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Infobox musical artist| name = Toshinobu Kubota| image = Toshi Kubota Timeless Fly 2010.jpg| caption = Toshinobu Kubota performing during his Timeless Fly Tour in 2010.| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Toshinobu Kubota| alias = Toshi Kubota| birth_date = birth date and age|1962|7|24| birth_place =| origin = Shizuoka Prefecture , Japan | instrument = Vocalist|Vocals , piano , Keyboard (instrument)|keyboard | genre = Contemporary R& B|R& B , go go , Soul music|soul , funk , blues , reggae , old skool , Psychedelic music|psychedelia , jazz , Pop music|pop , Dance music|dance , neo soul | occupation = Singer-songwriter , music producer , record producer , musician | years_active = 1981–present| label = Mastersix Foundation , Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony | associated_acts = Angie Stone , Caron Wheeler , Mos Def , SunMin , Naomi Campbell | website = http://www.funkyjam.com/artist/kubota/ Toshinobu KubotaNihongo| Toshinobu "Toshi" Kubota |??? ??|Kubota Toshinobu|born 24 July 1962 is a Japan|Japanese singer, songwriter, musician, and music producer.cite news|last=Lee|first=Chris|title=America, meet Yoshiki|url= http://www.fox43.com/entertainment/la-ca-yoshiki-20100725,0,544894.story|accessdate=20 November 2010|newspaper= WPMT |date=25 July 2010cite news|title=?????????????????|url= http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20101026-OHT1T00016.htm|language=Japanese|accessdate=20 November 2010|newspaper=Natalie|date=25 October 2010 Toshinobu Kubota has produced five platinum albums and thirty-three Top 40 during his career. He is currently part of Sony Music Japan . In addition, Kubota has composed and written songs for many singers including Iwasaki Hiromi, Misia , Toshinori Yonekura , Koizumi Kyoko, and many other recording artists. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c? hl=en& prev=/search%3Fq%3DToshinobu%2BKubota%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26prmd%3Dimvnso& rurl=translate.google.com& sl=ja& u= http://www.funkyjam.com/artist/kubota/popup/producing.html& usg=ALkJrhhklZIvk-gxoPzp49oKsZ6Jn9Wwuw Toshinobu Kubota Songwriting and Producing Credits. Funkyjams. Retrieved on May 19, 2012Kubota's musical genre has varied throughout his career including Contemporary R& B|R& B , Go go , Soul music|soul , funk , blues , reggae , old skool , Psychedelic music|psychedelia , jazz , and Pop music|pop . His artistic influences include Michael Jackson , Stevie Wonder , Marvin Gaye , Donny Hathaway , and Sly Stone . http://www.hiponline.com/1867/toshi-kubota.html Toshi Kubota Interview. Hip Online. Retrieved on May 19, 2012 Kubota has pioneered in the sound " Japanese hip hop " and "Japanese soul", an amalgam of funk, pop, R& B and go go that has influenced many other musicians.
Kubota has a tenor and falsetto vocal range and is known for his signature songs "Dance If You Want It", "Love Rain (Rain of Love)", "You Were Mine", "Give You My Love", and "La La La Love Song", which was theme song of the television drama Long Vacation . Kubota has a total of sixteen studio albums and seven compilation albums. He has over twelve million records worldwide to date. http://cooljapanmusic.com/toshi-kubota-bio/
Early life
Toshinobu Kubota was born in Shizuoka Prefecture , Japan . At a younge age, he came in possession of Stevie Wonder 's Songs in the Key of Life album. In high school, Kubota formed a high school band. After high school, he went to Tokyo to study economics. During that time, he began performing music at night clubs. http://www.amazon.com/Toshi-Kubota/e/B000APXK3O Toshi Kubota (Amazon.com). Amazon.com. Retrieved on May 20, 2012
Musical career
1981-1982: Beginnings
Kubota got his start in 1981 when he met Haneda Ichiro at Komazawa University where they started the band HOTTENTOTS. Then a year later, he entered the contest EASTWEST'82 and won the Best Vocalist award. By winning the contest, Kubota earned a record deal for his band to release their own music. He also started to appear as a guest vocalist for various albums for artists like Matsuoka Naoya. By the mid-80s, Kubota began to compose for various artists like Iwasaki Hiromi, Koizumi Kyoko, and Tahara Toshihiko.
1986-1989: Shake it Paradise and subsequent releases
In June 1986, he finally debuted as a singer with the single "Shitsui no Downtown". The single charted at #53 on the Oricon Singles chart. In September 1986, Kubota released his first album "Shake It Paradise". The album charted #22 on the Oricon charts. The album's second single "Time" was released and charted at #35 on the Oricon Singles chart.
In February 1987, Kubota released a single "Goddess", which charted at #21 on the Oricon Singles chart. In April 1987, Kubota released his sophomore album "Groovin'", which spawned the single "Diamond Dogs". In October 1987, Kubota released a single "Cry On Your Smile", which at #8 on the Oricon Singles chart.
In February 1988, Kubota released the single "You Were Mine", which charted #3 on the Oricon Singles chart. In September 1988, Kubota released his third album "Such A Funky Thang!", which sold over a million copies. The album charted at #1 on the Oricon charts and sold over a millon copies. The album spawned the single "Dance If You Want It", which charted at #2 on the Oricon Singles chart. In May 1988, he released his video-DVD "Super Duper Vol. 1". In July 1988, he released his concert DVD "Keep On Dancing". In January 1989, the second single "Indigo Waltz" was released. The album's third single "High Roller" charted at #11 on the Oricon Singles chart.
In October 1989, Kubota released his first best-of album "The Baddest". The album charted at #1 on the Oricon chart and sold a million copies. The album's lead single "Give You My Love" charted #3 on the Oricon Singles chart.
1990-1995: Various albums and career breakthrough
In July 1990, he released his fourth studio album "Bonga Wonga". In October 1990, he released the single "Be Wanabee", which charted #16 on the Oricon Singles chart. In December 1990, Kubota released a single "Our Song". In March 1991, Kubota released a duet single "Forever Yours" with Alyson Williams . The song was Kubota's first English language single. In December 1990, he released his second DVD "Super Duper Vol. 2".
In September 1991, Kubota released his fifth album "Kubojah: Parallel World", which peaked at #1 on the Oricon charts. The album spawned the singles "Honey B" and "Keep on Jammin'", which charted at #15 on the Oricon Singles chart. The album's third single "Sound of Rain" charted at #33 on the Oricon Singles chart. In July 1991, he released his concert DVD "Bonga Wonga Tour 91".
In March 1992, Kubota released his fifth video album "Super Duper Vol. 3". In July 1992, he released his sixth album "Neptune". The album charted at #3 on the Oricon Albums chart. The album featured the singles "Yume with You" and "Futari no Oruke Star".
In 1993, Kubota went to New York to work on his music. In May 1993, Kubota released the single "Dreams with You", which charted at #5 on the Oricon Singles chart. On the same day, he released another single "Orquesta of Two", which charted at #13 on the Oricon Singles chart. In September 1993, Kubota released his second best-of album "The Baddest II". The album peaked at #1 on the Oricon charts.
In November 1994, Kubota released the lead single "A Night in Afro Blue" from his upcoming seventh album. The song charted at # 5 on the Oricon Singles chart. In December 1994, he released the singles "Za-Ku-Za-Ku Digame" and "Sunshine, Moonlight". The single "Za-Ku-Za-Ku Digame charted at #17 on the Oricon Singles chart. In January 1995, he released his seventh album "Bumpin' Voyage" and his video album "Super Duper Vol. 4". The album charted at #1 on the Oricon Albums chart. In July 1995, he released a single "Grand Slam of the Rainbow", which charted at #11 on the Oricon Singles chart.
1995-1998: Transition to American music and subsequent releases
In September 1995, Kubota released his eighth album " Sunshine, Moonlight ", which is his first English album. The album charted at #1 on the Oricon Albums chart and sold over a half of million copies worldwide. The album's lead single "Funk It Up" was released along with the song "Nice & EZ" in the United States . The singles charted at #91 on the Oricon Singles chart. The follow-up single "Just the Two of Us", a duet with Caron Wheeler , was also released in the United States. The single charted at #30 on the Oricon Singles chart.
In May 1996, he released the single "La La La Love Song", a duet with model Naomi Campbell , which became his best selling single which sold over a million copies. In October 1996, he released the second single "Body-Cation" from his upcoming album. The single charted at #12 on the Oricon Singles chart. In December 1996, he released his concert DVD, "Super Duper Vol. 5 from New York" and his ninth album "La La La Love Thang". He also went on the "Oyeees Tour". The album charted #2 on the Oricon Albums chart.
In February 1997, Kubota released a single "Cymbals", which charted at #19 on the Oricon Singles chart. In March 1997, Kubota released his concert DVD "Toshinobu Kubota Concert Tour 96: Oyeees!". In 1998, he released another single "Ahhhhh!", which charted at #5 on the Oricon Singles chart.
1999-2000: Nothing But Your Love and As One
In July 2009, Kubota released the singles "Soul Bangin'" and "The Sound of Carnival". The single charted at #25 on the Oricon Singles chart. The single "The Sound of Carnival" charted at #15 on the Oricon Singles chart. In September 1999, he released another single "Messengers' Rhyme ~ Rakushow, it's your Show!", which featured guest vocals from Naomi Shimizu. The single charted at #9 on the Oricon Singles chart.
On June 21, 2000, Kubota released lead titled single "Nothing But Your Love". The barely scraped the surface of the Oricon Singles chart, charting at #97. On June 28, 2000, he released his tenth album " Nothing But Your Love ", which is his second English album. The album charted at #7 on the Oricon Albums chart. Later that year, Kubota released the second single "Masquerade".
In September 2000, he released his eleventh album "As One" and began the "Nothing But As One Tour". The album charted at #5 on the Oricon Albums chart. In November 2000, he released the single "Always Remain" to his album "As One". The single charted at #66 on the Oricon Singles chart. The album's second single "Polyrhythm" charted at #22 on the Oricon Singles chart. In October 2000, he released his ninth video album "Super Duper Vol. 6".
2001-2003: United Flow
In November 2001, Kubota released the lead single "Candy Rain" from his upcoming album. The single peaked at #19 on the Oricon Singles chart. In February 2002, Kubota released the second single "Respect (This & That)", which charted at #49 on the Oricon Singles chart. In April 2002, Kubota released his album "United Flow", which charted #9 on the Oricon Albums chart. In July 2002, he released his third compilation album "The Baddest: Only for Lovers in the Mood? ". In December 2002, he released his fourth compilation album "The Baddest III", which charted at #2 on the Oricon Albums chart.
In May 2003, he released his tenth video album "Super Duper Vol. 7 The Baddest III on FILMs". On December 10, 2003, Kubota released his Christmas maxi-single "Our Christmas". The single charted at #10 on the Oricon Singles chart.
2004-2008: Time to Share and For Real?
In September 2004, Kubota released his thirteenth album " Time To Share ", which charted at #25 on the Oricon Albums chart. The album was Kubota's third and final English album. The album featured the singles "Breaking Through" and "Shadows of Your Love". In the same year, Kubota appeared on the American television show Soul Train , becoming the first Japanese singer to appear on the show.
In April 2005, Kubota released the lead single "A Love Story" from his album "For Real? ", which charted at #43 on the Oricon Singles chart. In August 2005, he released the second single "Club Happiness", which charted at #40 on the Oricon Singles chart. In November 2005, he released the third single "Beside You", which charted at #25 on the Oricon Singles chart. In March 2006, he released his fourthteenth album "For Real? ", which charted at #13 on the Oricon Albums chart. In July 2006, he released a duet single with SunMin called "Keep Holding U". In 2007, he released single "Magic", which featured the rapper Kreva (rapper)|Kreva . In August 2007, Kubota released his concert DVD "Live 2006 We For Real". In 2008, he released the single "Flying Easy Loving Crazy", which featured singer Misia . The single charted at #19 on the Oricon Singles chart.
2010: Timeless Fly and Love & Rain ~ Love Songs
In January 2010, Kubota released the singles "Tomorrow Waltz" and "Star Light" from his upcoming album "Timeless Fly". The single "Tomorrow Waltz" peaked at #36 on the Oricon Singles chart. In February 2010, he released his fifthteenth album "Timeless Fly". The album peaked #9 on the Oricon Albums chart. Shortly after the release of the album, Kubota began the "Timeless Fly Tour" in Japan.
In June 2010, he released the single "Love Rain", which charted at #3 on the Oricon Singles chart. In November 2010, he released his fifth compilation album "Love & Rain ~ Love Songs", which charted at #11 on the Oricon Albums chart.
2011: Gold Skool and present
In July 2011, Kubota released his single "Rain of love with shooting star". In August 2011, Kubota released his sixthteenth album, Gold Skool. The album charted at #3 on the Oricon Albums chart. In September 2011, he released the second single "Not be able to voice" from the album, which peaked at #20 on the Oricon Singles chart. In October 2011, Kubota began the "Gold Skool Tour" for twenty-dates. The final show of the tour was on December 25, 2011, where he performed at Fukuoka City Hall for the second time.
In January 2012, Kubota began his "Party Ain't A Party!" Toshinobu Kubota 25th Anniversary& #33; Tour", which celebrates his twenty-five years in the music industry. The six-date tour only debut in Japan. Kubota is planning to release his concert DVD "Party Ain't A Party!" in May 2012. http://www.amazon.co.jp/Anniversary-Toshinobu-Kubota-Concert-Party/dp/B007N6SDC6/ref=sr_1_2? s=dvd& ie=UTF8& qid=1335720145& sr=1-2 Toshinobu Kubota - 25th Anniversary Toshinobu Kubota Concert Tour 2012 "Party ain't A Party!" DVD. Amazon.com. Retrieved on April 29, 2012
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