中 孝介 / Kousuke Atari - 可愛い！

Of late I've been listening to this fella... He's very new in the Jpop industry but his voice is distinctive as he combines an old genre of singing japanese folk music: Shimauta and Jpop to form a new sound that is his signature...

Kousuke Atari

中 孝介

Background information

Born  July 13, 1980 (1980-07-13) (age 28)

Origin  Kagoshima, Japan

Genre(s)  Shimauta, J-Pop

Occupation(s)  Singer

Years active  1999 - present

Label(s)  Epic Records Japan

Website:   www.atarikblog.exblog.jp

Kousuke Atari (中 孝介 - あたり こうすけ) is a J-Pop artist, born July 13, 1980, on Nihon Amami island. He is signed onto Sony Music Japan's Epic Records Japan division. His single Tane wo Maku Hibi (種をまく日々; The Days When Seeds are Scattered) was used as the thirteenth ending theme song to the anime Bleach.

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) (Indies)

    * [2004.09.03] Notus (ノトス) (Indies)

    * [2006.11.03] Chung Dong Xin Xian (触動心弦)

    * [2007.07.11] Yurai Hana (ユライ花; The First Flower)

    * [2007.07.13] Hua Jian Dao (花間道)

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)

    * [2008.09.03] Kizuna (絆; bonds)

Collaborations/Other

    * [2002.07.24] Various Artists - Amami Shima Uta 

(#2. Asabanabushi #9. Kurudando, #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)