Actors must have a good look, and this is not a necessary option for singers, especially for singer-songwriters, the music created is good, is the most important, and the appearance is only the icing on the cake.
However, in the Japanese music scene, we found that the lead singers of many bands not only can create, but also have recognized high looks, such as Hyde of Rainbow Band and Hiroshi Inaba of B'z.
Speaking of the good-looking lead singer of the band, Bunya Jun felt that Yujin Kitagawa of the yuzu band (ゆず) should have a name.
His outstanding appearance made Yujin Kitagawa selected as an actor in his early years.
The audience may be more familiar with the 2008 love Japanese drama "Love Innocence" with Horikita Makoto, and the two staged a fatalistic love.
Now 23 years after his debut, the 43-year-old Yujin Kitagawa still has a sense of youth.
Of course, Kitagawa Yujin's biggest achievement is in music, Andya Jun today will introduce you to Kitagawa Yujin and his Yuzu band, and will recommend a few of their songs later.
Yuzu was formed in 1997. At that time, Atsuharu Iwasawa was performing alone on the streets of Yokohama as a street musician, and Kitagawa, who happened to be passing by, could not suppress his excitement about wanting to make music with him. So he excitedly let Atsuharu Iwasawa form a band with himself, named ゆず (柚子), and began his musical career.
Initially, they only performed in the roadside and park in Yokohama, but after being very popular, they were signed by the record company and officially debuted in 1998.
Today, the yuzu band, from the original street performance to the tour of Japan's four major domes, appeared in the "Red and White Song Festival" 10 times, was invited to participate in the 30th anniversary celebration of the emperor's accession, and let 60,000 fans sing with them at the New National Stadium, the main stadium of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Yuzu has become a household name in Japan.
▲ Yuhito Kitagawa at the New National Stadium
Shortly after Tokyo's successful bid for the Olympic Games in 2013, the official website of the Tokyo Olympic Committee voted on "who would like to perform at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games", and in this vote of more than 140,000 people, Yuzu ranked fifth.
Yuzu's fans are not only the general public, but many artists in the show business circle are their fans.
Haruma Miura is a huge fan of Yuzu, and when she collaborated on a music video in 2004, Haruma excitedly told Yuzu that she was their fan, and he had been to Yuzu's concerts many times, and he was very precious about Yuzu's various information.
In April of this year, Haruma Fa's own song on SNS was Yuzu's 1999 folk song "からっぽ" (empty).
Another well-known Yuzu fan in showbiz is Rimi Ishihara.
Rimi Ishihara revealed many times on the show that Yuzu's songs are of great significance to her, and she has also sung Yuzu's songs in the show. Not only that, the documentary on the trip to Venice starring Rimi Ishihara also deliberately found Yuhito Kitagawa as a narrator.
In his early years, Ten Yuan also starred in the MV of the Yuzu song "Sakuragicho".
▲ After watching the Yuzu concert, ten yuan with Yuzu duo in the background
Yuzu and Yuzu use two guitars, two voices, sometimes accompanied by some tambourines, mouth organs, harps, percussion instruments, etc., so that the audience feels the charm of the music they create.
Although the two are brilliant and top artists, another reason for Yuzu's popularity is that they are more like friends, one with a smile on their faces and one with a thick and steady face.
Japanese media described that "the two are very clever and there is a sense of artistry and popularity at the same time." ”
Some time ago, I wanted to listen to Yuzu's songs, but I couldn't find them, but recently I found that all of Yuzu's songs were online qq music!
For Buya Jun, it is simply good news that it is worth rejoicing in, and the music copyright of another favorite singer has fallen.
Jun Buya also recommends a few yuzu songs that he treasures.
The first promotion is naturally the Japanese national song "The Bridge of Glory" (栄光の架桥).
Talking about the background of the song's creation, Yujin Kitagawa said, "Everyone in life will have failures and regrets. Housewives, office workers, everyone will have it, right? But there will still be moments when you feel like, 'At least I tried, and that's fine.'" I wrote this song with this feeling in mind. ”
This song was selected by NHK TV as the theme song of the 2004 Olympic Program, and it is a song that cheers for the players, and in the more than ten years after the Olympic Games, it has been continuously mentioned by everyone, and even affected many athletes.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Akpei Uchimura said, "[Hearing the song] remembered the scene of the struggle. Momentum is immediate! ”
The second and most recommended is "Summer Colors".
In the sweltering summer, when walking on the street, I often think of the melody of "Summer Color", which is the famous song of Yuzu and is the final track of their concert.
Using tambourines, guitars, harmonica and vocals of two people, through the lyrics of the picture sense, the lazy and beautiful summer memories of the teenagers are sung. Every time I hear this song of theirs, I recall the picture of my teenage years.
The third and first recommendation is the just-concluded, Muro Yi, Imada Mi sakura, Niigaki Yui, etc. starred in the theme song of the summer Japanese drama "White Paper on Spoiled Girls' Youth", "Public and Private Mixing".
The song fits the joyful tone of the TV series, and hearing the melody always reminds you of the story of the noisy father and daughter going to college together.
Yujin Kitagawa has also written songs for other singers, such as the super popular idol group Arashi's "Summer Wind" published in 2018.
In this song, Kitagawa Yuhito writes about the smell of the sun and grass, the smell of the scorching sun and the earth.
The last thing to say is a song of special significance, "うまく言えない" (difficult to say).
In 2004, Haruma Miura starred in the MV of the song, realizing a collaboration with an idol, in which Haruma played a street singer, just like Yuzu in the early years.
In order to remember Haruma, on July 20, Yuzu published the MV online, and Yujin Kitagawa sang a special version for Haruma.
In last Sunday's online concert, when singing this song, Kitagawa Yujin cried while singing, and finally cried, and the bullet screen was brushing Chun Ma Jun, did you hear it?
The above yuzu songs have all been online QQ music, and Buya Jun has opened the QQ music loop while writing the manuscript.
Yuzu's consistent loud singing voice and the musical melody that carry the memories of many fans are the source of hope for her brave pursuit of dreams. In the song, I regained the fragrance of grapefruit in my memory.
The release of Yuzu's songs is the inevitable result of the Japanese label's entry into the Chinese market. It is believed that in the future, QQ Music will join hands with more Japanese labels and singers and combinations to bring more surprises to the majority of Chinese Japanese music fans with high-quality and massive music libraries.