Shunsuke Kiyokiba Explained

Shunsuke Kiyokiba
清木場 俊介
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:11 January 1980
Birth Place:Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
Genre:J-pop, rock
Occupation:Singer, songwriter
Years Active:2001–present

(born January 11, 1980, in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese pop singer who debuted in 2001 with the then six-member vocal and dance group, Exile, as their vocalist under the name, Shun. In 2004, he participated in the tribute album for Yutaka Ozaki (尾崎豊) under his full name Shunsuke Kiyokiba as a solo artist. On January 19, 2005, his solo debut single "Itsuka..." (いつか…) was released. After four-and-a-half years with Exile, in March 2006, Kiyokiba announced his withdrawal from the group to focus on his solo career as a rock artist.

In July 2011, he recorded the duet "I Believe" with South Korean singer Shin Hye-sung of Shinhwa.[1]

Biography

Background

According to his official website, Kiyokiba has played in a band since he was in middle school. Even after the band broke up when he was 18, he still played the guitar in the tunnels in his hometown, alongside others who shared the same interest. By the age of 20, he has worked in the construction business, and has managed a team of teen workers in the field. Then, he participated in a vocal audition organized by a local television station and won. Later, he was signed by the record company, and was brought to Tokyo as one of EXILE's vocalists.

Music career highlights

Other highlights

Special terminologies

Eno hundert elf

In spring 2007, Kiyokiba has begun his new brand of clothing line under this name, which came from the number "111" in German. This number is linked to his birthday, January 11, which can sometimes be abbreviated as "0111" or "111".

Kiyokibasstars

On April 26, 2006, Kiyokiba launched KIYOKIBASSTARS, his official bass fishing website, promoting his hobby of topwater style fishing. There are four official members in his Kiyokibasstars fishing group. His fishing trips to Lake El Salto in Mexico and Lake Castaic in California have been filmed and officially released into DVDs.

Utaiya

Kiyokiba often referred to himself as "utaiya" (唄い屋). It is a label found on the back of his CDs and in video footage of his DVDs. In February 2007, the website UTAIYA.COM was launched, which stated:

UTAIYA is the persons who sing a song with all our heart and soul.[4]

It is a website which promotes the new artists, Raine Kawane (川根来音) and Shouta Nishihiro (西広しょうた).

Discography

Singles

 Title (Japanese)Title (Romanized)Release dateSalesCatalog No.
1いつか…Itsuka...January 19, 2005CD+DVD: RZCD-45170/B
CD: RZCD-45171
2さよなら愛しい人よ… Sayonara itoshii hito yo...August 3, 2005CD+DVD: RZCD-45261/B, 45262/B
CD: RZCD-45263/45264
3人間じゃろうが!/さよならの唄…。 Ningen jarou ga!/Sayonara no uta....March 29, 2006CD+DVD: RZCD-45383/B
CD: RZCD-45384
4believe/僕の毎日 believe/Boku no mainichiAugust 2, 2006CD+DVD: RZCD-45420/B
CD: RZCD-45421
5天国は待ってくれる Tengoku wa mattekureruFebruary 7, 2007CD+DVD: RZCD-45513/B
CD: RZCD-45514
6五日間……バックレよう Itsukakan......Bakkure youJuly 18, 2007CD: RZCD-45602
7最後の夜Saigo no YoruJuly 18, 2007CD: RZCD-45603
8SAKURADecember 12, 2007CD+DVD: RZCD-45792/B
CD: RZCD-45793
9愛のかたちAi no KatachiFebruary 6, 2008CD+DVD: RZCD-45816/B
CD: RZCD-45817
10今。Ima.April 23, 2008CD+DVD: RZCD-45900/B
CD: RZCD-45901
11JETSeptember 2, 2009Limited Ed CD: VICL36531
Regular Ed CD: VICL36532
12魔法の言葉Mahou No KotobaSeptember 29, 2010CD: VICL36609
13エールYellOctober 27, 2010CD: VICL36617
14桜色舞うころ/メロディーSakura Iro Mau koro / MelodyNovember 23, 2011CD: VICL36673
15Fighting ManAugust 29, 2012Limited Ed CD: VICL36173
Regular Ed CD: VICL36174
16againNovember 28, 2012Limited Ed CD: VICL36742
Regular Ed CD: VICL36743
17幸せな日々を君とShiawase na Hibi wo Kimi toMay 21, 2014CD: VICL36908
18ROCK★STARRock StarJuly 23, 2014CD: VICL36941
19軌跡KisekiJune 24, 2015CD: VICL37058
20蜉蝣 ~カゲロウKagerou: KagerouAugust 19, 2015CD: VICL37099
21友へTomo eFebruary 8, 20179,216CD:VICL37244

Albums

 Title (Japanese)Title (Romanized)Release dateSalesCatalog No.
1清木場俊介Kiyokiba ShunsukeOctober 19, 2005CD+DVD: RZCD-45285/B
CD: RZCD-45286
1 (live)清木場俊介 LIVE "祭" Kiyokiba Shunsuke LIVE "matsuri"December 20, 2006CD: RZCD-45494
2IMAGESeptember 5, 2007CD+DVD: RZCD-45648/B
CD: RZCD-45649
2 (live)清木場祭2007 Kiyokibamatsuri2007April 23, 2008CD: RZCD-45898
3清木場俊介SONGS 2005–2008Kiyokiba Shunsuke SONGS 2005–2008March 18, 2009CD+DVD: RZCD46161/B
CD: RZCD46162
4Rockin' the DoorJuly 8, 2009CD+DVD: VIZL335
CD: VICL63342
5FLYING JETSeptember 30, 2009CD+DVD: VIZL350
CD: VICL63390
6ROCK & SOULNovember 24, 2010CD+DVD: VIZL369
CD: VICL63696
3 (live)ROCK & SOUL 2010–2011 LIVEJune 29, 2011CD: VICL63750
7LOVE SONGS 〜BALLAD SELECTION〜LOVE SONGS: BALLAD SELECTIONDecember 7, 2011CD+DVD: VIZL446
CD: VICL63808
4 (live)ROLLING MY WAY −September 30, 2011, at Zepp Sendai-ROLLING MY WAY -September 9, 2011, at Zepp Sendai-December 7, 2011CD: VICL63835
8FIGHTING MENFebruary 6, 2013CD+DVD: VIZL515
CD: VICL63988
5 (live)ROCK&SOUL 2013 "FIGHTING MEN" TOUR FINAL 2013.7.13 at大阪城ホールROCK&SOUL 2013 "FIGHTING MEN" TOUR FINAL 2013.7.13 at Osaka-Jo HallDecember 17, 2013CD: NCS876
9唄い屋・BEST Vol.1Utaiya Best Vol.1March 5, 2014CD+DVD: VIZL599
CD: VICL64078
10MY SOUNDSSeptember 10, 2014CD+DVD VIZL706
CD: VICL64202
11FACTSeptember 16, 2015CD+DVD VIZL874
CD: VICL64414
12REBORNMarch 29, 201711,690CD+DVD VIZL1135
CD: VICL64763

DVD

 Title (Japanese)Title (Romanized)Release dateCatalog No.
1清木場俊介 LIVE TOUR 2006
それ行け! オッサン少年の旅
Kiyokiba Shunsuke LIVE TOUR 2006
sore yuke! ossan shonen no tabi
March 28, 2007RZBD-45535/B
2清木場俊介 VIDEO CLIPS
Kiyokiba Shunsuke VIDEO CLIPS
February 6, 2008RZBD-45815
3清木場俊介 LIVE TOUR 2007
"まだまだ! オッサン少年の旅" OSSAN BOY'S TOUR BACK AGAIN
Kiyokiba Shunsuke LIVE TOUR 2007
"Madamada! Ossan Shonen no Tabi"OSSAN BOY'S TOUR BACK AGAIN
March 5, 2008RZBD-45840
4清木場俊介 Live Tour 2008 Rock & Soul日本武道館Kiyokiba Shunsuke LIVE TOUR 2008 Rock & Soul Nippon BudoukanAugust 27, 2008RZBD-45991
5清木場俊介 Live Tour 2008–2009 Rock & Soul IIKiyokiba Shunsuke LIVE TOUR 2008–2009 Rock & Soul IIMarch 18, 2009VIBL578
6−November 29, 2009  赤坂BLITZ-Otoko Matsuri 2009 Uijin −2009.11.20 Akasaka Blitz-May 5, 2010VIBL-655
7−January 31, 2010  FLYING JET TOUR 2009~2010 TOUR FINAL-Nippon Budokan −2010.1.31 FLYING JET TOUR 2009–2010 Tour Final-June 9, 2010VIBL-669
KIYOKIBASSTARSNovember 24, 2010BMD-0143
8ドキュメンタリー・ミュージックビデオ 宇部三部作 完全版Documentary Music Video Ube Sanbusaku Kanzen BanJune 25, 2011VIBL-609
9日本武道館 -April 24, 2011, ROCK & SOUL 2010–2011 TOUR FINAL-Nippon Budokan −2011.4.24 ROCK & SOUL 2010–2011 TOUR FINAL-July 27, 2011VIBL-610
10男祭 2011Otoko Matsuri 2011March 14, 2012VIBL-627
11CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2011 LOVE SONGS FOR WOMENMarch 14, 2012VIBL-631
Walkin' with Fate KIYOKIBA SHUNSUKE
12CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2012 "WHITE ROCK"March 27, 2013VIBL-672
13ROCK&SOUL 2013 "FIGHTING MEN" TOUR FINAL 2013.7.13 at大阪城ホールROCK&SOUL 2013 "FIGHTING MEN" TOUR FINAL 2013.7.13 at Osaka-Jo HallDecember 17, 2013NBS-715
1410th Anniversary Acoustic Live "MY SOUNDS" 2014.5.6 at TOKYO DOME CITY HALLSeptember 10, 2014VIBL-717
15ROCK&SOUL 2014 "MY SOUNDS" TOUR FINAL 2014.12.14 at 東京国際フォーラム ホールAROCK&SOUL 2014 "MY SOUNDS" TOUR FINAL 2014.12.14 at Tokyo International Forum Hall AMarch 18, 2015VIBL-745
16男祭2015 "CRAZY JET" 2015.5.5 at TSUTAYA O-EASTOtokomatsuri 2015 "Crazy Jet" 2015.5.5 at Tsutaya O-EastSeptember 16, 2015VIBL-774
17ROCK&SOUL 2015 "FACT" 2015.12.13 at 東京国際フォーラム ホールAROCK&SOUL 2015 "FACT" 2015.12.13 at Tokyo International Forum Hall AMarch 16, 2016VIBL-802
18LIVE HOUSE TOUR「RUSH」 2016.9.24 at YOKOHAMA Bay HallFebruary 8, 2017VIBL-829
19CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2016 「WHITE ROCK III」March 29, 2017VIBL-839
20LIVE HOUSE TOUR 2017 "ONE ROAD" at Zepp DiverCityMarch 5, 2018VIBL-758
21男祭2017 "LIVE OR DIE" at KAWASAKI CLUB CITTAOtoko-matsuri 2017 "Live or Die" at Kawasaki Club CittaVIBL-756

Other releases

 Song Title in Japanese
(Romanized)
From single or albumRelease dateCatalog No.
1ふたつの心
(Futatsu no kokoro)
GREEN ~A TRIBUTE TO YUTAKA OZAKI
(various artists)
March 24, 2004CD: SECL-68
2ありがとう
(Arigatou)
real world / ありがとう
(EXILE vs Kiyokiba Shunsuke)
June 30, 2004CD: RZCD-45135
3例えば…ボクが。
(Tatoeba... boku ga.)
HEART of GOLD 〜STREET FUTURE OPERA BEAT POPS〜
(EXILES)
September 29, 2004CD: RZCD-45144

External links

Notes and References

  1. Choe, MinJi "Shin Hye Sung Nails Number One Spot on Taiwanese Music Chart" Mnet News. July 29, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2012
  2. kiyokiba.net, Profile from kiyokiba.net
  3. goo, 映画興行成績ランキング
  4. UTAIYA, UTAIYA.COM