Toshihiko Tahara


Toshihiko Tahara is a Japanese idol singer, a solo vocalist, affiliated with Johnny & Associates. In the 1980s he had a number of number 1 singles in Japan. He was awarded a Japan Music Award in 1983 for the song "Saraba... Natsu". He was part of the Tanokin Trio.

Biography

Tahara is from Kofu, the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture. He started acting in 1978, and officially debuted in June 1980, aged 19, with his first single 「哀愁でいと（NEW YORK CITY NIGHTS）」, which made it to no. 2 in the Oricon Chart. Tahara was noted for his dancing skills, which he showed during songs like "Dakishimete Tonight" and "Kakkotsukanai ne". In 1983 at the age of 22, he was featured in a 40" minute dance show and music documentary Love Forever directed by Umetsugu Inoue.
Tahara was invited to perform in the prestigious NHK year-end programme 「Kohaku Uta Gasen」from 1980 to 1986.
He made a comeback, 33 years after his debut, in June 2012 with the release of his 68th single, titled "Mr. Big". On June 19, 2013, he released his first original album in 15 years. In 2014, he celebrated the 35th anniversary of his debut.

Selected discography and filmography

This is a list of Toshihiko Tahara's "master works" as listed on the Oricon website.

Tanokin Super Hit Series