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

YearAlbumChart positions
(JP)[12]
Label
19802NAV
1Canyon
1981
2
3
1982
1
2
1
3
19831
19842
1
2
1985
3
1
"It's BAD"4
19868
2
3
1987"Kid"
4
3
19888Pony Canyon
3
2
19894
1
4
199010
"Nude"16
199118
199225
8
199329
27
199459
199594
199686
"DA・DI・DA"71
1997"A Night To Remember"100
"Easy Love Me"80Gauss
1998rowspan="4"align="center"-
1999
2001Hit Vibe
2002"DO-YO"
200498Gauss
2005rowspan="2"align="center"-
2006Tokuma Japan
2009"Cordially"199JVC
2010125Formula Recordings
"Rainy X'mas Day"94
201170
"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
201628
201721Universal Music Japan
2018"Escort to my world"28
201923
202017Lighthouse Music
2021"HA-HA-HAPPY"11
202220
202323
2024TBA

Collaboration singles

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

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak 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

TitleAlbum detailsPeak 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 24

Music Awards

Videography

Music-video albums

Filmography

Film

Tanokin Super Hit Series

External links

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