Hiroji Miyamoto
{{Short description|Japanese rock singer and vocalist of Elephant Kashimashi}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Hiroji Miyamoto
| image = Hiroji Miyamoto - Elephant Kashimashi - Rising Sun Rock Festival - 2016 8 12.JPG
| caption = On stage in 2016
| birth_name =
| background = musician
| alias = Miyaji
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|06|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan
| genre = Rock, alternative rock, blues rock, Pop-rock, Kayōkyoku, folk, choir
| instruments = vocals, guitar, harmonica
| years_active = 1976–
| label = Universal Music Japan (2019–)
| website = {{URL|https://miyamotohiroji.com}}
}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Hiroji Miyamoto
| channel_id = UCcUcK64JLSZAPUfG07s-Wew
| channel_display_name = 宮本浩次
| years_active = 2019–present
| subscribers = 247 thousand
| views = 87.1 million
| stats_update = January 21, 2024
}}
{{nihongo|Hiroji Miyamoto|宮本浩次|Miyamoto Hiroji}}, born June 12, 1966, in Japan, is a Japanese rock singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of the rock-band Elephant Kashimashi, actor and former folk-choir singer. In 2018, he launched his solo career under talent agency Amuse and recording label Universal Music Japan.{{cite web|url=https://miyamotohiroji.com/hiroji/|script-title=ja:宮本浩次について|website=Hiroji Miyamoto Official Website-Profile|access-date=2023-12-02|language = ja}} His alma mater is Tokyo International University.{{cite web|url=https://www.minkou.jp/university/school/senior/20134/se=2/|script-title=ja:東京国際大学-出身の芸能人7人-宮本浩次|website=minkou.jp|access-date=2023-12-02|language = ja}}
Biography
Since early age, Hiroji has been in touch with the music. Between third and fifth year of the elementary school, he was part of the NHK Tokyo Children's Choir. At age 10, he has released his first solo single "Hajimete no Boku Desu", credited as artist with Hiragana instead of Kanji. The song was broadcast on the NHK television station Minna no Uta.{{Cite web|url= https://www.nhk.or.jp/minna/songs/MIN197608_03/|title=NHK みんなのうた – はじめての僕デス – 宮本浩次|author=unknown|date= 2017-12-28 |accessdate= 2023-12-02 |website= Official Website NHK }} The single sold over 100k copies.{{Cite web|url= https://www.110107.com/s/oto/page/ek_live88_witness01?ima=0000&oto=ROBO004|title=エレファントカシマシ 伝説の1988年渋谷公会堂ライヴが、最新技術によるレストア・リマスターで完全に蘇る！ 証言①|author=unknown|date= 2020-05-12 |accessdate= 2023-12-02 |website= Otonano }}
During the middle school in 1981, he formed the rock band Elephant Kashimashi with his classmates and made major debut in 1989 under Epic/Sony RECORDS label.{{Cite web|url= https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201712280000049.html|title=エレカシ宮本、恥ずかしかった小学生でソロデビュー|author=unknown|date= 2017-12-28 |accessdate= 2023-12-02 |website= Nikkan Sports }} The band has been actively performing and making music as of 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/artist74/ |title=第74回NHK紅白歌合戦出場歌手 |publisher=NHK公式 |date=2023-11-13 |accessdate=2023-11-13}}
In 2000, he made acting debut in the Japanese television drama Friends broadcast on the TBS. On the 26th "The Television Drama Academy Awards", he received award for the category Best New Actor.{{Cite web|url=https://thetv.jp/feature/drama-academy/26/awards/|title=第26回ザテレビジョンドラマアカデミー賞|accessdate=2021-09-01|publisher=ザテレビジョン}}
In 2018, he has officially launched his solo career by releasing digital duet single Kemono Yuku Hosomichi with Ringo Sheena. The single served as an theme song to the Nippon TV news program zero news.{{Cite web|url= https://natalie.mu/music/news/302002 |title= 椎名林檎「獣ゆく細道」コラボ相手はエレカシ宮本、ヤバさが刻まれたMV公開 |date= 2018-10-02 |accessdate= 2023-12-02 |publisher=Natalie Music }} With this single on the same year, as soloist, he made first appearance in the NHK 69th new-year television program Kōhaku Uta Gassen.{{Cite web|url=https://rockinon.com/news/detail/183111|title=椎名林檎と宮本浩次の『紅白歌合戦』での狂演は才気と魂のぶつかり合いだった|date= 2019-01-10 |accessdate= 2023-12-02 |publisher=rockinon}} In 2020, he released his first full-length album Miyamoto, Dokupo . .{{Cite web|title=宮本浩次 初のソロアルバム『宮本、独歩。』2020年3月4日発売決定 {{!}} Spice – エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス|url=https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/263183|website=spice.eplust.jp|accessdate=2023-12-02}} In 2021, he released his first kayokyoku cover-album Romance.{{Cite news|title=宮本浩次 カバーアルバム「Romance 」 女心のロマンに共感|newspaper=Sankei Shinbun|date=2020-12-08|url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20201208-26LF3CLXAROY7CAYJVW6JNUPZI/|accessdate=2021-02-08}} On the same year, he received Award-winning work from category Pop-entertainment given by Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Art Encouragement.{{Cite web|title=令和2年度（第71回）芸術選奨文部科学大臣賞及び同新人賞の決定について-文化庁|url=https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/92861001.html|website=www.bunka.go.jp|accessdate=2023-12-02}} In 2022, he released his first home-video DVD release Jūō Mujin Kanketsu-hen on birthday.{{Cite web|title=宮本浩次、新作カバーアルバム＆ソロ初の映像作品を同時リリース カバーコンサートも開催へ|url=https://tvfan.kyodo.co.jp/music/news-music/1356762|website=Kyodo News|accessdate=2023-12-02}}
Discography
He has released 4 albums, 5 physical singles, 4 digital singles 2 DVD/BD.{{Cite web |url=https://www.universal-music.co.jp/miyamotohiroji/discography/|title=Universal Music Japan 宮本浩次 – Discography|website=Universal Music Japan Website|date=2022-04-30|accessdate=2022-05-09}}
See also the Elephant Kashimashi discography.
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details ! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | JPN Oricon {{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/202011/products/|title=宮本浩次の作品売上ランキング|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|accessdate=11 November 2023}} |
| scope="row" | Miyamoto, Dokupo.
|
| 3 |
| scope="row" | Romance
|
| 1 |
| scope="row" | Jūō Mujin
|
| 2 |
| scope="row" | Aki no Hi ni
|
| 3 |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Details ! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | JPN Oricon |
| scope="row" | Hajimete no Boku desu
|
| – |
| scope="row" | A・I・U・E・O・N・DO
|
| – |
| scope="row" | Noboru Taiyō
|
| 15 |
| scope="row" | Do You Remember?
|
| 10 |
| scope="row" | P.S. I Love You
|
| 5 |
| scope="row" | Sha・la・la・la
|
| 5 |
=Collaboration singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"|Title
! cope="col"|Single details ! cope="col"|Reference |
|---|
| scope="row" | Kemono Yuku Hosomichi (Ringo Sheena & Hiroji Miyamoto) |
|
| scope="row" | Ashita Igai Subete Moyase (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra & Hiroji Miyamoto) |
|
=Digital singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Single ! scope="col"| Reference |
|---|
| rowspan="4"|2019
|style="text-align:left;"|"Fuyu no Hana" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Tokihanate, Warera ga Shinjidai'" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Noboru Taiyō" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Do you remember?" |
| rowspan="7"|2020
|style="text-align:left;"|"Hallelujah" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Yoake no Uta" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"P.S. I love you" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Romance" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Anata" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Akai Sweet Pie" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Keshō" |
| rowspan="4"|2021
|style="text-align:left;"|"Shining" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Sha･la･la･la" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Ukiyokouji no blues" |
| style="text-align:left;"|"Kono Michi no Saki de" |
| rowspan="1"|2022
|style="text-align:left;"|"Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" |
| rowspan="1"|2023
|style="text-align:left;"|Woman "W no Higeki" yori |
=DVD/BD=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details ! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | JPN Oricon |
| scope="row" | Jūō Mujin Kanketsu-hen on birthday
|
| 4 |
| scope="row" | Romance no Yoru
|
| 6 |
Filmography
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television drama |
| style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |
| rowspan="1"|2000
|Friends |Honjō Naoya |Supporting role |
| rowspan="1"|2016
|Ore no Sensei |Nishi Toratarō |Main role |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://miyamotohiroji.com}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Universal Music Japan artists
Category:20th-century Japanese singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century Japanese singer-songwriters
Category:20th-century Japanese male singers
Category:21st-century Japanese male singers
Category:Japanese alternative rock musicians
Category:Japanese male singer-songwriters
Category:Japanese male rock singers
Category:Japanese television actors
Category:Tokyo International University alumni
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