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Kiyoshi Hikawa (Kiyoshi Yamada (山田 清志)) was born on 6 September, 1977 in Fukuoka, Japan, is a Japanese singer. Discover Kiyoshi Hikawa's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 46 years old?
| Popular As |
Kiyoshi Yamada (山田 清志) |
| Occupation |
Singer |
| Age |
46 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
6 September, 1977 |
| Birthday |
6 September |
| Birthplace |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan
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He is a member of famous Singer with the age 46 years old group.
Kiyoshi Hikawa Height, Weight & Measurements
At 46 years old, Kiyoshi Hikawa height is 1.78 m .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.78 m |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Kiyoshi Hikawa Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kiyoshi Hikawa worth at the age of 46 years old? Kiyoshi Hikawa’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. He is from Japan. We have estimated Kiyoshi Hikawa's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Singer |
Kiyoshi Hikawa Social Network
Timeline
Kiyoshi Hikawa (氷川 きよし) is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977, in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
His real name is Kiyoshi Yamada (山田 清志) and he is known as "The Prince of Enka" (演歌界の貴公子) due to his young age and popularity.
When he is marketing non-enka music, he goes by the name KIYOSHI, using capitalized letters of the Roman alphabet, instead of kanji or ''hiragana.
His record company is Columbia Music Entertainment, and his agency is Nagara Productions.
He was given his stage name by Takeshi Kitano, who initially supported his career.
Today, Hikawa makes frequent appearances on NHK Kayō Concert (NHK歌謡コンサート), as well as NHK's annual ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Hikawa was born on September 6, 1977, in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
As a high school student, Hikawa was a member of the school's performing arts club (芸能部) and trained to be a singer after graduation from high school in 1995, Hikawa travelled to Tokyo, where he became an apprentice under the supervision of Hideo Mizumori.
He served under Mizumori for three years.
In 2000, Hikawa made his professional debut with his single "Hakone Hachiri no Hanjirō."
In 2003, he was the guest of honor at Hawaii's week-long Aloha Festival, where he participated in a parade with various Japan-based hula halau, and ended the week with a concert.
Hikawa released the single "Hatsukoi Ressha" on February 9, 2005.
It became his first number-one single on the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts.
In 2006, he won the grand prix award by his song "Ikken" at the 48th Japan Record Awards.
On February 4, 2009, he released single "Rōkyōku Ichidai", which became his second number-one single on the Oricon weekly charts.
On May 20, 2009, he released album Enka Meikyoku Collection 10: Rōkyōku Ichidai, which debuted at No. 2 on the Oricon weekly album charts only behind Eminem's album Relapse.
He released his second single of the year, "Tokimeki no Rumba", on August 19, 2009.
The single debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon weekly charts with the first week sales of about 68,000 copies, making him the first solo enka singer to make three number-one singles in Oricon history.
He released album Enka Meikyoku Collection 11: Tokimeki no Rumba on November 11, 2009.
At Jump Festa 2017, it was announced that Hikawa would sing his first anime theme song, which was Dragon Ball Super's second opening theme, "Genkai Toppa x Survivor".
On January 21, 2022, Hikawa announced through his firm's website that he would temporarily suspend his singer activities from December 31, 2022.
Hikawa is popular with young and old people alike.
Although enka is in a downward trend in Japan, Hikawa is responsible for popularizing enka amongst the 20s demographic, who traditionally do not listen to it.
Hikawa usually dresses in trendy casual clothes, sometimes appearing in the more traditional kimono normally worn by enka singers.
Since 2019, Hikawa has begun dressing in both masculine and feminine fashion on-stage and off, coming out as "genderless" in 2020.
That same year, he made history by performing on Kouhaku without being assigned to either the Red (female) or White (male) team.
Hikawa has traveled around the world, including to the United States.
