Toshitsugu Nishihara

Toshitsugu Nishihara (西原俊次, Nishihara Toshitsugu; born April 26, 1960) is a Japanese musician and composer, and the former keyboardist of Omega Tribe.

Toshitsugu Nishihara
西原俊次
Born (1960-04-26) April 26, 1960
NationalityJapanese
EducationTokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School
OccupationMusician, composer, keyboardist
Years active1983–present
Known forKeyboardist of Omega Tribe
Musical career
GenresSoft rock
InstrumentsKeyboard
Associated acts
Signature

Biography

Nishihara was hired as the keyboardist of the band Kyutipanchosu, composed of Kiyotaka Sugiyama, Shinji Takashima, and Akira Senju, after Senju left to be a solo musician.[1][2] Before being hired, Kyutipanchosu was focused on rock, while Nishihara was focused on jazz. After being hired by producer Koichi Fujita, the band shifted its theme to an "urban sound with the scent of the sea" and was renamed to Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe.[3][4][5] After the release of their debut single, "Summer Suspicion," the band had a successful career, with two of their singles, "Kimi no Heart wa Marine Blue" and "Futari no Natsu Monogatari" being their biggest hits.[6][7][8] In 1985, the band disbanded due to differences between the band and the producers.[9][10]

In 1986, Fujita brought vocalist Carlos Toshiki and guitarist Mitsuya Kurokawa to create 1986 Omega Tribe, along with Nishihara and Takashima.[11][12][5][13] The debuted with the single "Kimi wa 1000%" and had another successful career. After Kurokawa left the band, the trio was renamed to Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe, where they hired backing singer Joey McCoy as a second vocalist. In 1990, the band split.

The following year, he formed DOME with Takashima and voice actor Satoshi Mikami, only being active in 1992. From 1994 to 1996, he was in Weather Side with Takashima and Hideaki Takatori. After, he was in charge of some of the songs in the NHK program "Nandemo Q" from 1995 to 2004, and acted as the bandmaster for Toshihiko Tahara from 1997 to 2008.

Discography

Kiyotaka Sugiyama and Omega Tribe

1986 Omega Tribe

Carlos Toshiki and Omega Tribe

DOME
  • "Megami-tachi ni Aeru hi" (May 1, 1992)
  • "Megami-tachi ni Aeru hi (Album version)" (May 1, 1992)
  • "Live In A Dream" (May 21, 1992)
  • "Aoi Tsuki no Tempation" (May 21, 1992)
  • "For You" (May 21, 1992)
  • "8 Tsuki no Koi" (May 21, 1992)

Weather Side
  • "Kaze o Daite" (April 21, 1994)
  • "Still I Love You" (April 21, 1994)
  • "Sunao ni Naritakute" (May 20, 1994)
  • "Balance of Love" (May 20, 1994)
  • "Ī no sa, Kimi no Mama" (September 21, 1994)
  • "Sekai yo Futari no Tame ni Mawa re" (September 21, 1994)
  • "Omoide e Tsudzuku Michi" (October 21, 1994)
  • "Winter Paradise" (October 21, 1994)
  • "Natsudakara" (May 19, 1995)
  • "Ano Natsu o Sagashite" (June 21, 1995)
  • "U~Edinguberu ga Kikoetara" (June 21, 1995)

Masanori Ikeda
  • "'Quarterback" (October 21, 1987)

Leo Ku
  • "Wǒ de tiānkōng shì chēng de tiānkōng" (November 18, 1995)

References
  1. "杉山清貴と根本要が語るきゅうてぃぱんちょすとオメガトライブ". Island afternoon answer (in Japanese).
  2. "#116 杉山清貴さん With 千住明さん". TV Tokyo (in Japanese). July 10, 2010.
  3. "「さよならのオーシャン／杉山清貴」". Hiroshima FM (in Japanese). January 25, 2008.
  4. Tanno, Midori (August 22, 2018). "杉山清貴が語る、オメガトライブ解散の真相とは？". RadiChubu (in Japanese).
  5. 音楽CD検定公式ガイドブック(下). Japan: ONGAKUSHUPPANSHA Co., Ltd. 2007. p. 70. ISBN 9784861710308.
  6. Suzuki, Susie (February 2017). 1984年の歌謡曲. East Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-4-7816-5080-7.
  7. Kitahara, Perrier (January 21, 2019). "【1984年1月の1曲】 君のハートはマリンブルー（杉山清貴&オメガトライブ）". Perrier's Miscellaneous Archive.
  8. "【1985年５月】ふたりの夏物語／わずか３日で完成 オメガトライブ最大のヒットも…". Sponichi Annex. May 26, 2011.
  9. "杉山清貴＆オメガトライブの名曲がアナログ７インチ盤で復活　「ＳＵＭＭＥＲ　ＳＵＳＰＩＣＩＯＮ」など珠玉の７曲". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). June 12, 2020.
  10. Josuka, Ryo (June 6, 2020). "杉山清貴が回顧、オメガトライブ解散「爆発する前に」". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese).
  11. "カルロストシキデビューにまつわるウソホント!?". Aya Log. January 15, 2015.
  12. Hiura (February 22, 2011). "黒川照家さん来訪". Paper Island (in Japanese).
  13. harikiplanning. "『カルロス・トシキ』 ＆ OMEGA TRIBE". Ameblo.
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