Motohiro Hata

Motohiro Hata
Birth name	Motohiro Hata (秦基博?)
Born	11 October 1980 (1980-10-11) (age 31) Nichinan Miyazaki, Japan
Origin	Yokohama
Genres	J-Pop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Acoustic guitar
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Add Nine Records (2004) Augusta Records (2006-present) BMG Japan (2006-2009) Ariola Japan (2009-present)
Associated acts	Fukumimi, Seiji Kameda
Website	Motohiro Hata Official Web Site

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^?).

Biography

Hata is the youngest of three brothers. He moved to Yokohama when he was 2. He began playing guitar at 3, after his eldest brother got 3,000 yen from a friend. In junior high school, he begin writing songs, and in high school started working fully as a musician.

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静物, 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 #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 "Tōmei Datta Sekai" premiered as the opening for the seventh season of Naruto: Shippuden.

Discography

Main article: Motohiro Hata discography

• Orange no Haikei no Akai Seibutsu (2004) (independent EP)
• Bokura o Tsunagu Mono (2007) (EP)
• Contrast (2007)
• Alright (2008)
• Best of Green Mind '09 (2010) (acoustic album)
• Documentary (2010)^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.office-augusta.com/hata/information_hata.html

External links

• Hata Official Site
• Sony Music Label Site

Persondata
Name	Motohiro Hata
Alternative names
Short description	Japanese singer
Date of birth	1980-10-11
Place of birth	Nichinan Miyazaki, Japan
Date of death
Place of death