Kyōsuke Himuro
Kyōsuke Himuro ( Japanese 氷 室 京 介 , Himuro Kyōsuke ; real name Osamu Teranishi ; born October 7, 1960 in Takasaki ) is a Japanese singer.
He was a member of the legendary Japanese rock group Boøwy from 1981 to 1988 . In 1987 he began his solo career and soon left the band. Kyosuke Himuro's real name is Osamu Teranishi, but he is also known as Himurock . Today he lives in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills with his wife and three children .
The song Calling was used for the ending of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and the song Wild Romance was used as the ending for Van Helsing .
On August 22nd, 2004 he gave a concert called 21st Century Boowys VS HIMURO in the Tokyo Dome where he sang many old Boowy songs and in August 2006 he and Glay performed on the KYOSUKE HIMURO + GLAY 2006 tour. He then published the single Answer with Glay on August 2, 2006.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
- Flowers for Algernon (September 1, 1988)
- Neo Fascio (September 27, 1989)
- Higher Self (April 6, 1991)
- Memories of Blue (January 7, 1993)
- Shake the Fake (September 26, 1994)
- Missing Piece (September 30, 1996)
- I ・ de ・ a (December 10, 1997)
- Mellow (February 23, 2000)
- beat haze odyssey (mini-album) (October 18, 2000)
- Follow the Wind (August 20, 2003)
- In the Mood (December 20, 2006)
Best of albums
- SINGLES (July 19, 1995)
- Collective SOULS (June 24, 1998)
- Ballad ~ La Pluie (September 27, 2001)
- Case of HIMURO (March 19, 2003)
Singles
- ANGEL (July 21, 1988)
- DEAR ALGERNON (October 7, 1988)
- SUMMER GAME (July 26, 1989)
- MISTY (September 6, 1989)
- JEALOUSY (May 16, 1990)
- CRIME OF LOVE (February 21, 1991)
- Urban Dance (February 26, 1992)
- Good Luck My Love (November 7, 1992)
- KISS ME (December 7, 1992)
- VIRGIN BEAT (August 29, 1994)
- Tamashii wo Daitekure (October 25, 1995)
- STAY (June 24, 1996)
- SQUALL (August 15, 1996)
- WALTZ (January 15, 1997)
- NATIVE STRANGER (June 4, 1997)
- HEAT (October 29, 1997)
- SLEEPLESS NIGHT (August 18, 1999)
- DIAMOND DUST (October 27, 1999)
- Eternity (February 23, 2000)
- Girls Be Glamorous (January 1, 2001)
- Claudia (July 20, 2003)
- Wild Romance (September 8, 2004)
- EASY LOVE (February 8, 2006)
- SWEET REVOLUTION / IN THE NUDE ~ Even not in the mood ~ (October 4, 2006)
- Safe and Sound (2009)
DVDs & VHS
- 100152 (February 23, 1999)
- Digital BeatNix Tower (October 18, 2000)
- Case of HIMURO 15th Anniversary Special LIVE (November 25, 2003)
- KYOSUKE HIMURO TOUR 2003 “HIGHER THAN HEAVEN” (August 18, 2004)
- 21st Century Boowys VS HIMURO (December 24, 2004)
- 88's-89'sTURNING PROCESS ~ KING OF ROCK SHOW ~ (June 28, 1989)
- NEO FASCIO TURNING POINT (July 25, 1990)
- Birth of Lovers (December 1990)
- OVER SOUL MATRIX (November 27, 1991)
- CAPTURED CLIPS (April 28, 1993)
- LIVE AT THE TOKYO DOME SHAKE THE FAKE TOUR (December 25, 1995)
- MISSING PIECE (May 14, 1997)
- The One Night Stands - tour "Collective Souls" 1998 (December 24, 1998)
- 100152 (December 24, 1999)
- Digital BeatNix Tower (October 18, 2000)
Individual evidence
Web links
- Official website
- Kyosuke Himuro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Himuro, Kyōsuke |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 氷 室 京 介 (Japanese); Osamu Teranishi; Himurock |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese rock singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Takasaki |