Fujii Kaze

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In this Japanese name, the surname is Fujii.
Fujii Kaze
Background information
Born (1997-06-14) June 14, 1997 (age 24)[1]
Satoshō, Okayama, Japan[1]
OriginJapan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • Singer-songwriter
Instruments
Years active2019–present
Labels
Website藤井 風 OFFICIAL WEB SITE

Fujii Kaze (藤井 風) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician under Universal Sigma. Raised in Satosho, Okayama in Japan, he began uploading covers to YouTube since the age of 12. He released his first studio album, Help Ever Hurt Never in 2020, which reached #1 on the Billboard Japan HOT ALBUMS and #2 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Biography[]

Early musical beginnings[]

Kaze Fujii was born in 1997 in Satosho in Okayama, Japan, and has one older brother and two older sisters. As a child, he listened to all kinds of music such as jazz, classical music, pop, and enka. Starting at 12 years old, Fujii uploaded various piano and vocal cover videos on his personal YouTube channel, amassing more than 30 million views.[2] During his high school years, he suspended uploading to focus on his musical studies; he returned to YouTube after he graduated. In early 2019, he moved to Tokyo.[3]

2019-2021: Major label debut, HELP EVER HURT NEVER[]

Fujii released his debut single, "何なんw (WTF)" on November 18, 2019, and his second single, "もうええわ (Mo-Eh-Wa)" on December 24. Each single was re-released digitally with its own extended play, with each EP including cover songs that can only be downloaded on Apple Music.

In January 2020, he was named as one of Spotify's "Early Noise 2020" Top 10 Breaking Artists.[4]

One-man live performances in the form of NAN-NAN SHOW 2020 were scheduled for April 4 and 26 at Zepp Namba and Zepp Tokyo respectively, but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Fujii released his first studio album Help Ever Hurt Never on May 20, 2020, and reached #1 on the Billboard Japan HOT ALBUMS. He also announced his first national hall tour, which consists of 12 performances in 11 cities from Friday, December 25 to Sunday, January 31, 2021.[6]

In August 2020, he became the first Japanese to be a YouTube’s Artist On The Rise.

Immediately after Fujii Kaze "NAN-NAN SHOW 2020" HELP EVER HURT NEVER at NIPPON BUDOKAN , Fujii released two new singles: "Hedemo Ne-Yo" and "Seishun Sick" on October 30.[7] Each single was released digitally with its own extended play and selection of cover songs.


In March 2021, “Tabiji” became his first theme song for a Japanese TV drama series “Nizi Village Clinic (にじいろカルテ)”.

In April 2021, “Kirari” was released and is used in a TV Ad for Honda Vezel (HR-V). The song led to an explosion of his popularity internationally, debuting #1 on the Billboard Japan Downloaded Songs.

in August 2021, Fujii was named one of the most exciting musicians around the world by GQ Magazine.

On December 31, 2021, Fujii Kaze performed on the prestigious year-end music program, NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen.

2022-present: LOVE ALL SERVE ALL[]

On January 14, 2022, Fujii Kaze releases EP Kirari Remixes (Asia Edition) and is scheduled to release his second album LOVE ALL SERVE ALL in March 2022.

Fujii released his second studio album, "LOVE ALL SERVE ALL" on March 23, 2022.

Artistry[]

Fujii's music has been described as "fresh yet familiar", with clear influence stemming from the western music he grew up with. His vocals are "reminiscent of Japan’s kayōkyoku pop standards", making his music also distinctly Japanese.[8]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Album details Peak positions Sales
JPN
Oricon
[9] 		JPN
Billboard
[10]
Help Ever Hurt Never
  • Released: May 20, 2020
  • Label: Universal Sigma/HEHN Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. "何なんw (WTF)"
  2. "もうええわ (I'm Over It)"
  3. "優しさ (Kindness)"
  4. "キリがないから (Cause It's Endless)"
  5. "罪の香り (Flavor of sin)"
  6. "調子のっちゃって (Oops I Pushed My Luck)"
  7. "特にない (Not Particularly)"
  8. "死ぬのがいいわ (I'd Rather Die)"
  9. "風よ (Hey Mr. Wind)"
  10. "さよならべいべ (SAYONARA Baby)"
  11. "帰ろう (Go Home)"
 2 1
Love All Serve All
  • Released: March 23, 2022
  • Label: Universal Sigma/HEHN Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. "きらり (Kirari)"
  2. "まつり (Matsuri)"
  3. "へでもねーよ(LASA edit)(Hedemo Ne-Yo (LASA edit))"
  4. "やば。 (YABA.)"
  5. "燃えよ (Mo-Eh-Yo)"
  6. "ガーデン (Garden)"
  7. "damn (damn)"
  8. "ロンリーラプソディ (Lonely Rhapsody)"
  9. "それでは、 (Bye For Now)"
  10. "”青春病” ("Seishun Sick")"
  11. "旅路(Tabiji)"
 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Extended plays[]

Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)
JPN
Oricon
[9] 		JPN
Billboard
[10]
Nan-Nan (何なんw)
  • Released: January 24, 2020
  • Label: Universal Sigma/HEHN Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Track listing
  1. "何なんw (WTF)"
  2. "Close to You" (cover)
  3. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (cover)
  4. "Shake It Off" (cover)
 — — —
Mo-Eh-Wa (もうええわ)
  • Released: February 21, 2020
  • Label: Universal Sigma/HEHN Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Track listing
  1. "もうええわ (I'm Over It)"
  2. "Shape of You" (cover)
  3. "Back Stabbers" (cover)
  4. "Be Alright" (cover)
 — 10[14] —
Hedemo Ne-Yo (へでもねーよ)
  • Released: December 4, 2020
  • Label: Universal Sigma/HEHN Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Track listing
  1. "へでもねーよ (Hedemo Ne-Yo)"
  2. "Just the Two of Us" (cover)
  3. "Sunny" (cover)
  4. "Sorry" (cover)
 — — 5,430[15]
Seishun Sick (青春病)
  • Released: December 11, 2020
  • Label: Universal Sigma/HEHN Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Track listing
  1. "青春病 (Seishun Sick)"
  2. "Teenage Dream" (cover)
  3. "Good as Hell" (cover)
  4. "Circles" (cover)
 — — 4,559[16]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
Oricon
[a][17] 		JPN
Hot
[18]
"Nan-Nan" (何なんw) 2019 — 99 HELP EVER HURT NEVER
"Mo-Eh-Wa" (もうええわ) — —
"YASASHISA" (優しさ) 2020 — 34
"Cause It's Endless" (キリがないから) — 86
"Hedemo Ne-Yo" (へでもねーよ) — — LOVE ALL SERVE ALL
"Seishun Sick" (青春病) — 68
"Tabiji" (旅路) 2021 15 10
"Kirari" (きらり) 5 2
"Ignite" (燃えよ) — 19
"Matsuri" (まつり） 2022
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Notes

  1. ^ Positions are obtained from Oricon Combined Singles chart, which rank both digital and physical singles.

Music videos[]

Year Date Song Director Notes
2020 January 23 "何なんw (Nan-Nan)" Chris Rudz Also known as "WTF" / "WTF lol"
February 20 "もうええわ (I'm Over It)" Spikey John (スパイキージョン)
April 16 "優しさ (YASASHISA)" Kento Yamada (山田健人)
May 14 "キリがないから (Cause It's Endless)"
September 4 "帰ろう (Go Home)" Kodama Yuichi (児玉裕一)
December 4 "へでもねーよ (Hedemo Ne-Yo)" Kento Yamada (山田健人)
December 11 "青春病 (Seishun Sick)" Tomokazu Yamada (山田智和)
2021 March 10 "旅路 (Tabiji)" Kento Yamada (山田健人)
May 21 "きらり (Kirari)" Spikey John (スパイキージョン)
October 24 "燃えよ (MO-EH-YO)" Kazuaki Seki (関和亮) Music video shot on Google Pixel 6[19][20]
2022 March 20 ”まつり (Matsuri)” MESS

Personal life[]

Fujii is a vegetarian for the animals.[21]

Awards and Nominations[]

  • 2020年
    • Spotify Early Noise 2020
    • YouTube 'Artist On The Rise' (First Japanese artist)
    • MTV VMAJ 2020 'Best R&B Video' ("Nan-Nan" MV)
    • 2020 Mnet ASIA MUSIC AWARDS 'Best New Asian Artist Japan'
  • 2021年
    • SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2021 'BEST BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST'
    • SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS 2021 'BEST CONCEPTUAL VIDEO' ("Seishun-Sick" MV)
    • 33rd Music Pen Club Award Best New Artist (Popular Music)
    • 2021 13th CD Shop Awards ＜BLUE＞ ('HELP EVER HURT NEVER')
  • 2022年

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  18. ^ Chart positions for singles on the Japan Hot 100:
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