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Hisashi "Kyu" Sakamoto (Japanese: 坂本 九, Hepburn: Sakamoto Hisashi or Sakamoto Kyū, 10 December 1941 – 12 August 1985), legally registered as Hisashi Ōshima (大島 九, Ōshima Hisashi) since 1956, was a Japanese singer and actor.
" Ue o Muite Arukō " ( Japanese: 上を向いて歩こう, "I Look Up as I Walk"), alternatively titled " Sukiyaki ", is a song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, first released in Japan in 1961. The song topped the charts in a number of countries, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.
Aug 12, 2020 · The singer of the popular song 'Sukiyaki' perished In Japan's deadliest plane crash. By Matthew Hernon. August 12, 2020 Updated On January 31, 2024. On August 12, 1985 — 35 years ago today — 520 people onboard JAL Flight 123 from Tokyo to Osaka tragically lost their lives in what remains the deadliest single aircraft crash in ...
Jan 10, 2012 · Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou)- Kyu Sakamoto (English Translation and Lyrics) About the Lyrics The lyrics tell the story of a man who looks up and whistles while he is walking so that his tears...
""Ue o Muite Arukō" (上を向いて歩こう, "I Look Up As I Walk", alternatively titled "Sukiyaki") is a song recorded by Japanese crooner Kyu... "Kyu Sakamoto – "Sukiyaki".
Watch the original Japanese version of Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" with English translation and lyrics on YouTube.
Jun 28, 2013 · Kyu Sakamoto was the face of this new postwar Japan: a clean-cut, 21-year-old pop idol. But Condry says that underlying the song's sweetness was a story of sadness and loss.
Hisashi "Kyu" Sakamoto, legally registered as Hisashi Ōshima since 1956, was a Japanese singer and actor. He was best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite...
Kyu Sakamoto (pronounced "cue") was born in 1941 in Kawasaki, Japan, the son of a restaurateur. He began singing in jazz clubs as a teenager, before being signed to Toshiba Records in 1959. He had several Japanese pop hits and appeared in movies and on TV and radio programs.
Oct 15, 2020 · Today’s Doodle celebrates Japanese singer and actor Kyu Sakamoto, on the 59th anniversary of the release of the record including his iconic song “Ue o Muite Aruko” (“Let’s Look Up As We Walk”, 1961).
