Ken the 390 explained

Ken the 390
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Date:	1981 6, mf=yes
Genre:	Hip hop, R&B
Occupation:	Singer, songwriter, rapper
Years Active:	1999-Present
Label:	Rhythm Zone, Da.Me.Records
Associated Acts:	Thelma Aoyama, Taro Soul, Dohzi-T, Maki Goto, Hatsune Okumura, SATOMI', Mummy-D, Tiara, Deji, ROMANCREW, Coma-Chi, Maya, Cypress Ueno
Website:	Official site

, AKA Ken the 390 (Ken za Sankyūmaru), is a Japanese hip hop and R&B singer/rapper and voice actor who is an artist of the Rhythm Zone label owned by the Avex Group.

Life and career

In 1999, Ken the 390 helped in founding the Da.Me.Records label that helped the Japanese hip hop industry to rise.

His debut solo album, Prologue, was released in Japan on March 25, 2006.

The latest album with a title name of Fantastic World was released on October 8, 2008.

Discography

Studio albums

• 2006: Prologue (Da.Me.Records, JP)^[1]

1. Here's Demons [鬼さんこちら]
2. 3 Oceans [オーシャンズ３]
3. LOVE
4. Seize the Stars [星をつかめ]
5. Time Radio [ラジオの時間]
6. Arts & Yabekuri [しゃべくり芸]
7. Hajimari Jazz [はじまりのJAZZ]
8. Tokyo's Falling Rain [小雨降る東京]
9. Walkin'
10. Passing Each [すれ違い]
11. Whisper of the Heart [耳をすませば ]
12. Storage [記憶]
13. Back in the Days (part 2)
14. Owaranai's Lullaby [終わらないララバイ]
15. Prologue [プロローグ]

• 2007: My Life (Exit Beats/Pony Canyon, JP)^[2]

1. Cool Band
2. H.I.P. (featuring Mummy-D & Tiara)
3. Tonight's the Night
4. Super Way to Rap [超・ラップへの道] (featuring Taro Soul & Deji)
5. With the Wind... [風を受けて...]
6. Summer Madness [サマーマッドネス]
7. Alternative [二者択一]
8. Big Nature [ビッグネイチャー]
9. Tell Me What U Want (featuring ROMANCREW)
10. Miss You (featuring Coma-Chi)
11. 7-Day War [七日間戦争]
12. Back in the Days (part 3)
13. Touch the Sky
14. My Hometown [マイホームタウン]

• 2007: More Life (Da.Me.Records, JP)^[3]

1. More Life
2. Mid-Summer Dream [真夏の夢]
3. Midnight Dating [ミッドナイトデート] (featuring Maya)
4. Wrap! ! [ラップ！！] (featuring Cypress Ueno)
5. Big Pay Back
6. Cross Over (featuring aticus)
7. Rainy Sunday [雨の日曜日] (featuring Aya Masaru of ROMANCREW & Maya)
8. Free
9. Rainbow [虹]
10. 44
11. Good Life

• 2008: Fantastic World (Rhythm Zone, JP)^[4]

1. Fantastic World
2. 390 Theme [390のテーマ]
3. I Gotcha
4. Shooting Star [シューティングスター]
5. Reach Word [届かないWORD]
6. Fresh Snow (Virgin Snow) [新雪(Virgin snow)]
7. Flow

• 2011: One (Rhythm Zone, JP)^[5]

1. Intro
2. One (featuring Cimba)
   1. I Get So High (featuring Mihiro)
3. Music
   1. What's Generation (featuring Rau Def, Shun, Koperu and SKY-HI from AAA)
   2. Heartbeat (Taro Soul and Ken the 390 featuring May J.)
   3. Me...
   4. (bonus)
4. Stay (DJ Komori remix) (featuring Shota Shimizu) (bonus)
5. The Door (Gunhead remix) (featuring Coma-Chi and Baby M) (bonus)

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kenthe 390.
2. Web site: Kenthe 390.
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4. Web site: Kenthe 390.
5. Web site: KEN THE 390「ONE」Special Website . rhythmzone.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120605051043/http://rhythmzone.net/kenthe390/one.html . 2012-06-05.