Kyosuke Himuro

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kyosuke Himuro
Occupation	Singer-Songwriter
Date Of Birth	Oct 7, 1960(1960-10-07)
Age	64
Birthplace	Takasaki
Country	Japan
Birth City	Takasaki
Horoscope	Capricorn

Kyosuke Himuro Biography

Kyosuke Himuro is one of the most popular and richest Singer- Songwriter who was born on October 7, 1960 in Takasaki, Takasaki, Japan. Kyosuke Himuro (氷室 京介 , Himuro Kyōsuke, born October 7, 1960 in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan) is a former Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was lead vocalist of the rock band Boøwy from 1981 to 1988. After the band disbanded he started a successful solo career, becoming one of Japan’s best- selling artists. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked Himuro at number 76 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California, where he purchased a 12,500 square feet palatial residence in Beverly Hills in 2004 for $6.4 million, which was previously owned by Shaquille O’Neal.

On August 5 and 6, 2006, he held a concert called “Kyosuke Himuro + Glay 2006 at Ajonomoto-Stadium “Swing Addition”” with Japanese band Glay in Ajinomoto Stadium. In addition, Himuro released first collaborated single with Glay called “Answer” on August 2, 2006.

Himuro held two consecutive sold-out charity concerts at the Tokyo Dome in June 20 2011, attracting over 104,000 people making them the biggest charity live event ever held in Japan. The raised sum of 669,220,940 yen (around 8.7 million USD) was donated to Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate prefectures, for recovery after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

In 2016, he had a retirement tour in Japan and officially retired from music activities due to his hearing impairment.

On August 22, 2004, he held a concert, entitled “21st Century Boøwys VS Himuro”, at the Tokyo Dome. He sang many Boøwy songs, the first time in sixteen years.

Kyosuke Himuro Net Worth

Kyosuke Himuro is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kyosuke Himuro 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born Kyosuke Himuro (氷室狂介 ) , pronounced the same but written with different characters, before adopting his stage name at the end of 1984.

Most recently, Himuro’s song “Calling”, from his 1989 album Neo Fascio, was used in the ending credits to the highly anticipated 2005 CG Film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. The film’s director, Tetsuya Nomura, has noted that Himuro’s music has been highly influential in his own work, and when asked about his contribution to the film, Himuro said that he was happy his work would be used in “the best CG movie ever made in Japan”.

The Japanese release of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete features a new ending song by Himuro, replacing the original use of “Calling”. “Safe and Sound” is the title and it features My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way. “Safe and Sound” was released on the iTunes Store on April 29, 2009. However, the North American release does not contain “Safe and Sound”, but instead continues to feature “Calling”.

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Facts & Trivia

Kyōsuke Ranked on the list of most popular Singer-Songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Kyosuke Himuro celebrates birthday on October 7 of every year.