Kotani Kinya

Kotani Kinya is a Japanese pop solo artist.

Profile

• Birth Name: Kotani Kinya (小谷欣矢)
• Stage Name: Kotani Kinya (コタニキンヤ)
• Date of Birth: July 16, 1979 (1979-07-16)
• Blood Type: B
• Place of Birth: Saitama Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 169cm

Information

Kotani Kinya originally became known as the vocalist used for the character Shuichi in the anime Gravitation. He was commissioned to perform all of the music for the imaginary band, Bad Luck. Kotani issued his first album under the pseudonym of Bad Luck with a backing band named the Mad Soldiers which was comprised of Kenichi Ito and Daisuke Asakura. He was particularly known for his carefree, energetic image and light techno music. Many fans of Gravitation continue to mistake his later releases for "Bad Luck's songs". After "Love Stuff" in 2001, however, he completely disappeared from the music scene. In 2005 he released "BLAZE" with a completely different image and musical style. It is in this new calmer more adult-like image that Kinya continues to release music to this day.

Discography

Albums

• [2000.06.07] HISTORY P-20
• [2001.07.04] WHAT?**PHYSICAL**
• [2006.08.30] Mikadzuki (三日月)
• [2010.02.10] Irodori -IRO- (彩 -IRO-)

Mini-Albums

• [1999.10.21] Mad Soldiers' LABORATORY
• [2004.11.12] NATIVE
• [2010.11.27] Continuation

Singles

• [1999.07.23] Spicy Marmalade (as Bad Luck)
• [2000.01.26] Konetsu BLOOD (高熱BLOOD)
• [2000.05.03] Jonetsu BALLAD (情熱BALLAD)
• [2000.07.19] Sweet Sweet Samba
• [2000.12.06] Easy Action
• [2001.02.28] No! Virtual
• [2001.05.23] Love Stuff
• [2005.06.22] BLAZE
• [2005.08.17] Aerial
• [2006.05.24] IT'S
• [2007.01.26] BEST POSITION!!!
• [2009.06.28] inherit
• [2009.08.15] Nijiiro Life. (ニジイロLife.)
• [2009.10.12] Sleepless Riders ~ Nemuri wo Suteta Senshitachi no Yuutsu (Sleepless Riders ～眠りを捨てた戦士たちの憂鬱)
• [2009.11.04] Kimi to Boku (キミトボク)
• [2009.11.05] BA-KU
• [2009.11.23] Code-139.
• [2009.11.24] alabaster
• [2009.12.04] Burst Limit
• [2011.07.16] SAMURAI SOUL
• [2012.10.03] Sora, Kaze (ソラ、カゼ)

Compilations / Other

• [1999.09.22] Gravitation Original Soundtrack (#16 Blind Game again, #17 Smashing Blue, #18 in the moonlight)
• [2000.12.20] GRAVITATION TV-Tracks (#8 Glaring Dream, #18 THE RAGE BEAT)
• [2009.08.26] Tokyo Elepop Collection VOL.02 (#2 liberation)

Video Releases

• [2002.06.19] LIVE Physical ex,~0126.2000t02002~
• [2002.07.01] Kinya ga Yuku! Daihyakka
• [2002.07.01] Kinya ga Kuru! Daihyakka
• [2002.07.01] LIVE physical"-small club circuit 2001-

External Links

• Official Site
• Official Blog
• Official Twitter