I didn't know Taka's father was a famous
singer until just recently. sweatdrop
Here's some info about Shinich Mori, Taka's father. 3nodding
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Shin'ichi Mori (森進一 ?, born 18 November 1947 , Kofu, Yamanashi) is a Japanese male enka singer. Sin'ichi's long career as an enka singer is well-known and he has many appearances in Kohaku Uta Gassen.
Shin'ichi's real name is Kazuhiro Moriuchi (森内一寛 ?). He has been married and divorced twice, first to Reiko Ohara and then to Masako Mori. His son Takahiro formed rock band One Ok Rock.
In the beginning, Mori won a competition at Fuji Television Network in 1965. He debuted with the successful song "Onna no Tameiki" of the famous composer Inomata Kōshō in 1966.
His first debut at Kohaku Uta Gassen was in 1968, singing "Hana Toshoo". "Erimo Misaki" was composed by Takuro Yoshida. "Fuyu no Riviera" was composed by Eiichi Otaki, former member of Happy End. His song "Ofukuro san" was covered by Sharam Q.
His musical godfather Kōhan Kawauchi became his enemy, because Mori added other lyrics into the original lyrics of "Ofukuro San" in 2006. He has taken part in the Kohaku Uta Gassen since his debut at 19th Kohaku Uta Gassen.
In October 2008, he became the first artist to have one hundred of Top 100 singles in Japan's Oricon history.
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Here's some of his pictures. ^_^
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CREDITS TO WIKIPEDIA AND GOOGLE IMAGES ^_^
singer until just recently. sweatdrop
Here's some info about Shinich Mori, Taka's father. 3nodding
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Shin'ichi Mori (森進一 ?, born 18 November 1947 , Kofu, Yamanashi) is a Japanese male enka singer. Sin'ichi's long career as an enka singer is well-known and he has many appearances in Kohaku Uta Gassen.
Shin'ichi's real name is Kazuhiro Moriuchi (森内一寛 ?). He has been married and divorced twice, first to Reiko Ohara and then to Masako Mori. His son Takahiro formed rock band One Ok Rock.
In the beginning, Mori won a competition at Fuji Television Network in 1965. He debuted with the successful song "Onna no Tameiki" of the famous composer Inomata Kōshō in 1966.
His first debut at Kohaku Uta Gassen was in 1968, singing "Hana Toshoo". "Erimo Misaki" was composed by Takuro Yoshida. "Fuyu no Riviera" was composed by Eiichi Otaki, former member of Happy End. His song "Ofukuro san" was covered by Sharam Q.
His musical godfather Kōhan Kawauchi became his enemy, because Mori added other lyrics into the original lyrics of "Ofukuro San" in 2006. He has taken part in the Kohaku Uta Gassen since his debut at 19th Kohaku Uta Gassen.
In October 2008, he became the first artist to have one hundred of Top 100 singles in Japan's Oricon history.
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Here's some of his pictures. ^_^
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CREDITS TO WIKIPEDIA AND GOOGLE IMAGES ^_^
