Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter K

A Japanese director of animated films.What started Hara on his career as an animation creator was vi

A Japanese director of animated films.What started Hara on his career as an animation creator was visiting an animation film company, as part of his job hunting activities after graduating from Tokyo Designer Gakuin College (TDG). He recklessly left the tour, normally forbidden for visitors, then begged an artistic director to give him a job. A few days later he returned with some continuity he created, as requested. As a result he was introduced to a commercial film studio.

A Japanese composer and performer, known for his music for the Super Nintendo game EarthBound, relea

A Japanese composer and performer, known for his music for the Super Nintendo game EarthBound, released on the Mother 2 soundtrack. Recently, his work has been featured in Uzumaki and Tokyo Godfathers. He is also a member of the Moonriders.Suzuki was born in Tokyo, Japan. In the 1970s, he became involved with the Japanese band Hachimitsu Pie, who released one album in 1973. Suzuki's true notoriety comes from his work with the long-lived Moon Riders, who became one of Japan's most innovative rock bands.

A Japanese musician and member of the Johnny's Entertainment group News.Koyama, born in Kanagawa Pre

A Japanese musician and member of the Johnny's Entertainment group News.Koyama, born in Kanagawa Prefecture as the youngest of two children, is the oldest member of News and is often seen as the mother figure of the group. Before he was in News, he was a member of BAD and J-Support, as well as the group K.K.Kity along with fellow News members Hironori Kusano and Shigeaki Kato. As a member of K.K.Kity he was often an announcer and this has carried through to News. Despite this, he only joined Johnny's Entertainment at the beginning of 2001, when he was 17 years old.

An Japanese anime director and character designer, and also member of three man production team gím

An Japanese anime director and character designer, and also member of three man production team gímik, behind Kiddy Grade and Uta Kata.

Since 2001 she has made various solo projects starting with the single "A Song Is Born" in collabora

Since 2001 she has made various solo projects starting with the single "A Song Is Born" in collaboration with Ayumi Hamasaki. In late 2003, she released her first solo EP called "KCO". She is currently married to Tetsuya Komuro (????), a fellow member of

A Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the mari

A Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and through her collaboration with the Yamaha musical instrument company, developed the modern five-octave concert marimba.Japan Abe began playing the xylophone while in elementary school. She studied xylophone with Eiichi Asabuki in Tokyo. At age 13, she won an NHK talent contest and began performing professionally on live radio. She attended Tokyo Gakugei University where she completed a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Music Education. She began working in the Columbia Japan, NHK and other recording studios while in college.

A Japanese pop singer and actress. Well Known as "Kei" of Pink Lady. Pink Lady was the top idol grou

A Japanese pop singer and actress. Well Known as "Kei" of Pink Lady. Pink Lady was the top idol group of the 1970s in Japan. In the United States, they are known for the TV program Pink Lady and Jeff.After Pink Lady broke up in 1981, she continued to perf

An internationally renowned[1] Japanese artist currently living and working in the UK. She studied g

An internationally renowned[1] Japanese artist currently living and working in the UK. She studied glass at the Royal College of Art in London and was awarded a research fellowship from the Edinburgh College of Art. She has work in many public and private collections in the UK and was shortlisted for the 1998 Jerwood Prize for applied art.Her art work employs a number of glass making techniques, casting and fusing glass in a kiln, manipulating glass in a blowing studio and even gluing shards of dichroic glass to wire nets. Her recent work has been to produce large scale, site specific installations constructed from multiple small scale glass items. "Memory of Place" funded by The Arts Council of England and Scottish Arts Council at York St. Mary's, Castlegate, York is a good example of this approach.

A prominent Japanese koto player, specializing in contemporary music. She is known for her work with

A prominent Japanese koto player, specializing in contemporary music. She is known for her work with the 20-string (niju-gen) and 25-string bass kotos, which she helped to develop. The Japanese composer Akira Ifukube composed for her.Nosaka joined the Pro Musica Nipponia ensemble in 1965, continuing as an active member for 17 years. She has released several CDs.

A Japanese singer and songwriter, who debuted with Jpop female band Mi-Ke from 1991 to 1993, before

A Japanese singer and songwriter, who debuted with Jpop female band Mi-Ke from 1991 to 1993, before starting a solo career. As a child, Utoku listened to a lot of music, including music made by Momoe Yamaguchi. She has written and sung many songs, such as

One of Kuwata's musical influences has been the music of the American band, Little Feat, with whom h

One of Kuwata's musical influences has been the music of the American band, Little Feat, with whom he has played with his band, Southern All-Stars. He has covered songs from Western bands including Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band, Deep Purple and Sam Cooke. In addition, he was a participant and performer in a tribute concert to the late Lowell George of Little Feat.

A Japanese musician. He is the lead singer of the J-Pop boy band w-inds. and is also very involved w

A Japanese musician. He is the lead singer of the J-Pop boy band w-inds. and is also very involved with their dance sequences.Tachibana got his big break when he was the only male finalist in the 2000 Kyushu-Okinawa Starlight Audition, beating thousands of contestants, but did not win. He joined forces with two dancers from Sapporo, Ryuichi Ogata and Ryohei Chiba, to form w-inds.In his spare time, he enjoys playing rounds of pool or soccer. Keita is also capable of playing various musical instruments; piano, guitar and bass guitar[citation needed].

Is the lead singer of the New York metal band Life of Agony. He is also a solo artist with four albu

Is the lead singer of the New York metal band Life of Agony. He is also a solo artist with four albums and briefly appeared in Freax, a Brazilian industrial metal band.Caputo started Life of Agony in 1989 with his cousin and guitarist Joey Z.. After signi

Is a dancer and vocalist of the British electronic band The Prodigy. Flint was born and raised in th

Is a dancer and vocalist of the British electronic band The Prodigy. Flint was born and raised in the Essex town of Braintree where he attended Alec Hunter High School.

Is an English singer and songwriter. In 1969 his first album Stimulus was released. Christmas played

Is an English singer and songwriter. In 1969 his first album Stimulus was released. Christmas played acoustic guitar on David Bowie's Space Oddity album, and appeared at the first Glastonbury Festival in 1970.

Is an American cartoonist and musician. While his work is humorous and universal in appeal, he also

Is an American cartoonist and musician. While his work is humorous and universal in appeal, he also often deals with political, social, and racial issues. His regular feature The K Chronicles appears in Salon.com and previously appeared in the San Francis

Was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 19

Was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s.He achieved his first public attention with chalk drawings in the subways of New York (see public art). The exhibitions were filmed by the photographer Tseng Kwong Chi. Around this time, "The Radiant Baby" became his symbol. Starting in 1980, he organized exhibitions in Club 57. He participated in the Times Square Exhibition and drew, for the first time, animals and human faces. In 1981 he sketched his first chalk drawings on black paper and painted plastic, metal and found objects.

Was the drummer of the rock group The Who. He gained notoriety for exuberant drumming and his destru

Was the drummer of the rock group The Who. He gained notoriety for exuberant drumming and his destructive lifestyle. Moon joined The Who in 1964, replacing Doug Sandom.

Was the lead singer and founding member of the Australian Glam Rock Band, Hush. He was born and educ

Was the lead singer and founding member of the Australian Glam Rock Band, Hush. He was born and educated in Norwich, England. He sang since the age of 10 years old, fronting bands such as Mr. Toad, The Case and Sleepy Talk in England. Mr. Toad supported some great UK acts such as the Who and the Equals. He emigrated to Australia in 1970 with his school friend Robin Jackson.

Is a British bass player and singer, best known for his work in The Nice.Jackson rose to prominence

Is a British bass player and singer, best known for his work in The Nice.Jackson rose to prominence in the 1960s in the progressive rock group The Nice with keyboardist Keith Emerson and drummer Brian Davison. He subsequently formed Jackson Heights and th

Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1984 with a portrait of Max Gillies. He won the Sul

Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1984 with a portrait of Max Gillies. He won the Sulman Prize in 1974 with a genre painting - Still Life and Comfy II. He was Canberra Artist of the Year in 1992. Was married to Helen Beresford, sister of Australian Director, Bruce Beresford.

Is a jazz multi-instrumentalist and arranger, a player of the piano, trombone, reeds, and accordion

Is a jazz multi-instrumentalist and arranger, a player of the piano, trombone, reeds, and accordion born in Ilford, Essex, UK. Nichols was a child actor and an award winning accordionist in his youth. Keith tends to play mostly ragtime tunes, gaining noto

Known by his stage name Maxim Reality, is an English singer-songwriter and MC, famous for his work e

Known by his stage name Maxim Reality, is an English singer-songwriter and MC, famous for his work electronica band The Prodigy. He is known for his fierce style of appearance in both music videos and live shows, often wearing coloured contact lenses and

Is an Irish singer and actor who began his career as part of Boyzone.A native of Dublin, Duffy's pro

Is an Irish singer and actor who began his career as part of Boyzone.A native of Dublin, Duffy's profile was raised as a result of his appearance on the first series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2001—finishing third out of six.[citation needed] He branched out from the mime he specialized in during his time in Boyzone to more serious acting, most notably on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as the character Ciaran McCarthy.

Is one of the founding members of the Australian pop-folk group The Seekers, in which he played twel

Is one of the founding members of the Australian pop-folk group The Seekers, in which he played twelve string guitar (a Maton FG-150/12), banjo, and sang. Potger contributed the song "All I Can Remember" on the Seekers last studio album Seen in Green as well as co-writing (under a pseudonym) the single "Emerald City".