Ken Hirai

Person · Open Library

Born

1961

Works

3

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Japan

Active from

1972-01-17

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

62,450

Total plays

3,014,994

Ken Hirai (平井 堅 Hirai Ken, born January 17, 1972) is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and spokesperson. During his career, Hirai has released 32 singles and 11 albums until October 2010. According to Oricon, his single Hitomi wo Tojite (Close Your Eyes) became the best-selling single of 2004 in Japan, while his compilation album Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95–'05 "Utabaka" became the best-s

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

   · 2001 · cited 18,613x

2. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,776x

3. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   · 2020 · cited 15,955x

4. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

   · 2018 · cited 10,995x

5. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

   · 2020 · cited 10,224x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

Japan

Place of birth

Higashiōsaka-shi

Occupation

composer

Languages spoken

Japanese

Native language

Japanese

Genre

rhythm and blues

Instrument

voice

Record label

Defstar Records

Mass

70

Official website

kenhirai.jp

Height

183

Represented by

Ken-On

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