Masafumi Akikawa Explained

Masafumi Akikawa
Birth Date:	1967 10, df=yes
Birth Place:	Ehime
Othername:	秋川 雅史
Occupation:	singer(tenor)
Url:	Official website

is a Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has sung a broad range of genres, from classical to pop.^[1] He appeared on the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast.

Biography

His single (released 24 May 2006) made it to No.1 on 22 January 2007 Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking following his appearance on Uta Gassen.^[2] Based on the poem Do not stand at my grave and weep, the single has since sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies in Japan. The Korean version was used as a requiem for Sewol victims in 2014. ^[3]

See also

• Barefoot Gen (TV drama) (2007)

References

1. http://www.nhk.or.jp/night/arc-20061222.htm Summary of appearance on the Eigo de Shabera Night talk show, 22 December 2006
2. Oricon Sen no Kaze ni Natte page. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
3. Web site: Japanese megahit becomes requiem for S. Korean ferry victims - AJW by the Asahi Shimbun . 2014-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429190814/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201404280075 . 29 April 2014 . dmy-all .

External links

• Official website