Here have a song that is currently stuck in my head causing me to experience feelings: https://youtu.be/Go-Gc8fSpdg
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Hikawa Kiyoshi is a non binary Enka singer who came out in 2020 and wears both women’s and men’s clothes and describes themself as genderless and has one of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard and also I’m in love with them
Hikawa Kiyoshi's Full Discography Now Available On Streaming
Prolific artist and enka legend Hikawa Kiyoshi announced earlier this year that they would be taking a break from activities at the end of 2022. Before they left, however, they dropped a special gift for all their fans as of today.
氷川きよし(1977年生まれ)の歌。彼は演歌歌手だったが、この数年は、ロック・ポップスなどを主に歌っている。同時に髪を伸ばし、中性的な雰囲気に変わっている。彼は今の自分が自然体で、楽だと言う。
私は今のスタイルになってから、彼の歌を聴くようになったが、逆にこれまでのファンの中には離れていった人もいる。
A Japanese singer, Kiyoshi Hikawa sings it. He was a singer of Japanese Enka, but now he mainly sings pops or rock.
At the same time, he lengthened his hair and his atmosphere changed androgenic.
He says now he feels his style is natural and comfortable.
ジェンダーにこだわらずに生きたいという気持ちを歌っていて、自分を含めたみんなへのエールになっている。
今、世界中でジェンダーフリーが叫ばれているが、どの程度実現しているかというと怪しいものだ。
日本ではTVにゲイのタレントが沢山出てくるが、だからと言って自分の家族や友人がそうだということを許容するかというと、やはり怪しい。
This song is a yell for everyone including himself, and tells that he wants to live without thinking of his gender.
In Japan, there are many gay talents on TV, but it doesn’t tell Japan is a gender free country.
🆕🎶 「 カバー・セレクション 」 new compilation by Kiyoshi Hikawa is now available worldwide! 🌐
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What are some other artists do you listen to beside Taylor Swift? Do you listen to Japanese music?
it’s actually very rare for me to get really into a single artist’s entire body of work, i usually like listening to playlists of songs by genre or time period, or download single songs that i hear and love. songs are kind of like perfume for me in that i associate single songs with specific memories or times in my life.
but i guess i listen to a lot of music from decades past! janet jackson, phil collins, gloria gaynor, carol king, elton john, chicago, ELO, fleetwood mac, everything but the girl, the style council, the fortunes, pet shop boys, sade, goo goo dolls, keane, imogean heap
all the newer artist stuff i listen to is really through taylor’s playlists and recommendations i love literally everything and everyone she’s recommended. i guess in particular beebadoobee and the japanese house, and bleachers of course.
in terms of japanese music i like all kinds of music.. like turn on any music countdown tv special here in japan and i will know most of the songs. to list some names though.. noriyuki makihara, B’z, toshinobu kubota, chage and asuka, southern all stars, GLAY, DA PUMP, sakanaction, sekai no owari, ai otsuka, beni, mika nakajima, paris match, ryoko hirosue, kiyoshi hikawa, ken hirai, gen hoshino, sometimes i’ll get nostalgic for my youth and listen to larc en ciel, hide, gackt etc
more recently i am really into this artist Azana, i love her voice so much!! you should all look her up.
Hikawa Kiyoshi is an Enka singer from Fukuoka: they came out as “genderless” in 2019 and were the first to perform in the Kohaku song competition as neither a men nor a woman. This is my favorite of their performances, a cover of Misora Hibari’s “Jinsei Ichi Ro.”
Nominees and Winners Announced for “64th Japan Record Awards”
On December 30, the “64th Japan Record Awards” will air on TBS from 5:30 PM JST – 10 PM JST. The nominees for the Grand Prix are Junretsu, NiziU, wacci, Hikawa Kiyoshi, Ado, Da-iCE, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, Macaroni Enpitsu, BE:FIRST, and SEKAI NO OWARI. The nominees for Best New Artist are Ishikawa Hanna, OCHA NORMA, Tanaka Aimi, and Tani Yuuki. […]