Fumiya Fujii
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is a male Japanese popular music
artist. He is a part of Sony Music Japan.
After leaving his job in Japanese National Railways
, he started his music career in the 1980s as the vocalist of the immensely popular group The Checkers
and started on his solo project after they split up.
Naoyuki Fujii, his brother, was also a part of The Checkers and is pursuing a solo career as well. Together they did the project F-Blood in the late 1990s.
His 1993 single "True Love", which was a message song to his fans, sold over 2 million copies.
On December 31, 2007, he became the second singer to have performed concerts 100 times at the Nippon Budokan
, although this record included his groups' record, and his solo record was 47 times.
Next to music, Fujii Fumiya is also doing digital art, which he calls Fumiyart.
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
artist. He is a part of Sony Music Japan.
After leaving his job in Japanese National Railways
Japanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
, he started his music career in the 1980s as the vocalist of the immensely popular group The Checkers
The Checkers
The Checkers was a Japanese pop/rock band famous in the 1980s. The band was formed by Toru Takeuchi, the leader and the guitarist, who asked Fumiya Fujii to start a band with him. They made a debut on 21 September 1983 and split up on 31 December 1992. All of their single releases entered top 10...
and started on his solo project after they split up.
Naoyuki Fujii, his brother, was also a part of The Checkers and is pursuing a solo career as well. Together they did the project F-Blood in the late 1990s.
His 1993 single "True Love", which was a message song to his fans, sold over 2 million copies.
On December 31, 2007, he became the second singer to have performed concerts 100 times at the Nippon Budokan
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...
, although this record included his groups' record, and his solo record was 47 times.
Next to music, Fujii Fumiya is also doing digital art, which he calls Fumiyart.
Singles
- "True Love" (10 November 1993)
- "Eros" (1 April 1994)
- "Time Machine" (21 April 1995)
- "Heart Break" (2 August 1995)
- "Get Up Boy" (17 November 1995)
- "Girl Friend" (22 April 1996)
- "Another Orion" (7 August 1996)
- "Snow Crystal" (21 November 1996)
- "Do Not" (7 May 1997)
- "Go the DistanceGo the Distance"Go the Distance" is a song written by Alan Menken and David Zippel, taken from the 1997 Disney animated feature Hercules. It was performed by Roger Bart in the film and by Michael Bolton in the end credits...
" (18 July 1997) (1 August 1998) (12 May 1999) - "Moonlight Magic" (20 November 1999)
- "Stay with me" (19 April 2000)
- "Inside" (10 May 2000)
- "Upside Down" (23 May 2001) (18 July 2001) - Japanese ending theme song to Pokemon 4EverPokémon 4EverPokémon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest, originally released in Japan as , is a 2001 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and based on the television series Pokémon. It is the fourth official Pokémon film. It was released in Japan on July 14, 2001. The film was directed in Japan by...
- "All This Love" (12 December 2001)
- "Seven Wonders" (22 May 2002)
- "Boy's Heart" (21 May 2003)
- "Thrill up" (21 April 2004) (10 November 2004) (27 April 2005) (9 November 2005) (12 July 2006)
Albums
- Rock'en Roll (7 June 1995)
- Tears (20 September 1996)
- Standard (16 December 1996, Pony CanyonPony Canyonis a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...
) - Pure Red (June 18, 1997) (1 October 1998) (Reissued in 2001 on CD by Sony JapanSony Music Entertainment Japanis Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry....
- Singles (best of album) (18 November 1998)
- 2000-1 (1 July 1999)
- In and Out (5 July 2000)
- Club F (20 June 2001)
- Equal (19 June 2002)
- The Party Remix (31 July 2002)
- Re Take (9 October 2002)
- My Carol (26 March 2003)
- Right Here Right Now CD (18 June 2003, Smej Associated 2348)
- Lady Sister Baby (22 October 2003)
- Cloverfield (19 May 2004)
- Pop Star (29 September 2004) (29 June 2005)
- With The Rawguns (20 September 2006)