Hanawa
Sign in to saveis a Japanese singer and comedian raised in Saga City. He began his career in 1997 going throughout the 2000s distinguishing himself by use of his bass guitar throughout comedy acts. He rose to fame in Japan during 2003 for a comical song about Saga Prefecture and its oddities. By the end of the year he would appear on . Following this exposure, his music would be picked up for commercials and as company songs. He continued to produce more of his own music while also working alongside groups such as Fudanjuku.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1746
- Died
- 1821
- Works
- 34
Top works
- 鶏林拾葉
- 群書類従
- 續群書類從
- Zoku Gunsho ruij hoi
- Zoku gunsho ruij
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Film & TV
日本, 埼玉県
Known for
- That Person, That Day — Naoki Hyodo2012
- Inubaka2009
- Ghost Shout2004
- Major — Kamigauchi (voice)2004
- Bright Future — Ken Takagi2003
- Rockers2003
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 174
- Total plays
- 1,222
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hanawa">Read more on Last.fm</a>
via Last.fm · Hanawa
Official website
IMPERIAL RECORDS / はなわ
teichiku.co.jp →Link to the official site · 1,354 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Naoki
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Saga Prefecture
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Religion
- Soka Gakkai
- Genre
- J-pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Mass
- 77
- Official website
- www.teichiku.co.jp/artist/hanawa
- Image
- Hanawa Shiodome 20080803.JPG
- Height
- 175
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1976-07-20
- name in native language
- はなわ
- name in kana
- はなわ
- social media followers
- 20880
- birth name
- 塙 尚輝
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Early life
- TV commercials
- Films
- References
- External links
is a Japanese singer and comedian raised in Saga City. He began his career in 1997 going throughout the 2000s distinguishing himself by use of his bass guitar throughout comedy acts. He rose to fame in Japan during 2003 for a comical song about Saga Prefecture and its oddities. By the end of the year he would appear on . Following this exposure, his music would be picked up for commercials and as company songs. He continued to produce more of his own music while also working alongside groups such as Fudanjuku.
==Early life== Hanawa was born in Kasukabe, Saitama as the second son of three. Upon turning two years old, he and his family moved to Abiko, Chiba, and later during his sixth year of elementary school to Saga, Saga. During his high school years, he referred to himself as a "band comedian" and incorporated humor into performances as an MC. After graduating from Saga Higashi High School he moved to Tokyo to attend .
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