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| − | '''Togawa Jun''' (戸川純) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer and actress currently under [[Sony Music Entertainment]]. Her singing is often operatic, or harshly screamed. Her lyrics frequently display a bizarre, grim sense of humor which has connected her in many ways to the ero-guro subculture. | + | '''Togawa Jun''' (戸川純) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer and actress currently signed under [[Sony Music Entertainment]]. Her singing is often operatic, or harshly screamed. Her lyrics frequently display a bizarre, grim sense of humor which has connected her in many ways to the [[Ero Guro Nonsense|ero-guro]] subculture. |
== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
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* '''Family:''' [[Togawa Kyoko]] (Younger Sister) | * '''Family:''' [[Togawa Kyoko]] (Younger Sister) | ||
* '''Bands:''' | * '''Bands:''' | ||
| + | ** [[HALMENS]] (1980 - 1982) <small>(Guest Vocal)</small> | ||
** [[GUERNICA]] (1982; 1988 - 1989) | ** [[GUERNICA]] (1982; 1988 - 1989) | ||
** [[YAPOOS]] (1984 - Present) | ** [[YAPOOS]] (1984 - Present) | ||
| − | == | + | == Information == |
| − | + | Born in 1961, Togawa Jun started as an actress in the play Oushou in elementry school. Her father did not approve of her going into the music business after university, and demanded that if she was going to sing, she better become famous. Years later she became a singer in 1980, guesting with a band called [[HALMENS]]. In 1980 she also made her professional acting debut in the TBS [[Dorama|dorama]] ''[[Shiawase Senso]]''. She made her solo singing debut four years later with the release of her debut album, ''[[Tamahime-sama]]''. In the same year her sister [[Togawa Kyoko]] also started her music career and they often helped each other out on songs and each have participated on each others albums. Before the decade was up, Togawa had covered many styles of music and became the vocalist for the bands [[YAPOOS]] and [[GUERNICA]], before she started focusing more on her acting career. | |
| − | She celebrated her thirtieth anniversary in her singing career by releasing the box set ''[[Teichiku Works Jun Togawa 30th Anniversary|TEICHIKU WORKS JUN TOGAWA~30TH ANNIVERSARY]]''. | + | In the early 80's and 90's she became known for her [[CM|commercials]] that she did for the [[Wikipedia:Toto Ltd.|Washlet TOTO toilet]] and in 1990 she celebrated her first decade with the single, "[[Virgin Blues]]". |
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| + | In 1995, Togawa tried to commit suicide by silting her throat but ended up in the hospital. Fortunately the wound was not fatal, but left scars on her neck. | ||
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| + | Sadly, in 2002, Togawa's sister Togawa Kyoko committed suicide by hanging herself at the age of 38 in her apartment on July 2002. Togawa went into a depressive state from her sister's death and tried to commit suicide for the second time. Fortunately, her suicide attempt was unsuccessful. | ||
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| + | She celebrated her thirtieth anniversary in her singing career by releasing the box set ''[[Teichiku Works Jun Togawa 30th Anniversary|TEICHIKU WORKS JUN TOGAWA~30TH ANNIVERSARY]]''. | ||
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| + | Currently, Togawa is working with other artists, such as [[Wikipedia:Jim O'Rourke (musician)|Jim O'Rourke]] and [[Otomo Yoshihide]]. She has also appeard on many chat shows. | ||
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| + | ==Quotes== | ||
| + | *"There is a feeling I've had ever since childhood: that there exist many different 'worlds' and I was born in the wrong one, a world I don't quite fit into. I've felt this strong feeling of wrongness all through my life. There is no space for me in this world. Every time I believe I've finally found my place, someone comes to me and says 'Go away! You're not supposed to be here'."<ref>http://www.iamas.ac.jp/~yoshioka/SiCS/writing/en_dialogue_dt06_togawa.html</ref> | ||
| + | *"Now I know why I have been so strongly attracted to parasites and worms. It's a feeling of the continuity of life. I feel there is a basic continuity between humans and these creatures. I might even call this feeling 'love.' Humans and other creatures are not as different as they look."<ref>http://www.iamas.ac.jp/~yoshioka/SiCS/writing/en_dialogue_dt06_togawa.html</ref> | ||
== Discography == | == Discography == | ||
| − | [[File:Togawa | + | [[File:Togawa Jun.png|230px|thumb|Togawa Jun in "Togawa Jun no Kimochi" Book (1984)]] |
| − | [[File:Togawa shoka.jpg|thumb| | + | [[File:Togawa shoka.jpg|thumb|230px|Togawa Jun promoting ''[[Kyokuto Ian Shoka]]'' (1985)]] |
| − | [[File:Togawa - | + | [[File:Togawa - 1987.jpg|thumb|230px|Togawa Jun in "Rockin' on Japan" Magazine (1987)]] |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Togawa Wonderland.png|thumb|230px|Togawa Jun in "wonderland" Magazine (1989)]] |
| − | [[File:Togawa Best Promo.jpg|thumb| | + | [[File:Togawa Teen.png|thumb|230px|Togawa Jun in "Junki Susuru, Watashi wa Mushi no Onna" Book (2001)]] |
| − | + | [[File:Togawa Flesh.png|thumb|230px|Togawa Jun in "JUN TOGAWA AS ONLY A LUMP OF MEAT" PB (2005)]] | |
| + | [[File:Togawa Best Promo.jpg|thumb|230px|Togawa Jun promoting ''[[Togawa Legend Self Select Best & Rare 1979 - 2008|TOGAWA LEGEND SELF SELECT BEST & RARE 1979 - 2008]]'' (2008)]] | ||
| − | === | + | === Albums === |
* [1984.01.24] [[Tamahime-sama]] (玉姫様; ''Princess Tama'') | * [1984.01.24] [[Tamahime-sama]] (玉姫様; ''Princess Tama'') | ||
* [1984.08.25] [[Choujikuu Korodasutan Ryokouki]] (超時空コロダスタン旅行記; ''The Super Dimension Traveler'') <small>('''Apogee & Perigee''')</small> | * [1984.08.25] [[Choujikuu Korodasutan Ryokouki]] (超時空コロダスタン旅行記; ''The Super Dimension Traveler'') <small>('''Apogee & Perigee''')</small> | ||
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* [2001.12.19] [[Togawa Jun Twin Very Best Collection|Togawa Jun TWIN VERY BEST COLLECTION]] (戸川純 TWIN VERY BEST COLLECTION) | * [2001.12.19] [[Togawa Jun Twin Very Best Collection|Togawa Jun TWIN VERY BEST COLLECTION]] (戸川純 TWIN VERY BEST COLLECTION) | ||
* [2008.07.09] [[Togawa Legend Self Select Best & Rare 1979 - 2008|TOGAWA LEGEND SELF SELECT BEST & RARE 1979 - 2008]] | * [2008.07.09] [[Togawa Legend Self Select Best & Rare 1979 - 2008|TOGAWA LEGEND SELF SELECT BEST & RARE 1979 - 2008]] | ||
| − | * [2012.07.25] [[Mushi no Onna - Mika Ninagawa Selection]] (蛹化（むし）の女～蜷川実花セレクション) | + | * [2012.07.25] [[Mushi no Onna - Mika Ninagawa Selection]] (蛹化（むし）の女～蜷川実花セレクション; ''Pupating Woman'') |
=== Box Sets === | === Box Sets === | ||
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* [2006.02.22] [[Okkiten "Live" Ganyuu]] (玉姫伝~ライブ含有) <small>(DVD Reissue)</small> | * [2006.02.22] [[Okkiten "Live" Ganyuu]] (玉姫伝~ライブ含有) <small>(DVD Reissue)</small> | ||
* [2006.02.22] [[Tour Live '85 - '86|TOUR LIVE'85~'86]] <small>('''Jun Togawa & [[YAPOOS]]''')</small> <small>(DVD Reissue)</small> | * [2006.02.22] [[Tour Live '85 - '86|TOUR LIVE'85~'86]] <small>('''Jun Togawa & [[YAPOOS]]''')</small> <small>(DVD Reissue)</small> | ||
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| + | === Guest Appearances === | ||
| + | * [1985.07.10] [[Wikipedia:Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson &]] [[Wikipedia:Tokyo Symphony Orchestra|The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra]] - Shijin no Ie | ||
| + | * [1989.09.01] [[Hirasawa Susumu]] - [[Jiku no Mizu]] ''(#5 Shigotoba wa Taboo)'' | ||
| + | * [1990.05.25] [[Hirasawa Susumu]] - [[Saiensu no Yurei]] ''(#2 Rocket)'' | ||
| + | * [1990.10.25] [[Hirasawa Susumu]] - [[Error CD|error CD]] ''(#13 Rocket)'' | ||
| + | * [1991.05.25] [[Hirasawa Susumu]] - [[Virtual Rabbit]] ''(#6 Sancho Harete)'' | ||
| + | * [1992.09.30] Histoire du Soldat (Plays the Princess and Narrator) | ||
| + | * [2001.08.30] [[All Dogs Go To Heaven]] | ||
| + | * [2002.03.26] [[Wikipedia:Yoshihide Ōtomo|Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Ensemble]] - Dreams | ||
| + | * [2005.01.15] [[Tricomi]] featuring '''Togawa Jun''' - [[Good Girls Get Fed, Bad Girls Get Eaten]] | ||
| + | * [2012.02.29] [[Hirasawa Susumu]] - [[Halden Dome|HALDEN DOME]] | ||
== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
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*[1994] [[Tsuribaka Nisshi 7]] | *[1994] [[Tsuribaka Nisshi 7]] | ||
*[1995] [[Ruby Fruit]] | *[1995] [[Ruby Fruit]] | ||
| + | *[2013] [[Bitten]] | ||
=== Dramas === | === Dramas === | ||
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* [1984] Togawa Jun no Kimochi (戸川純の気持ち; ''Togawa Jun's Feelings'') | * [1984] Togawa Jun no Kimochi (戸川純の気持ち; ''Togawa Jun's Feelings'') | ||
* [1987] Togawa Jun no Utopia (戸川純のユートピア; ''Togawa Jun's [[Wikipedia:Utopia|Utopia]]'') | * [1987] Togawa Jun no Utopia (戸川純のユートピア; ''Togawa Jun's [[Wikipedia:Utopia|Utopia]]'') | ||
| − | * [2009] Heart | + | * [2009] Heart Onsen (ハート温泉; ''Heart Hot Springs'') |
=== Photobooks === | === Photobooks === | ||
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* [http://www.teichiku.co.jp/artist/baidis/togawajun/ Teichiku Records Page] | * [http://www.teichiku.co.jp/artist/baidis/togawajun/ Teichiku Records Page] | ||
* [http://www.facebook.com/juntogawaoffice Official Facebook] | * [http://www.facebook.com/juntogawaoffice Official Facebook] | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [http://twitter.com/juntogawaoffice Official Twitter] |
| − | * [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | * [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/205265/ Oricon Profile] |
| + | * [http://juntogawa.org/en/ Fansite] | ||
| + | * [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/戸川純 Japanese Wikipedia: 戸川純] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
{{Togawa Jun}} | {{Togawa Jun}} | ||
{{YAPOOS}} | {{YAPOOS}} | ||
{{GUERNICA}} | {{GUERNICA}} | ||
| + | {{HALMENS}} | ||
[[Category:Artists]] | [[Category:Artists]] | ||
[[Category:Vocalist]] | [[Category:Vocalist]] | ||
[[Category:Songwriter]] | [[Category:Songwriter]] | ||
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[[Category:J-Pop]] | [[Category:J-Pop]] | ||
[[Category:J-Rock]] | [[Category:J-Rock]] | ||
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[[Category:J-Actress]] | [[Category:J-Actress]] | ||
[[Category:1961 Births]] | [[Category:1961 Births]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1980 Debut]] | ||
[[Category:Tokyo Artists]] | [[Category:Tokyo Artists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Japanese Band Members]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:21, 16 December 2013
Togawa Jun promoting TEICHIKU WORKS JUN TOGAWA~30TH ANNIVERSARY (2009)
Togawa Jun (戸川純) is a Japanese pop singer and actress currently signed under Sony Music Entertainment. Her singing is often operatic, or harshly screamed. Her lyrics frequently display a bizarre, grim sense of humor which has connected her in many ways to the ero-guro subculture.
Contents
Profile
- Stage Name: Togawa Jun (戸川純)
- Real Name: Togawa Junko (戸川順子)
- Birthdate: March 31, 1961
- Birthplace: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Family: Togawa Kyoko (Younger Sister)
- Bands:
Information
Born in 1961, Togawa Jun started as an actress in the play Oushou in elementry school. Her father did not approve of her going into the music business after university, and demanded that if she was going to sing, she better become famous. Years later she became a singer in 1980, guesting with a band called HALMENS. In 1980 she also made her professional acting debut in the TBS dorama Shiawase Senso. She made her solo singing debut four years later with the release of her debut album, Tamahime-sama. In the same year her sister Togawa Kyoko also started her music career and they often helped each other out on songs and each have participated on each others albums. Before the decade was up, Togawa had covered many styles of music and became the vocalist for the bands YAPOOS and GUERNICA, before she started focusing more on her acting career.
In the early 80's and 90's she became known for her commercials that she did for the Washlet TOTO toilet and in 1990 she celebrated her first decade with the single, "Virgin Blues".
In 1995, Togawa tried to commit suicide by silting her throat but ended up in the hospital. Fortunately the wound was not fatal, but left scars on her neck.
Sadly, in 2002, Togawa's sister Togawa Kyoko committed suicide by hanging herself at the age of 38 in her apartment on July 2002. Togawa went into a depressive state from her sister's death and tried to commit suicide for the second time. Fortunately, her suicide attempt was unsuccessful.
She celebrated her thirtieth anniversary in her singing career by releasing the box set TEICHIKU WORKS JUN TOGAWA~30TH ANNIVERSARY.
Currently, Togawa is working with other artists, such as Jim O'Rourke and Otomo Yoshihide. She has also appeard on many chat shows.
Quotes
- "There is a feeling I've had ever since childhood: that there exist many different 'worlds' and I was born in the wrong one, a world I don't quite fit into. I've felt this strong feeling of wrongness all through my life. There is no space for me in this world. Every time I believe I've finally found my place, someone comes to me and says 'Go away! You're not supposed to be here'."[1]
- "Now I know why I have been so strongly attracted to parasites and worms. It's a feeling of the continuity of life. I feel there is a basic continuity between humans and these creatures. I might even call this feeling 'love.' Humans and other creatures are not as different as they look."[2]
Discography
Togawa Jun promoting Kyokuto Ian Shoka (1985)
Togawa Jun promoting TOGAWA LEGEND SELF SELECT BEST & RARE 1979 - 2008 (2008)
Albums
- [1984.01.24] Tamahime-sama (玉姫様; Princess Tama)
- [1984.08.25] Choujikuu Korodasutan Ryokouki (超時空コロダスタン旅行記; The Super Dimension Traveler) (Apogee & Perigee)
- [1985.03.25] Kyokuto Ian Shoka (極東慰安唱歌; Far Eastern Comfort Songs) (Togawa Jun Unit)
- [1985.11.10] Suki Suki Daisuki (好き好き大好き; I Like I Like I Love)
Mini-Albums
- [1989.12.16] Showa Kyonen (昭和享年; Year Of The Showa)
- [2000.09.25] 20th Jun Togawa (Cover Album)
- [2004.09.02] TOGAWA FICTION (Togawa Jun Band)
Other Albums
- [1984.04.25] Ura Tamahime (裏玉姫; Live Princess Tama) (Togawa Jun with YAPOOS) (Live Album)
- [1987.04.25] Tokyo no Yaban (東京の野蛮; Tokyo Barbarism) (Remix Album)
Best Albums
- [1987.11.28] Twin Best - JUN TOGAWA HISTORY (ツイン・ベスト - JUN TOGAWA HISTORY)
- [1990.09.11] Best Selection (ベストセレクション) (Jun Togawa & GUERNICA)
- [1996.09.26] Twins Super Best of Jun Togawa
- [2000.06.28] The Very Best of Togawa Jun (ベリー・ベスト・オブ・戸川純)
- [2001.12.19] Togawa Jun TWIN VERY BEST COLLECTION (戸川純 TWIN VERY BEST COLLECTION)
- [2008.07.09] TOGAWA LEGEND SELF SELECT BEST & RARE 1979 - 2008
- [2012.07.25] Mushi no Onna - Mika Ninagawa Selection (蛹化（むし）の女～蜷川実花セレクション; Pupating Woman)
Box Sets
- [2009.07.22] TEICHIKU WORKS JUN TOGAWA~30TH ANNIVERSARY
Singles
- [1984.05.25] Radar Man (レーダーマン)
- [1985.04.10] Poesy (ポエジー)
- [1985.10.25] Osozaki Girl (遅咲きガール; Late Blooming Girl)
- [1986.02.10] Sayonara wo Oshiete (さよならをおしえて; Teach Me Goodbye)
- [1990.10.21] Virgin Blues (バージンブルース)
Other Singles
- [1984.07.10] Tsuki Sekai Ryoko (月世界旅行) (Apogee & Perigee)
- [1991.07.21] JUN TOGAWA IN THE '90S THE INFINITE PRODUCTIONS REMIX
VHS / DVDs
- [1984.04.05] Okkiten "Live" Ganyuu (玉姫伝~ライブ含有)
- [1986.04.25] TOUR LIVE'85~'86 (Jun Togawa & YAPOOS)
- [2005.11.02] Higashiguchi DVD (東口DVD) (Yamamoto Hisato & Togawa Jun)
- [2006.02.22] Okkiten "Live" Ganyuu (玉姫伝~ライブ含有) (DVD Reissue)
- [2006.02.22] TOUR LIVE'85~'86 (Jun Togawa & YAPOOS) (DVD Reissue)
Guest Appearances
- [1985.07.10] Joe Jackson & The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra - Shijin no Ie
- [1989.09.01] Hirasawa Susumu - Jiku no Mizu (#5 Shigotoba wa Taboo)
- [1990.05.25] Hirasawa Susumu - Saiensu no Yurei (#2 Rocket)
- [1990.10.25] Hirasawa Susumu - error CD (#13 Rocket)
- [1991.05.25] Hirasawa Susumu - Virtual Rabbit (#6 Sancho Harete)
- [1992.09.30] Histoire du Soldat (Plays the Princess and Narrator)
- [2001.08.30] All Dogs Go To Heaven
- [2002.03.26] Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Ensemble - Dreams
- [2005.01.15] Tricomi featuring Togawa Jun - Good Girls Get Fed, Bad Girls Get Eaten
- [2012.02.29] Hirasawa Susumu - HALDEN DOME
Filmography
Movies
- [1983] Kazoku Gemu
- [1984] Main Theme
- [1985] Checkers in Tan Tan Tanuki
- [1985] Paradise View
- [1985] Hoshikuzu Kyodai no Densetsu
- [1985] Yabanjin no Youni
- [1988] Hunting Tigers
- [1988] Kamu Onna
- [1988] Hope and Pain
- [1988] Tsuribaka Nisshi
- [1989] Untamagiru
- [1989] Peach
- [1989] Tora-san, My Uncle
- [1989] Tsuribaka Nisshi 2
- [1990] Tsuribaka Nisshi 3
- [1991] Studio Story, Cool Baby
- [1991] Tsuribaka Nisshi 4
- [1992] Afureru Atsui Namida
- [1992] Explosion! (BAKU)
- [1992] Kirai Janaiyo 2
- [1992] Tsuribaka Nisshi 5
- [1993] Ai Ni Tsuite, Tokyo
- [1993] Chibusa
- [1993] Tsuribaka Nisshi 6
- [1994] Tsuribaka Nisshi Supesharu
- [1994] Tsuribaka Nisshi 7
- [1995] Ruby Fruit
- [2013] Bitten
Dramas
- [1980] Shiawase Senso
- [1980] Piman Hakusho
- [1981] Omoide Zukuri
- [1982] Keiji Yoroshiku
- [1982] Kimi Haumi wo Mitaka
- [1983] O Yu
- [1983] Ato wa Neru Dake
- [1984] Mujaki na Kankei
- [1985] Haraimodoshita Koibito
- [1985] Hanada Haruyoshi Chinan Demo Yarimasu
- [1985] Hana Yakana Gosan
- [1986] Hakone Hatsumode de
- [1986] Taiyo ni Hoero!
- [1987] Shikaku Kankei
- [1987] Jungle
- [1988] Dokushin Sobetsu-kai
- [1989] Keiji no Hatsukoi Monogatari
- [1990] 24-Sai Onna Dake no Rotenburo
- [1990] Satsui no Danran
- [1994] Yocho Kiriko
Television
- [1984.04 - 1985.03] Telephone Shocking
- [1985] Hit The Studio R&N
- [1985] Yoru no A Time
Radio
- [1981.12.28] Radio Paranoia
- [2007.12.23] Heat Onsen
Commercials
- [1982] Yamaha Electone
- [1982 - 1995] TOTO
- [1982] Sweet Kiss
- [1984] Suntory Holdings Limited -Gold-
- [1985] Maxell
Publications
Books
- [1984] Junki Susuru, Watashi wa Mushi no Onna (樹液すする、私は虫の女; Sip Sap, I am Pupating Woman)
- [1984] Togawa Jun no Kimochi (戸川純の気持ち; Togawa Jun's Feelings)
- [1987] Togawa Jun no Utopia (戸川純のユートピア; Togawa Jun's Utopia)
- [2009] Heart Onsen (ハート温泉; Heart Hot Springs)
Photobooks
- [1988] JUN TOGAWA AS A PIECE OF FLESH
- [2005] JUN TOGAWA AS ONLY A LUMP OF MEAT
External Links
- Sony Music Japan Page
- Teichiku Records Page
- Official Facebook
- Official Twitter
- Oricon Profile
- Fansite
- Japanese Wikipedia: 戸川純
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