Bin Uehara | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Rikiji Matsumoto |
Born | Akita Prefecture, Japan | August 26, 1908
Died | July 29, 1944 New Guinea | (aged 35)
Genres | Ryūkōka |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1936–1943 |
Bin Uehara (上原 敏, Uehara Bin, August 26, 1908 – July 29, 1944) was a Japanese music ( ryūkōka) singer and soldier. He was known for using naniwa-bushi's kobushi vocalism in Japanese popular music. He was killed in action during the eastern New Guinea campaign during the Pacific War. [1] [2]
Uehara was born as Rikiji Matsumoto in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan. [2] He graduated from Senshu University, and made his professional debut with the song "Tsukimi Odori" (月見踊り, lit. "Moon-viewing Dance") under the Japanese division of Polydor Records in 1936. [2] His famous songs included the 1937 song "Ruten" (流転, lit. "Stream-rolling"). His vocal style, called kobushi, became popular as the more emphatic form among modern enka singers. [3]
Uehara became a soldier in 1943, went to New Guinea, and was killed in battle on July 29, 1944. [4]
In 1976, a monument honoring him was established in his home city of Ōdate. [5]
Bin Uehara | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Rikiji Matsumoto |
Born | Akita Prefecture, Japan | August 26, 1908
Died | July 29, 1944 New Guinea | (aged 35)
Genres | Ryūkōka |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1936–1943 |
Bin Uehara (上原 敏, Uehara Bin, August 26, 1908 – July 29, 1944) was a Japanese music ( ryūkōka) singer and soldier. He was known for using naniwa-bushi's kobushi vocalism in Japanese popular music. He was killed in action during the eastern New Guinea campaign during the Pacific War. [1] [2]
Uehara was born as Rikiji Matsumoto in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan. [2] He graduated from Senshu University, and made his professional debut with the song "Tsukimi Odori" (月見踊り, lit. "Moon-viewing Dance") under the Japanese division of Polydor Records in 1936. [2] His famous songs included the 1937 song "Ruten" (流転, lit. "Stream-rolling"). His vocal style, called kobushi, became popular as the more emphatic form among modern enka singers. [3]
Uehara became a soldier in 1943, went to New Guinea, and was killed in battle on July 29, 1944. [4]
In 1976, a monument honoring him was established in his home city of Ōdate. [5]