Kōji Tamaki

He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese vocalists. In 2014, he was ranked first by a panel of 200 experts for the best ever singing voice in Japan. Moreover, in 2021 Koji was voted as the greatest active male Japanese singer, with 190 experts agreeing that he is a "living national treasure of music" and that he portrays an "unparalleled mass of expressiveness and emotion which only seems to get better with age".

• Name — Kōji Tamaki • Native Name — 玉置 浩二 • Background — person • Born — 13 September 1958 • Birthplace — Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan • Genre — Pop rock, folk rock • Instruments — Vocal, guitar • Occupation — Singer, composer, actor, lyricist • Years Active — 1973–2008, 2009–present • Label — Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Kitty Records, BMG Japan, Universal Music Japan • Website — http: saltmoderate.com/

As a vocalist and a songwriter of Anzen Chitai, Tamaki spawned multiple successful compositions which were mostly co-written by lyricists including Gorō Matsui and Yōsui Inoue before the group suspended activities in 1993. In 1987, Tamaki released his first solo single "All I Do" and continued his solo career after Anzen Chitai went into hiatus (1993–2001, 2004–2009). Throughout his solo career, he has released 23 singles and over a dozen studio albums. His song "Den-En," released as a single in 1996, became a massive hit, reaching number two on the Japanese Oricon charts and selling in excess of 900,000 copies. Tamaki has also been known as an actor who has appeared in seven feature films and numerous television dramas. He began his acting career starring in the 1986 motion picture "Prussian Blue no Shozo." Anzen Chitai returned from a hiatus and released their new single "Aoi Bara/Wine Red no Kokoro (2010 version)" on March 3, 2010. On his 2012 album Offer Music Box, Tamaki — who composed the original song — covered Yuki Saito's song "Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa", which was used as the first theme song for the anime television series Maison Ikkoku.

• Year — Album — Label — Chart positions • JPN • 1987 — All I Do — Kitty Records — 2 • 1993 — Akogare — 4 • Karinto Kouba no Entotsu no Ue ni — Sony Music Entertainment Japan — 17 • 1994 — Love Song Blue — 18 • 1996 — Cafe Japan — 4 • 1997 — Junk Land — 9 • 1998 — Grand Love — 12 • 1999 — Winered no Kokoro — BMG Funhouse — 11 • 2000 — Nisemono — 19 • 2001 — Spade — 19 • 2005 — Kyou to Iu Kono Hi wo Ikiteikou — Sony Music Entertainment Japan — 26 • 2006 — Present — 25 • 2007 — Wakusei — 30 • 2014.3.19 — Gold — 30

• Year — Album — Label — Chart positions • JPN • 1999 — Wine Red no Kokoro — Funhouse — 11 • 2012 — Offer Music Box — Space Shower Music — 31 • 2014.11.19 — Great Stars — Space Shower Music — 31 • 2020 — Chocolate Cosmo — Nippon Columbia — 21

• Year — Album — Label — Chart positions • JPN • 1995 — T — Sony Music Entertainment Japan — 49 • 2005 — Live!!; "Kyou to Iu Kono Hi wo Ikiteikou" — 64 • 2006 — "Hassan Da-!!"; '06 Present Tour Live — 60 • 2008 — Koji Tamaki '07; "Wakusei" Tour Live — 154 • 2015.12.16 — Live Concert Tour 2015 — Space Shower Music — 73 • 2024.2.21 — 玉置浩二 Concert Tour 2022 故郷楽団 35th ANNIVERSARY ～星路(みち)～ in 仙台 — TBA

• Year — Album — Label — Chart positions • JPN • 1994 — Anzen Chitai/Tamaki Kouji Best — Kitty — - • 1995 — Tamaki Koji Best Songs For You — - • 1997 — Early Times: Koji Tamaki in Kitty Records — Kitty Enterprise — - • 1998 — Denen Koji Tamaki Best — Sony — 19 • 2003 — Best Harvest — BMG Japan — 65 • Golden Best Tamaki Kōji Early Times Price — Universal Music Japan — - • 2011 — GOLDEN☆BEST Tamaki Kouji 1993-2007 — Sony Music Direct — 229 • 2017 — All Time Best — 11 • 2022 — The Best Album 35th Anniversary: Melody — Nippon Columbia — 12

• Year — Album — Chart positions (JP) — Label • 1987 — "All I Do" — 10 — Kitty Records • 1989 — "Ki Tsu I" — 7 • "Hyouten" — 12 • "I'm Dandy" — 10 • "Ikanaide" — 16 • 1993 — "Call" — 22 • "Genki na Machi" — 41 — Sony • 1994 — "Love Song" — 35 • 1995 — "Star" — 90 • 1996 — "Melody" — 49 • "Den-En" — 2 • 1997 — "Mr. Lonely" — 14 • 1998 — "Rookie" — 49 — Funhouse • "Happy Birthday" — 69 • 1999 — "Nijiiro Datta" — 26 • 2000 — "aibo" — 54 • 2001 — "Kono Rhyzhm de" — 96 • 2004 — "Shiawase no Lamp" — 83 — Sony • 2005 — "Aisaretai Dakesa" — 35 • "Itsumo Dokoka de" — 48 • 今日というこの日を生きていこう — 13 • 2006 — "Lion" — 60 • 2007 — "Wakusei" — 67 • 2013 — "Junjou" — 62 — Saltmoderate • "Search Light" — 32 • 2022 — "Michi" — 23 — Nippon Columbia • "Beautiful World" — 26

• No. — Release — Title • Kitty Records • 1st — 1987.11.01 — "All I Do" Filmed in U.K • Sony Records • 2nd — 1995.11.01 — Saikou Desho?! • 3rd — 1997.03.21 — Shall I Make it For You? Cafe Japan Tour • BMG Funhouse • 4th — 1998.03.21 — We can Believe in our "Junk Land" • 5th — 1999.02.24 — "Grand Love" a Life in Music • 6th — 2001.07.25 — Kono Rhythm De • Sony Records • 7th — 2005.11.02 — "Kyou to iu Kono Hi wo Ikiteikou" Live in Zepp Tokyo • 8th — 2006.12.05 — 06 Present Tour Live • 9th — 2008.03.26 — Koji Tamaki'07 Wakusei Tour Live • 10th — 2014.04.02 — Koji Tamaki Music Videos 1996-2013 • 11th — 2015.06.10 — Gold Tour 2014 • 12th — 2021.08.18 — Chocolate cosmos: Koi no Omoide, Setsunai Koigokoro • 13th — 2021.12.08 — Billboard classics Premium Symphonic Concert 2021 The Eurasian Renaissance • 14th — 2023.08.02 — Tamaki Kōji 35th Anniversary Concert 35th Special Collections“Arcadia”&“Michi”

• Television • The Last Bullet (1995) – Ichiro Yamamura • Hideyoshi (1996) – Ashikaga Yoshiaki • Konna Koi no Hanashi (1997) – Konosuke Shimodaira • Furuhata Ninzaburō (1999) – Shūzō Utena

The authorities additionally record the headings Koji Tamaki, Kouji Tamaki and Tamaki Kōji. His recorded language was Japanese. He married Hiroko Yakushimaru, Satoko Andō and Noriko Aota.

Works recorded as notable number 3: Southern Wind, Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa and I'm Dandy. His recorded genres are rock music, J-pop and pop music.

Kōji Tamaki is recorded as actor, singer, singer-songwriter, composer and lyricist.