Shinichi Mori

Shinichi Mori (森 進一, Mori Shin'ichi, born November 18, 1947 in Kofu, Yamanashi) is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians.[1][2]

Shinichi Mori
Birth nameKazuhiro Moriuchi
Born (1947-11-18) November 18, 1947
OriginJapan
GenresEnka, Kayōkyoku, Folk, Pop
Occupation(s)Singer, composer
Years active1966 –
LabelsVictor Entertainment
Websitewww.jvcmusic.co.jp/mori

Shinichi'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 sons, Takahiro Moriuchi and Hiroki Moriuchi are vocalist of the rock bands One Ok Rock and My First Story, respectively.

Career

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 debut at Kōhaku Uta Gassen was in 1968, singing "Hana To Chō". His 1974 Japan Record Award-winning song "Erimo Misaki" was composed by Takuro Yoshida. His 1982 song "Fuyu no Riviera" was composed by Eiichi Ohtaki, former member of Happy End. His song "Ofukuro san" was covered by Sharam Q in their 1997 album Sharam Q no Enka no Hanamichi. His 2003 song "Ōkami Tachi no Tōboe" was written and composed by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi. His 2004 song "Saraba Seishun no Kageyo" was written by Izumi Sakai.

In 2007, his musical godfather Kōhan Kawauchi became his enemy, because Mori added other lyrics into the original lyrics of "Ofukuro San" at the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Shinichi's long career as an enka singer is well-known and he has many appearances in Kōhaku Uta Gassen. He has taken part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen since his debut at 19th Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

In October 2008, his single "Hatoba" debuted at number 27 on Japan's Oricon charts. The song was composed by himself. By the song "Hatoba", he became the first artist to have one hundred of Top 100 singles in Japan's Oricon charts history.[3]

Discography
  • "Onna no Tameiki" (女のためいき, Woman's Sigh) : 1966
  • "Hana to Chō" (花と蝶, Flower and Butterfly) : 1968
  • "Minatomachi Blues" (港町ブルース, Port Town Blues) : 1969
  • "Hana to Namida" (花と涙, Flower and Tear) : 1969
  • "Ginza no Onna" (銀座の女, Woman in Ginza) : 1970
  • "Ofukuro san" (おふくろさん, My dear Mother) : 1971
  • "Fuyu no Tabi" (冬の旅, Winter Trip) : 1973
  • "Erimo Misaki" (襟裳岬, Cape Erimo) : 1974
  • "Wakare no Seppun" (別れの接吻, Farewell Kiss) : 1975
  • "Sazanka" (さざんか, Sasanqua) : 1976
  • "Tokyo Monogatari" (東京物語, Tokyo Story) : 1977
  • "Shinjuku Minatomachi" (新宿・みなと町, Shinjuku, Port Town) : 1979
  • "Sakaba Bune" (酒場舟, Boozerie Ship) : 1980
  • "Fuyu no Riviera" (冬のリヴィエラ, Winter Riviera) : 1982
  • "Kita no Hotaru" (北の螢, North Firefly) : 1984
  • "Yūsuge no Koi" (ゆうすげの恋, Love of Daily Lily) : 1986
  • "Kanashii Keredo" (悲しいけれど, Although I am sad) : 1987
  • "Usagi" (うさぎ, Rabbit) : 1989
  • "Kaze no Elegy" (風のエレジー, Wind Elegy) : 1990
  • "Nakase Ame" (泣かせ雨, Rain Making Me Cry) : 1991
  • "Warui Hito" (わるいひと, Bad Person) : 1993
  • "Usotsuki" (うそつき, Liar) : 1994
  • "Kanashimi no Utsuwa" (悲しみの器, Receptacle of Sadness) : 1996
  • "Onna Gokoro" (女心, Woman's Heart) : 1998
  • "Uragiri" (裏切り, Betrayal) : 1999
  • "Shūressha" (終列車, Final Train) : 2000
  • "Ame no Kūkō" (雨の空港, Rainy Airport) : 2001
  • "Sepia no Ame" (セピアの雨, Sepia Rain) : 2002
  • "Unga" (運河, Canal) : 2002
  • "Ōkami Tachi no Tōboe" (狼たちの遠吠え, Wolves' Howl) : 2003
  • "Saraba Seishun no Kageyo" (さらば青春の影よ, Good-bye, Shadow of Adolescence) : 2004
  • "Hana" (はな, Flower) : 2005
  • "Tazunete Otaru" (たずねて小樽, Visiting Otaru) : 2006
  • "Jinsei Hitasura" (人生ひたすら, Single-minded Life) : 2007
  • "Onna no Koi" (女の恋, Woman's Love) : 2008
  • "Hatoba" (波止場, Dockside) : 2008
  • "Yuragi" (ゆらぎ, Flicker) : 2009

Kohaku Uta Gassen
Year/Number#Song#/totalOpponentOthers
1968/19th Kohaku Uta Gassen1Hana To Chō22/23Jun MayuzumiPenultimate(1)
1969/20th Kohaku Uta Gassen2Minato Machi Blues23/23Hibari MisoraFinalista(1)
1970/21st Kohaku Uta Gassen3Ginza no Onna24/24Hibari Misora(2)Finalista(2)
1971/22nd Kohaku Uta Gassen4Ofukuro San25/25Hibari Misora(3)Finalista(3)
1972/23rd Kohaku Uta Gassen5Sasurai Bune01/23Mari AmachiFirst singer(1)
1973/24th Kohaku Uta Gassen6Fuyu no Tabi18/22Mina Aoe
1974/25th Kohaku Uta Gassen7Erimo Misaki25/25Chiyoko ShimakuraFinalista (of all singers)(4)
1975/26th Kohaku Uta Gassen8Ah Hito Koishi18/24Rumiko Koyanagi
1976/27th Kohaku Uta Gassen9Sazanka19/24Aki Yashiro(1)
1977/28th Kohaku Uta Gassen10Tokyo Monogatari23/24Harumi Miyako(1)Penultimate(2)
1978/29th Kohaku Uta Gassen11Kimiyo Koyae23/24Harumi Miyako(2)Penultimate(3)
1979/30th Kohaku Uta Gassen12Shinjuku Minatomachi20/23Masako Mori(1)
1980/31st Kohaku Uta Gassen13Koidukiyo22/23Sachiko Kobayashi(1)Penultimate(4)
1981/32nd Kohaku Uta Gassen14Inochi Ataete20/22Harumi Miyako(3)
1982/33rd Kohaku Uta Gassen15Kagewo Shitaite22/22Harumi Miyako(4)Finalista (of all singers)(5)
1983/34th Kohaku Uta Gassen16Fuyu no Riviera20/21Sachiko Kobayashi(2)Penultimate(5)
1984/35th Kohaku Uta Gassen17Kita no Hotaru20/20Harumi Miyako(5)Finalista(6)
1985/36th Kohaku Uta Gassen18Onna Moyou20/20Masako Mori(3)Finalista (of all singers)(7)
1986/37th Kohaku Uta Gassen19Yuusuge no Koi20/20Sayuri Ishikawa(1)Finalista (of all singers)(8)
1987/38th Kohaku Uta Gassen20Kanashii Keredo...01/20Aki Yashiro(2)First singer(2)
1988/39th Kohaku Uta Gassen21Kyoto Satigatashi18/21Naomi Chiaki
1989/40th Kohaku Uta Gassen22Yubiwa18/20Sachiko Kobayashi(3)
1990/41st Kohaku Uta Gassen23Ofukuro San (2)29/29Harumi Miyako(6)Finalista (of all singers)(9)　
1991/42nd Kohaku Uta Gassen24Nakase Ame25/28Kye Eun Sook
1992/43rd Kohaku Uta Gassen25Gekijo no Mae23/28Miyako Otsuki
1993/44th Kohaku Uta Gassen26Saraba Tomo yo25/26Harumi Miyako(7)Penultimate(6)
1994/45th Kohaku Uta Gassen27Ofukuro San (3)21/25Saori Yuki and Shoko Yasuda(1)
1995/46th Kohaku Uta Gassen28Kanashimi no Utsuwa24/25Harumi Miyako(8)Penultimate(7)
1996/47th Kohaku Uta Gassen29Yoru no Shijima10/25Harumi Miyako(9)Finalista in the first half(1)
1997/48th Kohaku Uta Gassen30Erimo Misaki (2)23/25Sayuri Ishikawa(2)
1998/49th Kohaku Uta Gassen31Fuyu no Tabi (2)22/25Ayako Fuji
1999/50th Kohaku Uta Gassen32Ofukuro San (4)24/27Saori Yuki and Shoko Yasuda(2)
2000/51st Kohaku Uta Gassen33Shū Ressha22/28Miyuki Kawanaka
2001/52nd Kohaku Uta Gassen34Sore wa Koi20/27Fuyumi Sakamoto
2002/53rd Kohaku Uta Gassen35Unga13/27Mitsuko NakamuraFinalista in the first half(2)
2003/54th Kohaku Uta Gassen36Ōkami tachi no Tōboe15/30Namie AmuroFinalist in the first half(3)
2004/55th Kohaku Uta Gassen37Saraba Seishun no Kage yo24/28Mai Kuraki
2005/56th Kohaku Uta Gassen38Ofukuro San (5)23/29Ai
2006/57th Kohaku Uta Gassen39Ofukuro San (6)13/27Sayuri Ishikawa(3)Finalist in the first half(4)
2007/58th Kohaku Uta Gassen40Kita no Hotaru (2)26/27Akiko WadaPenultimate(8)
2008/59th Kohaku Uta Gassen41Ofukuro San (7)25/26Yoshimi TendoPenultimate(9)　
2009/60th Kohaku Uta Gassen42Hana To Chō(2)11/25Miyuki Kawanaka(2)Finalist in the first half(5)
2010/61st Kohaku Uta Gassen43Erimo Misaki (3)12/22Yoshimi Tendo(2)Finalist in the first half(6)
2011/62nd Kohaku Uta Gassen44Minato Machi Blues (2)10/25Ringo Shiina(3)Finalist in the first half(7)
2012/63rd Kohaku Uta Gassen45Fuyu no Riviera (2)11/25Ayaka IidaFinalist in the first half(8)
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See also

References
  1. 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会
  2. 第1部 幸せの道標 森進一とその時代<12>嘆きの美学 ファンと歩んだ「戦友」―連載. Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). January 13, 2005. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  3. "森進一、史上初の快挙！ 通算100作目のTOP100入り" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 7, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
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