
  10. [2005.02.16] Kyou to Iu Kono Hi wo Ikiteikou (今日というこの日を生きていこう)
  11. [2006.04.05] PRESENT
  12. [2007.08.01] Wakusei (惑星)
  13. [2014.03.19] GOLD

Cover Albums[]

  1. [1999.02.24] Red Wine no Kokoro (ワインレッドの心)
  2. [2012.10.24] Offer Music Box
  3. [2014.12.03] Gunzo No Hoshi ~GREAT STARS~ (群像の星 〜GREAT STARS〜)
  4. [2020.12.23] Chocolate cosmos

Singles[]

  1. [1987.07.25] All I Do
  2. [1989.01.25] Ki Tsu I (キ・ツ・イ)
  3. [1989.03.25] Hyouten (氷点)
  4. [1989.07.25] I'm Dandy
  5. [1989.11.20] Ikanaide (行かないで)
  6. [1993.01.30] Call (コール)
  7. [1993.08.21] Genki na Machi (元気な町)
  8. [1994.11.11] LOVE SONG
  9. [1995.06.21] STAR
  10. [1996.05.21] Melody (メロディー)
  11. [1996.07.21] Denen (田園)
  12. [1997.08.06] MR.LONELY
  13. [1998.05.21] Rookie (ルーキー)
  14. [1998.10.03] HAPPY BIRTHDAY
  15. [1993.11.03] Nijiiro Datta (虹色だった)
  16. [2000.03.23] Aibo
  17. [2001.03.18] Kono Rhyzhm de (このリズムで)
  18. [2004.06.09] Shiawase no Lamp (しあわせのランプ)
  19. [2005.01.13] Aisaretai Dakesa (愛されたいだけさ)
  20. [2005.10.05] Itsumo Dokoka de"
  21. [2005.11.02] Present (プレゼント)
  22. [2006.03.15] Lion
  23. [2007.06.27] Wakusei (惑星)
  24. [2013.04.24] Junjo (純情)
  25. [2013.11.27] Search Light (サーチライト)
  26. [2022.05.18] Hoshiji (星路)
  27. [2022.10.19] Beautiful World feat. Ayaka (Beautiful World feat.絢香)

Trivia[]

  • Tamaki has been married five (officially four) times:
    1. Unnamed ordinary woman from Hokkaido (1983-1986)
    2. Yakushimaru Hiroko (1991-1998)
    3. Ando Satoko (1999-2007)
    4. Ishihara Mariko (2009, annulled)
    5. Aota Noriko (former C.C. GIRLS) (2010-present)
  • He considers Inoue Yosui his "teacher" of the musical world.
  • He is friends with several musicians, such as MIYAVI, Tokunaga Hideaki, and CHAGE. In the mid-1990s he was so close with Moriyama Ryoko and her son Moriyama Naotaro that he was more often at their home than his own. Tamaki and Moriyama both claim that their relationship has always been platonic.
  • In the 1980s, he was famous for his heavy makeup and gothic inspired fashion. However, starting in the 1990s, he started dressing very casually during stage performances, often in jeans and a simple T-shirt. In the mid 1990s, he began going grey, but decided to not dye his hair because he "liked the color."
  • In 2021, Tamaki was deemed a "Japanese national treasure of music" by over 190 musical experts.[1]
  • He played baseball in middle school and was also his grade's class president.
  • He has been sober from alcohol since 2016.
  • In a 2010 biography created through interviews[2], Tamaki revealed that he has struggled with mental health issues throughout his life, although he did not specify which disorders. He admitted that he was sent to a psychiatric hospital in 1993, but left prematurely after three days. In 2010, at a concert in Fukuoka, he began acting strangely on stage, slurring his speech and yelling at fans in the crowd. The concert was cancelled mid-show. In a later public statement, he claimed that a medication he was taking caused him to hallucinate the crowd's cheers as jeers, and apologized for his behavior.[3]

External Links[]

  1. ↑ The 50 best active singers who are really good at singing selected by vocalists [Tell me the true ranking]". Televi Tokyo. April 4, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ 玉置浩二★幸せになるために生まれてきたんだからISBN-13: 9784781604831ISBN-10: 4781604838 Author: 志田歩 Binding: Tankobon Hardcover Publisher: イースト・プレス Published: 2010-09
  3. ↑ " Slurred speech by Koji Tamaki, argument with audience, performance canceled ". YOMIURI ONLINE (September 13, 2010). Archived from the original on September 16 , 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
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