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Artist Profile
UTAMARO
Folk duo consisting of Kazuteru Kato and Tsutomu Kobori from Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. They have released 8 singles and 4 albums. Formed on May 12, 2002. Live performances on the streets of Tsu and Yokkaichi stations. 2004 Their self-produced single "Setsuunai / Hatsukoi", released only in Mie Prefecture, became a hit, and was eventually released nationwide. January 2006 Major label debut from Toshiba EMI with 3rd single "Sad Songs You Can Laugh and Sing Someday". 2006-2010 The song became extremely popular in Mie Prefecture, where it was used as the theme song for the Mie Prefectural Summer High School Baseball Tournament, as well as the theme song for the "HIMITSU KENMIN SHOW" on the national network. The song was also used as a tie-up song for the nationwide TV show "Himitsu no Kenmin Show". Performed 4 solo live shows at Zepp Nagoya. December 23, 2010 The band announces a hiatus, ending with a live performance at Zepp Nagoya. 2011-2016 Started solo activities under the name of Kato Kazuteru and Kobori Tsutomu. He was active mainly in LIVE activities. The group's activities were suspended for 4 years, but restarted with a live performance in August 2020. April 18, 2021 The 9th single "Nenome" is released for distribution. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)