Shinichi Mori
Shinichi Mori (森 進一, Mori Shin'ichi, born November 18, 1947 in Kofu, Yamanashi) is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians.[1][2]
Shinichi Mori | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kazuhiro Moriuchi |
| Born | November 18, 1947 Kagoshima, Japan |
| Genres | Enka, Kayōkyoku, Folk, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer |
| Years active | 1966 – |
| Labels | Victor Entertainment |
| Website | www.jvcmusic.co.jp/mori |
Shinichi's real name is Kazuhiro Moriuchi (森内 一寛). He has been married and divorced twice, first to Reiko Ohara and then to Masako Mori. His sons, Takahiro Moriuchi and Hiroki Moriuchi are vocalist of the rock bands One Ok Rock and My First Story, respectively.
Career
In the beginning, Mori won a competition at Fuji Television Network in 1965. He debuted with the successful song "Onna no Tameiki" of the famous composer Inomata Kōshō in 1966.
His debut at Kōhaku Uta Gassen was in 1968, singing "Hana To Chō". His 1974 Japan Record Award-winning song "Erimo Misaki" was composed by Takuro Yoshida. His 1982 song "Fuyu no Riviera" was composed by Eiichi Ohtaki, former member of Happy End. His song "Ofukuro san" was covered by Sharam Q in their 1997 album Sharam Q no Enka no Hanamichi. His 2003 song "Ōkami Tachi no Tōboe" was written and composed by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi. His 2004 song "Saraba Seishun no Kageyo" was written by Izumi Sakai.
In 2007, his musical godfather Kōhan Kawauchi became his enemy, because Mori added other lyrics into the original lyrics of "Ofukuro San" at the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Shinichi's long career as an enka singer is well-known and he has many appearances in Kōhaku Uta Gassen. He has taken part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen since his debut at 19th Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
In October 2008, his single "Hatoba" debuted at number 27 on Japan's Oricon charts. The song was composed by himself. By the song "Hatoba", he became the first artist to have one hundred of Top 100 singles in Japan's Oricon charts history.[3]
Discography
- "Onna no Tameiki" (女のためいき, Woman's Sigh) : 1966
- "Hana to Chō" (花と蝶, Flower and Butterfly) : 1968
- "Minatomachi Blues" (港町ブルース, Port Town Blues) : 1969
- "Hana to Namida" (花と涙, Flower and Tear) : 1969
- "Ginza no Onna" (銀座の女, Woman in Ginza) : 1970
- "Ofukuro san" (おふくろさん, My dear Mother) : 1971
- "Fuyu no Tabi" (冬の旅, Winter Trip) : 1973
- "Erimo Misaki" (襟裳岬, Cape Erimo) : 1974
- "Wakare no Seppun" (別れの接吻, Farewell Kiss) : 1975
- "Sazanka" (さざんか, Sasanqua) : 1976
- "Tokyo Monogatari" (東京物語, Tokyo Story) : 1977
- "Shinjuku Minatomachi" (新宿・みなと町, Shinjuku, Port Town) : 1979
- "Sakaba Bune" (酒場舟, Boozerie Ship) : 1980
- "Fuyu no Riviera" (冬のリヴィエラ, Winter Riviera) : 1982
- "Kita no Hotaru" (北の螢, North Firefly) : 1984
- "Yūsuge no Koi" (ゆうすげの恋, Love of Daily Lily) : 1986
- "Kanashii Keredo" (悲しいけれど, Although I am sad) : 1987
- "Usagi" (うさぎ, Rabbit) : 1989
- "Kaze no Elegy" (風のエレジー, Wind Elegy) : 1990
- "Nakase Ame" (泣かせ雨, Rain Making Me Cry) : 1991
- "Warui Hito" (わるいひと, Bad Person) : 1993
- "Usotsuki" (うそつき, Liar) : 1994
- "Kanashimi no Utsuwa" (悲しみの器, Receptacle of Sadness) : 1996
- "Onna Gokoro" (女心, Woman's Heart) : 1998
- "Uragiri" (裏切り, Betrayal) : 1999
- "Shūressha" (終列車, Final Train) : 2000
- "Ame no Kūkō" (雨の空港, Rainy Airport) : 2001
- "Sepia no Ame" (セピアの雨, Sepia Rain) : 2002
- "Unga" (運河, Canal) : 2002
- "Ōkami Tachi no Tōboe" (狼たちの遠吠え, Wolves' Howl) : 2003
- "Saraba Seishun no Kageyo" (さらば青春の影よ, Good-bye, Shadow of Adolescence) : 2004
- "Hana" (はな, Flower) : 2005
- "Tazunete Otaru" (たずねて小樽, Visiting Otaru) : 2006
- "Jinsei Hitasura" (人生ひたすら, Single-minded Life) : 2007
- "Onna no Koi" (女の恋, Woman's Love) : 2008
- "Hatoba" (波止場, Dockside) : 2008
- "Yuragi" (ゆらぎ, Flicker) : 2009
Kohaku Uta Gassen
| Year/Number | # | Song | #/total | Opponent | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968/19th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 1 | Hana To Chō | 22/23 | Jun Mayuzumi | Penultimate(1) |
| 1969/20th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 2 | Minato Machi Blues | 23/23 | Hibari Misora | Finalista(1) |
| 1970/21st Kohaku Uta Gassen | 3 | Ginza no Onna | 24/24 | Hibari Misora(2) | Finalista(2) |
| 1971/22nd Kohaku Uta Gassen | 4 | Ofukuro San | 25/25 | Hibari Misora(3) | Finalista(3) |
| 1972/23rd Kohaku Uta Gassen | 5 | Sasurai Bune | 01/23 | Mari Amachi | First singer(1) |
| 1973/24th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 6 | Fuyu no Tabi | 18/22 | Mina Aoe | |
| 1974/25th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 7 | Erimo Misaki | 25/25 | Chiyoko Shimakura | Finalista (of all singers)(4) |
| 1975/26th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 8 | Ah Hito Koishi | 18/24 | Rumiko Koyanagi | |
| 1976/27th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 9 | Sazanka | 19/24 | Aki Yashiro(1) | |
| 1977/28th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 10 | Tokyo Monogatari | 23/24 | Harumi Miyako(1) | Penultimate(2) |
| 1978/29th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 11 | Kimiyo Koyae | 23/24 | Harumi Miyako(2) | Penultimate(3) |
| 1979/30th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 12 | Shinjuku Minatomachi | 20/23 | Masako Mori(1) | |
| 1980/31st Kohaku Uta Gassen | 13 | Koidukiyo | 22/23 | Sachiko Kobayashi(1) | Penultimate(4) |
| 1981/32nd Kohaku Uta Gassen | 14 | Inochi Ataete | 20/22 | Harumi Miyako(3) | |
| 1982/33rd Kohaku Uta Gassen | 15 | Kagewo Shitaite | 22/22 | Harumi Miyako(4) | Finalista (of all singers)(5) |
| 1983/34th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 16 | Fuyu no Riviera | 20/21 | Sachiko Kobayashi(2) | Penultimate(5) |
| 1984/35th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 17 | Kita no Hotaru | 20/20 | Harumi Miyako(5) | Finalista(6) |
| 1985/36th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 18 | Onna Moyou | 20/20 | Masako Mori(3) | Finalista (of all singers)(7) |
| 1986/37th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 19 | Yuusuge no Koi | 20/20 | Sayuri Ishikawa(1) | Finalista (of all singers)(8) |
| 1987/38th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 20 | Kanashii Keredo... | 01/20 | Aki Yashiro(2) | First singer(2) |
| 1988/39th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 21 | Kyoto Satigatashi | 18/21 | Naomi Chiaki | |
| 1989/40th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 22 | Yubiwa | 18/20 | Sachiko Kobayashi(3) | |
| 1990/41st Kohaku Uta Gassen | 23 | Ofukuro San (2) | 29/29 | Harumi Miyako(6) | Finalista (of all singers)(9) |
| 1991/42nd Kohaku Uta Gassen | 24 | Nakase Ame | 25/28 | Kye Eun Sook | |
| 1992/43rd Kohaku Uta Gassen | 25 | Gekijo no Mae | 23/28 | Miyako Otsuki | |
| 1993/44th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 26 | Saraba Tomo yo | 25/26 | Harumi Miyako(7) | Penultimate(6) |
| 1994/45th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 27 | Ofukuro San (3) | 21/25 | Saori Yuki and Shoko Yasuda(1) | |
| 1995/46th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 28 | Kanashimi no Utsuwa | 24/25 | Harumi Miyako(8) | Penultimate(7) |
| 1996/47th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 29 | Yoru no Shijima | 10/25 | Harumi Miyako(9) | Finalista in the first half(1) |
| 1997/48th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 30 | Erimo Misaki (2) | 23/25 | Sayuri Ishikawa(2) | |
| 1998/49th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 31 | Fuyu no Tabi (2) | 22/25 | Ayako Fuji | |
| 1999/50th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 32 | Ofukuro San (4) | 24/27 | Saori Yuki and Shoko Yasuda(2) | |
| 2000/51st Kohaku Uta Gassen | 33 | Shū Ressha | 22/28 | Miyuki Kawanaka | |
| 2001/52nd Kohaku Uta Gassen | 34 | Sore wa Koi | 20/27 | Fuyumi Sakamoto | |
| 2002/53rd Kohaku Uta Gassen | 35 | Unga | 13/27 | Mitsuko Nakamura | Finalista in the first half(2) |
| 2003/54th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 36 | Ōkami tachi no Tōboe | 15/30 | Namie Amuro | Finalist in the first half(3) |
| 2004/55th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 37 | Saraba Seishun no Kage yo | 24/28 | Mai Kuraki | |
| 2005/56th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 38 | Ofukuro San (5) | 23/29 | Ai | |
| 2006/57th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 39 | Ofukuro San (6) | 13/27 | Sayuri Ishikawa(3) | Finalist in the first half(4) |
| 2007/58th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 40 | Kita no Hotaru (2) | 26/27 | Akiko Wada | Penultimate(8) |
| 2008/59th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 41 | Ofukuro San (7) | 25/26 | Yoshimi Tendo | Penultimate(9) |
| 2009/60th Kohaku Uta Gassen | 42 | Hana To Chō(2) | 11/25 | Miyuki Kawanaka(2) | Finalist in the first half(5) |
| 2010/61st Kohaku Uta Gassen | 43 | Erimo Misaki (3) | 12/22 | Yoshimi Tendo(2) | Finalist in the first half(6) |
| 2011/62nd Kohaku Uta Gassen | 44 | Minato Machi Blues (2) | 10/25 | Ringo Shiina(3) | Finalist in the first half(7) |
| 2012/63rd Kohaku Uta Gassen | 45 | Fuyu no Riviera (2) | 11/25 | Ayaka Iida | Finalist in the first half(8) |
References
- 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会
- 第1部 幸せの道標 森進一とその時代<12>嘆きの美学 ファンと歩んだ「戦友」―連載. Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). January 13, 2005. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- "森進一、史上初の快挙！ 通算100作目のTOP100入り" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 7, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
