Kenichi Mikawa

Kenichi Mikawa

nihongo|Kenichi Mikawa|美川 憲一|Mikawa Kenichi was born in Suwa, Nagano on 15 May 1946. He is a popular Japanese TV personality, comedian, vaudevillian actor, and singer. Although he has not recorded a new hit in over thirty years, he continues to make appearances on "Kōhaku Uta Gassen", the popular New Year's Eve music show.

Mikawa's real name is nihongo|Yoshikazu Momose|百瀬由一|Momose Yoshikazu.

TV career

He always features the most well-known TV-program, "Kohaku Uta Gassen" on NHK, the New Year's Eve song program. He also regularly appears on various variety shows in Japan. His costumes are always very gaudy.

Mikawa acts and speaks effeminately, and wears lipstick and eyeshadow.

Discography

* "Dakedo Dakedo Dakedo" (だけどだけどだけど) (1965)
* "Yanagase Blues" (柳ヶ瀬ブルース) (1966)
* "Niigata Blues" (新潟ブルース) (1967)
* "Kushiro no Yoru" (釧路の夜) (1968)

External links

* [http://www.crownrecord.co.jp/artist/mikawa/discography.html Discography]


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