| Tatsuya Ishii | |
| Alias: | Carl Smoky Ishii |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1959 |
| Origin: | Ibaraki, Japan |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupations: | Singer-songwriter, artist, industrial designer |
| Years Active: | 1985–present |
| Label: | Sony Music Japan |
| Past Member Of: | Kome Kome Club |
| Tatsuya Ishii | |
| Channel Url: | UCaALBJloh5hY-GfrGhmm7PQ |
| Channel Display Name: | 石井竜也 Official YouTube Music Channel |
| Years Active: | 2021 - |
| Subscribers: | 6.51k |
| Views: | 456,975 thousand times |
, also known as Tatuya Ishii (born September 22, 1959) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, artist, and industrial designer from Ibaraki Prefecture.
In 1985, he debuted as vocalist in the band . In 1992, their single won the Japanese record first prize. After Kome Kome Club's breakup in 1997, he began a solo career. His first solo single was released in 1997. To date, he has released 20 singles and 12 albums in his solo career. He has written and produced numerous songs for special events in Japan.
In addition to his musical career, Ishii has executed a number of different projects, including acting as the spatial coordinator for HEP Five, coordination producer for the "Suzuka 8-Hour Endurance Races", the producer of "The Forest Fairy's Ball" for Expo 2005, and recently the producer of "Ground Angel in Hiroshima", an event commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. He has held private art exhibitions such as "Daydream Art Gallery" in 1997, and in 1999, "Expo Ishii 1999 Show Ten". Ishii also acts as a radio personality for FM Yokohama on his weekly radio show Yokohami. As an industrial designer, he has managed many designs for items like PCs and accessories, tableware, furniture, and often produces the costumes and stages for his concerts. He is also a writer, and has written numerous books. He had a monthly magazine publication that ran for two years called .
Alongside his many artistic talents, Ishii has also produced two films, ACRI ~The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius (1996) and Kappa (1994). In addition to producing ACRI, Ishii teamed up with artists Char and Ariga Nobuo to produce a soundtrack for the movie, under the band name ACRI.
Ishii's song "River" also was used as the second ending to the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Seed.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [1] | |||
| H |
| 22 | |
| Deep |
| 10 | |
| Guy |
| 20 | |
| 20 | ||
| Theater |
| 22 | |
| Nipops |
| 34 | |
|
| 51 | |
| Nylon King |
| 39 | |
| Sketch |
| 50 | |
| 51 | ||
| Pendulum |
| 44 | |
| Chandelier |
| 45 | |
| Moon & Earth |
| 31 | |
| Love |
| 23 | |
| White Canvas |
| 26 | |
| Shine |
| 28 | |
| Stone |
| 23 | |
| Black Diamond |
| 23 | |
| Diamond Memories |
| 35 | |
| Love Diamonds |
| 45 | |
| Touchable |
| 28 | |
| Lost Message |
| 31 | |
| Deeper |
| 36 | |
| Lost Message: Chaos |
| 26 |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | |||
| Dance Nylon |
| 39 | |
| Heart Voices |
| 31 |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon | |||
| 18 | ||
| 34 |
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "White Moon in the Blue Sky" | 12 | Sony Music |
| 1998 | 32 | ||
| 37 | |||
| 35 | |||
| "Hi Tension Love" | 28 | ||
| 1999 | 36 | ||
| 2000 | "Golden Fish & Silver Fox" | 40 | |
| 2001 | 14 | ||
| 2002 | 20 | ||
| 22 | |||
| 30 | |||
| 2003 | 36 | ||
| 40 | |||
| "River: Gundam Seed Edition" | 22 | ||
| "Ground Angel" | 62 | ||
| 2004 | 52 | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 75 | |||
| "Ground Angel in Hiroshima" | 101 | ||
| 2007 | 30 | ||
| 2008 | 46 | ||
| 43 | |||
| 2009 | "Dance in Love" | 33 | |
| 2010 | "Ocean Drive" (featuring K) | 37 | |
| "The Wave of Love" (featuring ANRI) | 44 | ||
| "Walking" (featuring Peabo Bryson) | 38 | ||
| 2011 | 46 | ||
| "Where Is Heaven" | 52 | ||
| 2015 | 44 |
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP) | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 |
| 1 | Toshiba Emi | |
| 2002 | "Moon Dancer"
| 49 | Sony Records | |
| 2006 | "Kamen"
| 3 | Rhythm Zone | |
| 2008 |
| 13 | Walt Disney | |
| 2012 |
| 54 | Avex Io | |
| 2014 |
| 8 | Sony Music Records | |
| 2024 | Marine Blue Memories
| [2] | Sony Music Records |
| No. | Release | Title | Serial No.+Formats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 20 June 1998 | Drag-On Films: The Legend of Dragon Slayers | SRVM-5632 | |
| 2nd | 8 September 1999 | Trans Films | SRVM-5666 | |
| 3rd | 21 January 2000 | The Circus Films Circus Shonen Dan Natsu no Yo no Yume | SRVM-5675 | |
| 4th | 1 April 2000 | Space Hawaiian Films | SRVM-5687 | |
| 5th | 18 October 2000 | Dragasian Films | SRVM-5708（VHS） SRBL-1093（DVD） | |
| 6th | 4 December 2002 | A.N: Complete "Art Nude" DVD Box | SRBL-1155/8 | |
| 7th | 5 March 2003 | Zero Cube: Complete "Zero City" DVD Box | SRBL-1173/4 | |
| 8th | 26 March 2003 | Art Nude 1998 | SRBL-1176 | |
| 9th | Art Nude 1999 | SRBL-1177 | ||
| 10th | Art Nude 2000 | SRBL-1178 | ||
| 11th | Art Nude 2002 | SRBL-1179 | ||
| 12th | Zero City: HAL | SRBL-1180 | ||
| 13th | Zero City: AQI | SRBL-1181 | ||
| 14th | 24 July 2003 | Nylon Club | SRBL-1191 | |
| 15th | 7 December 2005 | 2005 Two Tone Tour | SRBL-1270/1 | |
| 16th | 8 February 2006 | Nylon Club Super Deluxe | SRBL-1273 | |
| 17th | 26 April 2006 | Cocorock Forest Concert: Tōmei Mori no Yōsei | SRBL-1280 | |
| 18th | 31 May 2006 | Ishyst | SRBL-1281 | |
| 19th | 28 June 2006 | Sketch: Book of Ground Angel | SRBL-1283 | |
| 20th | 27 July 2006 | Dance Nylon: Nylon Long Live de Aimaseu | SRBL-1285 | |
| 21st | 30 May 2007 | Tatuya Ishii Symphony Dreams | SRBL-1321/3 | |
| 22nd | 2 July 2008 | Pendulum | SRBL-1344 | |
| 23rd | 26 November 2008 | TMusic Tree Live: Tsukihi no tō | SRBL-1384 | |
| 24th | 26 August 2009 | Chandelier Scandal | SRBL-1397/8 | |
| 25th | 22 December 2010 | Rin'ne shūgetsu in Yakushiji | SRBL-1449 | |
| 26th | 19 October 2011 | Ingot | SRBL-1477/82 | |
| 27th | 21 December 2011 | Moonlight Orchestra | SRBL-1511 | |
| 28th | 27 March 2013 | Moonlight Dance Party | SRBL-1569 | |
| 29th | 26 March 2014 | White Moonlight | SRBL-1610/2 SRBL-1613 | |
| 30th | 25 March 2015 | Pegasus | SRBL-1652/3 | |
| 31st | 3 February 2016 | Arrows Head | SRBL-1690/3 | |
| 32nd | 22 February 2017 | Black Diamond Reflection | SRBL-1738 | |
| 33rd | 28 November 2018 | Tatuya Ishii Concert Tour 2018: Jin | SRXL-190 | |
| 34th | 11 March 2020 | Oh! Ishii Live | SRXL-231/2 SRBL-1890 |
| No. | Release | Title | Serial No.+Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 20 February 1999 | Troublemaker | SRVM-5642 | |
| 2nd | 19 April 2000 | Pregasia | SRVM-5692（VHS） SRBL-1050（DVD） |
| No. | Release | Title | Serial No.+Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 21 February 2001 | Dragon Spirit Vol.1 | SRVM-5721（VHS） SRBL-1119（DVD） | |
| 2nd | 25 April 2001 | Dragon Spirit Vol.2 | SRVM-5724（VHS） SRBL-1122（DVD） | |
| 3rd | 4 July 2001 | Dragon Spirit Vol.3 | SRVM-5729（VHS） SRBL-1125（DVD） |
| No. | Release | Title | Serial No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 December 2007 | Kappa | PCBP51613 |
| 2nd | ACRI | PCBP51614 |
Tatsuya Ishii guest starred in the Canadian science fiction TV series Sanctuary; he briefly appears as the head of the Tokyo Sanctuary at the beginning of the Season 2 finale "Kali", which aired on SyFy on January 15, 2010. His character, Onryuji, head of the Tokyo Sanctuary, returned in two subsequent episodes, in Seasons 3 and 4.