Kenichi Hagiwara (born 26 July 1950 in Omiya, Saitama, Japan), also known as Sho-Ken, was the lead singer of The Tempters, the "bad boys" of the Group Sounds Japan pop scene in the mid and late 1960s. A teen idol with a legion of loyal fans, Hagiwara was known for his good looks and arrogance, which appealed to both young male and female Japanese fans. After The Tempters, he formed the band PYG along with Kenji Sawada, the first true Japanese supergroup, a unit which included members of The Tigers, The Tempters and The Spiders. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenichi Hagiwara,…
Kenichi Hagiwara
Actor · Born 26 Jul 1950, Omiya
Kenichi Hagiwara (born 26 July 1950 in Omiya, Saitama, Japan), also known as Sho-Ken, was the lead singer of The…
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Kenichi Hagiwara (born 26 July 1950 in Omiya, Saitama, Japan), also known as Sho-Ken, was the lead singer of The Tempters, the "bad boys" of the Group Sounds Japan pop scene in the mid and late 1960s. A teen idol with a legion of loyal fans, Hagiwara was known for his good looks and arrogance, which appealed to both young male and female Japanese fans. After The Tempters, he formed the band PYG along with Kenji Sawada, the first true Japanese supergroup, a unit which included members of The Tigers, The Tempters and The Spiders.
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- Born26 July 1950Shrawan 11, 2007 BS
- Died26 March 2019 (aged 68)
- BirthplaceOmiya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Known forActing
- GenderMale
- Also known asKenichi Hagiwara
- Popularity1.1TMDB score
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Over Your Dead Body
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
Kyotaro Nishimura Special: Murder on the ‘Traveling Go’ around Japan.
Desert Moon
Doubles
The Terrorist’s Parasol
Ghost Pub
The Triple Cross
Traffic Jam
1750 Days of Turbulence
Betrayal Tomorrow
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Yakuza Ladies 3
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
Night Train
Women Who Do Not Divorce
South to the Horizon
Love Letter
The Seburi Story
Capone Cries a Lot
TV 15
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Kagemusha (1980)·Over Your Dead Body (2014)·Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (2009)·The Wanderers (1973)·The Petrified Forest (1973)·Desert Moon (2001)