Toshihiko Tahara Explained

Toshihiko Tahara
Alias:	Toshi,^[1] Toshi-chan
Birth Date:	28 February 1961
Birth Place:	Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
Origin:	Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Genre:	J-pop, Idol Kayōkyoku
Occupation:	singer, actor, tarento^[2]
Years Active:	1979–present
Label:	Universal Music Japan, Pony Canyon
Associated Acts:	Johnny & Associates (1980-1994)

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is a Japanese idol singer, and solo vocalist, affiliated with Johnny & Associates.^[3] In the 1980s he had a number of number 1 singles in Japan. He was awarded a Japan Music Award in 1983 for the song . He was part of the Tanokin Trio.

Biography

Tahara is from Kofu, the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture.^[4] He started acting in 1978, and officially debuted in June 1980, aged 19, with his first single 哀愁でいと(NEW YORK CITY NIGHTS), which made it to no. 2 in the Oricon Chart.^[5] Tahara was noted for his dancing skills, which he showed during songs like (1988) and (1988).^[6] In 1983 at the age of 22, he was featured in a 40" minute dance show and music documentary Love Forever directed by Umetsugu Inoue.^[7]

Tahara was invited to perform in the prestigious NHK year-end programme Kōhaku Uta Gassen from 1980 to 1986.

He made a comeback, 33 years after his debut, in June 2012 with the release of his 68th single, titled "Mr. Big".^[8] On June 19, 2013, he released his first original album in 15 years.^[9] In 2014, he celebrated the 35th anniversary of his debut.^{[10] [11]}

Discography

Singles

Year	Album	Chart positions (JP)^[12]	Label
1980		2	NAV
		1	Canyon
1981
		2
		3
1982
		1
		2
		1
		3
1983		1
1984		2
		1
		2
1985
		3
		1
	"It's BAD"	4
1986		8
		2
		3
1987	"Kid"
		4
		3
1988		8	Pony Canyon
		3
		2
1989		4
		1
		4
1990		10
	"Nude"	16
1991		18
1992		25
		8
1993		29
		27
1994		59
1995		94
1996		86
	"DA・DI・DA"	71
1997	"A Night To Remember"	100
	"Easy Love Me"	80	Gauss
1998		rowspan="4"align="center"		-
1999
2001		Hit Vibe
2002	"DO-YO"
2004		98	Gauss
2005		rowspan="2"align="center"		-
2006		Tokuma Japan
2009	"Cordially"	199	JVC
2010		125	Formula Recordings
	"Rainy X'mas Day"	94
2011		70
	"BLUE (feat.LUV and SOUL)"	113
		35
2012	"Mr.Big"	26
2014	"Love & Dream feat.SKY-HI/Bonita"	30
2015	"Back to the 90's"	20
		26
2016		28
2017		21	Universal Music Japan
2018	"Escort to my world"	28
2019		23
2020		17	Lighthouse Music
2021	"HA-HA-HAPPY"	11
2022		20
2023		23
2024		TBA

Collaboration singles

Year	Album	Chart positions (JP)	Label
1985	with Naoko Ken (released as "Toshi & Naoko")	5	Canyon
2004	with Naoko Ken (released as "Tahara Toshi & Ken Naoko")	123	Gauss

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN Oricon
	Released: 5 August 1980 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	1
TOSHI'81	Released: 13 December 1980 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape
No.3 Shine Toshi	Released: 24 June 1981 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	2
	Released: 27 March 1982 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape
Eve only	Released: 27 January 1983 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	1
	Released: 21 July 1983 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape
	Released: 21 March 1984 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	3
	Released: 21 June 1984 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape
TOSHI 10R NEW YORK	Released: 21 November 1984 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	2
Don't Disturb	Released: 4 July 1985 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	6
	Released: 15 December 1985 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	11
	Released: 19 June 1986 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	6
	Released: 5 December 1986 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	17
Yesterday My Love	Released: 21 May 1987 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	8
Dancin	Released: 13 July 1988 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	5
Tokyo Beat	Released: 17 May 1989 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape	8
DOUBLE“T”	Released: 21 June 1990 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, Cassette tape	12
	Released: 5 June 1991 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, Cassette tape	17
Gently	Released: 2 September 1992 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD	24
More Electric	Released: 4 August 1993 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD	39
Tenderness	Released: 6 August 1995 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD	83
Vintage 37	Released: 23 July 1998 Label: Gauss Formats: CD	-
I Am Me		Released: 19 September 2013 Label: Formula Recordings Formats: CD	24

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN Oricon
	Released: 1 September 1982 Label: Canyon Formats: LP, Cassette tape	1
	Released: 19 June 1986 Label: Canyon Formats: CD	19 (A-Side) 28 (B-Side)
NON-STOP TOSHI	Released: 21 February 1988 Label: Canyon Formats: CD	30
Thank You, for GLORIOUS HITS36 in 10years	Released: 22 November 1989 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD	17
BEST 1987-1991	Released: 21 November 1991 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD	85
Presents: The Greatest Hits in 15 years	Released: 24 July 1994 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD	43
Best of Toshihiko Tahara	Released: 18 February 1998 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD	-
Dynamite Survival	Released: 24 July 2003 Label: Gauss Formats: CD
	Released: 21 January 2004 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD
30th Anniversary BEST	Released: 1 September 2010 Label: Formula Recordings Formats: CD+DVD
35th Anniversary All Singles Best 1980-2014	Released: 6 August 2014 Label: Formula Recordings Formats: CD
Original Single Collection 1980-2021	Released: 18 August 2021 Label: Lighthouse Music Formats: CD	24

Music Awards

• 1983: Japan Music Award — for the song ^{[13] [14]}

Videography

Music-video albums

Filmography

Film

Tanokin Super Hit Series

• Graffiti Youth: Sneaker Blues (February 11, 1981)^[15]
• Blue Jeans Memory (July 11, 1981)^[16]
• Good Luck Love (December 20, 1981)
• Highteen Boogie (August 7, 1982)^[17]
• The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S (December 11, 1982)
• Heart Beat (August 4, 1983)^[18]

External links

• • Official blog

Notes and References

1. Book: Henri Bultynck. François Glorieux: een leven voor de muziek. 2005. Maklu. 978-90-8575-003-1. 112–.
2. Web site: 田原俊彦のプロフィール. January 23, 2008 . Oricon. April 27, 2015. Japanese.
3. Book: Look Japan, Volume 40, Issue 457 – Volume 41, Issue 480. 1994. Look Japan, Limited.
4. Web site: 田原俊彦 横須賀生まれでも「山梨県甲府市出身」と語る理由. June 24, 2014. News – Post Seven. Shogakukan Inc.. April 27, 2015. Japanese.
5. Web site: 田原俊彦に聞いた「なんでジャニーズ辞めたの？」返ってきたストレート回答に見た最強メンタリティー. December 8, 2023. January 15, 2024. livedoornews. Japanese.
6. Web site: 田原俊彦LIVEに元CHA-CHA木野がバックダンサーとして復活. October 9, 2013. News – Post Seven. Shogakukan Inc.. April 27, 2015. Japanese.
7. Web site: 嵐を呼ぶ男（1983年）. Natalie.mu. Japanese.
8. Web site: 【オリコン】トシちゃん、18年8ヶ月ぶりTOP30返り咲き. June 26, 2012.
9. Web site: 【オリコン】田原俊彦、20年ぶりアルバムTOP30返り咲き. Oricon. June 25, 2013. April 27, 2015.
10. Web site: 田原俊彦が『ライオンのごきげんよう』で、ジャニー喜多川氏に言及して反響. August 25, 2014. Excite Japan. Scoopie News. April 27, 2015. Japanese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150427090707/http://www.excite.co.jp/News/entertainment_g/20140825/Gree_157037.html. April 27, 2015.
11. Web site: 元CHA-CHA木野正人 ジャニーズ合宿所での田原俊彦の思い出. August 17, 2014. April 27, 2015. News – Post Seven. Shogakukan Inc.. Japanese.
12. Web site: 田原俊彦の作品. Oricon. ja. December 30, 2007. 18 December 2023.
13. Web site: 田原俊彦と近藤真彦の歌が奇跡のシンクロ. Ameba News. Ameba News. Excite News. October 25, 2009. April 27, 2015. Japanese.
    Web site: 田原俊彦と近藤真彦の歌が奇跡のシンクロ. Ameba News. Ameba News. Livedoor News. October 25, 2009. April 27, 2015. Japanese.
14. Web site: Profile. Toshihiko Tahara official web site. April 27, 2015. Japanese.
15. Web site: 青春グラフィティ スニーカーぶる～す.
16. Book: Zahlten, Alexander. The End of Japanese Cinema: Industrial Genres, National Times, and Media Ecologies. September 15, 2017. Duke University Press. 9780822372462. en.
17. Web site: ［映画］ハイティーン・ブギ.
18. http://www.ihkmusic.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=VE11901&txtParam=0&txtCat=%BC@%B1%A1%A4%F9