Oct 16 (NHK) - Asian pop music legend and Japanese singer-songwriter Tanimura Shinji died earlier this month. He was 74 years old.
Tanimura was born in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, and made his musical album debut as a member of a three-man band, Alice, in 1972.
The group churned out one hit after another. Their signature songs include "Champion" and "Fuyu no Inazuma", or Winter Lightning.
Tanimura also enjoyed an active solo vocalist career. The song "Subaru", or Star became synonymous with the singer-songwriter. He also wrote many hit tunes for other singers, including "Ii Hi Tabidachi", or Departure on a Fine Day, written for idol singer Yamaguchi Momoe.
Tanimura served as a professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and has been a popular singer in China. In 2017, he held a concert in Shanghai to mark the 45th anniversary of the normalization of ties between Japan and China.
His signature song "Subaru" is said to be widely known across China, with the song being sung with Chinese lyrics. ...continue reading
Source: テレ東BIZ