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| strangeasianguy |
 Posted: Mar 13, 2007 9:02 am |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 30 Nov 2006
Posts: 61
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I think he's cool with a really unique voice. There's some pvs on youtube if you want to see. Just type in Ken Hirai. I would recommend his singles,
Life is...
Hitomi wo Tojite
Elegy
and Pop Star.
You'll laugh at the Pop Star pv. It's done very well, and it actually is a catchy tune. |
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| Mansley |
| Posted: Mar 13, 2007 10:27 pm |
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フレンジャー
Joined: 14 Nov 2006
Posts: 868
Location: Los Angeles, California
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Kira Kira no Pop Star!!! I did laugh at that PV because it was just awesome. And I am pretty sure quite a few people have heard of Ken Hirai because he is quite a big name. (I'm surprised I don't see a thread for him yet) I did like Pop Star but I haven't taken much effort to learn his music beyond that. (I also listened to Elegy, but only because someone made me...  ) |
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| Tatsuka Ito |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 1:00 am |
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フレンジャー
Joined: 28 Nov 2006
Posts: 918
Location: Surrey,Canada
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I love ken, he is so cute, and he has that sound in his voice, its like....im sorry for the weird english but every since childhood ive referred to voices with his sound as...chewy ><
i love kira kira no pop star as well! |
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| kei |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 8:36 am |
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大好きだよ。
Joined: 20 Sep 2006
Posts: 222
Location: currently in indo
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i know this uncle, don't worry. i like his R&B song.
my fav song: kiss of life, strawberry sex, i like almost all of his song |
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| Strawberry |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 12:51 pm |
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さくらんぼ
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
Posts: 39
Location: UK
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i think he's kinda scary~ XD
he reminds me of that boss gang from 'Bad Family' {K-Drama} |
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| strangeasianguy |
| Posted: Mar 15, 2007 12:25 am |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 30 Nov 2006
Posts: 61
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If you want to be completely amazed by something search on youtube for
turn to ken hirai
You'll be amazed at the video. Lol. |
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| slashersam016 |
| Posted: Mar 15, 2007 4:11 am |
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SMILY
Joined: 04 Feb 2007
Posts: 384
Location: Quezon City, Philippines
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| i only seen him at Music Station.. well yeah his song is nice somehow.. |
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| mafee |
| Posted: Mar 28, 2007 6:17 pm |
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上塩タン焼680円
Joined: 04 Jan 2007
Posts: 346
Location: Bangkok
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I've listened to his songs not so long ago and they are very impressive. His voice is...oooh...smooth and sexy! XD
And there's something about him which seems mysterious (I've searched for his biography in wikipedia). His non-traditional Japanese look and 183-centimetres height (if i'm not mistaken)! And I've read that he announced somewhere that he's 100% Japanese.
I love 'Ookina Furui Dokei' most. It's such a relieved song.
For further information: wikipedia |
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| cheRish<3 |
| Posted: Mar 30, 2007 10:11 pm |
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Happy Days
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Posts: 123
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| Yeah not gonna lie he doesn't look full japanese, and I think that's really cool that he actually is =P I really liked Pop Star, reminds me of Kiken na aneki =D And Hitomi wo tojite <3 |
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| Heaven |
| Posted: Apr 01, 2007 4:28 am |
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クラゲ, 流れ星
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
Posts: 7741
Location: Sweden
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I have heard him..
but I don't like him at all >.> |
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| Stormchild |
| Posted: Apr 01, 2007 7:08 am |
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大好きだよ。
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
Posts: 271
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Has anyone here not heard of Ken Hirai? He's on Oricon all the time. Very well known.
Not into that stuff though, personally. I friggin *hate* that song "Pop Star". It got rammed down my ears everywhere I went throughout my year in Japan. All my students loved it too. Yuck. |
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| Celsius005 |
| Posted: Apr 01, 2007 9:49 am |
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Planetarium
Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 685
Location: USA
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Stormchild wrote: Has anyone here not heard of Ken Hirai? My thoughts precisely. 
Naturally I've heard of him too and have listened to a quite a bit of his discography. Not too long ago I watched one of his tours on TV, and I've come to the conclusion that I simply cannot get into him. His music is very charming indeed, but it's his passive voice that irks me somewhat. The soft vocals sound really well in ballads but other than that it's just not to my tastes. |
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