Shunsuke Kiyokiba

Infobox musical artist
Name = Shunsuke Kiyokiba
清木場 俊介
Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1980|01|11 flagicon|Japan Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
Genre = J-Pop, Rock
Occupation = Singer, Songwriter
Years_active = 2001–present
Label = Rhythm Zone
URL = [http://kiyokiba.net/ Official Site] nihongo|Shunsuke Kiyokiba|清木場 俊介|Kiyokiba Shunsuke (born January 11, 1980 in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese pop singer who debuted in 2001 with the then six-member vocal and dance group, EXILE, as their vocalist under the name, SHUN. In 2004, he participated in the tribute album for Yutaka Ozaki (尾崎豊) under his full name Shunsuke Kiyokiba as a solo artist. On January 19, 2005, his solo debut single "Itsuka..." (いつか…) was released. After four-and-a-half years with EXILE, in March 2006, Kiyokiba announced his withdrawal from the group to focus on his solo career as a rock artist.

His latest work is his 2nd album "IMAGE" on September 5, 2007, which coincides with the start date of his 2nd nationwide tour in Japan.

Biography

Background

According to his [http://kiyokiba.net/ official website] , Kiyokiba has played in a band since he was in middle school. Even after the band broke up when he was 18, he still played the guitar in the tunnels in his hometown, alongside others who shared the same interest. By the age of 20, he has worked in the construction business, and has managed a team of teen workers in the field. Then, he participated in a vocal audition organized by a local television station and won. Later, he was signed by the record company, and was brought to Tokyo as one of EXILE's vocalists.

Music Career Highlights

* September 27, 2001 - debuted as EXILE's vocalist, SHUN
* March 24, 2004 - took part in Yutaka Ozaki's tribute album, officially beginning his solo career as Shunsuke Kiyokiba
* January 19, 2005 - released solo debut single
* October 19, 2005 - released solo debut album
* March 27, 2006 - announced withdrawal from EXILE, effective March 29, 2006
* October 21 - December 11, 2006 - performed first nationwide solo live tour
* March 28, 2007 - released nationwide live tour DVD

Other Highlights

* May 14 - June 19, 2004 and September 17 - December 5, 2005 - held two solo exhibitions of poetry, calligraphy, and photography, in Fukuoka, Osaka, Tokyo, and Sapporo, drawing 32000 attendees.kiyokiba.net, [http://kiyokiba.net/ Profile from kiyokiba.net] ]

* February 10, 2007 - debuted as an actor in the motion picture, [http://tengoku.gyao.jp/ "Tengoku wa mattekureru"] (天国は待ってくれる), alongside Yoshihiko Inohara (井ノ原快彦) from V6 and Aya Okamoto (岡本綾). It has reached No. 9 on Japan's box-office ranking during its first week of release.goo, [http://movie.goo.ne.jp/ranking/boxoffice/20070214.html 映画興行成績ランキング] ]

Discography

ingles

Other releases

pecial Terminologies

ENO HUNDERT ELF

In spring 2007, Kiyokiba has begun his new brand of clothing line under this name, which came from the number "111" in German. This number is linked to his birthday, January 11th, which can sometimes be abbreviated as "0111" or "111".

KIYOKIBASSTARS

On April 26, 2006, Kiyokiba launched [http://www.kiyokibasstars.com/ KIYOKIBASSTARS] , his official bass fishing website, promoting his hobby of topwater style fishing. There are four official members in his Kiyokibasstars fishing group. His fishing trips to Lake El Salto in Mexico and Lake Castaic in California have been filmed and officially released into DVDs.

UTAIYA

Kiyokiba often referred to himself as "utaiya" (唄い屋). It is a label found on the back of his CDs and in video footage of his DVDs. In February 2007, the website [http://utaiya.com/ UTAIYA.COM] was launched, which stated:

UTAIYA is the persons who sing a song with all our heart and soul. UTAIYA, [http://utaiya.com/index_f.html UTAIYA.COM] ]

It is a website which promotes the new artists, Raine Kawane (川根来音) and Shouta Nishihiro (西広しょうた).

References

External links

; Official sites (artist, production, record label)
* [http://kiyokiba.net/ kiyokiba.net] - Official site ja icon
* [http://www.rhythmzone.net/kiyokiba/ Rhythm Zone's official site] - ja icon
* [http://www.kiyokibasstars.com/ KIYOKIBASSTARS] - Kiyokiba's official bass fishing site ja icon
* [http://tengoku.gyao.jp/ 映画 『天国は待ってくれる』 公式サイト] - Tengoku wa mattekureru official site ja icon
* [http://utaiya.com/ UTAIYA OFFICIAL WEBSITE] - Artists under Kiyokiba's Utaiya label ja icon
* [http://www.eno-web.com/ ENO HUNDERT ELF] - Official site of Kiyokiba's new brand of clothing line ja icon

; Other sites
* [http://utaiya.blogspot.com/ 唄い屋 ♪ 清木場俊介 UTAIYA ♪ SHUNSUKE KIYOKIBA] - Comprehensive news, articles, discography, etc. en icon
* [http://nt2099.com/J-ENT/SPOTLIGHT/kiyokiba-shunsuke.pdf J!-ENT Special Feature: Kiyokiba Shunsuke] - J!-ENT's feature article on Kiyokiba Shunsuke en icon