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Kousuke Atari

{{short description|Japanese pop singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Kousuke Atari

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| native_name = 中 孝介

| native_name_lang = ja

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1980|07|13}}

| birth_place = Naze, Kagoshima, Japan

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| occupation = Singer, actor

| years_active = 1999–present

| background = solo_singer

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| genre = Shimauta, J-Pop

| instrument = Vocals

| label = Epic

| website = {{URL|http://atarikblog.exblog.jp/}}

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{{nihongo|Kousuke Atari|中 孝介|Atari Kōsuke|born 13 July 1980}} is a Japanese pop singer. He is a self-trained musician, and performs in the shimauta (island-song) style of his hometown.

Discography

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=Albums=

  • [1999.04.04] Atari (アタリ) (Indies)
  • [2000.07.30] Kurudando (くるだんど) (Indies)
  • [2002.06.09] Shodon (諸鈍;Place Name) (Indies)
  • [2004.09.03] Notus (ノトス) (Indies)
  • [2006.11.03] Chu Dong Xin Xian (触動心弦;Touch Strings of Your Heart)
  • [2007.07.11] Yurai Bana (ユライ花; The First Flower)
  • [2007.07.13] Hua Jian Dao (花間道;Road Between Flowers)
  • [2008.10.01] Kizuna Uta (絆歌; Bond Songs)

=Mini-Albums=

  • [2005.09.07] Materia (マテリヤ) (Indies)
  • [2006.10.11] Natsukasha no Shima (なつかしゃのシマ; The Island I Miss)

=Singles=

  • [2006.03.01] Sorezore ni (それぞれに; In Each and Every)
  • [2006.06.28] Omoide no Sugu Soba de / Mahiru no Hanabi (思い出のすぐそばで / 真昼の花火; Right Next to Memories / Midday Fireworks)
  • [2007.04.11] Hana (花; Flower)
  • [2007.11.14] Tane wo Maku Hibi (種をまく日々; The Days When Seeds are Scattered)"Tane o Maku Hibi". Newtype USA. 7 (2) p. 128. {{#time:F Y|2008-02}}. {{ISSN|1541-4817}}.
  • [2008.04.09] Haru (春; Spring)
  • [2008.09.03] Kizuna (絆; bonds)
  • [2009.03.25] Koi (恋; Love)

=Collaborations/Other=

  • [2002.07.24] Various Artists – Amami Shima Uta (#2. Asabanabushi No. 9. Kurudando, No. 13. Rankanhashi)
  • [2004.05.26] Various Artists – Okinawa Songs ~Watashita Uta~ (#14. IRAYOI Tsukiyo Hama)
  • [2005.12.21] Masayoshi Yamazaki Tribute Album – One More Time, One More Track (#3. HOME)
  • [2008.08.22] Cape No.7 OST – Heidenröslein(wild rose)(Van Fan & Kousuke Atari)

Films

{{Cite web|url=https://hkcinema.ru/actor/41488|title = Atari Kousuke (介雅達利) :: Everything about cinema of Hong Kong, China and Taiwan}}

Trivia

  • The song "Natsu Yuuzora (夏夕空; Summer Evening Sky)" was used as the ending theme in the Japanese anime adaptation of the manga series 「Natsume Yuujinchou」(夏目友人帳). He also performed the song, "Kimi no Kakera (君ノカケラ; Pieces of You)", which was used in the third season.
  • The single "Tane wo Maku Hibi (種をまく日々; The Days When Seeds are Scattered)" was used as the thirteenth ending theme in the anime series 「Bleach」.
  • The single "Koi (恋; Love)" was used as the ending theme in the anime series 「Genji Monogatari Sennenki」(源氏物語千年紀).

References

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External links

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{{Official website|http://atarikblog.exblog.jp/}}

  • {{Anime News Network|people|67407}}

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Category:Epic Records Japan artists

Category:Living people

Category:1980 births

Category:Japanese male pop singers

Category:Singers from Kagoshima Prefecture

Category:People from the Amami Islands

Category:Japanese male musicians

Category:Mandarin-language singers of Japan

Category:21st-century Japanese singers

Category:21st-century Japanese male singers

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