Draft:Minami Kitasono

MINAMI KITASONO
MINAMI KITASONO
Also known as	M.Kitasono (2012 - 2014) 北園みなみ, Minami Kitazono (2014 - 2015) Shozo Yamada (2015 - 2018) Kentaro Osawa (2018 - 2021) MINAMI KITASONO (2021 - 2022) MINAMI KITAONO (2023 -)
Born	January 12, 1990 (age 34); Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
Genres	J-POP
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter, composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)	Keyboards, Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Percussion
Years active	2012-present
Labels	Polyster（ - 2017） F.R.P（2021）
Formerly of	Orangeade (2018-2019)
Website	www.minamikitasono.com

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Minami Kitasono (born January 12 , 1990 ) is a Japanese singer -songwriter , composer , arranger , and multi-instrumentalist . He is originally from Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture .

He began performing under the name M.Kitasono in 2012. In 2014, he changed his name to Minami Kitasono.

He was signed with the record label Polystar until October 31, 2017.

From December 26, 2018 to January 10, 2021, he was active under the name "Osawa Kentaro.".

From 2023, his stage name will be "MINAMI KITAONO".

Biography[edit]

He has placed several restrictions for his personal life on his media exposure, and as of now (April 2024) he has not shown his face at all.

On February 21, 2018, he released his first single with the band Orangeade, with fellow members Kurosawa Takasuke and Sato Nozomi.

On December 26, 2018, with the release of Orangeade's first album "Broccoli Here", he changed his stage name to Kentaro Osawa^[1].

On October 1, 2019, it was announced on Orangeade's official website that he had been fired from the band due to severe misconduct^[2]

On January 10, 2021, he announced on his Twitter]] that he would be changing his stage name to MINAMI KITASONO ^[3].

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Release Date	Title	CD-Number	Tracklist	備考
October 22,2014	Promenade	UVCA-3021	ソフトポップ電話越しに Vitamin プラスティック民謡ざくろ	1stミニアルバム
July 15, 2015	Lumiere	UVCA-3027	夕霧つぐみ新しい街リフロックミッドナイト・ブルー	2ndミニアルバム
December 2, 2015	Never Let Me Go	UVCA-3033	Contrition ひさんなクリスマス Gelatin 冬を数えて街の宝石	3rdミニアルバム

Analog record[edit]

	Release Date	Title	CD-Number	Tracklist	備考
	December 2, 2015	ひさんなクリスマス	UVAE-1002	ひさんなクリスマス Contrition	7inchアナログ

Production[edit]

Pfizer CM "Let's talk about UUI" music
GUIRO "Abau (Pt.1)" Strings Arrangement
Negicco "Cream Soda Love" manipulation, "Paradise Afterglow" arrangement, "Love EXPRESS TRAIN (Azusa ver.)" rearrangement
Collaboration song with KORG "On the Sunny Side Up Street" provided
Fujin Club "Tokyo Color" "FUJIN CLUB" REMIX, "I'm Going to Get Married" arrangement, "Tsurutsuru♨️Subesube" (Sado Island Hot Springs PR song) arrangement [7]
Kana Hanazawa " Blue Avenue " "Nobody Knows" arrangement, "Night And Day" horn arrangement
Arrangement of "Pandora's Box is a Music Box" from Makichangu's "Pandora"
THEATRE PRODUCTS 2015S/S COLLECTION Image music
Lamp "Autumn in A City" strings, brass & chorus arrangement, "Symphony" "Where the Sigh Goes" strings & brass arrangement, "Tabibito" "Dreamland" arrangement
Arrangements of Inoue Suisho's "The End of Love," "Where the Girl Goes," and "The Law of Spicy Brownie"
TENGA iroha FIT website BGM
Composition and arrangement of "Insomnia Pensee" and "Tomorrow Will Rain" from Galantique Kazue's "Original Collection"
Fresp "Canary Waltz" Arrangement

References[edit]

^ 大沢建太郎. "［2019.02］大沢建太郎（北園みなみ）「自分には抗えない」". e-magazine LATINA|和書 (Interview). Interviewed by 松永良平. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
^ 【ニュース】大沢建太郎解雇のお知らせ
^ @osawa_kentaro (January 10, 2021). "M.Ktasono_（Minami Kitasono）2021年1月10日 19:55の発言" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links[edit]

[1] 大沢建太郎. "［2019.02］大沢建太郎（北園みなみ）「自分には抗えない」". e-magazine LATINA|和書 (Interview). Interviewed by 松永良平. Retrieved 2020-01-28.

[2] 【ニュース】大沢建太郎解雇のお知らせ

[3] @osawa_kentaro (January 10, 2021). "M.Ktasono_（Minami Kitasono）2021年1月10日 19:55の発言" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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