Chinfa Kan
- J-pop
- kayōkyoku
- pop rock
- city pop
Chinfa Kan (康 珍化, Kan Chinfa) (born June 24, 1953) is Japanese lyricist of Korean descent.[1]
Biography
Chinfa Kan was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan as a second-generation Zainichi. He graduated from Shizuoka Prefectural Hamamatsu-Nishi Senior and Junior High Schools. While attending Waseda University, he took up tanka writing and participated in the college's short song festivals. Kan made his debut as a lyricist in 1979 with Ann Lewis' "Shampoo", which was composed, arranged, and produced by Tatsuro Yamashita. He then wrote numerous hit songs with Tetsuji Hayashi. Kan also wrote lyrics for artists such as Hiromi Go, The Checkers, Agnes Chan, Akina Nakamori, Kyōko Koizumi, Anri, Miho Nakayama, KinKi Kids, Mika Nakashima, and BoA.[1]
In 1984, Kan won the Best Lyrics Award for Mariko Takahashi's "Momoiro Toiki" at the 26th Japan Record Awards.[2] A year later, he won the Grand Prix for Nakamori's "Meu amor é..."[3]
Kan also wrote screenplays for the films Inamura Jane (1990) and Tokyo no Kyūjitsu (1991).[1]
Works
Lyrics
- "Kanashimi ga Tomaranai"
- "Kimochi wa Tsutawaru"
- "Valenti"
- "Quincy"
- "Merry Chri"
- "Kaettekita Tsubame"
- The Checkers
- "Gizagiza Heart no Komoriuta"
- "Kamisama Help!"
- "Club Zipangu"
- "Goldfinger '99"
- "Ienai yo"
- "Kemono wa Hadaka ni Naritagaru"
- "Koi wa Shumishumi"
- "Mirror Ball Fantasy"
- "Atarashii Sekai"
- "Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima"
- "Aijō Monogatari"
- "Sōshun Monogatari"
- "Kanashimi ga Ippai"
- Hikaru Genji
- "Tsurugi no Mai"
- "Lila no Saku koro Barcelona"
- "Suteki na Kimochi"
- "Hatachi no Koi"
- "Touch"
- "Mō Aenai ka mo Shirenai"
- "Zenbu Dakishimete"
- "Ame no Melody"
- "Natsu no Ōsama"
- "Makka na Onna no Ko"
- "Adesugata Namida Musume"
- "Nagisa no Haikara Ningyo"
- "Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge"
- "Koi no Beginner"
- "Presentation"
- "Flapper"
- "Kaze no Falsetto"
- "Aa, Gutto"
- "Naite Mirya Ijan"
- "Futari ni Sasete"
- "Dakishimetai"
- "Chinese Kiss"
- Mie
- "Call Girl -Maria at Dawn-"
- "Hazukashi Sugite"
- "Approach"
- "Namida wa Doko e Itta no"
- Snowflakes
- "Sumire no Kimochi (Try Me Again)"
- "Kita Wing"
- "Namida no Katachi no Earring"
- "October Storm"
- "Dramatic Airport (Kita Wing Part II)"
- "Meu amor é..."
- "Akaitori Nigeta"
- "Hitori Botchi no Yoru Sora ni"
- "Cry No More"
- "Mermaid"
- "Witches"
- "Rosécolor"
- "Oka no Ue no High School"
- "Shiokaze no Love Letter"
- "Koi no Doubles"
- "Me wo Samashite, Darling"
- "Anata wo Wasureru Mahō ga Areba"
- "Shōyō Note"
- "Wasure China no Aoi Tori"
- Pink Lady
- "Body & Soul"
- "Natsu no Imōto"
- "Whispering Night"
- "Namida ga Tomaranai (How! Aw! Ya!)"
- "Karui Kimochi no Julia"
- "Nagisa no Pitecan Trops"
- "Utsukushii Natsu"
- "Dear"
- "Sutezerifu"
- "Papillon"
- "Ichiba ni Ikō"
- "Splash"
- "Yasashii Kiss no Mitsukekata"
- "Shanti"
- "Pasio"
- "Kimi Dake ni"
- "Stay My Blue (Kimi ga Koishikute)"
- "Shichigatsu Nanoka"
- "Summer Suspicion"
- "Asphalt Lady"
- "Kimi no Heart wa Marine Blue"
- "Riverside Hotel"
- "Futari no Natsu Monogatari"
- "Silence ga Ippai"
- "Glass no Palm Tree"
- "China Lights"
- Mariko Takahashi
- "Momoiro Toiki"
- "Ningyo no T-shirt"
- "I'm Free"
- Wink
- "Shampoo"
- "Hajimete no Shiawase"
- "Tomo Ari"
- "Zenbu Dakishimete"
- Tokusatsu themes
Screenplays
- Inamura Jane (1990, film)
- Tokyo no Kyūjitsu (1991, film)
- Down the World: Mervil's Ambition (1994, video game)
- Galerians (1999, video game)
- Galerians: Rion (2002, OVA)
References
- ^ a b c "高橋真梨子「桃色吐息」でレコード大賞作詞賞を受賞、80年代、数々のヒット曲の作詞を手掛けた康珍化。もともとは天才少年歌人として知られた存在であった。 【大人のMusic Calendar】". News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "第26回 日本レコード大賞". Japan Composer's Association. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "第27回 日本レコード大賞". Japan Composer's Association. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
External links
- Chinfa Kan discography at MusicBrainz
- Chinfa Kan discography at Discogs
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