Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1980)
Musical artist
Motohiro Hata
(
秦基博
,
Hata Motohiro
, born 11 October 1980)
is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted under the major label
BMG Japan
in 2006 with the single "Synchro"
(
シンクロ
,
Shinkuro
)
.
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Early life and career
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Hata is the youngest of three brothers. He moved to Yokohama when he was 2. He began playing the guitar at age 3, after his eldest brother received a cheap guitar from a friend. In junior high school, he began writing songs, and after entering high school started working fully as a musician.
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In 1999, he performed at his first big concert at the F.A.D Yokohama live house, after a referral by one of his friends.
In 2004, he released an independent
EP
, "Orange no Haikei no Akai Seibutsu"
(
オレンジの背景の赤い?物
,
Red Object with an Orange Background
)
. In 2006 he was signed to
Augusta Records
after catching the attention of one of the staff members. He was the opening act of Augusta Camp 2006 in July. He debuted with the single "Synchro"
(
シンクロ
,
Shinkuro
)
.
His 2008 single "Kimi, Meguru, Boku"
(
キミ、メグル、ボク
,
You, Turn, Me
)
, was his first top 20 hit, reaching No. 15 on
Oricon
charts. "Kimi, Meguru, Boku" was used as the opening theme for the anime series
Itazura na Kiss
. Since then, he has had six top 20 singles and two top 10 albums.
In 2010, his song "T?mei Datta Sekai" premiered as the opening for the
seventh season
of
Naruto: Shippuden
.
In 2012 he sang the song "Altair" under the name "Motohiro Hata meets Sakamichi no Apollon" for the ending of the anime
Kids on the Slope
, which premiered on 12 April 2012.
The song "Goodbye Isaac" was the fourth ending track to the anime
Space Brothers
.
In 2013, his cover of "Rain" by Senri Oe was featured as the ED for
The Garden of Words
by
Makoto Shinkai
.
In 2014,
"Himawari no Yakusoku" (ひまわりの約束
Promise of Sunflower
)
was used as the theme song for the 3D-animated movie
Stand by Me Doraemon (
STAND BY ME ドラえもん
)
.
Influences
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Hata cited Western artists such as
Dua Lipa
,
Sam Smith
, and
Taylor Swift
among his musical influences.
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Discography
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- Contrast
(2007)
- Alright
(2008)
- Documentary
(2010)
- Signed Pop
(2013)
- Ao no Kokei
(2015)
- Copernicus
(2019)
- Paint Like a Child
(2023)
Awards and nominations
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References
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