Ichiro Yamaguchi
Ichiro Yamaguchi 山口 一郎 | |
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Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan | |
Origin | Japan |
Genres | Rock, pop, electronic |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1998–present |
Member of | Sakanaction |
Ichiro Yamaguchi (山口 一郎, Yamaguchi Ichirō, born September 8, 1980), is a Japanese musician. He is the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the Hokkaido rock band Sakanaction.
Biography
Ichiro Yamaguchi was born in
In 1998, Yamaguchi formed a band with his high school friends from Sapporo Daiichi High School, called Dutchman, which performed
After the band broke up, Yamaguchi kept the name Dutchman for his solo project as a DJ, where he created techno and club music.[5][9] Yamaguchi had the idea that it would be interesting to mix electronic music with Japanese-style "folky melodies".[5] When Yamaguchi was asked to create remix of the song "Shiranami Top Water" for the compilation album Music for Pardisco in 2004, he found it difficult to create the entire song by himself.[6] These two reasons led him to ask Dutchman's former guitarist Motoharu Iwadera to start working with him again, and the pair created the band Sakanaction.[5]
After three additional members of the band joined, Sakanaction made their major debut in 2007, with the album
Since "Aruku Around", the band has seen greater commercial success, with their albums Documentaly (2011) and Sakanaction (2013) both certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[13][14] In 2012, Yamaguchi began writing music for dramatic productions, such as the band's single "Boku to Hana", which was written specifically for the drama Sanjūnana-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku: Kenshūi Junjō Monogatari.[15] Increasingly, songs Yamaguchi has written for Sakanaction have been used in dramatic works, including "Music" (2013), used as the theme song for the Fuji Television drama Dinner, "Eureka" used as the ending theme for the film Judge!, "Hasu no Hana" (2014), written for the film Close Range Love and "Shin Takarajima" (2015), written for the live action adaptation film version of the manga Bakuman.[16]
Aside from Sakanaction, Yamaguchi has collaborated with several musicians. In 2010 he wrote the song "Magic Time" from
In September 2015, Yamaguchi collaborated with electronic musician Aoki Takamasa and fashion brand Anrealage to create a catwalk soundtrack for the brand's appearance at the Paris Fashion Week. The composition, Reflects, was released digitally on January 20, 2016, and features two versions of the set: an eighteen-minute live binaural recording of the composition as it was used at the event, and Reflects Live Rec 2015, a thirteen-minute real-time live studio recording of Yamaguchi and Aoki creating Reflects.[18]
Since 2012, Yamaguchi has served as a host for a segment on the Tokyo FM radio show School of Lock!, called Sakana Locks!.
Personal life
In 2010 right before the tour for the band's album Kikuuiki, Sakanaquarium 2010 Kikuuiki, Yamaguchi suffered sensorineural hearing loss, and permanently lost hearing in his right ear.[19]
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Album details |
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Reflects |
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Production discography
Title | Year | Album | Notes |
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"Magic Time" (SMAP) |
2010 | We Are SMAP! | Lyrics and composition. Charted at number 100 on the Billboard Japan Radio Songs sub-chart.[20] |
"Kimino-Me" ("Your Eyes") (Base Ball Bear + Ichiro Yamaguchi from Sakanaction) |
2010 | Cypress Girls | Featured artist. Released digitally three months before Cypress Girls, on June 23, 2010.[21][22] |
"Kodona no Kaidan" (こどなの階段, "Stairs of Childhood/Adulthood") (Shiho Nanba) |
2011 | Mizuiro Generation | Composition. Collaboration with Yūsuke Koide of Base Ball Bear. Released as a single, reached number 28 on the Oricon single charts.[23] |
"Moment" (SMAP) |
2012 | Non-album single | Lyrics and composition. Released as a single, reached number 1 on the Oricon single charts, RIAJ.[24]
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References
- ^ a b "サカナクション GO TO THE FUTURE" (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. April 26, 2007. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ a b Hiroko Takahashi. "INTERVIEW" (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Tetsuo Hiraga (January 21, 2010). "『サカナクション』 SPECIAL INTERVIEW" (in Japanese). Hot Express. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ "profile" (in Japanese). Ichiro Yamaguchi. Archived from the original on December 6, 2002. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Masashi Tazawa (May 7, 2007). "サカナクション、デビューアルバム『GO TO THE FUTURE』インタヴュー" (in Japanese). Barks. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Discography" (in Japanese). Ichiro Yamaguchi. Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ Tatsuya Yashiro, Masahiko Yamaura (December 7, 2011). "サカナクション ニューアルバム『DocumentaLy』担当ディレクター ビクターエンタテイメントGMpV制作部 杉本陽里子氏インタビュー" (in Japanese). F.B.Communications Inc. & Magnet Co., Ltd. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Madoka Suzuki (2008). "サカナクション 音楽はアート。". Shift Japan. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "profile" (in Japanese). Ichiro Yamaguchi. Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ Masaki Mugikura (January 1, 2009). "サカナクション インタビュー" (in Japanese). Excite. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- Rockin' On Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the originalon February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "赤西仁・LANDS、映画発キャラクター13年4ヶ月ぶりの首位". Oricon (in Japanese). January 19, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- RIAJ(in Japanese). November 10, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- RIAJ(in Japanese). April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ Yuichi Hirayama (May 20, 2012). "サカナクション山口一郎ロングインタビュー後編は新曲「僕と花」と「ルーキー」のリミキサー石野卓球について" (in Japanese). EMTG. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "サカナクション、映画「バクマン。」で主題歌&初の劇中音楽" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "Moment SMAP". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ "山口一郎×AOKI takamasa、パリコレ参加時の音源を配信リリース" (in Japanese). Natalie. January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ サカナクション・山口一郎が語る。傑作"ルーキー"誕生までの壮絶な日々. Rockin'On Japan. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Radio Songs". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. July 30, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Base Ball Bear×サカナ山口コラボ曲、早くも配信決定" (in Japanese). Natalie. June 21, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "Kimino-Me - Single". iTunes Japan (in Japanese). Apple. June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2011年06月27日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2012年8月" [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (August 2012)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. September 10, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
External links
- Ichiro Yamaguchi on Twitter