Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter K

A Japanese musician, guitarist and songwriter from Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.He was guitarist of "G

A Japanese musician, guitarist and songwriter from Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.He was guitarist of "Gemmy Rockets" and "The Lovers", later formed his band Oblivion Dust in ’96 until September of 2001, (when Oblivion Dust disbanded). In early 1998, he joined Hide with Spread Beaver as guitarrist (although still as Oblivion Dust member). In 2001, he started working with L'Arc~en~Ciel 's bassist Tetsu on his (Tetsu's) solo project TETSU69. In 2002, he formed the rock unit Spin Aqua with vocalist/model/actress Anna Tsuchiya. After producing three singles and one album, they dispersed in mid-2004. In 2003 (at the time with Spin Aqua), he started to co-write and co-produce songs with Hyde.

A Japanese director of Japanese animation. He was born on March 24, 1962 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture,

A Japanese director of Japanese animation. He was born on March 24, 1962 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Until the early 2000s, he was a staff member of the anime studio Sunrise, where he collaborated with Shoji Kawamori to direct his most famous work, The Vision of Escaflowne. Since that time, he worked extensively with Satelight (and occasionally again with Kawamori, who is the studio's executive director) before going freelance once more to direct his latest series, Birdy the Mighty.

A Japanese musician, who was known as the founder, leader and guitarist of a Japanese visual kei roc

A Japanese musician, who was known as the founder, leader and guitarist of a Japanese visual kei rock band, Raphael.Kazuki Watanabe was born on the April 7, 1981 in Shibuya, Tokyo. After playing some roles in a few TV programs and a film,[1] he went on to have a musical career as a member of Raphael in 1997, which was one of the visual kei bands in Japan.[1]Kazuki Watanabe was born on the April 7, 1981 in Shibuya, Tokyo. After playing some roles in a few TV programs and a film,[1] he went on to have a musical career as a member of Raphael in 1997, which was one of the visual kei bands in Japan.[1]

A Japanese composer, mastering engineer and web designer.As a child, Hashimoto learned classical pia

A Japanese composer, mastering engineer and web designer.As a child, Hashimoto learned classical piano, starting to compose in high school while making music on his computer.[1] He majored in composition at Tokyo College of Music.[2] His minimalistic music is a rich blend of electronic textures and acoustic instruments such as cello, violin and clarinet. Hashimoto makes extensive use of the piano, as well as nonsense, collage-like lyrics constructed from digitally edited voice samples.

A Japanese music composer and voice actor from Tokyo who composed many major Nintendo games, includi

A Japanese music composer and voice actor from Tokyo who composed many major Nintendo games, including Mario Paint and Animal Crossing. He occasionally also does voice acting for Nintendo games, including Yoshi from the Mario and Yoshi series. He is also one of the various composers who worked on the title Super Smash Bros. Brawl.[1]

He is a jazz fusion and instrumental rock guitarist and composer. He has been chosen Best Jazzman 24

He is a jazz fusion and instrumental rock guitarist and composer. He has been chosen Best Jazzman 24 times in a row by Swing Journal's annual poll.In 1979, he joined a group of innovative musicians such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Akiko Yano, Yukihiro Takahashi, Yasuaki Shimizu, Toshiyuki Honda and Shuichi 'Ponta' Murakami to form the legendary all-star band KYLYN, making an impact on the Japanese music scene. In autumn of the same year, he participated in the world tour of Yellow Magic Orchestra. Its huge success brought the name KAZUMI an international recognition. [1][2]

A Japanese Enka singer. Kazuo also has a career as a stage actor, a film actor, and a TV actor.

A Japanese Enka singer. Kazuo also has a career as a stage actor, a film actor, and a TV actor.

A Tokyo-based guitarist who plays in a rigorous and original free improvisation idiom. His music joi

A Tokyo-based guitarist who plays in a rigorous and original free improvisation idiom. His music joins the rigour and texture of contemporary classical with the passion of free jazz. He has played with many Western and Japanese improvisers, including Lee Konitz, Barre Phillips, Arthur Doyle, Han Bennink, Irene Schweizer, Shuichi Chino, Tetsu Saitoh and Kazue Sawai. In addition to playing solo and in collaborations, Imai is also a member of the important collective improvisation group Marginal Consort. As well as guitar, Imai also plays viola da gamba.

Was an animator, animation director and character designer born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Ja

Was an animator, animation director and character designer born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] He worked as an independently contracted character designer for Toei Animation in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a member of the board of directors of animation studio Oh! Production (which he helped found along with Norio Shioyama, Koichi Murata, and Koshin Yonekawa).[2][3] He died on 2000-03-24 due to a cancerous tumor on his neck.[1]

Is a Japanese dancer associated with Butoh. He has become a guru and inspirational figure. It has be

Is a Japanese dancer associated with Butoh. He has become a guru and inspirational figure. It has been written of him that his very presence is an "artistic fact."He began in 1960 to work directly with Hijikata Tatsumi, who may be said to be the originator of Butoh technique. Ohno, on the other hand, was less a technician and choreographer and more of a solo performer. Ohno and Hijikata form the nucleus of what has become known as Butoh. Students who have spent time with Ohno generally seem to be more eclectic and individual in approach.

A Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games. His directorial

A Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games. His directorial work includes Parasite Dolls, the anime sequence in Kill Bill volume 1, and the upcoming segment of Genius Party Beyond, "Moondrive". He has designed characters for many anime, such as Ashita no Nadja and Samurai Champloo, for which he also served as animation director. In addition to his work with anime, he designed the characters of Tales of Legendia and was the animation director of Devil Kings. Throughout his career, he has worked also as an animator,

A Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, television personality and radio host. Born and raised in

A Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, television personality and radio host. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, he joined the renowned Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates, at the age of 12 and was drafted as a member and lead vocalist of the popular J-pop group KAT-TUN in 2001. The group officially debuted in 2006 and has since achieved a string of chart successes with all three albums and seven singles reaching number 1 on the Oricon charts.Kamenashi has also established himself as an actor with award-winning roles in Nobuta wo Produce and the second season of Gokusen and has regularly appeared in various television dramas since 2005.[2] He is also a co-host of KAT-TUN's late-night NTV variety/talk show, Cartoon KAT-TUN, and a radio host with his own program aired by Nippon Cultural Broadcasting.

He is the protegé of Hideaki Anno, and a longtime animator at Gainax. Tsurumaki's first project at

He is the protegé of Hideaki Anno, and a longtime animator at Gainax. Tsurumaki's first project at Gainax was as an animation director for the 1990 TV series Fushigi no Umi no Nadia; Tsurumaki was also director of the humorous "omake" (extra) sequences that went along with the TV series, and producer of "Nadia Cinema Edition". In 1995, Tsurumaki served as an assistant director under Hideaki Anno in Gainax's landmark series Neon Genesis Evangelion, in which role he handled production, art director and setting assistant for some episodes. In 1997, he directed episode 25', the first half of the cinematic conclusion to the Evangelion series, The End of Evangelion. He assumed directorial duties for the 1998 TV series His and Her Circumstances after Anno abruptly left the project. In 2000,

A Japanese experimental multi-instrumentalist. He began as a guitarist, but soon added composer, sin

A Japanese experimental multi-instrumentalist. He began as a guitarist, but soon added composer, singer, electronic musician and drummer to his list of talents, and also studied Butoh dancing.Null joined the noise/progressive rock band Ybo2 in 1984, issui

Born 'Alexis Leyva Machado on the Isla de Pinos (1970) is a contemporary Cuban artist. Kcho has had

Born 'Alexis Leyva Machado on the Isla de Pinos (1970) is a contemporary Cuban artist. Kcho has had art showings around the world. He first attracted international attention by winning the grand prize at South Korea's Kwangju Biennial in 1995.

Was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)[2].Ke

Was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)[2].Ke was born in the Zhejiang province[3]. His style name was 'Jingzhong' (??) and his pseudonyms were 'Dan qiusheng' (???)and Wuyun geli'(????). Ke's painting followed the style of Wen Tong, utilizing bold and delicate brush strokes in a composed atmosphere. Ke's poetry included The Collection of Dan Qiushen (????).

Is an American pair skater. Her former pairs partner was Rockne Brubaker. With him, she is the 2008

Is an American pair skater. Her former pairs partner was Rockne Brubaker. With him, she is the 2008 & 2009 U.S. National Champion, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, and the 2007 World Junior Champion. With partner Ethan Burgess, McLaughlin won two

A British classical crossover soprano,[1] with three octaves in her voice that reaches a top A above

A British classical crossover soprano,[1] with three octaves in her voice that reaches a top A above a top E.[In 2003 Keedie appeared in a local Torquay talent show, "Stairway to the Stars"; this appearance brought her to fame. [6] On 30 November 2003, Keedie performed at a World AIDS Day event at the Coronet theatre in London together with Liberty X in aid of Crusaid.[7]In 2004, Keedie signed a seven figure music deal with EMI Classics,[8] after she duetted with former Blue member Duncan James, on "I Believe My Heart", the soundtrack to the Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical, The Woman in White. The single reached number two in the UK charts. She also performed at the Miami and Washington Film Festivals.[5]

Is an American freestyle singer best known for the 1991 Billboard Hot 100 top 20 hit, "Save Some Lov

Is an American freestyle singer best known for the 1991 Billboard Hot 100 top 20 hit, "Save Some Love".Keedy was born in Abilene, Texas,[2] and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Keedy's debut album, Chase the Clouds, was released in 1991 to good reviews. T

Is an American figure skater. He placed 4th at the 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Is an American figure skater. He placed 4th at the 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Messing started skating at age 3 after watching it in the 1994 Olympics. The biggest influence in his life has been Elvis Stojko, of who Messing said, "Wat

Is an American jazz and popular music singer who enjoyed great popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. He

Is an American jazz and popular music singer who enjoyed great popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. Her collaborations with Louis Prima and Frank Sinatra were highly rated. Smith was much admired for her singing style, and for her duets with Louis Prima. In

A Singaporean singer. She studies in Victoria Junior College and was also the female champion and ru

A Singaporean singer. She studies in Victoria Junior College and was also the female champion and runner up of the Campus SuperStar Season 2 (2007) competition, losing to Shawn Tok by just a point.She scored the highest for her performance of the song ???, and received 25.5 out of 30 points from the three judges. This was the highest score given in the first two seasons of Campus SuperStar.

Is a Japanese American jazz pianist most known as a sideman. In particular he is known for his work

Is a Japanese American jazz pianist most known as a sideman. In particular he is known for his work with the Airto Moreira/Flora Purim group and in Miles Davis's band in the late 1980s and early 1990s.He was born in Japan, but lived in Cleveland, Ohio for

Is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of C

Is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League. He has an older brother, Paul, who is also a professional footballer with fellow London club Leyton Orient. Terry is also captain of the England national football team.Terry was voted best defender in the 2005 UEFA Champions League,[1] PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2005,[2] and was included in the FIFPro World XI for 2005,[3] 2006[4] and 2007.[5] He was also named in the all-star squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the only English player to make the team.[6] He wears the number 26 shirt for Chelsea,

Is an American ice dancer. He competes with his sister Madison Hubbell. They are the 2010 Four Conti

Is an American ice dancer. He competes with his sister Madison Hubbell. They are the 2010 Four Continents bronze medalists, the 2009 U.S. pewter medalists and the 2006/2007 Junior Grand Prix Final champions. Keiffer Hubbell started skating at age 9. He be