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Kyounosuke Yoshitate 佳館杏ノ助 | |
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Also known as | (formerly) 杏之助 (Kyounosuke) |
Born | June 17 Yokohama, Japan |
Genres | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Bangetsu Records |
Member of | Yatagarasu |
Website |
lit |
Kyounosuke Yoshitate ( Japanese: 佳館杏ノ助, Hepburn: Yoshitate Kyōnosuke, born June 17) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and a voice actor. In addition to his solo work, he is a vocalist and costume designer in a music duo Yatagarasu (formerly Bangetsutei) formed with his younger sister Fuyu. He is a voice provider for the Vocaloid Nekomura Iroha. [1] He is mostly know for his covers of anime and Vocaloid songs, traditional Japanese arrangements and Shōwa kayō singing style. He is learning to play the shamisen. [2] His blood type is A Rh+. [3]
He is a transgender man [4] and uses he/him pronouns. [5] [6]
He is represented by the artist management company Rush Style. [7]
Kyounosuke's parents love music and he liked to sing ever since he was a child. [3] Apparently he noticed his above-average vocal range after trying to sing "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid. He has been aiming to become a vocalist ever since junior high school. [3] In 2010 he started his career as an utaite singer, publishing covers of Vocaloid songs on Niconico and registered as an artist with Puresound Inc. [8]
In August 2011, a renowned shamisen player Nami Kineie published on Niconico and Youtube an instrumental cover of Touhou Project's Bad Apple!! in traditional Japanese arrangement. [9] [10] After hearing this version, Kyounosuke decided to record the song using Kineie's audio. [11] Kyounosuke's sister Fuyu, who is a poet and an expert on Japanese literature [3], translated the lyrics into classical Japanese. [11] The cover was immediately noticed by Kineie, and Kyounosuke got permission to include the song on his albums and make a music video. The video, published on Kyounosuke's Youtube channel in December 2014, got over 2,7 mln views (as of June 2024). [12] In the meantime, Kyounosuke got invited to a collaboration project "Wagaku" with Kineie's band (Kineie Nami Shachū). Their most notable work is a music video to Senbonzakura in traditional arrangement. It was included on 2 albums, and the digest version published in 2012 on Kineie's channel amassed over 4,5 mln views (as of June 2024). [13]
Kyounosuke is a member of a creative unit Yatagarasu (夜tagarasu) he formed with his younger sister Fuyu. Former name of the unit was Bangetsutei (萬月邸), and was a reference to Kyounosuke's birthday month, June. The new name refers to the Japanese god Yatagarasu; they changed it on May 5, 2024. [14] [15] [16]On the same day they also started a podcast. [17](Up to 2020 they used to do live talk sessions on Kyounosuke's Twitcasting account, [18] but stopped when Kyounosuke started doing broadcasts exclusively for his Campfire fan club.) [19]
It is not know when exactly the unit's activity started, but Bangetsutei's official website has already existed in 2012. [8] Their focus is on creating music commemorating Japanese historical figures. Kyounosuke provides vocals and designs stage costumes while Fuyu writes lyrics and provides backing vocals. [20]
Kyounosuke used to be a freelance artist through most of his career. After being rejected by many talent agencies for being transgender [4], on March 1, 2023 [21] he finally got accepted by the seiyū agency Rush Style. Although he identifies as a male, he can do voice acting also for female roles, so he got listed under "genderless artists" category. [7]
Title | Release date | Label | Standard | Tracklist | Comments |
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君照らす月~Live ver. (Kimi Terasu Tsuki~Live ver.) | January 30, 2008 | Kyounosuke (self-released) | CD |
|
|
杏之助が歌う懐かしの軍歌と戦時歌謡 (Kyounosuke ga Utau Natsukashi no Gunka to Senji Kayō) | December 30, 2009 |
|
Kyounosuke singing famous Japanese military songs | ||
空の神兵 (Sora no Shinpei) | August 07, 2010 |
|
Released for the summer festival at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Narashino. [22] | ||
君照らす月 (Kimi Terasu Tsuki) | August 07, 2010 |
|
|||
Shangri-La | July 17, 2011 |
|
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煩悶ミザリー (Hanmon Misery) | December 23, 2011 |
|
Lyrics to both songs written by Kyounosuke. | ||
タイバニ替え歌歌ってみた (Tai Bani Kaeuta Utattemita) | December 31, 2011 |
|
A tribute to Tiger & Bunny anime series | ||
黒兎集 (Kurousa Shū) | April 28, 2012 | Bangetsu Records |
|
An album with covers of Vocaloid songs composed by Kurousa-P (WhiteFlame) | |
飛兎竜文 (Hitoryūbun) | December 31, 2012 |
|
An album with covers of Vocaloid songs as well as original songs | ||
悪ノ召使 (Aku no Meshitsukai) Classical Ver. | July 23,2013 |
|
A Vocaloid song with lyrics translated by Fuyu into classical Japanese. The CD was distributed free of charge during summer Comiket. [23] | ||
空論エドムラサキ (Kūron Edo Murasaki) | August 12, 2013 |
|
An album with Vocaloid songs | ||
Duaroot | April 26, 2014 |
|
An album where Kyounosuke sings songs written originally for Nekomura Iroha - the Vocaloid he provided voice for | ||
為虎添翼 (Ikoten'yoku) | August 10, 2014 |
|
|||
Luna Piena - 色 - (Luna Piena -Shiki-) | April 30, 2016 |
|
A mini-album with 3 original songs and 2 Vocaloid covers | ||
THE BEST | May 20, 2020 | Digital download only |
|
An album with only original songs (all lyrics written by either Kyounosuke, Fuyu, or their mother) | |
存在 (Sonzai) | October 29, 2022 |
|
Kyounosuke wrote this song and performed it for the first time at Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022. The lyrics talk about his experiences growing up as a trans person. [24] |
Title | Release date | Label | Standard | Tracklist | Comments |
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闢蓮抄 (Byakurenshō) | February 22, 2017 | XING MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT | CD & digital download |
|
An album featuring songs about Kyounosuke's and Fuyu's favourite historical figures. All lyrics written by Fuyu. Released through crowdfunding. [25] |
銀奏波 (Ginsōha) | May 31, 2019 | Bangetsu Records |
|
Second album featuring songs about Kyounosuke's and Fuyu's favourite historical figures. All lyrics written by Fuyu. Released through crowdfunding. [26] | |
一期竜刻 (Ichigoryūkoku) | September 9, 2023 |
|
(Ichigoryūkoku) is a song about young Date Masamune; it was written especially for Bangetsutei's performance at Masamune-Kō Festival 2023 in Ōsaki. Lyrics and backing vocals by Fuyu. |
Main artist | Title | Release date | Label | Standard | Name of the track | Comments |
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Various artists (Compilation CD) | レイヤーズジェネレーション アクアマリン (Layers Generation Aquamarine) | March 25, 2008 | virgin project label | CD |
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Various artists (Compilation CD) | 花楽里漫葉集 feat.初音ミク (Karakuri Man'yōshū feat. Hatsune Miku) | April 25, 2012 | HPQ ( Avex) | CD+DVD | DVD:
|
An album with covers of Vocaloid songs (mainly Hatsune Miku) |
杵家七三社中 (Kineie Nami Shachū) | 和楽花道中 杵家七三社中 傑作撰~ボカロ曲を演奏して戴いた~ (Wagaku Hana Dōchū. Kineie Nami Shachū Kessakusen: Vocalo kyoku o ensō shite itadaita) | November 21, 2012 | CD+DVD CD+Blu-ray Digital download | CD:
DVD/Blu-ray:
|
An album with covers of Vocaloid songs played on traditional Japanese instruments. | |
はしやん (Hashiyan) | 極彩monochrome (Gokusai Monochrome) | December 31, 2013 | Hashiyan (self-released) | CD |
|
One of the few collabs with a rapper Hashiyan |
(Kyounosuke's and Bangetsutei's own concerts are not listed)
He was born in Yokohama, but grew up in Machida, where he lives with his family. He has a younger sister Fuyu, with whom he performs as Yatagarasu, and a younger brother.
Kyounosuke's family has always had 2 dogs. After their beloved golden retriever Komachi passed away in 2019, 2 years later they've got another golden retriever and named her Alice. [74] However, Kyounosuke's favourite is a Westie called Iroha (named after Irohahime, the daughter of Date Masamune) [75]. Kyounosuke often publishes pictures of his dogs on X and even runs a separate Instagram account dedicated to their photos. [76]
On December 23, 2020, Kyounosuke published a video on his Youtube channel confirming that he is a transgender man. [4] In the video he says that, because of his ability to sing very high notes and his gender-neutral appearance, there has been a lot of speculations regarding his assigned gender, but during the first 10 years of his career, he didn't feel like doing the coming-out yet, struggling with gender dysphoria. He says that being trans has been a big obstacle while pursuing his dreams of being an artist and that he has been teased and mocked by people from the music industry. Apparently he even planned to abandon his career if he had not been able to release Byakurenshō album. [4]
He reveals that he started receiving HRT in the summer of 2017, but quitted it after 5 months out of fear that if his voice became too low, he wouldn't be able to make a living as a singer. Before receiving HRT his voice range was over 4 octaves, but afterwards it dropped to 2 octaves; by doing voice training he was able to restore it to 3 octaves and 6 tones. Apparently his fans started noticing a difference in his voice and were worried for him, but he was afraid they would reject him if he came out as trans. [4]
Kyounosuke says that when in the beginning of 2020 the pandemic hit Japan, he decided to live without regrets and resumed HRT in July 2020. That also inspired him to finally make a public coming-out. [4]
After the coming-out, in January 2021 he created a Youtube subchannel where he publishes videos discussing LGBTQ+ related topics. [77]
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Kyounosuke Yoshitate 佳館杏ノ助 | |
---|---|
Also known as | (formerly) 杏之助 (Kyounosuke) |
Born | June 17 Yokohama, Japan |
Genres | |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Bangetsu Records |
Member of | Yatagarasu |
Website |
lit |
Kyounosuke Yoshitate ( Japanese: 佳館杏ノ助, Hepburn: Yoshitate Kyōnosuke, born June 17) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and a voice actor. In addition to his solo work, he is a vocalist and costume designer in a music duo Yatagarasu (formerly Bangetsutei) formed with his younger sister Fuyu. He is a voice provider for the Vocaloid Nekomura Iroha. [1] He is mostly know for his covers of anime and Vocaloid songs, traditional Japanese arrangements and Shōwa kayō singing style. He is learning to play the shamisen. [2] His blood type is A Rh+. [3]
He is a transgender man [4] and uses he/him pronouns. [5] [6]
He is represented by the artist management company Rush Style. [7]
Kyounosuke's parents love music and he liked to sing ever since he was a child. [3] Apparently he noticed his above-average vocal range after trying to sing "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid. He has been aiming to become a vocalist ever since junior high school. [3] In 2010 he started his career as an utaite singer, publishing covers of Vocaloid songs on Niconico and registered as an artist with Puresound Inc. [8]
In August 2011, a renowned shamisen player Nami Kineie published on Niconico and Youtube an instrumental cover of Touhou Project's Bad Apple!! in traditional Japanese arrangement. [9] [10] After hearing this version, Kyounosuke decided to record the song using Kineie's audio. [11] Kyounosuke's sister Fuyu, who is a poet and an expert on Japanese literature [3], translated the lyrics into classical Japanese. [11] The cover was immediately noticed by Kineie, and Kyounosuke got permission to include the song on his albums and make a music video. The video, published on Kyounosuke's Youtube channel in December 2014, got over 2,7 mln views (as of June 2024). [12] In the meantime, Kyounosuke got invited to a collaboration project "Wagaku" with Kineie's band (Kineie Nami Shachū). Their most notable work is a music video to Senbonzakura in traditional arrangement. It was included on 2 albums, and the digest version published in 2012 on Kineie's channel amassed over 4,5 mln views (as of June 2024). [13]
Kyounosuke is a member of a creative unit Yatagarasu (夜tagarasu) he formed with his younger sister Fuyu. Former name of the unit was Bangetsutei (萬月邸), and was a reference to Kyounosuke's birthday month, June. The new name refers to the Japanese god Yatagarasu; they changed it on May 5, 2024. [14] [15] [16]On the same day they also started a podcast. [17](Up to 2020 they used to do live talk sessions on Kyounosuke's Twitcasting account, [18] but stopped when Kyounosuke started doing broadcasts exclusively for his Campfire fan club.) [19]
It is not know when exactly the unit's activity started, but Bangetsutei's official website has already existed in 2012. [8] Their focus is on creating music commemorating Japanese historical figures. Kyounosuke provides vocals and designs stage costumes while Fuyu writes lyrics and provides backing vocals. [20]
Kyounosuke used to be a freelance artist through most of his career. After being rejected by many talent agencies for being transgender [4], on March 1, 2023 [21] he finally got accepted by the seiyū agency Rush Style. Although he identifies as a male, he can do voice acting also for female roles, so he got listed under "genderless artists" category. [7]
Title | Release date | Label | Standard | Tracklist | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
君照らす月~Live ver. (Kimi Terasu Tsuki~Live ver.) | January 30, 2008 | Kyounosuke (self-released) | CD |
|
|
杏之助が歌う懐かしの軍歌と戦時歌謡 (Kyounosuke ga Utau Natsukashi no Gunka to Senji Kayō) | December 30, 2009 |
|
Kyounosuke singing famous Japanese military songs | ||
空の神兵 (Sora no Shinpei) | August 07, 2010 |
|
Released for the summer festival at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Narashino. [22] | ||
君照らす月 (Kimi Terasu Tsuki) | August 07, 2010 |
|
|||
Shangri-La | July 17, 2011 |
|
|||
煩悶ミザリー (Hanmon Misery) | December 23, 2011 |
|
Lyrics to both songs written by Kyounosuke. | ||
タイバニ替え歌歌ってみた (Tai Bani Kaeuta Utattemita) | December 31, 2011 |
|
A tribute to Tiger & Bunny anime series | ||
黒兎集 (Kurousa Shū) | April 28, 2012 | Bangetsu Records |
|
An album with covers of Vocaloid songs composed by Kurousa-P (WhiteFlame) | |
飛兎竜文 (Hitoryūbun) | December 31, 2012 |
|
An album with covers of Vocaloid songs as well as original songs | ||
悪ノ召使 (Aku no Meshitsukai) Classical Ver. | July 23,2013 |
|
A Vocaloid song with lyrics translated by Fuyu into classical Japanese. The CD was distributed free of charge during summer Comiket. [23] | ||
空論エドムラサキ (Kūron Edo Murasaki) | August 12, 2013 |
|
An album with Vocaloid songs | ||
Duaroot | April 26, 2014 |
|
An album where Kyounosuke sings songs written originally for Nekomura Iroha - the Vocaloid he provided voice for | ||
為虎添翼 (Ikoten'yoku) | August 10, 2014 |
|
|||
Luna Piena - 色 - (Luna Piena -Shiki-) | April 30, 2016 |
|
A mini-album with 3 original songs and 2 Vocaloid covers | ||
THE BEST | May 20, 2020 | Digital download only |
|
An album with only original songs (all lyrics written by either Kyounosuke, Fuyu, or their mother) | |
存在 (Sonzai) | October 29, 2022 |
|
Kyounosuke wrote this song and performed it for the first time at Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022. The lyrics talk about his experiences growing up as a trans person. [24] |
Title | Release date | Label | Standard | Tracklist | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
闢蓮抄 (Byakurenshō) | February 22, 2017 | XING MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT | CD & digital download |
|
An album featuring songs about Kyounosuke's and Fuyu's favourite historical figures. All lyrics written by Fuyu. Released through crowdfunding. [25] |
銀奏波 (Ginsōha) | May 31, 2019 | Bangetsu Records |
|
Second album featuring songs about Kyounosuke's and Fuyu's favourite historical figures. All lyrics written by Fuyu. Released through crowdfunding. [26] | |
一期竜刻 (Ichigoryūkoku) | September 9, 2023 |
|
(Ichigoryūkoku) is a song about young Date Masamune; it was written especially for Bangetsutei's performance at Masamune-Kō Festival 2023 in Ōsaki. Lyrics and backing vocals by Fuyu. |
Main artist | Title | Release date | Label | Standard | Name of the track | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Various artists (Compilation CD) | レイヤーズジェネレーション アクアマリン (Layers Generation Aquamarine) | March 25, 2008 | virgin project label | CD |
| |
Various artists (Compilation CD) | 花楽里漫葉集 feat.初音ミク (Karakuri Man'yōshū feat. Hatsune Miku) | April 25, 2012 | HPQ ( Avex) | CD+DVD | DVD:
|
An album with covers of Vocaloid songs (mainly Hatsune Miku) |
杵家七三社中 (Kineie Nami Shachū) | 和楽花道中 杵家七三社中 傑作撰~ボカロ曲を演奏して戴いた~ (Wagaku Hana Dōchū. Kineie Nami Shachū Kessakusen: Vocalo kyoku o ensō shite itadaita) | November 21, 2012 | CD+DVD CD+Blu-ray Digital download | CD:
DVD/Blu-ray:
|
An album with covers of Vocaloid songs played on traditional Japanese instruments. | |
はしやん (Hashiyan) | 極彩monochrome (Gokusai Monochrome) | December 31, 2013 | Hashiyan (self-released) | CD |
|
One of the few collabs with a rapper Hashiyan |
(Kyounosuke's and Bangetsutei's own concerts are not listed)
He was born in Yokohama, but grew up in Machida, where he lives with his family. He has a younger sister Fuyu, with whom he performs as Yatagarasu, and a younger brother.
Kyounosuke's family has always had 2 dogs. After their beloved golden retriever Komachi passed away in 2019, 2 years later they've got another golden retriever and named her Alice. [74] However, Kyounosuke's favourite is a Westie called Iroha (named after Irohahime, the daughter of Date Masamune) [75]. Kyounosuke often publishes pictures of his dogs on X and even runs a separate Instagram account dedicated to their photos. [76]
On December 23, 2020, Kyounosuke published a video on his Youtube channel confirming that he is a transgender man. [4] In the video he says that, because of his ability to sing very high notes and his gender-neutral appearance, there has been a lot of speculations regarding his assigned gender, but during the first 10 years of his career, he didn't feel like doing the coming-out yet, struggling with gender dysphoria. He says that being trans has been a big obstacle while pursuing his dreams of being an artist and that he has been teased and mocked by people from the music industry. Apparently he even planned to abandon his career if he had not been able to release Byakurenshō album. [4]
He reveals that he started receiving HRT in the summer of 2017, but quitted it after 5 months out of fear that if his voice became too low, he wouldn't be able to make a living as a singer. Before receiving HRT his voice range was over 4 octaves, but afterwards it dropped to 2 octaves; by doing voice training he was able to restore it to 3 octaves and 6 tones. Apparently his fans started noticing a difference in his voice and were worried for him, but he was afraid they would reject him if he came out as trans. [4]
Kyounosuke says that when in the beginning of 2020 the pandemic hit Japan, he decided to live without regrets and resumed HRT in July 2020. That also inspired him to finally make a public coming-out. [4]
After the coming-out, in January 2021 he created a Youtube subchannel where he publishes videos discussing LGBTQ+ related topics. [77]
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