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| name = Masafumi Akikawa |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1967|10|11}} |
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| birth_place = {{JPN}} [[Ehime]] |
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| othername = 秋川 雅史 |
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| occupation = singer([[tenor]]) |
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|URL =[https://web.archive.org/web/20040602224547/http://www.kdashstage.jp/akikawa/ Official website] |
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{{nihongo|'''Masafumi Akikawa'''|秋川 雅史|Akikawa Masafumi}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[tenor]] singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has sung a broad range of genres, from classical to pop.<ref>[http://www.nhk.or.jp/night/arc-20061222.htm Summary of appearance on the Eigo de Shabera Night talk show, 22 December 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929230421/http://www.nhk.or.jp/night/arc-20061222.htm |date=29 September 2007 }}. Retrieved 17 February 2007.</ref> He appeared on the [[57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen]] broadcast. |
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== Biography== |
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His single {{nihongo|[[Sen no Kaze ni Natte]]|千の風になって}} (released 24 May 2006) made it to No.1 on 22 January 2007 [[Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking]] following his appearance on Uta Gassen.<ref>{{in lang|ja}} [http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=650086&samecd=1&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=40386122/ Oricon Sen no Kaze ni Natte page]. Retrieved 17 February 2007.</ref> Based on the poem [[Do not stand at my grave and weep]], the single has since sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies in Japan. and Korean version released in 2014 for Sewol victim <ref>{{cite web |url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201404280075 |title=Japanese megahit becomes requiem for S. Korean ferry victims - AJW by the Asahi Shimbun |accessdate=2014-04-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429190814/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201404280075 |archivedate=29 April 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Barefoot Gen (TV drama)]] (2007) |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* {{in lang|ja}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20040602224547/http://www.kdashstage.jp/akikawa/ Official website] |
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[[Category:1967 births]] |
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[[Category:Japanese classical musicians]] |
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[[Category:Japanese tenors]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Singers from Ehime Prefecture]] |
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[[Category:21st-century Japanese male opera singers]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:27, 24 July 2023
Masafumi Akikawa | |
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| Born | 11 October 1967 |
| Other names | 秋川 雅史 |
| Occupation | singer(tenor) |
| Website | Official website |
Masafumi Akikawa (秋川 雅史, Akikawa Masafumi) is a Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has sung a broad range of genres, from classical to pop.[1] He appeared on the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast.
Biography[edit]
His single Sen no Kaze ni Natte (千の風になって) (released 24 May 2006) made it to No.1 on 22 January 2007 Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking following his appearance on Uta Gassen.[2] Based on the poem Do not stand at my grave and weep, the single has since sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies in Japan. and Korean version released in 2014 for Sewol victim [3]
See also[edit]
- Barefoot Gen (TV drama) (2007)
References[edit]
- ^ Summary of appearance on the Eigo de Shabera Night talk show, 22 December 2006 Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ (in Japanese) Oricon Sen no Kaze ni Natte page. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ "Japanese megahit becomes requiem for S. Korean ferry victims - AJW by the Asahi Shimbun". Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
External links[edit]
- (in Japanese) Official website
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