Kyosuke Himuro

Kyosuke Himuro

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Kyōsuke Himuro
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Background = solo_singer
Alias = Himurock
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Origin = Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Instrument = Singing, Guitar
Genre = Rock
Occupation = singer, composer, lyricist
Years_active = 1979 - present
Label = Toshiba-EMI
Associated_acts = Death Penalty (amateur) Spinach Power (1980) Boøwy (1981 - 1988)
URL = http://www.himuro.com/eng/index.html
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nihongo|Kyosuke Himuro|氷室京介|Himuro Kyōsuke|extra= born on October 7, 1960 in Takasaki, Gunma is a Japanese singer. He was a member of the Japanese legendary rock group "Boøwy" from 1981 to 1988. Tomoyasu Hotei was the same band's member. Now, he lives in Los Angeles, California. He purchased a palatial residence in Beverly Hills in 2004, which was previously owned by Shaquille O'Neal.

"Wild Romance" was used as the ending theme music for the Japanese dubbed version of "Van Helsing".

He has frequently played music with Steve Stevens, best known as the backing guitarist Billy Idol. For example, Stevens participated in Himuro's album as a guitarist and his concert tour after his album "IˑDeˑA".

On August 22, 2004, he held a concert, entitled "21st Century Boowys VS Himuro", in Tokyo Dome. He sang many Boøwy era's songs after sixteen years' silence in this concert.

Most recently, Himuro's song "Calling", from his 1989 album "Neo Fascio", was used in the ending credits to the highly anticipated 2005 CG Film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. The film's director Tetsuya Nomura has noted that Himuro's music has been highly influential in his own work, and when asked about his contribution to the film, Himuro said that he was happy his work would be used in "the best CG movie ever made in Japan".

On August 5 and 6, 2006, he held a concert called "Kyosuke Himuro + Glay 2006 at Ajonomoto-Stadium "Swing Addition" with Japanese band Glay in Ajinomoto Stadium. In addition, Himuro released first collaborated single with Glay called "Answer" on August 2, 2006.

Discography

Albums

*Flowers for Algernon (September 1, 1988)
*Neo Fascio (September 27, 1989)
*Higher Self (April 6, 1991)
*Memories of Blue (January 7, 1993)
*Shake the Fake (September 26, 1994)
*Missing Piece (September 30, 1996)
*IˑDeˑA (December 10, 1997)
*Mellow (February 23, 2000)
*Beat Haze Odyssey (Mini album) (October 18, 2000)
*Follow the Wind (August 20, 2003)
*In the Mood (December 20, 2006)

Singles

*Angel (July 21, 1988)
*Dear Algernon (October 7, 1988)
*Summer Game (July 26, 1989)
*Misty (September 6, 1989)
*Jealousy (May 16, 1990)
*Crime of Love (February 27, 1991)
*Urban Dance (February 26, 1992)
*Good Luck My Love (November 7, 1992)
*Kiss Me (December 7, 1992)
*Virgin Beat (August 29, 1994)
*Tamashii wo Daitekure (魂を抱いてくれ) (Literal translation: "Hug the soul" ) (October 25, 1995)
*Stay (June 24, 1996)
*Squall (August 15, 1996)
*Waltz (January 15, 1997)
*Native Stranger (June 4, 1997)
*Heat (October 29, 1997)
*Sleepless Night (August 18, 1999)
*Diamond Dust (October 27, 1999)
*Eternity (February 23, 2000)
*Girls Be Glamorous (January 1, 2001)
*Claudia (July 20, 2003)
*Wild Romance (September 8, 2004)
*Easy Love (Single of Fairness Angel Setsuna) (February 8, 2006)
*Sweet Revolution / In the Nude ~Even Not in the Mood~ (October 4, 2006)

Compilations

*Singles (July 19, 1995)
*Collective Souls (June 24, 1998)
*Ballad ~La Pluie (September 27, 2001)
*Case of Himuro (March 19, 2003)
*20th Anniversary All Singles Complete Best Just Movin' on ~All The-S-Hit~ (June 11, 2008)

Others

*Lover's Day Double Happiness (August 21, 1991)
*Masterpiece #12 (April 25, 1992)
*"Tour Collective Souls" 1999 (December 9, 1998)
*Lover’s Day II (January 27, 1999)
*Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Original Soundtrack (September 28, 2005)

DVDs

*100152 (February 23 1999)
*Digital BeatNix Tower (October 18 2000)
*Case of Himuro 15th Anniversary Special Live (November 25 2003)
*Kyosuke Himuro Tour 2003 "Higher Than Heaven" (August 18 2004)
*21st Century Boowys VS Himuro (December 24 2004)

Videos

*88's-89's Turning Process ~King of Rock Show~ (June 28 1989)
*Neo Fascio Turning Point (July 25 1990)
*Birth of Lovers (December 1990)
*Over Soul Matrix (November 27 1991)
*Captured Clips (April 28 1993)
*Live at the Tokyo Dome Shake the Fake Tour (December 25 1995)
*Missing Piece (May 14 1997)
*The One Night Stands - Tour "Collective Souls" 1998 (December 24 1998)
*100152 (December 24 1999)
*Digital BeatNix Tower (October 18 2000)

Cover songs

Himuro has covered several songs. Although "Keep the Faith" was composed by Himuro, himself covered this.

*"Suffragette City" by David Bowie on B-side of his 1988 single "Dear Algernon".
*"Accidents Will Happen" by Elvis Costello on B-side of his 1989 single "Misty". [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=z7NBo95emWo&feature=related Accidents Will Happen by Himuro] ]
*"Miss Murder" by AFI on his 2006 album "In the Mood". [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=zf_03De2-Fk&feature=related Miss Murder by Himuro] ]
*"Pain" by Jimmy Eat World on his 2006 album "In the Mood". [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=iJ9vWzSNpkw Pain by Himuro] ]
*"Keep the Faith" by KAT-TUN on his 2008 compilation album "20th Anniversary All Singles Complete Best Just Movin' on ~All The-S-Hit~" [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=0U0valda60I&feature=related Keep the Faith by Himuro] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.himuro.com/eng/index.html Himuro.com] en icon
* [http://www.himuro.com/jpn/index.html Himuro.com] ja icon
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuxsL3GUHUI Live performance of Kyosuke's song "Calling"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eara0fA2cBI Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children's closing credits with Kyosuke's song "Calling"]


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