Kenshi Yonezu

Kenshi Yonezu is a Japanese male musician. He began his music career in Vocaloid as Hachi, and grows up to one of the most successful singer-writer in Japan.[1]

Discography

Studio albums

  1. Diorama
  2. Yankee
  3. Bremen
  4. Bootleg
  5. Stray Sheep

Vocaloid albums

  1. Hanataba to Suisō (花束と水葬, "Bouquets and Sea Burials")
  2. Official Orange

Singles

As lead artist

  1. Santa Maria (サンタマリア)
  2. Mad Head Love/Poppin' Apathy (ポッピンアパシー)
  3. Flowerwall
  4. Unbelievers (アンビリーバーズ)
  5. LOSER/Number Nine (ナンバーナイン)
  6. Orion
  7. Peace Sain (ピースサイン)
  8. Lemon
  9. Flamingo/Teenage Riot
  10. Uma to Shika (馬と鹿)
  11. Pale Blue

As music provider

  • Uchiage Hanabi (打上花火) - (Daoko × Kenshi Yonezu)
  • Paprika (パプリカ) - Foorin
  • Machigaisagashi (まちがいさがし) - Masaki Suda
  • Paprika (English Ver.) - Foorin team E
  • Kite (カイト) - Arashi

As featured artist

  • NANIMONO - (Yasutaka Nakata featuring Kenshi Yonezu)

Awards

Year Ceremony Award work Result Ref.
2015 57th Japan Record Awards Excellent Album Award Bremen Won [2]
2017 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Best Opening "Peace Sign"
(from anime My Hero Academia Season 2)
Won [3]
2018 Japan Record Awards Special Award Won [4]
Album of the Year Bootleg Won
Billboard Japan Music Awards Artist of the year Won [5]
Space Shower Music Awards Song of the Year Uchiage Hanabi Won [6]
10th CD Shop Awards Grand Prize Bootleg Won [7]
MTV VMAJ Best Video of the Year Lemon Won [8]
2019 Space Shower Music Awards Song of the Year Won [9]
Japan Record Awards Special Award Won [10]
2020 The 34th Japan Gold Disc Award Special Awards Won [11]
62nd Japan Record Awards Special Award Won [12]
Billboard Japan Music Awards Top album of the Year Stray Sheep Won [13]

References

  1. [1], Singer Kenshi Yonezu Dominated J-Pop in 2019.
  2. "57th Japan Record Awards nominations" (in 日本語). modelpress. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. Trumbore, Dave (February 26, 2018). Crunchyroll Anime Awards winners revealed: Who took home the Big Prize?. Collider. http://collider.com/crunchyroll-anime-awards-winners-2018/. Retrieved May 2, 2018. 
  4. "60th Japan Record Awards winners and nominees announced". SBS PopAsia. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  5. "Billboard Japan announce top 20 artists of 2018". SBS PopAsia. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  6. "WINNERS SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2018" (in 日本語). Space Shower Networks. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  7. 第10回CDショップ大賞2018 米津玄師が大賞を獲得 [10th CD Shop Awards 2018, Kenshi Yonezu wins the Grand Prize] (in 日本語). Lawson HMV Entertainment. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  8. "<MTV VMAJ 2018>最優秀ビデオ賞は米津玄師「Lemon」。ライブイベントで受賞者ら豪華競演". BARKS (in 日本語). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  9. "WINNERS". SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2019 (in 日本語). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  10. "『第61回輝く!日本レコード大賞』各賞受賞者&曲が決定".
  11. "The 34th Japan Gold Disc Award".
  12. "62nd Japan Record Awards".
  13. "YOASOBI Tops Billboard Japan's 2020 Year-End Charts With Song Not Released on CD". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9493463/yoasobi-tops-billboard-japan-2020-year-end-charts.