Hirakawachi Icchome
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| Hirakawachi Icchome | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genre(s) | Jfolk pop |
| Label(s) | Sony Music |
| Members | |
| Ryuunosuke Hayashi Naojirou Hayashi |
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Hirakawachi Icchome (Japanese: 平川地一丁目) is a Japanese folk music group consisting of brothers Ryuunosuke Hayashi (born April 14, 1988) and Naojirou Hayashi (born December 23, 1990). Their name is also romanized as Hirakawachi 1-chome.
Growing up on Sado Island, the brothers' musical influence came from their father who taught them to play guitar. Ryuunosuke, the oldest, began copying folk songs from the 1970s and 1980s and then began writing his own and asked his younger brother, Naojirou, to join him. They began playing locally at music events and festivals (hence the name Hirakawachi Icchome which is the district they lived in growing up) and eventually participated in a New Year countdown event in Sado, gaining them invitations to perform from all over Japan.
In 2002 they entered an audition held by a major music company and were selected as one of five finalists from 37,000 applicants, winning the right to make a professional debut. Their professional debut occurred in November of 2003 when they released their first CD single, Tokyo. Their debut album Enpitsu de tsukuru uta (song written in pencil) was released on July 28, 2004 and reached the 7th spot on the Oricon Chart making it the youngest j-pop male artists' album charted in the top 10.
Now they have released a total of 7 singles and 2 albums, and their 8th single "Yume no tochu/ko-tei de mituketa haru" will be released on March 24th, 2006.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Album Info |
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| Nanatsu no Hiragana (七つのひらがな)
Release date: 2003.03.05 |
| Enpitsu de Tsukuru uta (えんぴつで作る歌)
Release date: 2004.07.28 |
| Umikaze wa Toki o Koete (海風は時を越えて)
Release date: 2005.07.27 |
| Yukidoke no Goro ni Todoku Tegami (雪解けの頃に届く手紙)
Release date: 2007.02.28 |
[edit] Singles
| Single Info |
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| Tokyo (とうきょう)
Release date: 2003.11.6 |
| Sakura no Kakusu Wakaremichi (桜の隠す別れ道)
Release date: 2004.2.18 |
| Kimi no Bun Made (君の分まで)
Release date: 2004.6.2 |
| Kitto Santa ga (きっとサンタが)
Release date: 2004.12.8 |
| Hagareta Yoru (はがれた夜)
Release date: 2005.3.16 |
| Juuroku Dome no Natsu (十六度目の夏)
Release date: 2005.6.29 |
| Yumemiru Jump ~Minna no Uta Ver.~ (夢見るジャンプ～みんなのうたVer.～)
Release date: 2005.11.9 |
| Yume no Tochuu/Koutei ni Mitsuketa Haru (夢の途中/校庭に見つけた春)
Release date: 2006.3.24 |
| Unmei no Mukou (運命の向こう)
Release date: 2006.5.24 |
| Eien no Yakusoku (永遠の約束)
Release date: 2007.2.14 |
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